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Printing apparatus for system
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-12-10
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Granted: 1989-09-12
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Expires: 2007-12-10
Abstract
Abstract A printing apparatus or system has CCDs for reading out image data from an original or originals, a memory for storing the image data, a plurality of recording sections with recording heads, a control for controlling the overall circuitry and mechanical parts. A desired number of copies in black or in color can be produced within a short period of time in accordance with the size of the original image and/or color. A red image which does not require high resolution as much as a black image is automatically reproduced with lower resolution while maintaining high resolution at black portion of the same image. A plurality of recording sections may be equally used for printing only a small number of copies.
Inventors
- 👤 Naoki Ayata
- 👤 Seiji Saito
- 👤 Hidetoshi Suzuki
- 👤 Kunitaka Ozawa
- 👤 Noboru Koumura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:38
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32486; H04N1/32502; H04N1/32523; H04N1/32529; H04N1/32545; H04N1/32555; H04N1/46; H04N1/50; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3285; H04N2201/3288; H04N2201/329; H04N2201/3292
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising: generating means for generating image data representing an image; memory means connected to said generating means for storing image data generated by said means; and a plurality of recording sections or heads connected to said generating means and said memory means for recording the image a number of times on a number of recording media on the basis of the image data from said generating means, wherein when the number of times the image is to be recorded is in excess of the number of said recording sections or heads, the excess number of image recordings are performed by said recording sections or heads on the basis of image data read out from said memory means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising: generating means for generating image data representing an image; memory means connected to said generating means for storing image data generated by said means; and a plurality of recording sections or heads connected to said generating means and said memory means for recording the image a number of times on a number of recording media on the basis of the image data from said generating means, wherein when the number of times the image is to be recorded is in excess of the number of said recording sections or heads, the excess number of image recordings are performed by said recording sections or heads on the basis of image data read out from said memory means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 1, wherein said generating means includes reading means for reading an original and for generating image data representing the original image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 1, wherein said recording sections or heads simultaneously perform image recordings based on the same image data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 1, wherein said memory means stores at least one page of image data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 1, further comprising means connected to said memory means and said recording sections or heads for setting a desired number of image recordings to be performed by said recording sections or heads.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
161 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising: memory means for storing image data representing an image; readout means connected to said memory means for repeatedly reading out the same image data stored in said memory means; image forming means connected to said memory means and being repeatedly operable for forming images on a recording medium in accordance with the image data repeatedly read out be said readout means; a plurality of receptacles connected to said image forming means for receiving media on which images have been formed by said image forming means; inputting means connected to said readout means and said image forming means for inputting numerical data determining the number of image formation operations to be performed by said image forming means; and control means connected to said image forming means for causing the image-bearing recording media produced by said number of image formation operations performed by said image forming means to be fed to a selected one of said receptacles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
161 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising: memory means for storing image data representing an image; readout means connected to said memory means for repeatedly reading out the same image data stored in said memory means; image forming means connected to said memory means and being repeatedly operable for forming images on a recording medium in accordance with the image data repeatedly read out be said readout means; a plurality of receptacles connected to said image forming means for receiving media on which images have been formed by said image forming means; inputting means connected to said readout means and said image forming means for inputting numerical data determining the number of image formation operations to be performed by said image forming means; and control means connected to said image forming means for causing the image-bearing recording media produced by said number of image formation operations performed by said image forming means to be fed to a selected one of said receptacles.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 6, wherein said readout means reads out the image data repeatedly in accordance with the number input by said inputting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 6, wherein said control means includes selecting means for selecting one of said plurality of receptacles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 8, wherein said selecting means comprises a manually operable instruction input means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 8, wherein said selecting means is automatically operable to select the receptacle in accordance with the size of the image to be formed on the recording medium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 6, wherein said memory means is capable of storing image data of a plurality of pages.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 6, further comprising reading means connected to said memory means for reading an image of an original and generating image data, wherein said memory means is arranged to store the image data from said reading means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
132 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising; reading means for reading an image of an original in a reading position relative to said reading means and generating image data representing the original; a memory connected to said reading means for storing image data representing a plurality of originals read by said reading means; exchanging means connected to said reading means for automatically exchanging one original in the reading position relative to said reading means with another original; means connected to said memory and said exchanging means for storing image data corresponding to a particular original in said memory and then allowing said exchanging means to exchange the particular original for another original; and printing means connected to said memory for printing an image in accordance with the image data stored in said memory.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
132 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising; reading means for reading an image of an original in a reading position relative to said reading means and generating image data representing the original; a memory connected to said reading means for storing image data representing a plurality of originals read by said reading means; exchanging means connected to said reading means for automatically exchanging one original in the reading position relative to said reading means with another original; means connected to said memory and said exchanging means for storing image data corresponding to a particular original in said memory and then allowing said exchanging means to exchange the particular original for another original; and printing means connected to said memory for printing an image in accordance with the image data stored in said memory.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 13, wherein image data corresponding to a plurality of originals is provided sequentially from said memory to said printing means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 13, wherein said printing means further prints an image in accordance with image data supplied, regardless of said memory, from said reading means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
147 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising: generating means for generating image data, the image data representing a plurality of original images different from each other; memory means connected to said generating means for storing image data generated by said generating means representing a plurality of original images; and recording means connected to said generating means and said memory means for recording images on a recording medium on the basis of image data supplied to said recording means, wherein the image data representing the original images generated by said generating means are supplied to said recording means and are stored in said memory means while said recording means records original images one at a time, and thereafter said memory means sequentially supplies to said recording means the image data stored in said memory means corresponding to a plurality of originals and said recording means records the original images.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
147 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising: generating means for generating image data, the image data representing a plurality of original images different from each other; memory means connected to said generating means for storing image data generated by said generating means representing a plurality of original images; and recording means connected to said generating means and said memory means for recording images on a recording medium on the basis of image data supplied to said recording means, wherein the image data representing the original images generated by said generating means are supplied to said recording means and are stored in said memory means while said recording means records original images one at a time, and thereafter said memory means sequentially supplies to said recording means the image data stored in said memory means corresponding to a plurality of originals and said recording means records the original images.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 16, wherein said generating means reads an original and generates image data representing the original image.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
53 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 16, wherein upon repeated recordings of the same image, a first recording is performed on the basis of the image data from said generating means, and second and following recordings are performed on the basis of the image data read out from said memory means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
32 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 16, further comprising means connected to said recording means for setting a desired number of image recordings to be performed by said recording means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
92 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising; a memory for storing image data representing an image; image forming means connected to said memory for forming an image on a recording medium on the basis of the image data stored in said memory; monitoring means connected to said memory for monitoring the size of an image represented by the image data stored in said memory; and control means connected to said image forming means and said monitoring means for controlling said image forming means in accordance with the size monitoring be said monitoring means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
92 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising; a memory for storing image data representing an image; image forming means connected to said memory for forming an image on a recording medium on the basis of the image data stored in said memory; monitoring means connected to said memory for monitoring the size of an image represented by the image data stored in said memory; and control means connected to said image forming means and said monitoring means for controlling said image forming means in accordance with the size monitoring be said monitoring means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
23 words
A printing apparatus of system according to claim 20, wherein said monitoring means monitors a size by counting an address of said memory.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
52 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 20, wherein said image forming means includes a plurality of recording sections for recording images the sizes of which are different from each other, wherein said control means selects one of said recording sections in accordance with the size monitored by said monitoring means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
47 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 20, further comprising reading means connected to said memory for reading an image of an original and for generating image data representing the original to be used by said image forming means as the basis for forming an image.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
92 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising: generating means for generating image data representing an image; a plurality of recording sections or heads connected to said generating means adapted to record an image on a recording medium on the basis of the image data generated by said generating means; and selecting means connected to said recording sections or heads for selecting at least one of said recording sections or heads to record the image, wherein said selecting means performs the selection depending on which of said recording sections or heads is being used.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
92 words
A printing apparatus or system, comprising: generating means for generating image data representing an image; a plurality of recording sections or heads connected to said generating means adapted to record an image on a recording medium on the basis of the image data generated by said generating means; and selecting means connected to said recording sections or heads for selecting at least one of said recording sections or heads to record the image, wherein said selecting means performs the selection depending on which of said recording sections or heads is being used.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
40 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 24, wherein said selecting means selects a recording section or head to be used for succeeding image recording in accordance with the recording section or head used for the preceding image recording.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
58 words
A printing apparatus of system according to claim 24, further comprising setting means connected to said recording sections or heads and said selecting means for setting a desired number of image recordings to be performed by said recording section or heads, wherein said selecting means performs a selection in accordance with the number set by said setting means.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
47 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 26, wherein when the number of said image recordings set by said setting means is equal to or more than the number of said recording sections or heads, said selecting means selects all of said recording sections or heads.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
29 words
A printing apparatus or system according to claim 24, wherein said generating means includes reading means for reading an original and for generating image data representing the original image.
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