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US 6,636,324 B2Granted
Image processing method and apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasahito Yamamoto
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Abstract
An image processing system includes an input device for inputting image data, a processing device for performing an image processing job on image data input from the input device, an output device for outputting image data processed by the processing device, and a holding device for holding image data processed by the processing device when the image processing job performed by the processing device satisfies predetermined conditions.
Claims22
An image processing method comprising:
- a setting step of setting an image processing job to be performed on image data;
- a processing step of processing image data in accordance with the image processing job set in said setting step to obtain processed image data;
- an obtaining step of obtaining a time at which the set image processing job is performed;
- a determining step of determining whether the time obtained in said obtaining step satisfies a predetermined condition;
- an outputting step of outputting the processed image data to an output destination in accordance with the image processing job set in said setting step;
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- a duplicating step of outputting the processed image data to a predetermined destination so as to make a duplicate copy, when it is determined that the time at which the set image processing job is performed satisfies the predetermined condition in said determining step.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a setting unit adapted to set an image processing job to be performed on image data;
- a processing unit adapted to process image data in accordance with the image processing job set by said setting unit to obtain processed image data;
- an obtaining unit adapted to obtain a time at which the set image processing job is performed;
- a determination unit adapted to determine if the time obtained by said obtaining unit satisfies a predetermined condition;
- an output unit adapted to output the processed image data to an output destination in accordance with the image processing job set by said setting unit;
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- a duplication unit adapted to output the processed image data to a predetermined destination so as to make a duplicate copy, when it is determined by said determination unit that the time at which the set image processing job is performed satisfies the predetermined condition.
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An image processing system comprising:
- an input unit adapted to input image data;
- a setting unit adapted to set an image processing job to be performed on image data;
- a processing unit adapted to process the image data inputted by said input unit in accordance with the image processing job set by said setting unit to obtain processed image data;
- an obtaining unit adapted to obtain a time at which the set image processing job is performed;
- an output unit adapted to output the processed image data to an output destination in accordance with the image processing job set by said setting unit;
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- a holding unit adapted to hold the processed image data so as to make a duplicate copy, when the time at which the set image processing job is performed satisfies a predetermined condition.
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An image processing method comprising:
- a first determination step of determining a time at which image data is to be processed;
- a second determination step of determining whether the time determined in said first determination step satisfies a predetermined condition;
- an output step of outputting the image data to an output destination in accordance with an image processing job, which is related to the time;
- and
- a duplication step of outputting the image data to a predetermined destination to make a duplicate copy, when it is determined that the time satisfies the predetermined condition in said second determination step.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a first determination unit adapted to determine a time at which image data is to be processed;
- a second determination unit adapted to determine whether the time determined by said first determination unit satisfies a predetermined condition;
- an output unit adapted to output the image data to an output destination in accordance with an image processing job, which is related to the time;
- and
- a duplication unit adapted to output the image data to a predetermined destination to make a duplicate copy, when it is determined that the time satisfies the predetermined condition of said second determination unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.