US4805135A
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Image communication apparatus having a function for dividing and outputting an image
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1985-06-27
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Granted: 1989-02-14
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Expires: 2005-06-27
Abstract
Abstract There is provided an information processing apparatus of a code-compressed image information for use in a facsimile apparatus or an electronic file. This apparatus comprises: an image memory to store the coded image data; a printer to print the image data; a counter to read out the data from the memory and to count the number of lines of the image data; and a controller to control the printer so as to allow the image data to be divided and printed in response to the count value of the counter. The size data of the image data is compared with the count value and when they coincide, the controller controls the printer. If the image data exceeds the line number of one standard scale recording sheet, the printer is controlled so as to divide and record the image data on two or more recording cut sheets.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Ochi
- 👤 Nobuji Tetsutani
- 👤 Tetsuji Yamamoto
- 👤 Hiroshi Nobuta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:19
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/23; H04N1/2307; H04N1/2323; G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; H04N1/233; H04N1/2369; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; H04N1/3873; H04N1/3875; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/0402; H04N2201/0414
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: transmitting/receiving means for transmitting and receiving compressed image information; memory means for storing received compressed image information; expanding means for expanding the compressed image information stored in said memory means; image forming means for forming an image on a sheet on the basis of image information expanded by said expanding means; deciding means for deciding whether or not image information corresponding to a single page is able to be image-formed on a single sheet; and control means for controlling information output such that, in a case where said deciding means has decided that the image information corresponding to said single page cannot be image-formed on a single sheet, the image information corresponding to the single page is divided and is image-formed on a plurality of sheets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: transmitting/receiving means for transmitting and receiving compressed image information; memory means for storing received compressed image information; expanding means for expanding the compressed image information stored in said memory means; image forming means for forming an image on a sheet on the basis of image information expanded by said expanding means; deciding means for deciding whether or not image information corresponding to a single page is able to be image-formed on a single sheet; and control means for controlling information output such that, in a case where said deciding means has decided that the image information corresponding to said single page cannot be image-formed on a single sheet, the image information corresponding to the single page is divided and is image-formed on a plurality of sheets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising address setting means for setting an address for reading so as to read out the image information from said memory means, wherein said control means controls said address setting means in response to a result from said deciding means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said deciding means changes its standard of decision in response to data pertaining to a size of the sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image forming means forms said image information on a cut sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said deciding means includes counting means for counting the number of scanning lines of said image information and wherein said deciding means decides in response to a counting value of said counting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, in a case where the counting value of said counting means has exceeded a predetermined value, said control means controls said image forming means such that the image information corresponding to the single page is divided and is image-formed on said plurality of sheets.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said predetermined value is associated with a size of the sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said deciding means decides whether or not said received image information can be image-formed on said single sheet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where said image information corresponding to said single page is divided and is image-formed on said plurality of sheets, said control means controls said image forming means such that a portion of said image information which is image-formed on a first sheet is again image-formed on a second sheet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
89 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: transmitting processing means for transmitting and receiving compressed image information; expanding means for expanding received compressed image information; image forming means for image-forming image information expanded by said expanding means; counting means for counting the number of scanning lines of said compressed image information; and control means for controlling information output such that, in response to the number of scanning lines counted by said counting means, said image information corresponding to a single page is divided and is image-formed on a plurality of sheets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
89 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: transmitting processing means for transmitting and receiving compressed image information; expanding means for expanding received compressed image information; image forming means for image-forming image information expanded by said expanding means; counting means for counting the number of scanning lines of said compressed image information; and control means for controlling information output such that, in response to the number of scanning lines counted by said counting means, said image information corresponding to a single page is divided and is image-formed on a plurality of sheets.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising memory means for storing the received compressed image information, wherein said counting means counts the number of the scanning lines of the compressed image information stored in said memory means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, in a case where said counting value of said counting means has exceeded a predetermined value, said control means controls said image forming means such that the image information corresponding to the single page is divided and is image-formed on the plurality of sheets.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said predetermined value is associated with a size of said sheet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said control means decides whether or not said received compressed image information can be image-formed on a single sheet.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said control means interrupts output operation of said image information corresponding to said single page when said counting value of said counting means has increased to a predetermined number.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
61 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, in a case where said image information corresponding to the single page is divided and is image-formed on said plurality of sheets, said control means controls the image forming means such that a portion of said image information which is image-formed on a first sheet is again image-formed on a second sheet.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said deciding means decides whether or not the received image information can be image-formed on said single sheet.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said memory means stores the entirety of the compressed image information corresponding to the single page.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said image forming means forms said image information on a cut sheet.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
118 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: transmitting/receiving means for transmitting and receiving image information; memory means for storing the entirety of received image information corresponding to a single page; image forming means for image-forming on a sheet said image information stored in said memory means; deciding means for deciding whether or not said image information corresponding to said single page is able to be image-formed on single sheet; and control means for controlling information-output such that, in the case where said deciding means has decided that the image information corresponding to the single page cannot be image-formed on the single sheet, the image information corresponding to the single page is divided and is image-formed on a plurality of sheets.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
118 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: transmitting/receiving means for transmitting and receiving image information; memory means for storing the entirety of received image information corresponding to a single page; image forming means for image-forming on a sheet said image information stored in said memory means; deciding means for deciding whether or not said image information corresponding to said single page is able to be image-formed on single sheet; and control means for controlling information-output such that, in the case where said deciding means has decided that the image information corresponding to the single page cannot be image-formed on the single sheet, the image information corresponding to the single page is divided and is image-formed on a plurality of sheets.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said memory means stores the compressed image information.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
42 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said deciding means includes counting means for counting the number of scanning lines of the image information and wherein said deciding means decides in response to a counting value of said counting means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
53 words
A image processing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein, in a case where the counting value of said counting means has exceeded a predetermined value, said control means controls said image forming means such that the image information corresponding to the single page is divided and is image-formed on the plurality of sheets.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the predetermined value is associated with a size of the sheet.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
38 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said control means interrupts output operation of the image information corresponding to the single page when the counting value of said counting means has increased to a predetermined number.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said image forming means forms the image information on a cut sheet.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
44 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising address setting means for setting an address for reading out the image information from said memory means, wherein said control means controls said address setting means in response to result from said deciding means.
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