US4843428A
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Process apparatus for processing memory which stores information
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1988-02-22
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Granted: 1989-06-27
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Expires: 2008-02-22
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
2026-10-30 09:26
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: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A processing apparatus for processing information stored in an optical memory, comprising: means for reading out the information from said optical memory, including a photo detection element to convert the information stored in said optical memory from an optical form to an electrical form; means for driving said optical memory relative to said photo detection element; means operable for selecting any group of stored information, both the first and last information in said group being selectable; and controlling means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from said optical memory the information corresponding to the selected group of information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A processing apparatus for processing information stored in an optical memory, comprising: means for reading out the information from said optical memory, including a photo detection element to convert the information stored in said optical memory from an optical form to an electrical form; means for driving said optical memory relative to said photo detection element; means operable for selecting any group of stored information, both the first and last information in said group being selectable; and controlling means operable to cause said reading out means to read out from said optical memory the information corresponding to the selected group of information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising repeat means for causing said controlling means to repeatedly perform the read out operation by said reading means for the information corresponding to the selected group of information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information is image-defining information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising means for reproducing an electrical form of image-defining information read out by said reading out means as a visible image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said repeat means is adapted to repeat said read out operation a predetermined number of times.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said operable selecting means includes: (a) a first key for designating said first information; and (b) a second key for designating said second information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said operable selecting means further includes: (c) an operation number for entering information indicating storage location of said optical memory as to said first information and said second information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said operation member includes a ten-key.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said controlling means causes said reading out means to read out the information corresponding to the selected group of information by means of changing a relative position relation of said photo detection element and said optical memory.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said optical memory is a disc type of memory.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said optical memory stores a plurality of frames of image information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
93 words
An image processing apparatus for processing image-defining information stored in an optical memory, comprising: means for causing image-defining information to be stored in said memory; means for reading out image-defining information from memory; means for driving said memory relative to said optical memory; 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 the image-defining information corresponding to the selected group of image-defining information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
93 words
An image processing apparatus for processing image-defining information stored in an optical memory, comprising: means for causing image-defining information to be stored in said memory; means for reading out image-defining information from memory; means for driving said memory relative to said optical memory; 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 the image-defining information corresponding to the selected group of image-defining information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said reading out means includes: (a) means for converting image-information stored in said memory from an optical form into an electrical form.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said causing means causes image-defining information to be stored in said memory by means of projecting radiation into said memory.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 12 further comprising repeat means for causing said controlling means to repeatedly perform the read out operation by said reading means for the information corresponding to the selected group of information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 12 further comprising means for reproducing an electrical form of image-defining information read out by said reading out means as a visible image.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said operable selecting means includes: (a) a first key for designating said first information; and (b) a second key for designating said second information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said operable selecting means further includes: (c) an operation member for entering information indicating storage location of said optical memory as to said first information and said second information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said operation member includes a ten-key.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said controlling means causes said reading out means to read out the information corresponding to the selected group of information by means of changing a relative position relation to said photo detection element and said optical memory.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said optical memory is a disc type of memory.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said optical memory stores a plurality of frames of image information.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
91 words
A processing apparatus for processing a plurality of information storing blocks that store information in a memory, comprising: (a) means for reading out stored information from each information storing block; (b) means for selecting any one of said information storing blocks in said memory; and (c) means for erasing information stored in said information block, said erasing means being operable in a first erasing mode in which an information block selected by said selecting means is erased and a second erasing mode in which plural blocks in said memory are erased.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
91 words
A processing apparatus for processing a plurality of information storing blocks that store information in a memory, comprising: (a) means for reading out stored information from each information storing block; (b) means for selecting any one of said information storing blocks in said memory; and (c) means for erasing information stored in said information block, said erasing means being operable in a first erasing mode in which an information block selected by said selecting means is erased and a second erasing mode in which plural blocks in said memory are erased.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said second erasing mode is a mode in which continuous plural blocks in said memory are erased.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said second erasing mode is a mode in which all of the blocks in said memory are substantially erased.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said memory is an optical memory.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said reading out means includes: a photo detection element for converting information stored in said optical memory from an optical form into an electrical form.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein each of said information storing blocks is provided with an associated number and said selecting means selects one of said information storing blocks by means of selecting said associated number of the information storing block.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein each of said information storing blocks is adapted to store a frame of image information.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said memory is included in said apparatus, and said second erasing mode is automatically carried out in response to an operation start of said apparatus.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
115 words
A processing apparatus for processing a plurality of information storing blocks that store information in a memory, comprising: (a) means for reading out any selected block of said memory; (b) means for selecting any one of said information storing blocks of said memory; (c) control data memory means for storing control data which includes the information storing block selected by said selecting means, and said control data memory means storing data concerning a plurality of information storing blocks selected by said selecting means; and (d) 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 information storing blocks sequentially.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
115 words
A processing apparatus for processing a plurality of information storing blocks that store information in a memory, comprising: (a) means for reading out any selected block of said memory; (b) means for selecting any one of said information storing blocks of said memory; (c) control data memory means for storing control data which includes the information storing block selected by said selecting means, and said control data memory means storing data concerning a plurality of information storing blocks selected by said selecting means; and (d) 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 information storing blocks sequentially.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
14 words
A processing apparatus according to claim 31, wherein said memory is an optical memory.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
33 words
A processing apparatus according to claim 32, wherein said reading out means includes: a photo detection element for converting information stored in said optical memory from an optical form into an electrical form.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
43 words
A processing apparatus according to claim 31, wherein each of said information storing blocks is provided with an associated number, and said selecting means selects one of said information storing blocks by means of selecting said associated number of the information storing block.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
22 words
A processing apparatus according to claim 31, wherein each of said information storing blocks is adapted to store a frame of information.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
54 words
A processing apparatus according to claim 31, further comprising means for erasing information stored in said information block, said erasing means being operable in a first erasing mode in which an information block selected by said selecting means is erased and a second erasing mode in which plural blocks in said memory are erased.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
33 words
A processing apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said memory is included in said apparatus, and said second erasing mode is automatically carried out in response to an operation start of said apparatus.
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