Facsimile apparatus for recording image information on a record sheet of predetermined size

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• an input unit adapted to input data;
• a detecting unit adapted to detect a size of the data inputted by said input unit;
• a setting unit adapted to set a plurality of sizes of recording sheets;
• a recording unit adapted to record the data inputted by said input unit, on a recording sheet;
• and
• a control unit adapted to compare the size of the input data detected by said detecting unit with the plurality of sizes of recording sheets set by said setting unit, selecting a size of recording sheet on which the input data is to be recorded, from the plurality of sizes of recording sheets set by said setting unit, and causing said recording unit to record the input data on the selected recording sheet,
• wherein when no recording sheet of a size equal to or greater than the size of the input data is set, said control unit compares the size of input data with the sizes M times (M:
• an integer) as much as the plurality of sizes of recording sheets, respectively, and
• (1) if any of the M times sizes is equal to or greater than the size of the input data, said control unit selects it as a size of recording sheet on which the input data is to be recorded, and causes said recording unit to divisionally record the input data on M pieces of recording sheets having the selected size, and
• (2) if none of the M times sizes is equal to or greater than the size of the input data, said control unit increments M by one and again executes the process specified in (1) above.

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• an input unit adapted to input data;
• a detecting unit adapted to detect a size of the data inputted by said input unit;
• a sheet size setting unit adapted to set a plurality of selectable sizes of recording sheets;
• a condition setting unit adapted to set a condition for selection from the plurality of sizes of recording sheets, by a user;
• a recording unit adapted to record the data inputted by said input unit, on a recording sheet;
• and
• a control unit adapted to select a size of recording sheet on which the input data is to be recorded, from the plurality of sizes of recording sheets set by said sheet size setting unit, on the basis of a condition set by said condition setting unit and the size of the input data detected by said detecting unit, and then causing said recording unit to record the input data on the selected recording sheet,
• wherein said control unit makes a queue of virtual sizes of recording sheets of the mounted cassettes to a table in ascending order sizes of recording sheets by putting the sizes of recording sheets set by said sheet size setting unit and virtual sizes obtained by variably magnifying the set sizes in ascending order, to accord with the condition set by said condition setting unit, so as to provide a virtual queue of sizes, and then said control unit compares the size of the input data with the virtual queue of sizes in order starting from the smallest size, and selects the first size of recording sheet corresponding to a size equal to or greater than the size of the input data.

A recording method, comprising:

• inputting data;
• detecting a size of the data inputted by said inputting step;
• setting a plurality of sizes of recording sheets;
• recording the data inputted by said input step, on a recording sheet;
• and
• a control step of comparing the size of the input data detected by said detecting step, with the plurality of sizes of recording sheets set by said setting step, selecting a size of recording sheet on which the input data is to be recorded, from the plurality of sizes of recording sheets set by said setting step, and causing said recording step to record the input data on the selected recording sheet,
• wherein when no recording sheet of a size equal to or greater than the size of the input data is set, said control step compares the size of input data with sizes M times (M:
• an integer) as much as the plurality of sizes of recording sheets, respectively, and
• (1) if any of the M times sizes is equal to or greater than the size of the input data, said control step selects it as a size of recording sheet on which the input data is to be recorded, and causes said recording step to divisionally record the input data on M pieces of recording sheets having the selected size, and
• (2) if none of the M times sizes is equal to or greater than the size of the input data, said control step increments M by one and again executes the process specified in (1) above.