(54) IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE TRANSMITTING METHOD
(75) Inventor: Tomo Tsuboi, Itami (JP)
(73) Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies,
Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo (JP)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 870 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 11/023,619
(22) Filed: Dec. 29, 2004
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2006/0039036 Al Feb. 23, 2006
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Aug. 17,2004 (JP) 2004-237621
(51) Int. CI.
H04N1/04 (2006.01)
H04N1/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 358/474; 358/400; 358/403
(58) Field of Classification Search 358/403,
358/474, 444, 404, 443, 2.1, 1.16, 1.18, 400,
358/407
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