Image data registering apparatus and method, storage medium, and program product
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1. An image data registering apparatus comprising:
- a connecting unit for connecting a detachable memory for storing image data and information showing a preservation term of the image data;
a registering unit for registering the image data read out from the memory;
a calculating unit for calculating a deletion time on the basis of information showing the preservation term read out from the memory and a current time; and
a deleting unit for deleting the image data registered by said registering unit on the basis of the information showing the preservation term read out from the memory and the deletion time calculated by said calculating unit.
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Abstract
A designating picture plane for designating image data to be registered on the basis of specific information read out from a detachable memory for storing image data and the specific information which specifies the image data is displayed. An area in which the image data is registered is designated. The image data designated by the designating picture plane is registered in the designated memory area.
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1. An image data registering apparatus comprising:
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a connecting unit for connecting a detachable memory for storing image data and information showing a preservation term of the image data;
a registering unit for registering the image data read out from the memory;
a calculating unit for calculating a deletion time on the basis of information showing the preservation term read out from the memory and a current time; and
a deleting unit for deleting the image data registered by said registering unit on the basis of the information showing the preservation term read out from the memory and the deletion time calculated by said calculating unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
an input unit for inputting a password;
an image data designating unit for designating image data designated by the user from the image data registered by said registering unit; and
a printing unit for printing the image data designated by said image data designating unit if the password inputted by said input unit is valid.
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3. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the area includes a personal box.
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4. An image data registering apparatus comprising:
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a connecting unit for connecting a detachable memory for storing image data and information showing a preservation of the image data;
a registering unit for registering the image data read out from the memory;
a selecting unit for selecting as a preservation term either the information showing a preservation of the image read out from the memory or a preset preservation term; and
a deleting unit for deleting the image data registered by said registering unit on the basis of the preservation term.
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5. An image data registering method comprising:
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a registering step of registering image data read out from a detachable memory for storing image data and information showing a preservation term of the image data;
a calculating step of calculating a deletion time on the basis of information showing the preservation term read out from the memory and a current time; and
a deleting step of deleting the image data registered in said registering step on the basis of the information showing the preservation term read out from memory and the deletion time calculated in said calculating step. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
an input step of inputting a password;
an image data designating step of designating image data designated by the user from the image data registered in said registering step; and
a printing step of printing the image data designated in said image data designating step if the password inputted in said input step is valid.
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7. A method according to claim 5, wherein the area includes a personal box.
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8. An image data registering method comprising:
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a registering step of registering image data read out from a detachable memory for storing image data and information showing a preservation of the image data;
a selecting step of selecting as a preservation term either the information showing a preservation of the image read out from the memory or a preset preservation term; and
a deleting step of deleting the image data registered in said registering step on the basis of the information showing the preservation term read out from the memory.
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9. A storage medium for storing an image data registering program, wherein the image data registering program comprises:
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registering code for registering image data read out from a detachable memory for storing said image data and information indicative of a preservation term of the image data;
calculating code for calculating a deletion time on the basis of information showing the preservation term read out from the memory and a current time; and
deleting code for deleting the image data registered by said registering code on the basis of the information indicative of the preservation term read out from the memory and the deletion time calculated by said calculating code.
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10. A product of an image data registering program, wherein said image data registering program comprises:
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registering code for registering image data read out from a detachable memory for storing said image data and information indicative of a preservation term of the image data;
selecting code for selecting as a preservation term either the information showing a preservation of the image read out from the memory or a preset preservation term; and
deleting code for deleting the image data registered by said registering code on the basis of the information indicative of the preservation term read out from the memory.
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11. An image data registering apparatus comprising:
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a registering unit for registering image data read out from a memory in which the image data and information showing a preservation term of the image data are stored;
a calculating unit for calculating a deletion time on the basis of the information showing the preservation term read out from the memory and a current time; and
a deleting unit for deleting the image data registered by said registering unit on the basis of the deletion time calculated by said calculating unit.
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12. An image data registering method comprising:
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a registering step of registering image data read out from a memory in which the image data and information showing a preservation term of the image data are stored;
a calculating step of calculating a deletion time on the basis of the information showing the preservation term read out from the memory and a current time; and
a deleting step of deleting the image data registered in said registering step on the basis of the deletion time calculated in said calculating step.
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