JP5720525B2 - Image processing apparatus and activation control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and a startup control program, and more particularly, to an image processing apparatus including an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and a startup control program that operates on the image processing apparatus.

  An information processing apparatus that processes various types of information is usually equipped with an HDD. The HDD stores data or temporarily stores large amounts of processing data that cannot be stored in memory. Used. Since this HDD requires more time to access data than a memory, various techniques for increasing the processing speed have been proposed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a boot image creating unit that creates a boot image by taking out a RAM storing an operation program and a current operation program including data used for the operation from the RAM when the operation ends. And a writing means for writing the boot image created by the boot image creating means in the outer peripheral area of the hard disk that can be accessed at high speed, and the boot image written in the outer peripheral area of the hard disk, An image processing apparatus including activation means for performing the activation is disclosed.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-259542 discloses a photographing apparatus that forms a subject image and generates and records image data representing the subject in accordance with a photographing operation, and is executed by the CPU that executes software. A non-volatile memory for storing a part of the software, a hard disk device for storing software excluding the software stored in the non-volatile memory among the software executed by the CPU, and reading from the hard disk device A volatile memory in which the released software is stored, and the CPU executes the software stored in the nonvolatile memory and transfers the software stored in the hard disk device from the hard disk device to the volatile memory. An imaging device that processes the reading operation in parallel is opened. It is.

  Patent Document 3 below includes a hard disk, a first arithmetic processing device, and a second arithmetic processing device connected between the hard disk and the first arithmetic processing device. While the arithmetic processing unit is performing its own initialization process and OS startup process, in parallel with this, the second arithmetic processing unit performs its own initialization process, OS startup process and hard disk initialization process. After instructing and completing the initialization processing of the hard disk and the OS startup processing of the second arithmetic processing unit, the second arithmetic processing unit accesses the hard disk to acquire data, and the acquired data Is stored in the memory, and after the OS startup process of the first arithmetic processing unit is completed, the first arithmetic processing unit accesses the memory to store the data. The information processing apparatus is disclosed which is adapted Tokusuru.

JP 2009-193379 A JP 2006-163714 A JP 2008-287317 A

  Since an HDD needs to perform an initialization process such as a file system check when used, an information processing apparatus equipped with an HDD cannot start job processing until the HDD initialization process is completed at the time of startup. There is.

  In particular, an image processing apparatus typified by an MFP (Multi-Function Peripheral) may be suddenly turned off as compared with a server (PC) or the like that performs a shutdown process according to a predetermined procedure. In many cases, a stored file is fragile when the power is cut off, and therefore an initialization process is essential to restore the file. In recent years, the capacity of the HDD tends to increase with the increase in the definition of printed images and the speed of image processing. As the capacity of the HDD increases, the time required for the HDD initialization process also increases. The problem that the start of is delayed is noticeable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object thereof is to provide an image processing apparatus and an activation control program capable of quickly starting job processing after activation.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an HDD capable of storing data, an image processing unit that performs analysis processing and drawing processing of a job received from the outside, and outputs image data after the drawing processing to a print processing unit. , And an HDD initialization process for checking the file system of the HDD after the power is turned on, wherein the image processing unit executes the analysis process and the power after the image processing apparatus is turned on. A first initialization process for starting a task for performing a drawing process is performed, and when the first initialization process is completed, a job is accepted without waiting for the HDD initialization process to be completed. If the job is not used, the job is processed regardless of whether the HDD initialization process is completed.

  The present invention also provides an activation control program that operates in an image processing apparatus that includes an HDD capable of storing data and that performs an HDD initialization process for checking a file system of the HDD after the power is turned on. The processing apparatus performs an analysis process and a drawing process of a job received from the outside, and functions as an image processing unit that outputs image data after the drawing process to a print processing unit, and the image processing unit includes: After the power is turned on, a first initialization process for starting a task for performing the analysis process and the drawing process is performed. When the first initialization process is completed, a job is accepted without waiting for the HDD initialization process to be completed. If the received job does not use the HDD, the job is processed regardless of whether the HDD initialization process is completed. A.

  According to the image processing apparatus and the activation control program of the present invention, job processing can be started quickly after activation.

  The reason is that the image processing apparatus (startup control program) performs a first initialization process for starting a task necessary for image processing when the apparatus is started up. If the received job is a job that does not use the HDD, the job processing is controlled regardless of whether the HDD initialization processing is completed or not. Because. In addition, after the HDD initialization process is completed, a second initialization process is performed to make the HDD area allocated to itself available, and when the second initialization process is completed, a job using the HDD is performed. This is because control to accept and start processing is performed.

  As a result, jobs that do not use the HDD can be processed without being affected by the initialization process of the HDD, so that job processing can be started quickly after the apparatus is started.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation after power ON of a conventional image processing apparatus. It is a flowchart figure which shows the initialization sequence of the image process part in the conventional image processing apparatus. It is a flowchart figure which shows the initialization process of the HDD area | region allocated to the image process part in the conventional image processing apparatus. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing job processing in a conventional image processing apparatus. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation after power ON of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the initialization sequence of the image processing part of the image processing apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating job processing in the image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in the background art, an image processing apparatus typified by an MFP may be suddenly powered off compared to a server (PC) or the like that performs a shutdown process according to a predetermined procedure. Many of the files stored in the HDD are fragile, and an initialization process such as a file system check is essential to restore the files. Further, since the capacity of the HDD tends to increase with the increase in the definition of the print image and the speed of the image processing, the time required for the HDD initialization process also becomes long, and the start of the job processing is delayed.

  Here, various techniques for speeding up the processing have been proposed. However, Patent Document 1 is a technique for operating a boot program after HDD initialization at high speed, and a sequence after waiting for HDD initialization. Therefore, the above problem cannot be solved. Further, Patent Document 2 is a technology that realizes high-speed startup by parallel processing, and does not make it usable before the initialization of the HDD is completed. Therefore, the above problem cannot be solved. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 is a technique for executing initialization of the HDD at an early stage. Since the job processing cannot be started unless the initialization of the HDD is completed, the above problem cannot be solved.

  As described above, in the conventional apparatus, job processing cannot be started until the initialization of the HDD is completed. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, even if the initialization of the HDD is not completed, a specific job is assigned. On the other hand, job processing can be started.

  Specifically, the image processing apparatus (startup control program) performs a first initialization process for starting a task (a program for performing image processing) necessary for image processing when the apparatus is started, and performs first initialization. When the process is completed, the job is accepted without waiting for the completion of the HDD initialization process, and if the accepted job is a job that does not use the HDD (a job that does not cause a swap process, a spool process to the HDD, etc.), Regardless of whether or not the initialization process has been completed, job processing is started. Further, after the HDD initialization process is completed, a second initialization process is performed to make the HDD area allocated to itself available (create a directory or expand resources), When the initialization process is completed, a job that uses the HDD (a job that generates a swap process, a spool process to the HDD, etc.) is received and the process is started.

  This speeds up the startup process, and jobs that do not use the HDD can be processed without being affected by the initialization process of the HDD, so that the job process can be started quickly after the apparatus is started. . For example, an XPS (XML Paper Specification) or PDF (Portable Document Format) job requires an HDD to temporarily store data in the HDD for analysis, and starts job processing until the HDD initialization process is completed. I can't. On the other hand, jobs described in PS (Post Script) and PCL (Printer Control Language) can analyze the data in order, so if the amount of data is not large, the HDD is unnecessary and the initialization process of the HDD is completed. Job processing can be started without waiting.

  Note that the swap processing is to temporarily write information that does not fit in the memory to the storage device and exchange it with information in the memory as necessary. In addition, the spool processing is to exchange data between the main body and an input / output device such as a printer in parallel with the processing of the main body of the computer device. Since the print data is stored in a buffer storage device or the like to operate the printer and the main body executes the following processing, the processing speed can be increased.

  In order to describe the above-described embodiment of the present invention in more detail, an image processing apparatus and an activation control program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image processing apparatus of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the conventional image processing apparatus after the power is turned on, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are flowcharts showing the detailed operation. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the image processing apparatus according to this embodiment after the power is turned on, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing the detailed operation.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an image processing system according to the present embodiment includes an image processing apparatus 10 such as an MFP, and an external input device such as a computer apparatus or a printer controller that sends a print job to the image processing apparatus 10 to instruct printing. 20. The image processing apparatus 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, an HDD 14, a control unit 15, an input I / F 16, an engine unit 17, and the like. The control unit 15 includes an overall control unit 15a and an image processing unit 15b. Hereinafter, each component of the image processing apparatus 10 will be described in detail.

  The CPU 11 is a data processing device that operates according to a program. The ROM 12 stores a program and the like for controlling the operation of the entire image processing apparatus 10. The RAM 13 stores data necessary for control by the CPU 11 and data that needs to be temporarily stored during the control operation. The HDD 14 stores job data, data that needs to be temporarily stored during image processing, and the like.

  The CPU 11, the memory such as the ROM 12 and RAM 13, and the HDD 14 constitute a control unit. In this embodiment, in order to make the functions of the control unit easier to understand, the control unit is provided separately from the CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, and HDD 14. 15 is described. That is, the control unit 15 includes functions performed by the CPU 11 using the RAM 13 and the HDD 14 based on a program in the ROM 12, and these functions are roughly divided into an overall control unit 15a and an image processing unit 15b. .

  The overall control unit 15 a controls functions such as copying, scanning, and faxing, and controls the operation of the engine unit 17. Further, the image processing unit 15b analyzes the print job received via the input I / F 16, generates an intermediate language from the print job, and converts the intermediate language into image data that can be processed by the engine unit 17. Implement processing.

  The input I / F 16 includes a NIC (Network Interface Card), a modem, and the like, enables communication with the external input device 20, and receives a print job from the external input device 20.

  The engine unit 17 (print processing unit) includes constituent elements necessary for image formation using an image forming process such as an electrophotographic method or an electrostatic recording method, and is based on a print job received via the input I / F 16. The generated image is formed on a sheet.

  In the image processing apparatus 10 configured as described above, when the image processing apparatus 10 is turned on, the overall control unit 15a causes the HDD 14 to start a file system check or the like (hereinafter referred to as HDD initialization process), and Processing for starting up each task (a program for performing data analysis processing and drawing processing) such as a data analysis processing task and a drawing processing task (hereinafter referred to as an initialization sequence of the image processing unit (the first in the claims) This is called initialization processing).

  When the initialization sequence is completed, the image processing unit 15b accepts a print job without waiting for the completion of HDD initialization. If the accepted print job is a job that does not use the HDD 14, the HDD initialization is completed. Regardless of whether the job is received, processing of the accepted job is started. Further, after the HDD initialization is completed, a process for generating a directory used by the image processing unit 15b in the HDD 14 or expanding resources to make the HDD 14 usable (hereinafter referred to as the HDD initializing of the image processing unit). When the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit is completed, a print job using the HDD 14 is received and the process is started.

  Here, a job that does not use the HDD 14 is a job that does not cause a swap process or a spool process to the HDD 14. For example, a job described in PS, PCL, or the like (so-called stream type job) can be analyzed in order from the top of the data and does not need to be stored in the HDD 14, and thus is a job that does not use the HDD 14. A job using the HDD 14 is a job that causes a swap process, a spool process to the HDD 14, or the like. For example, jobs such as XPS and PDF (so-called file-type jobs) need to be temporarily stored in the HDD for analysis, and are jobs that use the HDD 14.

  Hereinafter, the operation after turning on the power of the image processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment (details of the above-described processing) will be described. The operation will be described. The components of the conventional image processing apparatus are the same as those in FIG. 1, but the control of the control unit is different.

  FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the conventional image processing apparatus after the power is turned on. In the conventional sequence, processing from main power ON to job processing execution to printing completion is performed in the following order.

  (1) The user turns on the main power supply of the image processing apparatus.

  (2) The general control unit is notified that the power is turned on.

  (3) An initialization request is notified from the overall control unit to the HDD, and HDD initialization processing is executed. As described above, the HDD initialization process is a process for checking a file in the HDD and restoring it if it is broken (so-called FSCK (file system check or file system consistency check)). The time required for the HDD initialization process varies depending on the HDD capacity, but is about 40 to 50 seconds, for example.

  (4) The activation request is notified from the overall control unit to the image processing unit, and the image processing unit executes an initialization sequence. As described above, this initialization sequence is a process for starting each task (a program for executing data analysis processing and drawing processing) such as a data analysis processing task and a drawing processing task. The conventional initialization sequence incorporates the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit, and after the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit is completed, the initialization sequence is completed. This initialization sequence will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (5) Even if the image processing unit starts each task such as a data analysis processing task or a drawing processing task, the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit is not performed until the overall control unit is notified of permission to access the HDD. Waiting.

  (6) When access permission to the HDD is notified from the overall control unit, the image processing unit executes HDD initialization processing of the image processing unit in the initialization sequence. This process is a process for generating a directory used by the image processing unit in the HDD or expanding a resource. This directory includes a directory for storing resource data for fonts, and resource data for color management systems. A directory for storing data, a directory for storing halftone data, and the like. The HDD initialization process of the image processing unit will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (7) When the initialization sequence of the image processing unit is completed, the job processing can be started. After the main power of the image processing apparatus is turned on, the time until the initialization sequence of the image processing unit is completed and the job processing can be started is 1 minute when the time required for HDD initialization processing is 40 to 50 seconds. That's it. The image processing unit receives job data from the overall control unit, executes job analysis / drawing processing, transfers the generated frame data to the engine unit, and prints it on a sheet. This job processing will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an initialization sequence of the image processing unit of the conventional image processing apparatus.

  The image processing unit activates each task such as a data analysis processing task and a drawing processing task (S101). Then, it is determined whether or not the HDD is installed in the image processing apparatus (S102). If the HDD is installed, the process waits until the HDD initialization is completed and the HDD access permission is notified from the overall control unit. (S103). When the HDD access permission is notified from the overall control unit, the image processing unit performs HDD initialization processing (S104).

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit incorporated in the initialization sequence of the image processing unit of the conventional image processing apparatus, and shows the details of S104.

  First, the image processing unit creates various directories for spools and resources in the HDD area used by the image processing unit (S104a). Then, the resource data is expanded in the created directory (S104b).

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing job processing of the image processing unit of the conventional image processing apparatus.

  First, the image processing unit acquires job data from the overall control unit (S111), and generates an intermediate language by analyzing the language of the job data by a data analysis processing task (S112). Next, it is determined whether there is a free area in the RAM (S113). If there is a free area in the RAM, the intermediate language is stored in the RAM (S114). On the other hand, if there is no free space in the RAM, it is checked whether an HDD is installed in the image processing apparatus (S115). If an HDD is installed, it is determined whether there is free space in the HDD (S116). If there is free space in the HDD, the intermediate language is stored in the HDD (S117). In the control of the conventional image processing apparatus, since the job processing is started after the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit is completed, it is possible to immediately determine whether there is an empty area in the HDD. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not one page of intermediate language has been accumulated (S119). If one page has not been accumulated, the process returns to S111 and the same processing is repeated. Execute (S120).

  If the HDD is installed (Yes in S115) and there is no free space in the HDD (No in S116), the data analysis process is stopped and the drawing process is performed using the intermediate language up to the middle. Then, the area storing the intermediate language is released (hereinafter, this process is called PaintAhead). Also, PaintAhead is performed when the HDD is not mounted (in the case of No in S115).

  In the drawing process, the stored intermediate language is acquired, frame data is generated (S121), and the area storing the intermediate language is released (S122). Then, it is determined whether all the frame data generation processing has been completed (S123). If the frame data generation processing has not been completed, the processing returns to S120 and the same processing is repeated. When the generation processing of all the frame data is completed, it is determined whether all the data analysis processing is completed (S124). If the data analysis processing is not completed, the process returns to S111 and the same processing is repeated. When the data analysis process is completed, the job process ends.

  The generated frame data is transferred to the engine unit, and the engine unit transfers it to a sheet for printing.

  As described above, in the conventional sequence, the HDD access permission is notified and the job processing is started after the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit is completed. Therefore, a job using the HDD can be processed. In this control, even for a job that can be processed on the RAM, the job processing cannot be started until the HDD initialization process is completed. Especially in an apparatus with a large RAM capacity, the image processing apparatus There was a problem that job processing could not be started quickly after starting. In this embodiment, therefore, processing of a job that does not use the HDD can be started without waiting for completion of the HDD initialization processing.

  Hereinafter, an operation after the power of the image processing apparatus of the present embodiment is turned on will be described. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the image processing apparatus according to this embodiment after the power is turned on. The sequence of this embodiment performs processing from main power ON to job processing execution to printing completion in the following order.

  (A) As in the prior art, the user turns on the main power supply of the image processing apparatus 10.

  (B) As in the conventional case, the general control unit 15a is notified that the power supply is turned on.

  (C) As in the conventional case, an initialization request is notified from the overall control unit 15a to the HDD 14, and HDD initialization processing is executed. As described above, the HDD initialization process is a process for checking a file in the HDD 14 and restoring it if it is broken. The time required for the HDD initialization process is, for example, about 40 to 50 seconds. .

  (D) An activation request is notified from the overall control unit 15a to the image processing unit 15b, and the I / F portion of the image processing unit 15b and the overall control unit 15a is opened.

  (E) After opening the I / F, the image processing unit 15b executes an initialization sequence. This initialization sequence is a process for starting each task such as a data analysis process task and a drawing process task, and the control of this embodiment does not include the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit. This initialization sequence will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (F) When the initialization sequence of the image processing unit 15b is completed, the job processing can be started. After the main power of the image processing apparatus 10 is turned on, the time until the initialization sequence of the image processing unit 15b is completed and the job processing can be started is about 20 to 30 seconds, which is compared with the conventional image processing apparatus. Job processing can be started much faster. The image processing unit 15b receives job data from the overall control unit 15a, executes job analysis / drawing processing, transfers the generated frame data to the engine unit 17, and prints it on a sheet. If the HDD 14 is used during the job analysis / drawing process, the process waits until the overall control unit 15a notifies the HDD access permission. If the HDD 14 is not used, the process is continued. This job processing will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (G) When the HDD access permission is notified from the overall control unit 15a, the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit is executed. After that, as usual, not only jobs that do not use the HDD 14 but also jobs that use the HDD 14 can be processed.

  Next, the processes (E) and (F) will be described. Note that the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit is the same as the conventional (6), and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an initialization sequence of the image processing unit 15b of the image processing apparatus 10 according to the present exemplary embodiment.

  The image processing unit 15b activates each task such as a data analysis processing task and a drawing processing task (S201). Here, in the control of the conventional image processing apparatus, the process waits until the initialization of the HDD mounted in the image processing apparatus is completed and the HDD access permission is notified from the overall control unit. In the control of the apparatus 10, the initialization sequence is completed without waiting for the HDD access permission notification from the overall control unit 15a.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing job processing of the image processing unit 15b of this embodiment. The basic processing flow is the same as that of the flowchart of FIG. 5 described above, but in FIG. 7, the image processing unit 15b performs the initialization sequence without waiting for the HDD access permission notification from the general control unit 15a. Since it is completed, when there is no free space in the RAM 13 and the HDD 14 is mounted, it is determined whether the HDD 14 has a free space after waiting for a notification of HDD access permission from the overall control unit 15a. To do.

  First, the image processing unit 15b acquires job data from the overall control unit 15a (S211), analyzes the language of the job data by a data analysis processing task, and generates an intermediate language (S212). Next, it is determined whether there is an empty area in the RAM 13 (S213). If there is an empty area in the RAM 13, the intermediate language is stored in the RAM 13 (S214). On the other hand, if there is no free space in the RAM 13, it is confirmed whether the HDD 14 is installed in the image processing apparatus 10 (S215). If the HDD 14 is installed, as described above, it is confirmed whether HDD access permission is notified from the overall control unit 15a (S216). If the HDD access permission notification is confirmed, it is determined whether there is a free area in the HDD 14 (S217). If there is a free area in the HDD 14, the intermediate language is stored in the HDD 14 (S218). Thereafter, it is determined whether one page of intermediate language has been accumulated (S220). If one page has not been accumulated, the process returns to S211 and the same processing is repeated. Execute (S221).

  If the HDD 14 is installed (Yes in S215) and there is no free space in the HDD 14 (No in S217), PaintAhead is performed. Also, when the HDD 14 is not installed (No in S215), PaintAhead is performed. When the HDD access permission is not notified from the overall control unit 15a (No in S216), the process waits until the HDD access permission is notified. In general, PaintAhead takes more time than HDD initialization processing, so here we wait for notification of HDD access permission. However, if HDD initialization processing takes longer, PaintAhead It is good also as a structure which performs.

  In the drawing process, the saved intermediate language is acquired, frame data is generated (S222), and the area where the intermediate language is saved is released (S223). Then, it is determined whether all the frame data generation processing has been completed (S224). If the frame data generation processing has not been completed, the processing returns to S221 and the same processing is repeated. When the generation processing of all the frame data is completed, it is determined whether all the data analysis processing is completed (S225). If the data analysis processing is not completed, the process returns to S211 and the same processing is repeated. When the data analysis process is completed, the job process ends.

  Then, the generated frame data is transferred to the engine unit 17, and the engine unit 17 transfers it to a sheet for printing.

  As described above, in the sequence of this embodiment, the HDD access permission is notified, and the initialization sequence of the image processing unit 15b is completed without waiting for the HDD initialization process of the image processing unit to be completed. Therefore, a job that does not use the HDD 14 can be processed, and job processing can be started quickly after the image processing apparatus 10 is activated.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, The structure and control can be changed suitably, unless it deviates from the meaning of this invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the image processing device 10 includes the engine unit 17 (print processing unit). However, the print processing unit is a separate device, and the data processed by the image processing unit 15b is stored in the separate device. The image processing apparatus 10 can be configured to transmit (the image processing apparatus 10 can function as a RIP (Raster Image Processing) controller, a printer controller, or the like).

  In the above embodiment, an image processing apparatus typified by MFP is exemplified as an apparatus that performs activation control. However, the present invention is not limited to an arbitrary apparatus that performs processing of a job that uses an HDD and a job that does not use an HDD. The control of the invention can be applied as well.

  The present invention can be used for an apparatus equipped with an HDD, in particular, an image processing apparatus such as an MFP or a printer controller, and an activation control program operating on the image processing apparatus.

10 image processing apparatus 11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Control part 15a Overall control part 15b Image processing part 16 Input I / F
17 Engine part 20 External input device

Claims (10)

HDD that can store data,
An image processing unit that performs analysis processing and drawing processing of a job received from the outside, and outputs image data after the drawing processing to a print processing unit,
An image processing apparatus in which an HDD initialization process for checking a file system of the HDD is executed after turning on the power,
The image processing unit performs a first initialization process for starting a task for performing the analysis process and the drawing process after the image processing apparatus is turned on. When the first initialization process is completed, the HDD initialization process is performed. If the received job is a job that does not use the HDD, the job is processed regardless of whether or not the HDD initialization process is completed.
An image processing apparatus. When the HDD initialization process is completed and the HDD becomes accessible, the image processing unit performs a second initialization process to make the HDD area allocated to the HDD available, and When the initialization process 2 is completed, a job that uses the HDD is received and processed.
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. The second initialization process includes a directory creation process and a resource expansion process.
The image processing apparatus according to claim 2. The job not using the HDD is a job in which swap processing and spool processing do not occur.
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus. The job not using the HDD is a stream type job described in PS (Post Script) or PCL (Printer Control Language).
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus. An activation control program that operates on an image processing apparatus that includes an HDD capable of storing data and performs an HDD initialization process that checks a file system of the HDD after the power is turned on,
The image processing apparatus;
Analyzes and renders the job received from the outside, functions as an image processing unit that outputs the image data after the rendering process to the print processing unit,
The image processing unit performs a first initialization process for starting a task for performing the analysis process and the drawing process after the image processing apparatus is turned on. When the first initialization process is completed, the HDD initialization process is performed. If the received job is a job that does not use the HDD, the job is processed regardless of whether or not the HDD initialization process is completed.
An activation control program characterized by the above. When the HDD initialization process is completed and the HDD becomes accessible, the image processing unit performs a second initialization process to make the HDD area allocated to the HDD available, and When the initialization process 2 is completed, a job that uses the HDD is received and processed.
The start control program according to claim 6. The second initialization process includes a directory creation process and a resource expansion process.
The start control program according to claim 7, wherein: The job not using the HDD is a job in which swap processing and spool processing do not occur.
The start control program according to any one of claims 6 to 8. The job not using the HDD is a stream type job described in PS (Post Script) or PCL (Printer Control Language).
The start control program according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein

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