Facsimile and static presentation processing – Facsimile – Picture signal generator
Reexamination Certificate
1998-01-16
2001-06-19
Au, Amelia M. (Department: 2623)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Facsimile
Picture signal generator
C358S001130, C358S452000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06249361
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method and, more particularly, to an image processing apparatus for reading an original image and forming a visible image on a predetermined recording medium, and a method therefor.
2. Related Background Art
Recent advances in digital color processing techniques have considerably met users' demands on the color appearances of output images and edit processing as well as the image quality and performance of copying machines.
In general, to obtain a desired output image, images are repeatedly output on paper sheets, and the edit contents are checked every time an image is output. With this operation, paper sheets are wasted. Under the circumstances, copying machines having a so-called preview function of displaying an image on a CRT or the like and allowing the user to check the image before a printout operation has become commercially available.
Some of these apparatuses displays a read original image on a black-and-white liquid crystal display and allow the user to check the image. If, however, the main body is a color copying machine, the color appearance of the output image cannot be checked. For this reason, a preview system capable of full-color display is preferably used as a display unit.
Recently, digital color copying machines which allow connection of applications such as a document handler and a sorter to improve the productivity have also become commercially available.
All the preview systems describe above check edit effects on only one original image. When, therefore, the output states of a plurality of originals under edit settings set by the operator are to be checked, the operator must switch the originals one by one to check edit effects on all the originals by preview images, or must check edit effects by actually printing out images. In the former case, it takes time for the operator to switch the originals, posing a problem in terms of productivity. In the latter case, if an output image differs from operator's intention, the output paper sheet is wasted, posing a problem in terms of cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an image processing apparatus and method in which when edit processing is to be performed for a plurality of originals to form visible images, all the originals are edited at once, and the resultant images are output.
To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, for example, there is provided an image processing apparatus for receiving an original image and outputting the original image upon performing edit processing therefor in accordance with an edit processing condition, comprising:
input means for inputting a plurality of original images;
setting means for arbitrarily setting an edit processing condition for each of the plurality of original images input by the input means;
display means for simultaneously displaying processing results obtained by processing the plurality of original images in accordance with the edit processing conditions set by the setting means in correspondence with the respective original images;
storage means for storing the edit processing conditions set by the setting means in correspondence with the original images for which the edit processing conditions are set;
instruction means for instructing an image output; and
output means for processing each of the plurality of original images, in response to the instruction, in accordance with the edit processing conditions stored in the storage means in correspondence with the respective original images, and outputting the original images.
In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus for receiving an original image and outputting the original image upon performing edit processing therefor in accordance with an edit processing condition, comprising:
input means for inputting a plurality of original images;
setting means for arbitrarily setting an edit processing condition for each of the plurality of original images input by the input means;
storage means for storing the edit processing conditions set by the setting means in correspondence with the original images for which the edit processing conditions are set;
instruction means for instructing an image output; and
output means for processing each of the plurality of original images, in response to the instruction, in accordance with the edit processing conditions stored in the storage means in correspondence with the respective original images, and outputting the original images.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, there is provided an image processing method of receiving an original image and outputting the original image upon performing edit processing therefor in accordance with an edit processing condition, comprising:
the input step of inputting a plurality of original images;
the setting step of arbitrarily setting an edit processing condition for each of the plurality of original images input in the input step;
the display step of simultaneously displaying processing results obtained by processing the plurality of original images in accordance with the edit processing conditions set in the setting step in correspondence with the respective original images;
the storage step of storing the edit processing conditions set in the setting step in correspondence with the original images for which the edit processing conditions are set;
the instruction step of instructing an image output; and
the output step of processing each of the plurality of original images, in response to the instruction, in accordance with the edit processing conditions stored in the storage step in correspondence with the respective original images, and outputting the original images.
Moreover, according to the present invention, there is provided an image processing method of receiving an original image and outputting the original image upon performing edit processing therefor in accordance with an edit processing condition, comprising:
the input step of inputting a plurality of original images;
the setting step of arbitrarily setting an edit processing condition for each of the plurality of original images input in the input step;
the storage step of storing the edit processing conditions set in the setting step in correspondence with the original images for which the edit processing conditions are set;
the instruction step of instructing an image output; and
the output step of processing each of the plurality of original images, in response to the instruction, in accordance with the edit processing conditions stored in the storage step in correspondence with the respective original images, and outputting the original images.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the figures thereof.
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Au Amelia M.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Fitzpatrick ,Cella, Harper & Scinto
Miller Martin
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