Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha

Minolta Company, Ltd.

Minolta Camera Co., Ltd.

Hiroaki Hamano

Hideo Muramatsu

Toshio Tsuboi

Shigenobu Fukushima

Kanako Hamano

Munehiro Nakatani

Masazumi Ito

Akio Nakajima

Kenji Shibazaki

Keiji Nakatani

Masanori Yamamoto

Hideo Ito

Akio Kato

Hiroyuki Hanamoto

Kunihiko Omura

Yoshiyuki Kurahashi

Shigenobu Fukushina

A facsimile device having a copy mode includes an image reader and a recording device and forms an image with the recording device based on a received signal from a communication network or a read signal from the image reader. In the copy mode, data processing of the read image is performed in accordance with the resolution and half tone expression characteristic of the image reader and the recording device. In a facsimile mode, data processing of the image is performed with a reproduction characteristic according to the half tone and text images.

Facsimile device capable of properly recording halftone image and text image

An image reading apparatus for reading an image of an original while transporting the original from an original tray to an image reading position. When an original once read has to be read again due to some trouble, the original is automatically transported to an original tray provided upstream of the reading position so that the original can be automatically read again without operator intervention.

Image reading apparatus

A facsimile machine including a reading device for reading an original image to be transmitted, a memory for storing the read image information, a transmission device for transmitting the stored image information to an external device, a timer for detecting the elapse of a prescribed time from completion of a prescribed operation of the facsimile machine, and an erasure device for erasing the stored image information in response to the detection output of the prescribed time by the timer.

Facsimile machine including image memory capable of efficient

A facsimile apparatus capable of processing the image information receiving from a particular transmitter in a mode different from the usual mode of processing image information receiving to distinguish the communication from the particular transmitter from those transmitted by others immediately. For example, the image information receiving from the particular transmitter is recorded on different kind of paper from usual image information recording paper, or recorded in different color from usual image information recording color, or the paper recorded the image information from particular transmitter is discharged onto different tray from the tray onto which usual image information recording paper is discharged.

Facsimile apparatus capable of distinguishing the communication from a

In a facsimile apparatus including a continuous transmission function, an image reader reads images of first and second documents to be transmitted set thereon and converts the read images into first and second image data, respectively, and a reservation controller controls a transmitter to start transmitting the second image data at a predetermined timing. Further, there is provided a judgment controller for judging whether or not the first and second receiver parties agree with each other when the first image data are transmitted by the transmitter after a communication line controller connects the transmitter through a communication line with a facsimile apparatus of the first receiver party, and a transmission controller for controlling the transmitter and the communication line controller to start transmitting the second image data without disconnecting the transmitter from the facsimile apparatus of the first receiver party after completion of transmitting the first image data, when the agreement of the receiver parties is judged by the judgment controller.

Facsimile apparatus comprising means for continuously transmitting

There is disclosed a facsimile apparatus comprising a transmitter for transmitting an image signal to another facsimile apparatus through a communication line and a receiver for receiving an image signal from another facsimile apparatus through the communication line. In the facsimile apparatus, a detector detects completion of the transmission operation by the transmitter and completion of the reception operation by the receiver, and a counter counts a preset time, which is started when the detector detects the completion of the transmission operation by the transmitter or completion of the reception operation by the receiver. Further, a controller controls the transmitter and the receiver so as to prohibit the receiver from performing the reception operation while the counter counts the predetermined time, and to permit the transmitter to perform the transmission operation.

Facsimile apparatus comprising automatic reception mode

A facsimile apparatus comprising a document image reader for forming an image data corresponding to a document image; a data processor having multiple data processing modes for processing the image data with a mode selected; a memory having multiple memory areas, each of which stores information on a facsimile apparatus of an addressee, the above information comprising at least a line number and an addressee data processing mode; a data processor is controlled to process the image data with the data processing mode related with an addressee that has been selected; and a transmitter for transmitting the image data processed by the data processing means to the addressee selected.

Facsimile apparatus

A facsimile device, which receives picture data of an original document, which is constituted by a plurality of data lines, through a telephone line and records the received picture data onto a record sheet, has a counting device for counting the number of the received data lines, an operation device for comparing the number of the data lines with a predetermined value and evaluating the number of data lines exceeding the predetermined value as an excess number, a determination device for determining whether each of the received data lines is valid or invalid picture data, a data processing device for removing the data lines that are invalid picture data, the number of which corresponds to the excess number, out of the received data lines in accordance with the determination by the determination device, and a recording device for recording the remaining received data lines processed by the data processing device onto the record sheet. A processing method is also disclosed and claimed.

Facsimile device enabling efficient output to record sheet

There is disclosed a facsimile apparatus comprising an automatic communication mode for automatically communicating with facsimile apparatuses of plural preregistered subscribers one by one through a communication line. In the facsimile apparatus, a communication controller communicates through the communication line by either transmitting image data therethrough or receiving image data therethrough when either a transmission start signal or a reception signal is detected. When the communication means has communicated with a facsimile apparatus of at least one subscriber completely in the automatic communication mode, a main controller enables a timer to start to count an elapsed time, and interrupts the process of the automatic communication mode temporarily. Thereafter, the main controller enables the communication means for a normal communication other than the automatic communication until the timer has counted up to a predetermined elapsed time.

Facsimile apparatus comprising automatic communication mode

A circulating type document transporting device and a copying apparatus equipped with this document transporting device which includes circulating document transporting paths so as to transport an original document to an exposure station circularly, the circulating document transporting paths having a plurality of bypass paths on both sides of the exposure station for circulation of the original document along the proper bypass path in accordance with a document size.

Method and device for circularly transporting document to an exposure

A document conveying apparatus having a document conveying path, a plurality of document conveying units, and a plurality of document detecting units, the conveying and detecting units being disposed along the conveying path. The apparatus includes an inserting unit having a unit which detects, when the document detecting units are operating in a predetermined sequence while a document is being conveyed, an abnormality of the document according to the states of the respective document detecting units at a predetermine timing and a unit to stop the operation of the abnormality detecting unit. The document is conveyed from the inserting unit via an exposed unit to an ejecting unit.

Document conveying apparatus

A copying apparatus in which a document inserted into a document feed-in device is circulated through a recirculating path of a recircular automatic document feeder for multi-copying, and a copying paper is fed by cutting a roll paper on the basis of a first document detecting signal of a first detector disposed at the document feed-in device when copying a first sheet, and on the basis of the document length stored in a memory device and a second document detecting signal of a second detector disposed at the recirculating path when copying a second sheet onward, thereby the roll paper can be cut corresponding to the document length at multi-copying without enlarging the recircular automatic document feeder.

Copying apparatus with recircular automatic document feeder

An electronic machine and a timepiece for removably mounting in the machine as an auxiliary device. The timepiece supplies current time information to the machine, and the machine includes a device for inputting desired time information. A control system is provided in the machine for stopping or starting an operation of the machine when the current time information agrees with the desired time information.

Electronic machine having time measuring function

The disclosure relates to a copying machine in which a document is continuously transported to obtain a copy image with an exposure device fixed. The machine comprises a first unit for forming an image of a document on copy paper, a second unit provided so as to be capable of opening and closing relative to the first unit and including document transport rollers and a motor for driving said rollers and a sensor for detecting abnormal operation of the motor. When the second unit is detected to be opened, the detecting operation of the sensor is inhibited.

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Osaka, Japan

Hiroaki Hamano