US5548666A
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Image forming apparatus with filing function which can store image data and can efficiently perform document filing
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1994-12-09
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Granted: 1996-08-20
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Expires: 2014-12-09
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for printing an image which is stored on an optical disk is read by a scanner. A plurality of images read out from the optical disk are edited to form an abstract image on the basis of a predetermined unit (e.g., one page), and code data (i.e., retrieval data) is added to the abstract image. The resultant image, including both the abstract image and the code data, is printed on a sheet. The code data is extracted from the printed image, and desired images are retrieved from the optical disk on the basis of the code data.
Inventors
- 👤 Hitoshi Yoneda
- 👤 Haruyoshi Hasegawa
- 👤 Takefumi Nosaki
- 👤 Koji Tanimoto
- 👤 Hironobu Machida
- 👤 Hajime Nakamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32502; H04N1/32507; H04N1/32512; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; H04N1/21; H04N1/2166; H04N1/217; H04N1/2175; H04N1/32523; H04N1/32529; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/0087
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
383 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: document reading means for reading a plural-page document to obtain images; image storage means for storing the images obtained by the document reading means; first write means for writing an image in a page memory with an equal scale, the image written by the first write means being an image on a first page of the plural-page document and being included among the images which are obtained by the document reading means and which are stored in the image storage means; retrieval code generating means for generating a retrieval code corresponding to the plural-page document read by the document reading means, said retrieval code being used for retrieving the images of the plural-page document stored in the image storage means, so that the images of the plural-page document are automatically retrieved and output from the image storage means when the retrieval code is read; second write means for writing the retrieval code generated by the retrieval code generating means in the page memory; first print means for printing on a first side of a sheet of paper said image on the first page of the plural-page document, the image on the first page being printed along with the retrieval code written in the page memory by the second write means; selection means for selecting the number of images printed on a second side of the sheet of paper in response to an input operation by an operator; calculation means for calculating an image reduction factor on the basis of the number of images selected by the selection means, a size of the document, and a size of the sheet of paper; third write means for writing images in the page memory after the images are reduced by the image reduction factor, the images written by the third write means being images on second and succeeding pages of the plural-page document and included among the images which are read by the document reading means and which are stored in the image storage means; and second print means for printing on the second side of the sheet of paper the images which are shown on the second and succeeding pages of the plural-page document and the reduced images which are written in the page memory by the third write means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
383 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: document reading means for reading a plural-page document to obtain images; image storage means for storing the images obtained by the document reading means; first write means for writing an image in a page memory with an equal scale, the image written by the first write means being an image on a first page of the plural-page document and being included among the images which are obtained by the document reading means and which are stored in the image storage means; retrieval code generating means for generating a retrieval code corresponding to the plural-page document read by the document reading means, said retrieval code being used for retrieving the images of the plural-page document stored in the image storage means, so that the images of the plural-page document are automatically retrieved and output from the image storage means when the retrieval code is read; second write means for writing the retrieval code generated by the retrieval code generating means in the page memory; first print means for printing on a first side of a sheet of paper said image on the first page of the plural-page document, the image on the first page being printed along with the retrieval code written in the page memory by the second write means; selection means for selecting the number of images printed on a second side of the sheet of paper in response to an input operation by an operator; calculation means for calculating an image reduction factor on the basis of the number of images selected by the selection means, a size of the document, and a size of the sheet of paper; third write means for writing images in the page memory after the images are reduced by the image reduction factor, the images written by the third write means being images on second and succeeding pages of the plural-page document and included among the images which are read by the document reading means and which are stored in the image storage means; and second print means for printing on the second side of the sheet of paper the images which are shown on the second and succeeding pages of the plural-page document and the reduced images which are written in the page memory by the third write means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
Am image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said designating means includes: means for automatically calculating the number of pages to be formed on the second side of the one-page document, in accordance with the number of images corresponding to the remaining pages of the plural-page document; and means for manually designating the number of images to be formed on the second side of the one-page document.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second preparing means includes means for determining an image reducing scale, in accordance with both the number designated by the designating means and sizes of the images formed on the second side of the one-page document.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second preparing means includes means for forming images on a second one-page document in a reduced scale if all images corresponding to the remaining pages of the plural-page document cannot be formed on the second side of the one-page document.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
278 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: document reading means for reading a plural-page document to obtain images; image storage means for storing the images obtained by the document reading means; selection means for selecting the number of images to be printed on a first side of a sheet of paper in response to an input operation by an operator; calculation means for calculating an image reduction factor on the basis of the number of images selected by the selection means, a size of the document, and a size of the sheet of paper; first write means for writing reduced images in a page memory at the image reduction factor calculated by the calculation means without losing any data, the reduced images written by the first write means being based on the images read by the document reading means and stored in the image storage means; retrieval code generating means for generating a retrieval code corresponding to the plural-page document read by the document reading means, said retrieval code being used for retrieving images of the plural-page document stored in the image storage means, so that the images of the plural-page document are automatically retrieved and output from the image storage means when the retrieval code is read; second write means for writing the retrieval code generated by the retrieval code generating means in the page memory; and print means for printing the reduced images which the first write means writes in the page memory and which correspond to the images on the plural-page document, said reduced images being printed on the sheet of paper along with the retrieval code which the second write means writes in the page memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
278 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: document reading means for reading a plural-page document to obtain images; image storage means for storing the images obtained by the document reading means; selection means for selecting the number of images to be printed on a first side of a sheet of paper in response to an input operation by an operator; calculation means for calculating an image reduction factor on the basis of the number of images selected by the selection means, a size of the document, and a size of the sheet of paper; first write means for writing reduced images in a page memory at the image reduction factor calculated by the calculation means without losing any data, the reduced images written by the first write means being based on the images read by the document reading means and stored in the image storage means; retrieval code generating means for generating a retrieval code corresponding to the plural-page document read by the document reading means, said retrieval code being used for retrieving images of the plural-page document stored in the image storage means, so that the images of the plural-page document are automatically retrieved and output from the image storage means when the retrieval code is read; second write means for writing the retrieval code generated by the retrieval code generating means in the page memory; and print means for printing the reduced images which the first write means writes in the page memory and which correspond to the images on the plural-page document, said reduced images being printed on the sheet of paper along with the retrieval code which the second write means writes in the page memory.
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