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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1998
Akio Sugaya, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
System according to the present invention is adapted so that form data is registered according to form caching instruction data. Thus, the form data, which is a user resource, can be reused without being changed. Consequently, user's convenience can be enhanced, and form overlay processing can be achieved at a high speed. To realize such a system, in accordance with the present invention, when receiving form cache generation instruction data outputted from a host computer, the received form cache generation instruction data is stored in a nonvolatile memory. Further, for example, when a power supply is turned on, if form cache generation instruction data is present, form data is read from a corresponding flash memory in accordance with the instruction data. Then, form image data is formed, and the formed form image data is registered in a cache memory.