US5072303A
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Combined printer and facsimile apparatus which scans using different scan rates and dot sizes
Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc
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Filing: 1989-12-29
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Granted: 1991-12-10
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Expires: 2009-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A combined PC laser printer and fax reproduction apparatus where the scanning speed and spot size of the laser beam are controlled to be different for the reproduction of signals received from a computer and for fax signals, and the memory of the apparatus is controlled to have two pages when reproducing fax signals, such that the parameters of operation are optimum for both functions.
Inventors
- 👤 Morton Silverberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 05:22
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N1/00236; H04N1/00238; G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/12; H04N1/04; H04N1/0402; H04N1/042; H04N1/0426; H04N1/0435; H04N1/0443; H04N1/0446; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32363; H04N1/32379; H04N1/32502; H04N1/32507; H04N1/32512; H04N1/113; H04N1/1135; H04N1/12; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/0086; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3285; H04N2201/3288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A printing apparatus, comprising: a) a first input means for input of image signals representative of an image; b) a second input means for input of fax signals representative of a facsimile; c) means selectively responsive to said image signals for printing said image in a first mode and to said fax signals for printing said facsimile in a second mode; d) said printing means including means for selectively scanning a laser beam at a first rate corresponding to a resolution of said image signals in said first mode, and for scanning said laser beam at a second rate corresponding to a resolution of said fax signals in said second mode; e) means for detecting input of said fax signals; f) means responsive to said detecting means for selecting said second mode for said printing means; g) means for determining characteristics of said fax signals; h) means responsive to said determining means for further adjusting performance of said printing means in said second mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A printing apparatus, comprising: a) a first input means for input of image signals representative of an image; b) a second input means for input of fax signals representative of a facsimile; c) means selectively responsive to said image signals for printing said image in a first mode and to said fax signals for printing said facsimile in a second mode; d) said printing means including means for selectively scanning a laser beam at a first rate corresponding to a resolution of said image signals in said first mode, and for scanning said laser beam at a second rate corresponding to a resolution of said fax signals in said second mode; e) means for detecting input of said fax signals; f) means responsive to said detecting means for selecting said second mode for said printing means; g) means for determining characteristics of said fax signals; h) means responsive to said determining means for further adjusting performance of said printing means in said second mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A printing apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein said first input means includes means for disabling said second input means when said image signals are input, and said second input means includes means for disabling said first input means when said fax signals are input.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A printing apparatus as described in claim 1 wherein said determining means includes means for analyzing said fax signal to determine said characteristics.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A printing apparatus as described in claim 3 wherein said characteristics include representation of a half-tone facsimile, and said adjusting means responds to determination that said fax signal represents a half-tome facsimile to reduce a spot size of said laser beam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A printing apparatus as described in claim 1 wherein said determining means includes means for input by an operator of signals identifying said characteristics.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A printing apparatus as described in claim 5 wherein said characteristics include representation of a half-tone facsimile, and said adjusting means responds to a determination that said fax signal represents a half-tome facsimile to reduce a spot size of said laser beam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
A printing apparatus as described in claim 1 wherein said characteristics include representation of a coarse image facsimile, and said adjusting means responds to a determination that said facsimile represents a coarse image facsimile to control the printing means to print each line of said fax signal as two lines of said facsimile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A printing apparatus as described in claim 7 wherein said printing means is controlled to print each line of said fax signal twice as successive lines of said facsimile.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A printing apparatus as described in claim 7 wherein a spot of said laser beam is transformed to an elliptical shape covering two successive lines of said facsimile, whereby each line of said fax signal is printed as two lines of said facsimile.
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