Patent ID: 6088138
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B41J,H04N

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus of the type which is arranged to receive color image information from memory means that stores plural images represented by color image information in a picture unit, then to read out the color image information form the memory means, and to form an image on an image-forming medium, said image forming apparatus comprising:detecting means for detecting the size of an image stored in the memory mean;specifying means for specifying the size and the layout of a color image to be formed on the image-forming medium;magnification changing means for changing the size of the color image information read from the memory means to a required magnification in accordance with the size specified by said specifying means and the size detected by said detecting means; andcolor-image forming means for laying out the color image information, the size of which has been changed to the required magnification by said magnification changing means in accordance with a position specified by said specifying means, thereby forming a color image of the image-forming medium,wherein said magnification changing means has a plurality of magnification changing circuits which can operate in parallel and can independently set magnification ratios.