US4639791A
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Image overlay apparatus with electronic image storage
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1984-11-08
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Granted: 1987-01-27
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Expires: 2004-11-08
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a recording apparatus capable of easily overlaying two images. One image is read photoelectrically and supplied as electrical signals, while the other image is stored in a read-only memory and supplied as electrical signals. The read-only memory is also used for storing control information for the overlaying process.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisaji Masaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/333; H04N1/387; H04N1/3871
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
A recording apparatus comprising: memory means for holding previously stored constant information and control information relating to a recording mode of the constant information; recording means for synthesizing variable information and the constant information from said memory means and recording the synthesized information; and control means for controlling said recording means to achieve synthesized recording in response to said control information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
A recording apparatus comprising: memory means for holding previously stored constant information and control information relating to a recording mode of the constant information; recording means for synthesizing variable information and the constant information from said memory means and recording the synthesized information; and control means for controlling said recording means to achieve synthesized recording in response to said control information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said memory means is detachable from said recording apparatus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said memory means stores one or plural information in a compressed form.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control information has one-to-one correspondence to the constant information stored in said memory means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
100 words
A recording apparatus comprising: memory means for storing constant information and information relating to the output size of the constant information; detecting means for detecting the size of a recording material set in the recording apparatus; comparison means for comparing the output size information read from said memory means to the size detected by said detecting means; and display means for displaying an alarm, when the output size information in said memory means does not coincide with the size detected by said detecting means in the synthesized recording of variable information and the constant information obtained from said memory means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
100 words
A recording apparatus comprising: memory means for storing constant information and information relating to the output size of the constant information; detecting means for detecting the size of a recording material set in the recording apparatus; comparison means for comparing the output size information read from said memory means to the size detected by said detecting means; and display means for displaying an alarm, when the output size information in said memory means does not coincide with the size detected by said detecting means in the synthesized recording of variable information and the constant information obtained from said memory means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said recording material is automatically selected according to the size information from said memory means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising second memory means for storing the constant information read from said memory means, wherein said control means is disabled until the constant information has been completely transferred to said second memory means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control information includes index information for searching the constant information stored in said memory means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control information includes information as to a set number of records and said control means controls the recording in response to the set number information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said memory means is a read only memory.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for photoelectrically reading an original image, wherein the variable information consists of image information read by said reading means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising means for photoelectrically reading an original image, wherein the variable information consists of image information read by said reading means.
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