Abstract: Disclosed are a multifunction magnetic reading device and a control method thereof as well as a printer. The multifunction magnetic reading device comprises a magnetic head component, a driving mechanism and a controller. The magnetic head component comprises a first magnetic head and an electromagnet. The first magnetic head comprises a first sub-head and a second sub-head. The electromagnet is configured to magnetize the MICR character. The driving mechanism is configured to drive the magnetic head component to reciprocate horizontally along a medium path in the medium path. According to the disclosure, a check and passbook processing device is also capable of reading a check inserted horizontally, and a user does not need to perform complex operations, which makes the multifunction magnetic reading device to be used conveniently.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming portion, an image data generation portion, a position information obtaining portion, a position information adding portion, a storage portion, an image data searching portion, and a list display portion. The image forming portion forms an image on a print sheet based on image data. The position information obtaining portion obtains position information associated with a place where the image data has been generated. The position information adding portion adds the obtained position information to the generated image data. The storage portion stores therein the image data to which the position information has been added. The image data searching portion searches for the stored image data based on the position information. The list display portion displays a list of the searched image data as a candidate for the image data to be printed by the image forming portion.

Abstract: A recording device and a control method for a recording device improve the accuracy of reading MICR information while also shortening the time required for recording media processing. A dot impact printer 10 has a magnetic head 34 that magnetically reads MICR information recorded on a recording medium S, a recording head 18 that is mounted on a different carriage than the magnetic head 34 and records images on the recording medium S, and a back scanner 112 that optically reads MICR information recorded on the recording medium S, disposed sequentially to the transportation path P of the recording medium S. When reading the MICR information by means of the magnetic head 34 does not succeed, the recording medium S is conveyed to the back scanner 112, the MICR information is read by the back scanner 112, the reading results are compared, and the MICR information is identified.

Abstract: A system for determining a plurality of PCS values for a document image representing a document having at least one area of interest on a surface of the physical item for containing critical data and a background image positioned on the surface, the document suitable for positioning in a digital image recorder, the system determines from the memory a plurality of PCS threshold values having specified surface locations matching the assigned locations of the calculated PCS values and compares the PCS threshold values with the calculated PCS values to determine whether the target portions satisfy their respective PCS threshold values; wherein the degree of target portions that satisfy their PCS threshold value is indicative of the acceptability of the design of the background image when processed by the digital image recorder.

Abstract: A recording device and a control method for a recording device improve the accuracy of reading MICR information while also shortening the time required for recording media processing. A dot impact printer 10 has a magnetic head 34 that magnetically reads MICR information recorded on a recording medium S, a recording head 18 that is mounted on a different carriage than the magnetic head 34 and records images on the recording medium S, and a back scanner 112 that optically reads MICR information recorded on the recording medium S, disposed sequentially to the transportation path P of the recording medium S. When reading the MICR information by means of the magnetic head 34 does not succeed, the recording medium S is conveyed to the back scanner 112, the MICR information is read by the back scanner 112, the reading results are compared, and the MICR information is identified.

Abstract: A recording device and a control method for a recording device improve the accuracy of reading MICR information while also shortening the time required for recording media processing. A dot impact printer 10 has a magnetic head 34 that magnetically reads MICR information recorded on a recording medium S, a recording head 18 that is mounted on a different carriage than the magnetic head 34 and records images on the recording medium S, and a back scanner 112 that optically reads MICR information recorded on the recording medium S, disposed sequentially to the transportation path P of the recording medium S. When reading the MICR information by means of the magnetic head 34 does not succeed, the recording medium S is conveyed to the back scanner 112, the MICR information is read by the back scanner 112, the reading results are compared, and the MICR information is identified.

Abstract: In order to maintain consistency between stored data and an image formed on a recording medium, an MFP includes an HDD to store data, a data designation portion to designate target data to be an output target from the data stored in the HDD, a prohibition portion to prohibit modification or deletion of the target data, and an image forming portion to generate a composite image by combining the target data with positional information indicating a position in the HDD where the target data is stored and to form the composite image on a sheet of paper.

Abstract: To provide a technology which facilitates positioning of a document to a document table even in a condition of a vertically placed image reading apparatus and by which operability was improved. It is configured in such a manner that, in case that a document cover 6 was opened to an apparatus main body 1 in the vertically placed condition, (a distance c between a document table glass 2 of an apparatus main body 1 and an end portion 57 of a lowermost portion of a press-contact sheet 8)<(a step (a height from the document table glass 2) d of a step 58a) is realized.

Abstract: A digital camera has a feature to photograph a subject and record the image data onto a recording medium in a dynamic range wider than that required for printing, the digital camera further having a feature to store tag information into an image file, together with the image data, and record the image file onto the recording medium, the tag information including: range compression information indicating whether dynamic range compression has been made; maximum range information indicating the maximum subject reflection factor before and after the dynamic range compression; and knee point information indicating the subject reflection factor assumed when the dynamic range compression was made.

Abstract: A method of recording aligned images on two sides of a printed circuit board substrate, including: recording an image of an electrical circuit pattern on a first side of a printed circuit board substrate; forming an alignment pattern on a side of the printed circuit board substrate, wherein the alignment pattern has a known spatial relationship to said image of an electrical circuit pattern; determining a location of the alignment pattern on the printed circuit board substrate; and recording an image of an electrical circuit pattern on a second side of the printed circuit board substrate in response to the determined location of the alignment pattern.

Abstract: To provide data storage control apparatus and method capable of performing plural processes including processes that data are required to be processed in real time, without increasing cost and decreasing productivity, a RAM for storing data, a hard disk (HD) for storing data, a printer for printing an image, a scanner for reading an image, a facsimile for performing memory transmission/reception, and a CPU are provided. The CPU performs control to use the RAM if high speed is required and capacity is not so required, to use a high-speed accessible area in the HD if predetermined speed is required and capacity is required, and to use a low-speed accessible area in the HD if required speed may be low and capacity is required. In the control unit of a copying machine having the HD including plural storage areas of different access speeds, the predetermined storage area is selected from among these areas according to the purpose of image data to be stored in the HD, and the data is stored in the selected area.

Abstract: A paper classification apparatus includes a heater for heating paper or a solvent supply unit for supplying a solvent to the paper, a detector, a computer, and a selector guide. The detector detects the reflection density of the paper after being heated or supplied with the solvent. The computer compares the detected reflecting density of the paper with a predetermined reference value stored in a memory. The selector guide classifies the paper on the basis of a comparison result of the reflection density. This apparatus can classify plain paper having an image formed with an ordinary image forming material, plain paper having an image formed with an erasable image forming material, and thermosensible paper.

Abstract: An image reading system that reads long-type film images and displays the images on a monitor screen. The image reading system includes a display method having the capability to effectively utilize, on the monitor screen, all of the image information that is on the film, and which allows easy imaging capability of the final image when changes have been made to the original image. The image reading system creates first image data corresponding to roughly the entire body of the image storage region based on the image signal, and creates second image data corresponding to the image of the image storage region that has been trimmed based on trimming-related information included in the image signal and magnetic information. The image reading system displays the first image corresponding to the first image data and the second image corresponding to the second image data on the display.

Abstract: An image reading device is provided in which processing of magnetic information and image reading can be carried out efficiently, and parts can be arranged highly efficiently in terms of space. By conveying an APS film in a pull-out direction, magnetic information is read by a magnetic head, and an image frame is prescanned by a line CCD. Next, the APS film is conveyed in a take-up direction, and fine scanning is carried out by the line CCD and magnetic information is written by a magnetic head. In this way, because writing of magnetic information can be carried out during conveying for fine scanning, processing time can be shortened. Moreover, because a distance between the magnetic head and the line CCD is not restricted, the magnetic head and the line CCD can be disposed at positions which are efficient in terms of space.

Abstract: An image reading system that reads long-type film images and displays the images on a monitor screen. The image reading system includes a display method having the capability to effectively utilize, on the monitor screen, all of the image information that is on the film, and which allows easy imaging capability of the final image when changes have been made to the original image. The image reading system creates first image data corresponding to roughly the entire body of the image storage region based on the image signal, and creates second image data corresponding to the image of the image storage region that has been trimmed based on trimming-related related information included in the image signal and magnetic information. The image reading system displays the first image corresponding to the first image data and the second image corresponding to the second image data on the display.

Abstract: There is a receiving apparatus in which the received data is recorded by a recording head which accesses each portion of a recording medium. This receiving apparatus comprises: a discriminating circuit to discriminate whether the portion accessed by the recording head is the recorded portion or the unrecorded portion upon reception; and a control circuit for allowing the recording head to access the unrecorded portion on the basis of the result of the discrimination of the discriminating circuit. Upon reception, the control circuit controls the recording head so as to automatically access the unrecorded portion. Further, upon reception, an amount of unrecorded portions is displayed.

Abstract: A magnetic toner for electrophotography is composed from a binder resin and a silicon-containing magnetic iron oxide. The magnetic toner has a weigh-average particle size o at most 13.5 .mu.m and has a particle size distribution such that it contains o more than 50 wt, % of magnetic toner particles having a particle size of at least 12.7 .mu.m. The magnetic toner is able to show high developing performances because of richness in fine particles and is also provided with an improved environmental stability because the magnetic iron oxide used therein contains 0.5-4 wt, % silicon (based on total iron content) and has a specific silicon distribution such that the magnetic iron oxide has a total silicon content (A), a silicon content (B) dissolved together with the magnetic iron oxide when the magnetic iron oxide is dissolved up to 20 wt, % dissolution of iron, and a superficial silicon content (C), satisfying relations of B/A=44-84% and C/A=10-55%.

Abstract: A positively chargeable magnetic toner comprises positively chargeable magnetic toner particles having at least a binder resin, a magnetic substance and a charge controlling agent; wherein the binder resin contains (A) a vinyl polymer having carboxyl groups, acid anhydride groups, partial esters thereof or mixtures of the groups and having and an acid value of 5 to 30, and (B) a copolymer obtained by polymerizing at least a diolefin monomer and a vinyl monomer; and wherein the charge controlling agent contains (C) a quaternary ammonium salt and (D) a nigrosine dye or a triphenylmethane dye, the ratio by weight among the components (A), (B), (C) and (D) being within the range of (A):(B):(C):(D)=80 to 30:70 to 20:2.0 to 0.5: 2.0 to 0.1 relative to 100 parts of the total weight of the components (A) and (B). The present invention also provides an image forming process, an image forming apparatus and a facsimile apparatus, all of which use the positively chargeable magnetic toner.

Abstract: In a magnetic printing machine including at least two recording frequency generators which generate at least two recording frequencies with close each other, a recording current applied to a recording head for the same gradation level is switched among at least two recording frequencies every time a predetermined number of pixels are recorded.

Abstract: A magnetic recording device includes a magnetic latent image on a latent image carrier and a developing device for moving a magnetic recording color microcapsule onto the magnetic latent image carrier, the microcapsule including a colored material covered with an outer wall and a magnetic material disposed on the outer wall. A transfer device transfers the colored material in the microcapsule on the latent image carrier onto a recording medium as the magnetic material disposed on the outer wall of the microcapsule substantially remains attracted to the magnetic latent image. A demagnetizing device demagnetizes the magnetic latent image on the latent image carrier, and a cleaner cleans off from the latent image carrier the magnetic material which substantially remained attracted to the magnetic latent image when the colored material was transferred onto the recording medium.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus utilizes a paper which has a part capable of recording a visible image on the surface thereof and a part capable of recording magnetic information thereon. A toner image is formed on the visible image recording part of the paper by a photosensitive drum, a developing apparatus and a transferring device. A magnetic information signal is recorded on the magnetic recording part of the paper by a magnetic record head. A discharging device is provided for discharging the paper on which both a visible image and magnetic information are recorded.

Abstract: Improved means and method for information transfer through magnetic field pulses over an area and at electronic information flow rates consisting of establishing a bias level magnetic field just below the threshold field strength required to transfer information by means of magnetic recording, then adding to the bias field by sequentially inducing low field strength magnetic fields from high speed, low current electrical signals sweeping through an x, y solenoid matrix, the combination effecting microsecond rate magnetic recording and information transfer onto a magnetochemical surface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming latent images in which all channel heads are used in different line density scanning. In the case of a multi-channel head having at least three channels which are positioned with a constant distance, the order of the arrangement of loci of the respective channels is made to correspond to two normal and reverse sets of line densities, so that recording at two different line densities can be made by one multi-channel head.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaning apparatus for a magnetic tape used in a magnetographic printer. The apparatus comprises an elongated nozzle opening in a flat base with a non-conductive screen attached thereto which covers the entire base and nozzle opening. A relatively high vacuum source is connected to the nozzle opening by conduit. The recording surface of the magnetic tape moves in planar contact with the screen in a direction perpendicular to the nozzle opening. Graphite seals are placed at each edge of the screen, the edges with the seals being parallel to the direction of tape movement. The seals direct the flow of air from the upstream and downstream ends of the apparatus to the nozzle opening. The air flow is restricted to that which will flow in and around the woven material forming the screen and along the length thereof to produce a high velocity, turbulent air flow.

Abstract: Magnetographic copier having a movable carriage on which the process stations for recording, developing, transferring and cleaning are mounted. A ribbon of magnetic tape is threaded through the process stations and is held stationary during the image processing, so that the movement of the carriage causes the tape to pass all of the process stations. A CCD array scans segments of a fixed original document and then returns to a start of scan position where it is stepped. The carriage and CCD array are concurrently stepped a distance substantially equal to width of a segment prior to the next scan. The CCD array and carriage are connected by cable and move concurrently. The elements of the CCD array are connected in a one-to-one manner with elements of a magnetic recording head at the recording station.

Abstract: In a magnetic duplicator using a magnetic printing machine, reflected light from a document is converted into an electrical video signal by a photoelectric converting element, and the electrical video signal is supplied to plural channels of the magnetic recording head to form a magnetic latent image on a magnetic recording drum, in the latent image forming mode. In the copy mode, the magnetic latent image is developed by a magnetic toner, and the toner picture is transferred onto a recording paper which runs through a paper transport path. The transferred toner picture is fixed on the recording paper, and the remaining toner on the surface of the magnetic recording drum is cleaned after the transfer operation. When the magnetic latent image is formed on the recording drum, the plural channels of the magnetic recording head are moved along the axial direction of the recording drum.

Abstract: A document information filing system has a function of displaying a plurality of its operation modes such as "SEARCH", "RECORD", "DELETE" and "CHANGE" modes on a display device. When a given operation mode is selected by a keyboard, sequential guidance for the procedure of operation for the selected operation mode is displayed on the display device, whereby the operation of the selected operation mode can be executed by operating the keyboard in conformity to the display guidance.

Abstract: A 2-dimension scanning device scans picture information. When one-page picture information is stored into a page buffer, it is displayed by a display unit. Thereafter, when an operator depresses an abandon key, the picture information is abandoned. When the operator depresses a record key, the picture information is recorded on a recording medium. The picture information is read out and displayed by the display unit, whenever necessary. The picture information is deleted from the recording medium when a delete key is operated. When a recognition key is operated, a retrieval title corresponding to the picture information is recorded on the recording medium.

Abstract: A system for deleting picture information is provided for a picture information file. The system has a keyboard, a 2-dimension scanning device, a magnetic tape device, a display device and a control device including a microprocessor. The deletion of the picture information recorded in the magnetic tape device is performed by recording the delete mark in a delete mark recording area of the retrieval title corresponding to the picture information to be deleted.

Abstract: A high-resolution, electronic camera with real-time storage capability. The image at the focal plane of a lens (5) is electronically scanned in one direction by a linear photodiode array (1), and in the orthogonal direction by a carriage (3), motor (17), and leadscrew (13) subassembly which mechanically moves the array with respect to the lens. The motion of the array is directly translated into comparable relative motion of a recording head (19) with respect to a recording media (21) so that scanned pixel information is recorded on the media (21) concurrently with its generation.

Abstract: Title information, which contains management information representing the kind or class of document information be recorded and index information representing the title and recording position of each document information, is provided for the recording and retrieving of the document information. When recording document information, title information is reproduced from an index information recording track of a magnetic tape and written in a title memory. A CPU executes an auxiliary decision as to if the management information of the reproduced title information corresponds to any of various management information preliminarily memorized, a first decision as to if the management information of document information newly applied from a keyboard corresponds to the various management information, and a second decision as to if the title applied from the keyboard coincides with a title in the title memory.

Abstract: In a magnetic copying machine, a reflected light from an original copy is converted into an electrical signal, and supplied to a magnetic recording head to form a magnetic latent image on a magnetic recording drum. The magnetic latent image is developed by a magnetic toner, and the toner picture is transferred onto a recording paper. The transferred toner picture is fixed on the recording paper, and the remaining toner on the surface of the magnetic recording drum is cleaned after the transfer operation. When the copy magnification factor is larger than one, the pulse interval of clock pulses generated in synchronization with the rotation of the magnetic recording drum for reading out the electrical signal is made longer than that used with actual-size copying, and the movement of the magnetic recording head in the axial direction of the magnetic recording drum per one revolution of the magnetic recording drum is made larger than that used with actual-size copying.

Abstract: A lithographic printing process wherein an illuminated image on a document is scanned in a series of parallel sweeps with a photocell, applying an electric wave signal to a magnetic recording head with the amplitude of said signal determined by the output of the photocell and a function of the optical density of the image being scanned. The magnetic head has a width of from about 0.5 mils to about 5 mils and traverses a magnetic recording medium in a series of aligned parallel paths analogous to those scanned by the photocell to form a latent magnetic image in the magnetic recording medium, which image is a replica of the image being scanned. The horizontal spatial frequency is from about 200 to 1000 cycles/inch. The thus formed latent magnetic image is decorated with an oleophilic magnetic toner. The oleophilic magnetic image is transferred under pressure to a smooth heated lithographic substrate. If necessary, the toner is further heated to effect complete coalescence thereof.

Abstract: A thermomagnetic recording apparatus, for example, facsimile receiver wherein the surface of a magnetic drum which is uniformly coated with a magnetic material is uniformly magnetized, the magnetized surface is locally heated to a temperature of at least a Curie point in accordance with facsimile signals by means of a thermal recording head, to reduce the coercise force and to invert the polarity of the magnetization, thereby forming a magnetic latent image, and the magnetic latent image is developed with magnetic toner.

Abstract: In a duplicator, a reflected light from a document or an original copy is converted into an electrical video signal by an image pickup element, and the electrical video signal is supplied to a magnetic recording head to form a magnetic latent image on a magnetic recording drum, in the latent image forming mode. In the copy mode, the magnetic latent image is developed by a magnetic toner, and the toner picture is transferred onto a recording paper which runs through a paper transport path. The transferred toner picture is fixed on the recording paper, and the remaining toner on the surface of the magnetic recording drum is scraped after the transfer operation. A set value of a copy register is compared with a counting value of a copy counter by a comparator. When the counting value reaches the set value, a copy end signal is generated. With the pushing of a copy switch, a control portion of the duplicator operates, first for the latent image forming mode and then for the copy mode.

Abstract: An electronically controlled magnetic recorder for rapidly optically scanning an original document at a distance and for producing a latent magnetic image thereof. An electronic interface between the optical scanner and the magnetic recording head includes optional electronic halftoning circuitry, circuitry for controlling system and subsystem timing; memory circuits; write drivers and circuitry for controlling pixel alignment.

Abstract: A facsimile signal converter for mutually converting to each other one of a facsimile signal of one-way scanning and a facsimile signal of two-way scanning for each scanning line, in which a first read head and a second read head are reciprocated for scanning in opposite directions along two spaced but parallel travel paths, respectively, while a write head travels together with the first read head along a travel path developed at the midway between the two travel paths and to be positioned on the same line perpendicular to each of the two parallel travel lines. A recording medium is shifted by a certain length in a direction perpendicular to the travel paths for each scanning of the first read head and the second read head. In case of using an endless recording medium, it is alternately shifted by a first length and a second length twice the first length. Each of the certain length and the first length is equal to half the space between the two travel paths.

Abstract: A photocopy device having an image reception plate sensitive to light which generates a signal to activate an image producing plate is disclosed. The image reception plate has a large number of discrete receptors which are activated by light or conversely, which are activated by the absence of light. A large number of discrete electrical signals are generated by those receptors on the reception plate which are activated. The receptors which are activated are in the form of the image to be produced. The electrical signals go to the image producing plate to minute, discrete electromagnets which are activated in the form of the image to be reproduced. The image producing plate is identical to the image reception plate in that the number of electromagnets or field areas is equal to the number of photo receptors and the electrical connection from a photo receptor is to a corresponding electromagnet which has a similar position on the reproducing plate to the photo receptors position on the image receptor plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for carrying out Magnetography utilizing the relationship between half-tones of a picture and the spatial recording density on a magnetic recording material. The picture signal is converted into an electrical signal, whose frequency corresponds to the half-tones of the picture and results in the variation of the spatial recording density so that the naturalness of the half-tones of the picture is successfully preserved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method wherein, in order to prevent background stains in the conventional NRZ system latent image recording method for Magnetography, the latent image recording is effected in such a manner that, in response to a black color representation signal, the direction of the magnetizing field along a generated magnetizing track is periodically reversed, while in response to a white color representation signal, a saturation magnetizing field of a uniform predetermined polarity is applied to adjacent tracks lying in a white region of the signal.

Abstract: An automatic answering device for facsimile, in which the name or number of a station is previously stored and is automatically send out in response to a request from the other party. Storing of the name of the individual station in a magnetic record card and reading out of the recorded content are achieved by a magnetic head, which is adapted to be driven in synchronism with the main scanning operations of the facsimile apparatus. The information, such as the number or name of the individual station is previously stored in the magnetic record card from an original provided at the facsimile apparatus and read out of the magnetic card for transmitting the same to a receiving unit of another facsimile apparatus.

Abstract: An electronically controlled magnetic recorder for rapidly optically scanning an original document and for producing a latent magnetic image thereof. The recorder comprises directly coupled helical optical scanning and helical magnetic writing.

Abstract: Magnetic printing process, and apparatus for carrying out same, comprising:(a) forming a magnetic image on a ferromagnetic material which is imposed on an electrically conductive support;(b) developing the magnetic image by decorating same with a ferromagnetic toner comprising a ferromagnetic component, a dye and/or chemical treating agent and a water-soluble or water-solubilizable, preferably thermoplastic, resin which substantially encapsulates the ferromagnetic component and the dye and/or treating agent;(c) transferring the developed image to a substrate;(d) permanently fixing the dye and/or chemical treating agent of the image on the substrate; and(e) removing the ferromagnetic component and the resin from the image on the substrate.

Abstract: An imaging system is provided whereby graphic information from a source is magnetically recorded on a receiving surface. The imaging system comprises an arrangement for shaping a magnetic field to substantially linear configuration. A photo-responsive element is provided for varying the intensity of the magnetic field along the line in accordance with information contained in a corresponding line of the source of the original graphic information. An intermediary receiving surface is provided to receive the magnetic information and construct a magnetic image thereon. A toner supply is also provided in magnetically attractable relationship to the intermediary receiving surface for causing transfer of toner material from the supply to the intermediary receiving surface in a quantity corresponding to the variations of the magnetic field intensity on the intermediary receiving surface.

Abstract: An imaging system is provided whereby graphic information from a source is magnetically recorded on a receiving surface. The imaging system comprises shaping a magnetic field to substantially linear configuration and varying the intensity of the magnetic field along said line in accordance with information contained in a corresponding line of the source of the original graphic information. Toner material is disposed in magnetically attractable relation to the magnetic field for causing transfer of toner material to a receiving surface in a quantity corresponding to the variations of the magnetic field intensity along the line so that a record thereof is made upon a receiving surface interposed between the magnetic field and the toner supply.

Abstract: To improve the adherence of an olefin-SO.sub.2 copolymer film employed as an electron beam resist to a metallic substrate, a thin film of gold is first applied to the substrate. The resulting bond is strong enough to withstand exposure to electron beams, development of the resist film and electroplating of the film witout undercutting, lifting or distortion of the film.