Patent ID: 8599430
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing device comprising: an original image data acquiring unit that is configured to acquire original image data indicative of an original image, the original image extending in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the original image data including a plurality of sets of original pixel data, the original image having a first resolution, the original image having a first size, the original image being divided into a plurality of original grids, each original grid corresponding to a set of original pixel data; a reducing unit that is configured to create reduced image data by performing a reduction process on the original image data, the reduced image data including a plurality of sets of reduced pixel data, the reduced image data being indicative of a reduced image, the reduced image extending in the first direction and the second direction, the reduced image having a second resolution lower than the first resolution, the reduced image having a second size same as the first size, the reduced image being divided into a plurality of reduced grids, each reduced grid corresponding to a set of reduced pixel data, the reducing unit including: a transmitting unit that is configured to transmit the reduced image data to an image forming unit, the image forming unit configured to form the reduced image on a recording medium based on the reduced image data by ejecting ink droplets while reciprocating a recording head in a main scanning direction, the recording head moving relative to the recording medium in a sub-scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction, the main scanning direction corresponding to the first direction, the sub-scanning direction corresponding to the second direction.