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Image recording apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-09-26
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Granted: 1995-07-04
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Expires: 2014-09-26
Abstract
Abstract An image recording apparatus provided with a reader for reading information for identifying an original document; a recording unit for recording the image of the original document on a recording medium; a selector for selecting a first mode or a second mode; and a controller for causing the recording unit to record the image only when the identifying information is read by the reading means if the first mode is selected, or causing the recording unit to record the image regardless of the reading of the identifying information if the second mode is selected.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Ohtani
- 👤 Kazuhide Sugiyama
- 👤 Kazuo Kashiwagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:41
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/24; G03B17/245; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/46; G03B27/465; G06; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K17/0016; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/24; G03B2217/242; G03B2217/243; G03B2217/246; G03B2217/247
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
An image recording apparatus, comprising: first read means for reading identifying data on a document, said first read means being movable manually to read the identifying data at a desired position on the document; input means for inputting the identifying data, said input means inputting the identifying data by key operation; convey means for conveying the document along a predetermined path: second read means for reading the identifying data, said second read means being disposed along the predetermined path to read the identifying data on the document that is conveyed; capture means for capturing an image on the document; record means for recording the identifying data read by said first or second read means, or input by said input means, and an address of the image corresponding to the read or input identifying data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
An image recording apparatus, comprising: first read means for reading identifying data on a document, said first read means being movable manually to read the identifying data at a desired position on the document; input means for inputting the identifying data, said input means inputting the identifying data by key operation; convey means for conveying the document along a predetermined path: second read means for reading the identifying data, said second read means being disposed along the predetermined path to read the identifying data on the document that is conveyed; capture means for capturing an image on the document; record means for recording the identifying data read by said first or second read means, or input by said input means, and an address of the image corresponding to the read or input identifying data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling said capture means so that the image is captured when said first read means reads the identifying data correctly, but is not captured when said first read means does not read the identifying data correctly.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising control means for controlling said capture means so that the identifying data and address are captured when said first read means reads the identifying data correctly, but are not captured when said first read means does not read the identifying data correctly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising switch means for switching between a first mode wherein the identifying data is read by said first read means or input by said input means, and a second mode wherein the identifying data is read by said second read means.
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