Image recording apparatus with a memory means to store image data
First Claim
1. An image recording apparatus for recording images of a plurality of documents on recording sheets, comprising:
- reading means for reading said images of said documents by photoelectrically converting said images so as to obtain image data corresponding to said images of said plurality of documents;
document feeding means for sequentially feeding said documents to said reading means;
image processing means for processing said image data;
memory means for storing said image data, said memory means including;
data compression/expansion means for compressing and expanding said image data, wherein said data compression/-expansion means has a plurality of compression/expansion ratios;
selection means for selecting one of said plurality of compression/expansion ratios so that said image data, corresponding to each of said images, are subjected to compressing and expanding in the selected compression/-expansion ratio; and
a single memory section for storing said image data corresponding to said images of said plurality of documents transmitted directly from said image processing means and compressed in the selected compression ratio by said data compression/expansion means;
image forming means for forming images, corresponding to selected image data selectively read out from said image data stored in said memory means, on said recording sheets; and
control means for;
generating a memory data overflow signal when a remaining area of said single memory section is not more than a predetermined value, andcontrolling said document feeding means, said reading means, and said memory means in response to said memory data overflow signals so that said reading means stops reading said images and said document feeding means feeds back said documents to an original order, and so that after a changing of the compression/expansion ratio to a higher compression/expansion ratio from said plurality of compression/expansion ratios, said reading means reads said documents from a first one of said documents and stores image data to the single memory section in said higher compression/expansion ratio.
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Abstract
A copier for recording images of plural documents on recording sheets. The copier includes: a scanner for reading the images of the documents by photoelectrically converting the images so as to obtain image data corresponding to the images; a document feeder for sequentially feeding the documents to the scanner; a memory for storing the image data, including plural data compression/expansion circuits for compressing and expanding the image data, a selector for selecting one of the plural data compression/expansion circuits, and a memory member for storing the image data compressed by the selected one of the plural data compression/expansion circuits; a printer for forming images, corresponding to the selected image data from the memory, on the recording sheets; and a controller circuit for generating memory data overflow signals when a remaining area of the memory member is not more than a predetermined value. The controller also controls the document feeder, the scanner, and the memory in response to the memory data overflow signals so that the scanner stops reading the images, the memory changes a compression ratio of the image data to a higher ratio, the document feeder feeds back the documents to an original order, and reads the documents from a first one.
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9 Claims
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1. An image recording apparatus for recording images of a plurality of documents on recording sheets, comprising:
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reading means for reading said images of said documents by photoelectrically converting said images so as to obtain image data corresponding to said images of said plurality of documents; document feeding means for sequentially feeding said documents to said reading means;
image processing means for processing said image data;memory means for storing said image data, said memory means including; data compression/expansion means for compressing and expanding said image data, wherein said data compression/-expansion means has a plurality of compression/expansion ratios; selection means for selecting one of said plurality of compression/expansion ratios so that said image data, corresponding to each of said images, are subjected to compressing and expanding in the selected compression/-expansion ratio; and a single memory section for storing said image data corresponding to said images of said plurality of documents transmitted directly from said image processing means and compressed in the selected compression ratio by said data compression/expansion means; image forming means for forming images, corresponding to selected image data selectively read out from said image data stored in said memory means, on said recording sheets; and control means for; generating a memory data overflow signal when a remaining area of said single memory section is not more than a predetermined value, and controlling said document feeding means, said reading means, and said memory means in response to said memory data overflow signals so that said reading means stops reading said images and said document feeding means feeds back said documents to an original order, and so that after a changing of the compression/expansion ratio to a higher compression/expansion ratio from said plurality of compression/expansion ratios, said reading means reads said documents from a first one of said documents and stores image data to the single memory section in said higher compression/expansion ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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