Image forming method and apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasuyuki Tamura
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Abstract
An image combining system for forming on a recording medium combined images based on at least two different types of original information has the steps of modulating a light beam in accordance with electrical signal information, scanning an original by the modulated light beam, and projecting the light beam having scanned the original onto the surface of the recording medium to thereby effect recording on the surface of the recording medium.
Claims15
An image combining method for forming a combined image on a recording medium based on at least two different types of image information, comprising the steps of:
- modulating a light beam in accordance with electrical signal information constituting a first type of image information;
- scanning an original carrying a second type of image information with the modulated light beam;
- and
- projecting the light beam, after having scanned the original, onto the surface of the recording medium to thereby effect recording on the surface of the recording medium of the first and second types of image information.
An image combining apparatus for forming a combined image on a recording medium based on at least two different types of image information, comprising:
- means for generating a light beam modulated in accordance with electrical signal information constituting a first type of image information;
- original holding means for holding an original that carries a second type of image information;
- means for directing the light beam from said light beam generating means so as to scan an original held by said original holding means;
- a recording medium;
- and
- means for projecting onto the surface of said recording medium the light beam, after having scanned the original held by said original holding means.
An image combining apparatus for forming a combined image on a recording medium based on at least two different types of image formation, comprising:
- an original supporting surface for supporting an original thereon;
- a laser light source for irradiating said original supporting surface;
- an original supporting surface cover;
- and
- original supporting surface cover locking means.
A method of forming on a recording medium a combined image based on different pieces of information, comprising the steps of:
- scanning one piece of information with a beam containing a second piece of information;
- and
- applying the beam which has scanned said one piece of information, to a surface of the recording medium.
A device for forming on a recording medium a combined image based on different pieces of information, comprising:
- means for generating a beam containing one piece of information;
- means for scanning a second piece of information with the beam containing said one piece of information;
- and
- means for applying the beam which has scanned said second piece of information, to the recording medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.