EP0689157A2
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Apparatus for printing digital image data
Assignee: Canon Production Printing Netherlands BV
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Filing: 1994-12-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A printer for digital image information, wherein supplied data files containing image data for printing, are stored in a memory and are not printed until an operator has given a print command by means of a key on the control panel. The data files in the memory are listed on a display in the control panel for an operator to select one for printing before he gives the print command. Also, before giving this command, the operator can optionally adjust the printer settings in order thus to obtain a print of the required appearance. The printer can also be provided with a scanner for scanning documents and then act as a copying machine. In that case, printing and copying become essentially similar functions with identical operation. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 René François Albert Collard
- 👤 Peter Johannes Hendrikus Maria Teeuwen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32443; G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/12; G06K15/002; G06K15/005; G06K15/18; G06K15/1801; G06K15/1817; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00278; H04N1/00912; H04N1/32561; H04N1/00204; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0013; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
Apparatus for printing digital image data, comprising an operating unit provided with operating means; at least one inputting unit for receiving, from an external source, data files for printing; a memory device; a printing unit for printing image data files on an image support; and a control unit, connected to the operating unit and also connected to the printing unit in order to have image data files in said memory device printed by the printing unit; characterized in that said control unit is adapted to have any image data file printed when and only when it has received a print command for that purpose from an operator via said operating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a processing unit for converting received data files into printable image data files, wherein said inputting unit is adapted to store a received data file in said memory device and wherein said control unit is adapted to, upon said print command from the operating means, have a received data file converted by said processing unit and have the resulting printable image data file printed by said printing unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said control unit is provided with means for inventarising received data files stored in the memory device and to present identification data of these data files via the operating unit to an operator for selection, and in that the control unit is adapted to have converted and printed, on the said print command, a data file stored in the memory device as selected by the operator prior said print command.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a processing unit, connected to said inputting unit, for converting received data files into processed image data files, wherein said processing unit is adapted to store a processed image data file in said memory device and wherein said control unit is adapted to, upon said print command from the operating means, have a processed image data file printed by said printing unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
80 words
Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that said control unit is provided with means for inventarising processed image data files stored in the memory device and to present identification data of these image data files via the operating unit to an operator for selection, and in that the control unit is adapted to have printed on the said print command, a processed image data file stored in the memory device as selected by the operator prior said print command.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
Apparatus according to claim 3 or 5, wherein said inputting unit is provided with means for extracting identification data from a received data file and is connected to said control unit for transmitting said identification data thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 or 6, characterised in that an inputting unit comprises a network connection module for connection to a digital network.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 or 6, characterised in that an inputting unit comprises a device for reading a data storage medium, such as a floppy disk.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
147 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it also comprises a scanning unit for electro-optical scanning of a document and the generation of digital image data in so doing, and a second processing unit, connected to the scanning unit, for converting the said digital image data into printable image data files, which second processing unit is also connected to the printing unit for the purpose of delivering printable image data files thereto, and in that the control unit is also connected to the scanning unit and to the second processing unit, and is provided with means for, on a copying command given via the operating unit, starting the scanning unit, having the image data generated by the scanning unit converted by the second processing unit into printable image data files, and having the printing unit print the said printable image data files.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 3 and 5 to 9, wherein the said means for inventarising and presenting data files stored in the memory device are also adapted to offer an operator the choice of having all the stored data files printed successively.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
89 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 3 and 5 to 10, wherein the control unit is provided with means for verifying an operator's identification code input by means of the operating means of the operating unit, and wherein the said means for inventarising and presenting data files stored in the memory device are adapted, at least in respect of predetermined ones of said data files, to present these data files to the operator for selection only after the control unit has verified and approved the said identification code.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the control unit is adapted automatically to erase from the memory device data files stored therein after expiry of a predetermined period.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the control unit is adapted, by a command for the purpose from the operating means, to be set to a state in which it causes received data files to be converted and printed without awaiting a print command from the operating means.
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