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US 6,208,432 B1Granted
Image storage control apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideto Kohtani, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Hiroshi Ohmura, Masanori Sakai
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Abstract
An image storage control apparatus includes an input section for inputting an image, a determining section for determining a processing mode in accordance with a type of the image input by the input section, a processing section for processing the image input by the input section in accordance with the processing mode determined by the determining section, and a storage control section for causing the same storage medium to store the image processed by the processing section and processing mode data representing the processing mode determined by the determining section.
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An image storage control apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting images of a plurality of originals to be stored on a storage medium on which a plurality of images are storable and processing mode data representing a processing mode necessary to store the images of the originals has been prestored;
- reading-out means for reading out the processing mode data prestored on said storage medium;
- processing means for processing, in common, a plurality of images of the originals input by said input means in accordance with the processing mode data read out by said reading-out means, wherein the input images are processable by said processing means, in common, without a manual setting of the processing mode by an operator, every time each of the plurality of images is input;
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- storage control means for causing the images processed by said processing means to be stored in said storage medium so that the images of the originals are retrievable, and maintaining the images in said storage medium even if a new image other than the images is stored in said storage medium,
- wherein said processing mode data is maintained in said storage medium after the images are stored in said storage medium so that said processing mode data is effective for the new image different from the images.
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An image storage control apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting an image;
- determining means for determining a processing mode in accordance with a type of the image input by said input means;
- processing means for processing the image input by said input means in accordance with the processing mode determined by said determining means;
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- storage control means for causing a same storage medium to store the image processed by said processing means and processing mode data representing the processing mode determined by said determining means,
- wherein said determining means comprises key input means for setting a processing mode.
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An image storage control apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting an image;
- determining means for determining a processing mode in accordance with a type of image input by said input means;
- processing means for in common processing a plurality of images input by said input means in accordance with the processing mode determined by said determining means;
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- storage control means for causing a same storage medium to store the plurality of images processed by said processing means and common processing mode data for the plurality of images, representing the processing mode determined by said determining means, wherein said determining means identifies a processing mode by reading a sheet original on which data designating the processing mode is written.
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An image storage control apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting an image;
- determining means for determining a processing mode in accordance with a type of the image input by said input means;
- processing means for processing the image input by said input means in accordance with the processing mode determined by said determining means;
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- storage control means for causing a same storage medium to store the image processed by said processing means and processing mode data representing the processing mode determined by said determining means,
- wherein said determining means determines a method of compressing the image input by said input means.
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An image storage control apparatus comprising
- input means for inputting an image;
- setting means for setting an image processing mode required to store the image input by said input means on a storage medium;
- processing means for processing the image in accordance with the processing mode set by said setting means;
- control means for checking whether processing mode data representing a processing mode is stored on the storage medium on which the image input by said input means is stored, operating said processing means in accordance with the processing mode set by said setting means when no processing mode data is stored on the storage medium, and operating said processing means in accordance with processing mode data read out from the storage medium when the processing mode data is stored on the storage medium;
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- storage control means for, when no processing mode data is stored on the storage medium, causing the storage medium to store the processing mode data representing the processing mode set by said setting means in accordance with an instruction from an operator.
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An image storage control apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting an image to be stored on a storage medium, wherein a plurality of images and processing mode data representing a processing mode necessary to store the image are storable on said storage medium;
- setting means for manually setting an image processing mode required to store the image input by said input means on a storage medium;
- processing means for processing, in common, a plurality of images in accordance with the processing mode set by said setting means;
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- control means for checking whether processing mode data has been prestored on said storage medium, operating said processing means in accordance with the processing mode set by said setting means when no processing mode data is prestored on said storage medium, and operating said processing means in accordance with processing mode data read out from said storage medium so that the plurality of images input by said input means are processed in a common processing mode when the processing mode data is prestored on the storage medium;
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- storage control means for causing said storage medium to store the image data processed by said processing means so that the image data is retrievable.
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An image storage control apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting an image;
- setting means for setting an image processing mode required to store the image input by said input means on a storage medium;
- processing means for processing the image in accordance with the processing mode set by said setting means;
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- control means for checking whether processing mode data representing a processing mode is stored on the storage medium on which the image input by said input means is stored, operating said processing means in accordance with the processing mode set by said setting means when no processing mode data is stored on the storage medium, and operating said processing means in accordance with processing mode data read out from the storage medium when the processing mode data is stored on the storage medium,
- wherein said setting means sets a method of compressing the image input by said input means.
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A method of storing images on a storage medium, comprising the steps of:
- inputting images of a plurality of originals to be stored on the storage medium on which a plurality of images are storable and processing mode data representing a processing mode necessary to store the images of the originals has been prestored;
- reading out the processing mode data prestored on the storage medium;
- processing, in common, a plurality of images of the originals input in said inputting step in accordance with the processing mode data read out in said reading-out step, said processing step being performed, in common, without requiring a manual setting of a processing mode by an operator, every time each of said plurality of images is input;
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- causing the storage medium to store the plurality of images processed in the processing step so that the images of the originals are retrievable, and maintaining the images in the storage medium even if a new image other than the images is stored in the storage medium,
- wherein said processing mode data is maintained in the storage medium after the images are stored in the storage medium so that said processing mode data is effective for the new image different from the images.
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A method of storing an image on a storage medium, comprising the steps of:
- inputting image data of an original;
- determining a processing mode for performing image processing required to store the input image data on the storage medium;
- processing the input image data in accordance with the determined processing mode;
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- causing a same storage medium to store the processed image data and processing mode data representing the processing mode,
- wherein the determining step comprises determining a method of compressing the input image.
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A method of storing images in a storage medium, comprising the steps of:
- an input step, of inputting images to be stored on the storage medium, wherein a plurality of images and processing mode data representing a processing mode necessary to store the images are storable on the storage medium;
- a setting step, of manually setting the processing mode necessary to store the images input in said inputting step on the storage medium;
- a processing step, of processing, in common, a plurality of images input in said inputting step, in accordance with the processing mode;
- a control step, of checking whether processing mode data is prestored on the storage medium, and controlling operation in the processing step so as to process the plurality of images in accordance with the processing mode set in said setting step when no processing mode data is prestored on the storage medium, and controlling operation in the processing step so as to process the plurality of images in accordance with the processing mode data read out from the storage medium so that the plurality of images are processed in a common processing mode when the processing mode data is prestored on the storage medium;
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- a storage control input step, of causing the storage medium to store the plurality of images processed in said processing step so that the images are retrievable.
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A method of storing an image in a storage medium, comprising the steps of:
- inputting image data of an original;
- checking whether a storage medium for storing the input image data stores processing mode data representing an image processing mode required to store the image on the storage medium;
- processing, when processing mode data is stored on the storage medium, the input image in accordance with the stored processing mode data;
- processing the input image in accordance with processing mode input by an operator when no processing mode data is stored in the storage medium;
- storing the processed image on the storage medium;
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- causing the storage medium to store processing mode data representing a processing mode input by an operator when the processing mode data is not stored on the storage medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.