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US5383754A
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Image forming apparatus having an image orientation identifying device and a binding device
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-02-24
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Granted: 1995-01-24
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Expires: 2013-02-24
Abstract
Abstract An image forming apparatus having a device capable of identifying an image orientation to allow adequate processing to be executed and a device capable of binding sheets by determining a binding position. When an image orientation cannot be identified on the basis of a predetermined reference object, it is identified on the basis of another object. When the image orientation of a reference image and the image orientations of the other images are not coincident, an adequate procedure is executed to avoid an undesirable result. An orientation of a document image matching a predetermined adequate binding position is surely and accurately determined.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyasu Sumida
- 👤 Akihisa Itabashi
- 👤 Hiroshi Fukano
- 👤 Hiroyasu Shijo
- 👤 Hiroshi Takashima
- 👤 Takeshi Ogiwara
- 👤 Fumio Kishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:03
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/65; G03G15/6538; G03G15/6541; B; B42; B42C; B42C1/00; B42C1/12; B42C1/125; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00567; H04N1/00639; H04N1/00795; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00362; G03G2215/00789; G03G2215/00818; G03G2215/00822; G03G2215/00827
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: detecting means for detecting the greatest blank portion of a page area of image data; and binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to output data of said detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: detecting means for detecting the greatest blank portion of a page area of image data; and binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to output data of said detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: layout identifying means for identifying a layout of image data; determining means for determining an image data size and an image data set orientation; and binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said layout identifying means and an output of said determining means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: layout identifying means for identifying a layout of image data; determining means for determining an image data size and an image data set orientation; and binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said layout identifying means and an output of said determining means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: character orientation identifying means for identifying an orientation of a character heading a sentence in an image data page area; and binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said character orientation identifying means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: character orientation identifying means for identifying an orientation of a character heading a sentence in an image data page area; and binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said character orientation identifying means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: hole detecting means for detecting punch holes or staple holes existing in an image data page area; and binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said hole detecting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: hole detecting means for detecting punch holes or staple holes existing in an image data page area; and binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said hole detecting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
117 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: detecting means for detecting image data in an image data page area; binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said detecting means; decision means for determining whether or not data representative of the binding position determined by said binding position identifying means matches data representative of a predetermined reference binding position; and recovering means for, when said decision means determines that said data representative of the binding position does not match said data representative of a predetermined reference binding position, avoiding noncoincidence.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
117 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: detecting means for detecting image data in an image data page area; binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said detecting means; decision means for determining whether or not data representative of the binding position determined by said binding position identifying means matches data representative of a predetermined reference binding position; and recovering means for, when said decision means determines that said data representative of the binding position does not match said data representative of a predetermined reference binding position, avoiding noncoincidence.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said recovering means displays a warning.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said recovering means inhibits a binding operation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
105 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: detecting means for detecting image data in an image data page area; binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said detecting means; confirming means for determining whether or not image data exists at the binding position identified by said binding position determining means; and recovering means for avoiding, when said confirming means determines that image data exists at the binding position, noncoincidence of said image data and said binding position.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
105 words
A binding device identifying a binding position for binding sheets carrying images thereon, and performing a binding operation at the identified binding position, comprising: detecting means for detecting image data in an image data page area; binding position identifying means for identifying the binding position on the sheets in response to an output of said detecting means; confirming means for determining whether or not image data exists at the binding position identified by said binding position determining means; and recovering means for avoiding, when said confirming means determines that image data exists at the binding position, noncoincidence of said image data and said binding position.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device as claimed claim 8, wherein said recovering means displays a warning.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said recovering means interrupts a binding operation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said recovering means executes image processing for shifting the image data to an area outside of the binding position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said recovering means replaces the binding position with a binding position where the image data does not exist.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of binding sheets carrying images thereon by determining a binding position, comprising the steps of: detecting predetermined image data existing in a page area; determining a binding position on the sheets in response to the predetermined image data determined; determining whether or not data representative of a predetermined reference binding position and data representative of the determined binding position are coincident; and avoiding when said data representative of the predetermined reference binding position and said data representative of the determined binding position are not coincident, noncoincidence.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of binding sheets carrying images thereon by determining a binding position, comprising the steps of: detecting predetermined image data existing in a page area; determining a binding position on the sheets in response to the predetermined image data determined; determining whether or not data representative of a predetermined reference binding position and data representative of the determined binding position are coincident; and avoiding when said data representative of the predetermined reference binding position and said data representative of the determined binding position are not coincident, noncoincidence.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising the step of executing, when said data representative of the predetermined reference binding position and said data representative of the determined binding position are not coincident, display of a warning and interruption of an image forming operation with the image data.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising the step of continuing, when said data representative of the predetermined reference binding position and said data representative of the determined binding position are not coincident, an image forming operation while inhibiting a binding operation.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising the step of executing image rotation with the image data when said data representative of the predetermined reference binding position and said data representative of the determined binding position are not coincident.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising the step of executing a reading operation for reading the image data in a reverse direction when said data representative of the predetermined reference binding position and said data representative of the determined binding position are not coincident.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
96 words
A device for binding sheets carrying images thereon by determining a binding position, comprising: detecting means for detecting predetermined image data in an image data page area; determining means for determining a binding position in response to an output of said detecting means; decision means for determining whether or not data representative of a predetermined reference binding position and data representative of the determined binding position are coincident; and recovering means for avoiding, when said data representative of the predetermined reference binding position and the data representative of the determined binding position are not coincident, noncoincidence.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
96 words
A device for binding sheets carrying images thereon by determining a binding position, comprising: detecting means for detecting predetermined image data in an image data page area; determining means for determining a binding position in response to an output of said detecting means; decision means for determining whether or not data representative of a predetermined reference binding position and data representative of the determined binding position are coincident; and recovering means for avoiding, when said data representative of the predetermined reference binding position and the data representative of the determined binding position are not coincident, noncoincidence.
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