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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kentaro Matsumoto, Higashi Kurume, JP;
Hirokazu Uchio, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprising a divider for dividing an input image into plural areas, a controller for controlling a storage format of image data representing the input image in a unit of a divided area, a converter for converting the image data into the storage format, and an adder for adding predetermined information to the input image in the unit of the area. The controlling performed by the controller includes controlling whether or not the image data is compressed.