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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masahiko Murata, Tama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395112 ; 395500 ; 395114 ;
Abstract
An output apparatus includes a determination device for determining a control program for analyzing data input from an external apparatus from among a plurality of control programs, and a control device for adjusting connections with the external apparatus in accordance with the determination of the determination device. An output method includes the steps of determining a control program for analyzing data input from an external apparatus from among a plurality of control programs, and adjusting connections with the external apparatus in accordance with the determination.