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Image communication apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1989-09-22
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Granted: 1992-03-24
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Expires: 2009-09-22
Abstract
Abstract An image communication apparatus is provided which has various novel functions: a function of eliminating lacking portions in an image printed with a printer incorporating a so-called separation process; a function of shortening the time required for a multi-copy; a function of selecting a maximum resolution of the apparatus without using the same resolution as used during reading; a function of visualizing reading control data in a memory copy mode; and a function of compulsorily setting the manual reception mode when the apparatus at the automatic reception mode is not prepared for reception.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/393; H04N1/32; H04N1/32496
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: reading means for reading original document image formation to obtain an image signal; storage means for storing the image signal; recording means for recording image information stored in said storage means; control means for sending, before all of the image information corresponding to the original document is stored in said storage means, the image information to said recording means to perform a first recording, and after all of the image information corresponding to the original document is stored in said storage means and after said first recording is completed, performing second and following recordings by said recording means; and display means for displaying that second and following recordings are impossible when said storage means cannot store all of the image information corresponding to the original document.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: reading means for reading original document image formation to obtain an image signal; storage means for storing the image signal; recording means for recording image information stored in said storage means; control means for sending, before all of the image information corresponding to the original document is stored in said storage means, the image information to said recording means to perform a first recording, and after all of the image information corresponding to the original document is stored in said storage means and after said first recording is completed, performing second and following recordings by said recording means; and display means for displaying that second and following recordings are impossible when said storage means cannot store all of the image information corresponding to the original document.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores a compression-coded image signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
119 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: reading means for reading an image of an original document at any of a plurality of resolutions; storage means for storing image information obtained by said reading means in a memory copy mode; transmission means for transmitting image information in said storage means; recording means for recording in an ordinary copy mode, original, not stored, image information of said original document received from said reading means and for recording in the memory copy mode, image information already stored in said storage means; and setting means for automatically setting said reading means to read said original document image at a maximum resolution when said image information is to be recorded in said ordinary copy mode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
119 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: reading means for reading an image of an original document at any of a plurality of resolutions; storage means for storing image information obtained by said reading means in a memory copy mode; transmission means for transmitting image information in said storage means; recording means for recording in an ordinary copy mode, original, not stored, image information of said original document received from said reading means and for recording in the memory copy mode, image information already stored in said storage means; and setting means for automatically setting said reading means to read said original document image at a maximum resolution when said image information is to be recorded in said ordinary copy mode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
154 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: reading means for reading an image of an original document at any of a plurality of resolutions; storage means for storing image information obtained by said reading means in a memory copy mode; transmission means for transmitting image information in said storage means; recording means for recording image information; and control means having a first mode for controlling said recording means to record, original, not stored, image information of said original document received from said reading means, and a second mode for recording image information stored in said storage means for transmission, wherein, in the first mode, said control means sets said reading means to read said original document image at a maximum resolution so as to record the obtained image information at a maximum resolution, while, in the second mode, the control means controls the stored image data to be recorded at the resolution said data was stored.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
154 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: reading means for reading an image of an original document at any of a plurality of resolutions; storage means for storing image information obtained by said reading means in a memory copy mode; transmission means for transmitting image information in said storage means; recording means for recording image information; and control means having a first mode for controlling said recording means to record, original, not stored, image information of said original document received from said reading means, and a second mode for recording image information stored in said storage means for transmission, wherein, in the first mode, said control means sets said reading means to read said original document image at a maximum resolution so as to record the obtained image information at a maximum resolution, while, in the second mode, the control means controls the stored image data to be recorded at the resolution said data was stored.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said storage means stores a compression-coded image signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
190 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: reading means for reading an image of an original document at any of a plurality of resolutions; manual selection means for selecting one resolution from the plurality of resolutions of said reading means; first memory means for storing image information obtained by said reading means; second memory means for storing data indicating the resolution of the image information corresponding to the image information of said first memory means; recording means for recording image information; and control means for setting said reading means to the resolution selected by said manual selection means and for controlling the recording of the image information by said recording means; wherein said control means has a first mode, for causing said recording means to record the image information of said first memory mean according to the resolution data of said second memory means, and a second mode, for setting the resolution of said reading means to a maximum resolution regardless of the selection by said selection means and for causing said recording means to record the image information of the original document read by said reading means at said maximum resolution.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
190 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: reading means for reading an image of an original document at any of a plurality of resolutions; manual selection means for selecting one resolution from the plurality of resolutions of said reading means; first memory means for storing image information obtained by said reading means; second memory means for storing data indicating the resolution of the image information corresponding to the image information of said first memory means; recording means for recording image information; and control means for setting said reading means to the resolution selected by said manual selection means and for controlling the recording of the image information by said recording means; wherein said control means has a first mode, for causing said recording means to record the image information of said first memory mean according to the resolution data of said second memory means, and a second mode, for setting the resolution of said reading means to a maximum resolution regardless of the selection by said selection means and for causing said recording means to record the image information of the original document read by said reading means at said maximum resolution.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image communication apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising transmission means for transmitting image information of said first memory means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said first memory means stores a compression-coded image signal.
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