| US 7,403,308 B2 | ||
| Image forming apparatus | ||
| Akihiro Moro, Shizuoka-ken (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan); and Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 27, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/374,721. | ||
| Application 10/374721 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/293296, filed on Nov. 14, 2002, granted, now 7,307,758. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0095594 A1, May 20, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/409 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—2.1 [358/1.13; 358/426.02; 382/232] | 6 Claims |
| 1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
an image reading section which acquires image data from an original;
an image processing section which applies a predetermined process to the acquired image data and outputs first image data
to which the process has been applied or which applies one of two or more different processes including the predetermined
process to the acquired image data and outputs second image data to which the process has been applied;
a printer section which makes a predetermined printing operation or one of two or more different printing operations including
the predetermined printing operation;
at least one of an operating section which accepts a mode specification and a determination section which determines an original
type;
a control section which controls at least any one of the first image data and the second image data based on specification
of the operating section or determination of the determination section to be printed in any one of the first printing operation
and the second printing operation; and
a compression/decompression section which compresses or decompresses at least any one of the first image data and the second
image data by any one of a first compression/decompression scheme and a second compression/decompression scheme,
wherein the control section further causes any one of the first image data and the second image data to be compressed or decompressed
by any one of the first compression/decompression scheme and the second compression/decompression scheme based on the specification
of the operation section or the determination of the determination section, and
wherein the first compression/decompression scheme is a process for carrying out a fixed compression/decompression processing,
and the second compression/decompression scheme is a process for carrying out the fixed-length compression/decompression processing
and a variable-length compression/decompression which carries out compression/decompression processing according to the original.
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