US5557707A
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Image forming apparatus with a scanner and method of controlling the same
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-04-14
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Granted: 1996-09-17
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Expires: 2015-04-14
Abstract
Abstract An image forming apparatus with a scanner and a method of controlling it are disclosed. Different kinds of images are combined by a simple and rapid procedure. When the scanner is connected to the apparatus, various kinds of functions available are used in an easy-to-understand and convenient way. Also disclosed are a printer with a scanner which can be readily loaded with handwritten characters, types, letterings and so forth to convert them to a font. Further, the image forming apparatus with a scanner, the method of controlling it, and the printer with a scanner are capable of easily filling a document to be prepared by the operator with a desired fill pattern, e.g., a handwritten pattern.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiya Inoue
- 👤 Tooru Nagatsuma
- 👤 Kazuyuki Shimada
- 👤 Takamasa Hayashi
- 👤 Kunio Tomiyasu
- 👤 Hirofumi Nishiwaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 02:11
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/174; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/0005; G06K2215/004; G06K2215/0062; G06K2215/0065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A printer with a scanner for receiving a character code, a control command or similar data from a host and printing said data, comprising: registering means capable of receiving image data from a scanner built in or connected to said printer and storing said image data in a storage as fill pattern data which will be used to draw graphics; filling means for filling a figure with said fill pattern data registered by said registering means; and marking means for specifying a range of the image data from said scanner which is to be recognized as said fill pattern, and wherein said range of the image data can be inserted into any position of the figure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A printer with a scanner for receiving a character code, a control command or similar data from a host and printing said data, comprising: registering means capable of receiving image data from a scanner built in or connected to said printer and storing said image data in a storage as fill pattern data which will be used to draw graphics; filling means for filling a figure with said fill pattern data registered by said registering means; and marking means for specifying a range of the image data from said scanner which is to be recognized as said fill pattern, and wherein said range of the image data can be inserted into any position of the figure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A printer as claimed in claim 1, further comprising adding means for adding identification data to said fill pattern data to be registered.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A printer as claimed in claim 1, further comprising specifying means for specifying an enlargement ratio or a reduction ratio of said fill pattern data to be registered.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A printer as claimed in claim 1, further comprising reversing means for reversing said fill pattern data to be registered with respect to black and white.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A printer as claimed in claim 1, further comprising format sheet print control means for causing a printer engine to print a format sheet indicating a range to be recognized as a fill pattern.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
A printer as claimed in claim 5, wherein said format sheet print control means comprises: first adding means for adding identification data in the form of OPC characters to a format sheet; and second adding means for causing said scanner to read said format sheet to read said identification data and automatically adding said identification data to said fill pattern data to be registered.
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