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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Yoshiyuki Tamai, Itami, JP;
Hiroshi Murakami, Toyokawa, JP;
Hiroaki Ikeda, Itami, JP;
Tomoyuki Atsumi, Toyohashi, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In an image processing apparatus capable of easily preparing a document having plural kinds of images and printing sheets, a plurality of management jobs containing linkage data, such as the order of linking image jobs are stored and registered in storage . In linking the image jobs, one of the registered management jobs is selected. Then, a controller causes the execution of linking the plurality of image jobs on the basis of the linkage data of the selected management job. Accordingly, the information of the plurality of image jobs can be treated independently of the information of the data for linking the plurality of image jobs. This permits easy preparation of a linked document having a plurality of images.