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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKoichi Ishimoto
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In an image forming apparatus having a printing function and a copying function, the copying operation can be performed as fast as possible without increasing the costs. An image forming apparatus in which an original image is read out by an image reader unit and a copy image is outputted from an image forming unit is constructed by: a measuring unit for previously counting a necessary time from the start of activation of a light source of the image reader unit to timing when the light source enters a usable state; and a control unit for controlling in a manner such that in the case where the necessary time counted by the measuring unit is shorter than a predetermined time, the image forming unit is activated when the light source is activated or after the elapse of a specified time, and in the case where the necessary time counted by the measuring unit is longer than the predetermined time, the image forming unit is activated after it was detected that the light source of the image reader unit entered the usable state.
An image forming apparatus in which an original image is read out by an image reader unit and a copy image is outputted from an image forming unit, comprising:
An image forming method in which an original image is read out by an image reader unit and a copy image is outputted from an image forming unit, comprising:
A computer readable storing medium in which an image formation control program to execute an image forming method in which an original image is read out by an image reader unit and a copy image is outputted from an image forming unit has been stored, wherein said program comprises:
An image forming system comprising:
An image forming apparatus in which an original image is read out by an image unit and a copy image is outputted from an image forming unit, comprising:
An image forming apparatus in which an original image is read out by an image reader unit and a copy image is outputted from an image forming unit, comprising:
An image forming method in which an original image is read out by an image reader unit and a copy image is outputted, from an image forming unit, comprising:
A computer readable storing medium in which an image formation control program to execute an image forming method in which an original image is read out by an image reader unit and a copy image is outputted from an image forming unit has been stored, wherein said program comprises:
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