Image forming device
US6356719B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/2392
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming device is a digital composite machine which provides a plurality of image input modes in which image information is inputted in different forms, respectively. The image forming device is provided with (1) feed devices for supplying a plurality of types of recording materials, (2) a display device for displaying information regarding recording materials which are ready to be fed from the feed devices, (3) mode keys for selecting one from among the plurality of image input modes, (4) selecting keys for selecting one recording material on which image information is to be recorded, from among the recording materials displayed by the display device, (5) a recording section for recording image information inputted in the mode selected through the mode keys, onto the recording material selected through the selecting keys, and (6) a CPU for determining information regarding the recording materials to be displayed by the display section, depending on the mode selected. This arrangement ensures that the image forming device is capable of recording for reproduction of inputted images on suitable recording materials, selecting recording materials so as to be suitable to the in…
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