Image forming apparatus
US-2016344883-A1 · Nov 24, 2016 · US
Copy machine and non-transitory computer readable recording medium stored with control program for copy machine
US8941846B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8941846-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213495622-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jun 17, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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The copy machine selects either of a first direction in which a long-side direction of the paper matches the writing sub-scan direction and a second direction in which a short-side direction of the paper matches the writing sub-scan direction, with considering, when the paper is fed in the first direction, the number of documents, the number of copies, the time required for a reading process, the time required for an image forming process, and the time the reading process and the image forming process overlap, and with considering, when the paper is fed in the second direction, the number of documents, the number of copies, the time required for the reading process, the time required for a rotation process, and the time required for an image forming process.
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What is claimed is: 1. A copy machine comprising: a reading unit that reads an image of a document such that a long-side direction of the document is in line with a reading sub-scan direction and a short-side direction is in line with a reading main scan direction; a rotation unit that rotates image data acquired by reading the image of the document by said reading unit; an operation panel unit that accepts copy settings from a user; an image forming unit that forms the imag…
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- What does patent US8941846B2 cover?
- The copy machine selects either of a first direction in which a long-side direction of the paper matches the writing sub-scan direction and a second direction in which a short-side direction of the paper matches the writing sub-scan direction, with considering, when the paper is fed in the first direction, the number of documents, the number of copies, the time required for a reading process, t…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Katsuda Takeo, Miyake Shinya, Konica Minolta Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/60. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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