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EP0114723A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

A document issuing apparatus

Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1984-01-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-01-06
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Abstract

Abstract A document issuing apparatus wherein images of different forms and images of data to be printed on the forms are produced and stored in a memory (8). The form images and data images are combined and edited to produce a series of slip images. A printing device (7) prints the slip images on a sequence of documents. The sequence of documents is examined by a checking device (9) to determine if the documents have been printed in the proper order.

Inventors

  • 👤 Saburo Suganuma

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 20:58
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07B; G07B1/00; G07B1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 80 words
A document issuing apparatus comprising: means for separately reading image data and form data from documents; means for storing said image data and form data read by said reading means; means for combining and editing said stored image data and form data to produce a series of slip images; means for reproducing said slip images as visible images on respective documents; and means for automatically examining said printed documents to verify the order in which said documents have been printed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 80 words
A document issuing apparatus comprising: means for separately reading image data and form data from documents; means for storing said image data and form data read by said reading means; means for combining and editing said stored image data and form data to produce a series of slip images; means for reproducing said slip images as visible images on respective documents; and means for automatically examining said printed documents to verify the order in which said documents have been printed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
A document issuing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said form data includes an identifying mark indicating the type of form and wherein said examining means reads said identifying mark on each of said printed forms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 81 words
A document issuing apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said combining and editing means comprises: an operating panel for selecting an operation mode of the apparatus; and a control section coupled to said operating panel, said storing means, said reading means, and said reproducing means for transferring said image data and said form data to said storing means, for accessing said stored image data and form data in said storing means, and for transferring said slip images to said reproducing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
A document issuing apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said reproducing means comprises a printer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
A document issuing apparatus according to claim 4 wherein each of said slip images includes form identification data which is printed on said respective documents.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
A document issuing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said examining means examines said form identification data printed on each document.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 113 words
A document issuing apparatus for issuing a set of delivery documents on preprinted forms, each preprinted form in a set having different identification data preprinted thereon, the apparatus comprising: means for reading image'data from an order form; means for storing said image data read by said reading means; means for editing said image data to produce a series of slip images, each one of said slip images corresponding to a different one of the preprinted forms in the set of delivery documents; means for reproducing said slip images on the corresponding preprinted forms; and means for verifying that the preprinted forms with the corresponding slip images thereon were reproduced in a selected sequences.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 113 words
A document issuing apparatus for issuing a set of delivery documents on preprinted forms, each preprinted form in a set having different identification data preprinted thereon, the apparatus comprising: means for reading image'data from an order form; means for storing said image data read by said reading means; means for editing said image data to produce a series of slip images, each one of said slip images corresponding to a different one of the preprinted forms in the set of delivery documents; means for reproducing said slip images on the corresponding preprinted forms; and means for verifying that the preprinted forms with the corresponding slip images thereon were reproduced in a selected sequences.

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