What is claimed is:
1. An image sensing apparatus comprising an image sensing unit which converts an optical image of an object into an electric image signal, an interface capable of communicating with an external processing apparatus, and a control unit which transfers said image signal to said external processing apparatus to process the same,
wherein said control unit comprises:
a determination unit which determines whether control relation between the image sensing apparatus and the external processing apparatus is a first type in which a memory in the image sensing apparatus can be accessed directly from said external processing apparatus, or a second type in which processing in said external processing apparatus can be controlled by a controller of the image sensing apparatus, by communication with said external processing apparatus via said interface; and
a processing controller which changes a processing procedure for processing an image in said image sensing apparatus by said external processing apparatus based on the result of the determination.
2. The image sensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, the external processing apparatus is controlled based on a predetermined file or command from said image sensing apparatus.
3. The image sensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, a display unit of said image sensing apparatus is switched to an energy-saving mode.
4. The image sensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the processing of the image from said image sensing apparatus can be started based on an operation of a switch provided in the external processing apparatus.
5. The image sensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, the external processing apparatus can start the processing of the image from said image sensing apparatus in response to an operation of a switch provided in the image sensing apparatus.
6. The image sensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the external processing apparatus comprises a display unit which displays the image from said image sensing apparatus.
7. The image sensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said external processing apparatus is a printing apparatus, which prints the image from said image sensing apparatus.
8. An processing apparatus communicating with an image sensing apparatus which converts an optical image of an object into an electric image signal and comprises an interface capable of communicating with the processing apparatus, comprising:
a determination unit which determines whether control relation between the image sensing apparatus and the processing apparatus is a first type in which a memory in the image sensing apparatus can be accessed directly-from said processing apparatus, or a second type in which processing in said processing apparatus can be controlled by the image sensing apparatus, by communication with said image sensing apparatus via said interface; and
a processing controller which changes a processing procedure for processing an image in said image sensing apparatus by said processing apparatus based on the result of the determination.
9. The processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, said processing apparatus can be controlled based on a predetermined file or command from said image sensing apparatus.
10. The processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the processing of the image from said image sensing apparatus can be started in response to an operation of a switch provided in said processing apparatus.
11. The processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, said processing apparatus can start the processing of the image from said image sensing apparatus by an operation of a switch provided in said image sensing apparatus.
12. The processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a display unit which displays the image from said image sensing apparatus.
13. The processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the processing apparatus prints the image from said image sensing apparatus.
14. A control method for an image sensing apparatus comprising an image sensing unit which converts an optical image of an object into an electric image signal, an interface capable of communicating with an external processing apparatus, and a control unit which transfers said image signal to said external processing apparatus to process the same, said control method comprising:
determining whether control relation between the image sensing apparatus and the external processing apparatus is a first type in which a memory in the image sensing apparatus can be accessed directly from said external processing apparatus, or a second type in which processing in said external processing apparatus can be controlled by a controller of the image sensing apparatus, by communication with said external processing apparatus via said interface; and
changing a processing procedure for processing an image in said image sensing apparatus by said external processing apparatus based on the result of the determination.
15. The control method according to claim 14, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, the external processing apparatus is controlled based on a predetermined file or command from said image sensing apparatus.
16. The control method according to claim 14, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, a display unit of the image sensing apparatus is switched to an energy-saving mode.
17. The control method according to claim 14, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the processing of the image from said image sensing apparatus can be started in response to an operation of a switch provided in the external processing apparatus.
18. The control method according to claim 14, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, the external processing apparatus can start the processing of the image from said image sensing apparatus in response to an operation of a switch provided in the image sensing apparatus.
19. The control method according to claim 14, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the external processing apparatus comprises a display unit which displays the image from said image sensing apparatus.
20. The control method according to claim 14, wherein said external processing apparatus is a printing apparatus, which prints the image from said image sensing apparatus.
21. A control method for an processing apparatus communicating with an image sensing apparatus which converts an optical image of an object into an electric image signal and comprises an interface capable of communicating with the processing apparatus, comprising:
determining whether control relation between the image sensing apparatus and the processing apparatus is a first type in which a memory in the image sensing apparatus can be accessed directly from said processing apparatus, or a second type in which processing in said processing apparatus can be controlled by the image sensing apparatus, by communication with said image sensing apparatus via said interface; and
changing a processing procedure for processing the image in said image sensing apparatus by said processing apparatus based on the result of the determination.
22. The control method according to claim 21, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, said processing apparatus can be controlled based on a predetermined file or command from said image sensing apparatus.
23. The control method according to claim 21, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the processing of the image from said image sensing apparatus can be started in response to an operation of a switch provided in said processing apparatus.
24. The control method according to claim 21, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, said processing apparatus can start the processing of the image from said image sensing apparatus in response to an operation of a switch provided in said image sensing apparatus.
25. The control method according to claim 21, wherein the image from said image sensing apparatus is printed.
26. An image storage apparatus comprising a storage unit which stores an electric image signal, an interface capable of communicating with an external image processing apparatus, and a control unit which transfers said image signal to said external image processing apparatus to process the same, wherein said control unit comprises:
a determination unit which determines whether control relation between the image sensing apparatus and the external image processing apparatus is a first type in which said storage unit in the image storage apparatus can be accessed directly from said external image processing apparatus, or a second type in which processing in said external image processing apparatus can be controlled by a controller of the image storage apparatus, by communication with said external image processing apparatus via said interface; and
a processing controller which changes a processing procedure for processing an image in said image storage apparatus by said external image processing apparatus based on the result of the determination.
27. The image storage apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, the external image processing apparatus is controlled based on a predetermined file or command from said image storage apparatus.
28. The image storage apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, a display unit of said image storage apparatus is switched to an energy-saving mode.
29. The image storage apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the processing of the image from said image storage apparatus can be started based on an operation of a switch provided in the external image processing apparatus.
30. The image storage apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, the external image processing apparatus can start the processing of the image from said image storage apparatus in response to an operation of a switch provided in the image storage apparatus.
31. The image storage apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the external image processing apparatus comprises a display unit which displays the image from said image storage apparatus.
32. The image storage apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said external image processing apparatus is a printing apparatus, which prints the image from said image storage apparatus.
33. An image processing apparatus communicating with an image storage apparatus which stores an electric image signal and comprises an interface capable of communicating with the image processing apparatus, comprising:
a determination unit which determines whether control relation between the image storage apparatus and the image processing apparatus is a first type in which a memory in the image storage apparatus can be accessed directly from said image processing apparatus, or a second type in which processing in said image processing apparatus can be controlled by the image storage apparatus, by communication with said image storage apparatus via said interface; and
a processing controller which changes a processing procedure for processing an image in said image storage apparatus by said image processing apparatus based on the result of the determination.
34. The image processing apparatus according to claim 33, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, said image processing apparatus can be controlled based on a predetermined file or command from said image storage apparatus.
35. The image processing apparatus according to claim 33, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the processing of the image from said image storage apparatus can be started in response to an operation of a switch provided in said image processing apparatus.
36. The image processing apparatus according to claim 33, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, said image processing apparatus can start the processing of the image from said image storage apparatus by an operation of a switch provided in said image storage apparatus.
37. The image processing apparatus according to claim 33, further comprising a display unit which displays the image from said image storage apparatus.
38. The image processing apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the image processing apparatus prints the image from said image storage apparatus.
39. A control method for an image storage apparatus comprising a storage unit which stores an electric image signal, an interface capable of communicating with an external image processing apparatus, and a control unit which transfers said image signal to said external image processing apparatus to process the same, said method comprising:
determining whether control relation between the image storage apparatus and the external image processing apparatus is a first type in which a memory in the image storage apparatus can be accessed directly from said external image processing apparatus, or a second type in which processing in said external image processing apparatus can be controlled by a controller of the image storage apparatus, by communication with said external image processing apparatus via said interface; and
changing a processing procedure for processing an image in said image storage apparatus by said external image processing apparatus based on the result of the determination.
40. The control method according to claim 39, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, the external image processing apparatus is controlled based on a predetermined file or command from said image storage apparatus.
41. The control method according to claim 39, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, a display unit of the image storage apparatus is switched to an energy-saving mode.
42. The control method according to claim 39, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the processing of the image from said image storage apparatus can be started in response to an operation of a switch provided in the external image processing apparatus.
43. The control method according to claim 39, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, the external image processing apparatus can start the processing of the image from said image storage apparatus in response to an operation of a switch provided in the image storage apparatus.
44. The control method according to claim 39, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the external image processing apparatus comprises a display unit which displays the image from said image storage apparatus.
45. The control method according to claim 39, wherein said external image processing apparatus is a printing apparatus, which prints the image from said image storage apparatus.
46. A control method for an image processing apparatus communicating with an image storage apparatus which stores an electric image signal and comprises an interface capable of communicating with the image processing apparatus, said method comprising:
determining whether control relation between the image storage apparatus and the image processing apparatus is a first type in which a memory in the image storage apparatus can be accessed directly from said image processing apparatus, or a second type in which processing in said image processing apparatus can be controlled by the image storage apparatus, by communication with said image storage apparatus via said interface; and
changing a processing procedure for processing the image in said image storage apparatus by said image processing apparatus based on the result of the determination.
47. The control method according to claim 46, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, said image processing apparatus can be controlled based on a predetermined file or command from said image storage apparatus.
48. The control method according to claim 46, wherein in the case where the control relation is said first type, the processing of the image from said image storage apparatus can be started in response to an operation of a switch provided in said image processing apparatus.
49. The control method according to claim 46, wherein in the case where the control relation is said second type, said image processing apparatus can start the processing of the image from said image storage apparatus in response to an operation of a switch provided in said image storage apparatus.
50. The control method according to claim 46, wherein the image from said image storage apparatus is printed.
51. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for implementing the control method described in claim 14.
52. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for implementing the control method described in claim 21.
53. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for implementing the control method described in claim 39.
54. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for implementing the control method described in claim 46.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A truefalse determining apparatus comprising:
a radiating unit adapted to radiate coherent light onto a surface of an object;
a detecting unit adapted to detect reflected light of said coherent light reflected by said object;
a selection unit adapted to select a part to be used as a pattern sample from intensity distribution of said reflected light detected by said detecting unit;
a pattern data generating unit adapted to generate pattern data from the intensity distribution of said reflected light in the part selected by said selection unit; and
a matching unit adapted to match the pattern data generated by said pattern data generating unit against reference pattern data.
2. A truefalse determining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said selection unit performs binarizing processing on the intensity distribution of said detected reflected light, and selects a part to be used as said pattern sample based on the intensity distribution of said reflected light on which said binarizing processing has been performed.
3. A truefalse determining apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said selection unit selects a high-level part of the intensity distribution of said reflected light on which said binarizing processing has been performed as the part to be used as said pattern sample.
4. A truefalse determining apparatus according to claim 1 comprising a conveying unit adapted to convey said object at a regular rate.
5. A truefalse determining apparatus comprising:
a radiating unit adapted to radiate coherent light onto a surface of an object;
a detecting unit adapted to detect reflected light of said coherent light reflected by said object;
a selection unit adapted to select a part to be used as a pattern sample from intensity distribution of said reflected light detected by said detecting unit;
a first pattern data generating unit adapted to generate first pattern data from the intensity distribution of said reflected light on the part selected by said selection unit;
a first matching unit adapted to match the first pattern data generated by said first pattern data generating unit against first reference pattern data;
a second pattern data generating unit adapted to generate second pattern data from intensity distribution of said reflected light on a part selected by said selection unit depending on a matching result in said first matching unit; and
a second matching unit adapted to match the second pattern data generated by said second pattern data generating unit against second reference pattern data.
6. A truefalse determining apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said selection unit performs binarizing processing on the intensity distribution of said detected reflected light, and selects a part to be used as said pattern sample based on the intensity distribution of said reflected light on which said binarizing processing has been performed.
7. A truefalse determining apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said selection unit selects a high-level part of the intensity distribution of said reflected light on which said binarizing processing has been performed as the part to be used as said pattern sample.
8. A truefalse determining apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said second pattern data generating unit generates said second pattern data if said first pattern data is determined to match said first reference pattern data, as a result of the matching in said first matching unit.
9. A truefalse determining apparatus according to claim 5 comprising a conveying unit adapted to convey said object at a regular rate.
10. An image forming apparatus comprising the truefalse determining apparatus according to claim 1.
11. A truefalse determining method comprising:
a radiating step of radiating coherent light onto a surface of an object;
a detecting step of detecting reflected light of said coherent light reflected by said object;
a selection step of selecting a part to be used as a pattern sample from intensity distribution of said reflected light detected in said detecting step;
a pattern data generating step of generating pattern data from the intensity distribution of said reflected light in the part selected in said selection step; and
a matching step of matching the pattern data generated in said pattern data generating step against reference pattern data.
12. A truefalse determining method according to claim 11, wherein said selection step includes performing binarizing processing on the intensity distribution of said detected reflected light, and selecting a part to be used as said pattern sample based on the intensity distribution of said reflected light on which said binarizing processing has been performed.
13. A truefalse determining method according to claim 12, wherein said selection step includes selecting a high-level part of the intensity distribution of said reflected light on which said binarizing processing has been performed as the part to be used as said pattern sample.
14. A truefalse determining method according to claim 11 comprising a conveying step of conveying said object at a regular rate.
15. A truefalse determining method comprising:
a radiating step of radiating coherent light onto a surface of an object;
a detecting step of detecting reflected light of said coherent light reflected by said object;
a selection step of selecting a part to be used as a pattern sample from intensity distribution of said reflected light detected in said detecting step;
a first pattern data generating step of generating pattern data from the intensity distribution of said reflected light in the part selected in said selection step;
a first matching step of matching the first pattern data generated in said first pattern data generating step against first reference pattern data;
a second pattern data generating step of generating second pattern data from intensity distribution of said reflected light on the part selected in said selection step depending on a matching result in said first matching step; and
a second matching step of matching the second pattern data generated in said second pattern data generating step against second reference pattern data.
16. A truefalse determining method according to claim 15, wherein said selection step includes performing binarizing processing on the intensity distribution of said detected reflected light, and selecting a part to be used as said pattern sample based on the intensity distribution of said reflected light on which said binarizing processing has been performed.
17. A truefalse determining method according to claim 16, wherein said selection step includes selecting a high-level part of the intensity distribution of said reflected light on which said binarizing processing has been performed as the part to be used as said pattern sample.
18. A truefalse determining method according to claim 15, wherein said second pattern data generating step includes generating said second pattern data if said first pattern data is determined to match said first reference pattern data, as a result of the matching in said first matching step.
19. A truefalse determining method according to claim 15 comprising a conveying step of conveying said object at a regular rate.
20. An image forming method of executing the truefalse determining method according to claim 11.