JPH0678142A - Picture processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate unnecessary operation and trial picture processing by providing the function which reviews and displays copy jobs registered in a memory card or the like and confirming contents of a registered job before the operation of this job. CONSTITUTION:An MPU is used as the controller, and a ROM 2 where a control program is stored, a ROE 3, and a non-volatile RAM (NVM) 4 are connected to a bus line 5. A serial communication port 6, a data storage medium receptacle 7, and an input/output port (I/O port) 8 are connected to this bus line 5 also. A function operation device 9 used as a display device is connected to the serial communication port 6, and the memory card or the like is set to the data storage medium recepetacle 7. When the memory card is inserted to the data storage medium receptacle 7 and a job stored in the memory card is called, data is stored in the RAM 3 from the card, and simultaneously, the principal mode of the classification or the like of this job is displayed out on the function operation device 9 used as the display device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, and more particularly to a data storage means (memory card or the like) used by using a function operating device (user interface) of an image processing apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer or a facsimile. The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus having the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in an image processing apparatus (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a copying machine), a function operating apparatus has become complicated due to an expansion of a copying function.
It takes a lot of time to set up, and complicated operations must be repeated every time fixed operations are performed. Therefore, the copy job set as a means for surely setting the copy job without trouble is registered in the data storage medium (memory card etc.), and the registered copy job is used by the function operating device. A control device that operates by designating has been developed.

[0003]

However, in the method adopted in a copying machine having a conventional data storage medium (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a memory card), the contents of the copying job registered in the memory card are Since there is no means for checking in advance, there were the following drawbacks.

(1) At the time of registration: The same copy job may be repeatedly registered, and the memory card cannot be used efficiently. (2) At the time of calling: The operator has no choice but to rely on the memory of the registered job for the copy job that the operator calls. Therefore, the operator had no choice but to call by the following two methods. A method to call a registered job with a hit, make a test copy, and check the contents. A method of calling a registered job by hitting it, checking the called job, and checking the function settings by operating the function operating device. In this case, even if the registered job to which the hit is applied is different from the target job, the copy mode before the call cannot be restored, and the operation must be restarted from the beginning. Since there was no choice but to detect the target registered job by the above method, useless operation and useless copying occurred.

(3) At the time of deletion: Since the copy job to be deleted can be confirmed only by the same method as at the time of calling, erroneous deletion and useless copying or operation occurred. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus having a function capable of reviewing a copy job registered in a data storage means such as a memory card.

[0006]

The above objects of the present invention can be achieved by the following constitutions. That is, in an image processing apparatus capable of executing an image processing job set by the user registered in the user setting job storage means, the contents of the user setting job stored in the user setting job storage means are confirmed. In the image processing apparatus having a display unit for displaying a review display for executing the job, or in the image processing apparatus capable of executing the job by designating the image processing job set by the user registered in the user setting job storage unit, The setting job storage means is an image processing apparatus provided with additional information registration means capable of registering character data designated by a user as additional information of a user setting job, and display means for displaying the additional information. Here, the user setting job storage means can store the data from a detachable data recording medium in which the data for the image processing job is stored.

[0007]

The image processing apparatus of the present invention has a review display function for confirming the contents of the user setting job stored in the user setting job storage means from a data recording medium such as a memory card or the like. The contents of the job can be confirmed in advance before operating the job, and it is not necessary to perform useless operation and useless trial image processing.

Further, if the job contents can be displayed as additional information such as character information that is easy for each user to understand when calling or reviewing the user setting job,
The confirmation work at the time of calling and the review can be performed more reliably. Further, when a plurality of people use a data storage medium such as a memory card, each person can definitely use the image processing apparatus after confirming the job registered by the person. . Further, by confirming that the job has been registered in the data storage medium after the registration, it is possible to confirm and prevent a registration error.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
Shows the control system configuration of the entire copying machine of this embodiment using the MPU. That is, the system configuration diagram of FIG. 1 executes the program of the copying machine as the control means.
Using U1 as a controller, ROM2, RAM3 and non-volatile RAM (NVM) for storing control programs
4 is connected to an address / data bus line 5, and a serial communication port 6, a data storage medium socket 7 and an input / output port 8 are connected to the bus line 5. A function operating device 9 also serving as a display device is connected to the serial communication port 6, and a memory card or the like is attached to the data storage medium socket 7.

When a memory card is inserted in the data storage medium socket 7 and a job stored in the memory card is called, data is stored in the RAM 3 from the card and at the same time, the type of job is stored in the function operating device 9 which also serves as a display device. The main modes such as are displayed. In the present embodiment, since the touch keys arranged in the lower layer of the LCD screen are used as the function operation device 9, the function operation device 9 also has a function as a display device. Further, the data read from the memory card is output to the paper as copy data via the output control unit (not shown) of the copying machine when the user operates the function operation device 9.

By reading the registration data in the memory card, the main mode such as the type of the job is displayed on the display device. An example of the review function of the job memory using the memory card of this embodiment using the display device will be described with reference to the LCD screens shown in FIGS.

First, a procedure for registering data in the memory card will be described. Figure 2 which is the initial screen of the application copy screen
When the job memory button on the LCD screen of (a) is selected, the screen shown in FIG.
You can see that the job is already registered in. A feature of this embodiment is that this screen has a review button. Then, when the register button is selected, the memory button 4 that can be newly registered is displayed (FIG. 2 (c)). At this time, the job cannot be registered in the memories 1, 2, and 3. When the memory button 4 is selected, data is registered in the memory card (Fig. 3 (a)). When the registration is completed, a screen (FIG. 3 (b)) displaying that the registration is made in the memories 1 to 4 is displayed, and then the end button is pressed to return to the initial screen (FIG. 3 (c)).

Next, a review operation of the job memory registered in the memory 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the job memory button is selected from the initial screen of FIG. 2A, memories 1 to 4 including the memory 4 shown in FIG.
Since it is displayed that the job is registered in, the review button is selected here (Fig. 4 (b)), and then the memory button 4 is selected, the memory 4 shown in Fig. 4 (c) is selected.
The job content of the data registered in is displayed. In this embodiment, the jobs cannot be displayed on one screen, so when the subsequent button is selected, the screen shown in FIG. 5A is displayed. When there are no more display items, the following buttons are in a non-selectable state. In this way, the job contents of the data registered in the memory 4 can be confirmed, and erroneous operations such as useless copying can be prevented.

When it is confirmed that the data registered in the memory 4 is the desired job data, when the call button and the memory button 4 are selected after selecting the end button to return to the initial screen of FIG. (Fig. 5 (b)-
(C)) The data in the memory 4 is recalled and becomes ready for copying.

Next, the procedure for deleting memory data that is no longer necessary after the job memory is reviewed is shown in FIG.
Described in. As a result of the review of the job memory shown in FIGS. 4A to 5A, when the memory data registered in the memory 4 becomes unnecessary, the delete button is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 6 (a)) and then the memory button 4 is selected, the data in the memory is deleted. As a result, the button of the memory 4 is deleted as shown in FIG. 6C on the job memory screen after the deletion operation is completed. FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of the procedure for reviewing among the above procedures.

Next, the procedure for registering additional information using the LCD screen that allows the character data designated by the user at the time of reviewing the job memory to be registered as additional information in the job memory will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 (c) and 3 (a)
When a job is registered in the memory 4 as shown in, the user can input a character as the additional information that is convenient for the user, such as easy to remember the content of the job in the memory 4. That is, the job memory is selected from the initial screen of FIG. 8A (FIG. 8B), the registration button is selected, and a new job is registered in the memory 4 (FIG. 8).
(C)). Then, when the memory 4 is selected as shown in FIG. 9 (a), the screen of FIG. 9 (a) is displayed, and additional information such as "SHINOHAR" is displayed by the alphabetic character button.
"A1" is input (FIG. 9B). Then, when the end button is selected, additional information that can be used as a heading of the memory 4 is registered (FIG. 9C). When calling the memory 4, the call button is selected from the screen of FIG. 10A, and when the screen of FIG. 10B is displayed, the memory button 4 is selected. As a result, the screen of FIG. 10 (c) is displayed, and it is possible to confirm that the data is the data registered by the user by the additional information. When the execute button is selected (FIG. 11), the data in the memory 4 is called, and when the calling is completed, the data copy can be executed. Also, when the cancel button is selected at the stage where the additional information of the data in the memory 4 is confirmed on the screen shown in FIG. 10C, the confirmation of the memory button can be ended. When deleting this memory data, the delete button is selected in FIG. 10B, the button of the memory 4 is selected, and the execution button is selected after FIG. 10C is displayed.
In this way, the data in the memory 4 is deleted together with the additional information.

In this embodiment, the alphabet is used as the additional information, but any additional information that is easy for the user to use or remember, such as hiragana,
You may use katakana or a specific logo mark.
Further, a review button described in FIGS. 2 to 7 is further added to the display screens for calling, registering, and deleting the job memory shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, and when the review button is selected, the review screen shown in FIG. You may display additional information as shown.

FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of the above procedure. In the present embodiment, in addition to the functions of registering, reading, and deleting the data of the memory card, it is possible to review, so it is possible to check the contents of the job in advance before operating the memory card registration job, which is wasteful. operation,
There is no need to make unnecessary test copies, and a single memory card can be shared by many users. Also,
If it can be displayed as text information that is easy for each user to understand when recalling or recalling memory data,
Confirmation work can be performed more reliably when calling and reviewing.

The job contents of the memory card can be confirmed (reviewed) without changing the settings of the copying machine body. In addition, when a single memory card is used by a plurality of people, each person can definitely use the copier after confirming the job registered by the person. Further, it is possible to confirm that the job is registered in the memory card by reviewing it after the registration, and it is possible to prevent registration error. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to a memory card and an IC card, but also to a case where the main body of the image processing apparatus has a job setting means that can be set by the user.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, not only the review function of the image processing job registered in the data storage medium or the like but also the function of adding free character information and displaying the information can be registered. This is a great help for confirming the contents of the image processing job later, and has an effect that the effective use of the data storage medium and the efficiency of the operation on the data storage medium can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a control system of a copying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display screen showing a procedure for registering a user setting job in a job memory of a copying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen showing a procedure for registering a user setting job in a job memory of a copying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display screen showing a procedure for reviewing a job memory of a copying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen showing a procedure for calling a job after reviewing the job memory of the copying machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen showing a procedure for deleting the memory job as a result of reviewing the job memory of the copying machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for reviewing the job memory of the copying machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen showing a procedure for adding and registering additional information in the job memory of the copying machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display screen showing a procedure for adding and registering additional information in the job memory of the copying machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display screen showing a procedure for calling a job memory registered by adding additional information of a copying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display screen showing a procedure for calling a job memory registered by adding additional information of a copying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure for calling a job memory registered by adding additional information of a copying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... MPU, 2 ... ROM, 3 ... RAM

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In an image processing apparatus capable of executing an image processing job set by a user registered in the user setting job storage means, the image setting job is stored in the user setting job storage means. An image processing apparatus comprising a display unit for displaying a review for confirming contents. 2. In an image processing apparatus capable of executing an image processing job set by a user registered in the user setting job storage means, the character data specified by the user is stored in the user setting job storage means. An image processing apparatus, comprising: additional information registration means capable of being registered as additional information of a user setting job; and display means for displaying the additional information. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user setting job storage means stores the data from a removable data recording medium in which data for the image processing job is stored. .