Image processing apparatus, control method of image processing apparatus, program, and storage medium

• US 20070002392A1
• Filed: 06/23/2006
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Ogura, Keigo
• Granted Patent: US 8,259,345 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/448
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00416 Multi-level menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00503 Customising to a particular machine or model, machine function or application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00514 for individual users
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00795 Reading arrangements details of scanning heads H04N1/024; scanning arrangements therefor H04N1/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00798 Circuits or arrangements for the control thereof, e.g. using a programmed control device or according to a measured quantity
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00811 according to user specified instructions, e.g. user selection of reading mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00822 Selecting or setting a particular reading mode, e.g. from amongst a plurality of modes, simplex or duplex, or high or low resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00957 Compiling jobs, e.g. for batch processing H04N1/3208 takes precedence; program code compilation G06F8/41
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An image processing apparatus retrieves attribute values of image data in a storing unit for storing image data read by a reading unit or image data received from an external unit, and sets the retrieved attribute values as at least a part of read settings for document reading to be performed by the reading unit.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a reading unit configured to read a document image to create image data;

a storing unit configured to store the image data created by the reading unit or image data received from an external unit;

a specifying unit configured to specify particular image data stored in the storing unit; and

a setting unit configured to retrieve attribute values of the image data specified by the specifying unit, and set the retrieved attribute values as at least a part of read settings for document reading to be performed by the reading unit.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading unit reads a document image according to the read settings set by the setting unit.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a displaying unit configured to display the read settings.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a modifying unit configured to modify the read settings set by the setting unit.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the displaying unit displays user-configurable settings, other than the read settings set by the setting unit, on the displaying unit in an identifiable manner.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a combining unit configured to combine the image data created by the reading unit with the image data specified by the specifying unit to form combined image data.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a sending unit configured to send the combined image data formed by the combining unit.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the image data specified by the specifying unit is overwritten with the combined image data formed by the combining unit and is stored in the storing unit.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the storing unit changes the name of the combined image data formed by the combining unit and stores the combined image data separately from the image data specified by the specifying unit.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein, if setting values of the image data specified by the specifying unit cannot be detected, the displaying unit displays a message indicating that there are no configurable settings to be set by the setting unit.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising an insertion positioning unit configured to specify a page insertion point in the image data specified by the specifying unit,

wherein the combining unit inserts the image data created by the reading unit into the image data specified by the specifying unit at the page insertion point specified by the insertion positioning unit, thereby forming the combined image data.

12. A control method of an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

a reading step of reading a document image to create image data;

a storing step of storing the image data created in the reading step or image data received from an external unit;

a specifying step of specify particular image data stored in the storing step; and

a setting step of retrieving attribute values of the image data specified in the specifying step, and setting the retrieved attribute values as at least a part of read settings for document reading to be performed in the reading step.

13. A program for executing a control method of an image processing apparatus, the program comprising:

a reading module for reading a document image to create image data;

a storing module for storing the image data created by the reading module or image data received from an external unit;

a specifying module for specifying particular image data stored by the storing module; and

a setting module for retrieving attribute values of the image data specified by the specifying module, and setting the retrieved attribute values as at least a part of read settings for document reading to be performed by the reading module.

14. A computer readable storage medium containing computer-executable instructions for executing a control method of an image processing apparatus, the computer readable medium comprising:

computer-executable instructions for reading a document image to create image data;

computer-executable instructions for storing the image data created by the reading module or image data received from an external unit;

computer-executable instructions for specifying particular image data stored by the storing module; and

computer-executable instructions for retrieving attribute values of the image data specified by the specifying module, and setting the retrieved attribute values as at least a part of read settings for document reading to be performed by the reading module.