Reproduction apparatus and method with user-definable editing and machine operation functions
First Claim
1. A method for reproducing image information located on a document sheet, comprising the steps of:
- providing a user created code definition means having first means for specifying a suer selectable character code and second means for defining at least one function to be represented by the character code, the character code and the represented function thus comprising a character code library;
specifying a character code and defining at least one function to be represented by the character code;
selecting image information on the document sheet for reproduction according to the defined function and providing the character code at a position associated with the selected image information;
reading the document sheet and the user created code definition means to determine the selected image information and the defined function; and
reproducing the selected image information according to the defined function.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for reproduction of an original document wherein image information on the document is selected by character-coding to designate the information for treatment according to one or more particular selective editing or machine control functions. Each character code is predefinable by the user by marking one or more code definition sheets. The documents and code definition sheets are placed in a document handler and passed over a scanner that is sensitive to the image information, the character coding, and the markings on the code definition sheets. The sensed image information is processed according to a determination of the desired functions. A marking engine then provides hard copy reproductions of the original documents from the processed image information.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for reproducing image information located on a document sheet, comprising the steps of:
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providing a user created code definition means having first means for specifying a suer selectable character code and second means for defining at least one function to be represented by the character code, the character code and the represented function thus comprising a character code library; specifying a character code and defining at least one function to be represented by the character code; selecting image information on the document sheet for reproduction according to the defined function and providing the character code at a position associated with the selected image information; reading the document sheet and the user created code definition means to determine the selected image information and the defined function; and reproducing the selected image information according to the defined function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for reproducing image information located on a document sheet, comprising:
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user created code definition means having first means or specifying at least one user selectable character code and second means for defining at least one function to be represented by the character code, the character code and the represented function thus comprising a character code library; means for selecting image information on the document sheet for reproduction according to the defined function; means for providing the character code at a position associated with the selected image information; means for reading the document sheet and the user created code definition means to determine the selected image information and the defined function; and means for reproducing the selected image information according to the defined function. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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