Patent ID: 6845182

Claim:
An image recording system comprising: a first recording medium for image information recording; a second recording medium for image information storage; means for inputting image information transmitted from an outside, to the first recording medium; means for preprogramming to record image information; means for recognizing an amount of the image information preprogrammed to be recorded; means for managing an amount of each piece of image information recorded on the first recording medium and an available space of the first recording medium; means for managing an available space of the second recording medium; means for obtaining a recording space shortage for preprogrammed information by subtracting the available space of the first recording medium from the amount of the image information preprogrammed to be recorded; means for comparing the available space of the first recording medium, the preprogrammed image information amount, the recording space shortage for preprogrammed information, the amount of the image information already recorded on the first recording medium and the available space of the second recording medium; means for, in response to a comparison result of the comparing means, selecting a larger amount of image information than the recording space shortage for preprogrammed information, from the image information recorded on the first recording medium; and means for moving the image information selected by the selecting means from the first recording medium to the second recording medium.