Patent ID: 6078684
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A color image scanning device comprising:an optical color sensor that scans an image for each of three primary colors;a single image processing circuit that receives the scanned image from the color sensor for all three primary colors and sequentially corrects the scanned image for each of the three primary colors whenever the color sensor outputs the scanned image to the image processing circuit; anda memory means for memorizing data for each of AGC correction, shading correction and gamma correction for each of the three primary colors and performs each type of correction on the image data scanned by the sensor by referring to the memory means;wherein the color sensor outputs the scanned image to the image processing circuit three times for a single scanning line and the image processing circuit refers to the memory means to acquire desired correction data from the memory means by bank exchangingand wherein said color image scanning device further comprises:a timing generator controlling the color sensor to scan each of the three primary colors one-at-a-time; anda bank switching circuit controlling bank switching in the memory means thereby selecting correction data appropriate for the scanned primary color.