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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichi Nagasawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahide Hirasawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/502 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus and system, which can effectively use the functions of an interface and which can fully use an image forming apparatus, is connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses via an interface. The image processing apparatus includes an image output circuit for transmitting the image to be formed via the interface, an input circuit for inputting the image forming conditions, and a mode designation circuit for designating the image communication mode of the interface in accordance with the image forming conditions input by the input circuit.