Image processing apparatus with multiple functions
US5724154A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0086
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus for controlling an execution order of a plurality of processing operations comprises an input device for inputting a plurality of jobs for image processing, a storage device for storing the plurality of jobs input by the input device and a controller for sorting an execution order of the plurality of jobs stored in the storage device in accordance with times required for processing of each of the jobs, and further sorting the execution order of the plurality of sorted jobs in accordance with whether each of the jobs corresponds to an image input or an image output, wherein the controller executes each of the jobs according to the execution order of the plurality of sorted job.
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