Facsimile and static presentation processing – Static presentation processing – Detail of image placement or content
Reexamination Certificate
1997-10-17
2001-09-04
Couso, Yon J. (Department: 2623)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Static presentation processing
Detail of image placement or content
C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06285460
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus having a selected recording mode that permits a predetermined number of pages of image data to be laid out on a single sheet for recording.
2. Description of the Related Art
Digital image processing apparatuses such as a copier with an electronic sorting capability are available. In such digital image processing apparatus, an electronic sorting function is performed in which a document is read page by page and converted into document page image data, the document page image data is stored once in a storage device such as a hard disk, and the document page image data is then repeatedly read from the storage device to be printed out. Using the electronic sorting function, a contracted layout mode is presented in which a plurality of document page images of original document page data stored in the storage device are laid out in contracted (reduced) form in the order of page on a single sheet of paper.
When a layout function such as the contracted layout is performed, document page image data is stored in an image data storage device with the electronic sorting function. Two storage modes are available in storing image data: the image data is stored on a document page by document page basis in the first mode while the image data is stored in a layout of printout format in the second mode (i.e. a predetermined number of pages are stored together on a layout basis for printing on a single sheet).
In the second storage mode, the image data is stored after being layed out in a printout format. To modify the layout after reading the document image, document reading has to start over again. The second mode provides less flexibility in the modification of the layout.
In the first storage mode, layout modification is easily performed because the document is stored on a page by page basis, and layout for printing on a single sheet is performed after reading from the storage device. Since access is made to the storage device on a document page by document page basis, processing time required is long. Completing the outputting of the entire document takes time. The output cannot be initiated until all document pages are read. The first output of the document page is thus delayed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing apparatus that solves the above problems. More particularly, the object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus which automatically selects between a first layout mode for laying out a predetermined number of pages together for storage in a memory and subsequent readout for printing on a single sheet, and a second layout mode for laying out a predetermined number of pages subsequent to the individual pages being read from the memory for printing on a single sheet, so that the image processing apparatus switches between the layout processing in the first layout mode and the layout processing in the second layout mode. The image processing apparatus efficiently image-processes by switchably meeting the requirement for flexibly complying the need of layout modification after document image reading and the requirement for obtaining the fast layout output of the image of the fed document.
To achieve the above object, the image processing apparatus of the present invention comprises input means for inputting a plurality of pages of image data; memory means for storing the image data input by the input means; selecting means for selecting between a first layout mode for laying out the image data when the image data input by input means is stored in the memory means and a second layout mode for laying out the image data when image data read from the memory means is output, in a mode setting that permits a predetermined number of pages of data to be laid out on a single sheet for recording thereon; and control means for switching between layout processing in the first layout mode and layout processing in the second layout mode, based on the selection made by the selecting means.
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Akiba Rieko
Inui Masanobu
Isemura Keizo
Kaneko Tokuharu
Koh Shokyo
Canon Kabushika Kaisha
Couso Yon J.
Fitzpatrick ,Cella, Harper & Scinto
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