Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image input/output control apparatus, image processing apparatus, image processing method, data communication apparatus, and data communication method
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Application No.: US11380106Application Date: 2006-04-25
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Publication No.: US08384972B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Takafumi Fujiwara , Atsushi Date
- Applicant: Takafumi Fujiwara , Atsushi Date
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2001-015833 20010124; JP2001-024168 20010131; JP2001-394081 20011226; JP2001-394362 20011226
- Main IPC: H04N1/46
- IPC: H04N1/46 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
An image input/output control apparatus includes a control device for controlling input/output of image data with an external apparatus, plural image processing devices for performing predetermined image processes to the image data, and plural data transfer devices for connecting each of the plural image processing devices and the control device like a ring and performing data transfer among them. The plural image processing devices and the control device are composed respectively on different units, whereby the structure of the apparatus can be easily changed, and a decrease in processing speed due to the competition for buses can be reduced without increasing the number of parts necessary for bus control.
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