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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1988
Naoki Toyoshi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Tabuchi, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Takebe, Osaka, JP;
Tomoaki Yokoyama, Osaka, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image editing method utilizing an electrophotographic process, which method includes a first charging step of charging a photosensitive medium; a step of projecting an image onto the charged photosensitive medium to form an electrostatic latent image; a first developing step of developing the electrostatic latent image into a first powder image by the use of a first toner material having the same polarity as the charged polarity; a first transferring step of transferring the powder image onto a copying paper; a second charging step of again charging the photosensitive medium to a polarity the same as that of the charge established during the first charging step; a step of radiating rays of light to the charged photosensitive medium to remove the electrostatic charge at a specificed area of the photosensitive medium; a second developing step of developing the specified area of the photosensitive medium by the use of a second toner material different in color from the first toner material to form a second powder image; and a second transferring step of transferring the second powder image onto said copying paper so as to cover the first powder image which has been transferred onto the copying paper.