A copier has an operating mode in which copying is performed upon closing the cover of a platen and use is made of the size of an original to copy the original. An example is a mode in which the image of an original is divided up into a plurality of blocks and the images of the respective blocks...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5815786?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5815786 - Copier apparatus
