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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421230 | Image forming apparatus and method that performs image-process magnification alteration to image data A digital copying machine includes a CPU that executes an overall control, a scanner section, a printer section, and an image processing section that executes image processes including image-process magnification alteration. The CPU adjusts a main-scan magnification... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7317835 | Image processing method and apparatus An image processing method and apparatus which efficiently detect an image input direction, from an image with much differential information to an image with little differential information. The direction of an image including a character area, inputted into a compu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7305619 | Image processing method, device and storage medium therefor The invention significantly improves operability by automatically discriminating a plurality of image orientations, which are not assured of always being fed in common orientations, and reduces possible burdens to operators by eliminating efforts required to arrange... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7119807 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method The present invention concerns an image processing apparatus and an image processing method, in which an edge coordinates extraction circuit is used to extract edge coordinates information for an input bitmap. By converting the bitmap image into vector data the edge... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7095975 | Copying machine and copying method An Flat Bed-Multi Function Device includes an MPU, a reading section, a recording section, an operation section, an image memory, and a ratio changing section. In a reduction copy mode, the reading section reads an extended reading area of a document larger than a r... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6965458 | Image formation apparatus The present invention provides an image formation apparatus to which a postprocess unit requiring a discharge condition that a transfer member of which image formation face is being turned downward is discharged and a binding position at a time of binding the member... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6873812 | Image forming apparatus for forming image on different size pages of booklet and image forming method thereof An image forming apparatus forms an image on a page of a booklet having different size pages. The image forming apparatus includes a setting unit for determining an image forming area on a page having the smallest size; a magnification modification unit for modifyin... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6628424 | Digital synthesizer digital copier and magnification control unit The digital synthesizer comprises a system control unit, a read control unit, and a write drive control unit, and based on a magnification fine adjustment value set using a magnification fine adjustment panel, in the copy mode, a magnification of an image... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6236418 | Image forming apparatus and method to correct magnification error caused by optical characteristics of image writing device An image forming apparatus and method wherein a writing device writes information of an image on a photoconductive body traveling in the sub-scanning direction to form an electrostatic latent image of the image thereupon by driving a light source to emit ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6041205 | Image processing apparatus for laying out plurality of images in conformity with image orientation A copier includes a reader for reading a document image, an orientation sensor for sensing orientation of characters in the document image that has entered from the reader, a size sensor for sensing the size of the document image that has entered from the... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5946532 | Variable magnification optical system with light shielding mechanism A lens is moved by a lens moving member in the direction of its optical axis, and a mirror group is moved by a mirror moving member in the direction of the optical axis of the lens. The moving ranges of the lens moving member and the mirror moving member ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5940663 | Image exposure apparatus An error between a set value of magnification and an actual value of magnification is reduced by correcting the amounts of movement of a single-focus lens unit and a mirror in accordance with a production error in the focal length (in accordance with the ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5926330 | Optical variable power module An optical variable power module has a movable lens unit slidably mounted on a chassis, such that the lens unit is moved along an optical axis defined thereby, and a movable mirror unit slidably mounted on the chassis, such that the mirror unit is moved a... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5842083 | Electrostatic copying machine An electrostatic copying machine made up of an image-forming unit including a rotary drum having an exposure zone and a transfer zone, an optical system for projecting the image of the document to be copied onto the exposure zone, a copying paper-feeding ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5809381 | Image-forming apparatus and magnification correction method using the same An image-forming apparatus includes an image-forming unit for image-forming image information of an original on a record medium, an optical-path-length varying unit for varying a distance between an object and an image, a driving unit for driving the imag... | 09/15/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5790921 | Magnification setting apparatus for image forming apparatus When zoom keys for changing a magnification by a predetermined unit each time, not only setting of a fixed magnification is bothersome, but also setting a magnification in the vicinity of the fixed magnification is very troublesome. A zoom up key and a zo... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5764370 | Enlargement and reduction apparatus for an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided with a zoom processing circuit, a scanning optical system and an enlarging/reducing circuit. The enlargement/reduction of the formed image in the main scanning direction is performed by the zoom processing circuit an... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5754304 | Image forming system When an magnified and synthesized image is finally printed on a printing medium based on an original image and a character font data, linear magnifying processing is executed with the aid of a software on the host computer side for the original image opti... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5740505 | Image forming apparatus The present invention relates to image forming apparatuses such as copying machines, facsimile devices, and complexes thereof. When the image is produced as rotated by 90 degrees or 270 degrees by the rotary processing part 307 while the scanning speed of... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5671469 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus which exposes a document image to a photosensitive material to obtain a reproduced image, comprising: first magnification setting means which automatically sets a first exposure magnification in which the document image is rec... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5486900 | Measuring device for amount of charge of toner and image forming apparatus having the measuring device A measuring device for an amount of charge of toner including countered first and second electrodes for forming an electric field which accelerates toner particles, a voltage generator for applying a voltage across the first and second electrodes, a magni... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5475475 | Image forming apparatus and method in which image of a plurality of originals are formed at different positions of one recording sheet An image forming apparatus for forming a plurality of images at different positions on a single recording sheet is disclosed. In order to form a plurality of original images on a single recording sheet with a simple operation, the image forming apparatus ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5398101 | Image forming apparatus capable of copying images on various copy items An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming device for forming a toner image corresponding to an image of an original document at a set operative copying magnification, a transfer device for transferring the toner image onto a copy item, a f... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5396235 | Numeral setting apparatus A numeral setting apparatus for setting numerals such as copy magnification, copy density, or the like includes an operating member such as up/down keys or a volume lever and a setting device to set numerals corresponding to a magnitude of force which is ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5355198 | Exposure device having light shading members for correcting light distribution of a projection mechanism in a copier An exposure device for use in a copier having a magnification mode, includes a light source having a uniform non-shaded light distribution characteristic when a predetermined magnification ratio is selected; a lens moving mechanism for focusing an image o... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5313250 | Movement controlling device A variable power optical system having a mechanical system capable of moving a lens holder and a mirror holder having a predetermined relationship. A driving force moves the lens holder and the mirror holder. The movement of the mirror holder is controlle... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5311248 | Copying area display device for a copier A copying area display device for a copier and allowing the operator to easily position a document on a glass platen. The device displays an effective image reading area which is easy to see. When a cover plate is opened, a carriage included in a scanner ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5237366 | Scanning exposure-reproduction apparatus and scaling reproduction method therefor When an input reproduction scale m is equal to a value mla which lies in a reproduction scale section ml, rated moving speeds Ula and U2a corresponding to the reproduction scale m and a resonance point avoidance coefficient kl (=1) are read in, and practi... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5181073 | Copying apparatus An indication mechanism is controlled in a timing after the size of an original to be used for a copying operation is detected prior to the copying operation so as to indicate the size of a copy paper and a copying magnification to be automatically select... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5168369 | Image reader having electrical and optical means for varying magnification An optical image reader having the capacity to vary magnification both electrically and optically is provided. Operator controls permit variable magnification of image signals to a desired level. An optical sensor can be independently moved for focusing.... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5153638 | Image projection apparatus and the method of driving the zoom lens An image projection apparatus which projects an image of a microfilm onto a screen and copies the image. Among a plurality of projection lenses, which are zoom lenses having set-ups of magnifications in correspondence to the sizes of text images and copy ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5150224 | Image forming apparatus with selectable automatic document size or copy paper size priority modes An image forming apparatus includes a document size detection device, a copy paper feeder carrying a plurality of copy paper sheets having different sizes, a copying device for copying an image of the document onto the fed copy paper sheet, the copying me... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5138369 | Magnification adjusting mechanism In a magnification adjusting mechanism, preparatory movement position calculating means utilizes a current position where an optical system is positioned at present, and a target position for the optical system which corresponds to an aimed magnification ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5126791 | Image forming apparatus with improved patch image formation An image forming apparatus in which when a brake sensor detects a holding frame of exposure light source which moves in the backward direction, the movement of exposure light source is braked and reversed in the forward direction so that a density referen... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5109253 | Copier technique for determining speed and threshold number of sheets for a copier A copying apparatus is adapted to suppress the temperature rise of a platen glass by decreasing the copy speed from a first speed to a second speed after the apparatus has copied a threshold number of sheets in succession. The above parameters of the firs... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5105225 | Image forming apparatus with increased throughput from simultaneous scanning and original feed An image reading apparatus has an automatic original transporting device, a scanning device for effecting exposure scanning of the original while moving relative to the original over a platen glass, and a control circuit for controlling the scanning devic... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5099336 | Copying machine capable of copying plural reproduced images from single original on a same copying paper and copying process thereof A copying machine which is capable of copying a single original in the plural form on a copying paper having a size larger than that of the original and a copying process thereof. The first scanning of the single original is performed plural times to form... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5066974 | Auxiliary exposure device for image recording apparatus An auxiliary exposure device for an image forming apparatus which forms an image on a recording medium using slit-scanning exposure. The auxiliary exposure device comprises a reflection member which is insertable into and removable from a light path exten... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5043766 | Exposure control apparatus for variable magnification copying machine An exposure amount for a document is adjusted by using three modes, i.e., a one-to-one magnification adjustment mode for adjusting an exposure amount for a document at a one-to-one magnification, an enlargement adjustment mode for adjusting an exposure am... | 08/27/1991 |
