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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:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Junya Yada, Nagano-ken, JP;
Takashi Kato, Nagano-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Junya Yada, Nagano-ken, JP;
Takashi Kato, Nagano-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image scanner might capture an image corresponding to scan regionwhich might be somewhat larger than original. Image processing circuitry might then enlarge an image corresponding to scan region(arrow), converting it into enlarged image. Within enlarged image, the image of originalmight have been enlarged so as to become image, which might be somewhat larger than printing paper. This enlarged original imagewhich would be present within enlarged imagemight then be printed by a printer. Four-sided borderless copying is possible.