IMAGE SUPPLY DEVICE, RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Patent 1588251

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EP 1 588 251 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	26.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/43

(21)	Application number: 04706293.0

(22)	Date of filing: 29.01.2004

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 3/12, B41J 5/00, B41J 29/38, H04N 1/00, H04N 5/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2004/000804

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/068334 (12.08.2004 Gazette 2004/33)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

31.01.2003 JP 2003024543
15.01.2004 JP 2004008400

(71)	Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
	Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)

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Inventors:

YAMADA, Akitoshi,CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)
SAKAMOTO, Kazuya,CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)
AICHI, Takao,CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)
YANO, Kentaro,CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)
MASUMOTO, Kazuyuki,CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)
GOTO, Fumihiro,CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)
MIKAMI, Ruriko,CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis et al
	BERESFORD & Co. 16 High Holborn London WC1V 6BX London WC1V 6BX (GB)

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