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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohide Kubota, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image processing apparatus of one aspect of the present invention generates configuration information that includes information indicating the sizes of files included in print data stored in an external storage medium and the locations thereof in the print data. When obtaining each file in the print data, the image processing apparatus obtains an obtainment target file and another file to be used for printing of the same page together with the target file, within the extent of the storage capacity of a storage unit of the image processing apparatus, from the external medium in a single access to it in accordance with the configuration information, and temporarily save them in the storage unit. The image processing apparatus performs analysis for printing with respect to the saved files in order.