Image input/output apparatus, image input/output method and image processing system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKouki Shibao
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Abstract
In an image input/output apparatus which stores image data input from a reader unit into a hard disk and outputs the stored image data to a printer unit, an operation unit for setting an image processing content to be performed by the printer unit when the image data is input is disposed, the image processing content capable of being set by the operation unit is restricted according to the detection output of a structure of the printer unit, and it is previously selected whether or not the setting restriction of the image processing content is to be performed.
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An image input/output apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting image data from at least one image input unit;
- storage means for storing the image data input by said input means;
- output means for outputting the image data stored in said storage means to at least one image output unit;
- setting means for setting an image processing content to be performed by said image output unit when the image data is input by said input means;
- detection means for detecting a structure of said image output unit;
- restriction means for restricting the image processing content capable of being set by said setting means, in accordance with the detection output of said detection means;
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- selection means for previously selecting whether or not the setting restriction of the image processing content is to be performed by said restriction means.
An image input/output apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting image data from at least one image input unit;
- storage means for storing the image data input by said input means;
- output means for outputting the image data stored in said storage means to at least one image output unit;
- setting means for setting an image processing content to be performed by said image output unit when the image data is input by said input means;
- detection means for detecting a structure of said image output unit when the image data is output by said output means;
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- judgment means for judging whether the image processing content set by said setting means is practicable or nonpracticable, according to the detection output of said detection means,
- wherein, when it is judged by said judgment means that the image processing content set by said setting means is nonpracticable, said image input/output apparatus operates in a first mode to stop the image processing of the image processing content judged to be nonpracticable, and in a second mode to change the image processing content judged to be nonpracticable to another image processing content and then perform the image processing.
An image input/output method for an image input/output apparatus which inputs image data from at least one image input unit, stores the input image data into storage means, and outputs the image data stored in the storage means to at least one image output unit, said method comprising:
- a detection step of detecting a structure of the image output unit when the image data is input from the image input unit;
- a setting step of setting an image processing content to be performed by the image output unit when the image data is input from the image input unit;
- a restriction step of restricting the image processing content capable of being set in said setting step, in accordance with the detection output of said detection step;
- and
- a selection step of previously selecting whether or not the setting restriction of the image processing content is to be performed in said restriction step.
An image input/output method for an image input/output apparatus which inputs image data from at least one image input unit, stores the input image data into storage means, and outputs the image data stored in the storage means to at least one image output unit, said method comprising:
- a setting step of setting an image processing content to be performed by the image output unit when the image data is input from the image input unit;
- a detection step of detecting a structure of the image output unit when the image data is output to the image output unit;
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- a judgment step of judging whether the image processing content set in said setting step is practicable or nonpracticable, according to the detection output of said detection step,
- wherein, when it is judged in said judgment step that the image processing content set in said setting step is nonpracticable, the image input/output apparatus operates in a first mode to stop the image processing of the image processing content judged to be nonpracticable, and in a second mode to change the image processing content judged to be nonpracticable to another image processing content and then perform the image processing.
An image processing system which stores image data input from at least one image input means into storage means, and outputs the image data stored in said storage means to at least one image output means, said system comprising:
- setting means for setting an image processing content to be performed by said image output means when the image data is input from said image input means;
- detection means for detecting a structure of said image output means;
- restriction means for restricting the image processing content capable of being set by said setting means, in accordance with the detection output of said detection means;
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- selection means for previously selecting whether or not the setting restriction of the image processing content is to be performed by said restriction means.
An image processing system which stores image data input from at least one image input means into storage means, and outputs the image data stored in said storage means to at least one image output means, said system comprising:
- setting means for setting an image processing content to be performed by said image output means when the image data is input from said input means;
- detection means for detecting a structure of said image output means when the image data is output to said output means;
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- judgment means for judging whether the image processing content set by said setting means is practicable or nonpracticable, according to the detection output of said detection means,
- wherein, when it is judged by said judgment means that the image processing content set by said setting means is nonpracticable, said image processing system operates in a first mode to stop the image processing of the image processing content judged to be nonpracticable, and in a second mode to change the image processing content judged to be nonpracticable to another image processing content and then perform the image processing.
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