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US 5,703,696 AGranted
Image memory apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasanori Sakai, Toshihiro Kadowaki, Naoto Arakawa, Tetsuya Ohnishi
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Abstract
An image memory apparatus includes a unit for storing input image information, a unit for designating a storing capacity of the storing unit for the input image information, and a control unit for performing storing control of the storing unit for the input image information in accordance with an instruction from the designating unit.
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An image memory apparatus comprising:
- a) means for storing input image information;
- b) first means for manually designating a storing capacity of said storing means for the input image information;
- c) second means for manually designating a portion of image area of the input image information;
- d) control means for controlling a storing method of said storing means for the input image information in accordance with a manual designation by said first designating means and a manual designation by said second designating means;
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- e) display means for displaying the storing capacity designated by said first means and the portion of image data of the input image information, wherein said first means and said second means and said display means operate interactively.
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An image storing apparatus comprising:
- a) means for selecting an image information source from among a plurality of input image information sources;
- b) means for guiding manual designation of a storing capacity of a storing means in response to a predetermined selection of said selecting means, wherein said guiding means guides the storing capacity designation by displaying information based on a capacity of the storing means;
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- c) storing control means for performing storing control of input image information into said storing means in accordance with the designated storing capacity in the case where said selecting means selects said predetermined selection.
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An image memory apparatus comprising:
- a) storing means for storing input image information;
- b) interactive designating means for interactively permitting manual designation of a capacity of said storing means for subsequent use of the capacity of said storing means after storing said input image information, wherein said designating means interactively permits manual designation of the capacity by displaying information based on a capacity of said storing means;
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- c) control means for controlling storing of the input image information into the storing means in accordance with a manual designation from said designating means.
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A method for managing image memory usage, comprising:
- a) storing input image information;
- b) a first designating step of manually designating a storing capacity of said storing step for the input image information;
- c) a second designating step of manually designating a portion of image area of the input image information;
- d) controlling said step for storing the input image information in accordance with a manual designation by said first designating step and a manual designation by said second designating step;
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- e) displaying the storing capacity designated by said first designating step and the portion of image area of the input image information, wherein said first designating step and said second designating step are performed interactively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.