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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Hideyuki Toriyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Toyokawa, JP;
Hideaki Mizuno, Toyokawa, JP;
Nobuo Kamei, Toyokawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Hideyuki Toriyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Toyokawa, JP;
Hideaki Mizuno, Toyokawa, JP;
Nobuo Kamei, Toyokawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In an image processing apparatus which performs first and second operations, a first processor processes image data in correspondence to the first operation, while a second processor which processes image data in correspondence to the second operation. Further, a memory is shared by the first and second processors. A controller connects the first processor to the memory in the first operation and to connect the second processor to the memory in the second operation. For example, the above-mentioned first and second processors are constructed by a common device such as a field gate programmable array wherein a function thereof can be rewritten.