JP2000263896A - Image forming apparatus, computer, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: An image forming apparatus, a computer, and a storage medium capable of reducing user processing regarding setting of data necessary for image formation and setting of a paper supply / discharge port. After a user registers registration data (font data, form data) and an assignment table of paper supply / discharge ports and registration data in an external memory via an operation panel (step S2, step S4), the printer If there is a print instruction to execute printing based on the registered data in the data received by the CPU 12 for use, the assignment table of the paper supply / discharge port and the registered data is read (step S26), and the data corresponding to the registered data is read. The paper supply / discharge port is specified (step S27), and data is output.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, a computer, and a storage medium, and more particularly, to an image forming apparatus having a plurality of paper supply / discharge ports, a computer, and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an image forming apparatus which supports a plurality of types of paper supply / discharge ports and a paper supply / discharge mode, that is, a user or a group is assigned to a plurality of types of paper supply / discharge ports and registered. Possible image forming devices are known. This image forming apparatus is connected to a network such as a LAN,
Shared use by multiple users is possible.

For this reason, the image forming apparatus has an advantage that a shared user can use recording paper of a desired size, and the paper is sorted and discharged for each user.

[0004]

However, in the above-described image forming apparatus, it is necessary for each sharing user to set data necessary for image formation, such as font data and form data, for each image formation, and the usability is poor. There was a point lacking.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and relates to an image forming apparatus and a computer capable of reducing a user's processing regarding setting of data necessary for image formation and setting of a paper supply / discharge port. And a storage medium.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an image forming apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a paper feed port for feeding recording paper required for image formation and discharges a recording paper on which an image has been formed. In an image forming apparatus having at least one paper ejection port, a table in which the image formation data necessary for the image formation and the image formation data correspond to at least one of the paper supply port and the paper ejection port And an image forming unit for forming the image based on the table.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the image forming apparatus according to the first aspect, further comprising a connection unit for connecting to a network.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the image forming data required for the image forming includes font data, form data,
It is characterized by being at least one of print processing data, document creation data, and mode setting data.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the computer has at least one paper feed port for feeding recording paper required for image formation and at least one paper discharge port for discharging image-formed recording paper. And an image forming unit that forms the image based on a table in which at least one of the paper discharge ports is associated with image forming data required for the image forming, and a receiving unit that receives the table Creating means for creating, in a computer connected to the forming apparatus, image forming data necessary for the image forming and a table in which the image forming data is made to correspond to at least one of the sheet feeding port and the sheet discharging port; Transmitting means for transmitting the table created by the creating means to the image forming apparatus.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the computer of the fourth aspect, the computer is connected to the image forming apparatus via a network.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the computer according to the fourth or fifth aspect, the image forming data necessary for the image forming includes font data, form data,
It is characterized by being at least one of print processing data, document creation data, and mode setting data.

A storage medium according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is an image forming apparatus including at least one paper feed port for feeding recording paper required for image formation and at least one paper discharge port for discharging image-formed recording paper. Creating a table that associates the image forming data with the image forming data necessary for the image forming and at least one of the sheet feeding port and the sheet discharging port on a storage medium storing a program to be used; A code of a process and a code of an image forming process for forming the image based on the table are stored.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the storage medium has at least one paper feed port for feeding recording paper required for image formation and at least one paper discharge port for discharging the image-formed recording paper. An image forming unit configured to form the image based on a table in which at least one of a mouth and the paper discharge port is associated with image forming data necessary for the image forming; and a receiving unit configured to receive the table. In a storage medium storing a program used by a computer connected to an image forming apparatus, image forming data necessary for the image forming and the image forming data for at least one of the sheet feeding port and the sheet discharging port And a code for a transmitting step of transmitting the table to the image forming apparatus.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
1 shows a configuration of a laser beam printer (hereinafter, referred to as “LBP”) as one of the image forming apparatuses according to the embodiment. First, the LBP 100 in FIG. 1 inputs and stores print information (character codes and the like), form information, macro instructions, and the like supplied from a host computer (not shown) connected to the outside, and according to the information. A corresponding character pattern or form pattern is created, and an image is formed on recording paper.

The LBP 100 includes an operation panel 120 having switches for operation and LEDs for display, and an LB
A printer control unit 101 that controls the entire P100 and analyzes character pattern information and the like.

The LBP 100 further includes a laser driver 1
The laser driver 102 receives image data input from the printer control unit 101, and based on the image data, the semiconductor laser 1
The on / off switching of the laser beam 104 emitted from 03 is performed. The emitted laser beam 104 is the rotating mirror 10
5, the image is swung in the horizontal direction and scanned on the electrostatic drum 106 to form an electrostatic latent image on the electrostatic drum 106. This electrostatic latent image is developed by a developing unit 107 around the electrostatic drum 106 and then transferred to a recording sheet. The recording paper is stored in a paper feed cassette 108 and supplied to an electrostatic drum 106 by a paper feed roller 109 and transport rollers 110 and 111. With such a mechanism, given image data is output on recording paper.

The LBP 100 is provided with at least one or more card slots (not shown) so that an optional font card and a control card (emulation card) of a different language can be connected in addition to the built-in font.

In the following description, the LBP100
Has three paper supply ports and three paper discharge ports as shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a control system for controlling the LBP 100 of FIG. The control system may be a system including a plurality of devices or a system in which processing is performed via a network such as a LAN.

The control system includes a host computer 300 connected to the LBP 100.

The host computer 300 has a keyboard (KB) into which arbitrary predetermined information is input by a user.
And a display unit (CRT) 1 for displaying the predetermined information and the like.
0, an external memory 11 such as a flexible disk or a hard disk in which a boot program, various application programs, font data, user files, and editing files are stored, and an information control device 200.

The information control device 200 further includes a keyboard controller (KBC) 5 for controlling key input information from the keyboard 9 and input information specified by a pointing device (not shown), and a CR for controlling the CRT 10.
A T controller (CRTC) 6, a memory controller (MC) 7 for controlling access to the external memory 11,
A printer controller (PRTC) 8 connected to the LBP 100 via the bidirectional interface 21 and executing a predetermined communication control process with the LBP 100; a RAM 2 storing input information and having a function as a work area; ROM3 in which predetermined information is stored in advance
And a CPU 1 connected to each of the above components via a system bus 4 and controlling these components.

The ROM 3 is a font ROM in which font data and the like used in document processing are stored.
3a, a program ROM 3b storing a predetermined document processing program, and a data ROM 3c storing various data (eg, overlay form data, background image data, external characters, etc.) used when performing the document processing. The CPU 1 performs document processing in which graphics, images, characters, tables (including spreadsheets, etc.) are mixed by executing the above-described document program using the RAM 2 as a work area. That is, the CPU 1 executes a process of rasterizing the outline font in the display information area provided in the RAM 2, and performs a WYSIWIG (What You See I) on the CRT 10.
s What You Get) and CRT1
The information displayed at 0 is output to LBP 100 as it is. Further, the CPU 1 opens various registered windows based on command information specified by a pointing device or the like, and executes various data processing.

The LBP 100 includes a printing unit 17 for performing a predetermined printing operation, the above-described operation panel 120, an external memory 14 in which optional fonts and a plurality of emulation programs are stored, input character data, control data, and the like. And a print control device 150 for analyzing the print operation and controlling the printing operation of the printing unit 17.

The printing control device 150 includes an input unit 18 for exchanging data with the printer controller 8, a printing unit interface (I / F) 16 for controlling an interface operation with the printing unit 17, and an external memory. Memory controller for printer (M
C) 20; a printer RAM 19 having an output information development area, an environment information storage area, an NVRAM, etc .; a printer ROM 13 in which predetermined information is stored in advance; And a printer CPU 12 for controlling these components.

The printer ROM 13 includes a printing unit 17.
ROM 13a for storing font data and the like used when generating output information to the printer, and a program ROM 13b for storing a predetermined document processing program and a control program for the printer CPU 12 described later.
And a data ROM 13c for storing various information used by the host computer 300 as necessary.
An image signal as output information is output to the printing unit 41 connected via the control unit 6. In addition, the printer CPU 12 is capable of performing communication processing with the host computer 300 via the input unit 18 and notifies the host computer 300 of the status of the LBP 100 and the like. In addition, RA for printer
The M19 can be expanded through an expansion port (not shown) to expand the memory capacity, and a plurality of external memories 14 can be connected. Further, the external memory 14 may include an NVRAM, and may store the printer setting information and the environment information from the operation panel 120.

In the control system configured as described above, when the CPU 12 is in the process of data processing or in the state of waiting for data from the host computer 300, if an event that initializes environmental information in that state occurs. The CPU 12 temporarily saves the current environment information to any of the RAM 2, the ROM 3, or the external memory 11 via the input unit 18, and after the initialization is completed,
Alternatively, since the process returns to the printer RAM 19, even if the initialization process is an unexpected event for the user, it is easy to return to the original printing environment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of registration data registered in the external memory 14 by the user via the operation panel 120.

The registration data 1 has FONT1 as registration font data and FORM2 as registration form data, and registration data 2 has F1 as registration font data.
ONT3, FORM3 is provided as registration form data, and registration data 3 is FO as registration font data.
NT2 and FORM1 as registration form data.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an assignment table of paper feed ports to be registered in the external memory 14 by the user via the operation panel 120 and registration data. Registration data 2 is assigned to paper feed port 1, registration data 3 is assigned to paper feed port 2, and registration data 1 is assigned to paper feed port 3.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a control program of the printer CPU 12.

First, it is determined whether or not the data received by the printer CPU 12 includes registered data (step S).
1) If there is registration data, the registration data is registered in the external memory 14 (step S2). Further, it is determined whether or not the received data includes an instruction to register an assignment table of paper feed ports and registration data (step S).
3) If there is an instruction to register the assignment table, the assignment table is registered in the external memory 14 (step S4), and the process proceeds to normal data processing described later.

If the result of determination in step S1 is that there is no registered data, step S3 is skipped, and
If the result of determination in step 3 is that there is no instruction to register the allocation table, the flow shifts to normal data processing in FIG. 7 described below.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of normal data processing by the printer CPU 12.

First, it is determined whether or not the received data includes a print instruction for executing printing based on the registered data (step S5). If there is the print instruction, the assignment table between the paper feed port and the registered data is read out (step S6), the paper feed port corresponding to the registered data is designated (step S7), and the print data of the received data is printed. An analysis process is performed (step S8). For example, when there is a print instruction to execute printing based on the registration data 3, the paper feed port 2 is designated as shown in the assignment table of FIG. Next, a data development process (Step S9) for developing the print data is performed, and a data output process (Step S10) for outputting data based on the data developed in this process is performed, and the process ends.

If the result of determination in step S5 is that there is no print instruction, processing skips to step S8.

As described above, according to the present embodiment,
After the user registers the registration data (font data and form data) and the assignment table between the paper feed port and the registration data in the external memory 14 via the operation panel 120 (steps S2 and S4), the printer CPU 12 receives the data. If there is a print instruction to execute printing based on the registered data in the data, the assignment table of the paper feed port and the registered data is read (step S).
6) The paper feed port corresponding to the registration data is specified (step S7), and the data is output. Therefore, it is not necessary to set the registration data for each data output, and the registration data (necessary for image formation). With regard to the setting of data) and the setting of the paper feed port, the processing of the user can be reduced.

(Second Embodiment) This embodiment relates to management of registered data and management of a paper discharge port.
This is different from the first embodiment relating to the management of the registration data and the management of the paper feed port.

Since the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same LBP 100 as the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment, the description of the configuration is omitted.
Also, the configuration of the control system for controlling LBP 100 is the same, and a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an assignment table of paper discharge ports registered in the external memory 14 by the user via the operation panel 120 and registration data. Registration data 1 is assigned to the paper discharge port 1, registration data 2 is allocated to the paper discharge port 2, and registration data 3 is allocated to the paper discharge port 3. Here, the registration data 1, 2, 3 are the same as those described in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a control program for the printer CPU 12. Since this flowchart includes the same contents as the flowchart of FIG. 6 described above, the same step numbers are given to the contents, detailed description will be omitted, and different contents will be described.

In step S2, the registration data is registered in the external memory 14, and then, it is determined whether or not the data received by the printer CPU 12 has an instruction to register an assignment table between the paper discharge port and the registration data. (Step S1
3). If there is an instruction to register the assignment table, the process proceeds to step S4. If there is no instruction to register the assignment table, the process proceeds to normal data processing in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of normal data processing by the printer CPU 12. Since this flowchart includes the same contents as the flowchart of FIG. 7 described above, the same step numbers are given to the contents, detailed description is omitted, and different contents will be described.

In step S5, if there is a print instruction to execute printing based on the registered data in the received data, the assignment table between the paper discharge port and the registered data is read out (step S16). Is specified (step S17), and the process proceeds to step S8.

As described above, according to the present embodiment,
After the user registers the registration data (font data and form data) and the assignment table between the paper discharge port and the registration data in the external memory 14 via the operation panel 120 (steps S2 and S4), the printer CPU 12 receives the data. If there is a print instruction to execute printing based on the registered data in the data, the assignment table between the paper discharge port and the registered data is read (step S1).
6) The paper ejection port corresponding to the registered data is specified (step S17), and the data is output. Therefore, it is not necessary to set the registered data every time the data is output. With respect to the setting of (data) and the setting of the paper discharge port, the processing of the user can be reduced.

(Third Embodiment) The present embodiment relates to the management of registration data and the management of paper supply / discharge ports, and the first embodiment relates to the management of registration data and the management of paper supply ports. The present embodiment is different from the second embodiment relating to the management of registration data and the management of paper discharge ports.

The image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention is the same LBP 100 as the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment, and the description of the configuration will be omitted.
Also, the configuration of the control system for controlling LBP 100 is the same, and a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an assignment table of the paper supply / discharge ports registered in the external memory 14 by the user via the operation panel 120 and the registration data. Paper feed port 1 and paper discharge port 1, paper feed port 2 and paper discharge port 2, paper feed port 3 and paper discharge port 2
, Registration data 1, paper feed port 1 and paper discharge port 3, paper feed port 2 and paper discharge port 1, and paper feed port 3 and paper discharge port 1 Registration data 3 is assigned to the paper discharge port 3, the paper supply port 2 and the paper discharge port 3, and the paper supply port 3 and the paper discharge port 3, respectively. Here, the registration data 1, 2, 2,
3 is the same as that described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a control program of the printer CPU 12. Since this flowchart includes the same contents as the flowchart of FIG. 6 described above, the same step numbers are given to the contents, detailed description will be omitted, and different contents will be described.

In step S2, the registration data is registered in the external memory 14, and then, it is determined whether or not the data received by the printer CPU 12 has an instruction to register an assignment table between the paper supply / discharge port and the registration data. (Step S2
3). If there is an instruction to register the allocation table, the process proceeds to step S4. If there is no instruction to register the allocation table, the process proceeds to normal data processing described later.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of normal data processing by the printer CPU 12. Since this flowchart includes the same contents as the flowchart of FIG. 7 described above, the same step numbers are given to the contents, detailed description is omitted, and different contents will be described.

If it is determined in step S5 that there is a print instruction to execute printing based on the registered data in the received data, an assignment table between the paper supply / discharge port and the registered data is read out (step S26). The paper supply / discharge port corresponding to the data is specified (step S27), and the process proceeds to step S8.

As described above, according to the present embodiment,
After the user registers the registration data (font data and form data) and the assignment table of the paper supply / discharge port and the registration data in the external memory 14 via the operation panel 120 (steps S2 and S4), the CPU 1 for the printer
If there is a print instruction to execute printing based on the registered data in the data received by the second data processing unit 2, the allocation table between the paper feed / discharge port and the registered data is read out (step S26), and the paper supply corresponding to the registered data is read out. Since the paper discharge port is specified (step S27) and the data is output, there is no need to set the registration data every time the data is output. The setting of the registration data (data necessary for image formation) and the paper supply / discharge port With regard to the setting, the processing of the user can be reduced.

In the first to third embodiments, the user has registered the registration data and the assignment table in the external memory 14 via the operation panel 120. However, the registration data and the assignment table are stored in the host computer 300.
May be registered in the external memory 14 via the keyboard 9 or a pointing device (not shown).

In the first to third embodiments, the LBP 100 is used as an image forming apparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to a laser beam printer, and may be an ink jet printer or a printer of another printing method. (A machine equipped with a facsimile, a printer, a copier, a scanner, etc.).

Further, the registration data is not limited to font data and form data, but includes print processing data relating to printing processing such as double-sided printing, document / creation data relating to the creation of documents / graphics, and a mode for sorting a plurality of jobs. Mode setting data relating to a job distribution mode or the like in which the job is output to different paper output ports.

The present invention is also applicable to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to the host computer 300 and the LBP 100, for example. in this case,
The storage medium storing the program for achieving the present invention is read out by the host computer 300, and the LBP 100
To the host computer 300 and the LB
P100 can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

This program is used, for example, in an image forming apparatus having at least one paper feed port for feeding recording paper required for image formation and at least one paper discharge port for discharging image-formed recording paper. A program for creating a table in which the image forming data is associated with the image forming data necessary for the image forming and at least one of the sheet feeding port and the sheet discharging port;
And a code for an image forming step of forming the image based on the table.

This program is, as another example,
At least one paper feed port for feeding the recording paper required for image formation and at least one paper discharge port for discharging the image-formed recording paper
Image forming means for performing the image formation based on a table in which at least one of the paper feed port and the paper discharge port is associated with image formation data necessary for the image formation; and receiving the table. A program used by a computer connected to an image forming apparatus having a receiving unit that performs image forming data necessary for the image forming and at least one of the sheet feeding port and the sheet discharging port. The code includes a code of a creation step of creating a table corresponding to data, and a code of a transmission step of transmitting the table to the image forming apparatus.

The storage medium storing the above-mentioned program includes ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD
-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, or the like.

[0062]

As described above in detail, according to the image forming apparatus of the first aspect and the storage medium of the seventh aspect, image forming data necessary for image formation and at least one of a paper feed port and a paper discharge port. Since a table in which image forming data is associated with each image is created and image forming is performed based on the table, it is not necessary to set data necessary for image forming for each image forming, and it is not necessary to set data necessary for image forming. With regard to data setting and paper supply / ejection port setting, processing by the user can be reduced.

According to the image forming apparatus of the second aspect and the computer of the fourth aspect, since it is connected to a network,
It can be used from various devices connected to the network.

According to the image forming apparatus of the third aspect and the computer of the sixth aspect, the image forming data necessary for the image forming includes font data, form data, print processing data, document and other creation data, and mode setting data. Since there is at least one, there is no need to set data that had to be set frequently for each image formation, and the user's processing for setting data necessary for image formation and setting of the paper supply / discharge port is further reduced. can do.

According to the computer of the fourth aspect and the storage medium of the eighth aspect, the image forming data is made to correspond to the image forming data necessary for the image forming and at least one of the sheet feeding port and the sheet discharging port. Since a table is created and the created table is transmitted to the image forming apparatus, there is no need to set data necessary for image formation for each image formation,
It is possible to reduce the user's processing regarding the setting of data necessary for image formation and the setting of the paper supply / discharge port.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a laser beam printer (LBP) as one of image forming apparatuses according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a simplified configuration diagram of the LBP 100.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control system that controls the LBP 100 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of registration data registered in the external memory 14 by the user via the operation panel 120.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an assignment table of paper feed ports and registration data that a user registers in the external memory 14 via the operation panel 120.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control program of a printer CPU 12;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of normal data processing by the printer CPU 12;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an assignment table of paper ejection outlets and registration data that the user registers in the external memory 14 via the operation panel 120.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control program of the printer CPU 12;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of normal data processing by the printer CPU 12;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an assignment table of paper supply / discharge ports and registration data that a user registers in the external memory 14 via the operation panel 120.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control program of a printer CPU 12;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of normal data processing by the printer CPU 12;

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 LBP 101 Printer control unit 102 Laser driver 103 Semiconductor laser 104 Laser light 105 Rotating mirror 106 Electrostatic drum 107 Developing unit 108 Paper feed cassette 109 Paper feed roller 110, 111 Transport roller 120 Operation panel

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Claims (8)

[Claims] An image forming apparatus comprising at least one paper feed port for feeding recording paper required for image formation and at least one paper discharge port for discharging image-formed recording paper is provided. Creating means for creating a table in which the image forming data is made to correspond to the image forming data and at least one of the paper feed port and the paper discharge port, and an image forming means for forming the image based on the table An image forming apparatus comprising: 2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising connection means for connecting to a network. 3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image forming data required for the image forming is at least one of font data, form data, print processing data, creation data such as a document, and mode setting data. The image forming apparatus as described in the above. 4. A paper feed port for feeding recording paper necessary for image formation and a paper discharge port for discharging recording paper on which an image has been formed, wherein the paper feed port and the paper discharge port are provided. The image forming apparatus is connected to an image forming apparatus that includes: an image forming unit that forms the image based on a table in which image forming data necessary for the image forming is associated with at least one of the two; and a receiving unit that receives the table. Creating means for creating a table in which the image forming data is associated with the image forming data necessary for the image formation and at least one of the paper feed port and the paper discharge port; and A transmission unit that transmits the created table to the image forming apparatus. 5. The computer according to claim 4, wherein the computer is connected to the image forming apparatus via a network. 6. The image forming data required for the image forming is at least one of font data, form data, print processing data, creation data such as a document, and mode setting data. Computer as described. 7. A program used in an image forming apparatus having at least one paper feed port for feeding recording paper required for image formation and at least one paper discharge port for discharging image-formed recording paper. A code for a creating step of creating a table in which the image forming data is made to correspond to the image forming data necessary for the image forming and at least one of the sheet feeding port and the sheet discharging port; And a code for an image forming step of forming the image based on a table. 8. A paper feed port for feeding recording paper necessary for image formation and a paper discharge port for discharging recording paper on which an image has been formed, wherein the paper feed port and the paper discharge port are provided. The image forming apparatus is connected to an image forming apparatus that includes: an image forming unit that forms the image based on a table in which image forming data necessary for the image forming is associated with at least one of the two; and a receiving unit that receives the table. A storage medium storing a program used by the computer, wherein a table in which the image formation data necessary for the image formation and a table in which the image formation data corresponds to at least one of the paper feed port and the paper discharge port. A storage medium storing a code of a creation step to be created and a code of a transmission step of sending the table to the image forming apparatus.