Image processing apparatus

• US 20050045711A1
• Filed: 08/25/2004
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Satake, Makoto
• Granted Patent: US 7,395,957 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2158 using a detachable storage unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2307 Circuits or arrangements for the control thereof, e.g. using a programmed control device, according to a measured quantity H04N1/27, H04N1/29 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/233 according to characteristics of the data to be reproduced, e.g. number of lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2369 Selecting a particular reproducing mode from amongst a plurality of modes, e.g. paper saving or normal, or simplex or duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32496 Changing the task performed, e.g. reading and transmitting, receiving and reproducing, copying facsimile mode changing H04N1/333
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32765 Initiating a communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0093 Facsimile machine H04N2201/0094 takes precedence

Abstract

An image processing apparatus comprises a read unit for reading a data file stored in a storage medium which is removably loaded into an apparatus body, a determining unit for determining a file type of the data file read out of the storage medium, and a processing control unit for executing predetermined processing corresponding to the determined file type. When a data file to be processed is selected from the storage medium, a file type of the selected data file is determined and the predetermined processing corresponding to the determined file type is executed. Just by selecting the data file stored in the storage medium or the file type, the data file is automatically processed in the operation mode or the print mode corresponding to the file type. Operability in processing data files is improved.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

read means for reading a data file stored in a storage medium which is removably loaded into a body of said image processing apparatus;

determining means for determining a file type of the data file read out of said storage medium; and

processing control means for executing predetermined processing corresponding to the determined file type,

wherein when a data file to be processed is selected from said storage medium, a file type of the selected data file is determined and the predetermined processing corresponding to the determined file type is executed.

2. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

first registering means for registering the file type of the data file and an operation mode for use in processing the data file of the file type in correspondent relation; and

selecting means for selecting, from said storage medium, the data file to be processed,

wherein when the data file to be processed is selected from said storage medium, the file type of the selected and read data file is determined and the selected data file is processed in the operation mode corresponding to the determined file type.

3. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

printing means for printing the data file in said storage medium on a recording medium;

second registering means for registering the file type of the data file in said storage medium and a print mode for use in printing the data file of the file type in correspondent relation; and

selecting means for selecting, from said storage medium, the data file to be processed,

wherein when the data file to be processed is selected, the file type of the selected data file is determined and the selected data file is printed in the print mode corresponding to the determined file type.

4. An image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the operation mode corresponding to the file type of the data file selected from the storage medium is not registered, the operation mode not registered at the time of the relevant processing operation is input in correspondence to the file type of the selected data file, and the operation mode corresponding to the file type of the selected data file is registered at the same time as when the data file is processed.

5. An image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the file type of the data file in said storage medium is determined based on an extension of the data file.

6. An image processing apparatus comprising:

read means for reading a data file stored in a storage medium which is removably loaded into a body of said image processing apparatus;

selecting means for selecting a file type in said storage medium, which is to be processed;

searching for data files of the selected file type in said storage medium and extracting the data files; and

processing control means for executing predetermined processing of the extracted data files,

wherein when the file type to be processed is selected from said storage medium, said storage medium is searched to extract the data files of the selected file type and the predetermined processing is executed for all the data files extracted from said storage medium.

7. An image processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

registering means for registering the file type of the data file and an operation mode for use in processing the data file of the file type in correspondent relation;

wherein when the file type to be processed is selected from said storage medium, said storage medium is searched to extract the data files of the selected file type and all the data files extracted from said storage medium are processed in the operation mode corresponding to the selected file type.