JPH0459380A - Image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an image processing device.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, image processing apparatuses such as copying machines often use lamps, buzzers, etc. to confirm the reception of input keys and the operating status.

[Problem B to be Solved by the Invention] However, in order to display various operations using the lamp ON10FF, it has been difficult to express detailed information in terms of the number of lamps and the ease of understanding the display. Furthermore, if the amount of information to be expressed is diverse, a corresponding number of lamps, etc. will be required, which is impractical. Furthermore, as is often done in the past, displays using combinations of numbers and symbols using 7-segment LEDs, for example, require humans to interpret the meanings of the displayed symbols.
During this process, misreading of the display often occurs, resulting in poor efficiency. Furthermore, the amount of information expressed by codes is still extremely limited.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and by visualizing the internal state of the device in an easy-to-understand display and displaying it in real time, various operations and adjustments can be performed intuitively. The purpose is to improve work efficiency and reduce errors by making it possible to grasp the situation at any time. Specifically, the operating state of the movable parts within the device or the operating state of the detection member that detects the movable parts is displayed on the operating unit. The present invention provides an image processing device that schematically displays graphics on a container.

[Example] Fig. 1 is a drawing of an inkjet type color copying apparatus that best represents the features of the present invention. Part, 5
1 is an image output section, 6 is a microcomputer, 7 is a sensor at various parts of the apparatus, 8 is a motor for each part, 9 is an editor for specifying coordinates, and 10 is an operation section equipped with a liquid crystal dot matrix display 20.

Reflected light reflected from the original 1 exposed by a light source (not shown) is converged by the lens 2, and converted into an electrical signal by the image sensor of the image input section 3. Thereafter, the image processing unit 4 converts the image into values suitable for printing, and after processing the image area, the image output unit 5 prints it onto paper using an ink sheet method.

The microcomputer 6 receives instructions from the operation unit 10, monitors the status of the device using the sensor 7, and controls each part.
Perform a copy operation.

The motor 8 performs paper feeding, reading position control, and other controls.

The editor 9 is an input device for specifying the coordinates of a copy area.

The operation section 10 has an appearance as shown in FIG. 2, and is composed of several input keys 21, 22 and a liquid crystal dot matrix display 20 equipped with a touch panel.

Figure 3 shows the appearance of the entire device. 32, the image input section 3, image processing section 4, and operation section 10 shown in the first figure are provided. Further, reference numeral 33 denotes a printer section, in which an image output section 5 is provided. FIG. 4 shows the document table cover 31 shown in FIG. 3 opened and viewed from directly above the document table. Carriage 12
There is an image input section 3 having an image sensor, and during a copying operation, the document is scanned from the bottom surface and read while moving within a carriage or document table by an X-direction motor and a Y-direction motor (not shown). This copying apparatus has a function of specifying an area on a document and performing color conversion, trimming, etc., and uses an editor 9 for this purpose.

The editor 9 has an appearance as shown in FIG. 5, and when a rod 11 protruding from the center is tilted forward, backward, left, and right, the X and Y direction motors are activated, and the carriage 12 is moved. A mirror 13 is attached to the carriage 12 as shown in Fig. 6, and this and a finder mirror 14 in front
By looking at the document from below, the position of the carriage can be confirmed and coordinates can be specified. At this time, in order to specify the position using the editor 9 while holding the document so that it does not move with the document table cover 31, the position of the carriage 12 is directly visually observed from the outside and confirmed using mirrors 13 and 14. do. In this case, even if you know the distance in the horizontal direction, it is difficult to understand the distance in the depth direction unless you are used to it.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the carriage position is displayed on the liquid crystal dot matrix display 20 of the operation section 10.

The rectangular frame at the lower left of this figure represents the document table, and a cross-shaped cursor 41 indicates the position of the carriage.

The display of the carriage position using a cursor and numbers changes in real time as the carriage is moved by the editor 9.

For example, if the carriage position is shown with a crosshair cursor, or the design of the display section can be anything that makes it easy to understand the position and movement of the carriage, for example, if you display the trajectory of the carriage, you can also know the direction of movement from the display. It is even better to be able to do this.

Next, the 12th section describes the algorithm to achieve this.
This will be explained using FIG. When the device is turned on, an X will appear as shown in Figure 12.

Move the motor in the Y direction to bring the carriage 12 to the home position (15 in the fourth diagram) (step 10
1).

Next, counter values X and Y in the microcomputer 6, which hold the position of the carriage 12 in the X and Y directions, are cleared to 0 (step 102). This counter value is updated by the distance traveled when the motor is moved, so the contents of X and Y always indicate the position of the carriage.

Thereafter, the device then enters a standby state.

When the edit mode is designated by the operation unit 10, the microcomputer 6 enters the operation shown in FIG. First, portions that do not change in the status display mode, ie, portions excluding the cursor and coordinate values, are displayed (step 103). Next, refer to the values of counters X and Y to display the cursor at the corresponding position and the coordinate value at the current coordinate (step 1
04). Next, the process waits for the editor 9 to be operated, and at this time also checks the end flag, and if the end flag is raised, the edit mode ends (step 106), or if the editor 9 is operated, the process proceeds to the next step. First, it is determined whether it is the X direction or the Y direction (step 107), and then it is determined whether the direction away from the home position is the direction toward which it approaches (steps 108, 115). If it is possible to move in that direction (steps 109, 112, 119, 116)
, steps 110, 113, 120 to move the motor.
, 117), the counter values X and Y are increased or decreased according to the movement direction and movement amount (steps 111, 114, 121).
, 118).

After that, display the cursor and coordinates again (step 1
04 'I, by repeating the same operation,
It is possible to display a screen corresponding to the position of the carriage 12 as described above.

[Other Examples] An example in which the present invention is applied to an adjustment mode will be described. When the adjustment mode is entered, a selection menu for displaying the sensor status and printer head position is displayed on the display 20, as shown in FIG. 8 in this example.

When you select the sensor status from this menu, the screen changes to display the status of the optical sensor. Figure 9 shows the state where the sensor is not obstructed, and when the sensor is obstructed, the first
By changing the screen as shown in Figure 0, you can intuitively understand the current situation. Displaying the sensor mounting position and direction on the screen will be more convenient for those making adjustments.

When entering the sensor status display mode, the microcomputer 6 performs the operations shown in FIG.

First, after displaying the initial state screen, (step 130)
, reads the state of the sensor (step 131). The read state and the currently displayed state are compared (step 132), and if there is a change in state, the sensor state display screen is switched (step 133). Next, check the end flag of the status display mode (step 134).
, if this is set, exit status display mode,
If the flag is not set, the process returns to reading the sensor status.

Through the above operations, the screen displays shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 are realized.

On the other hand, when a head position is selected from the menu shown in FIG. 8, the screen changes to a head position display screen showing the position of the ink sheet head of the printer 33, as shown in FIG. The position of the head is displayed numerically, and the head is moved left and right according to the actual position of the head to confirm its operation.

When this mode is entered, as shown in FIG. 15, an initial screen is first displayed (step 140), and portions that do not need to be rewritten are displayed.

Next, the head position is displayed with reference to the contents of the head position counter (step 141), and then the head is moved (step 142). Then, update the contents of the counter by the number of times the head has been moved (step 143).
, after checking the display mode end flag (step 14
4) The head position is displayed again, and by repeating this, a screen display corresponding to the head position is realized.

In this embodiment, the number of adjustment items is limited to two, but individual screens may be called up according to the number of adjustment items. Furthermore, when there are a large number of options, several items may be displayed together, or the selection menu may be hierarchical and selections may be made sequentially.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, by displaying the internal status that cannot be directly seen from the outside on the display, the device is easier to use from the user's standpoint, and it is definitely more intuitive from the manufacturer's standpoint. This has the effect of allowing you to make adjustments.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a circuit configuration of a copying machine embodying the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external view of the operation section, Fig. 3 is an external view of the copying machine, Fig. 4 is a top view of the copying machine, and Fig. 5 The figure is an external view of the editor. Figure 6 is a diagram showing the position confirmation method. Figure 7 is a diagram showing the position display screen. Figure 8 is a diagram showing the adjustment mode screen. Figures 9 and 10 are sensor status displays. Figure 11 is a diagram showing the head position display screen, Figures 12 to 15 are diagrams showing the control procedure for display, l...Original 2...Lens 3...Image Input section 4...Image processing section 5...Image output section 6...Microcomputer 7...Each part sensor 8...Each part motor 9...Editor 10...Operation part' Figure 4 Atsushi reason

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An image processing device characterized in that the operating state of a movable member within the device or the operating state of a detection member that detects the movable member is graphically displayed on a display of an operating section.