Patent ID: 6111667
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a scanner for reading a first document and a second document different from the first document placed on a document base for providing a first image data corresponding to the first document and a second image data corresponding to the second document;a memory for storing the first image data and the second image data;identifying means for identifying a first image area of the first document and a second image area of the second document by comparing the first image data and the second image data with a threshold value;detecting means for detecting a first inclination of the first image area in respect of the document base and a second inclination of the second image area in respect of the document base by comparing positions of the first image area and the second image area with a position of the document base;rotation processing means for processing a rotation of the first image data and the second image data stored in the memory in order to correct the first inclination and the second inclination;aligning means for aligning images based on the first image data and the second image data rotated by the rotation processing means at predetermined intervals, the aligning means controllably setting a predetermined gap between the images; anda printer for printing the first image data and the second image data rotated by the rotation processing means on a record medium.