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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. 10, 2001
Filed:
May. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiro Shimura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Ueda, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus for outputting image data to a printing unit receives data input from an external unit, generates pixel image data in accordance with the input data, stores the pixel image data, converts the resolution of the pixel image data, and outputs the pixel image data whose resolution has been converted. In the apparatus the image data generating means determines the resolution of the pixel image data when it is stored in accordance with the memory capacity.