Image forming apparatus and method for selecting print heads especially for barcodes
US6236752A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0094
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Upon reaction of data from a host computer, an image forming apparatus analyzes the data, and maps bitmap images onto corresponding image memories in accordance with the analysis result. When it is determined that the data includes a barcode image, non-barcode image data mapped on the black image memory is OR-mapped onto the cyan, magenta, and yellow image memories. The barcode image is mapped onto the black image memory to print.
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