Media reproduction systems and methods of operating media reproduction systems
US6389262B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/60
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Reproduction systems and methods of operating reproduction devices are described. In one embodiment, a reproduction method comprises receiving multiple pages into a reproduction device for reproduction and positioning the multiple pages within an area in the reproduction device so that they can be reproduced. The multiple pages are scanned using a single scanning cycle, and a single reproduced page is output for each of the multiple pages that was scanned. In another embodiment, a copier comprises one or more processors, an image engine having a scan glass for receiving document pages and being configured to scan document pages and produce copies of the pages. A page feeding manager is associated with the one or more processors and is configured to cause pages to be fed into the copier and processed by the image engine. The page feeding manager is configured to automatically provide, onto an area of the scan glass that is designated to receive a single page having first length and width dimensions, at least two pages having length and width dimensions which are, respectively, less than the first length and width dimensions. The copier is configured to output corresponding single co…
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