Image formation method, image formation apparatus, computer program, and storage medium
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorGoro Katsuyama
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Abstract
An image read from a document is analyzed to check whether the image includes a guide information at a predetermined position of the image. The guide information represents, for example, a layout of the document on the paper. The direction of a paper on which the image read is to be formed on a paper is adjusted based on the guide information included in the image. Thus, an operator is not required to adjust the direction of the paper. The guide information may include information such as whether the image is to be formed on both sides of the paper.
Claims33
An image formation method, comprising:
- forming on a paper an image of a document with an image formation unit;
- and
- printing on the paper a guide information, which represents a layout of the document, with the image formation unit.
An image formation apparatus comprising:
- an image formation unit that forms on a paper an image read from a document;
- and
- a guide information printing unit that prints on the paper a guide information, which represents a layout of the document.
A computer program that makes a computer execute:
- forming on a paper an image of a document with an image formation unit;
- and
- printing on the paper a guide information, which represents a layout of the document, with the image formation unit.
A storage medium that stores the computer program that makes a computer execute:
- forming on a paper an image of a document with an image formation unit;
- and
- printing on the paper a guide information, which represents a layout of the document, with the image formation unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.