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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1990
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A digital color copying machine includes, reading means for reading an original image to produce digital image data, area designating means for designating an area of the original image; memory means for storing the image data; writing means for writing the image data located on the specific area into the memory means, reading-out means for reading out the image data stored in the memory means; sheet size designating means, and size setting means for setting the size of the unit image to be printed on the copying sheet. The image data of a partial or entire portion of an original are once stored in the memory and repeatedly read out, whereby a plurality of the same images can be formed on a plurality of portions of a copying sheet, and the number and direction of the images to be formed can be designated monitoring the display thereof.