Abstract: An image forming method for use in image forming apparatus including on the right surface thereof a discharge opening connectable with a post-processing device, the image forming method comprising the steps of:a first step of delivering one or more documents to a read position sequentially starting from the first document to read the documents at the read position, and outputting the documents in the form of images of the same posture as document images to be read on the documents;a second step of reading a document at a position where the same is placed and outputting the document in the form of an image of the same posture of a document image to be read on the document;a third step of forming, on the upper surface of a sheet to be supplied from the left surface side of the image forming apparatus, the images output in the first or second step in the order that they are read, and delivering the formed images in a direction of the right surface of the image forming apparatus; anda fourth step of reversing the

Abstract: When images on the front and rear sides of multiple originals are reduced in size and recorded onto both sides of a single recording sheet in composite form, recording positions of images on the front and rear sides of each original are determined such that reduced images on the front side of the original are recorded on the front side of the recording sheet and reduced images on the rear side of the same original are recorded at corresponding positions on the rear side of the recording sheet. As a result, when the recording sheet is cut into pieces corresponding to respective recorded images, images on the front and rear sides of each cut piece of the recording sheet respectively agree with images on the front and rear sides of each original.

Abstract: The thumbnail image signal output apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image input device which inputs an image; a storage device which stores a plurality of images each of which has been input via the image input device; an image processing device which processes the image which has been input; an update device which updates one of a plurality of images stored in the storage device which corresponds to the image processed by the image processing device to the image after such processing; an image conversion device which converts a plurality of images stored in the storage device into thumbnail images; and an output device which outputs an image signal for displaying converted thumbnail images upon a display device.

Abstract: An image editing apparatus which is capable of assembling a plurality of original documents on one sheet as an output data without impairing the legibility of characters in the reduced images. This apparatus reads images in original documents, detects the size of characters in the read original documents, sets the number of original document images to be produced per page for the output data based on the detected character size, and reduces and edits the read image data into the output data having the set number of original document images per page.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus for recording an image on a fixed-size recording paper sheet includes a memory circuit for storing a received image, an effective data area recognition circuit for obtaining an effective data area of the received image, and a magnification circuit for determining a magnification of the received image by comparing the effective data area and a recording paper sheet size.

Abstract: A scanning apparatus and method for automatically composing scanned images is disclosed. The present invention includes a scanner having a first platen, wherein the first platen has a first length, and an intermediate frame set on the scanner. The present invention also includes a top plate set on the intermediate frame, wherein the top plate has a second platen which has a second length larger than the first length. Finally, driving means is attached to the intermediate frame for sliding the top plate on the intermediate frame, so that the top plate moves in a direction along the second length of the top plate.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus capable of recording received information on a plurality of pages over one page of regular format cut sheets, the facsimile apparatus comprising: a receiving device for receiving image information; and a number of recording sheets setting device for setting a number of sheets of received information to be recorded on one page of the regular format cut sheet, wherein the number of sheet of the received information to be recorded on one page of the regular format cut sheet is automatically determined in accordance with fineness of the received information.

Abstract: A facsimile machine with a plurality of cassettes which is capable of printing a transmission report including first data and second data on a printing sheet accommodated in the cassette where the first data being a result of the transmission and the second data being an image data of a transmitted data, said facsimile machine includes: a memory unit for storing the first data and the second data therein to be read out; an editing unit for reading out the first data and the second data from the memory unit and formulating a resultant data; a sheet size set unit for detecting and setting a size of printing sheet on which the resultant data is to be printed; a divider unit for dividing the resultant data into a plurality of block data according to the size set by the sheet size set unit; a judgment unit for judging whether the block data corresponding to the last page of report is solely the second data; and a print control unit for inhibiting printing of the second data on the last page of report when it is ju

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method in which plural gradation-information storage units are provided, and at least one of those units is selected to store a given body of gradation information based on command information, such as resolution information. The different units store gradation information in different forms, e.g., compressed and uncompressed.

Abstract: When image data coded by a DCT coding method in a predetermined block size is to be decoded, an image processing apparatus extracts necessary DCT coefficients of a block on the basis of an enlargement/reduction ratio determined in advance, then decodes the extracted DCT coefficients. Thereby it is possible to produce a reduced image at high speed without using a memory of high capacity.

Abstract: In a digital copier which allow the quality of an output image to be adjusted in a plurality of levels, a scanner reads a document image and generates corresponding image data. An analog-to-digital converter transforms the image data to a pixel-by-pixel electric signal. The electric signal is written to an image memory. An image processing section reads a particular portion of the image (e.g. one-fifth in the subscanning direction) out of the memory repeatedly, while changing density each time. The results of such processing are sent to a recording section and printed on a single paper as a combined image. As a result, partial images representative of a particular density each are printed on a single paper. This not only promotes easy evaluation but also saves papers.

Abstract: A method of combining at least one captured generated digital image and/or text with at least one prestored digital image. The method includes selecting a prestored digital image. The prestored digital image has a predetermined location where a selected captured generated digital image and/or text may be placed. A selected customer generated image in digital form is obtained for placement at the predetermined location. The selected image prior to placement at the location is automatically modified in accordance with predetermined size or shape relationship of the location.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for creating a color image by combining object image data with scanned image data includes a scanner for inputting image data and object image input device for inputting object image data. Host processor selects object image data from the input object image data and specifies parameters for editing the selected object image data to create edited object image data. Real-time processor edits the selected object image data according to the parameters specified by the host processor and combines the edited object imaged data with the scanned image data to create combined image data. An output device outputs the combined imaged data to form an image representing a combination of the scanned image data and the object image data.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for adding information to image data of a multicolor image and a monochromatic image includes the performing of a dispersion conversion on the spectrum of additional information to be added to the image data by multiplying a code sequence of a PN sequence generator by the additional data which is inputted from an input terminal and converted into serial data in a P/S converter. At this time, the data sequence transmitted from an image signal processor to a printer engine 107 is converted by a scan converter to correspond to the spatial axis for dispersion. The converted data sequence is added to the output from an adder by another adder 110, and reconverted to the original scan by a scan inverter.

Abstract: Software, resident or a host computer, that is capable of parsing a data stream of multiple interleaved data signals into the individual data signals that are then ready for manipulation and further processing by the host computer.

Abstract: An image reading device capable of preventing, by increasing the quantity of light at the center or bound portion of a spread book document, the quantity of light from becoming short and preventing density from becoming irregular due to the deviation of a focus. At and around the center of a spread book document where the document is bound, the quantity of light for illumination or the amplification gain of image data read from the document is increased. A plurality of fluorescent lamps illuminate the surface of the document at the upstream side and downstream side with respect to an intended scanning direction. When the edge of the document is to be detected, only one of the lamps is turned on to enhance the stripe pattern representative of the stepped edge portion of the document.

Abstract: An image transmission system includes an image transmitting unit having a display to display a status of a receiving unit and a detector for detecting a size of an original and a record mode permitted for transmission.

Abstract: A photographic printing apparatus capable of printing, as an index print, an inlaid composite image having images of a plurality of frames of a film. An exposure device 10 of this printing apparatus includes an exposure controller 104 for controlling this exposure device 10 according to exposure conditions determined based on image information read from the film. The apparatus incorporates an index printer 40 for printing an inlaid composite image. An image information converter 103 is provided for producing, from the read image information, index-print image information corresponding to an image which is expected to be obtained on a photosensitive material if the material is exposed under the determined exposure conditions, and also for sending this index-print information to the index printer 40. A monitor 30 is provided for displaying the image information produced by the image information converter 103 for allowing checking thereof.

Abstract: An image synthesizing device in which partial images can be rapidly processed (for example, by enlarging, reducing, turning) and synthesized. When synthesizing information for partial images stored in a partial image storage portion is calculated by a synthesizing data calculating portion, accessible rectangular areas, which consist each of a plurality of pixel rows and columns, of partial images stored in the partial image storage portion are accessed one by one by a partial image accessing portion and each of accessed areas is processed by enlarging or reducing or turning on the basis of the calculation results given from the synthesizing data calculating portion. The processed partial images whose areas have been enlarged, reduced or turned, are synthesized by a partial image synthesizing portion on the basis of the synthesizing information, and a synthesized image is stored in a synthesized image storage portion.

Abstract: In variably magnifying and outputting an image, proper variable magnification processing is performed with respect to a character/line draw component and a pseudo-halftone component, respectively. A binary image acquired by a binary image acquiring unit is supplied to an image area separating unit, in which the binary image is separated into a character/line draw area and a pseudo-halftone area. An image in the character/line draw area is supplied to an outline variable magnification unit, which performs extraction of outline vector data, smoothing processing thereof, and reproduction processing of a binary image. An image in the pseudo-halftone area is supplied to a pseudo-halftone image variable magnification unit, in which the image is subjected to multivalue conversion processing in units of pixels, variable magnification processing by thinning or interpolation of pixels, and binarization again.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reader for reading an image to be added to an original image, an editor for performing a desired editing process for image data read with the reader, and a storage medium for storing therein the image data edited by the editor. The storage medium is detachably mounted on a copying machine for copying the original image. The image data edited by the editor may be directly transmitted to the copying machine so as to be combined with the image being copied.

Abstract: Disclosed is a copy protection method for identifying copied images that have been captured or generated in electronic form. The method generates information in electronic form for causing the printing of copy restrictive information as a plurality of contiguous pixels, of substantially yellow color onto the hard copy. The visibility of the yellow pixels is very low until a cyan illumination is applied to the protected image then the copy restrictive information becomes highly visible.

Abstract: A variety of parameters for a scanner printer are set from a host computer on a network by arranging a scanner printer server system composed of the host computer and the scanner printer server connected to the network, and a scanner and a printer connected to the scanner printer. The scanner printer server system has a bidirectional communication channel formed between the scanner, the printer and the scanner printer server, wherein characters, graphics and a method of transferring image are instructed from the host computer and the data is transferred by the instructed transference method.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, an intermediate transfer drum, a divisional image forming system for forming image segments into which an image to be formed is divided on the intermediate transfer drum one by one, a sheet feeding mechanism for feeding a recording sheet, and a transfer device for transferring an image segment from the intermediate transfer drum to a recording sheet fed by the sheet feeding mechanism every time the image segment is formed on the intermediate transfer drum. A control unit for controlling the sheet feeding mechanism and the transfer device is also provided so that the image segments formed by the divisional image forming system are successively transferred from the intermediate transfer drum to the recording sheet so as to be continuous with each other.

Abstract: In a digital copying machine having facsimile functions, in which image data can be stored for polling transmission, use of a confirmation print mode for normal copying is inhibited by modifying the appearance of copies that are produced in the confirmation print mode. This modification can be made by altering the size of the printed image, or combining additional image data with the stored image data to produce an altered version of the document.

Abstract: A method of combining at least one customer generated digital image to form a merged image and/or text with at least one prestored digital image. The prestored digital image has a predetermined location where the customer generated digital image may be placed. A design characteristic is determined from an item to be associated with the merged image. The customer generated digital image or the prestored digital image is modified in accordance with the design characteristic so as to form a first modified digital image that is then combined with the other of the customer generated digital image or the prestored digital image so as to form a newly merged digital image. The newly merged digital image is the merged image sent to an output device for printing.

Abstract: A storage medium for storing photographic negatives has a positive image of each stored photographic negative printed on an outer surface. A system for obtaining positive images from photographic negatives and placing the positive images onto the storage medium includes an image sensor for scanning photographic negatives, a processor for electronically processing the scanned negatives and a printer for printing positive images onto the storage medium.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which can produce improved quality copies by taking into account the effects which normally occur when successive copies of copies are made. When a document is to be copied, image information is input to a processing device relating to certain parameters associated with the image characteristics such as, for example, the toner density, thickness of the image information, type of copier used, amount of toner available at the time of copying, etc. This image information is then stored on the document copy in the form of a bar code which will change as successive copies of copies are made in such a way that the image quality of the copies is not degraded.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a scanner for reading images of a document, a memory for storing the images, a printer function for printing images corresponding to the document one by one every time the images are read by the scanner in accordance with set image forming conditions, another printer function for printing the stored images after all the images of the document are read in accordance with the image forming conditions, and a control section for setting the image forming conditions and enabling one of the printer functions in accordance with the image forming conditions.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for maximizing the number of digital radiological images displayed on a single sheet of film. Digital radiological frames, including radiological images and non-image portions, produced by a computer tomography device, a magnetic resonance imaging device, an ultra device or other radiological equipment are first stored. The radiological image portion of the frames are then identified and the non-image portion of the frames are reduced, producing a modified radiological frames. Finally, the modified radiological frames are arranged relative to one another in an area corresponding to the area of a sheet of film and printed on a sheet of film.

Abstract: A document image processing system includes a menu display part determining the layout of menu data on the basis of the height Ha and the width Wa of the displayable area of the display unit when the display unit is rotated to its vertical position, the height Hb and the width Wb of the displayable area when the display unit is rotated to its horizontal position and the width Wc and the height Hc of a selection item display area displaying menu data, and displaying the menu on the basis of the layout thus determined, so that the menu can be displayed with a maximum size on the displayable area of the display unit regardless of the height and width of the displayable area changing depending on the direction of rotation of the display unit and without changing the size and arrangement of the menu data in the menu display area.

Abstract: An image processing system stores image data which has been read, in order to supply the image data to a plurality of printer units, reads out the stored image data and time-sharingly supplies the data to the printer units, and supplies the read image data, and image data from an external section, to memory.

Abstract: A page placement process for advanced function print systems that is integrated in the datastream presentation architectures utilized for the storage, retrieval, and printing of documents over a wide range of applications and system environments. The process enables user defined placement of pages in an N-up environment in terms of sheet, sheet side, partition, offset and orientation.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus indicates completion of a scanning operation for both sides of an original document, or completion of a transmitting operation of image information data corresponding to both sides of the original document. The image forming apparatus scans both sides of the original document for obtaining the image information data. A first marker unit provides a first mark when a scanning of a front side of the original document is completed or when a transmission of image information data corresponding to the front side is completed. A second marker unit provides a second mark when a scanning of a reverse side of the original document is completed or when a transmission of image information data corresponding to the reverse side is completed.

Abstract: A system for concurrently imaging the first and second sides of different sequential duplex documents in alternating image lines alternating between the first and second imaging stations. This system is shown in a system for imaging both of the first and second opposing sides of duplex documents with higher productivity, with a generally "V" shaped low profile document sheet feeding path with first and second arms merging at a base position having a document reversing system, for sequentially feeding documents from an input tray through the first arm to the base position, and then back through the second arm to an output tray. A first imaging station is in the first arm for imaging the first sides of the documents, and a second imaging station is in the second arm for imaging the second sides. Both imaging stations have a simple, partially shared fixed elements optical system mounted entirely inside the document path, which can share a single electro-optical digital imager.

Abstract: A method for reporting groupings of answers to test questions. Answers to test questions are received in electronic form, after which the answers are divided according to predefined categories and organized into separate groupings. The answers in the groupings are reported.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for composing documents such as bank checks with a picture of an account holder on each check comprising the steps of a) capturing a real time video image of the account holder at a bank site; b) converting the image to a digital image file in a personal computer; c) composing a picture check as a graphics image file in the personal computer; d) merging the digital image file and graphics image file to form a picture check; and e) printing one or more picture checks at the bank site and delivering the picture checks to the customer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a unit for inputting image information from an external apparatus, a unit for forming an image on a recording medium, a unit for reading an original, a unit for detecting a jam of the recording medium, a unit for being manually operated by an operator, and a unit for controlling a recovery operation from a jammed state. The apparatus includes a first mode for forming an image corresponding to the input image information, and a second mode for forming a composite image by synthesizing the image corresponding to the input image information with an image of the original read by the reading unit. The control unit starts the recovery operation from the jammed state in response to release of the jam in the first mode, and starts the recovery operation from the jammed state in response to a manual operation of the operation unit by the operator after release of the jam in the second mode.

Abstract: The image recording apparatus optically reads image data on a document with an image area or a plurality of image areas specified therein and synthesizes image data of another document read subsequently into the specified image area or image areas changing the size thereof as needed accordingly an image on the other document can be allocated with a desired size at an arbitrary position on the first document and printed on a sheet of recording paper, thus improving the work efficiency and convenience of the apparatus.

Abstract: A facsimile device having a function of processing a personal message. The facsimile device includes a scanner for scanning document; a data storing unit for additively storing predetermined image data in image data scanned by the scanner; an encoding unit for encoding data stored in the data storing unit; a data modulating unit for modulating and then sending the encoded data to a remote recipient station via a telephone line; a data demodulating unit for demodulating modulated data received from either the remote recipient station or another remote station; a decoding unit for decoding the coded data; and a printing unit for printing the decoded data outputted from the decoding unit by a predetermined unit.

Abstract: A system for manipulating image fragments so that image processing devices such as copiers, fax machines and scanners may efficiently process oversize images. The system provides a user interface so that when an oversize image is scanned in multiple parts to produce multiple image fragments the user can manipulate the image fragments by performing drag, drop and merge operations on the image fragments. Embodiments of the invention include the use of a touch screen or mouse to allow the user to perform the operations. Other operations are selectable such as rotating an image fragment, zooming in or out on portions of the displayed fragments, merging the fragments into an integrated image and storing or printing the image fragments.

Abstract: An image synthesizing apparatus includes a reading unit which reads an image of an original, and an input unit which inputs print data from an external apparatus. A first setting unit sets a synthesis mode for synthesizing image data output from the reading unit and the print data input from the input unit for recordation, and a second setting unit sets a number of pages of different print data to be synthesized in the synthesis mode. A control unit is adapted, when the synthesis mode is set by the first setting unit, to maintain the synthesis mode until the different print data of the number of pages set by the second setting unit is input by the input unit, and to cancel the synthesis mode after the different print data of the set number of pages has been input.

Abstract: A prepress command sheet capable of prepress efficiently without errors. Magnetic disk 54 are stored electronic data for corresponding image components, corresponding text components, and corresponding linework components. The Disk 54 are also stored electronic data for layout papers for the prepress command sheets. A CPU 42 lays out the corresponding image components, corresponding text components, and corresponding linework components on the layout paper according to instruction by an operator. CPU 42 reads identifiers for the respective image components and lays them out in the vicinity of associated corresponding image components. Printer 47 records the corresponding image components, corresponding text components, corresponding linework components, and identifiers associated with respective image components on the layout paper, and outputs the prepress command sheet.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanner for reading image information of an original, a memory for storing the image information of a plurality of originals read by the scanner, a printer for forming the image information of at least two of the originals stored in the memory on a single image formation medium, a detector for detecting that the memory becomes full, and a controller. When the detector detects that the memory becomes full while the scanner is performing a series of read operations, the controller controls the printer to print images of the image information of originals which are stored in the memory and images of which are to be formed on a single sheet, erases the image information whose images are printed, and controls the scanner to restart reading of the originals.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus is provided in which, when communication management data stored in a communication management-data storage unit and prescribed communication image data that has been stored in an accumulating memory are combined and outputted, required zoom processing is executed by a system controller and the communication management data and prescribed communication image data are combined and outputted in such a manner that the data will fit on one page.

Abstract: In reading out an original image divided into a plurality of regions, a scanner reads out image data having each divided region partially repeated for each adjacent divided region. The read out image data of each divided region is stored in a memory in correspondence with the original image and stored in a memory. A controller identifies an overlapping region of the stored image data, and joins each image data according to the identified result to generate an image data corresponding to the original image.

Abstract: A large-size (A3-size) original is folded into two small-size (A4-size) portions. Images on the surfaces of the respective portions are read by image reading units. Image data output from the image reading units are stored in a memory. A detection unit detects end positions of the read images, and skew of each of the images is corrected. An image synthesis unit synthesizes the image data of the respective surfaces based on the output of the detection unit to provide the original single image. Thus, it is possible to read even a large-size original.

Abstract: A color image processing apparatus, including an input unit for inputting color image data having a plurality of color components, a detecting unit for detecting background color of a color image represented by the color image data input by the input unit, a removing unit for removing the background color from the color image data having the plurality of color components, an encoding unit for encoding the color image data with the background color removed, a transmission unit for transmitting the color image data with the background color removed encoded by the encoding unit, and a selecting unit for manually selecting between a first mode, in which the removing unit is operated, and a second mode, in which the removing unit is not operated.

Abstract: An image communication apparatus includes a reader for reading an original image, a memory circuit for storing image information read by the reader, a sending unit for sending the image information, and a controller for synthesizing image information read by the reader and the image information stored in the memory circuit, and causing the sending unit to send the synthesized image information.

Abstract: A multi-function machine for combining and routing image data is disclosed. The multi-function machine includes a number of functional units, for instance, a digital copier which produces scanned image data, a printer which prints image data from a computer, and a facsimile device which receives and sends facsimile image data. Image data from one or a number of sources may be combined to form merged image data, corresponding to a merger of the individual images. The merged image data may then be conveyed to any of a number of user selectable destinations, including a printer, a host computer, or a facsimile device.