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Image processing device, image processing method and image forming apparatus

US7221466B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2001
Grant dateMay 22, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/415
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plurality of image production processing parts each of which generates drawing data for image drawing processing from image drawing instructions obtained through data compression. A dividing part which divides the given image drawing instructions into a plurality of sets of image drawing instructions without decompressing them in such a manner that each set of image drawing instructions can be processed by any of the plurality of image producing processing part without referring to any other set of image drawing instructions. A distributing part which distributes the plurality of sets of image drawing instructions to the plurality of image production processing parts.

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