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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1989
Charles M Tufano, Rochester, NY (US);
Russell L Godshalk, Hilton, NY (US);
David R Hansen, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Reproduction apparatus is disclosed having at least one image signal generator, a multiple page buffer memory for storing the image signals, and a writer for forming images from the page buffer memory. Upon the occurrence of a malfunction in the writer, operation of the image signal generator is continued only until the first to occur of (a) all of the original pages have been stored in the multiple page buffer memory or (b) the multiple page buffer memory is filled. Upon the occurrence of a malfunction in the signal generator, operation of the writer is continued until the next page to be written has not been stored in the buffer memory.