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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Maeda, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an operation receiver configured to receive a predetermined operation, a first communication interface connectable with an external device, and a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to the operation receiver receiving the predetermined operation when the first communication interface is not connected with the external device, perform a first imaging process, and in response to the operation receiver receiving the predetermined operation when the first communication interface is connected with the external device, perform a second imaging process using the external device. The second imaging process is different from the first imaging process.