US4733275A
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System for storage and printing a plurality of images
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-05-04
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Granted: 1988-03-22
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Expires: 2007-05-04
Abstract
Abstract A copying apparatus includes an exposing unit for exposing an original document, a memory, a circuit for causing a plurality of original document images to be stored in the memory, a read out circuit for reading out the original images from the memory, a printing unit for printing the read out image on a copy medium, a manual numerical input device, an addressing circuit for selectively addressing a desired one of the document images stored in the memory in accordance with a data entered by the numerical input device, and a control circuit for controlling the read out circuit by the addressing circuit so as to read out the desired one document image selected by the addressing circuit and print the same on the copy medium. The control circuit is adapted to repeat the read out of the selected image from the memory so as to repeat copying by a number of times entered by the numerical input device.
Inventors
- 👤 Susumu Sugiura
- 👤 Tadashi Sato
- 👤 Norio Nakajima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:12
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00249; G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/04; G03G15/04036; G03G15/04045; G03G15/04072; G03G15/22; G03G15/221; H04N1/38; G03G15/043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 48
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
An image forming system comprising: image memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for causing image-defining information to be stored in said memory means; means for reading out the image-defining information from the memory means; means for image forming on a recording medium in accordance with serial data corresponding to the image-defining information read out from said memory means by said reading out means; control data memory means for storing control data for selecting the image-defining information stored in said image-defining memory means, said data memory means being capable of storing first control data corresponding to first image-defining information without cancelling second control data corresponding to second image-defining information; and means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with control data stored in said control data memory means so as to read out the desired first image-defining information in accordance with the first control data and second image-defining information in accordance with the second control data and for providing the serial data into said image forming means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
An image forming system comprising: image memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for causing image-defining information to be stored in said memory means; means for reading out the image-defining information from the memory means; means for image forming on a recording medium in accordance with serial data corresponding to the image-defining information read out from said memory means by said reading out means; control data memory means for storing control data for selecting the image-defining information stored in said image-defining memory means, said data memory means being capable of storing first control data corresponding to first image-defining information without cancelling second control data corresponding to second image-defining information; and means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with control data stored in said control data memory means so as to read out the desired first image-defining information in accordance with the first control data and second image-defining information in accordance with the second control data and for providing the serial data into said image forming means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said controlling means provides plural image data into the image forming means corresponding to the plural information between the first image-defining information and second image-defining information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system according to claim 2, wherein said control means provides the plural image data serially into said image forming means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said reading out means causes said memory means to move when reading out the image-defining information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system according to claim 1, further comprising input means for setting the control data in said control data memory means, and wherein said input means is capable of entering numerical data corresponding to a number of image formation operations.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said image forming means includes a photoconductive member and means for exposing a laser to said member in accordance with the data provided by said controlling means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein a first image formation operation and a second image formation operation are executed a plural number of times in accordance with the numerical data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
158 words
An image forming system comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out the image-defining information from said memory means; means for image forming on a recording medium in accordance with serial data corresponding to the image-defining information read out from said memory means by said reading out means; control data memory means for storing control data for selecting an image-defining information stored in said image memory means, said control data memory means being capable of storing first control data corresponding to first image-defining information and second control data corresponding to second image-defining information; and means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with control data stored in said control data memory means so as to read out the desired first image-defining information in accordance with the first control data and second image-defining information in accordance with the second control data and for providing the serial data into said image forming means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
158 words
An image forming system comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out the image-defining information from said memory means; means for image forming on a recording medium in accordance with serial data corresponding to the image-defining information read out from said memory means by said reading out means; control data memory means for storing control data for selecting an image-defining information stored in said image memory means, said control data memory means being capable of storing first control data corresponding to first image-defining information and second control data corresponding to second image-defining information; and means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with control data stored in said control data memory means so as to read out the desired first image-defining information in accordance with the first control data and second image-defining information in accordance with the second control data and for providing the serial data into said image forming means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out image-defining information from said memory means in a sequence; and control means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from said memory means the image-defining information corresponding to any selected first and second different stored images which are non-consecutive in said sequence.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out image-defining information from said memory means in a sequence; and control means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from said memory means the image-defining information corresponding to any selected first and second different stored images which are non-consecutive in said sequence.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
93 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image information; means for reading out image-defining information from said memory means by a process involving photo detection to convert an image-defining information from an optical form to an electrical form; means operable for selecting any group of stored image-defining information, both the first and last image-defining information in said group being selectable; and controlling means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from the memory means the image-defining information corresponding to the selected group of image-defining information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
93 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image information; means for reading out image-defining information from said memory means by a process involving photo detection to convert an image-defining information from an optical form to an electrical form; means operable for selecting any group of stored image-defining information, both the first and last image-defining information in said group being selectable; and controlling means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from the memory means the image-defining information corresponding to the selected group of image-defining information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
87 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for causing image-defining information to be stored in said memory means; means for reading out image-defining information from the memory means; means operable for selecting any group of successively stored image-defining information, both the first and last image-defining information in said group being selectable; and controlling means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from said memory means the image-defining information corresponding to the selected group of image-defining information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
87 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for causing image-defining information to be stored in said memory means; means for reading out image-defining information from the memory means; means operable for selecting any group of successively stored image-defining information, both the first and last image-defining information in said group being selectable; and controlling means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from said memory means the image-defining information corresponding to the selected group of image-defining information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
148 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out any selected one of said image-defining information from said memory means by a process involving photo detection to convert an image-defining information from an optical form to an electrical form: control data memory means for storing control data for selecting image-defining information from said memory means; plural input means for selecting any single one of said image-defining information in said memory means, said input means causing said control data memory means to store data for grouping some of said image-defining information, and for selecting one of the image-defining information in said grouped image-defining information; and means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with control data stored in said control data memory means so as to read out the desired single one of image-defining information from the memory means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
148 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out any selected one of said image-defining information from said memory means by a process involving photo detection to convert an image-defining information from an optical form to an electrical form: control data memory means for storing control data for selecting image-defining information from said memory means; plural input means for selecting any single one of said image-defining information in said memory means, said input means causing said control data memory means to store data for grouping some of said image-defining information, and for selecting one of the image-defining information in said grouped image-defining information; and means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with control data stored in said control data memory means so as to read out the desired single one of image-defining information from the memory means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
139 words
An image forming system comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out any selected one of said image-defining information from said memory means; control data memory means for storing control data for selecting image-defining information from said memory means; plural input means for selecting any single one of said image-defining information in said memory means, said input means causing said control data memory means to store data for grouping some of said image-defining information, and for selecting one of the image-defining information in said grouped image-defining information; and means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with control data stored in said control data memory means so as to read out the desired single one of image-defining information from said memory means and for generating repeatedly said desired one of image-defining information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
139 words
An image forming system comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out any selected one of said image-defining information from said memory means; control data memory means for storing control data for selecting image-defining information from said memory means; plural input means for selecting any single one of said image-defining information in said memory means, said input means causing said control data memory means to store data for grouping some of said image-defining information, and for selecting one of the image-defining information in said grouped image-defining information; and means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with control data stored in said control data memory means so as to read out the desired single one of image-defining information from said memory means and for generating repeatedly said desired one of image-defining information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing information defining a plurality of images; means for reading out image-defining information from the memory means; means operable to select image-defining information to be read out by said reading out means; and means operable to delete any selected portion of the image-defining information in said memory means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing information defining a plurality of images; means for reading out image-defining information from the memory means; means operable to select image-defining information to be read out by said reading out means; and means operable to delete any selected portion of the image-defining information in said memory means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising means operable to cause image-defining information to be stored in said memory means to replace the deleted image-defining information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
129 words
An image processing system comprising: memory means; reading means for causing a plurality of image-defining information representing a respective plurality of original images to be stored in said image memory means and for reading out the plurality of image-defining information from said memory means; input means for entering data for selecting one of said image-defining information stored in said memory means; data memory means for storing the data entered by said input means; and controlling means for controlling said reading means in accordance with said data stored in said data memory means for selecting and reading out an image-defining information from said image memory means, said control means further being operable to clear said data memory means after the completion of the read out operation from said memory means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
129 words
An image processing system comprising: memory means; reading means for causing a plurality of image-defining information representing a respective plurality of original images to be stored in said image memory means and for reading out the plurality of image-defining information from said memory means; input means for entering data for selecting one of said image-defining information stored in said memory means; data memory means for storing the data entered by said input means; and controlling means for controlling said reading means in accordance with said data stored in said data memory means for selecting and reading out an image-defining information from said image memory means, said control means further being operable to clear said data memory means after the completion of the read out operation from said memory means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
157 words
An image forming system comprising: memory means for storing information defining a plurality of images; means for reading out image-defining information from the memory means; means for storing other information; means for printing an image on a recording medium in accordance with an electrical signal representing the image-defining information read out by said reading out means; input means for instructing a read out operation of said reading out means; means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with the instruction by said input means so as to read out the image-defining information stored in said memory means, and for controlling said printing means to print the image defined by said information on recording media and to repeat the printing; and means for combining image-defining information read out from said image memory means and said other information to both be printed by said printing means in combination on a recording medium as controlled by said controlling means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
157 words
An image forming system comprising: memory means for storing information defining a plurality of images; means for reading out image-defining information from the memory means; means for storing other information; means for printing an image on a recording medium in accordance with an electrical signal representing the image-defining information read out by said reading out means; input means for instructing a read out operation of said reading out means; means for controlling said reading out means in accordance with the instruction by said input means so as to read out the image-defining information stored in said memory means, and for controlling said printing means to print the image defined by said information on recording media and to repeat the printing; and means for combining image-defining information read out from said image memory means and said other information to both be printed by said printing means in combination on a recording medium as controlled by said controlling means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out an image-defining information from said memory means by a process involving photo detection to convert the image-defining information from an optical form to an electrical form; first means operable for selecting any of the stored image-defining information in said memory means; second means for reading out in sequence a plurality of image-defining information stored in said memory means; and controlling means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from said memory means the image-defining information corresponding to the selected any one of image-defining information in accordance with first means and a plurality of image-defining information in accordance with said second means.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of image-defining information; means for reading out an image-defining information from said memory means by a process involving photo detection to convert the image-defining information from an optical form to an electrical form; first means operable for selecting any of the stored image-defining information in said memory means; second means for reading out in sequence a plurality of image-defining information stored in said memory means; and controlling means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from said memory means the image-defining information corresponding to the selected any one of image-defining information in accordance with first means and a plurality of image-defining information in accordance with said second means.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
37 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 12, 13 or 17, wherein said controlling means further controls said reading out means to read out in sequence from the memory means a plurality of image-defining information.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
31 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 12, 13 or 18, wherein plural image formation corresponding to the plurality of image-defining information is executed a plural number of times.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
50 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 or 18, further comprising key input means for entering numerical data for selecting an image-defining information from the memory means and for entering a data corresponding to a number of image formation operations.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
33 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 10, 12, 13, 16, 17 or 18, further comprising means operable to delete any selected portion of the image-defining information in said memory means.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
37 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 or 18, further comprising means operable to cause image-defining informaton to be stored in said memory means to replace a deleted image-defining information.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
45 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 10, 12, 13, 14, 17 or 18, further comprising means operable to clear a data for selecting an image-defining information in the memory means after the completion of a read out operation from said memory means.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
43 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 or 18, further comprising means for combining image-defining information read out from said image memory means and other information to both be printed in combination on a recording medium.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according of claim 16, wherein said controlling means also clears the data memory when a power source of the apparatus is actuated.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system according of claim 17, wherein said controlling means further controls said reading out means to read out in sequence from the memory means a plurality of image-defining information, said combining means combining said plurality of image-defining information and the other information to both be printed.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
28 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 12, 13, 16 or 27, wherein plural image formation corresponding to a selected plurality of image-defining information is effected.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
38 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 1, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 or 18, further comprising means for exposing an image, wherein said memory means stores image-defining information corresponding to the exposed image.
Claim 41
Independent Claim
32 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 or 18, wherein said memory means is movable when the stored image-defining information is read out.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
29 words
Apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said selecting means includes input means for selecting an image-defining information from said memory means, and for selecting the portion to be deleted.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system according to claim 16, wherein said controlling means also clears a data for a number of image formation operations after completion of a read out operation.
Claim 44
Independent Claim
52 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 1, 8, 10, 11 or 18, wherein said controlling means controls said reading out means to read out from the memory means the plurality of image-defining information in an order opposite to the order of storing the image-defining information in the memory means.
Claim 45
Independent Claim
52 words
A system or apparatus according to one of claims 12, 13, 16 or 17, wherein said controlling means further controls said reading out means to read out from the memory means a plurality of image-defining information in an order opposite to the order of storing the image-defining information in the memory means.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus according to one of claims 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17 or 18, wherein a plurality of image formation operations corresponding to a selected plurality of image-defining information are executed a plural number of times in accordance with numerical data.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising means for controlling the reading out means, such that the reading out means reads out in sequence from the memory means a plurality of image-defining information.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
43 words
Apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising means for controlling said reading out means, such that the reading out means reads out a plurality of image-defining information in an order opposite to the order of storing the image-defining information in the memory means.
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