JP3221734B2 - Central control device for copier - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a centralized management apparatus for a copying machine for centrally managing copying machines such as a plain paper facsimile machine and a copying machine in addition to a general plain paper copying machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, companies, departments, groups,
If copiers are shared by departments such as individuals,
The copy cost is managed by totalizing the number of copies for each department. As a management method, for example, a keyed counter for enabling the copier to be operated is distributed to each department, and when a keyed counter is set in the copier and copying is performed, the keyed counter counts the number of copies. For example, the keyed counters of each section are collected, for example, on a monthly basis, the number of copies for each section is totaled, and copy costs are calculated.

However, in such a method, it is troublesome to collect the keyed counters from all the departments, and an error occurs when transferring the number of copies of the keyed counters at the time of counting, or a certain department has a problem. If the keyed counter is lost, not only the counting work cannot be performed, but also the copying machine becomes unavailable in the department. In addition, a method of distributing a plurality of keyed counters to one department in consideration of loss is conceivable, but in this case, the totaling amount increases and the totaling work becomes complicated, and the problem of loss is completely eliminated. Can not be resolved.

In order to facilitate centralized management in recent years, when an ID card (section card) for each section is mounted on a copy management apparatus called a key card, the copying machine is set to be usable. In addition, a centralized management device has been proposed in which a count management device counts the number of copies for each department from the copy management device. In this apparatus, a department card storing a key code having a key function for enabling the copier and a department code is distributed to each department,
The copier reads the information on the department card and counts and stores the number of copies for each copy for each sheet size and copy type. It is configured to go out. The copy type is either double-sided copy or
It is used when the copy unit price is different, such as whether the copy is made on recycled paper, color copy, or plain paper facsimile.

[0005]

However, such a centralized control device for a copying machine has a problem in that when the copying machine is in use, the data of the copying machine cannot be counted. The reason is that if data is configured to be tabulated from the copier in use, the number of copies is counted during tabulation (that is, the copier is used during tabulation).
In this state , the number of copies between the time when the copy management device transmits data to the tally management device and the time when the data clear signal is received from the tally management device is not counted. This is because an error occurs. Therefore, in the conventional centralized management device, in order to solve such a problem, counting from the copying machine in use is postponed, or when the counting is started, the counting management device prohibits copying to copying machines in all departments. In the former case, the counting time becomes longer because the signal is transmitted, and in the latter case, the copying machines in all departments become unavailable during the counting .

[0006]

[0007]

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, and can prevent an error from an actual number of copies.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a copier centralized management apparatus capable of counting data from a copy management apparatus used by a copier.

[0009]

[0010]

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, a first means is a copy management device for storing the number of copies of a copying machine, and a total management for counting the number of copies of the copying machine from the copy management device. In the centralized management apparatus for a copying machine provided with a copying machine, the copy management device includes a first storage unit that stores the number of copies of the copying machine and a second storage unit that temporarily stores the number of copies of the copying machine. And when the copier receives a request for data on the number of copies from the tally management device during copying, transmits the number of copies stored in the first storage means to the tally management device up to that time, The number of subsequent copies is stored in the second storage means .

The second means transmits a data clear signal to the copy management apparatus when the totaling management apparatus of the first means receives data of the number of copies from the copy management apparatus, and the copy management apparatus When the data clear signal is received, the data of the number of copies stored in the first storage means is cleared and the first storage means stores the data of the number of copies .
Wherein the data of second memory means after storing the second memory hand
It is characterized in that the data in the row is cleared.

[0013]

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[0017]

[0018]

The third means is the first or second means, wherein the copy management device stores the number of copies in the second storage.
When the data clear signal from the aggregation management device is not received within a predetermined time,
The data is cleared after adding the data in the second storage means to the data in the first storage means.

[0020]

In the first means, when the copy management device receives a request for the data of the number of copies from the tally management device while the copying machine is performing copying, the copy management device stores the copy number stored in the first storage device up to that time. Since the number of copies is transmitted to the tally management device and the number of subsequent copies is stored in the second storage means , an error from the actual number of copies can be prevented, and
Data can be totaled from the copy management device used by the copying machine.

In the second means, the second memory is stored in the first storage means .
Since the data in the second storage means is cleared after storing the data in the storage means , an error from the actual number of copies can be prevented, and the data is totaled from the copy management device used by the copying machine. be able to.

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[0026]

[0027]

In the third means, the number of copies is set to the second
If the data is stored in the storage unit , and the data clear signal from the aggregation management device is not received within a predetermined time, the
Since the data in the second storage unit is cleared after being stored in the first storage unit, the second storage unit is not used when a data clear signal is not received due to a line failure, an operation error of an operator on the aggregation management device side, or the like. Can be prevented from being destroyed due to overflow.

[0029]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a centralized management device for a copying machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the copying machine of FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the copy management device of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the use state of the department card, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the copy management device of FIGS. 3 and 4, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a main counter of the apparatus, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a sub-counter of the copy management apparatus, FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining main operations of the copy management apparatus, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the clear routine shown in FIG. 8 in detail, FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the data transmission routine shown in FIG. 8 in detail, and FIG. And FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the use prohibition and prohibition release processing of the copy management apparatus. It is over door.

First, in FIG. 1, four copiers 1 (there are a plurality of copiers, but they are generally represented by reference numeral 1) are managed by this centralized control device.
In addition to a general plain paper copying machine, a different model such as a color copying machine, a digital copying machine, or a plain paper facsimile may be used. The copiers 1 are arranged in departments such as, for example, by company, department, section, group, and individual, and each has a copy management device 8 called a key card. In addition,
One copier 1 may be used by one department or may be used by a plurality of departments.

Each copy machine 1 and the copy management device 8 are connected via an interface cable 6a (see FIGS. 2 and 3), and the copy management device 8 of each copy machine 1 is connected via a connection cable 6b. It is connected to the tally management device 5. Generally, a private line is used as the connection cable 6b. However, when the copying machine 1 and the tally management device 5 are at a long distance, the connection is connected to a modem via a public line.

As shown in FIG. 2, each copying machine 1 has a well-known electrophotographic image forming mechanism 1a for performing copying, activation required for performing copying, setting of the number of copies, and setting of a copying method. , An operation panel 10 for displaying a display indicating that copying is possible, an input / output interface 11 and a copy management device 8 via an interface cable 6a. An interface device 7 for performing transmission is provided.

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12 controls the sequence of the copying machine 1 and determines whether or not the copying machine 1 is malfunctioning. The CPU 12 counts up the number of copies for each copying process, and operates the copying machine 1. Is output to the copy management device 8, and when a copy enable signal is input from the copy management device 8, a copy enabled state is set. . The program of the CPU 12 is stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 13 in advance, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 14 has a work area of the CPU 12. These input / output interface 11 and CPU 12
The ROM 13 and the RAM 13 are connected via the internal bus 15.

The copy management device 8 is shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5.
As shown in FIG. 1, a section card 9 distributed in advance for each section of the copying machine 1 can be attached. The section card 9 has a key code having a key function and a section code (for example, Binary codes of three-digit numbers “001”, “002”, “003”, etc.) assigned to each section are recorded by punching or magnetism.

When the department card 9 is set in the card reader 8A of the copy management device 8, the key code and the department code are read by the card reader 8A. Note that the card reader 8A is miniaturized so that the section card 9 is manually attached and detached and the section card 9 is not completely stored.

The program of the CPU 29 of the copy management device 8 is stored in the ROM 30 in advance.
It has 9 working areas. In particular, the RAM 31 is configured to be backed up by a battery so as to be non-volatile. Area for storing (first storage
Means), and an area ( second storage means ) for storing the data thereafter when the data transmission request is received from the tally management device 5 when the copying machine 1 is copying. Note that the area of the RAM 31 is described in FIG.
12 will be described in detail.

When the key code of the department card 9 read by the card reader 8A matches the key code stored in the RAM 31 in advance, the CPU 29 outputs a copy enable signal to the interface unit 8 mounted on the CPU board 8.
C and the copier 1 via the interface cable 6a.
To send to. When the copying machine 1 receives the copy permission signal, the operation panel 10 displays a copy enabled state.

Here, the key code previously set in the RAM 31 may be a privileged key code (for example, "Private key code", for example, when use is permitted only for a specific user such as a copying machine to which a filing system is connected. 99
9)), and when the use is permitted for all users, the above-mentioned privilege key code and general key code (for example, “998”) are set. A department card 9 (card A) storing a general key code is distributed to general users, and a department card 9 (card B) storing a privilege key code is distributed to specific users. Be distributed. Therefore, a general user who owns the card A can use only a general copying machine but is prohibited from using a specific copying machine, and a privileged user who owns the card B can use all copying machines including the specific copying machine. Can be used, so that only some users can set a specific copier to be available. Further, the user who owns the card B does not need to own two section cards 9.

The display section 8B of the copy management device 8 displays the section code of the section card 9, the number of copies after the section card 9 is inserted, the cumulative number of copies of the section or the remaining number of copies that can be made. Is displayed. Note that the cumulative number of copies or the remaining number of copies
The number of copies that can be stored is stored in the RAM 3 when the copy limit number of the department is set in advance.
1 and displayed.

Next, when copying is started by operating the copy start key on the operation unit 10 of the copying machine 1, the CPU 12 of the copying machine 1 counts up the number of copies for each copying process. A signal indicating operation, a copy paper size signal, and a copy type signal are output to the copy management device 8, and a failure signal is output to the copy management device 8 when a failure occurs.

The CPU 29 of the copy management device 8 accumulates the number of copies for each department, size, and copy type, stores it in a normal area of the RAM 31, and displays the new data on the display unit 8B. When copying is completed on the copying machine 1 side, a signal indicating that the copying machine 1 is operating is no longer sent to the copy management device 8, and when the section card 9 is removed from the copy management device 8. Then, the display on the display section 8B disappears, and the copy management device 8 sends a copy impossible signal to the copying machine 1. On the copying machine side, copy prohibition is displayed on the operation panel 10 to prohibit copying.

Here, the card reader 8A is the section card 9
Is manually attached and detached so that the department card 9 is not completely stored, so that the department card 9 may be erroneously extracted before the copying operation is completed. In this embodiment, when the copy management device 8 sends a copy impossible signal to the copying machine, the CPU 12 of the copying machine 1
The copy operation is continued at a timing when no jam occurs, and a count-up signal of the number of copies, a size signal and a copy type signal are sent to the copy management device 8. The copy management device 8 accumulates the number of copies for each section for each size and copy type, stores it in the RAM 31, and ends the process.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent a jam when the section card 9 is accidentally extracted before the copying operation is completed, and that the number of copies for the section of the extracted section card 9 is reduced. Since they are accumulated, it is possible to prevent an error from the actual number of copies.

Further, since the card reader 8A is configured so that the department card 9 is manually detached, the user may forget to remove the department card 9 after copying is completed.
In the present embodiment, a warning is issued if the section card 9 is not removed within a predetermined time after copying is completed. Further, in an environment where one copier 1 is used by one department. If the section card 9 is not removed within a predetermined time after the copying is completed, it is configured so that whether or not a warning is issued can be set in advance.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent forgetting to remove the department card 9, and it is possible to set whether or not to issue a warning, so that one department continuously mounts the department card 9 using one copier. A troublesome warning in the case can be prevented.

Next, a description will be given of a case where the counting management device 5 counts data from the copy management device 8. In this case, the counting management device 5 specifies the copy management device 8.
The D code and the data request signal are transmitted to the copy management device 8 via the connection cable 6b. The data request signal is, for example, a request signal such as the cumulative number of copies, the number of copies for each department, the number of copies for each size, and the number of copies for each type of copy.

When the copy management device 8 receives this signal, if the copying machine 1 is performing copying, it copies the subsequent data to R.
The data is stored in another area (buffer) of the AM 31, and the requested data is transmitted to the tally management device 5. When completing the reception of the data, the counting management device 5 transmits a data clear signal to the copy management device 8, and upon receiving the data clear signal, the copy management device 8 clears the transmitted data in the RAM 31, and After the data stored in the buffer is stored in the original area, the data stored in the buffer is cleared.

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, it is possible to prevent an error between the actual number of copies and the total number of data from the copy management device 8 of the copying machine 1 which is being used by the total management device 5. be able to.

The count management device 5 also controls the operation of the copy management device 8 by transmitting the following command to the copy management device 8 in addition to the data transmission request. First, the totaling management device 5 executes a copy prohibition command (and a prohibition release command) for all departments or some specified departments.
As shown in FIG. 13, the copy management device 8 does not output a copy enable signal to the copying machine 1 and prohibits copying, as shown in FIG.

Further, in response to the status request command of the copying machine 1 or the copy management device 8, the copy management device 8 transmits whether copying is in progress, whether the department card 9 is being inserted, and the like.
In addition, since the copying machine 1 and the tally management device 5 are generally set apart from each other, the tally management device 5 transmits test data, and the copy management device 8 sends back the same data to test the connection cable 6b. The tallying management device 5 also displays and prints out the tallying data in accordance with the instruction of the operator, and further calculates a copy cost for each department by setting a copy unit price according to the size and type of the copy in advance, for example, and calculates the copy cost for each department. A graph is displayed and printed out in order to predict the efficient installation location of the copying machine based on the number of copies for each copy.

Next, the copy number counting area and the operation of the copy management apparatus 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. The RAM 31 of the copy management device 8 is provided with a main count area 50 as shown in FIG. 6 and a sub count area 60 as shown in FIG. The total counter 51 of the main count area 50 stores the total value of the department total counter 52, and the department total counter 52 stores the total value of the size counters 53 of the department. For example, when the section “20” copies 10 sheets in the A3 size and copies 50 sheets in the A4 size, the total counter 52 of the section “20” has “60”, and the size-specific counters 53 of A3 and A4 have “5”. 10 ”and“ 50 ”are stored.

The number of the section-based total counters 52 and the number of the size-based counters 53 can be changed. For example, the number of sections is set to 500 and the number of size-based counters is set to 5, for example. In addition to the counter 50, a daily counter, a division-specific upper limit counter, and the like are provided.
Detailed description is omitted.

The sub-counter 60 shown in FIG. 7 includes a total counter 62 for each section similar to the main counter 50 and a counter 63 for each size of the section.
Since the capacity of M31 is limited, in this embodiment, the number of departments is three (A to C in the figure).

Next, a counting method of the copy management apparatus 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. If the transmission request of the value of the monthly counter or the size-based counter from the total management device 5 is not received, the process proceeds from step S1 to step S2.
And the normal copy number count is executed. When the transmission request is received, the process proceeds from step S1 to step S3 and subsequent steps.

In step S3 and subsequent steps, first, the count data requested to be transmitted is transmitted (step S3), and then a timer is started (step S4). Then, when the count signal from the copying machine 1 is input, another count routine as shown in detail in FIG. 9 is executed (steps S5 and S6), and the number of copies from the time of receiving the transmission request to the time of receiving the clear request is determined. The data is stored in the main counter 50 and the sub counter 60 (steps S21 to S23).

When a transmission request is received in this case (steps S7 → S9 → S10), as shown in detail in FIG. 11, when a monthly counter is requested, (division total counter 52)-(division total sub counter 62). Is transmitted (steps S41 and S42), and when a size-specific counter is requested, the value of (size-specific counter 53)-(size-specific sub-counter 63) is transmitted (steps S43 and S43).
44).

When a clear signal is received from the tally management device 5, a clear routine shown in FIG. 10 is executed (steps S7 → S8). In FIG. 10, when a clear request for all departments is received (step S31), the main total counter 51, the department total counter 52, and the size counter 53 are cleared, and the sub department total counter 62 and the size counter 63 are cleared. The respective values are moved to the main section-based total counter 52 and the size-based counter 53, respectively, and the sub-counter 60 is cleared (step S32). Then, the total of the main section-specific total counter 52 is stored in the total counter 51 (step S33), and this routine is terminated to return to the normal count as shown in FIG.

When a clear request for the designated section is received, the process proceeds from step S31 to step S35 via step S34, and the respective values of the sub-section total counter 62 and the size counter 63 of the designated section N are respectively stored in the main section. The sub counters 62 and 63 are cleared by moving to the total counter 52 and the size counter 53 of the section N (steps S35 and S36), and the total of the main section total counter 52 is stored in the total counter 51 (step S33). .

Here, the clear signal may not be able to be received due to a line failure or an operation error of the operator of the tallying management device 5, and the sub-counter area is prepared by only three departments. Is performed, the number of copies cannot be counted. Therefore, in this embodiment, after 10 minutes have passed in step S11 shown in FIG. 8, another count release routine as shown in detail in FIG. 12 is executed (step S12). , The sub-counter 60 is cleared (step S51), and the operation returns to the normal main count.

More specifically, when all of the main counter 50 and the sub counter 60 are cleared,
The card of the department “1” is inserted into the copy management device 8 and A
When 2 sheets of 3 size and 15 sheets of A4 size are copied, the main total counter 51 indicates "17" and the section "1".
The A3 size counter and the A4 size counter 53 of “17” and “1” of the section
Stores "2" and "15", respectively. Further, when 10 sheets of A4 size are copied by the section "2", the main total counter 51 has a total of "27", the section total counter 52 of the section "2" has "10", and the section "2". In the A4 size counter 53, “10” is stored.

In this state, when a transmission request for the monthly counter is received, the copy management apparatus 8 sets the department "1": "17".
And section "2": a value of "10" is transmitted, and A4
Upon receiving the transmission request of the size counter 53, the copy management device 8 sets the department "1": "17" and the department "2": "10".
Is transmitted (step S3 shown in FIG. 8).

When three sheets of A4 size are copied by the section "1" before receiving the clear signal, the main total counter 51, the section total counter 52 of the section "1" and the A4 size counter 53 are sent to the main total counter 51. Each of "30", "20", and "18" is stored, and one of the three section-specific sub-counters 62 is set for the section "1", and the sub-section total for the section "1" is set. "3" is stored in both the counter 62 and the A4 size counter 63 (steps S6 and FIG. 9 shown in FIG. 8). The claim
After receiving the monthly counter,
The count signal input until it is transmitted is stored in the buffer.
In this embodiment, the main counter and the
This is explained with the method of counting to
You.

When a transmission request for the monthly counter is received again in this state (step S9 shown in FIG. 8), the division "1" is "17" (= 20-3), and the division "2" is "10". Transmit the value (step S1 shown in FIG. 8)
0 and FIG. 11).

Here, as shown in FIG. 10, there are two operations in the case of receiving a clear signal. When clear requests for all departments are received, the main total counter 51
And the section-specific total counter 52 and the size-specific counter 5
3 is cleared, and then the value of the sub-counter 60, ie, the value of the total sub-counter 62 of the section “1” is “3”
Then, the value “3” of the A4 size sub-counter 63 is moved to the main counter 50 and the sub-counter 60 is cleared. Then, the process returns to the main count without using the sub-counter 60.

On the other hand, when a clear request for the designated section is received, first, the section total counter 52 and the size counter 53 for the designated section are cleared. For example, when the division "1" is designated, the division total counter 52 and the size counter 53 of the main division "1" are cleared, and the sub division total counter 62 and the A4 size counter of the division "1" are cleared. The value “3” of 63 is moved to the main counter 50 and the sub counter 60 is cleared.
In this case, the total value “13” (= 3 + 13) of the main section total counter 52 is stored in the total counter 51.

Next, referring to FIG.
The operation of the copy management device 8 when a use prohibition command and a prohibition release command for the copying machine 1 are received from the MFP 1 will be described. First, when the use prohibition commands of all departments are received, the process proceeds from step S61 to step S62 via step S62.
Go to 3 or less. In step S63, it is determined whether or not the operation signal of the copying machine 1 is off, and if it is off, use of all departments is prohibited (step S64). If the operation signal of the copying machine 1 is on in step S63, the process waits until it is turned off, and if it is off, the use of all departments is prohibited (step S63).
64). When the use prohibition release command is received for all departments, the process branches from step S62 to step S65, and the use prohibition for all departments is released.

When the use prohibition command of the designated section is received, the process proceeds from step S61 to steps S68 and S68 via steps S66 and S67. In step S68, it is determined whether or not the operation signal of the copying machine 1 is off. If the operation signal is off, use of the designated department is prohibited (step S69). If the operation signal of the copying machine 1 is on in step S68, the process waits until the operation signal is turned off, and if it is off, the use of the designated department is prohibited (step S69). If the use prohibition release command of the designated section is received, the process branches from step S67 to step S70, and the use prohibition of the designated section is released.

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, when the operation signal of the copying machine 1 is on, the use of all departments or the designated department is not prohibited, and when it is off, the use is prohibited. Can be prevented from stopping during operation, and a jam can be prevented.

[0068]

As described in the foregoing, according to the first aspect of the invention, it is possible to prevent an error between the number of copies of the actual, aggregate data from the copy management apparatus in the copying machine used can do.

[0069] According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent an error between the number of copies of the actual copying machine can aggregate data from the copy management system in use.

[0070]

[0071]

[0072]

[0073]

[0074]

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the data clear signal is not received due to a line failure or an operation error of the operator of the tabulation management device, the second storage means overflows and the copy number data is destroyed. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a centralized management device for a copying machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the copying machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the copy management device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of a department card.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the copy management device of FIGS. 3 and 4;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a main counter of the copy management device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a sub-counter of the copy management device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a main operation of the copy management apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining in detail another counting routine shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for describing a clear routine shown in FIG. 8 in detail;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a data transmission routine shown in FIG. 8 in detail;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining in detail another count release routine shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for describing use prohibition and prohibition release processing of the copy management apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Copier 5 Total management device 8 Copy management device 9 Department card 31 RAM (buffer)

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A centralized management apparatus for a copying machine, comprising: a copy management device that stores the number of copies of the copying machine; and a counting management device that counts the number of copies of the copying machine from the copy management device. Stores the number of copies of the copier
First storage means and temporarily stores the number of copies of the copying machine
A second storage unit, and when the copier receives a request for data on the number of copies from the tallying management device during copying, the number of copies stored in the first storage unit up to that time is stored in the first storage unit. A centralized management apparatus for a copying machine, wherein the centralized management apparatus transmits the number of copies to the totaling management apparatus and stores the number of copies thereafter in the second storage unit . 2. The counting management device transmits a data clear signal to the copy management device when receiving data of the number of copies from the copy management device, and the copy management device receives the data clear signal. If the said
Characterized in that clearing data in the second storage means after storing the data in the second storage means clears the data of the first number of copies stored in the storage means into the first storage means The centralized management device for a copying machine according to claim 1 . 3. The copy management device according to claim 1, wherein the number of copies is stored in the second storage unit , and when the data clear signal from the tally management device is not received within a predetermined time, the second copy management device performs the second copy management . the central control device of the copying machine according to claim 1, wherein clearing the data after adding the data of the first storage means of the storage means.