Color image reading and recording apparatus and its image recording method

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A colour image reading and recording apparatus comprises three light sources corresponding to blue green, and red colours disposed opposite to the side of the original to be read, a CCD image sensor for obtaining signals of blue component, green component and red component by sequentially lighting up and driving these three light sources and receiving the light reflected at the reading position of said original, a memory device for storing said signals of blue component green component, and red component, a colour converter for converting said colour component signals into yellow, magenta cyan and, black, a means for recording the colours converted by said colour converter into a recording …