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US5173731A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Recording apparatus

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-05-08
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Granted: 1992-12-22
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Expires: 2012-05-08
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention provides a recording apparatus comprising an image recording means for recording image information on a recording medium, a code recording means for photographing inherent code information on the recording medium, a memory means for previously storing a number of code information, a registering means for previously registering the code informations in correspondence to corresponding switches, and a recording means for recording the code information registered in the registering means when the corresponding switch is depressed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masashi Yahara

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 14:40
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/52; G03B27/521; G03B27/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 101 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: an image recording means for recording an image on a recording medium; a memory means for storing a plurality of code information; first commanding members provided in correspondence to the respective code information and operated by plural manual operations commanding to record the corresponding code information on said recording medium; a code information recording means for recording the code information corresponding to said first commanding member on said recording medium; and second commanding members operated by a manual operation commanding to record the code informations corresponding to the part or whole of said first commanding members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 101 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: an image recording means for recording an image on a recording medium; a memory means for storing a plurality of code information; first commanding members provided in correspondence to the respective code information and operated by plural manual operations commanding to record the corresponding code information on said recording medium; a code information recording means for recording the code information corresponding to said first commanding member on said recording medium; and second commanding members operated by a manual operation commanding to record the code informations corresponding to the part or whole of said first commanding members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, where said first and second commanding members comprise switches.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording medium comprises a microfilm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said image recording means comprises an optical means for projecting an image of an object onto said microfilm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said code information recording means comprises a display for displaying the code information, and the code information displayed on said display is photographed on said microfilm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 144 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: recording means for recording an image of an original onto a recording medium; memory means for storing a quantity of retrieval data to be recorded on the recording medium; first command means for commanding a start of recording the retrieval data selected among the retrieval data stored in the memory means; data recording means for recording on the recording means the retrieval data stored on the memory means; first control means for controlling the data recording means to record the retrieval data selected in accordance with a command from the first command means; second command means for commanding a start of recording the retrieval data; and second control means for controlling the data recording means to record a quantity of the retrieval data commanded by the first command means in accordance with a command from the second command means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 144 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: recording means for recording an image of an original onto a recording medium; memory means for storing a quantity of retrieval data to be recorded on the recording medium; first command means for commanding a start of recording the retrieval data selected among the retrieval data stored in the memory means; data recording means for recording on the recording means the retrieval data stored on the memory means; first control means for controlling the data recording means to record the retrieval data selected in accordance with a command from the first command means; second command means for commanding a start of recording the retrieval data; and second control means for controlling the data recording means to record a quantity of the retrieval data commanded by the first command means in accordance with a command from the second command means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 30 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said first command means comprises a plurality of operation switches in correspondence with the retrieval data stored in the memory means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 36 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the recording medium is a microfilm, and wherein the recording means exposes an image of the original onto the microfilm while conveying the microfilm and the original.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 35 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the data recording means comprises a display for displaying the retrieval data, and wherein the retrieval data displayed on the display is exposed in the microfilm.

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