Output method and apparatus
US5852709A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An output method and apparatus are provided for judging whether received data includes image data, a mixture of image data and text data, or text data alone. The output apparatus is controlled to output data in a resolution of the image data if the received data is judged to include image data or a mixture of image and text data. Also disclosed is setting a resolution of the output apparatus to a high value if the received data is judged to include text data. A storage medium for storing a program for performing these operations is also described.
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