Abstract The invention relates to an image processing apparatus in which an image stored in a source area in an image memory area is processed and stored in a destination area in the image memory area. The apparatus determine as to whether the destination area overlaps on the source area to generate a first response signal indicating the occurrence of the overlap or a second response signal indicating the non-occurrence of the overlap. If non-occurrence, the image in the source area is processed as a single image block. If the destination area overlaps on the source area, the image in the source area is divided into plural sub-image blocks and priority is assigned to the sub-image blocks. Then, the sub-image blocks are processed in accordance with the priority.
Inventors
👤 Takayuki Akai
👤 Junichi Yamaguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionEP
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-02 03:29
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T3/00; G06T3/60; G06T3/602
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
34 words
In an image processing apparatus in which an image stored in a source area in an image memory area is processed and stored in a destination area in said image memory area, characterized by
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
26 words
means for specifying a source area and a destination area of the substantially same size as that of said source area in said image memory area,.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
means for determining whether said destination area overlaps said source area to generate a first response signal indicating the occurrence of the overlap and to generate a second response signal indicating the non-occurrence of the overlap,
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
means for responding to said second response signal to process said image in said source area as a single image block, and
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
means for responding to said first response signal to process said image in said source area by dividing said image into plural sub-image blocks and assigning priority to said sub-image blocks.
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