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Color image communicating apparatus

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1993-02-10
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Granted: 1996-12-03
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Expires: 2013-02-10
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Abstract

Abstract A color image communicating apparatus having a color image reader and a color image processing function comprises a color image reader and a destination information producing circuit to produce destination information such as destination color or destination number in correspondence to the kind of color read by the color image reader. The destination information producing circuit executes a character recognition processing to the image read by the color image reader, thereby producing the destination information. The destination information producing circuit has a memory to store the destination information in correspondence to the color kind.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fumio Shoji

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 14:53
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/333; H04N1/33369; H04N1/33307; H04N1/33315; H04N1/46

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim 111 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a sheet; color information producing means for producing color information which is read out from a first predetermined area on a specific sheet read by said color image reader means; destination information producing means for producing destination information which corresponds to the color information and which is read out from a second predetermined area of the specific sheet by said color image reader means; registering means for registering a plurality of destination information and respective color information corresponding thereto; and generating means for generating an originating call by using one of the color information registered by said registering means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 111 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a sheet; color information producing means for producing color information which is read out from a first predetermined area on a specific sheet read by said color image reader means; destination information producing means for producing destination information which corresponds to the color information and which is read out from a second predetermined area of the specific sheet by said color image reader means; registering means for registering a plurality of destination information and respective color information corresponding thereto; and generating means for generating an originating call by using one of the color information registered by said registering means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said destination information producing means produces the destination information by executing a character recognition processing to an image on the second predetermined area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said registering means has memory means for storing the plurality of destination information and the plurality of color information corresponding thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 113 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a sheet; discriminating means for discriminating a kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a first predetermined area on a specific sheet and destination information in correspondence to the kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a second predetermined area on the specific sheet; registering means for registering a plurality of kinds of colors and destination information corresponding thereto which have been discriminated by said discriminating means; and generating means for generating an originating call by using one of the destination information registered by said registering means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 113 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a sheet; discriminating means for discriminating a kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a first predetermined area on a specific sheet and destination information in correspondence to the kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a second predetermined area on the specific sheet; registering means for registering a plurality of kinds of colors and destination information corresponding thereto which have been discriminated by said discriminating means; and generating means for generating an originating call by using one of the destination information registered by said registering means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 153 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a sheet; discriminating means for discriminating a kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a first predetermined area on a specific sheet and destination information in correspondence to the kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a second predetermined area on the specific sheet; registering means for registering a plurality of kinds of colors and destination information corresponding thereto which have been discriminated by said discriminating means; generating means for generating an originating call by using one of the destination information registered by said registering means; and key input means for inputting a kind of colors and the destination information corresponding thereto, wherein said registering means is able to store the kind of colors and the destination information which have been input by said key input means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 153 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a sheet; discriminating means for discriminating a kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a first predetermined area on a specific sheet and destination information in correspondence to the kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a second predetermined area on the specific sheet; registering means for registering a plurality of kinds of colors and destination information corresponding thereto which have been discriminated by said discriminating means; generating means for generating an originating call by using one of the destination information registered by said registering means; and key input means for inputting a kind of colors and the destination information corresponding thereto, wherein said registering means is able to store the kind of colors and the destination information which have been input by said key input means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 105 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a sheet; producing means for producing a plurality of destination information which was written on at least one sheet; registering means for registering the plurality of destination information; reading means for reading out one of the plurality of destination information from said registering means in accordance with a kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a predetermined area on another sheet; and generating means for generating an original call by using the one of the destination information which has been read out from said registering means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 105 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a sheet; producing means for producing a plurality of destination information which was written on at least one sheet; registering means for registering the plurality of destination information; reading means for reading out one of the plurality of destination information from said registering means in accordance with a kind of color which has been read by said color image reader means from a predetermined area on another sheet; and generating means for generating an original call by using the one of the destination information which has been read out from said registering means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 80 words
A color image communicating method comprising the steps of: producing a plurality of destination information which was written on at least one sheet; registering the plurality of destination information; discriminating a kind of color of a color image by reading a predetermined area of another sheet; and generating an originating call by using one of the plurality of destination information registered at said registering step in accordance with the kind of color which has been discriminated in said discriminating step.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 80 words
A color image communicating method comprising the steps of: producing a plurality of destination information which was written on at least one sheet; registering the plurality of destination information; discriminating a kind of color of a color image by reading a predetermined area of another sheet; and generating an originating call by using one of the plurality of destination information registered at said registering step in accordance with the kind of color which has been discriminated in said discriminating step.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 84 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a color image; transmitting means for transmitting the color image read by said reader means; first producing means for producing color information corresponding to a color image read from a first area of a sheet by said reader means; second producing means for producing destination information read from a second area of the sheet which correspond to the color information; and registering means for registering the color information and the destination information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 84 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a color image; transmitting means for transmitting the color image read by said reader means; first producing means for producing color information corresponding to a color image read from a first area of a sheet by said reader means; second producing means for producing destination information read from a second area of the sheet which correspond to the color information; and registering means for registering the color information and the destination information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 27 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said second producing means produces the destination information by recognizing a character in the image read by said reader means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 88 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a color image; transmitting means for transmitting the color image read by said reader means; storing means for storing a plurality of destination information which were written on at least one sheet and obtained by reading the one sheet; and reading means for reading out one of the destination information stored in said storing means in accordance with a kind of color which is read from a predetermined area of another sheet by said reader means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 88 words
A color image communicating apparatus comprising: color image reader means for reading a color image; transmitting means for transmitting the color image read by said reader means; storing means for storing a plurality of destination information which were written on at least one sheet and obtained by reading the one sheet; and reading means for reading out one of the destination information stored in said storing means in accordance with a kind of color which is read from a predetermined area of another sheet by said reader means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 75 words
A color image communicating method comprising the steps of: reading color images; storing a plurality of destination information which were written in at least one of the color images; discriminating a kind of color in another of the color images; and transmitting other color images to the destination corresponding to one of the plurality of destination information read out from said storing means in accordance with the kind of color discriminated in said discriminating step.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 75 words
A color image communicating method comprising the steps of: reading color images; storing a plurality of destination information which were written in at least one of the color images; discriminating a kind of color in another of the color images; and transmitting other color images to the destination corresponding to one of the plurality of destination information read out from said storing means in accordance with the kind of color discriminated in said discriminating step.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 67 words
A color image communication method comprising the steps of: reading color images; producing destination information written in a predetermined area in a color image read in said reading step, the destination information corresponding to a kind of color read from another predetermined area in the color image; and transmitting another of the color images to a destination corresponding to the destination information produced in said producing step.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 67 words
A color image communication method comprising the steps of: reading color images; producing destination information written in a predetermined area in a color image read in said reading step, the destination information corresponding to a kind of color read from another predetermined area in the color image; and transmitting another of the color images to a destination corresponding to the destination information produced in said producing step.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 83 words
A color image communication apparatus, comprising: register means for reading a color image by using a predetermined color image reader means, so as to register a color of the read image and a destination corresponding to the color; judgment means for judging the color of the color image read by said color image reader means; and transmission means for reading from said register means the destination corresponding to the color judged by said judgment means, and transferring image data to the read destination.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 83 words
A color image communication apparatus, comprising: register means for reading a color image by using a predetermined color image reader means, so as to register a color of the read image and a destination corresponding to the color; judgment means for judging the color of the color image read by said color image reader means; and transmission means for reading from said register means the destination corresponding to the color judged by said judgment means, and transferring image data to the read destination.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 32 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said register means registers a color input by means of a key and also registers a color read by using said color image reader means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 30 words
An apparatus according to claim 13; wherein said register means inputs the destination by means of a key and also reads the destination by using said color image reader means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 90 words
A color image communication method comprising: a register step of reading a color image by using a predetermined color image reader means; so as to register a color of the read image and a destination corresponding to the color in a register means; a judgment step of judging the color of the color image read by the color image reader means; and a transmission step of reading from the register means the destination corresponding to the color judged in said judgment step, and transferring image data to the read destination.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 90 words
A color image communication method comprising: a register step of reading a color image by using a predetermined color image reader means; so as to register a color of the read image and a destination corresponding to the color in a register means; a judgment step of judging the color of the color image read by the color image reader means; and a transmission step of reading from the register means the destination corresponding to the color judged in said judgment step, and transferring image data to the read destination.

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