System and method for the reproduction of oversize documents
US6961145B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0414
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for the reproduction of oversize documents is disclosed. The method utilized by the present invention copies or scans in stages an oversize document that exceeds the copy or scan surface of the image reproduction apparatus available. Each separate document portion copied or scanned is saved as an image in memory. After all of the oversize document has been copied or scanned, the images of the document portions are reassembled, aligned and reduced in size, if necessary. The reassembled document may then be printed for a user or manipulated in memory using image processing software.
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