The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1993
Kan Tomita, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image data processing apparatus includes: a printing part responsive to image signals for printing an image in a plain sheet in one of black and a different color based on a selection signal; a facsimile part for transmitting facsimile data via a communication line and for receiving facsimile data via the communication line; an image signal part for converting the received facsimile data into image data and for processing the image data to produce image signals indicating a facsimile reception image; a reading part for reading a copy image from a sheet by optically scanning the sheet and for producing image signals indicating the copy image; and a color setting part for setting a selection signal relating to each of image signals of a given pattern to a first value indicating the color if the image signals are received and for supplying the image signals and the respective selection signals to the printing part, and for setting a selection signal relating to each of the image signals of the reading part to a second value indicating black and for supplying the image signals and the respective selection signals to the printing part.