Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing system
US6307615A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1856
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing image data, and a secondary storage unit for storing the image data temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit, a capacity of the secondary storage unit being larger than that of the temporary storage unit. In the apparatus, image processing of one unit to be executed is divided into an image input job to input the image data from an image input unit and an image output job to output the image data to an image output unit, and each of execution of the image input job and execution of the image output job is independently controlled according to an abnormality detection result of the secondary storage unit, whereby an unexecutable state of an image processing operation is avoided even if the secondary storage unit is in an abnormal state, and thus the image processing operation is effectively performed.
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