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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
Hiroyuki Matsuki, Tenri, JP;
Kensuke Takai, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroyuki Matsuki, Tenri, JP;
Kensuke Takai, Kyoto, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for processing an image includes a memory for storing the image data of each pixel in the plurality of unit blocks, a direct memory access controller for reading the image data from the memory by accessing the memory on a block-by-block basis by generating the addresses of the pixels in each unit block, and a plurality of image processing modules for receiving the image data of each unit block read based on the addresses generated by the direct memory access controller and sequentially transferred via a data bus, processing the image data of the unit block, and outputting the processed image data of the unit block.