Information processing apparatus and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10051141-B2
Application number	US-201715485538-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2017
Priority date	Apr 27, 2016
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a mode setting unit in which a value indicating whether a scanning device is for simplex scanning or duplex scanning is set up, an interface unit that controls whether to enable signal exchange with an external memory based on the value set up in the mode setting unit, and a transfer unit that retrieves image data from the external memory and transfers the image data to an image processing unit. When the value in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for duplex scanning, the interface unit enables signal exchange with the external memory, and the transfer unit transfers the image data retrieved from the external memory to the image processing unit. When the value in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for simplex scanning, the interface unit prohibits signal exchange with the external memory.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a mode setting unit in which a value indicating whether a scanning device is for simplex scanning or duplex scanning is set up;
an interface unit configured to control whether to enable signal exchange with an external memory based on the value set up in the mode setting unit; and
a transfer unit configured to retrieve image data from the external memory and transfer the image data to an image processing unit based on the value set up in the mode setting unit;
wherein when the value set up in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for duplex scanning, the interface unit enables signal exchange with the external memory, and the transfer unit transfers the image data retrieved from the external memory to the image processing unit; and
wherein when the value set up in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for simplex scanning, the interface unit prohibits signal exchange with the external memory.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
when the value set up in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for simplex scanning, the interface unit cuts off an input from the external memory and an output from the interface unit.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
when the mode setting unit is connected to an external terminal at a power supply potential, the value set up in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for duplex scanning; and
when the mode setting unit is connected to an external terminal at a ground potential, the value set up in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for simplex scanning.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
when the value set up in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for simplex scanning, electric power supplied to the interface unit and the transfer unit is restricted.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the image processing unit;
wherein when the value set up in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for duplex scanning, the image processing unit performs image processing on front side image data that has been scanned by a front side scanning device of the scanning device, and after the image processing on the front side image data by the image processing unit has been completed, the transfer unit transfers to the image processing unit, back side image data that has been scanned by a back side scanning device of the scanning device and stored in the external memory.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the image processing unit includes a parameter setting unit that sets up a parameter for the front side scanning device before performing the image processing on the front side image data, and sets up a parameter for the back side scanning device after the image processing on the front side image data has been completed.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the image processing unit includes a rearranging unit that corrects an image data deviation of each color in the front side image data and the back side image data.

8. An information processing method that is implemented by an information processing apparatus, the information processing method comprising:
setting up a value indicating whether a scanning device is for simplex scanning or duplex scanning;
controlling whether to enable signal exchange with an external memory based on the value that has been set up; and
retrieving image data from the external memory and transferring the image data to an image processing unit based on the value that has been set Up;
wherein when the value that has been set up indicates that the scanning device is for duplex scanning, control is implemented to enable signal exchange with the external memory and the image data retrieved from the external memory is transferred to the image processing unit; and
wherein when the value that has been set up indicates that the scanning device is for simplex scanning, control is implemented to prohibit signal exchange with the external memory.

9. The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
cutting off an input from the external memory and an output from the information processing apparatus when the value set up in the mode setting unit indicates that the scanning device is for simplex scanning.

10. The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
setting up the value indicating that the scanning device is for duplex scanning in a mode setting unit when the mode setting unit is connected to an external terminal at a power supply potential; and
setting the value indicating that the scanning device is for simplex scanning in the mode setting unit when the mode setting unit is connected to an external terminal at a ground potential.

11. The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
restricting electric power supplied to a component that is not operated when the value that has been set up indicates that the scanning device is for simplex scanning.

12. The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein
when the value that has been set up indicates that the scanning device is for duplex scanning, the image processing unit performs image processing on front side image data that has been scanned by a front side scanning device of the scanning device, and after the image processing on the front side image data by the image processing unit has been completed, back side image data that has been scanned by a back side scanning device of the scanning device and stored in the external memory is transferred to the image processing unit.

13. The information processing method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
setting up a parameter for the front side scanning device before performing the image processing on the front side image data; and
setting up a parameter for the back side scanning device after the image processing on the front side image data has been completed.

14. The information processing method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
correcting an image data deviation of each color in the front side image data and the back side image data.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that when executed causes an information processing apparatus to perform an information processing method comprising:
setting up a value indicating whether a scanning device is for simplex scanning or duplex scanning;
controlling whether to enable signal exchange with an external memory based on the value that has been set up; and
retrieving image data from the external memory and transferring the image data to an image processing unit based on the value that has been set Up;
wherein when the value that has been set up indicates that the scanning device is for duplex scanning, control is implemented to enable signal exchange with the external memory and the image data retrieved from the external memory is transferred to the image processing unit; and
wherein when the value that has been set up indicates that the scanning device is for simplex scanning, control is implemented to prohibit signal exchange with the external memory.

Assignees

• Suzuki Masahiro
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suzuki Masahiro

Classifications

• H04N1/2032

  of two pictures corresponding to two sides of a single medium (refeeding a sheet for double-sided scanning H04N1/00572) · CPC title

• H04N1/00933

  Timing control or synchronising (H04N1/00928, H04N1/00931, H04N1/00954 and H04N1/0096 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00822 Primary

  Selecting or setting a particular reading mode, e.g. from amongst a plurality of modes, simplex or duplex, or high or low resolution · CPC title

• H04N2201/0081

  Image reader (H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/0464

  capable of performing non-simultaneous scanning at more than one scanning station · CPC title