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Color marking apparatus for a recording apparatus
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1988-12-02
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Granted: 1993-04-27
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Expires: 2008-12-02
Abstract
Abstract A color marking apparatus for marking designated areas of an original with a designated color by recording the whole area of an original with a first color, such as black. Desired areas on the original are designated, and the designated areas are colored with a second color different from the first color, and the second color is recorded with a copy density different from the copy density used to record the first color. The color marking apparatus is controlled such that the recording operations of the apparatus are carried out in a selected order.
Inventors
- 👤 Takanobu Suzuki
- 👤 Michihiro Kawamura
- 👤 Akio Arai
- 👤 Kiyoshi Matsuzawa
- 👤 Takeshi Huruya
- 👤 Satoshi Ootani
- 👤 Mamoru Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 05:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A color marking apparatus comprising: first recording means for copying the whole area of an original with a first color to form an image; area designating means for designating an area on the original; second recording means for superimposing a second color different from said first color onto the image formed by said first recording means to mark the area designated by said area designating means; selection means for alternatively selecting the recording operations of said first and second recording means; control means for controlling said recording operation in an order selected by said selection means; and copy density controlling means for controlling the first recording means and said second recording means such that said designated area marked by said first recording means has a copy density different from a copy density of said designated area marked by said second recording means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A color marking apparatus comprising: first recording means for copying the whole area of an original with a first color to form an image; area designating means for designating an area on the original; second recording means for superimposing a second color different from said first color onto the image formed by said first recording means to mark the area designated by said area designating means; selection means for alternatively selecting the recording operations of said first and second recording means; control means for controlling said recording operation in an order selected by said selection means; and copy density controlling means for controlling the first recording means and said second recording means such that said designated area marked by said first recording means has a copy density different from a copy density of said designated area marked by said second recording means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said selection means is designed to select said second recording means before selecting said first recording means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said copy density provided by said second recording means is lower than said copy density provided by said first recording means and ranges from 0.6 to 1.2 in terms of an optical density.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
73 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second recording means are xerographic recorders, and wherein said copy density controlling means controls said first and second recording means to have said difference in copy densities by one of or a combination of controlling the amount of charges given to a photoreceptor, controlling the exposure of an image to the photoreceptor, and controlling the bias of a developing electrode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
131 words
A color marking apparatus comprising: first recording means for copying the whole area of an original with a first color having a first copy density to form an image; area designating means for designating an area on the original; second recording means for superimposing a second color different from said first color and having a second copy density onto the image formed by said first recording means to mark the area designated by said area designating means; selection means for alternatively selecting the recording operations of said first and second recording means; and control means for controlling said recording operation in an order selected by said selection means; and copy density setting means for separately setting the first and second copy densities provided by said first and second recording means respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
131 words
A color marking apparatus comprising: first recording means for copying the whole area of an original with a first color having a first copy density to form an image; area designating means for designating an area on the original; second recording means for superimposing a second color different from said first color and having a second copy density onto the image formed by said first recording means to mark the area designated by said area designating means; selection means for alternatively selecting the recording operations of said first and second recording means; and control means for controlling said recording operation in an order selected by said selection means; and copy density setting means for separately setting the first and second copy densities provided by said first and second recording means respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said selection means is designed to select said second recording means for coloring before selecting said first recording means for coloring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein a copy density provided by said second recording means is lower than the copy density provided by said first recording means and ranges from 0.6 to 1.2 in terms of an optical density.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein said first and second recording means are those for recording on the principle of xerography and wherein the difference between the copy densities is effectuated by one of or a combination of the amount of charges given to a photoreceptor, the exposure of an image to the photoreceptor, and the set value of the bias of a developing electrode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
134 words
A color marking apparatus comprising: first recording means for copying the whole area of an original with a first color to form an image; area designating means for designating one of a plurality of areas on the original; second recording means for superimposing a second color different from said first color onto the image formed by said first recording means to mark the area designated by said area designating means; selection means for alternatively selecting the recording operations of said first and second recording means; control means for controlling said recording operation in an order selected by said selection means; marking color designating means for designating a marking color on the basis of each area designated by said area designating means; and display means for displaying the area designated by said area designating means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
134 words
A color marking apparatus comprising: first recording means for copying the whole area of an original with a first color to form an image; area designating means for designating one of a plurality of areas on the original; second recording means for superimposing a second color different from said first color onto the image formed by said first recording means to mark the area designated by said area designating means; selection means for alternatively selecting the recording operations of said first and second recording means; control means for controlling said recording operation in an order selected by said selection means; marking color designating means for designating a marking color on the basis of each area designated by said area designating means; and display means for displaying the area designated by said area designating means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said selection means is designed to select said second recording means for coloring before selecting said first recording means for coloring.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein a copy density provided by said second recording means is lower than the copy density provided by said first recording means and ranges from 0.6 to 1.2 in terms of an optical density.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said color marking apparatus further comprises color density designating means for designating the density of each color for marking.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said display means displays the area designated with the color for marking.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said display means displays the area designated with letters signifying the color for marking.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said display means displays the area designated with a symbol specifying each area.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
127 words
A color marking apparatus comprising first recording means for copying the whole area of an original with a first color; area designating means for designating at least one area on the original; second recording means for coloring the designated area with a second color different from said first color; selection means for alternatively selecting the recording operations of said first and second recording means; control means for controlling said recording operation in an order selected by said selection means; marking color designating means for designating a marking color on the basis of each area designated by said area designating means; modifying mode setting means for setting said apparatus to a data modifying mode; modifying contents display means for displaying the contents being modified in said modifying mode.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
127 words
A color marking apparatus comprising first recording means for copying the whole area of an original with a first color; area designating means for designating at least one area on the original; second recording means for coloring the designated area with a second color different from said first color; selection means for alternatively selecting the recording operations of said first and second recording means; control means for controlling said recording operation in an order selected by said selection means; marking color designating means for designating a marking color on the basis of each area designated by said area designating means; modifying mode setting means for setting said apparatus to a data modifying mode; modifying contents display means for displaying the contents being modified in said modifying mode.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein said modifying contents display means displays said modifying contents with letters and pictograph.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein said modifying contents display means displays each choice in the modifying mode.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
A color marking apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein said modifying contents display means switches the display of the menu of modifying contents, the choice and the completion of modification successively in accordance with the stage of the modifying operation.
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