IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR EXECUTING IMAGE PROCESSING USING MULTIPLE IMAGE PROCESSING UNITS

摘要

An apparatus includes multiple image processing units configured to execute image processing on input data, which are connected in serial, and include two or more image processing units having the same image processing function. The image processing units include a transfer unit configured to transfer input first data to a next image processing unit without changing the data, and an image processor configured to execute image processing on the first data to output second data. At least one of the image processing units transfers the first data to the next image processing unit without changing the first data when the first data is input, and also outputs the second data.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
a first image processing chip and a second image processing chip configured to execute image processing on received image data, wherein the first image processing chip and the second image processing chip are connected in serial; wherein the first image processing chip has
a transfer unit configured to transfer image data, anda first image processing unit configured to execute image processing on received image data, and wherein the second image processing chip has
a second image processing unit configured to execute image processing on received image data, wherein in a case where the first image processing chip receives first image data, the first image processing unit generates second image data by executing image processing on a first processing color of the first image data, and the transfer unit transfers the first image data and the second image data, and wherein in a case where the second image processing chip receives the first image data transferred from the first image processing chip, the second image processing unit generates third image data by executing image processing on a second processing color of the first image data, the second processing color being different from the first processing color.