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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Kazuhide Tanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhide Tanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to obtain image data and to perform an input process on the image data to produce input image data, an input filter configured to control the input process performed by the input unit, an output unit configured to perform an output process on processed image data, an output filter configured to control the output process performed by the output unit, a process filter connecting between the input filter and the output filter to control processing of the input image data, and another output filter configured to control an output process for storing given image data and conditions concerning outputting of the given image data in a storage unit. The other output filter is coupled to one of the input filter and the process filter in response to receiving an instruction to store the given image data.