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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1996
Masanori Morigami, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus is provided with (1) a linear CCD for, upon receipt of an image in the form of light, serially outputting an analog signal, or a signal of each pixel of the image, in sync with and under the control of a first clock, (2) a digital converting circuit for receiving the analog image signal and converting the same into a digital image signal in sync with and under the control of a second clock, and (3) a driving circuit for generating the first and second clocks in such a manner that the rising edges in the former are skipped with respect to those in the latter. Thus, the present apparatus can enlarge an original image only by generating the first clock to have fewer rising edges than the second clock by periodical skipping, thereby making it possible to simplify the enlarged-scale processing.