Image processing apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsNorio Michiie, Yasuhiro Hattori, Hiromitsu Shimizu, Takao Okamura
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus including an image storage for storing image data is disclosed. A first managing section generates first management information for managing the image data, which are to be stored in the image storage, on a single unit image basis. A second managing section generates second management data for managing one or more unit images as a single image file. An image data managing method for the image processing apparatus is also disclosed.
Claims26
An image processing apparatus including image storing means for storing image data, said image processing apparatus comprising:
- first managing means for generating first management information used to manage the image data, which are to be stored in said image storing means, on a single unit image basis;
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- second managing means for generating second management data used to manage one or more unit images as a single image file.
In an image information managing method for an image processing apparatus including image storing means for storing image data, the image data are managed by first management information for managing said image data, which are to be stored in said image storing means, on a single unit image basis and second management data for managing one or more unit images as a single image file.
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