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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2004
J. Daren Bledsoe, Albany, OR (US);
Gregory F. Carlson, Corvallis, OR (US);
Todd A. Mcclelland, Corvallis, OR (US);
Patrick A. Mckinley, Corvallis, OR (US);
J. Daren Bledsoe, Albany, OR (US);
Gregory F. Carlson, Corvallis, OR (US);
Todd A. McClelland, Corvallis, OR (US);
Patrick A. McKinley, Corvallis, OR (US);
Abstract
A multifunction image processing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a communications module, a scan subsystem, a print subsystem, and a digital signal processor (DSP) block. The communications module is used to communicate with a host computer to send and receive image data files. The scan subsystem is used to scan images. The print subsystem is used to print images. The DSP block includes at least two digital signal processors. The digital signal processors can be programmed to symmetrically multiprocess portions of an image data file to process it more quickly. Alternatively, digital signal processors can be programmed to simultaneously process the image data for the scan subsystem and image data for the print subsystem.