Variable resolution output method and apparatus
US5696888A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0037
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An output apparatus including a memory for storing developed image data; a unit for identifying the capacity of the memory; a unit for identifying the record area on a recording medium on which the developed image data is to be recorded; and a unit for determining a resolution to be used, in accordance with the identified record area and the identified capacity of the storage means. An output method wherein the capacity for storing developed image data is identified; an output area for the data to be outputted is identified; and an output resolution is determined in accordance with the identified capacity and the identified output area.
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