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Image synthesizing apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1989-07-12
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Granted: 1991-01-29
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Expires: 2009-07-12
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a copying machine with a function of superimposing characters on the copy. The characters to be superimposed are selected with a pointer from the characters arranged on a plate member.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanori Muramatsu
- 👤 Takashi Sugiura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:30
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/12; G06K15/1276; G06K15/128; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/0062; G06K2215/0065; G06K2215/0082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 60
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: means for exposure of an original; image forming means; a digitizer having an array of plural characters to be synthesized with the image of the original exposed by said exposure means; means for designating the characters on said digitizer; and control means for causing said image forming means to form an image on a recording material by synthesizing the characters designated by said designating means and the image of the original.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: means for exposure of an original; image forming means; a digitizer having an array of plural characters to be synthesized with the image of the original exposed by said exposure means; means for designating the characters on said digitizer; and control means for causing said image forming means to form an image on a recording material by synthesizing the characters designated by said designating means and the image of the original.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for informing said control means that a character has been designated by said designating means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a memory storing data indicating the characters arranged on said digitizer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said digitizer comprises means for entering coordinates of an area relating to the formation of the original image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying characters designated by said designating means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said designating means comprises means adapted to be pressed for designating the characters on said digitizer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
128 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: means for exposure of an original; output means for outputting an electric signal indicative of an image of the original exposed by said exposure means; means for providing a character; image forming means for forming an image on a recording material on the basis of the electrical signal output from said output means, wherein said image forming means synthetically forms both the image of the original and the character provided by said providing means; first setting means for setting an image formation mode for use PG,84 by said image forming means in forming the image of the original; and second setting means for setting an image formation mode of the character regardless of the image formation mode set by said first setting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
128 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: means for exposure of an original; output means for outputting an electric signal indicative of an image of the original exposed by said exposure means; means for providing a character; image forming means for forming an image on a recording material on the basis of the electrical signal output from said output means, wherein said image forming means synthetically forms both the image of the original and the character provided by said providing means; first setting means for setting an image formation mode for use PG,84 by said image forming means in forming the image of the original; and second setting means for setting an image formation mode of the character regardless of the image formation mode set by said first setting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first setting means sets an image formation density of the original, and said second setting means sets an image formation density of the character.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said image forming means is adapted to achieve image formation utilizing the original image or an image of a predetermined density as the background for the character.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first setting means sets an image formation size of an original, and said second setting means sets an image formation size of the character.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said image forming means is adapted to vary the size of the character by controlling provision of character data from said providing means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said second setting means sets a direction in which characters of a sequence of characters from said providing means are to be arranged on the recording material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said second setting means sets the direction to be either horizontal or vertical.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a digitizer for designating characters to be provided from said providing means, wherein said digitizer is provided with an array of plural characters.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first setting means sets an image formation position of an original, and said second setting means sets an image formation position of a character.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising means for providing an indication that the output position set by said second setting means is inadequate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for arbitrarily generating character patterns.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising means for storing the character patterns generated by said means for arbitrarily generating character patterns.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said signal providing means reads out a character from a memory in which the character has been stored.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
84 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: means for transporting plural originals, one by one, to an exposure position; means for exposing the originals transported to said exposure position; a memory storing character data; and means for forming an image on a recording material by synthesizing the image of an exposed original and character data read from said memory, wherein said image forming means renews the character data when the original is exchanged by the transport means, and arbitrarily setting the initial data to be renewed.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
84 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: means for transporting plural originals, one by one, to an exposure position; means for exposing the originals transported to said exposure position; a memory storing character data; and means for forming an image on a recording material by synthesizing the image of an exposed original and character data read from said memory, wherein said image forming means renews the character data when the original is exchanged by the transport means, and arbitrarily setting the initial data to be renewed.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising means for setting the characters to be renewed and those not to be renewed, in a different manner.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said characters include numbers, and further comprising means for the up-count or the down-count of said numbers.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
99 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: means for exposing an original; means for generating pattern data; means for setting a desired image processing mode in which an image of the original exposed by said exposing means is processed; means for synthesizing the image of the original to be processed in the image processing mode set by said setting means and the pattern data generated by said generating means; and control means for controlling the size or synthesis position of the pattern data to be synthesized by said synthesizing means according to the image processing mode set by said setting means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
99 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: means for exposing an original; means for generating pattern data; means for setting a desired image processing mode in which an image of the original exposed by said exposing means is processed; means for synthesizing the image of the original to be processed in the image processing mode set by said setting means and the pattern data generated by said generating means; and control means for controlling the size or synthesis position of the pattern data to be synthesized by said synthesizing means according to the image processing mode set by said setting means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said control means is adapted to control the generation of pattern data from said generating means.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said control means is adapted to control the output area of the pattern data.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
22 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said setting means sets a reproduction magnification of the image of the original.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said generating means is adapted to generate a shade pattern.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said setting means sets a reproduction position of the image of the original.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising means for displaying the pattern data to be synthesized by said synthesizing means.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
88 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: exposure means for exposing an original; image forming means for forming on a recording material an image of the original exposed by said exposure means; character providing means for providing a character array including at least a single character; and character pattern producing means for arbitrarily producing a contructional pattern of a character, wherein said image forming means forms an image by synthesizing the image of the original and a character array including the character arbitrarily produced by said character pattern producing means.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
88 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: exposure means for exposing an original; image forming means for forming on a recording material an image of the original exposed by said exposure means; character providing means for providing a character array including at least a single character; and character pattern producing means for arbitrarily producing a contructional pattern of a character, wherein said image forming means forms an image by synthesizing the image of the original and a character array including the character arbitrarily produced by said character pattern producing means.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 30, wherein said character providing means reads out a character from a memory in which at least a single character has been stored.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 30, further comprising a memory for storing a character produced by said character pattern producing means.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein said memory is capable of storing a plurality of characters produced by said character pattern producing means.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 33, further comprising an input means for selecting characters corresponding to respective characters stored in said memory.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 30, further comprising display means for displaying a character produced by said character pattern producing means.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
111 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: exposure means for exposing an original; image forming means for forming on a recording material an image of the original exposed by said exposure means; signal providing means for providing an electric signal indicative of a pattern image with repetition of a predetermined pattern; and control means for controlling repeated provision of the electric signal from said providing means such that the pattern image and the image of the original are synthesized at a predetermined area of the original, wherein said image forming means forms the pattern image on the recording material on the basis of the electric signal repeatedly provided by said signal providing means.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
111 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: exposure means for exposing an original; image forming means for forming on a recording material an image of the original exposed by said exposure means; signal providing means for providing an electric signal indicative of a pattern image with repetition of a predetermined pattern; and control means for controlling repeated provision of the electric signal from said providing means such that the pattern image and the image of the original are synthesized at a predetermined area of the original, wherein said image forming means forms the pattern image on the recording material on the basis of the electric signal repeatedly provided by said signal providing means.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 30, wherein said character pattern producing means produces a dot pattern of character.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 36 wherein said signal providing means reads out the pattern image from a memory in which the pattern image has been stored.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said image forming means synthetically forms the pattern image at an entire area of original image designated by said designating means.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 36, further pattern image producing means for arbitrarily producing the pattern image.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 40, further comprising a memory for storing the pattern image arbitrarily produced by said pattern image producing means.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said signal providing means is capable of providing a plurality of types of electric signals each indicative of a different pattern image, and includes selecting means for selecting a desired pattern image.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 36, further comprising display means for displaying the pattern image.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 36, further comprising adjustment means for adjusting a density of pattern image formed by said image forming means.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 36, further comprising means for changing a size of the pattern.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 36, further comprising means for designating a desired area in the original.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
106 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: exposure means for exposure of an original; character providing means for providing a character; image forming means for forming on a recording material an image of the original exposed by said exposure means, wherein said image forming means synthetically forms both the image of the original and the character provided by said character providing means; first setting means for setting an image formation density of the image of the original formed by said image forming means; and second setting means for setting an image formation density of the character regardless of the image formation density set by said first setting means.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
106 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: exposure means for exposure of an original; character providing means for providing a character; image forming means for forming on a recording material an image of the original exposed by said exposure means, wherein said image forming means synthetically forms both the image of the original and the character provided by said character providing means; first setting means for setting an image formation density of the image of the original formed by said image forming means; and second setting means for setting an image formation density of the character regardless of the image formation density set by said first setting means.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus to claim 47, wherein said character providing means reads out a character from a memory in which the character has been stored.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 47, further comprising a digitizer for designating characters to be provided from said character providing means, wherein said digitizer is provided with an array of plural characters.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
107 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: exposure means for exposure of an original; character providing means for providing a character; image forming means for forming on a recording material an image of the original exposed by said exposure means, wherein said image forming means synthetically forms both the image of the original and the character provided by said character providing means; first setting means for setting an image formation size of the image of the original formed by said image forming means; and second setting means for setting an image formation size of the character regardless of the image formation size of set by said first setting means.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
107 words
An image synthesizing apparatus comprising: exposure means for exposure of an original; character providing means for providing a character; image forming means for forming on a recording material an image of the original exposed by said exposure means, wherein said image forming means synthetically forms both the image of the original and the character provided by said character providing means; first setting means for setting an image formation size of the image of the original formed by said image forming means; and second setting means for setting an image formation size of the character regardless of the image formation size of set by said first setting means.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 50, wherein said character providing means reads out a character from a memory in which the character has been stored.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 50, further comprising a digitizer for designating characters to be provided from said character providing means, wherein said digitizer is provided with an array of plural characters.
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