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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2008
Mitsuru Kondo, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuru Kondo, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data conversion apparatus which converts data including a K pixel amount of bit data expressed as N bits/1 pixel, where N and K are plural, using conversion data of predetermined bits comprising: a holding unit configured to hold input data in K×N bits; an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the conversion data a number of bit patterns corresponding to a decimal value expressed by N bits among a conversion target to convert the input data held by the holding unit by N-bit units; a storage unit configured to store a pattern of N bits corresponding to a decimal value obtained from a bit pattern acquired by the acquisition unit in a bit position of the conversion target; and an updating unit configured to update the bit position of the conversion target each time the acquisition unit and the storage unit perform processing.