Patent ID: 7012715
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: an image processing unit for performing image processing on an input image to produce an output image; a storing unit for respectively storing image-related information relating to at least one image processed by said image processing unit; a notification unit for notifying that said storing unit does not have a sufficient capacity to store said image-related information, when said image-related information has such an amount as to exceed the capacity of said storing unit; a modification unit for performing, in response to a notification made by said notification unit to inform that said storing unit does not have a sufficient capacity to store said image-related information, at least one of deleting the image-related information stored in said storing unit from older one, moving the image-related information to another storing device from older one, and selecting the image-related information to be deleted.