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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masao Hayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395442 ; 39549704 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus capable of effectively utilizing the capacity of an expansion memory, connected to the apparatus, without manual allocation of the memory capacity by the operator. The apparatus detects the connection of the external memory and its capacity, and automatically allocates the capacity to plural uses in a predetermined ratio or a predetermined amount.