Image forming apparatus for storing and processing electronic documents and image data, data processing method, and storage medium thereof
US8593663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3276
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus executes functional processing according to specific functional processing information stored in a storage unit. The image forming apparatus determines whether any data remains in the storage unit when new functional processing information is set. The image forming apparatus prevents the specific functional processing information stored in the storage unit from being updated based on the new functional processing information if any data remains in the storage unit, and replaces the specific functional processing information stored in the storage unit with the new functional processing information if no data remains in the storage unit.
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