Information processing apparatus and method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasuyuki Ikeda
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus and method for inputting encoded information, storing the input information in a detachable information storage device as an information file, reading out, from a program storage device, an information processing program having a function of expanding the information file and reproducing the information using an arbitrary external device, and storing the information processing program in the detachable information storage device in order to transfer the information processing program and information file to the external device.
Claims21
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a) input means for inputting encoded information;
- b) detachable information storage means for storing the encoded information input by said input means as an information file;
- c) program storage means for storing an information processing program having a function of reproducing the information file stored in said detachable information storage means, said information processing program being used to reproduce the information file at an external apparatus on which said detachable information storage means is mounted;
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- d) control means for causing the information processing program stored in said program storage means to be stored in said detachable information storage means.
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a) input means for inputting encoded information;
- b) detachable information storage means for storing the encoded information input by said input means as an information file;
- c) program storage means for storing an information processing program having a function of reproducing the information file, the processing program being used to reproduce the information file at an external device;
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- d) transfer means for transferring the information processing program to the external device, said transfer means discriminating the ability of the external device to process the information processing program and transferring the information processing program according to a discrimination result.
An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting encoded information;
- storing the input encoded information in detachable information storage means as an information file;
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- reading out, from program storage means, an information processing program having a function of reproducing the information file stored in said detachable information storage means, said information processing program being used to reproduce the information file at an external apparatus on which said detachable information storage means is mounted;
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- causing the information processing program stored in said program storage means to be stored in said detachable information storage means.
An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting encoded information;
- storing the input encoded information in detachable information storage means as an information file;
- reading out, from program storage means, an information processing program having a function of reproducing the information file, said information processing program being used to reproduce the information file at an external device;
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- transferring the information processing program to the external device, said transfer step including a step of discriminating the ability of the external device to process the information processing program and transferring the information processing program according to a discrimination result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.