Patent ID: 6208432
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image storage control apparatus comprising:input means for inputting images of a plurality of originals to be stored on a storage medium on which a plurality of images are storable and processing mode data representing a processing mode necessary to store the images of the originals has been prestored;reading-out means for reading out the processing mode data prestored on said storage medium;processing means for processing, in common, a plurality of images of the originals input by said input means in accordance with the processing mode data read out by said reading-out means, wherein the input images are processable by said processing means, in common, without a manual setting of the processing mode by an operator, every time each of the plurality of images is input; andstorage control means for causing the images processed by said processing means to be stored in said storage medium so that the images of the originals are retrievable, and maintaining the images in said storage medium even if a new image other than the images is stored in said storage medium,wherein said processing mode data is maintained in said storage medium after the images are stored in said storage medium so that said processing mode data is effective for the new image different from the images.