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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ken Onodera, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358448 ; 358404 ; 358444 ; 382 44 ; 382 46 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus to modify input image and output the modified image to a printer, comprises a buffer memory for storing image information; processing means for subjecting said image information to a modification process including a tonal degree conversion process; and a frame memory for storing said modified image information. In the apparatus, the buffer memory stores one of image information modified and the image information not modified, in accordance with the data quantities of the image information before and after the modification process.