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Image formation apparatus having selection of different image types for image formation

US6263173A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1999
Grant dateJul 17, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/56
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A CPU circuit unit of a copying machine judges based on image data read by a reading unit whether or not the image data represents a color image, and controls according to the judged result whether or not image forming of the image data is to be performed, whereby an operation to be performed by a user when plural originals mixedly including color originals and black/white originals are copied can be simplified.

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