Image-forming apparatus having a landscape mode and a portrail mode

Claim 1

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first mode so that a direction of an image in said memory means agrees with a direction of an image received from the external source if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means including means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in a second mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means is different from the direction of the image received from the external source is larger than the predetermined width; and (d) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data written in said memory means.

Claim 2

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first mode so that a direction of an image in said memory means agrees with a direction of an image received from the external source if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means including means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in a second mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means is different from the direction of the image received from the external source is larger than the predetermined width; and (d) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data written in said memory means.

Claim 7

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means agrees with a direction of an image received from the external source if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means including means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means is different from the direction of the image received from the external source if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (d) determination means for determining in which of said first and second modes the image data received form the external source is stored in said memory means based on whether the width of the image data is larger than the predetermined width or not; and (e) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data stored in said memory means.

Claim 8

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means agrees with a direction of an image received from the external source if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means including means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means is different from the direction of the image received from the external source if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (d) determination means for determining in which of said first and second modes the image data received form the external source is stored in said memory means based on whether the width of the image data is larger than the predetermined width or not; and (e) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data stored in said memory means.

Claim 9

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means agrees with a direction of an image received from the external source if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means including means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means is different from the direction of the image received from the external source if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (d) control means for controlling said writing means so as to write the image data in said memory means in said first mode if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width, and for controlling said writing means so as to write the image data in said memory means in said second node if the width of the image received from the external source is larger than the predetermined width; and (e) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data stored in said memory means.

Claim 10

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means agrees with a direction of an image received from the external source if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means including means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means is different from the direction of the image received from the external source if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (d) control means for controlling said writing means so as to write the image data in said memory means in said first mode if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width, and for controlling said writing means so as to write the image data in said memory means in said second node if the width of the image received from the external source is larger than the predetermined width; and (e) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data stored in said memory means.

Claim 14

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) storing writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first node if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means further including means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that a longer direction different from a first direction in which an image is written by said writing means in the first mode if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; and (d) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data written in said memory means by said writing means.

Claim 15

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) storing writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first node if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means further including means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that a longer direction different from a first direction in which an image is written by said writing means in the first mode if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; and (d) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data written in said memory means by said writing means.

Claim 20

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image data can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data stored in said memory means; and (c) write means for writing image data in said memory means so that a direction of an image to be formed on the sheet of paper is rotated if a width of the image data received from the external source is larger than the predetermined width.

Claim 21

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image data can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data stored in said memory means; and (c) write means for writing image data in said memory means so that a direction of an image to be formed on the sheet of paper is rotated if a width of the image data received from the external source is larger than the predetermined width.

Claim 24

An apparatus for forming an image from a sheet of paper carried in a subscan direction by scanning the sheet in a main scan direction according to image data received from an external source onto a sheet of recording paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first mode so that a longer direction of an image to be stored in said memory means agrees with the main scan direction if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means includes means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that the longer direction of the image to be stored in said memory means agrees with the subscan direction if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; and (d) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of recording paper according to the image data stored in said memory means by said writing means.

Claim 25

An apparatus for forming an image from a sheet of paper carried in a subscan direction by scanning the sheet in a main scan direction according to image data received from an external source onto a sheet of recording paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) writing means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a first mode so that a longer direction of an image to be stored in said memory means agrees with the main scan direction if a width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; (c) said writing means includes means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means in a second mode so that the longer direction of the image to be stored in said memory means agrees with the subscan direction if the width of the image received from the external source is not larger than the predetermined width; and (d) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of recording paper according to the image data stored in said memory means by said writing means.

Claim 29

An apparatus for forming an image on a sheet in paper carried of a subscan direction by scanning the sheet in a main scan direction according to image data received from an external source, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) image forming means for forming an image on a sheet of paper according to the image data stored in said memory means; and (c) write means for writing image data received from the external source in said memory means by rotating all of said received image data by 90° if a width of an image received from the external source is larger than a width of the sheet of paper in the main scan direction.

Claim 30

An apparatus for forming an image on a sheet in paper carried of a subscan direction by scanning the sheet in a main scan direction according to image data received from an external source, comprising: (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) image forming means for forming an image on a sheet of paper according to the image data stored in said memory means; and (c) write means for writing image data received from the external source in said memory means by rotating all of said received image data by 90° if a width of an image received from the external source is larger than a width of the sheet of paper in the main scan direction.

Claim 31

An apparatus for forming an image on a sheet of paper carried in a subscan direction by scanning the sheet in a main scan direction according to image data received from an external source, comprising: (a) receive means for receiving code data from the external source; (b) conversion means for converting the received code data to bit data; (c) memory means for storing the bit data; (d) image forming means for forming an image on a recording sheet of paper according to the bit data stored in said memory means; (e) first detection means for detecting a size of the image received from the external source; (f) second detection means for detecting a size of the recording sheet of paper; and (g) write means for writing the bit data in said memory means by rotating a direction of the image to be formed on the sheet of recording paper if the size of the image in the main scan direction detected by said first detection means is larger than the size of the sheet of recording paper detected by said second detection means.

Claim 32

An apparatus for forming an image on a sheet of paper carried in a subscan direction by scanning the sheet in a main scan direction according to image data received from an external source, comprising: (a) receive means for receiving code data from the external source; (b) conversion means for converting the received code data to bit data; (c) memory means for storing the bit data; (d) image forming means for forming an image on a recording sheet of paper according to the bit data stored in said memory means; (e) first detection means for detecting a size of the image received from the external source; (f) second detection means for detecting a size of the recording sheet of paper; and (g) write means for writing the bit data in said memory means by rotating a direction of the image to be formed on the sheet of recording paper if the size of the image in the main scan direction detected by said first detection means is larger than the size of the sheet of recording paper detected by said second detection means.

Claim 34

An apparatus for forming an image on a sheet of paper carried in a subscan direction by scanning the sheet in a main scan direction according to image data received from an external source, comprising: (a) receive means for receiving code data from the external source; (b) conversion means for converting the received code data to bit data; (c) memory means for storing the bit data; (d) write means for writing the bit data in said memory means; (e) read means for reading the bit data from said memory means; (f) image forming means for forming an image on a sheet of recording paper according to the bit data stored in said memory means; and (g) control means for controlling said write and read means so that a direction of the image received by said receive means becomes perpendicular to a direction of an image formed by said image forming means if a size in the main scan direction of the image received from the external source is larger than a size in the main scan direction of the sheet of recording paper.

Claim 35

An apparatus for forming an image on a sheet of paper carried in a subscan direction by scanning the sheet in a main scan direction according to image data received from an external source, comprising: (a) receive means for receiving code data from the external source; (b) conversion means for converting the received code data to bit data; (c) memory means for storing the bit data; (d) write means for writing the bit data in said memory means; (e) read means for reading the bit data from said memory means; (f) image forming means for forming an image on a sheet of recording paper according to the bit data stored in said memory means; and (g) control means for controlling said write and read means so that a direction of the image received by said receive means becomes perpendicular to a direction of an image formed by said image forming means if a size in the main scan direction of the image received from the external source is larger than a size in the main scan direction of the sheet of recording paper.

Claim 36

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) write means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means is different from a direction of an image to be received from the external source if a width of an image to be received from the external is larger than the predetermined width; and (c) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data written in said memory means by said write means.

Claim 37

An apparatus for forming an image according to image data received from an external source on a sheet of paper having a predetermined width that corresponds to a maximum width on which the image can be printed, comprising (a) memory means for storing a page of image data; (b) write means for writing the image data received from the external source in said memory means so that a direction of an image to be stored in said memory means is different from a direction of an image to be received from the external source if a width of an image to be received from the external is larger than the predetermined width; and (c) image forming means for forming an image on the sheet of paper according to the image data written in said memory means by said write means.