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US 4,711,560 AGranted
Image processing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasao Hosaka, Takashi Saito
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Abstract
Image processing apparatus, such as a copier, having a removable medium containing programs for controlling the image processing apparatus, so that the apparatus is capable of performing multiple functions by means of the programs, which programs are controlled by a monitor program provided in the apparatus.
Claims17
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- image processing means for forming an image;
- means for displaying information relating to image formations;
- a memory medium storing a program for controlling said image processing means, said memory medium being removably provided in said image processing apparatus;
- and
- control means for reading out the program stored in said memory medium and determining a function of said image processing apparatus in accordance with the program;
- wherein said display means displays information associated with the determined image processing function and said control means includes a memory storing a monitor program that controls the program read out from said memory medium, said memory constantly storing the monitor program.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- image processing means for forming an image;
- a console unit having a program for controlling said image processing means and adapted to set an operation mode of said image processing means, said console unit being removably provided in said image processing apparatus;
- and
- control means adapted to input the program from said console unit by connecting said console unit with said image processing apparatus, thereby causing said image processing apparatus to be enabled.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- image processing means for forming an image;
- a memory medium storing a program for controlling said image processing means, said memory medium being removably provided in said image processing apparatus;
- and
- control means for reading out the program stored in said memory medium and determining a specification of said image processing apparatus in accordance with the program;
- and
- said control means including a memory storing a monitor program that controls the program read out from said memory medium, said memory constantly storing the monitor program.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.