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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424236 | Controlling method for image forming apparatus A controlling method for controlling an image forming apparatus has a step of displaying a printing paper illustration representing printing paper on an operating screen and a step of displaying at least one icon related to a process function of the image forming ap... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7345776 | Information processing apparatus and method In an information processing apparatus when the body pages are set to start from the back side of the cover, the cover is printed on the first side of the first sheet, the first page of the body is printed on the second side of the first sheet, and the second and su... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336912 | Image forming apparatus equipped with an operation section to input an image forming condition An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that forms a composite image on a sheet, based on image data and a cut guide; an operation section to input an image forming condition; and a control unit that controls operation of each section of the app... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7221487 | Optical scanning device having selectable identifiable scan window A scan window apparatus for defining and identifying a selected scan window within an overall scanable surface of a scanning device. The scanable surface is defined by intersecting first and second edges. The scan window apparatus includes moveable position markers ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7190922 | Scan copying apparatus with a frame-cropping function A scan copying apparatus having a frame-cropping function includes a user interface, a zone-creating unit, an optical scanning module and a processor. In a frame-cropping copy mode, a user inputs, through the user interface, a set of geometric parameters correspondi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7072600 | Image forming apparatus with fixing unit for fixing image An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming a developer image on a recording medium (22), a fixing unit (21) for fixing the developer image on the recording medium (22), an operation unit (11b), and a fixi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068387 | Quick edit and speed print capability for a stand-alone ink jet printer Printer (1) is provided with a mode to edit and print forms without reference to or interruption of a host computer and with immediate printing of one or more of the forms. Page data for the forms is preferably stored in flash memory (21) in a high lev... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7038418 | Numerical control apparatus The numerical control apparatus includes a numerical control part for outputting a move command, one motor control part for generating a PWM signal for a plurality of motors based on the move command from the numerical control part, and a plurality of motor amplfier... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7016551 | Image reader A CCD camera 10 picks up multiple adjacent targeted portions on a document 2, and to obtain distance information, a distance measurement unit 11 calculates the distances to the targeted portions of the document 2. Based on the distance in... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993271 | Image processing apparatus A patch image applied to a processing region to be subjected to a trimming/masking process is formed based on a background image of an original image or the like and an image of the processing region in the original image is replaced by the patch image. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6957029 | Method and system for displaying altering and producing a copy of an image A method and system for verifying and altering an area of an image to be photocopied prior to producing a copy. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an image capturing device is used to capture an image of items to be copied. A representation of thi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6916131 | Image forming device customizing the image to fit the paper length A tandem-type image forming device is provided which includes a plurality of photosensitive drums, a paper edge detecting section to detect a front edge and a rear edge of a sheet of paper, an exposure starting time calculating unit for each of a plurality of photos... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6879797 | Image processing apparatus A patch image applied to a processing region to be subjected to a trimming/masking process is formed based on a background image of an original image or the like and an image of the processing region in the original image is replaced by the patch image. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6535706 | Image editing system and image forming system An image forming system has a color scanner; an image processing part for processing image data obtained by reading a document by use of the color scanner; and an image forming part for forming an image on the basis of image data processed by the image pr... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6516170 | Image forming apparatus which enables easy to observe printing in a manner adaptable to a user's request An image forming apparatus includes: an image reading device for reading images on a document; an image recording device for recording images read by the image reading device on a recording material; an inputting device that makes it possible for an opera... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6427058 | Image forming apparatus having a 1 to N mode of dividing an original into a plurality of regions In a 1 to N mode of dividing a series of pages of an original into a plurality of regions and recording images in the respective regions on different sheets, the order of output of the respective regions can be selected. A predetermined page of the series... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6324362 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an original read-out station which is provided on an image forming apparatus body and on which an original is placed and read out in a predetermined read-out position, a digitizer for designating an area of the original... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323876 | Image processing apparatus having image region specifying function A plurality of image regions in the image of the original document are determined on the basis of the image data of the original document. The positions of the plurality of image regions are then indicated as regions in the image of the original document ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6078767 | Image processing apparatus capable of easily designating image to be edited A copying machine inputs a designated area to which image processing is applied as well as details of the image processing. The copying machine recognizes a character included in the designated area. A character which is the same as the recognized charact... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6020094 | Method and device for forming a duplicate image In a method for forming a duplicate image by reading an original image from an original sheet and forming a duplicate image according to the original image, to allow the designation of a number of regions for forming duplicate regional images, from an ove... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5805955 | Image forming apparatus and method with divisional image forming provisions An image forming apparatus and method form respective carrier images corresponding to at least one specified area of a manuscript image of a manuscript document by designating at least one specified area of the manuscript image with a user-actuated divisi... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5794104 | Method and apparatus for image processing capable of generating multiple images of varying dimensions An image processing apparatus designates image area on the original. A shifting device shifts the image area by predetermined amount. An outputting device outputs the image data corresponding to the image area and the image data corresponding to the shift... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5742881 | Occluder with integral illumination source An annotation system for automatically recording additional image information on an image bearing member is provided. The system includes an occluding device assembly, including an occluder bar for masking the image bearing member in a predetermined regio... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5671429 | Document processing system providing facilitated modification of document images A document processing system which, in response to a simple instruction given by a user, is able to change and modify automatically the design of an input document. The document processing system includes target area instructor for instructing an area ser... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5666609 | Copying machine and method for copying a designated area of an original document A copying machine and method for copying a designated area of an original document designates copying start and end positions. A controller controls partial copying in accordance with a first timing sequence corresponding to the copying start position and... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5629770 | Document copying deterrent method using line and word shift techniques A method is provided that deters the illicit copying of electronically published documents. It includes publishing a plurality of copies of electronically created material to be distributed to a plurality of subscribers. Each copy of subscriber's document... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5604571 | Image- forming apparatus having imaging x-ray generation means An image-forming apparatus which does not unfavorably influence its surrounding environment when in use and is excellent in durability of use and safety is provided. In the image-forming apparatus, a photosensitive layer is disposed on the outer surface o... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5526096 | Image-forming apparatus with an area-selecting function which selects an area in a surface-up condition of an original and which forms an image on the basis of the selected area of the original placed in a surface-down condition An image-forming apparatus for forming an image on an image-bearing member on the basis of an original image, including: a platen on which an original having an original image is placed, the platen having a reference portion; an input device for inputting... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5384621 | Document detection apparatus A scanning background member is provided with two or more superimposed line sets or density patterns of having frequencies unrelated to each other that can be detected by a background detection circuit of a document scanner. The multifrequency edge detect... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5331376 | System and method for editing a document image A system and method of designating edit information for an original document. The system includes a mechanism for designating a location on the original document while the document is in a document feeder tray. The mechanism does not deface the original d... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5329346 | Multi-color image forming system The present invention aims to solve problems caused in forming multiple images on the same transfer sheet in response to an original by using black toner and color toner, and prevents a shade of the original from being developed by the color toner which r... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5153645 | Position indexing indicators for editing an image forming apparatus A document scanning device includes an index lever for indicating a boundary between a plurality of areas dividing a document on a platen and a photoelectric detector for detecting the position of the boundary. The index lever includes a marker which give... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5146275 | Composite image forming apparatus A composite image forming apparatus including an analog or a digital image forming apparatus of the type in which an optical system moves relative to a document placed on a document table, the image on the document is scanned by the optical system and the... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5138384 | Electrophotographic copying machine having editorial function An electrophotographic copying machine includes a mouse connected to a main unit to input positional information for editing. When the mouse is moved on an original for editing, pulses are generated from the mouse according to a rotation of a roller, whic... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5134437 | Image duplicating apparatus having multiple editing capacity An image duplicating apparatus having an ordinary copy mode and multiple editing modes of copying operation is provided. Editing information can be inserted directly from a control panel having a display screen or from an external editor. In operation, th... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5121145 | Line printhead device for nonimpact printer An optical encoder monitors linear CCD elements as an edge of a perforation or other optical indicia passes along the elements. A line printhead is actauted at least one in response to each new element being activated. The device is particularly useful in... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5086317 | Editing area setting method and editing area setting apparatus in an image forming apparatus An editing area setting method and an editing area setting apparatus in an image forming apparatus, wherein a plurality of rectangular areas for trimming and masking are set under a condition whereby partial overlapping does not occur, co-ordinates corres... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5049932 | Copier having an editing function A copier with an editing function and operable in operable in a trimming mode for extracting part of an image printed on a document as a trimmed image and transferring it to a paper sheet, a masking mode for omitting part of the image as a masked image an... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4999674 | Image forming apparatus having synthetic recording functions There is an image forming apparatus in which images of a plurality of originals set on the original plate glass are individually exposed, scanned and read, and the read images are synthesized and recorded at arbitrary positions on a recording paper. This ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4996561 | Image forming apparatus with a document image edition function An image forming apparatus operable with an editor which can be mounted on a body of the apparatus together with a document handler and has space for accommodating an editor is defined within the apparatus between optics including a scanner and a photocon... | 02/26/1991 |
