CN101256372B - Image forming apparatus and control method, printer driver, and control method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an image forming apparatus, a control method thereof, a printer driver and a control method thereof, which can satisfy two opposite user requirement of shortening the processing time of the image shaping and high quality image. The image forming apparatus of the invention is configurated to execute the maintaining process of the image shaping according to the given rules, characterized by including an operation information acquiring part for acquiring the operation information related with the execution of the image shaping; an invalidation judging part for the invalidation of the maintaining process according to the operation information acquired by the operation information acquiring part; an information control part, when the judging result in the invalidation judging part is judged to be the invalidation process, in the implementation of the image shaping task, the information control part controls the invalidation maintaining in spite of the given rules.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to satisfy the processing time weak point of said image formation and image processing system, printer driver, program and the recording medium that obtains two opposed customer requirements of high quality graphic simultaneously.
Background technology
In the past, for example for the image processing system that comprises duplicating machine, printer, facsimile recorder or their compounding machine, known have a following situation: because environment such as the temperature that the place is set of same device or humidity change and the changing in time etc. of the state of the each several part of same device, the characteristic that printings such as concentration characteristic are exported can change.For example, in color copy machine, when this is provided with the temperature of atmosphere in place or humidity etc. and changes, also change attached to the amount of the toner on the recording chart, its output characteristics produces deviation with the characteristic that should have.In addition, carried out image on long-time continuous ground and formed under the situation about handling, the temperature of same apparatus each several part rises, and also can cause output characteristics to produce deviation thus.
For the variation to the output characteristics that is accompanied by such interference compensates, in image processing system, carry out the adjustment (below, be called calibration) of output characteristics usually.As calibration, for example known have on intermediate transfer body etc., to form adjust the patch image that output characteristics is used, and read its toner concentration, this result is fed back, and then adjusts the development bias value of developer.
This be aligned in will device picture quality maintain certain above aspect and played vital role, but opposite one side is to need the relatively long time such as tens of seconds times for example in this processing, has therefore produced device in out of use unfavorable condition during this period.
As being used to one of method of eliminating this unfavorable condition, open the Japanese documentation spy and to disclose following technology in the 2006-130779 communique: for example carrying out continuously under the situation of duplicating task, before its accumulation number of pages surpasses setting, do not carry out calibration actions, suppress task thus as much as possible or between each task, carry out the calibration of carrying out suddenly and the duplicating that causes is thus jumped a queue midway.
But, in above-mentioned prior art, whether surpass setting and calibration when unifying to handle continuous execution and duplicating task could be carried out based on the duplicating in this task accumulation number of pages, therefore can't satisfy the processing time that shortens image formation simultaneously and obtain high-quality figure opposed customer requirements like this.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of image processing system, can satisfy the processing time that shortens image formation simultaneously and obtain these two kinds of opposed customer requirements of high-quality image.
In addition, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of can satisfy simultaneously shorten processing time that image forms and printer driver, program and the recording medium that obtains these two kinds of opposed customer requirements of high-quality image.
To achieve these goals, image processing system of the present invention is constituted as the maintenance processing that rule according to the rules comes carries out image to form, and it is characterized in that, comprising: operation information acquisition portion, obtain and the relevant operation information of image formation task executions; Whether the ineffective treatment judging part according to the operation information that is obtained by described operation information acquisition portion, carries out the judgement of should the described maintenance of ineffective treatment handling; The ineffective treatment control part, when the judged result in the described ineffective treatment judging part is judged as should ineffective treatment described maintenance and handles, form in the task executions process at this image, described ineffective treatment control part carries out the control that the described maintenance of ineffective treatment is handled regardless of described predetermined rule.
In addition, can adopt following formation: when described operation information acquisition portion has obtained when meaning the image that carry out with the wish of finishing processing at short notice and forming the operation information of task, described ineffective treatment judging part is made the judgement of should the described maintenance of ineffective treatment handling.
In addition, also can adopt following formation: it is to be used to keep the calibration process that image forms quality that described maintenance is handled.
In addition, can also adopt following formation: comprise operating key portion, this operating key portion has and is used to accept a plurality of operating keys that user that carries out image forms task operates input, and, when described operation information acquisition portion get access in described a plurality of operating key, when the operation information that combination that image with the wish of finishing processing at short notice forms the plural key of task is simultaneously operated is carried out in expression, described ineffective treatment judging part is made the judgement of should the described maintenance of ineffective treatment handling.
And, also can adopt following formation: comprise operating key portion, this operating key portion has and is used to accept a plurality of operating keys that user that carries out image forms task operates input, when described operation information acquisition portion get access in described a plurality of operating key, when expression is carried out image with the wish of finishing processing at short notice and is formed the operated operation information of independently dedicated array of keys of task, described ineffective treatment judging part is made the judgement of should the described maintenance of ineffective treatment handling.
In addition, the operating key in the described operating key portion is made of hardware or software.
Image processing system of the present invention can also adopt following formation: also comprise operating key portion, this operating key portion has and is used to accept a plurality of operating keys that user that carries out image forms task operates input, and, when described operation information acquisition portion gets access to when carrying out forming the relevant input indication of task executions with image operated initiating key at the appointed time with interior when repeatedly being carried out the operation information of input operation, described ineffective treatment judging part is made the judgement of should the described maintenance of ineffective treatment handling.
And can adopt following formation: when when form the implementation that task or described maintenance handle at image in described operating key having been carried out input operation, described ineffective treatment judging part is made the judgement of should the described maintenance of ineffective treatment handling.
The present invention also provides a kind of control method of image processing system, described image processing system is constituted as the maintenance processing that rule according to the rules comes carries out image to form, described control method is characterised in that, comprise: the operation information acquisition step, obtain with image and form the relevant operation information of task executions; Whether the ineffective treatment determining step according to the operation information that obtains, carries out the judgement of should the described maintenance of ineffective treatment handling in described operation information acquisition step; The ineffective treatment controlled step, when the judged result in described ineffective treatment determining step is judged as should ineffective treatment described maintenance and handles, form in the task executions process at this image, carry out the control that the described maintenance of ineffective treatment is handled regardless of described predetermined rule.
On the other hand, the invention provides a kind of printer driver, this printer driver is installed in the signal conditioning package with display device, be used for carrying out printer that the maintenance of printing handles and moving control to being constituted as according to the rules rule, it is characterized in that, comprise: operation information is accepted portion, accepts relevant input operation with the execution of print out task; Ineffective treatment instruction transport unit, when the described operation information portion of accepting has accepted when finishing the relevant operation information of the execution of print out task of processing at short notice with hope, in the implementation of this print out task, this ineffective treatment instruction transport unit transmits the instruction that the described maintenance of ineffective treatment is handled regardless of described predetermined rule to described printer.
In addition, also can adopt following formation: it is the calibration that is used to keep printing quality that the maintenance of described printing is handled.
And, also can adopt following formation:, accept describedly forming the relevant operation information of task executions with wishing the image of finishing processing at short notice by the repeatedly clicking operation that set print button on the dialog box relevant with execution print out task that point out in the display frame of described display part is carried out.
In addition, also can adopt following formation:, accept describedly forming the relevant operation information of task executions with wishing the image of finishing processing at short notice by the clicking operation that the correction ineffective treatment print button to special use set on the dialog box relevant with execution print out task that point out in the display frame of described display part carries out.
In addition, the present invention also provides a kind of control method of printer driver, wherein this printer driver is installed in the signal conditioning package with display device, be used for carrying out printer that the maintenance of printing handles and moving control to being constituted as according to the rules rule, the control method of described printer driver is characterised in that, comprise: operation information is accepted step, accepts relevant input operation with the execution of print out task; Ineffective treatment instruction transfer step, accepting step when described operation information has accepted when finishing the relevant operation information of the execution of print out task of processing at short notice with hope, in the implementation of this print out task, this ineffective treatment instruction transfer step transmits the instruction that the described maintenance of ineffective treatment is handled regardless of described predetermined rule to described printer.
And program of the present invention can constitute and be used to make described signal conditioning package to realize the functional programs of printer driver of the present invention.
And recording medium of the present invention can constitute the computer readable recording medium storing program for performing that records program of the present invention.
(effect of invention and effect)
In image processing system of the present invention, for example, when having been undertaken forming the relevant input operation of task executions by user, obtain this operation information by operation information acquisition portion with image with this wish with wish of finishing processing at short notice.The ineffective treatment judging part receives this information, and carries out and safeguard the judgement of handling by ineffective treatment according to this information.The ineffective treatment control part receives this judgement and forms in the task executions process maintenance that the ineffective treatment image the forms processing regardless of predetermined rule at this image.Therefore, finish the user who handles wish at short notice, do not carry out with image forming relevant maintenance processing at the intermittence of image formation task if having.Therefore, can obtain the said benefit that meets user intention of finishing processing at short notice, on the other hand,, then form the maintenance processing that intermittence, regular carries out image according to the rules formed of task at image if do not have the user of such wish.Therefore, can obtain suitably being implemented the high-quality image of the maintenance of image formation, as the result who obtains this benefit be:, can satisfy simultaneously for shortening the processing time that image forms and obtaining these two kinds of opposed customer requirements of high-quality image.
On the other hand, in printer driver of the present invention, for example, when undertaken obtaining this operation information by operation information acquisition portion with the relevant input operation of the execution of the print out task of this wish the time by user with wish of finishing processing at short notice.Ineffective treatment instruction transport unit receives this information, and in the process of this execution print out task, to the instruction that the maintenance of printer address transmission ineffective treatment printing is handled, receive this instruction regardless of predetermined rule, in the implementation of this print out task, safeguard and handle being disabled.Therefore, if have the user of the wish of finishing processing at short notice, the maintenance of not carrying out printing intermittence at print out task is handled, therefore, can obtain interests according to the said user's who finishes processing at short notice wish, on the other hand, if do not have the user of such wish, then handle in the maintenance of rule execution printing according to the rules at the intermittence of print out task.Therefore, as a result of, the interests that said quilt has suitably been implemented the high-quality image of the maintenance of printing can be obtained, thereby the processing time weak point of said printing and the opposed customer requirements that obtains high-quality image can be satisfied simultaneously.
In addition, program of the present invention is owing to being to constitute as the functional programs that is used to make described signal conditioning package realize printer driver of the present invention, therefore, by program of the present invention is installed on signal conditioning package, can realize to satisfy the signal conditioning package that the said printing treatment time is short and obtain the opposed customer requirements of high quality graphic simultaneously.
And, recording medium of the present invention is owing to being that recording medium as but the computing machine that records program of the present invention reads constitutes, therefore, good the universal of functional programs in the practicality of playing the opposed customer requirements that can satisfy said printing treatment time weak point simultaneously and obtain high quality graphic made a significant contribution.
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Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram of simple structure of the image processing system of expression the present invention the 1st and the 2nd embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the outside drawing of the general operating surface board of the image processing system of the present invention the 1st and the 2nd embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the action flow chart of the image processing system of the present invention the 1st embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the outside drawing of the operating surface board that uses in the variation of the image processing system of the 1st embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the action flow chart of the image processing system of the present invention the 2nd embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the functional block diagram that the simple structure of the signal conditioning package main body of printer driver of the embodiment of the invention and same device periphery has been installed in expression;
Fig. 7 is the process flow diagram of the relevant action of image processing system and the signal conditioning package that printer driver of the present invention has been installed;
Fig. 8 (a) is illustrated in the signal conditioning package of the printer driver that the embodiment of the invention has been installed, the figure of the display frame example of the printing dialog box of the execution print out task of pointing out on its display device;
Fig. 8 (b) is illustrated in the signal conditioning package of the printer driver that the embodiment of the invention has been installed, the figure of the distortion example of the display frame of the printing dialog box of the execution print out task of pointing out on its display device.
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Below, image processing system, printer driver, program and the recording medium of present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying the 1st and the 2nd embodiment.In addition, between the image processing system in the 1st and the 2nd embodiment, the structure of its function portion roughly is identical.
Therefore, between the image processing system of the 1st and the 2nd embodiment, be marked with identical symbol in identical functions portion, to omit the explanation of its repetition, the difference that is conceived to simultaneously between the two describes.
[image processing system among the present invention the 1st and the 2nd embodiment]
(the simple structure of the image processing system of the present invention the 1st and the 2nd embodiment)
The of the present invention the 1st and the image processing system of the 2nd embodiment for example be digital color copier, for changing, the output characteristics that the interference owing to the temperature of the atmosphere that the place is set of same device or humidity etc. is caused compensates, it has following function, that is: when the correction of having satisfied the described regulation in back begins condition (" predetermined rule " that be equivalent to claim), comprise the calibration of color error ratio correction.
In addition, this image processing system is controlled by the master control part 11 that comprises microcomputer and special-purpose hardware circuit etc., can utilize printing output, facsimile transmission, mail to send or at least a function of data in sending.Image processing system comprises scanner portion 21, image processing part 31, engine portion 41, operating surface board 51, facsimile service portion 61, HDD (hard disk drive) 63 and network I/F (interface) portion 65, is used as being connected with this master control part 11 and bears the input-output device of every function.
As Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 2, operating surface board 51 comprises touch panel portion 53 and arranged numerical key 55, initiating key 57 and stop/operating key groups' such as reset key 58 operating key portion 59.Operation panel face 51 is to be used for operating selectively each function operations portion of input in the present embodiment, carry out the operation relevant for the user and be used, and operational order of user etc. is issued master control part 11 with scanner function, facsimile function, printer function, duplicating machine function.
The a plurality of operating keys that have the operation input that is used to receive the user as the operating key portion 59 (being equivalent to " operating key portion " of the present invention) of hardware resource, for example when the user carries out the key input operation of required function selectively from each functions such as duplicating machine function, printer function, scanner function, facsimile function, perhaps operate being used when input is duplicated umber or duplicated execution command etc. the user.In addition, the user with wish of finishing processing at short notice uses operating key portion 59 to carry out carrying out input operation when image with this wish forms task.Particularly, for example press the initiating key 57 that is used to carry out duplicating task (image formation task) instruction, and press beginning/reset key 58, thus, it is invalid to make calibration wait maintenance to handle in the process of this duplicating task of execution.In addition, this operational example only is an embodiment, also can be formed for making calibration etc. to safeguard and handle invalid trigger by the suitable button operation of combination except that this combination.In addition, also can replace the key group that is made of hardware resource, the key group by being made of software resource, be that so-called soft keyboard constitutes operating key portion 59.
View data that HDD (hard disk drive) 63 storage is read by scanner portion 21 and the various data etc. that are set in output form in this view data etc.The view data that is stored among the HDD63 is not only used in that image processing system is inner, as required, is confirmed by client rs PC etc. via network I/F portion 65 sometimes, then is sent to sometimes in the file of regulation of client rs PC or ftp server etc.
Network I/F portion 65 uses network interfaces (10/100Base-TX) to wait via LAN the transmitting-receiving of the various data of connected client rs PC etc. is controlled, for example, and the printed data that reception is sent from client rs PC etc. etc.
By user's operating operation key portion 59 with wish of finishing processing at short notice, carrying out with the time thus with the relevant input operation of the duplicating task executions of this wish, duplicate in the task executions process at this, it is invalid for maintenances such as calibration correction are handled, master control part 11 comprises: operation information acquisition portion 71 is used to obtain the operation information relevant with the input operation of operating key portion 59; Revise beginning condition table 73, the rule of store predetermined begins condition as the correction of calibration, and described rule for example is whenever to finish 1000 times duplicating to handle and just begin calibration correction etc.; Whether need to revise judging part (being equivalent to " ineffective treatment judging part " of the present invention) 75,, need to judge whether calibration correction based on operation information of the input operation of the operating key portion 59 that obtains by operation information acquisition portion 71 etc.; Revision directive control part (being equivalent to " ineffective treatment control part " of the present invention) 77 based on the judged result revised of whether needing that whether needs to revise judging part 75, carries out and whether carries out the relevant instruction control of calibration correction.
(action of the image processing system of first embodiment)
Then, with reference to Fig. 3, the action of the image processing system of first embodiment is described.
When the user duplicated the input operation of task via operating key portion 59, operation information acquisition portion 71 obtained this operation information, and the operation information that obtains is sent to whether need to revise judging part 75.After having received this information, whether needing to revise judging part 75 denys that the needs correction is judged according to the operation information that obtains, and whether judge should ineffective treatment calibration correction (step S11) in carrying out this process of duplicating task.In step S11, whether the input operation by checking the user is and carries out with the relevant input operation of the duplicating task of the wish of finishing processing at short notice, particularly, by whether check with initiating key 57 simultaneously pressing operation stop/reset key 58, judge whether the user needs the wish of revising.
When the result who whether needs the judgement revised of step S11 is judged as when needing to revise (not needing the ineffective treatment correction), whether need to revise judging part 75 by with reference to being stored in the correction beginning condition revised in the beginning condition table 73 etc., carry out whether satisfying the judgement (step S12) of revising the beginning condition.Satisfy when revising the beginning condition when the judged result of step S12 is judged as, revision directive control part 77 is carried out the revision directive of calibration, thus, carries out and the relevant correcting process of stipulating (step S13) of calibration at this intermittence of duplicating task.In addition, before the finishing of this correcting process during, the duplicating task is jumped a queue, but carries out after this calibration correction, the possibility height that picture quality improves.Therefore, as the repayment of forcing stand-by time, the user can obtain high-quality image.
But when the judged result that whether needs to revise of step S11 is judged as when not needing to revise (needing the ineffective treatment correction) or is judged as when not satisfying correction beginning condition or after the correcting process of step S13 is finished when the judged result of step S12, the correction ineffective treatment that 77 instructions of revision directive control part will be calibrated, the duplicating task (step S14) that can put rules into practice apace thus.
In step S14, whenever to finish once to duplicate and handle, master control part 11 just judges whether the duplicating task (for example 10 pages of A4 original copys being carried out color photocopying etc.) of user's input operation finishes (step S15).When the result who finishes judgement of step S15 is judged as the duplicating task also imperfect tense, master control part 11 makes treatment scheme turn back to step S11, carries out following processing repeatedly.And when the result who finishes judgement of step S15 was judged as the duplicating task and has finished, master control part 11 finished all processing.
In addition, also can adopt following structure: when the user who at first makes the selection operation that does not carry out the ineffective treatment correction had again when wishing to carry out the wish of ineffective treatment correction afterwards, in this task midway, by carrying out the button operation of ineffective treatment correction, even task also allow to switch to the ineffective treatment pattern of revising midway.
In addition, in this first embodiment, carry out input operation to select the button operation of ineffective treatment correction as being used for by the user, illustration and illustrated initiating key 57 and stop/reset key 58 is the mode of push simultaneously, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, for example also can adopt the mode of dedicated array of keys (with reference to " initiating key 56 is forbidden in correction " of Fig. 4) independently being operated the print out task of selecting to revise ineffective treatment by the user.If like this, promptly carry out the user of needed duplicating task for hope, realize its purpose simply by pressing dedicated array of keys with single job without hesitation, therefore can improve for user convenience.
(action effect of first embodiment)
As mentioned above, according to the image processing system of this first embodiment,, obtain this operation information by operation information acquisition portion 71 when the user with wish of finishing processing at short notice finishes when carrying out with the relevant input operation of the duplicating task of this wish.Whether need to revise judging part 75 and receive these information, and carry out the judgement of correcting process that should the ineffective treatment calibration according to this operation information.Revision directive control part 77 receives this to be judged, ineffective treatment calibration correction in carrying out this process of duplicating task (maintenance that image forms is handled).Therefore, if have the user of the wish of finishing processing at short notice, then in the not maintenance processing of carries out image formation at the intermittence of the task of duplicating, thus, can obtain meeting user's wish, promptly finish the benefit of processing at short notice, on the other hand, if do not have the user of the sort of wish, then the maintenance that regular carries out image according to the rules forms at the intermittence of the task of duplicating is handled.Therefore, can access and suitably implement the high quality graphic that image form to be safeguarded, the result who obtains this benefit is: for shortening the processing time that image forms and obtaining these two kinds of opposed customer requirements of high-quality image, can both satisfy.
Then, with reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 the image processing system of the second embodiment of the present invention is described in detail.
(explanation of the peculiar component part of image processing system of second embodiment of the invention)
The image processing system of the second embodiment of the present invention has following function: when by the user with wish that urgent one-tenth image forms task initiating key 57 being carried out the double hit input operation, can the ineffective treatment calibration in this duplicating task of execution etc. safeguard and handle.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, in order to realize this function, taked following mode: usually when carrying out the sign on of duplicating task (image formation task), initiating key 57 is carried out push one time, but, in the image processing system of the second embodiment of the present invention, when being carried out repeatedly (for example twice) input operation (mode with such key input operation becomes " double hit input operation " sometimes) in the initiating key 57 (a for example second) for example at the appointed time, this double hit input operation as triggering, is duplicated in task executions process ineffective treatment calibration correction etc. at this and safeguarded and handle.In addition, this operational example is an embodiment eventually, as the triggering that maintenances such as being used for the ineffective treatment calibration is handled, also can adopt the mode of double hit input operation initiating key 57 key in addition.
(action of the image processing system of second embodiment)
Then, with reference to Fig. 5 the action of the image processing system of second embodiment is described.When the input operation of the initiating key 57 of being finished duplicating task sign on by the user (step S51), operation breath acquisition unit 71 is obtained this operation information, and the operation information that obtains is sent to whether need to revise judging part 75.Whether revise judging part 75 and receive this information, carry out initiating key 57 according to the operation information that obtains and in official hour (for example a second), whether judged (step S52) by the double hit of repeatedly (for example twice) double hit input operation.In step S52, whether be the input operation of promptly carrying out the duplicating task by the key input operation of checking the user, thereby judge whether the user needs the wish of revising.
The result who judges when the double hit of step S52 is judged as initiating key 57 in second during not by twice double hit output function, whether needs to revise 75 pairs of judging parts and is used for storing initiating key 57 and whether writes " 0 " as initial value (step S53) carrying out the duplicating operated initiating key sign of task (Key_R).In addition, the value of initiating key sign (Key_R) does not have the operated meaning for " 0 " expression initiating key 57 in the process of carrying out the duplicating task.Then, whether need to revise judging part 75, carry out whether satisfying the judgement (step S54) of revising the beginning condition by with reference to being stored in the correction beginning condition revised in the beginning condition table 73 etc.Satisfy when revising the beginning condition when the judged result of step S54 is judged as, revision directive control part 77 is carried out the revision directive of calibration, thus, duplicates the correcting process (step S55) of carrying out rule according to the rules intermittence of task at this.In addition, before this correcting process is finished during, the duplicating task is jumped a queue, but carry out after this calibration correction, the possibility that picture quality improves is higher.Therefore, as the repayment of forcing stand-by time, the user can obtain high-quality image.
But when the double hit judged result of step S52 be judged as initiating key 57 a second with interior during by twice double hit input operation, whether need to revise judging part 75 and it is considered as the user has selected to make the calibration correction ineffective treatment, whether in the process of this duplicating task of execution, will be used to store should the ineffective treatment calibration correction correction ineffective treatment sign write " 1 " as initial value (step S56).In addition, the value of revising ineffective treatment sign (Cal_cancel) for " 1 " is illustrated in this duplicating task executions process should the ineffective treatment calibration correction the meaning.
In step S56, write after the processing of the value of revising ineffective treatment sign (Cal_cancel) or the judged result of step S54 is judged as and does not satisfy when revising the beginning condition or after the correcting process of step S55 finishes, revision directive control part 77 is carried out the instruction of the correction of ineffective treatment calibration, the duplicating task (step S57) that can put rules into practice apace thus.
In step S57, whenever to finish once to duplicate and handle, master control part 11 just judges whether the duplicating task (for example 10 A4 original copys being carried out color photocopying etc.) of user's input operation finishes (step S58).When the result who finishes judgement of step S58 was judged as the duplicating task and all finishes, master control part 11 finished all processing.
On the one hand, when the result who finishes judgement of step S58 is judged as the duplicating task and does not also finish, whether need to revise judging part 75 and carry out whether the relevant value of revising ineffective treatment sign (Cal_cancel) is the judgement (step S59) of " 1 ".When the result of the judgement in step S59 is judged as the value of revising ineffective treatment sign (Cal_cancel) and is " 1 ", whether need to revise judging part 75 treatment scheme is turned back to step S57, carry out following processing repeatedly.Thus, in step S56, write " 1 ", in step S57～S59, finish circular treatment, under the state of calibration correction ineffective treatment, carry out this duplicating task thus apace as after the value of revising ineffective treatment sign (Cal_cancel).
But then, when the result of the judgement in step S59 is judged as the value of revising ineffective treatment sign (Cal_cancel) and is not " 1 ", whether repair and to revise judging part 75 and in this duplicating task implementation, carry out the judgement (step S60) whether initiating key 57 has been carried out input operation.When the judged result of step S60 is judged as when having carried out the input operation of initiating key 57 in this duplicating task of execution, whether needing to revise judging part 75 increases (step S61) with the value of initiating key sign (Key_R).Therefore, in step S61, when in this duplicating task executions process, having carried out the input operation of initiating key 57, write " 1 " value of key sign (Key_R) to start with.
In step S61, write after the processing of value of initiating key (Key_R) or when the judged result of step S60 is judged as that initiating key 57 is not carried out input operation in this duplicating task implementation, whether need to revise whether the value that judging part 75 carries out initiating key (Key_R) is the judgement (step S62) of " 1 ".When the value that is judged as initiating key sign (Key_R) as the result of the judgement in step S62 is 1, whether needs to revise judging part 75 treatment scheme is returned step S56, carry out following the processing repeatedly.Thus, when having carried out the input operation of initiating key 57 in the process of this duplicating task of execution, be considered as the ineffective treatment that the user had selected calibration correction afterwards, in step S56, write " 1 " as the value of revising ineffective treatment sign (Cal_cancel).Write after the value of revising ineffective treatment sign (Cal_cancel), in step S57～S59, finish circular treatment, under the state of calibration correction ineffective treatment, carry out this duplicating task thus fast.
On the other hand, when the value that is judged as initiating key sign (Key_R) when the judged result of step S62 is not " 1 ", whether needs to revise judging part 75 flow process of handling is turned back to step S54, carry out following processing repeatedly.
(action effect of the 2nd embodiment)
As mentioned above, image processing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, repeatedly initiating key 57 is carried out obtaining this operation information such as like the double hit during input operation by operation information acquisition portion 71 at the appointed time when promptly finish user that image forms task by hope.Whether need to revise judging part 75 and receive these information, and carry out the judgement of correcting process that should the ineffective treatment calibration according to this operation information.Revision directive control part 77 receives this judgement, duplicates ineffective treatment calibration correction in the task executions process (maintenance that image forms is handled) at this.Therefore, for user with wish of promptly finishing image formation, even it does not know that this double hit input operation is to be used for ineffective treatment to safeguard the triggering of handling, and unconsciously carry out under the situation of double hit input operation of initiating key 57, do not carry out calibration correction at the intermittence of this duplicating task yet and handle.Thus, if have the user of the wish of promptly finishing said duplicating task, whether know that with it operation steps that is used for the processing of ineffective treatment calibration correction is irrelevant, all can obtain meeting the benefit of its wish, and for the user who does not have such wish, then carry out calibration correction as required at the intermittence of the task of duplicating and handle.Therefore, can obtain suitably being implemented the high quality graphic of the maintenance that image forms, the result who obtains this benefit is: for shortening the processing time that image forms and obtaining these two kinds of opposed customer requirements of high-quality image, can both satisfy.
[printer driver of third embodiment of the invention, program and recording medium]
Then, with reference to Fig. 6～Fig. 8 printer driver, program and the recording medium of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention are described in detail.In addition, below as be third embodiment of the invention printer driver the action controlling object the printer illustration digital color copier (image processing system of first and second embodiment), and enumerated the example of controlling the action of this digital color copier by printer driver and be illustrated, wherein said printer controller is installed in via on network and the signal conditioning packages such as personal computer 81 that this duplicating machine is connected.
(installed the present invention the 3rd embodiment printer driver the signal conditioning package main body with and peripheral structure)
In the 3rd embodiment of the present invention, network I/F portion shown in Figure 6 65 uses network interfaces (10/100Base-TX) etc. that the transmitting-receiving of the various data of the signal conditioning packages such as client rs PC 81 that connect via LAN is controlled, for example, receive the printed data that sends from signal conditioning package 81, the printing control signal that contains the instruction of calibration ineffective treatment etc.
Signal conditioning package 81 comprises: input media 83 comprises mouse, keyboard etc.; Display device (being equivalent to " display device " of the present invention) 85 comprises being used to display panels that shows various information etc.; Operation information is accepted portion's (being equivalent to " operation information is accepted portion " of the present invention) 87, accepts the input operation of carrying out print out task via input media 83; Ineffective treatment instruction transport unit (being equivalent to " ineffective treatment instruction transport unit " of the present invention) 89, accepted with the relevant input operation of execution of the print out task of the wish of finishing processing at short notice the time when accept portion 87 via operation information, the instruction of in the implementation of this print out task the ineffective treatment calibration correction being handled sends duplicating machine (printer) address to.In addition, operation information is accepted the print driver 91 of portion 87 and ineffective treatment instruction transport unit 89 formation the present invention the 3rd embodiment, by this printer driver 91 being installed in the storage area of the regulation in the signal conditioning package 81, but the maintenance of ineffective treatment calibration correction etc. is handled.
[relevant action of this digital color copier and signal conditioning package]
Then, with reference to Fig. 7～Fig. 8 the relevant action of this digital color copier and signal conditioning package is described.
As shown in Figure 7, be configured in the various button classes of printing in the dialog box 101 (with reference to Fig. 8 (a), Fig. 8 (b)) by click, when finishing the input operation of duplicating task by the user, operation information is accepted portion 87 and is accepted this operation information, and the operation information that this is accepted is sent to ineffective treatment instruction transport unit 89.Whether ineffective treatment instruction transport unit 89 has received this information, and according to the operation information that obtains, make signal conditioning package 81 need to revise in this duplicating task executions process and judge that judging whether should ineffective treatment calibration correction (step S71).In step S71, whether the input operation by checking the user is and the relevant input operation of duplicating task executions with the wish of finishing processing at short notice, particularly, by checking that whether the user has clicked " OK " button 103 in the printing dialog box 101 shown in twice Fig. 8 (a), judges the wish that whether user has needs correction.
When the result who whether needs the judgement revised of step S71 is judged as when needing to revise (not needing the ineffective treatment correction), ineffective treatment instruction transport unit 89 transmits the instruction that ineffective treatment calibration correction is not handled to the duplicating machine address.Master control part 11 receives this instruction, by waiting to carry out whether satisfying the judgement (step S72) of revising the beginning condition with reference to being stored in the correction beginning condition of revising in the beginning condition table 73.In addition, can suitably set defined terms and begin condition as the correction of calibrating, for example, the duplicating of whenever finishing 1000 times just begins calibration correction etc.Satisfy when revising the beginning condition when the result of the judgement of step S72 is judged as, master control part 11 is carried out the revision directive of calibration, thus, duplicates the correcting process (step S73) of carrying out rule according to the rules intermittence of task at this.In addition, before finishing this correcting process during, the duplicating task is jumped a queue, but carries out after this calibration correction handles, the possibility that improves picture quality is higher.Therefore, as the repayment of forcing stand-by time, the user can obtain high-quality image.
But when the result who whether needs to revise judgement of step S71 is judged as when not needing to revise (needs are revised ineffective treatment), ineffective treatment instruction transport unit 89 transmits the ineffective treatment that the ineffective treatment calibration correction handles to the duplicating machine address and instructs.Master control part 11 receives this instruction, and the correction of instruction execution ineffective treatment calibration, thus, and the duplicating task (step S74) that can put rules into practice immediately.In addition, do not satisfy when revising the beginning condition or after the correcting process of step S73 finishes, when the result of the judgement of step S72 is judged as also with the above-mentioned duplicating task of in step S74, carrying out of similarly carrying out.
In step S74, whenever to finish once to duplicate and handle, master control part 1 just judges whether the duplicating task (for example 10 A4 original copys being carried out color photocopying etc.) of user's input operation finishes (step S75).The result who finishes judgement in step S75 is judged as the duplicating task also imperfect tense, and master control part 11 turns back to step S71 with treatment scheme, carries out following processing repeatedly.And when the result who finishes judgement among the step S75 was judged as the duplicating task and has finished, master control part 11 finished all processing.
In addition, also can adopt following structure: the user who has at first made the selection operation of not revising ineffective treatment had afterwards want to revise the wish of ineffective treatment in, this task " OK " button 103 of revising ineffective treatment is carried out clicking operation twice midway, even also allowing in task thus midway to revising the ineffective treatment mode switch.
In addition, in embodiments of the present invention, carry out the trigger of ineffective treatment is revised in input operation with selection button operation as being used for by the user, illustration has also illustrated the mode that the user carries out twice click to " OK " in the printing dialog box 101, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, for example, also can adopt the mode shown in Fig. 8 (b), make that " corrective action (CAL_ON) is arranged " button 105 and " no corrective action (CAL_OFF) " button 107 are single independently to be set up in parallel, the user by to this independently dedicated array of keys (with reference to " no corrective action (CAL_OFF) " button 107 of Fig. 8 (b)) carry out one click operation, select with the print out task of revising ineffective treatment.According to as mentioned above, promptly carry out the user of needed duplicating task for hope, by without hesitation dedicated array of keys being carried out clicking operation, can realize its purpose simply, can improve thus user convenience.
And the notion of the signal conditioning package 81 among the 3rd embodiment for example comprises personal computer (PC), workstation (WS), portable data assistance (PDA) etc.
But the printer driver of the 3rd embodiment can be taked the embodiment as program or recording medium.That is, for example the printer control function among the 3rd embodiment also can adopt by main frame and carry out the mode that the program of installing from the outside realizes.By recording mediums such as CD-ROM, flash memory, FD, perhaps provide the ensemble that contain program by the recording medium of outside to output unit by network under this situation, this situation can directly be used the present invention.
In addition, the recording medium that records the software program code of realizing described embodiment function is offered system or device, the program code that is stored in the recording medium is read and carried out to this system or device, also can realize purpose of the present invention thus.Under this situation, realized new function of the present invention from the program code self that recording medium is read, the recording medium of having stored this program code promptly constitutes the present invention.
As the recording medium that is used to provide program code, for example can use floppy disk, hard disk, CD, photomagneto disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, tape, Nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon disk etc.
And, carry out the program code of reading by computing machine, not only can realize the function of previous embodiment, also can be according to the indication of this program code, wait part or all of execution actual treatment by the OS (operating system) of operation on computers, also can realize the function of previous embodiment by this processing, this mode is also contained in the technical scope of the present invention.
And, the program code of reading from recording medium is written to after the storer that the expanded function unit that is inserted into the computer function expansion board or is connected to computing machine has, indication according to this program code, CPU that is had by this expansion board or functional expansion unit etc. carries out part or all of actual treatment, also can realize the function of described embodiment by this processing, this mode is also contained within the technical scope of the present invention.
At last, unquestionable by reading by downloads such as the server of signal procedure from the network, databases by the program that is used to realize software performance of the present invention, can make this system or device enjoy function of the present invention thus.
(action effect of the 3rd embodiment)
As mentioned above, printer driver according to the 3rd embodiment of the present invention, when having been undertaken by user with the time with the relevant input operation of the duplicating task executions of this wish with wish of finishing processing at short notice, duplicate in the task executions process at this, because ineffective treatment instruction transport unit 89 transmits the ineffective treatment instruction of ineffective treatment calibration correction (maintenance of printing is handled) to this duplicating machine (printer) address, therefore, if have the user of the wish of finishing processing at short notice, then do not carry out the processing that printing is safeguarded at the intermittence of this task, thus, can be finished processing at short notice, the benefit that meets user intention, on the other hand, if do not have the user of such wish, then intermittently carry out the maintenance processing of the printing of rule according to the rules in the duplicating task.Therefore, can obtain suitably being implemented the high-quality image that printing is safeguarded, the result who obtains this benefit is: for the processing time that shortens printing and these two kinds of opposed customer requirements that obtain high-quality image, can satisfy simultaneously.
In addition, because the program of the 3rd embodiment is constituted as and is used to make described signal conditioning package to realize the functional programs of printer driver of the present invention, therefore, by program of the present invention is installed in signal conditioning package, can realize to satisfy the signal conditioning package that shortens the printing treatment time and obtain these two kinds of opposed customer requirements of high quality graphic simultaneously.
And, recording medium among the 3rd embodiment be constituted as write down program of the present invention, computer readable recording medium storing program for performing, that therefore, the printing treatment time satisfy is shortened in performance simultaneously and obtain the good functional programs of the practicality of these two kinds of opposed customer requirements of high quality graphic universally has a very big contribution.
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The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, can require and the main points of the invention that instructions integral body reads or do not violate in the scope of technological thought and carry out suitable change at accessory rights, also all be included within the technical scope of the present invention with image processing system, printer driver, program and the recording medium of change as mentioned above.
In addition, in the printer driver of the image processing system of the present invention first and second embodiment and the 3rd embodiment, adopt the user to select whether need the ineffective treatment correction when beginning to duplicate task carrying out input operation at every turn, and do not stored the structure of this setting.Therefore, can prevent said for hope under the situation of not revising ineffective treatment, begin the duplicating task but by initial setting revise ineffective treatment etc., do not meet the duplicating task executions of user intention.
At last, in an embodiment of the present invention, handle as the maintenance that image forms, illustrated and be used to keep the calibration correction processing that image forms (printing) quality, but the present invention is not limited in this embodiment, for example applicable to all relevant processing of maintenance of revising according to the feedback image output characteristics such as surface potential of photosensitive drums etc., forming with image.
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1. image processing system, described image processing system are constituted as the calibration process that rule according to the rules comes carries out image to form, and it is characterized in that, comprising:
Operation information acquisition portion obtains with image and forms the relevant operation information of task executions;
The ineffective treatment judging part, according to the operation information that obtains by described operation information acquisition portion, whether carry out should the described calibration process of ineffective treatment judgement;
The ineffective treatment control part, when the judged result in the described ineffective treatment judging part is judged as should the described calibration process of ineffective treatment the time, form in the task executions process at this image, described ineffective treatment control part carries out the control of the described calibration process of ineffective treatment regardless of described predetermined rule; And
Operating key portion, this operating key portion have and are used to accept a plurality of operating keys that user that carries out image forms task operates input;
When described operation information acquisition portion gets access to when carrying out forming the relevant input indication of task executions with image operated initiating key at the appointed time with interior when repeatedly being carried out the operation information of input operation, described ineffective treatment judging part make should the described calibration process of ineffective treatment judgement.
2. image processing system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
When described operation information acquisition portion has obtained when meaning the image that carry out with the wish of finishing processing at short notice and forming the operation information of task, described ineffective treatment judging part make should the described calibration process of ineffective treatment judgement.
3. image processing system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described calibration process is and is used to keep the relevant processing of calibration that image forms quality.
4. image processing system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Operating key in the described operating key portion is made of hardware or software.
5. image processing system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
When in the implementation that forms task or described calibration process at image described operating key having been carried out input operation, described ineffective treatment judging part make should the described calibration process of ineffective treatment judgement.
6. a printer driver is installed in the signal conditioning package with display device, is used for carrying out the printer of the calibration process of printing and moving control being constituted as according to the rules rule, it is characterized in that, comprising:
Operation information is accepted portion, accepts relevant input operation with the execution of print out task;
Ineffective treatment instruction transport unit, when the described operation information portion of accepting has accepted when finishing the relevant operation information of the execution of print out task of processing at short notice with hope, in the implementation of this print out task, this ineffective treatment instruction transport unit instruction that transmits the described calibration process of ineffective treatment to described printer regardless of described predetermined rule;
By the repeatedly clicking operation that set print button on the dialog box relevant with execution print out task that point out in the display frame of described display device is carried out, accept describedly forming the relevant operation information of task executions with wishing the image of finishing processing at short notice.
7. printer driver as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, the calibration process of described printing is the calibration that is used to keep printing quality.
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