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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:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Katoh, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuru Kurita, Tokyo, JP;
Yasumichi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Kitamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358530 ; 358448 ; 382299 ;
Abstract
A copying apparatus includes an input device for inputting image data, a processing circuit for performing mosaic processing of the input image data, and a reproduction circuit for reproducing an image based on the processed image data. The processing circuit divides the input image data into a plurality of block areas and paints each block area with a uniform color according to the image data in the area so that the resolution of the image data is lower than the resolution of the original image.