Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Takashi Sugino

Susumu Sugiura

Hiroyuki Ichikawa

Makoto Takaoka

Tetsuzo Mori

Naoya Hirose

There is described a color image processing apparatus in which time-sequential color image signals are converted into parallel by a delay circuit, then subjected to a desired image processing and again converted into time-sequential color image signals, thus achieving image processing in a simple inexpensive circuit.

Color image processing apparatus

A color image processing apparatus includes line sensors and an A/D converter for entering color-sequential image data in which plural color component signals are sequentially arranged, a first converter for converting the color-sequential image data into parallel image data, a color image processor for effecting color image processing on the parallel image data obtained from the first converter, a second converter for converting the parallel image data into color-sequential image data, and a device for supplying the color-sequential image data converted by the second converter to the color-sequential image data processor at a next stage in the processing of the color component signals.

Color image processing apparatus for converting color-sequential image

A color image processing apparatus avoids uneven recording of date used to form the reproduced color image, which using a reduced memory capacity, by suitable deformation of square dot submatrices within a square dot matrix used in halftone dot reproduction, to provide desired screen angles, and by reproducing different density levels with different arrangements of dots within the same dot pattern.

Color image processing apparatus using a deformed dot matrix

There is disclosed an image processing apparatus for processing an image signal in which the mode of image processing is rendered variable to adapt to plural input devices. More specifically, a conversion matrix circuit receives image signals from one of a plurality of different input devices and converts the image signals into corrected additive primary color signals red, green and blue. The conversion matrix circuit compensates for any differences in the spectral characteristics of the different input devices. The matrix includes a plurality of conversion tables stored in memory for performing the conversion. A selected one of the conversion tables is addressed by the image signals.

Color image processing apparatus with a plurality of addressable

A halftone image recording apparatus has a photoelectric converter for generating a density signal representing the density level of an image, a periodical or random signal generator for periodically or randomly generating level signals, an adder for adding the density signal and the level signals, a memory for storing the addition signal from the adder, a pattern generator for generating an image pattern, and an ink jet head or the like to record the image pattern. Pseudooutlines are eliminated without requiring an increase in the reading resolution and without imparing the resolution during recording. Input image data is compressed and a memory of smaller capacity can be used.

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Atsugi, Japan

Takashi Sugino