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Image processing system

Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1993-04-08
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Granted: 1996-10-08
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Expires: 2013-04-08
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Abstract

Abstract An image processing system for processing input image data according to the machine operation instructions described in a job control sheet and outputting the processed image data, comprises: instruction recognizing unit for recognizing the machine operation instructions stored in the job control sheet; decision unit for deciding whether execution of the recognized machine operation instructions is possible or impossible; processing unit for processing the input image data processed by the job control sheet when execution of the machine operation instruction is possible, and outputting the processed image data; instruction altering unit for altering the machine operation instructions by an operator of the machine; storing unit for storing input image data; and control unit for controlling all of said units.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tadaomi Suzuki

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 20:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/0048; H04N1/00488; H04N1/00962; H04N1/00968

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 233 words
An image processing system for applying the processings of a plural number of jobs to an input image data according to machine operation instructions, which are definitely described in a job control sheet, and outputting the processed image data, comprising: instruction recognizing means for recognizing said machine operation instructions stored in the job control sheet; decision means for deciding whether execution of said recognized machine operation instructions is possible or impossible; processing means operating such that when execution of the machine operation instruction is possible, said processing means processes the input image data, which is to be processed according to the job control sheet, and outputs the processed image data; storing means for storing the input image data including the input image data corresponding to an unexcutable job control sheet operation instruction; instruction altering means by which an operator of the image processing system alters the machine operation instructions to enable execution of the unexcutable operation instruction; and control means for controlling said instruction recognizing means, said decision means, said processing means, said storing means, and said instruction altering means; wherein, when the unexcutable machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet, is recognized, the corresponding input image data is stored in said storing means, and not output, while another job queue waiting for the processing is processed, unless said instruction altering means enables execution of the unexecutable operation instruction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 233 words
An image processing system for applying the processings of a plural number of jobs to an input image data according to machine operation instructions, which are definitely described in a job control sheet, and outputting the processed image data, comprising: instruction recognizing means for recognizing said machine operation instructions stored in the job control sheet; decision means for deciding whether execution of said recognized machine operation instructions is possible or impossible; processing means operating such that when execution of the machine operation instruction is possible, said processing means processes the input image data, which is to be processed according to the job control sheet, and outputs the processed image data; storing means for storing the input image data including the input image data corresponding to an unexcutable job control sheet operation instruction; instruction altering means by which an operator of the image processing system alters the machine operation instructions to enable execution of the unexcutable operation instruction; and control means for controlling said instruction recognizing means, said decision means, said processing means, said storing means, and said instruction altering means; wherein, when the unexcutable machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet, is recognized, the corresponding input image data is stored in said storing means, and not output, while another job queue waiting for the processing is processed, unless said instruction altering means enables execution of the unexecutable operation instruction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 96 words
The image processing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for notifying the operator of the job being impossible in execution when the machine operation instruction cannot be executed, and wherein when the machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet and recognized, cannot be executed, the input image data processed according to the operation instruction of the job control sheet are stored into said storing means, not output, and the notifying means notifies the operator of the job being impossible in execution, while another job waiting for the processing is processed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 138 words
The image processing system according to claim 2, in which when the machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet and recognized, cannot be executed, the input image data processed according to the operation instruction of the job control sheet are stored into said storing means, not output, and the notifying means notifies the operator of the job being impossible in execution, while another job waiting for the processing is processed, and when the operator alters the machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet and recognized, into a machine operation instruction that can be executed, the input image data to be processed according to the altered operation instruction of the job control sheet is read out of said storing means, and the read out input image data is processed and output.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 114 words
The image processing system according to claim 3, further comprising data transmission means for transmitting data among a plural number of image processing systems and image processing system designating means for designating one of said plural number of image processing systems, and wherein when the machine operation instruction, which supplied from the job control sheet and recognized, cannot be executed, the input image data processed according to the operation instruction of the job control sheet are stored into said storing means, not output, and said notifying means notifies the operator of the job being impossible in execution, through the image processing system which the operator has designated using said image processing system designating means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 112 words
The image processing system according to claim 4, in which the machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet and recognized, cannot be executed, the input image data processed according to the operation instruction of the job control sheet are stored into said storing means, not output, and said notifying means notifies the operator of the job being impossible in execution, through the image processing system which the operator has designated using said image processing system designating means, and said notifying means notifies the operator of the job being impossible in execution, through another image processing system having operation instruction altering means capable of altering the machine operation instructions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
The image processing system according to claim 5, in which said image processing system designating means for designating one of said plural number of image processing systems is contained in the job control sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 34 words
The image processing system according to claim 4, in which said image processing system designating means for designating one of said plural number of image processing systems is contained in the job control sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 116 words
The image processing system according to claim 2, further comprising data transmission means for transmitting data among a plural number of image processing systems and image processing system designating means for designating one of said plural number of image processing systems, and wherein when the machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet and recognized, cannot be executed, the input image data processed according to the operation instruction of the job control sheet are stored into said storing means, not output, and said notifying means notifies the operator of the job being impossible in execution, through the one image processing system which the operator has designated using said image processing system designating means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 110 words
The image processing system according to claim 7, in which when the machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet and recognized, cannot be executed, the input image data processed according to the operation instruction of the job control sheet are stored into said storing means, not output, and notifies the operator of the job being impossible in execution, through the image processing system which the operator has designated using said image processing system designating means, and said notifying means notifies the operator of the job being impossible in execution, through another image processing system having operation instruction altering means capable of altering the machine operation instructions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 34 words
The image processing system according to claim 8, in which said image processing system designating means for designating one of said plural number of image processing systems is contained in the job control sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 393 words
An image processing system for applying the processings of a plural number of jobs to an input image data according to the machine operation instructions, which are definitely described in a job control sheet, and outputting the processed image data, comprising: instruction recognizing means for recognizing the machine operation instructions stored in the job control sheet; decision means for deciding whether execution of the recognized machine operation instructions is possible or impossible; processing means operating such that when execution of the machine operation instruction is possible, said processing means processes the input image data, which is to be processed according to the job control sheet, and outputs the processed image data; means for notifying an operator of the job being impossible in execution when the machine operation instruction cannot be executed; storing means for storing the input image data including the input image data corresponding to an unexecutable job control sheet operation instruction; instruction altering means by which the operator of the image processing system alters the machine operation instruction to enable execution of the unexcutable operation instruction; and control means for controlling said instruction recognizing means, said decision means, said processing means, said storing means, and said instruction altering means; wherein, when the unexcutable machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet, is recognized, the corresponding input image data is stored in said storing means, and not output, while another job queue waiting for the processing is processed, unless said instruction altering means enables execution of the unexecutable operation instruction; and wherein said notifying means notifies the operator of the unexecutable machine operation instruction, an error message indicating that the machine operation instruction cannot be executed and a job identification number attached to the input image data, which is to be processed according to the operation instruction of the job control sheet, is composed on the output job control sheet image, and wherein, when the operator alters the machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet and recognized, into the machine operation instruction that can be executed, said job control sheet is retrieved using the job identification number, and the input image data to be processed according to the altered operation instruction of said retrieved job control sheet is read out of said storing means, and the read out input image data is processed and output.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 393 words
An image processing system for applying the processings of a plural number of jobs to an input image data according to the machine operation instructions, which are definitely described in a job control sheet, and outputting the processed image data, comprising: instruction recognizing means for recognizing the machine operation instructions stored in the job control sheet; decision means for deciding whether execution of the recognized machine operation instructions is possible or impossible; processing means operating such that when execution of the machine operation instruction is possible, said processing means processes the input image data, which is to be processed according to the job control sheet, and outputs the processed image data; means for notifying an operator of the job being impossible in execution when the machine operation instruction cannot be executed; storing means for storing the input image data including the input image data corresponding to an unexecutable job control sheet operation instruction; instruction altering means by which the operator of the image processing system alters the machine operation instruction to enable execution of the unexcutable operation instruction; and control means for controlling said instruction recognizing means, said decision means, said processing means, said storing means, and said instruction altering means; wherein, when the unexcutable machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet, is recognized, the corresponding input image data is stored in said storing means, and not output, while another job queue waiting for the processing is processed, unless said instruction altering means enables execution of the unexecutable operation instruction; and wherein said notifying means notifies the operator of the unexecutable machine operation instruction, an error message indicating that the machine operation instruction cannot be executed and a job identification number attached to the input image data, which is to be processed according to the operation instruction of the job control sheet, is composed on the output job control sheet image, and wherein, when the operator alters the machine operation instruction, which is supplied from the job control sheet and recognized, into the machine operation instruction that can be executed, said job control sheet is retrieved using the job identification number, and the input image data to be processed according to the altered operation instruction of said retrieved job control sheet is read out of said storing means, and the read out input image data is processed and output.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 164 words
The image processing system according to claim 11, further comprising re-inputting means for re-inputting said job control sheet image containing the error message indicating that the machine operation instruction cannot be executed and the job identification number attached to the input image data, which is to be processed according to the operation instruction of the job control sheet, and job identification number recognizing means for recognizing the job identification number from the re-input job control sheet image, and when the operator alters the machine operation instruction on the output job control sheet image into the machine operation instruction that can be executed, the job identification number is recognized from the re-input job control sheet image, the job control sheet is retrieved using the job identification number, and the input image data to be processed according to the altered operation instruction of said retrieved job control sheet is read out of said storing means, and the read out input image data is processed and output.

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