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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2008
Yuji Hara, Machida, JP;
Hisashi Ishikawa, Urayasu, JP;
Yuji Hara, Machida, JP;
Hisashi Ishikawa, Urayasu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus has a plurality of serially connected image processing blocks for sequentially processing image data input thereto. After a first command for controlling the plurality of image processing blocks and image data to be processed by the plurality of image processing blocks are output to the leading image processing block, a second command indicating end of this output is output to the leading image processing block. When the second command is output from a final image processing block, the next first command and image data are output to the leading image processing block.