IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A SCANNING FUNCTION AND A SCANNING METHOD THEREOF, PARTICULARLY FOR SYNTHESIZING SCANNED IMAGES AND CREATING A3 DOCUMENT IMAGE

摘要

PURPOSE: An image forming apparatus having a scanning function and a scanning method thereof are provided to remarkably reduce the production cost for a product by scanning a document which is larger than flat glass.;CONSTITUTION: A transfer roller motor driver controls a transfer roller motor(230) which activates a transfer roller for transferring a document. A scanning unit(310) outputs first and second image data, and an image storage unit(320) stores the first and second image data. An image synthesizer(330) matches image patterns, and creates the image having the size of the second document by overlapping the images.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2011