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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eiichiro Kawasaki, Toyokawa, JP;
Takeshi Morikawa, Toyokawa, JP;
Eiichi Yoshida, Toyokawa, JP;
Akio Nakajima, Toyokawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Atsumi, Toyohashi, JP;
Yoshikazu Ikenoue, Toyohashi, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 ;
Abstract
In the image data processing of the digital copying machine (M), the image data is assigned to the expanders ( ) in such a manner that the expansion time of each of the expanders ( ) is close to one another. Thus, because the difference of the expansion time between the expanders ( ) is very close to one another, both of the expanders ( ) can be efficiently used so that the timing when printing can be started is quickened. In consequence, the speed of expansion processing or print processing is improved.