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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1999
Kiyohiro Tsunekawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Akio Sugaya, Matsubushi-machi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the invention to read out and analyzes form data (macro data) upon printing, generate a drawing object, and reduce a processing time of a forming process for composing the drawing object to data to be overlaid. Particularly, it is an object to realize a developing process of form data in a color image processing apparatus. The invention provides an image processing apparatus for previously forming a form image from the form data and overlay-outputting the form image together with the data to be overlaid upon printing. Particularly, the object of the invention is accomplished by switching means for independently drawing into each plane buffer and means for drawing with respect to each plane for the image data of one page.