Patent ID: 7286248
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an output image in an image forming system, comprising: scanning at least a portion of an input document containing image data, without a user pre-modifying the input document; automatically determining a location of the at least the portion of the input document containing image data within the input document; automatically extracting the image from the at least portion of the input document; automatically forming a duplicate image containing at least a specific portion of the at least the portion of the input document containing image data to exclude non-image portions of the input document; automatically determining dimensions of the duplicate image; automatically determining the number of times the duplicate image can be replicated on a single output medium based on the predetermined dimensions; automatically replicating the duplicate image a select number of times up to the determined number of times to form an output image on the single output medium.