Multi-function machine for combining and routing image data
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorTetsuro Motoyama
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Abstract
A multi-function machine for combining and routing image data is disclosed. The multi-function machine includes a number of functional units, for instance, a digital copier which produces scanned image data, a printer which prints image data from a computer, and a facsimile device which receives and sends facsimile image data. Image data from one or a number of sources may be combined to form merged image data, corresponding to a merger of the individual images. The merged image data may then be conveyed to any of a number of user selectable destinations, including a printer, a host computer, or a facsimile device.
Claims4
A multi-function machine, comprising:
- means for receiving a merge command;
- means, responsive to said receiving means, for reading one of a plurality of user selectable logical operations;
- means, responsive to said receiving means, for accepting one of a plurality of user selectable merge destinations within said multifunction machine;
- means, responsive to said receiving means, for identifying a source of a first set of digital data;
- means, responsive to said receiving means, for selecting a source of a second set of digital data;
- means, responsive to said receiving means, for executing a merge operation according to said user selectable logical operation, wherein said first set of digital data is merged with said second set of digital data to form merged image data;
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- means for transmitting said merged image data to one of said merge destinations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.