Patent ID: 7471412

Claim:
An image printing apparatus which includes reading means for reading an image original by scanning a sensor, and printing means for printing on a print medium on the basis of image data of an image read by said reading means and is capable of copying the image, comprising: marginless copy instruction means for instructing marginless copy; size instruction means for instructing a size of the print medium; detection means for detecting a size of an original placed on an original table of said reading means; first decision means for deciding a reading area having a reading start position and a reading size on the original table on the basis of the instructions by said marginless copy instruction means and said size instruction means, a detection result by said detection means, and a predefined extra-printing size; and reading control means for controlling said reading means to execute image reading while limiting an operation range of the sensor in accordance with the reading start position and the reading size so that the image of the image original is read from the reading area decided by said first decision means.