A copier apparatus and method includes a scanning station for electronically scanning a set of document sheets to be copied as a copy job. The scanning station includes a platen for supporting a document sheet to be scanned in a first mode wherein the document sheet is manually positioned on the platen...http://www.google.de/patents/US5606429?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5606429 - Copier apparatus and method with flexible source document entry scanning in an image overlay mode
