US 7,394,487 B2
Image data reducing device, micro computer, and electronic apparatus
Hidetaka Kaji, Tsukuba (Japan)
Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/802,938.
Prior Publication US 2004/0234164 A1, Nov. 25, 2004
Int. Cl. H04N 5/228 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 348—222.1 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image data reducing device for image data composed of a plurality of components, the image data having data corresponding one-to-one to each pixel with respect to a given component among the plurality of components, and having data common to a plurality of pixels with respect to the other components, the image data reducing device, comprising:
a reduced image data generating circuit that receives input image data, the input image data being configured such that data of each component of the plurality of components has a series relationship with each other, the reduced image data generating circuit generating reduced image data so as to output the reduced image data; and
an output control signal generating circuit that generates an output control signal that controls whether each component of the input image data is output or not based on a decimation pattern that is determined depending on a format of the input image data and a reduction ratio, the reduced image data generating circuit including a switching circuit that controls a presence of output for each component of the input image data being input in series based on the output control signal.