# US 5,349,422 A · Printer for scanning original document and copy sheet and computing magnification ratio

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- Number: US 5,349,422 A
- Document ID: US5349422A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/112,324
- Filed: 1993-08-27
- Granted: 1994-09-20
- Earliest claimed: 1992-09-01
- Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Inventors: Yasuo Ohashi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5349422A

## CPC

- G03G 15/5095: {Matching the image with the size of the copy material, e.g. by calculating the magnification or selecting the adequate copy material size}
- G06K 15/00: Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data {, e.g. computer output printers}(printing or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00)
- H04N 1/0402: {Scanning different formats; Scanning with different densities of dots per unit length, e.g. different numbers of dots per inch (dpi); Conversion of scanning standards (H04N1/00283 takes precedence; picture signal circuits for modification of image resolution H04N1/3935, H04N1/40068)}
- H04N 1/0405: {Different formats, e.g. A3 and A4}
- H04N 1/0417: {Conversion of standards}
- H04N 1/393: Enlarging or reducing
- G06K 2215/0071: Post-treatment of the composed image, e.g. compression, rotation
- G06K 2215/0082: Architecture adapted for a particular function
- G03G: ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A printer having a digital image processing capability and capable of printing image data on a sheet of irregular size. The printer selects either a regular size sheet print mode or an irregular size sheet print mode. When the irregular size sheet print mode, the printer sequentially scans a sheet of irregular size and a document, calculates a magnification change ratio for the sheet on the basis of the resulting size data, and then prints the image data of the document on the sheet on the basis of the calculated magnification change ratio.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A printer capable of processing image data, comprising:
mode selecting means for selecting either of a regular size sheet print mode for printing image data on a sheet of regular size or an irregular size sheet print mode for printing image data on a sheet of irregular size;
scanner means for scanning, when said irregular size sheet print mode is selected, a sheet of irregular size and a document associated with said sheet of irregular size for determining a size of the sheet of irregular size and a size of the document;
calculating means for calculating a magnification change ratio for said sheet of irregular size on the basis of the determined size of the sheet of irregular size and the determined size of the document; and
printing means for printing image data of said document on the basis of said magnification change ratio calculated by said calculating means.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A printer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scanner means further determines a background density of the sheet of irregular size and said printing means prints the image data on the basis of the determined background density of said sheet of irregular size.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A printer as claimed in claim 1, further comprising storing means for storing said determined size of the sheet of irregular size produced by said scanner means so as to allow said sheet of irregular size to be handled as a sheet of regular size afterwards.