Controlling a reading unit of an image processing apparatus
US5889596A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3288
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a read unit for reading a document sheet to generate image data, a data compression unit for compressing the image data generated by the read unit, a prediction unit for predicting data amount after the compression for the image data to be compressed by the data compression unit and a control unit for controlling the reading of the document sheet by the read means in accordance with the prediction result by the prediction means.
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