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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Minoru Asakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinao Kitahara, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihisa Kamata, Tokyo, JP;
Chikatsu Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Asakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinao Kitahara, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihisa Kamata, Tokyo, JP;
Chikatsu Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention concerns an image-forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, an area of which is wider than that of a standard fixed-form size having a predetermined fixed-form size, based on an original image recorded on a document. The image-forming apparatus includes a plurality of recording material storing devices in each of which the recording material can be stored; an input section to establish information in regard to a size of the recording material stored in one of the recording material storing devices, as setting information corresponding to each of the recording material storing devices; a memory section to store the setting information corresponding to each of the recording material storing devices; and a control section to determine controlling conditions based on the setting information and to control operations of the image-forming apparatus based on the controlling conditions; wherein the setting information include the standard fixed-form size and longitudinal and lateral lengths of the recording material.