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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1995
Hiromichi Nagane, Yokohama, JP;
Akio Okubo, Tokyo, JP;
Masakatsu Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image processing apparatus, in order to integrate a recording device for obtaining a hard copy and an image reading device for reading a desired image, the image reading device is disposed above the recording device, and the apparatus has a housing for housing a first control circuit unit for the recording unit and a second control circuit unit for the image reading device, a storage unit for temporarily storing an image processed between the apparatus and the host computer side and an image to be output to the recording device, and a power supply unit, so as to minimize the area required for the apparatus. The apparatus takes a countermeasure against noise. The apparatus can be connected to the host computer via only one Bicentronics-standard interface cable, and can obtain hard copies of different sizes.