Image formation processing having image rotation function
US6343197B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/2376
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Image forming apparatus including a sheet feeder for feeding a sheet, a sheet size detector for detecting a size of the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, the sheet size includes an orientation of the sheet, an image size detector for detecting a size of an image to be formed, the image size includes an orientation of the image, an image rotator for rotating the image, an image forming unit for forming the image on the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, an operation panel for inputting a cover/sheet insertion mode, a staple mode, or a different size documents mode, and a controller for controlling the image rotator in accordance with detection results of the sheet size detector and image size detector, and for inhibiting the image rotation by the image rotator in a case where the cover/sheet insertion mode, staple mode, or different size documents mode is input from the operation panel.
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