Image recording device and image recording method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobuyoshi Kakigi, Yuichi Hosoda
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Abstract
Attached information is designated, and it is discriminated whether or not there is a paper output port corresponding to attached information read from a storage unit for storing image data and attached information about the image data. If it is determined there is a corresponding paper output port, then the paper output port is determined as a selected paper output port. If it is determined there is not a corresponding paper output port, then an available paper output port is determined as a selected paper output port. Thus, recorded images can be automatically discriminated based on the attached information.
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An image recording apparatus, comprising:
- designation means for designating attached information;
- discrimination means for discriminating whether or not there is a paper output port corresponding to the attached information read from storage means for storing image data and attached information about the image data;
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- determination means for determining a paper output port as a selected paper output port if said discrimination means discriminates that there is a corresponding paper output port, and determining an available paper output port as a selected paper output port if said discrimination means discriminates that there is not a corresponding paper output port.
An image recording method, comprising:
- a designating step of designating attached information;
- a discriminating step for discriminating whether or not there is a paper output port corresponding to the attached information read from storage means for storing image data and attached information about the image data;
- and
- a determining step of determining the paper output port as a selected paper output port if it is discriminated in said discriminating step that there is a corresponding paper output port, and determining an available paper output port as a selected paper output port if it is discriminated in said discriminating step that there is not a corresponding paper output port.
A computer-readable program, comprising:
- a designating step of designating attached information;
- a discriminating step of discriminating whether or not there is a paper output port corresponding to the attached information read from storage means for storing image data and attached information about the image data;
- and
- a determining step of determining the paper output port as a selected paper output port if it is discriminated in said discriminating step that there is a corresponding paper output port, and determining an available paper output port as a selected paper output port if it is discriminated in said discriminating step that there is not a corresponding paper output port.
A storage medium storing a computer-readable program, comprising:
- a designating step of designating attached information;
- a discriminating step of discriminating whether or not there is a paper output port corresponding to the attached information read from storage means for storing image data and attached information about the image data;
- and
- a determining step of determining the paper output port as a selected paper output port if it is discriminated in said discriminating step that there is a corresponding paper output port, and determining an available paper output port as a selected paper output port if it is discriminated in said discriminating step that there is not a corresponding paper output port.
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