Image processing apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKeiji Nobuhara, Koji Oku, Shinsaku Tohki, Masako Yoshinaga, Katsumi Nakanishi, Katsutoshi Ishikawa
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Abstract
Image information input through an image information input device (e.g., image reader) is stored into an image information storage device (e.g., hard disk) and erased by an image information erasing device. A manager device (e.g., device controller) manages the status of an image processing apparatus and actuates the image information erasing device in accordance with the status of the image processing apparatus and erases the image information stored in the image information storage.
Claims19
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- an image information input means for receiving image information;
- an image information storage means for storing the image information input through the image information input means;
- an image processing means for processing the image information stored in the image information storage means;
- a status manager means for managing the status of the image processing apparatus;
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- an image information erasing means for erasing the image information stored in the image information storage means, characterized in that the image information erasing means is adapted to erase the image information in accordance with the status of the image processing apparatus managed by the status manager means.
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- an image information input means for receiving image information;
- an image information storage means for storing the image information input through the image information input means;
- an image processing means for processing the image information stored in the image information storage means;
- an image information erasing means for erasing the image information stored in the image information storage means;
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- a time slot manager means for managing time slots in which the image information erasing means is to be operated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.