Image recording system having multiple image recording means

An image recording system for recording image information on recording sheets, said system comprising:

• a plurality of input means each for entering image information into said system;
• a plurality of recording means each capable of recording image information, entered by said input means, on recording sheets;
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• means for detecting, during recording operation of all of said recording means, a new recording requirement and for designating at least one of said recording means to interrupt its current recording operation and fulfill the new recording requirement.

An image recording system for recording image information on recording sheets, said system comprising:

• a plurality of input means each for entering image information into said system and for producing a demand for recording;
• and
• a plurality of recording means each for recording image information entered by an associated one of said input means on recording sheets in response to demand for recording by one of said input means;
• and
• means for controlling said plurality of recording means to interrupt recording by a first of said recording means of first image information input by a first of said input means and to cause a second of said recording means to record said first image information in response to a demand for recording from a second of said input means.

An image recording system for recording image information on recording sheets, said system comprising:

• recording means capable of recording image information on a recording sheet;
• a plurality of input means each for entering image information into said system for recording by said recording means;
• a plurality of storage means each for storing recording sheets recorded by said recording means, said plurality of storage means selectively storing recording sheets in accordance with the one of said input means through which image information recorded thereon is entered into said system;
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• control means for supplying image information to said recording means in response to demands for recording from said plural input means;
• said control means further interrupting image recording currently in progress by said recording means in response to a demand for recording from a designated one of said input means, and to supply image information from said designated one of input means to said recording means.

An image recording system comprising:

• a first and a second input means each for independently entering different image information;
• a plurality of recording means each capable of image recording on a recording sheet according to image information input by said plurality of input means;
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• control means for detecting a requirement for recording image information entered by said second input means and, if all of said plurality of recording means are operating to record image information entered by said first input means, for causing all of said plurality of recording means to contribute to recording of image information entered by both said first and said second input means.