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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1988
Shigeo Miura, Tokyo, JP;
Masatomo Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Motoaki Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Tsunehiro Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Toyama, Hiratsuka, JP;
Taketo Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises: a processor to process image data of an orginial document; an image memory to store the image data; a single manual switch; a detector to detect the depression time of the manual switch; a selector to select whether all of the image data is stored or not in accordance with the depression time; and a discriminating circuit to discriminate whether the number of partner apparatuses to perform the transmission in the processor is one or plural. When one partner apparatus is designated, the image data is directly transmitted. When a plurality of partner apparatuses are designated, the image data is once stored into the image memory and thereafter, the image data in the memory is transmitted. Either the single copy mode or the multi copy mode is sequentially periodically selected in accordance with the depression time of the manual switch, i.e., copy start key. With this apparatus, either the image data of the original document or the image data in the memory is automatically selected and transmitted by the simple operating procedure.