Copying apparatus having determination unit for special original and for controlling copying and marking based on determination
US5604596A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/327
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A copying apparatus includes an image reading unit for optically reading an original and for outputting image signals, an image processing unit for processing the image signals from the image reading unit in accordance with a predetermined method and for outputting image data, a printer unit for forming an image corresponding to the image data from the image processing unit on a recording sheet, a determination unit for determining whether the rank of certainty that the original is the same as the special original such as paper money is a first rank or a second rank, a control unit for prohibiting the image corresponding to the image data from being formed on the recording sheet when the determination result obtained by the determination unit is the first rank, and a marking unit for adding a predetermined mark on the recording sheet when the determination result obtained by the determination unit is the second rank.
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