Abstract:
An image recording apparatus for scanning a print head having a predetermined head print width a plurality of times in a main scanning direction and displacing an object to be recorded in a subscanning direction, thereby forming an image on the object, includes circuitry for calculating a print width formed at a last line, and for displacing the calculated print width before the last line and for reducing a suction area of the object on a platen at the time of printing of the last line. The apparatus includes a continuous rolled sheet supply and cutter and a stacked pre-cut sheet supply, both sheet supplies have a conveyor for feeding the respective sheet to a recording area. Recording is performed on the inside surface of the rolled sheet and on the lower surface of the cut sheet to avoid the problem of dust collecting on the opposing surfaces.
Abstract:
When the amount of image data stored in a memory for storing input image data reaches a predetermined amount, printing of this data is started, and at the same time, a recording medium is fed. When the time interval becomes a predetermined period of time or more, a recording head is energized with a delay from the start of feeding of the recording medium. When start data of the image data of the predetermined amount is to be printed, the recording head is immediately energized to perform recording immediately after the start of feeding of the recording medium. When the recording head is energized and preheated when the time interval becomes the predetermined period of time or more, the energization condition of the recording head is set in accordance with the size of the recording medium.
Abstract:
A multi-port buffer stores digitized image and/or audio information from a video camera and transfers the stored image information to a plurality of output channels. Digitized input data is passed through a crossbar switch and stored in a random access memory (RAM). The image data is retrieved from RAM and passed the crossbar switch to one of a plurality of first-in, first-out (FIFO) registers. Raster scan lines are passed from the FIFO registers to corresponding output channels. The order and rate of writing to RAM and reading out to the FIFO registers is controlled by an asynchronous queuing arbiter. If one of the output channels is slower than the others or operates at a variable clock speed, the asynchronous queuing arbiter changes the order in which the FIFO registers are filled to accommodate that output channel. Should one of the output channels fail, the bus request for the corresponding FIFO register is disabled, thereby skipping the failed channel.
Abstract:
A facsimile in which various kinds of management reports on its operation conditions are output. In the facsimile, when outputting a management report about the facsimile itself, the contents of the management report are once converted into code data and the code data are then stored in a code storage unit. After that, the stored code data are output from an image recording unit in the same manner as the code data of an image received from outside in the code storage unit is output.
Abstract:
A data converter is provided with arranged in a parallel manner such that each has a storage capacity for plurality of bits. A counter counts clock pulses and supplies a signal representing the counting results to a decoder, which in turn supplies loading pulses to respective shift registers. The shift registers received in a parallel manner a plurality of serial bit data in response to the loading pulses and internally transfer the storage contents bit by bit in response to transfer signals, so that the data read from the shift registers are outputted through an output control gate.
Abstract:
The recording apparatus includes a continuous rolled sheet supply and cutter and a stacked pre-cut sheet supply, both sheet supplies have a conveyor for feeding the respective sheet to a recording area. Recording is performed on the inside surface of the rolled sheet and on the lower surface of the cut sheet to avoid the problem of dust collecting on the opposing surfaces.
Abstract:
A recording apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving an image signal sent from an external apparatus, and a recording unit for performing a recording operation in accordance with the image signal received by the receiving unit. The receiving unit includes a clock signal generating unit for generating a clock signal used when receiving the image signal; and includes a first reception mode where the image signal is received without using the clock signal and a second reception mode where the image signal is received by using the clock signal. The receiving unit may include a first reception mode where the image signal is received by using a clock signal sent from the external apparatus and a second reception mode where the image signal is received without using the clock signal. The receiving unit may include a clock signal generating unit for generating a clock signal used when receiving the image signal, a first reception mode where the image signal is received in accordance with the clock signal sent from the external apparatus and a second reception mode where the image signal is received by sending the clock signal generated by the clock signal generating unit to the external apparatus.
Abstract:
A network (A) carries large image blocks among medical diagnostic equipment (20, 22, 24), archive computer (26), and data handling and display stations (28, 30). Four kilobyte packets of 4 megabyte image blocks are moved from transmit buffers (38) to queuing buffers (42). The order in which packets from the queuing buffers are transmitted on the network medium (10) is determined by a combination of an assigned priority, duration in the buffer, and a statistical availability of the addressed receiving node. A data link (52) at the receiving node includes an elasticity buffer (122) which stores a small plurality bits, e.g. 5, to accommodate for variances in the clock speed of the transmitting and receiving nodes. A buffer table (60) monitors memory addresses at which preceding data packets corresponding to the same image are stored and provides address information to send each subsequently received packet. Before transmitting the image data packet, the transmitting node data link first sends a query to the receiving node to check availability to avoid the transmission of relatively large data packets to unavailable nodes. Each transmitting node normally passes the token after it has transmitted one packet of data. When the transmitting node holds the token for several sequential data packet transmissions, it passes a restricted token which allows the other nodes to transmit high priority small messages that are much smaller than the image data packets.
Abstract:
Process and apparatus for allowing a raster input scanner with scanning array to operate asynchronously in which timing of the fixed rate shift pulses which delineate the integration period of the array is changed to maintain the shift pulses in timed synchronization with a random integration signal.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus may include a scanner configured to read a document, a feeder configured to feed a sheet, a printer configured to print an image on the sheet, a processor, and memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the image forming apparatus to control the scanner to read the document to generate read data, determine whether the read data provides an image while the scanner is reading the document, and control the feeder to start feeding the sheet to the printer in response to determining that the read data provides the image. Determining whether the read data provides the image may include determining whether a substantially blank sheet would be printed based on the read data.