Copier which rotates an image based on the recognition of an extracted character from various directions
US5930001A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processor rotates an image in conformity with the orientation of an original, thereby enhancing user convenience. An original conveyed by an automatic conveyance device is read by an image reader and the image is stored in an image memory. A character in the stored image is subsequently recognized by a character recognition unit and the orientation of the character is discriminated. The image is rotated by an image editor in conformity with a stapling position, and the rotated image is recorded by an image recording unit. Sheets of paper on which images are recorded are stapled at the stapling position by a staple provided in a sorter.
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