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Image recording apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-01-17
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2012-01-17
Abstract
Abstract An image recording apparatus provided with a reader for reading information for identifying an original document; a recording unit for recording the image of the original document on a recording medium; a selector for selecting a first mode or a second mode; and a controller for causing the recording unit to record the image only when the identifying information is read by the reading means if the first mode is selected, or causing the recording unit to record the image regardless of the reading of the identifying information if the second mode is selected.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Ohtani
- 👤 Kazuhide Sugiyama
- 👤 Kazuo Kashiwagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:15
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/24; G03B17/245; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/46; G03B27/465; G06; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K17/0016; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/24; G03B2217/242; G03B2217/243; G03B2217/246; G03B2217/247
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: reading means for reading information for identifying an original document; recording means from recording an image of the original document on a recording medium; section means for selecting a first mode in which the identifying information is read, and a second mode in which the identifying information is not read; and control means for controlling said recording means, wherein in the first mode the original document is recorded when the identifying information can be read correctly by said reading means and is not recorded when the identifying information can not be read correctly by said reading means, and wherein in the second mode the original document is recorded without reading the identifying information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: reading means for reading information for identifying an original document; recording means from recording an image of the original document on a recording medium; section means for selecting a first mode in which the identifying information is read, and a second mode in which the identifying information is not read; and control means for controlling said recording means, wherein in the first mode the original document is recorded when the identifying information can be read correctly by said reading means and is not recorded when the identifying information can not be read correctly by said reading means, and wherein in the second mode the original document is recorded without reading the identifying information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a first path in which the original document is conveyed, a second path which is branched from said first path, and switch means for switching and selectively conveying the original document from said first path to said second path, wherein said reading means and recording means are disposed along said first path, and wherein the original document from which the identifying information can not be read is conveyed to said second path.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further including a first tray for receiving the original document on which the image has been recorded by said recording means, a second tray for receiving the original document on which the image has not been recorded, and distribution means for distributing the original document which has passed by said recording means to either said first tray or said second tray selectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said recording means is disposed downstream of said reading means with respect to a conveying direction of the original document, and wherein said second path is branched from said first path at a portion of said apparatus between said reading means and said recording means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a first tray for receiving the original document transported through the first path, and a second tray for receiving the original document transported through the second path.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising input means for entering identifying information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said input means is a reader for effecting manual scanning for reading the identifying information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said input means is a keyboard.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means controls said recording means to record the original document only when the identifying information has been input by said input means, or when the identifying information has ben read correctly by said reading means in the first mode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising conveying means for conveying the original document along a predetermined path, memory means for storing the identifying information read by said reading means and detection means for detecting the presence of the original document, wherein the identifying information is stored in said memory means based on detection of the original document by said detection means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising prohibition means for prohibiting reading of the identifying information by said reading means, when the second mode is selected by said selector means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said identifying information is a digital code.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said digital code is a bar code.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising second control means for operating said recording means so that the image is recorded onto the recording medium in response to reading of the identifying information by said reading means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising generating means for generating address information of the image recorded on the recording medium; memory means for storing the address information and the identifying information read by said reading means; and display means for displaying the information stored in said memory means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said reading means is a scanner for scanning the identifying information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means, count means for counting the number of the original document, display control means for controlling said display means to display either the number of the original document counted by said count means or the identifying information read by said reading means on said display means selectively.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
126 words
An image recording system, comprising: reading means for reading an identifying data on an original document; inputting means for inputting the identifying data manually; recording means for recording the image of the original document onto a recording medium; conveying means for conveying the original document to a reading position of said reading means and a recording position of said recording means; selector means for selecting a first mode or a second mode; and control means for controlling said recording means to record the original document when said reading means reads the identifying data in the fist mode, and to record the original document without reading the identifying data in the second mode, wherein the identifying data is input by said inputting means in the second mode.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
126 words
An image recording system, comprising: reading means for reading an identifying data on an original document; inputting means for inputting the identifying data manually; recording means for recording the image of the original document onto a recording medium; conveying means for conveying the original document to a reading position of said reading means and a recording position of said recording means; selector means for selecting a first mode or a second mode; and control means for controlling said recording means to record the original document when said reading means reads the identifying data in the fist mode, and to record the original document without reading the identifying data in the second mode, wherein the identifying data is input by said inputting means in the second mode.
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