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Color facsimile apparatus which warns of colorant aromalies
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1991-10-07
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Granted: 1994-10-11
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Expires: 2011-10-07
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a color facsimile apparatus capable of communication of a color image, utilizing plural colorants in the printing unit, wherein, when one of the colorants runs out in the printing unit, such colorant is replaced by another colorant and the image printout is conducted with a varied resolution, for example with a reduced image size, in order that the operator can immediately recognize the absence of the colorant.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoji Kaneko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 00:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/23; H04N1/2307; H04N1/2346; H04N1/2392; H04N1/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
An apparatus comprising: image forming means for forming an image corresponding to received color image information, utilizing plural colorants; detection means for detecting an abnormality in one of said plural colorants; and control means for causing said image forming means to form the image in a reduced size without using said one of said plural colorants.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
56 words
An apparatus comprising: image forming means for forming an image corresponding to received color image information, utilizing plural colorants; detection means for detecting an abnormality in one of said plural colorants; and control means for causing said image forming means to form the image in a reduced size without using said one of said plural colorants.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said colorants are inks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image forming means is based on an ink jet recording method.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes conversion means for converting the resolution of a color image signal representing the received color image information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said conversion means is adapted to reduce the size of an image represented by said color image signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes means for adding another image signal to a color image signal representing the received color image information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said other image signal is a character signal.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus comprising: image forming means for forming an image corresponding to received color image information, utilizing plural colorants; detection means for detecting an abnormality in said plural colorants; conversion means for converting a particular component in a color image signal representing the received color image information, which particular component corresponds to a colorant in which the abnormality is detected by said detection means, to another component and adding another image signal that represents said abnormality, for supply to said image forming means; and control means, responsive to detection of the abnormality by said detection means, for controlling said image forming means to reduce a size of the image formed by said image forming means.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus comprising: image forming means for forming an image corresponding to received color image information, utilizing plural colorants; detection means for detecting an abnormality in said plural colorants; conversion means for converting a particular component in a color image signal representing the received color image information, which particular component corresponds to a colorant in which the abnormality is detected by said detection means, to another component and adding another image signal that represents said abnormality, for supply to said image forming means; and control means, responsive to detection of the abnormality by said detection means, for controlling said image forming means to reduce a size of the image formed by said image forming means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said colorants are inks.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said image forming means is based on an ink jet recording method.
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