JPH07336545A - Image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To form images continuously on a recording medium so that they can be easily distinguished. [Configuration] A control device 3 for controlling the image information communication mechanism unit 1 and the image forming output unit 2 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32,
A RAM 33 is provided, and image forming control is performed with a recording color different from the previous one or with a recording color different only in the first page.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention inputs an image forming signal from the outside to form an image such as a sentence or a drawing on a recording medium such as a sheet and transmits an image signal for forming an image by an external device. An image forming apparatus such as a facsimile machine, a copying machine, and a printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facsimile machine, a copying machine, a printer, etc., a black image is most often used because a black image can be clearly and easily formed and is easy to see in ordinary texts and drawings. On the other hand, image forming apparatuses capable of forming color images of a plurality of colors such as cyan, magenta, yellow, and black are becoming popular in a specific field because of the beauty of the image.

[0003]

The above-described color image formation using a plurality of colors is troublesome, time-consuming, and expensive, and an image forming signal is input from the outside to form a text on a recording medium such as paper. To form an image such as a drawing, an image forming apparatus that continuously forms and outputs a black image is used.

However, it is difficult to distinguish the plurality of cases in which the black image is continuously formed on the paper sheet or the information obtained from the plurality of people from the outside, and it may be troublesome to arrange the information. was there.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and even when image formation on a recording medium is continuously performed by a plurality of cases or a plurality of image signals obtained from the outside. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus that outputs information so that it can be easily distinguished for each information.

[0006]

Therefore, an image forming apparatus according to the present invention has an image information communication unit, an image forming unit capable of forming an image in a plurality of colors, and a storage unit. A recording device for forming an image on a recording medium on the basis of an image signal input from the outside, the control device controlling formation of the image, wherein the control device is an image of another item input subsequently to one image formation input from the outside. It is intended to achieve the above-mentioned object by a configuration characterized in that when forming, image formation control is performed with a recording color different from the previous recording color stored in the storage means.

Further, the control means controls the image formation with different recording colors only on the first page when forming the image of another case which is subsequently inputted after the image formation of one case inputted from the outside. Alternatively, the control means records only the image information sender information on the leading edge of the first page by using a different recording color when forming one image input from the outside and another image input subsequently. With the configuration characterized in that the image forming control is performed, the control means, when transmitting the image information for forming an image by an external device, makes the image forming color different for each image information. It is an object of the present invention to achieve the above-mentioned object by a configuration characterized by transmitting a formation signal.

[0008]

With the above configuration, even when images are continuously formed on a recording medium by a plurality of cases or a plurality of image signals obtained from the outside, an image is formed with a recording color different from the previous recording color. , Or by recording only the first page or only recording the image information sender information on the leading edge of the first page with different recording colors, the recorded recording medium can be easily distinguished for each information. The image can be easily formed by changing the recording color of only a specific portion. Further, by outputting an image forming signal similar to the above to an external device, the function of the image forming device capable of forming an external color image can be utilized.

[0009]

EXAMPLES An image forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to examples.

In the embodiment, a facsimile machine which inputs an image forming signal from the outside to form an image such as a sentence or a drawing on a recording medium such as a sheet, and which transmits an image signal for forming an image by an external device, a copying machine And an image forming apparatus such as a printer.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the outline of the configuration of the first embodiment. The present embodiment includes an image information communication mechanism unit 1, an image formation output unit 2 capable of forming images in a plurality of colors, and a control device 3 for controlling the image information communication mechanism unit 1 and the image formation output unit 2. There is.

Since the image information communication mechanism section 1 and the image forming output section 2 are based on the structure of the conventional apparatus, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The control device 3 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32,
By including the RAM 33, the device can be controlled.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an example of control of the control device 3. It should be noted that although the apparatus can form images of three or more colors, the image formation using black and red will be described as an example.

When an image forming signal is received from an external FAX machine, the received signal is temporarily stored in the RAM 33 in step S1, and the previously output development color is read from the memory of the RAM 33 and judged in step S2. If it is determined that the color was black last time (step S3), control is started to form an image in red in step S4, and an image is formed on recording paper and output in step S5.

If it was judged that the color was red last time (step S
6) Then, in step S7, control is started to form an image in black, and in step S5, the image is formed on the recording paper and output.

By the above control and output, a plurality of cases,
Alternatively, an image is formed on the recording sheet by a plurality of image signals obtained from the outside. Even when images are continuously formed on the recording medium, the image is formed with a recording color different from the previous recording color, and it is possible to easily distinguish each information, and it is possible to make mistakes and to take time for classification. There is no.

(Other Embodiments) In the above embodiment, the recording color is controlled for all the recording sheets of the same case, but in the other embodiment, only the first page is recorded with other pages. In order to make the colors different, or the information (T
By configuring only the recording of (TI) so as to make the recording colors different, image formation is easier than in the above-described embodiment, and the same effects as in the above-described embodiment can be exhibited.

Further, as described above, the image forming signal capable of forming an image by changing the recording color of the specific portion is changed to the external color FA.
With the configuration for outputting to the X device, the function of the external image forming device capable of forming a color image can be utilized.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even when images are continuously formed on a recording medium by a plurality of cases or a plurality of image signals obtained from the outside,
An image is formed with a recording color different from the previous recording color, or only the first page or the image information sender information is recorded at the leading edge of the first page by forming an image with a different recording color. The recorded recording medium can be easily distinguished for each information, and an image can be easily formed by changing the recording color of only a specific portion. Further, by outputting an image forming signal similar to the above to an external device, the function of the external image forming device capable of forming a color image can be utilized.

By the above image forming output, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of the persons concerned.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Image Information Communication Mechanism Section 2 Image Forming Output Section 3 Control Device 31 CPU 32 ROM 33 RAM

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An image signal input from the outside, comprising image information communication means, image forming means capable of forming images in a plurality of colors, and control means having storage means for controlling image information communication and image formation. A recording device for forming an image on a recording medium based on the recording medium, wherein the control means stores the previous recording color stored in the storage means when forming another image input subsequently from one image formation input from the outside. An image forming apparatus, which performs image forming control with a recording color different from that described above. 2. An image signal input from the outside, comprising image information communication means, image forming means capable of forming images in a plurality of colors, and control means having a storage means for controlling image information communication and image formation. A recording device for forming an image on a recording medium on the basis of the recording medium, wherein the control means sets a different recording color only to the first page when forming an image of another case that is continuously input after one image formation that is input from the outside. An image forming apparatus characterized by performing image forming control. 3. The control means records only the image information sender information at the leading end of the first page when forming another image input after one image formation input from the outside. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image forming control is performed by using a color. 4. The control means, when transmitting image information for forming an image by an external device, transmits an image forming signal having a different image forming color for each image information. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1.