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US5276533A
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Image processing system
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-02-05
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Granted: 1994-01-04
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Expires: 2012-02-05
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides an image processing system comprising devices for producing image signals by scanning an original image, process units for generating video signals by processing the image signals, detector for detecting the coordinates of the original image and controller for storing the coordinate signals from the detecting means and for controlling the process units according to thus stored signals.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuichi Shimizu
- 👤 Katsuyoshi Maeshima
- 👤 Nao Nagashima
- 👤 Shinobu Arimoto
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00681; H04N1/00684; H04N1/00702; H04N1/00721; H04N1/00742; H04N1/00748; H04N1/0075; H04N1/00753; H04N1/00758; H04N1/00763; H04N1/00771; H04N1/00774; H04N1/00779; H04N1/04; H04N1/19; H04N1/1903; H04N1/191; H04N1/192; H04N1/193; H04N1/1934; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; H04N1/3873; H04N1/3875; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/0402; H04N2201/0422
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
An image processing system comprising: means for scanning an original document; means for designating an arbitrary area of the original document and for generating coordinate data representing coordinates of the designated arbitrary area; means for reproducing on a material an image of the designated arbitrary area of the original document scanned by said scanning means; means for detecting a size of the material; means for automatically determining a reproducing position of an image on the material in accordance with the coordinate data of the designated arbitrary area and the size of the material detected by said detecting means so as to reproduce automatically the image of the designated arbitrary area at the center of the material; and means for controlling said reproducing means in accordance with the reproducing position determined by said determining means so as to reproduce the image of the designated arbitrary area at the center of the material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
An image processing system comprising: means for scanning an original document; means for designating an arbitrary area of the original document and for generating coordinate data representing coordinates of the designated arbitrary area; means for reproducing on a material an image of the designated arbitrary area of the original document scanned by said scanning means; means for detecting a size of the material; means for automatically determining a reproducing position of an image on the material in accordance with the coordinate data of the designated arbitrary area and the size of the material detected by said detecting means so as to reproduce automatically the image of the designated arbitrary area at the center of the material; and means for controlling said reproducing means in accordance with the reproducing position determined by said determining means so as to reproduce the image of the designated arbitrary area at the center of the material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said scanning means generates an image signal representing a scanned original image, and said reproducing means reproduces an image on the basis of the image signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for extracting the image of the designated arbitrary area from an image of the original document.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said determining means determines the reproducing position in accordance with a length and a width of the designated arbitrary area and a length and a width of the material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
124 words
An image processing system comprising: means for scanning an original document; means for reproducing on a material an image of the original document scanned by said scanning means; means for detecting a size of the material; means for discriminating a size of the original document by pre-scanning the original document by said scanning means during a preparation operation for image reproduction by said reproducing means; means for determining a magnification in accordance with the size of the material detected by said detecting means and the size of the original document discriminated by said discriminating means; and means for controlling the image reproduction of said reproducing means so as to reproduce the image of the original document at the magnification determined by said determining means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
124 words
An image processing system comprising: means for scanning an original document; means for reproducing on a material an image of the original document scanned by said scanning means; means for detecting a size of the material; means for discriminating a size of the original document by pre-scanning the original document by said scanning means during a preparation operation for image reproduction by said reproducing means; means for determining a magnification in accordance with the size of the material detected by said detecting means and the size of the original document discriminated by said discriminating means; and means for controlling the image reproduction of said reproducing means so as to reproduce the image of the original document at the magnification determined by said determining means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A image processing system according to claim 5, wherein said discriminating means discriminates at least one of a size and position of the original document.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
An image processing system according to claim 5, wherein said scanning means generates an image signal representing a scanned original image, and said reproducing means reproduces an image on the basis of the image signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image processing system according to claim 5, wherein said discriminating means discriminates the size of the original document in accordance with the image signal generated by said scanning means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
206 words
An image processing system comprising: means for scanning an original document; means for designating an arbitrary area of the original document and for generating coordinate data representing coordinates of the designated arbitrary area; means for reproducing on a material an image of the designated arbitrary area of the original document scanned by said scanning means; means for detecting a size of the material; means for instructing a reproducing position of the image of the designated arbitrary area on the material; and means for controlling said reproducing means in one of first and second modes, wherein the first mode said controlling means controls said reproducing means in accordance with the coordinate data generated by said designating means and the reproducing position instructed by said instructing means so that the image of the designated arbitrary area is reproduced at the reproducing position instructed by said instructing means, and wherein in the second mode said controlling means controls said reproducing means in accordance with the coordinate data generated by said designating means and the size of the material detected by said detecting means so that the image of the designated arbitrary area is automatically reproduced at the center of the material regardless of the instruction by said instructing means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
206 words
An image processing system comprising: means for scanning an original document; means for designating an arbitrary area of the original document and for generating coordinate data representing coordinates of the designated arbitrary area; means for reproducing on a material an image of the designated arbitrary area of the original document scanned by said scanning means; means for detecting a size of the material; means for instructing a reproducing position of the image of the designated arbitrary area on the material; and means for controlling said reproducing means in one of first and second modes, wherein the first mode said controlling means controls said reproducing means in accordance with the coordinate data generated by said designating means and the reproducing position instructed by said instructing means so that the image of the designated arbitrary area is reproduced at the reproducing position instructed by said instructing means, and wherein in the second mode said controlling means controls said reproducing means in accordance with the coordinate data generated by said designating means and the size of the material detected by said detecting means so that the image of the designated arbitrary area is automatically reproduced at the center of the material regardless of the instruction by said instructing means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
An image processing system according to claim 9, wherein in the second mode said control means controls said reproducing means in accordance with a length and a width of the designated arbitrary area and a length and a width of the material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
An image processing system according to claim 9, wherein said scanning means generates an image signal representing a scanned original image, and said reproducing means reproduces an image on the basis of the image signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing system according to claim 9, further comprising means for extracting the image of the designated arbitrary area from an image of the original document.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
96 words
An image processing system comprising: means for scanning an original image; means for reproducing on a material an image of the original document scanned by said scanning means; means for detecting a length and a width of the original document; means for determining a first magnification in accordance with the detected length and a second magnification in accordance with the detected width; and means for controlling said reproducing means in accordance with a smaller one of the first magnification and the second magnification so as to reproduce the image of the original image within the material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
96 words
An image processing system comprising: means for scanning an original image; means for reproducing on a material an image of the original document scanned by said scanning means; means for detecting a length and a width of the original document; means for determining a first magnification in accordance with the detected length and a second magnification in accordance with the detected width; and means for controlling said reproducing means in accordance with a smaller one of the first magnification and the second magnification so as to reproduce the image of the original image within the material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image processing system according to claim 13, wherein said detecting means determines a plurality of coordinates of the original document.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image processing system according to claim 13, wherein said determining means determines the first and second magnification in accordance with a size of the material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
An image processing system according to claim 13, wherein said scanning means generates an image signal representing a scanned original image, and wherein said reproducing means reproduces an image on the basis of the image signal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image processing system according to claim 16, wherein said detecting means detects the size of the original on the basis of an image signal produced by said scanning means.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
26 words
A system according to clam 5, wherein said reproducing means forms a toner image on a photosensitive member and transfers the toner image onto the material.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
26 words
A system according to clam 5, wherein said reproducing means forms a toner image on a photosensitive member and transfers the toner image onto the material.
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