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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasumichi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuru Kurita, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Kitamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an input unit for inputting image data, a storage unit for storing a plurality of non-rectangular area data, a selection unit for selecting the non-rectangular area data stored in the storage unit, a control unit for reading out the non-rectangular area data selected by the selection unit from the storage unit in synchronism with input of the image data by the input unit, and a processing unit for processing the image data in accordance with the non-rectangular area data selected by the selection unit.