Patent attributes
A method and apparatus for photocopying is disclosed including implementations for scanning a topside of a source page and determining whether the topside of the source page contains a topside image. In the event that the topside of the source page is determined to contain the topside image, implementations are provided for storing the topside image as topside document page data. Afterwards, the invention includes steps and structures for flipping the page and scanning the backside of the source page, and determining whether the backside of the source page contains a backside image. In the event that the backside of the source page is determined to contain the backside image, implementations are provided for storing the backside image as backside document page data. The invention provides for printing a target page with the respective stored topside and backside document page data, so as to produce a respective copy of the source page.
