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Image processing apparatus and method

US7023571B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28Claims
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Filing dateJul 28, 2004
Grant dateApr 4, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/32496
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method to enhance the copy or printout efficiency and decrease the number of output jobs that are abandoned because of undesirable outputs. Abort of output due to absence of sheets or staples, overload of a delivery tray, or the like is predicted. If output abort is determined, data is removed from an output queue and re-registered as an output reserve job at the end of the queue.

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