Patent ID: 6621597
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A digital processing apparatus, comprising:processing means for executing one or more functions; and operating means or specifying processing conditions and execution of processes for the processing means, and wherein the operating means is capable of specifying changed settings for the function currently being executed by the processing means, and when the processing means receives instructions of changed settings from the operating means during execution of a function, the processing means continues performing the function it is execut according to the changed settings, wherein the processing means is capable of executing a sorted copying function, the number of copies to be made being one of the processing conditions, the operating means is capable of specifying a reduced or increased number of copies to be made while the processing means is performing the sorted copying function, and when the processing means receives instructions of changed settings to reduce or increase the number of copies while performing the sorted copying, it continues to perform the sorted copying function according to the changed settings so as to make the reduced or increased number of copies.