Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which the reusability of digital image data is improved is disclosed. The apparatus includes an image reading unit reading a draft and obtaining the digitized image data; an image writing unit printing image data on a transfer paper; a recording unit recording image data and attached information of the image data; an external I/F unit transmitting and receiving image data and attached information of the image data; a first and a second image data processing units processing the image data from the image reading unit and the recording unit, respectively; and a bus controlling unit connecting each of the units. The first and the second image data processing units match the characteristics of the image data to prescribed characteristics so that the matched image data can be usable for both the image writing unit and the external device.

Abstract: A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an image scanning unit configured to generate image data by converting light reflected from an optically scanned printed page into electrical signals; an interface configured to receive image data from an external apparatus; an expansion bus to which the image scanning unit and the interface are connected; a bus control unit configured to control the expansion bus; an image data storage unit configured to store the image data; at least one image processing unit connected to the expansion bus and configured to perform an image processing operation on the image data; a task management unit configured to send an image processing request to the image processing unit; and an image writing unit connected to the expansion bus and configured to print the image data on which the image processing operation has been performed by the image processing unit.

Abstract: When image data is determined to be reused, a first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing on the image data, a memory device accumulates the image data on which the first image processing is performed, and a second image-data processing unit performs second image processing on the image data accumulated in the memory device. When the image data is determined not to be reused, the first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing, and the second image-data processing unit performs a second image processing on the image data on which the first image processing is performed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which the reusability of digital image data is improved is disclosed. The apparatus includes an image reading unit reading a draft and obtaining the digitized image data; an image writing unit printing image data on a transfer paper; a recording unit recording image data and attached information of the image data; an external I/F unit transmitting and receiving image data and attached information of the image data; a first and a second image data processing units processing the image data from the image reading unit and the recording unit, respectively; and a bus controlling unit connecting each of the units. The first and the second image data processing units match the characteristics of the image data to prescribed characteristics so that the matched image data can be usable for both the image writing unit and the external device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes: an image processing unit configured to perform a plurality of image processes on image data that is input to the image processing apparatus; a unit configured to receive a specified function; an image debugging interface unit configured to output the image data on which an image process, of the plurality of image processes, corresponding to the specified function has been performed to an external apparatus in a debugging mode; and an image output unit configured to output the image data on which the image process corresponding to the specified function and following at least one image process of the plurality of image processes have been performed in the debugging mode.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image scan unit configured to scan a document to produce electronic image data, a check unit configured to make determination as to whether the document is a color document or a monochrome document based on the image data scanned by the image scan unit, a scan image correction unit configured to correct the image data scanned by the image scan unit such that the image data has predetermined data characteristics, a memory unit configured to store the image data corrected by the scan image correction unit, and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image data stored in the memory unit in response to the determination made by the check unit and characteristics required for outputting of the image data.

Abstract: A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an image scanning unit configured to generate image data by converting light reflected from an optically scanned printed page into electrical signals; an interface configured to receive image data from an external apparatus; an expansion bus to which the image scanning unit and the interface are connected; a bus control unit configured to control the expansion bus; an image data storage unit configured to store the image data; at least one image processing unit connected to the expansion bus and configured to perform an image processing operation on the image data; a task management unit configured to send an image processing request to the image processing unit; and an image writing unit connected to the expansion bus and configured to print the image data on which the image processing operation has been performed by the image processing unit.

Abstract: When image data is determined to be reused, a first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing on the image data, a memory device accumulates the image data on which the first image processing is performed, and a second image-data processing unit performs second image processing on the image data accumulated in the memory device. When the image data is determined not to be reused, the first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing, and the second image-data processing unit performs a second image processing on the image data on which the first image processing is performed.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus including an image reading unit that obtains electronic image data obtained by reading a document, an image writing unit that prints the image data on transfer paper, a memory unit that stores the image data and auxiliary data of the image data, an external I/F unit that transmits and receives the image data to and from an external unit, a first image data processing unit that processes the image data from the image reading unit, a second image data processing unit that processes the image data from the memory unit, and a bus control unit that connects each of the units, a recognition function through image processing and an image processing function based on the recognition result are independently provided.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image reading unit that reads an image of a surface of a document to acquire image data and a document type setting unit that receives input of setting of a document type of the document. A color-correction-constant changing unit changes a color correction constant to be used in an image processing based on the set document type. An image-data converting unit converts the image data to an image data in a first color space that is a common color space by applying the image processing based on the color correction constant to the image data.

Abstract: An image processing method that stores image data in a storage unit is disclosed. The image data and data related to processing performed on the image data are stored in correlation with each other in the storage unit.

Abstract: A novel method to construct a reinforcing block in an embankment is provided, wherein a core rod to which a protrusion is molded on the tip, is preset inside a hollow rotating shaft with drilling and agitating blades affixed around its circumference, but with the protrusion on the core rod exposed at the front of the shaft. This drilling and agitating shaft rotates and bores into the earth while simultaneously mixing the soil so agitated with a fixing agent; then at a specified depth, the rotating shaft is withdrawn leaving the core rod to remain anchored in the soil while the fixing agent continues to discharge from the end of the hollow rod; and when the hollow rod is completely removed, a reinforcing block is intact within the soil and the tail end of the core rod exposed on the surface of the banking is directly or indirectly affixed to this surface.