Image forming apparatus that restricts a storage size of a generated log image

US9304723B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9304723-B2
Application numberUS-201414492230-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 22, 2014
Priority dateSep 24, 2013
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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An image forming apparatus includes: a job executing unit that executes a job based on an image; and a log image generating unit that generates a log image as a history of the image and stores the generated log image in a storage unit. If the job executed by the job executing unit does not involve external output from the image forming apparatus, the log image generating unit restricts a storage size of the log image for this job.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a memory that stores a program; and a processor, wherein when the processor executes the program, the processor operates as: a job executing unit that executes a job based on an image; and a log image generating unit that generates a log image as a history of the image, and stores the log image in a storage unit, wherein the log image generating unit restricts a storage size of the log image for the job if…

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What does patent US9304723B2 cover?
An image forming apparatus includes: a job executing unit that executes a job based on an image; and a log image generating unit that generates a log image as a history of the image and stores the generated log image in a storage unit. If the job executed by the job executing unit does not involve external output from the image forming apparatus, the log image generating unit restricts a storag…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/1239. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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