Image-data processing apparatus which automatically selects one of a copying function and a facsimile function based on an orientation of an original
US5796496A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0086
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image-data processing apparatus includes an image-reading unit which converts an original image on an image-reading area to corresponding image data. The image-data processing apparatus also includes an automatic-document feeder. The automatic-document feeder has a receiving member, which receives originals having the original image, and a mechanism which transports the originals from the receiving member to the image-reading area one by one. The image-data processing apparatus includes an image-forming unit which forms an image on an image bearing member on the basis of the image data in a first mode, an interface device adapted to transmit the image data to an external unit in a second mode, and a control unit for setting the first mode when the automatic-document feeder transports the originals from the back of the originals, and setting the second mode when the automatic-document feeder transports the originals from the front of the originals.
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