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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2007
Jun Nakagawa, Hachioji, JP;
Jun Nakagawa, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus including: a storage unit including a plurality of memory modules, the storage unit storing image data having been subjected to a main scanning shift processing into the memory modules; and a control unit dividing a first memory area at a center position of main scanning, the first memory area set to increase a total storage capacity as a shift amount in a sub scanning direction becomes larger, the control unit superposing the divided first memory areas so as to counteract memory un-use areas to set a second memory area, the control unit selecting the memory modules corresponding to the second memory area to read and write the image data, the control unit thereby performing sub scanning shift processing of the image data.