Patent ID: 6804016
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
A control apparatus, connected to a host apparatus, for controlling a scanner and a printer, said control apparatus comprising:a receiver for receiving print data from the host apparatus, wherein the print data includes a first type of command for describing an image and a second type of command for causing the scanner connected to said control apparatus to scan an original image and for causing said control apparatus to synthesize the original image with the image described by the first type of command; an interpreter for interpreting the print data received by said receiver and converting the interpreted print data into image data; a memory for storing the image data converted by said interpreter; an output unit for outputting the image data stored in said memory to the printer; and a transmitter for transmitting the image data stored in said memory to an external apparatus, wherein said interpreter comprises: a discriminator for discriminating whether the print data includes the second type of command; a controller for causing the scanner to scan an original image in response to the second type of command when said discriminator discriminates that the print data includes the second type of command; and a storage unit for writing data of the original image output from the scanner into said memory in response to the second type of command.