Image storage apparatus
US6559967B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/33335
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In order to improve the ease of use of personal boxes provided in a copier connected to a host computer via a network, a large-capacity hard disk is provided. A personal-box region having a plurality of storage regions corresponding to respective users are present within the hard disk. The copier performs control so that a printing mode changed through an operation unit returns to a printing mode set by the host computer in accordance with a predetermined instruction. When a plurality of image data to be printed are selected from a personal box, it is prohibited to change the printing mode set by the host computer.
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