Image reader, image forming apparatus, and file management method
OwnerKouichi MORISHITAinventor
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Abstract
An image reader reading a long-size original is disclosed that includes a division part configured to divide the image data of the read long-size original into multiple files; a compression part configured to compress the image data divided by the division part by a preset standard method; a storage part configured to store the image data compressed by the compression part; and an addition part configured to add data indicating the contents of the image data stored in the storage part to the image data.
Claims20
An image reader reading a long-size original, comprising:
- a division part configured to divide image data of the read long-size original into a plurality of files;
- a compression part configured to compress the image data divided by the division part by a preset standard method;
- a storage part configured to store the image data compressed by the compression part;
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- an addition part configured to add data indicating contents of the image data stored in the storage part to the image data.
A file management method in an image reader reading and managing a long-size original, the method comprising:
- dividing image data of the read long-size original into a plurality of files;
- compressing the divided image data by a preset standard method;
- adding data indicating contents of the compressed image data to the compressed image data and storing the compressed image data;
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- specifying a necessary image based on the data indicating the contents upon reading the stored image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.