Image storing apparatus with image quality conversion feature
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasayuki Honma
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Abstract
In order to effectively use personal boxes provided to a photocopier apparatus, the control unit of the photocopier stores image data output from a host computer in personal boxes, and the image quality of the image data stored in the personal boxes is converted according to attributes information of the image data.
Claims40
An image storing apparatus comprising:
- storing means having a plurality of storage areas, for storing image data output from a external apparatus;
- and
- converting means for converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to attributes information of the image data stored in each of said storage areas,
- wherein the converted quality image data from the converting means is stored in the storage areas.
An image storing apparatus comprising:
- storing means having a plurality of storage areas, for storing image data output from an external apparatus;
- converting means for converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to attributes information of the image data stored in each of said storage areas,
- image forming means for forming an image on a sheet based on the image data stored in said storing means;
- and
- counting means for counting a number of times that the image data stored in each of said storage areas has been formed by said image forming means within a predetermined period stored in each of said storage areas,
- wherein said attributes information comprises the number of times counted by said counting means.
An image storing apparatus, comprising:
- storing means having a plurality of storage areas, for storing image data output from an external apparatus;
- and
- converting means for converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to the amount of the image data reaching a predetermined value stored in each of said storage areas,
- wherein the converted quality image data from the converting means is stored in the storage area.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer, said program comprising:
- a step for storing image data output from an external apparatus to a plurality of storage areas;
- and
- a step for converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to attributes information of the image data stored in each of said storage areas;
- and
- a step of storing the image quality converted image data in the storage areas.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer said program comprising the steps of:
- a step for storing image data output from an external apparatus to a plurality of storage areas;
- and
- a step for converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to the amount of the image data reaching a predetermined value stored in each of said storage areas;
- and
- a step of storing the image quality converted image data in the storage areas.
An image data processing method, comprising:
- a step for storing image data output from an external apparatus to a plurality of storage areas;
- and
- a step for converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to attributes information of the image data stored in each of said storage areas;
- and
- a step of storing the image quality converted image data in the storage areas.
An image data processing method, comprising:
- a step for storing image data output from an external apparatus to a plurality of storage areas;
- a step for converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to the amount of the image data reaching a predetermined value stored in each of said storage areas;
- and
- a step of storing the image quality converted image data in the storage areas.
An image storing apparatus, comprising:
- storing means having a plurality of storage areas, for storing image data output from an external device;
- and
- converting means for converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to a predetermined period elapsing from a time that said image data was stored in each of said storage areas.
An image storing apparatus comprising:
- storing means having a plurality of storage areas, for storing image data output from a external apparatus;
- image forming means for forming an image on a sheet based on the image data stored by said storing means;
- and
- control means for executing a control so as to convert the image quality of the image data, according to a predetermined period elapsing from a time that the image data was formed by said image forming means and executing control to store the converted quality image data in the storage area.
An image storing apparatus, comprising:
- storing means having a plurality of storage areas, for storing image data output from an external apparatus;
- image forming means for forming an image on a sheet based on the image data stored by said storing means;
- counting means for counting a number of times that the image data stored in each of said storage areas has been formed by said image forming means within a predetermined period;
- and
- control means for executing a control so as to convert the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to the number of times counted by said counting means.
An image storing method, comprising the steps of:
- storing image data output from an external device in a storing unit having a plurality of storage areas;
- converting an image quality of the image data stored in each of the storage areas, according to a predetermined period elapsing from a time that the image data was stored in each of said storage areas;
- and
- storing the converted quality image data in the storage areas.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer, said program comprising:
- a step of storing image data output from an external device in a storing unit having a plurality of storage areas;
- a step of converting an image quality of the image data stored in each of the storage areas, according to a predetermined period elapsing from a time that the image data was stored in each of said storage areas;
- and
- a step of storing the converted quality image data in the storage areas.
An image storing method, comprising the steps of:
- storing image data output from a external apparatus in storing means having a plurality of storage areas;
- forming an image on a sheet based on the image data stored by said storing means;
- and
- executing a control so as to convert the image quality of the image data, according to a predetermined period elapsing from a time that the image data was formed by said image forming means and to store the converted quality image data in the storage area.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer, said program comprising:
- a step of storing image data output from a external apparatus in storing means having a plurality of storage areas;
- a step of forming an image on a sheet based on the image data stored by said storing means;
- and
- a step of executing a control so as to convert the image quality of the image data, according to a predetermined period elapsing from a time that the image data was formed by said image forming means and to store the converted quality image data in the storage area.
An image storing method, comprising the steps of:
- storing image data output from an external apparatus in storing means having a plurality of storage areas;
- converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to attributes information of the image data stored in each of said storage areas,
- forming an image on a sheet based on the image data stored in said storing means;
- and
- counting a number of times that the image data stored in each of said storage areas has been formed by said image forming means within a predetermined period stored in each of said storage areas,
- the attributes information including the number of times counted by said counting means.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer, said program comprising:
- a step of storing image data output from an external apparatus in storing means having a plurality of storage areas;
- a step of converting the image quality of the image data stored in each of said storage areas, according to attributes information of the image data stored in each of said storage areas,
- a step of forming an image on a sheet based on the image data stored in said storing means;
- and
- a step of counting a number of times that the image data stored in each of said storage areas has been formed by said image forming means within a predetermined period stored in each of said storage areas,
- the attributes information including the number of times counted by said counting means.
A control method for an image storing apparatus which has a storing means having a plurality of storage areas for storing input image data and image forming means for forming an image on a sheet based on a data stored in said storage areas, said method comprising the steps of:
- controlling a converter so as to convert the image data stored in said storage areas, according to attributes information of the image data stored in said storage areas;
- and
- controlling said storing means so as to store a converted data from said converter in the storage areas instead of the image data.
In an image storing apparatus which has a storing means having a plurality of storage areas for storing input image data and image forming means for forming an image on a sheet based on a data stored in said storage means, a computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer, said program comprising:
- a step of controlling a converter so as to convert the image data stored in said storage areas, according to attributes information of the image data stored in said storage areas;
- and
- a step of controlling said storing means so as to store a converted data from said converter in the storage areas instead of the image data.
A control method for an image storing apparatus which has a storing means having a plurality of storage areas for storing input image data and image forming means for forming an image on a sheet based on a data stored in said storage areas, said method comprising the steps of:
- controlling a converter so as to convert the image data stored in said storage areas, according to the total amount of the image data stored by said storing means;
- and
- controlling said storing means so as to store a converted data from said converter in the storage areas instead of the image data.
In an image storing apparatus which has storing means having a plurality of storage areas for storing input image data and image forming means for forming an image on a sheet based on a data stored in said storage area, a computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer, said program comprising:
- a step of controlling a converter so as to convert the image data stored in said storage areas, according to the total amount of the image data stored by said storing means;
- and
- a step of controlling said storing means so as to store a converted data from said converter in the storage areas instead of the image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.