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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2005
Applicant:
Shigeru Nishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeru Nishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image processing apparatus that performs image processing including a plurality of steps that do not need to be executed simultaneously, processing circuits used in steps that do not need to be executed simultaneously are reconfigured in time division using dynamically reconfigurable circuits, implementing a plurality of circuits without increasing the number of gates as well as achieving fast processing speed because processing is by hardware.