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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1997
Eiichi Yoshida, Toyokawa, JP;
Eiichiro Kawasaki, Toyokawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Atsumi, Toyohashi, JP;
Takeshi Morikawa, Okazaki, JP;
Minolta Company, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus of the present invention provides an image reader which reads image, an image memory which stores image data read by said image reader, a compressor which reads out image data previously stored in said image memory, and compresses image data reading out, and a controller which controls starting operation of said compressor so as not to complete compressing image data in said image memory before completion of storing image data into said image memory.
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