Image forming apparatus and method of copying two-sided card thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsIlia V. Safonov, Sang-ho Kim, Ho-keun Lee
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus to copy a two-sided card is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a user interface unit to adjust a layout for copying both sides of the two-sided card, an image reading unit to read the both sides of the two-sided card and generates scanned images, a controlling unit to generate image data where the scanned images are laid out on at least one page according to the adjusted layout, and an output unit to output the image data generated by the controlling unit. Accordingly, the both sides of the two-sided card may be laid out and output in various types.
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A method of copying a two-sided card with an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- adjusting a page layout and orientation for copying a two-sided card with a user interface of the image forming apparatus so as to position each side to be copied of the two-sided card within the page;
- scanning a front side of the two-sided card with an image reading unit of the image forming apparatus so as to form a front side image;
- deskewing the front side image of the two-sided card scanned with a control unit of the image forming apparatus so as to reduce any skew from the scanning of the front side of the two-sided card that is present in the front side image because of an orientation of the front side of the two-sided card;
- detecting a direction of the front side image of the two-sided card scanned with the controlling unit;
- scanning a back side of the two-sided card with the image reading unit so as to form a back side image;
- deskewing the back side image of the two-sided card scanned with the controlling unit so as to reduce any skew from the scanning of the back side of the two-sided card that is present in the back side image because of an orientation of the back side of the two-sided card;
- detecting a direction of the back side image of the two-sided card scanned with the controlling unit;
- building at least one page from the front and back side images according to the adjusted layout with the controlling unit;
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- outputting the at least one page with an output unit of the image forming apparatus or storing the at least one page to a file in a storage unit of the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the detecting a direction of the front side image and the detecting a direction of the back side image detect the direction in order not to place the deskewed image up-side down on the page.
An image forming apparatus to copy a two-sided card, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a user interface unit to adjust a page layout and orientation to copy both sides of a two-sided card so as to position each side to be copied of the two-sided card within the page;
- an image reading unit to read the both sides of the two-sided card and to generate scanned images of each side of the two-sided card;
- a controlling unit to generate image data wherein the scanned images are laid out on at least one page according to the adjusted page layout;
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- an output unit to output the image data generated by the controlling unit.
A method of copying a two-sided card with an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- adjusting a page layout and orientation for copying both sides of the two-sided card with a user interface unit of the image forming apparatus;
- reading the both sides of the two-sided card to form scanned images of the both sides of the two-sided card with an image reading unit of the image forming apparatus;
- generating image data where the scanned images of the both sides of the two-sided card are laid out on at least one page according to the adjusted page layout with a controlling unit of the image forming apparatus;
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- outputting the generated page with an output unit of the image forming apparatus.
A method of copying a two-sided card with an image forming apparatus having a scanner, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a page layout and orientation for copying both sides of the two-sided card with an input unit, so as to position each side to be copied of the two-sided card within the page;
- scanning both sides of the two-sided card with the scanner to form images of the both sides of the two-sided card;
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- generating an output image to be output by the image forming apparatus by combining the formed images of the two-sided card according to the received selection of the page layout and orientation.
An image forming apparatus to copy a two-sided card, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- an input unit to receive a selection of a page layout and orientation to copy both sides of the two-sided card;
- a scanner to scan both sides of the two-sided card to form images of the both sides of the two-sided card;
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- a processor to generate an output image to be output by the image forming apparatus by combining the scanned images of the two-sided card according to the received selection of the page layout and orientation.
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