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Image processing apparatus and method for controlling image processing apparatus

US9172840B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2012
Grant dateOct 27, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/32635
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit configured to perform image processing, a storage unit configured to be capable of storing an application program installed in the image processing apparatus, a first determination unit configured to determine whether the application program had ever been installed in the image processing apparatus, and a control unit configured to selectively control the image processing unit to be operable and control the image processing unit not to operate according to the determination by the first determination unit if an error has occurred in the storage unit.

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