Patent ID: 7218412

Claim:
An image processing apparatus provided with a primary memory device and a secondary memory device configured to store first and second image data, respectively, and configured to read out from said primary memory device said first image data and to output said first image data together with a synchronization signal, the apparatus compnsing: an image data reading-out device configured to read out the second image data stored in said secondary memory device; an image data cutting-out device configured to cut out said second image data read out by said image data reading-out device in an area corresponding to a predetermined area of an image, the area defined by a control device; an image data transmission device configured to transmit said image data cut out by said image data cutting-out device to said primary memory device; and a cutting-out area changing device configured to change the area of said image data cut out by said image data cutting-out device based on a unit of a minimum amount of image data which can be transmitted by said image data transmission device.