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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2005
Maki Ohyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Isao Miyamoto, Yamato, JP;
Takeharu Tone, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Ohkawa, Nishitokyo, JP;
Taira Nishita, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Arai, Kawaguchi, JP;
Naoki Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Maki Ohyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Isao Miyamoto, Yamato, JP;
Takeharu Tone, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Ohkawa, Nishitokyo, JP;
Taira Nishita, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Arai, Kawaguchi, JP;
Naoki Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing system connects a plurality of clients to an image processing apparatus via a network. The image processing apparatus includes a reading device that reads an image of an original document and generates a prescribed image signal, an image data generating device that applies prescribed image processing to the image signal to generate image data, and a memory that stores the image data. A format converting device is provided to convert an image format of the image data selected from the memory by one of plurality of client apparatuses into a prescribed format in accordance with a format condition designated by the client apparatus. A delivering device is provided to deliver the image data to the client apparatus in the prescribed format.