Image forming apparatus and method of acquiring memory area
US7515293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99956
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus and a method of acquiring a memory area are disclosed for preventing a problem that image data cannot be converted due to failure of memory acquisition. The image forming apparatus includes an image data conversion part, a resource management part and an image data management part. The image data conversion part has at least one conversion function to convert a format of image data. The resource management part determines a memory size required for a conversion function to convert the format of the image data. The image data management part acquires a memory area corresponding to the determined memory size.
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