Image storage apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRieko Akiba, Hideyuki Ikegami, Shunsaku Kondo
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Abstract
In order to improve the ease of use of personal boxes provided in a copier connected to a host computer via a network, a large-capacity hard disk is provided. A personal-box region having a plurality of storage regions corresponding to respective users are present within the hard disk. The copier performs control so that a printing mode changed through an operation unit returns to a printing mode set by the host computer in accordance with a predetermined instruction. When a plurality of image data to be printed are selected from a personal box, it is prohibited to change the printing mode set by the host computer.
Claims72
An image storage apparatus comprising:
- storage means for storing a series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data,
- changing means for changing the image forming mode for the series of image data stored in said storage region, so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region,
- control means for causing to return the image forming mode for the series of image data changed by said changing means to a state which existed before change by said changing means, so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region, in accordance with a predetermined instruction.
An image storage apparatus comprising:
- storage means for enabling to store a plurality of series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to each series of image data;
- and
- control means for controlling so as to execute:
- a first step of enabling to select one or more series of image data from a plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region,
- a second step of changing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data selected in said first step, and
- a third step of prohibiting a shift from said first step to said second step so as to prohibit a change of the image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data selected, in accordance with selection of two or more series of image data from said plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region in said first step.
A method for controlling an image storage apparatus including storage means for storing a series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data, said method comprising:
- a changing step of changing the image forming mode for the series of image data stored in the storage region, so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region;
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- a control step of causing to return the image forming mode for the series of image data changed in said changing step to a state which existed before change in said changing step, so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region, in accordance with a predetermined instruction.
A method for controlling an image storage apparatus including storage means for enabling to store a plurality of series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to each series of image data, said method comprising:
- a first step of enabling to select one or more series of image data from a plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region;
- a second step of changing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data selected in said first step;
- and
- a third step of prohibiting a shift from said first step to said second step so as to prohibit a change of the image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data selected, in accordance with selection of two or more series of image data from said plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region in said first step.
A storage medium, capable of being executed by a computer, storing a program for causing an image storage device, including storage means for storing a series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data, to execute:
- a changing step of changing the image forming mode for the series of image data stored in the storage region, so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region;
- and
- a control step of causing to return the image forming mode for the series of image data changed by said changing means to a state which existed before change in said changing step, so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region, in accordance with a predetermined instruction.
A storage medium, capable of being read by a computer, storing a program for causing an image storage device, including storage means for enabling to store a plurality of series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to each series of image data, to execute:
- a first step of enabling to select one or more series of image data from a plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region;
- a second step of changing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data selected in said first step;
- and
- a third step of prohibiting a shift from said first step to said second step so as to prohibit a change of the image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data selected, in accordance with selection of two or more series of image data from said plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region in said first step.
A method for controlling an image storage apparatus including storage means for storing a series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data, said method comprising:
- changing step of changing the image forming mode for the series of image data stored in the storage region, so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region, via to a setting operation by a user, and
- control step of causing to execute first display for inputting a predetermined instruction from the user for causing to return the image forming mode for the series of image data changed in said changing step to a state which existed before change in said changing step so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region, on a display unit.
A method for controlling an image storage apparatus including storage means for enabling to store a plurality of series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to each series of image data, said method comprising:
- selection step of enabling to select one or more series of image data from a plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region;
- changing step of changing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data selected in said selection step;
- and
- controlling step of prohibiting a changing process of the image forming mode of the series of image data selected from said plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region via to said selection step in said changing step when a plurality of series of image data are selected from the storage region in said selection step.
An image storage apparatus comprising:
- storage means for storing a series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data;
- changing means for changing the image forming mode for the series of image data stored in the storage region, so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region, via to a setting operation by a user, and
- control means for causing to execute first display for inputting a predetermined instruction from the user for causing to return the image forming mode for the series of image data changed by said changing means to a state which existed before change by said changing means so as to be available for the series of image data stored in the storage region, on a display unit.
An image storage apparatus comprising:
- storage means for enabling to store a plurality of series of image data in a storage region and storing an image forming mode corresponding to each series of image data;
- selection means for enabling to select one or more series of image data from a plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region;
- changing means for changing an image forming mode corresponding to the series of image data selected by said selection means;
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- controlling means for prohibiting a changing process of the image forming mode of the series of image data selected from said plurality of series of image data stored in the storage region via to said selection means by said changing means when a plurality of series of image data are selected from the storage region by said selection means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.