Image Synthesis for Seamless ID Card Reproduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatuses require users to manually cut and paste together printed images from front and back surfaces of a medium, which is inconvenient for reproduction purposes.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus and associated computer program that synthesizes and prints two images as a single image, aligning their edges in a contact or close state, allowing for seamless integration on a recording medium without manual cutting and pasting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If two images are printed on a single surface of a recording medium using an existing image forming apparatus, then the quantity of images recorded is increased, but the ease of operation deteriorates because manual cutting and pasting is required to use the recording medium as a reproduction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple images (front surface image and back surface image) into a single synthesized image that maintains the visual continuity of the original medium. The image forming apparatus synthesizes the plurality of images into one integrated image, allowing the recording medium to be used directly as a reproduction without manual cutting and pasting operations.
2Productivity
If two images are printed on a single surface, then productivity is improved by reducing the number of recording media required, but device complexity increases due to the need for image synthesis functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The image forming apparatus is designed with multi-functionality, capable of both scanning/pluralizing images and synthesizing them into a single integrated image. This universal functionality allows the device to handle multiple operations (scanning, image generation, image synthesis, and printing) within a single system, improving productivity without requiring separate specialized devices.
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus including a scanning unit, an image data synthesizing unit, and a printing unit is described. The scanning unit reads a first image, generates first image data representing the first image, reads a second image and generates second image data representing the second image. The image data synthesizing unit generates, on the basis of the first and second image data, synthesized image data representing a synthesized image of the first and second images arranged in a contact state where a first side which is one of four sides constituting an outer edge of the first image and a second side which is one of four sides constituting an outer edge of the second image are disposed immediately adjacent to each other or in a close state in which these sides are disposed parallel to and close to each other. The printing unit prints the synthesized image.