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Image processing apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-10-31
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Granted: 1992-01-28
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Expires: 2010-10-31
Abstract
Abstract An image processing apparatus such as a facsimile comprises: a recognizing circuit to recognize special pattern information such as a mark in reception image data; a converter to convert the result of the recognition by the recognizing circuit into the index information corresponding to image information in the reception image data; and a memory to store the index information converted by the converter and the image information so as to correspond to one another. When the user at a remote location wants to obtain image data, the image data can be transmitted from the electronic file system without needing any operator of the file system.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyotaka Miura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32128; H04N1/32133; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00352; H04N1/00355; H04N1/00358; H04N1/00363; H04N1/00366; H04N1/00368; H04N1/00374; H04N1/00376; H04N1/00962; H04N1/00968; H04N1/327; H04N1/32765; H04N1/32771; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3243; H04N2201/3269; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3278
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 108
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: recognizing means for recognizing special pattern information in reception image data; converting means for converting the result of the recognition by said recognizing means into index information corresponding to image information in said reception image data; and memory means for storing the index information converted by said converting means and said image information so as to correspond to one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: recognizing means for recognizing special pattern information in reception image data; converting means for converting the result of the recognition by said recognizing means into index information corresponding to image information in said reception image data; and memory means for storing the index information converted by said converting means and said image information so as to correspond to one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data is transmitted via facsimile.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the special pattern information comprises a mark.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the special pattern information comprises a bar code.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said memory means comprises an optical disc.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said memory means comprises a magneto-optical disc.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data is received via a telephone network.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said receiving means has an adaptor for connecting said apparatus to the telephone network.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the special pattern information is located in a specified area in the image data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the image data includes an area mark defining the specified area.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the area mark comprises tag information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for receiving the image data and means for expanding the image data received by said receiving means, wherein said recognizing means recognizes the image data expanded by said expansion means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said expansion means expands data compressed by the MH method.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising means for storing the image data received by said receiving means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for receiving the image data and means for controlling said recognizing means, said converting means, said memory means and said receiving means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising means for transmitting data outside, wherein if the index information has been already stored in said memory means, said control means controls said transmitting means to transmit data indicating to that effect.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said control means determines whether the image data is received by said receiving means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said control means determines whether reception of the image data by said receiving means has been completed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said receiving means receives image data transferred via a telephone network and wherein said control means disconnects said method from the telephone network in response to a determination whether the reception of the image data by said receiving means has been completed.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising means for storing the image data received by said receiving means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said control means controls said memory means to store the image data received by said receiving means after determination whether the reception of the image data by said receiving means has been completed.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising means for expanding the image data stored in said memory means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: recognizing means for recognizing special pattern information in reception information; searching means for searching an image data file by using the result of the recognition by said recognizing means as index information; and transmitting means for transmitting the image data which was searched by said searching means to a transmitting side.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: recognizing means for recognizing special pattern information in reception information; searching means for searching an image data file by using the result of the recognition by said recognizing means as index information; and transmitting means for transmitting the image data which was searched by said searching means to a transmitting side.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the information is received via facsimile.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the special pattern information comprises a mark.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the special pattern information comprises a bar code.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said recognizing means includes character recognition means.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the image data file comprises an optical disc.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the image data file comprises a magneto-optical disc.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the event that a plurality of the image data are searched by said searching means, said transmitting means transmits information to that effect to the transmission side.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the image information was sent by the transmitting side.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the image information is received via a telephone network.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein said receiving means has an adaptor for connecting said method to the telephone network.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the special pattern information is located in a specified area in the image data.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 34, wherein the image data includes an area mark defining the specified area.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 35, wherein the area mark comprises tag information.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising means for receiving the image information and means for expanding the image information received by said receiving means, wherein said recognizing means recognizes the image information expanded by said expansion means.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 37, wherein said expansion means expands information compressed by the MH method.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 37, further comprising means for storing the image information received by said receiving means.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising means for receiving the image information.
Claim 43
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An apparatus according to claim 40, wherein said receiving means includes memory means for storing a telephone number of a transmitting side which sent the image information.
Claim 44
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An apparatus according to claim 41, wherein said transmitting means transmits the image data to a transmitting side specified by the telephone number stored in said telephone number memory means.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein in the event that a plurality of the image data are searched by said searching means, said transmitting means transmits the plurality of the image data to the transmission side.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 43, wherein the plurality of the transmitted image data reduced in size.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 44, wherein the reduced image data are stored in the image data file together with ordinary data.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising means for receiving the image information and means for controlling said recognizing means, said searching means, said transmitting means and said receiving means.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 46, wherein said control means determine whether the image information is received by said receiving means.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 46, wherein said control means determines whether reception of the image information by said means has been completed.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 48, wherein said receiving means receives image information transferred via a telephone network and wherein said control means disconnects said method from the telephone network in response to determination whether the reception of the image data by said receiving means has been completed.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 48, further comprising means for storing the image information received by said receiving means.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 50, wherein said control means controls said memory means to store the image information received by said receiving means after determination whether the reception for the image information by said receiving means has been completed.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 51, further comprising means for expanding the image information stored in said memory means.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
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An image processing method comprising the steps of: recognizing special pattern information in reception image data; converting the result of the recognition into index information corresponding to image information in said reception image data; and storing in memory the converted index information and the image information so as to correspond to one another.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
53 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: recognizing special pattern information in reception image data; converting the result of the recognition into index information corresponding to image information in said reception image data; and storing in memory the converted index information and the image information so as to correspond to one another.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 53, wherein the image data is transmitted via facsimile.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 23, wherein the special pattern information comprises a mark.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 23, wherein the special pattern information comprises a bar code.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 23, wherein said memory comprises an optical disc.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 23, wherein said memory comprises a magneto-optical disc.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 22, wherein the image data is received via a telephone network.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 59, wherein the image data is received via the telephone network through an adaptor.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 53, wherein the special pattern information is located in a specified area in the image data.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 61, wherein the image data includes an area mark defining the specified area.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 62, wherein the area mark comprises tag information.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 23, further comprising receiving the image data and expanding the image data received wherein the expanded image data is recognized.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 64, wherein said expansion means expands data compressed by the MH method.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 64, further comprising storing the received image data.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 53, further comprising receiving the image data and controlling the steps of recognizing, converting, storing and receiving.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 67, wherein said controlling determines whether the image data is received.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 67, further comprising transmitting data outside, wherein if the index information has been already stored in said memory, said controlling controls said transmitting to transmit data to that effect.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 67, wherein said controlling determines whether reception of the image data has been completed.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 70, wherein said received image data is transferred via a telephone network and wherein said controlling disconnects the telephone network in response to a determination whether the reception of the image data has been completed.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 70, further comprising storing the received image data.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 72, wherein said controlling controls said memory to store the received image data after a determination whether the reception of the image data has been completed.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 73, further comprising expanding the image data stored in said memory.
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
43 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: recognizing special pattern information in reception information; searching an image data file by using the result of the recognition as index information; and transmitting the image data which was searched for to a transmitting side.
Claim 79
Dependent Claim
43 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: recognizing special pattern information in reception information; searching an image data file by using the result of the recognition as index information; and transmitting the image data which was searched for to a transmitting side.
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 75, wherein the information is received via facsimile.
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 75, wherein the special pattern information comprises a mark.
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 75, wherein the special pattern information comprises a bar code.
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 75 wherein said recognizing includes character recognizing.
Claim 84
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 75, wherein the image data file comprises an optical disc.
Claim 85
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 75, wherein the image data file comprises a magneto-optical disc.
Claim 86
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 75, wherein in the event that a plurality of the image data are searched, said transmitting transmits information to that effect to the transmission side.
Claim 87
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 75, wherein the information was sent by the transmitting side.
Claim 88
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 75, wherein the information is received via a telephone network.
Claim 89
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 84, wherein said information is received via the telephone network through an adaptor.
Claim 90
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 75, wherein the special pattern information is located in a specified area in the image data.
Claim 91
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 86, wherein the image data includes an area mark defining the specified area.
Claim 92
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 87, wherein the area mark comprises tag information.
Claim 93
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 75, further comprising receiving the reception information and expanding the reception information, wherein said recognizing recognizes the reception image information expanded by said expansion means.
Claim 94
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 89, wherein said expansion expands information compressed by the MH method.
Claim 95
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 89, further comprising storing the reception information.
Claim 96
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A method according to claim 75, further comprising receiving the information.
Claim 97
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A method according to claim 92, wherein said receiving includes memory for storing a telephone number of a transmitting side which sent the information.
Claim 98
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A method according to claim 93, wherein said transmitting transmits the data to a transmitting side specified by the telephone number stored in said telephone number memory means.
Claim 99
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 75, wherein in the event that a plurality of the image data are searched, said transmitting transmits the plurality of the image data to the transmission side.
Claim 100
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 93, wherein the plurality of the transmitted image data are reduced in size.
Claim 101
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 96, wherein the reduced image data are stored in the image data file together with ordinary data.
Claim 102
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 75, further comprising receiving the information and controlling said recognizing, said searching and said transmitting.
Claim 103
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 98, wherein said controlling determines whether the information is received.
Claim 104
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 98, wherein said controlling determines whether reception of the information has been completed.
Claim 105
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 100, wherein said receiving receives information transferred via a telephone network and wherein said controlling disconnects the telephone network in response to a determination whether the reception of the information has been completed.
Claim 106
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 101, further comprising storing the received information in memory.
Claim 107
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A method according to claim 102, wherein said controlling controls said memory to store the image information received after determination whether the reception of the information has been completed.
Claim 108
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A method according to claim 103, further comprising expanding the information stored in said memory.
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