METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS
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1. A data processing apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting data;
processing means for processing data input via said input means;
storing means for storing data input via said input means;
discriminating means for discriminating a process performed by said processing means on the data input via said input means; and
determining means for determining a location at which the data input via said input means is stored by said storing means, depending on a discrimination result made by said discriminating means.
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Abstract
A scan request is analyzed to determine which application has issued the scan request. Depending on the analysis result, it is determined whether image data obtained by scanning a document using a scanner is stored in a semiconductor memory or on a hard disk. The image data is assigned an identifier indicating the recording medium in which the image data is stored, the type of the job, the document, the image file type, and the number of pages. The image data is processed in accordance with the identifier. This allows the data to be processed by the application in an optimum manner depending on the application.
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1. A data processing apparatus comprising:
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input means for inputting data;
processing means for processing data input via said input means;
storing means for storing data input via said input means;
discriminating means for discriminating a process performed by said processing means on the data input via said input means; and
determining means for determining a location at which the data input via said input means is stored by said storing means, depending on a discrimination result made by said discriminating means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data processing method comprising:
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an inputting step of inputting data;
a storing step of storing data input in the inputting step to a predetermined memory;
a discriminating step of discriminating a process performed by an application on the data input in the inputting step; and
a determining step of determining a location at which the data input in the inputting step is stored in the storing step, depending on a discrimination result made in the discriminating step.
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11. A computer readable program stored in a storage medium, comprising:
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an inputting step of causing to input data;
a storing step of causing to store the data input in the inputting step to a predetermined memory;
a discriminating step of causing to discriminate a process performed by an application on the data input in the inputting step; and
a determining step of causing to determine a location at which the data input in the inputting step is stored in the storing step, depending on a discrimination result made in the discriminating step.
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