Patent ID: 8495016
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G06F,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus including a central processing unit configured to function as: an acquisition unit which acquires image data; a job executing unit which executes a job concerning an image processing of the image data acquired by the acquisition unit; a first determination unit which determines whether the image data acquired by the acquisition unit has been stored in a predetermined storage device; a writing unit which (i) writes link information indicating a link to the image data that has been stored in the predetermined storage device instead of writing the acquired image data to the predetermined storage device, if the image data has been stored in the predetermined storage device and (ii) writes the acquired image data to the predetermined storage device, if the image data has not been stored in the predetermined storage device; and a second determination unit which determines whether or not the writing unit succeeds in writing the link information or the acquired image data to the predetermined storage device, wherein if the second determination unit determines that the writing unit does not succeed in writing the link information or the acquired image data to the predetermined storage device, the job executing unit does not execute the job concerning the image processing of the acquired image data.