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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
May. 23, 1996
Takakazu Nomura, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Sawamura, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Hosaka, Tokyo, JP;
Soukichi Araki, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshimasa Honda, Sagamihara, JP;
Shinji Imoto, Yokohama, JP;
Ryuzo Nitta, Funabashi, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image recording apparatus optically reads image data on a document with an image area or a plurality of image areas specified therein and synthesizes image data of another document read subsequently into the specified image area or image areas changing the size thereof as needed accordingly an image on the other document can be allocated with a desired size at an arbitrary position on the first document and printed on a sheet of recording paper, thus improving the work efficiency and convenience of the apparatus.