Printing machine with merging/annotating/signaturizing capability
US5920685A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/60
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printing system, for merging a scanned image with a merge image to produce a composite image, is provided. The printing system includes a memory for storing the merge image, in the form of a first set of image data, and a decompression device for decompressing the first set of image data. The printing system further includes a scanner, for reading a hard-copy page to generate a second set of image data, and a annotate/merge device, the annotate/merge device electronically merging the decompressed first set of image data with the second set of image data to produce the composite image.
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