Patent ID: 7742198

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: an original stage; a scanner establishing at least one scan region at the original stage, scanning the scan region established at the original stage, and outputting image data corresponding to the scan region; an image processor accepting input of image data and carrying out processing on the image data; and a controller controlling the scanner and the processor, and carrying out operations in accordance with any of one or more operational modes including a first operational mode; wherein the controller, when carrying out operations in accordance with the first operational mode, controls the scanner so as to cause the scanner to establish the scan region such that the scan region matches or is larger than a copy subject region at the original stage and such that the copy subject region is encompassed by the scan region; and controls the image processor so as to cause the image processor to accept input from the scanner of image data corresponding to the scan region and to output enlarged image data obtained by enlarging, so as to be larger than a dimension or dimensions of the print medium in either a horizontal direction or a vertical direction or in both a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, image data corresponding to the copy subject region that is encompassed by image data corresponding to the scan region.