JPH02214368A - Copying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reproduce a document picture the same as an original onto each front cover page by providing a storage means storing read document picture for each page together with page information and a reproducing means outputting the stored document picture sequentially for each page and reproducing the picture on each page of recording paper. CONSTITUTION:In the case of taking a copy of a book, a 'book copy' button on a panel is depressed. Then the first page of the book desiring a copy is opened and set to a prescribed position. When a storage button is depressed, a scanner 7 is operated, When, e.g. one page has a size B5, the scanner 7 scans a length twice the size B5. The input data obtained by the scanning of the scanner 7 is transferred from an input section 4 to a memory 2 by a command of a control section 8 having a CPU. The input data in this case is stored in a storage area assigned to each page so as to be represented in the input data storage area shown in figure. Thus, the first front cover is stored in 1st and 2nd pages of storage area.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a copying machine that reproduces a so-called book manuscript, in which the left page and right page are spread, exactly as the original is. It is related to.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, input data is used in an electrophotographic copying machine that scans a document to form an electrostatic latent image on a photoreceptor, develops this with toner, and transfers and fixes it onto copy paper. There is an invention described in JP-A No. 62-164061 etc. that has means for storing data and a function of editing the stored data, and an invention for copying on both sides of transfer paper is disclosed in JP-A No. 62-124.
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(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention As mentioned above, a calligraphy image that is different from the original is formed on the double page and the right page that have the conventional double-sided copying function.

Therefore, in order to reproduce the same calligraphy image as the original, instead of reading the calligraphy images on the left and right pages continuously, each time each page is read, the calligraphy image is reproduced on the corresponding page on the recording paper. This was extremely inefficient.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a copying machine that reproduces the image of a manuscript in which the left page and the right page are spread facing each other on recording paper page by page. a calligraphy image reading means for reading the calligraphy image for each page; a storage means for storing the read calligraphy image for each page together with page information; and a storage means for sequentially outputting the stored calligraphy image for each page and for each page of recording paper The apparatus is characterized in that it is equipped with a reproducing means for reproducing the above.

(E) Function The present invention includes a calligraphy image reading means for reading the calligraphy image of each page for each page, a storage means for storing the read calligraphy image of each page together with page information, and a calligraphy image reading means for reading the calligraphy image of each page. Since the same calligraphy image as the original can be reproduced on each page of the spread, the same calligraphy image as the original can be reproduced on each page of the spread.

(F) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 shows
1 is a schematic block diagram of an electrophotographic copying machine that implements an embodiment of the present invention. (1) is a control circuit with a CPU, (2
) is a storage section, (3) is a panel section, (4) is an input section that scans the document as a document image reading means, and (5) is an output section that transfers it onto copy paper as a storage paper. . FIG. 2 shows the operation of a scanner (7) that scans a document (6) and reads a document image. FIGS. 3 and 4 show how input data stored for each page is developed into an output memory. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure for carrying out this embodiment. It is assumed that the buttons ``Copy this'' and ``Start memory'' in the flowchart are located on the panel.

The present embodiment will be described below based on the flowchart of the operating procedure shown in FIG.

When making a copy of a book, etc., first press the "Book Copy" button on the panel.Next, open the first page you want to copy and set it in the specified position.Next, press the memory button, then the second The scanner (7) operates as shown in the figure. Here, for example, if one page is the size of B5, the length twice that size is scanned. Input data obtained by scanning with the scanner (7) is transferred from the input unit (4) to the memory (2) according to instructions from a control unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) (8) having =PU in FIG. The input data at this time is stored in a storage area allocated for each page, as shown in the input data storage area of FIG. Therefore,
The first spread is stored in the storage areas for the first page and the second page.

By repeating the above operations until the last page to be copied, the data of all pages is stored in the input data storage section. When you reach the last page and have finished downloading the data, press the "Book Copy" button to finish the above operation and move on to the next number of copies setting. 0 Set the number of copies by using the numeric keypad on the panel. However, it is not necessary to set the number of copies here, and it may be done in advance before pressing the "book copy" button at the beginning of this operating procedure.

When the above operations are completed, 1. Press the 'Start' button to start the transfer. When the CPU (8) receives the information from the panel that the 'Start' button has been pressed, the , starts transferring data from the input data storage area to the output storage area (hereinafter referred to as frame memory) which has a data area for two pages for outputting the front and back sides.
As shown in Figure 3, if the first page does not need to be double-sided copied, the CPU transfers data to only one page of the frame memory, and performs single-sided copying to the engine output section as a reproduction means. Instruct them to do so.

Further, it is also possible to set the first page and the last page not to be transferred to the output unit. Next, since the second and third pages are front and back, as shown in Figure 4, the CPU develops the data of the second and third pages in the frame memory and sends them to the engine output section. A series of operations is completed by issuing an instruction to enable double-sided copying, repeating the same operation for the fourth and subsequent pages, and performing transfer for one book, and repeating the above operations for the set number of copies.

One embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the storage device is R
Of course, AM, optical disks, hard disks, etc. can be configured freely. In addition to the output method of the embodiment, a method can be used in which the series of operations is completed by printing the corresponding page for the number of copies, and then printing the next page for the number of copies. Of course.

Further, in this embodiment, an electronic copying device is used as the engine section (document image reproducing means), but other means such as a thermal printer or a thermal transfer printer can also be used.

(g) Effects of the Invention The present invention includes a calligraphy image reading means for reading the calligraphy image of each page for each page, a storage means for storing the read calligraphy image of each page together with page information, and a stored calligraphy image. Since the document is provided with a reproduction means for sequentially outputting the image on each page of the recording paper and reproducing it on each page of the recording paper, the same calligraphy image as the original can be reproduced on each page of the double-page spread.

Therefore, when copying a so-called book original, it can be done efficiently and in the same form as the original.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings all show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram, FIG. 2 is a side view showing the operating state of the scanner, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic diagrams showing the storage state of the memory. , FIG. 5 is a flowchart. (1)...control circuit, (2)...storage unit (memory)
, (3)...Panel section, (4)...Input section, (5)
...Output unit, (6)...Document, (7)...Scanner, (8)...Control unit (CPU).

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a copying machine that reproduces the calligraphy image of a document in which the left and right pages are spread out on a recording sheet page by page, the calligraphy image of each page is read on a page-by-page basis. The apparatus is equipped with a reading means, a storage means for storing the read image of each page of calligraphy together with page information, and a reproduction means for sequentially outputting the stored calligraphy image page by page and reproducing it on each page of the recording paper. A copying machine characterized by: (2) The copying machine according to claim 1, wherein the calligraphy image reproduced by the reproduction means is formed at a position on the recording sheet corresponding to the position of the calligraphy image on the original.