An image sensor according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a plurality of linearly arranged line sensors each including a plurality of linearly arranged picture elements acting as photodetecting elements, wherein the photodetecting elements positioned at the ends of the linear arrangement are smaller in width in the direction of the linear arrangement than the photodetecting elements positioned in the central portion.

An image-processing apparatus, can function as a copier and also as a printer, has first and second image-forming units, a switching unit and an output unit. When the first image-forming unit is selected by the switching unit, images are formed on a recording medium by the light from an original to be copied. When the second image-forming unit is selected, images are formed by controlling the transmission of light. The images formed on the recording medium are provided by the output unit.

The present invention is concerned with bit map data and methods of conveying bit map data into and out of a band buffer and shift register to an image output terminal to provide either portrait or landscape printing during print time. In particular, for portrait printing; and 8 to 1 multiplexer selects one of 8 bits to send for each register scan. For landscape printing, the 8 bits are sent to a shift register and then all 8 bits are sent as part of the raster scan.

An image interpolator implements an interpolation function providing real time, continuous zoom capability to an image dispaly system. Output image pixels are obtained by interpolating the values of the color or intensity of the 2.times.2 matrix of pixels surrounding the point on the input image. The preferred embodiment employs a bi-linear interpolation algorithm implemented in the form of cascaded one-dimensional interpolation circuits. Magnification control is established so that a unit incre...

An image reader for an image forming apparatus has an array of CCD sensors in the form of chips which are arranged in a zigzag configuration along an image reading line. A reference white plate is located in association with the position of and outside of the effective image reading range of one of two CCD sensors which are situated at opposite ends of the array. The CCD sensor with which the reference white plate is associated produces a reference white signal by reading the reference white pla...

An image encoder for encoding the image data so as to make the image quality of a selected area better than that of the other areas without increasing the amount of data is disclosed. The encoder comprises an area selecting section for selecting a specific area in an image, an area position and shape encoding section for encoding the position and shape of the selected area, a coding parameter adjusting section for adjusting various parameters used to control the image quality and the amount of d...

An image reader applicable to a document or image reading section of a facsimile apparatus or the like and equipped with a line image sensor. Light-sensitive cells of the line image sensor are divided into blocks which in turn are sorted by the order of arrangement into a plurality of groups. The blocks in one group are switched from one to another while outputs of the other group are selected. The light-sensitive cells constituting the respective blocks are classified into a plurality of groups...

An image reader for a facsimile apparatus or like image processing apparatus which uses a line image sensor. An array of photodiodes arranged in the line image sensor and switches serially connected in one-to-one correspondence with the photodiodes are divided into a plurality of blocks. These blocks are further divided into a plurality groups. Selection switches are associated one with each of the groups and have their output terminals commonly connected group by group. The common output termin...

An image sensing apparatus comprises: a photo detecting unit for converting an optical image to electrical information; and unnecessary charge transfer unit, formed in the end portion of the photo detecting unit, for transferring the unnecessary charges; a charge removing unit provided at the final end of the unnecessary charge transfer unit; and a drive circuit for driving the unnecessary charge transfer unit synchronously with the transfer of the whole electrical information in the photo detec...

An image reader in which a plurality of light-sensitive cells arranged in an array in a line image sensor are divided into a predetermined number of blocks, and the blocks are sequentially selected to sequentially drive the light-sensitive cells in each of the blocks to produce image signals. Charging switches are provided for charging the light-sensitive cells via block selector switches. The charging switches are activated after a signal read time assigned to each light-sensitive cell has expi...