CN101133361A - Photo processing device, cartridge, and control method for photo processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

An RFID tag to which predetermined information is written in advance is added to a refill liquid cartridge, and the information is read from the RFID tag when the refill liquid cartridge is loaded in a photo processing device. Whether or not a loaded cartridge is a genuine product is determined based on whether predetermined information is in the tag. When it is determined, based on whether the predetermined information is in the tag, that the loaded cartridge is not a genuine product, processing speed (conveyance speed of photo printing paper) is reduced from normal level and at the same time the quantity of a refill agent to be refilled in a processing container is increased from a normal level. This avoids significant reduction in photo processing performance and enables non-genuine refill liquid cartridges to be also used.

Description

The control method of picture processing device, magazine and picture processing device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the control method of a kind of picture processing device, magazine and picture processing device, particularly relate to by the treating agent in the treatment trough to when being recorded the record images material and having handled, have the picture processing device that is useful on the replenishers that in treatment trough, replenish that can freely load and unload, sealed, sealed replenishers and the magazine that can load and the control method of picture processing device arranged in picture processing device.

Background technology

Now, by camera the scenery that is taken is recorded on the photographic film as sub-image, to be recorded in as sub-image exposure on the sensitive photographic material of photo prints paper etc. at the image that is recorded on the photographic film, order dipping back is dry in various treating fluids such as color development developer, bleaching setting agent, wash-down water, and the sub-image that makes record is known as the picture processing device of visual image.In this picture processing device, for adjunctive program being oversimplified and being prevented that the miscarrying of replenishers from going into, the various replenishers that add to each treatment trough are supplied with the state that is sealed in the magazine, and this magazine is loaded in the picture processing device, the mode that the additional liquid in the magazine is blended automatically and is automatically added in each treatment trough is the state of main flow.

On the other hand, improve and develop, make it possible to obtain enough photo processing performance with treatment conditions rapid and that magnitude of recruitment is low for the treating agent that uses in picture processing device and the picture processing device.When developing the new architecture of picture processing device each time, rapidization and the low special treating agent that quantizes that replenishes handled realized newly developed.Because the special-purpose replenishers corresponding to special treating agent are to be sealed to the state supply in the magazine, so the diverse each other multiple magazine that is sealed with replenishers occurred on market.For this reason, possibility to the magazine mistake filling of picture processing device etc. exist to appear, particularly in the picture processing device that designs for prerequisite with additional special-purpose replenishers, under the situation of replenishing the replenishers beyond this kind replenishers, exist and utilize sensitive photographic material and the yellow concentration of visual image significantly reduces or bad etc. the significantly reduced situation of photo processing performance of the desilverization occurs.

With above-mentioned relevant patent documentation 1 in such technology is disclosed: the residual quantity of replenishing storage liquid make-up in the additional RFID label of liquid magazine, replenish the state that the liquid magazine is loaded into picture processing device, when changing, the liquid make-up residual quantity in replenishing the liquid magazine each time upgrades the storing value of residual quantity, when the new additional liquid magazine of filling in picture processing device, whether the deviation that is stored in the residual quantity of RFID label and practical residue limit by judgement in setting, judges whether the additional liquid magazine of filling is unaccommodated magazine.

In addition, such technology is disclosed in patent documentation 2: at photo prints paper container be installed in each IC storage unit of liquid make-up container and write version information, picture processing device reads version information by the information read device that is arranged on arrangement portion, and judge whether the combination of the version information that reads and treatment conditions prescription are fit to, under situation about being fit to,, under unaccommodated situation, give the alarm with optimal condition control travelling speed and treatment temperature.

In addition, such technology is disclosed in patent documentation 3: be installed in the IC tag of adding container and writing Container ID information, the Container ID information that picture processing device reads according to the IC tag from adding container, judging this adding container and regularly appending under the additional jar of matched situation of liquid make-up, can append filling to additional jar from adding container and replenish liquid.

As mentioned above, proposed in the additional IC tag of regular magazine etc., in storing predetermined information such as this IC tag, and additional IC tag etc. reads predetermined information from the magazine that is loaded into picture processing device, and whether the magazine of judging filling is the magazine that is fit to or control to the technology of the treatment conditions of sensitive photographic material is prior art.

Patent documentation 1: the Jap.P. spy opens the 2004-226790 communique

Patent documentation 2: the Jap.P. spy opens the 2004-93692 communique

Patent documentation 3: the Jap.P. spy opens the 2005-10196 communique

Yet, the technology of any one record does not all have to give the magazine that is loaded in the picture processing device to add IC tag etc. in the above-mentioned patent documentation 1～3, do not have can't make warning under the situation of storing predetermined information in appending to the IC tag of magazine, the additional liquid that is loaded in the magazine can not be used for replenishing to treatment trough.For this reason, existence can not be used not the old-fashioned magazine of additional IC tag or the problem of the magazine made by different manufacturers.On the contrary, no matter be loaded into whether the magazine of picture processing device is certified products, if unrestrictedly replenish the compensation liquid in the magazine in treatment trough, occurring the significantly reduced possibility of foregoing photo processing performance so can raise, so be not optimized technical scheme.

Summary of the invention

The present invention considers described situation and proposes, its purpose is to obtain to use the magazine of non-certified products, and can avoid occurring under the situation of the magazine that uses non-certified products the control method of the significantly reduced picture processing device of photo processing performance, magazine and picture processing device.

The inventor considers that the replenishers as certified products mainly are significantly different aspect the treatment conditions of so-called processing speed and magnitude of recruitment with the performance difference of other replenishers, even so think to such an extent that the magazine in being loaded into picture processing device is not (having loaded under the situation of the magazine that is sealed with the replenishers beyond the regular replenishers) under the situation of certified products, if processing speed is reduced with respect to common treatment conditions or make the magnitude of recruitment increase etc. of treatment trough, then photo processing performance can be maintained to a certain degree and propose the present invention.

The first embodiment of the present invention is a kind of picture processing device, has: the replenishers that the sealed treating agent that is useful in described treatment trough replenishes, the magazine that can freely load and unload; Whether judgement has stored the judging part of first predetermined information on described magazine; Control part, in described magazine, do not storing under the situation of described first predetermined information by described judgement section judges, carry out any one in first control and second control, wherein first control is to compare when storing the magazine of described first predetermined information with filling, processing speed corresponding to described material is reduced, second control is to compare when storing the magazine of described first predetermined information with filling, and the magnitude of recruitment of the replenishers in described treatment trough is increased.

Because by first predetermined information being stored in the magazine (regular magazine), under the situation of filling certified products magazine, make the picture processing device operation, so can bring into play the original photo processing performance of picture processing device with the common magnitude of recruitment in common processing speed, the treatment trough.Also have, though can use as first predetermined information and for example to represent magazine manufacturer and the kinds of information that is sealed to the replenishers in the magazine, also can use other information (for example representing that magazine manufacturer guarantees the information of replenishers quality etc.) arbitrarily.

In addition, under the situation of having loaded the magazine (magazine of non-certified products) of not storing first predetermined information, carry out any one in first control and second control, wherein first control is to compare when storing the magazine of described first predetermined information with filling, processing speed corresponding to described material is reduced, second control is to compare when storing the magazine of described first predetermined information with filling, and the magnitude of recruitment of the replenishers in described processing layer is increased.Thus, the situation of photo processing performance reductions such as the remarkable reduction of image quality can be avoided occurring, the magazine of non-certified products can be in relate to picture processing device of the present invention, loaded and use.

In described embodiment, described control part also can carry out in described first control and described second control at least one according to the holding time of the described replenishers of second predetermined information of the holding time that is stored in replenishers in the described magazine, that can discern sealing identification.

Can slowly change the situation of performance according to the length of making back institute's elapsed time (holding time) in view of replenishers, by carrying out described control in the case, can prevent to cause the photo processing performance deviation owing to the length of the holding time that is sealed to the replenishers in the magazine.

In addition, also can be that described magazine can be written into information; This picture processing device further is included in the write section that writes the 3rd predetermined information in the described magazine of filling; Described judging part further judges whether stored described the 3rd predetermined information in described magazine; Described control part has been stored in described magazine under the situation of described the 3rd predetermined information in described judgement section judges, carries out in described first control and second control at least one.

Behind the magazine that uses certified products, seal once more under the situation of non-normal replenishers, can judge that the information of the magazine that has sealed informal replenishers is written in the magazine as the 3rd predetermined information.According to the 3rd predetermined information,, can avoid occurring the situation of photo processing performance reductions such as the remarkable reduction of image quality by carrying out at least one in described first control and described second control.

In described embodiment, also can be the 3rd control that described control part is also carried out the temperature change that makes the treating agent in the treatment trough.

In addition, also can be that described first control is selected from predetermined a plurality of processing speeds, described second control is selected from the magnitude of recruitment of predetermined a plurality of replenishers.

Thus, the situation of photo processing performance reductions such as the remarkable reduction of image quality can be avoided producing, in addition, the magazine of non-certified products can be in relate to picture processing device of the present invention, loaded and use.

Also have, in described embodiment, can be so that first predetermined information be stored in the magazine with forms such as bar codes, in such cases, judging part reads the bar code that is stored in the magazine by barcode reader, and judges whether to have stored first predetermined information according to the result that reads of bar code.But, usually bar code is forged (imitation) easily, so under the situation of the magazine that has loaded the bar code that stores first predetermined information of representing non-certified products, can't discern this magazine is not certified products, therefore can not carry out first control and second control by control part, have the danger that photo processing performance such as producing the remarkable reduction of image quality reduces.In addition, bar code also has the shortcoming of appending the canned data difficulty as described later.

Consider this, preferred first predetermined information is stored in the memory element that appends to described magazine; Judging part comprises the reading part that can read the information of the described memory element that is stored in the described magazine that appends to filling, read the information of the described memory element that is stored in the described magazine that appends to filling by described reading part, and judge whether to have stored described first predetermined information according to reading the result.As described memory element, preferably can in such cases, can constitute reading part by wireless RFID (RadioFrequency Identification) label that reads information by the IC tag front end.Compare with embodiment by bar code etc., by using memory element first predetermined information to be stored into the difficulty increase of forging (imitation) among the embodiment in the magazine, can prevent to think magazine by mistake certified products, can reduce producing the probability that photo processing performance reduces significantly.

Especially, it also can be storage second predetermined information in appending to the described memory element of magazine, this second predetermined information can be discerned the holding time that is sealed to the replenishers in the described magazine when making described magazine or when described magazine sealing replenishers or when described magazine shipment.Also can be control part according to holding time of the described replenishers of described second predetermined information identification of reading from the described memory element of the described magazine that appends to filling, carry out described first control and described second in controlling by described reading part.By carrying out described control, can prevent owing to be sealed to the photo processing performance deviation that the holding time length of the replenishers in the magazine causes.

As second predetermined information, can use the manufacturing time of for example representing replenishers or the information of pot-life.Under the situation of manufacturing time of using the expression replenishers as second predetermined information, by calculate from this manufacturing time till now institute's elapsed time discern holding time of replenishers.Under the situation of the pot-life of using the expression replenishers, calculate the time that this pot-life ends, can discern holding time of replenishers by deducting the described time that calculates from the manufacturing time of replenishers to the mistiming of pot-life.

Particularly, also can be control part according to the replenishers holding time based on second predetermined information identification of reading from the memory element of the magazine that appends to described filling by reading part, carry out at least one in controlling of described second control and the described the 3rd.Thus, can prevent owing to be sealed to the photo processing performance deviation that the holding time length of the replenishers in the magazine causes.

In addition, in described embodiment, the described memory element that appends to described magazine can writing information; May further include the write section that in the described memory element of the described magazine that appends to filling, writes the 3rd predetermined information.Preferred judging part further judges whether to have stored described the 3rd predetermined information in appending to the described memory element of described magazine, control part has been stored under the situation of described the 3rd predetermined information in by the described memory element of described judgement section judges at described magazine, carries out a kind of in controlling of described first control and described second.

In case in picture processing device, loaded the magazine of certified products, and used regular replenishers to compensate to after the treatment trough, taken out and replenish and utilize non-normal replenishers again from picture processing device.This magazine is being loaded into once more under the situation of picture processing device, owing in memory element, store first predetermined information, so be identified as regular magazine.Because the replenishers of not knowing to be sealed in this magazine are informal replenishers, can not carry out first control and second control by control part, so the danger that exists the photo processing performance such as the remarkable reduction of image quality of image to reduce.But, can be the magazine that has compensated informal replenishers by the 3rd predetermined information inspection, carry out in first control and second control at least one by control part, can prevent the situation of photo processing performance reduction.

Second embodiment of the present invention is a kind of magazine, and it can be loaded in the picture processing device of first embodiment of the invention, is sealed with the replenishers that are used for replenishing to described treatment trough treating agent in this magazine, and stores described first predetermined information.

Owing in described magazine, store first predetermined information, this magazine is being loaded under the situation of picture processing device of the present invention, make the picture processing device operation with the common magnitude of recruitment in common processing speed, the treatment trough, so can bring into play the original photo processing performance of picture processing device.

The 3rd embodiment of the present invention is a kind of magazine, and it can be loaded in the picture processing device of first embodiment of the invention, is sealed with the replenishers that are used for replenishing to described treatment trough treating agent in this magazine, and additional described memory element arranged.

Since can be in appending to the memory element of described magazine storing various information, so magazine kind that comprises in the information by memory element, in the temperature in the magnitude of recruitment of control and treatment speed, replenishers and the treatment trough at least one, the image quality that can prevent to produce image be the situation of photo processing performance reduction such as reductions significantly.

The 4th embodiment of the present invention is a kind of control method of picture processing device, has: judge the step of whether having stored first predetermined information at the magazine that is sealed with replenishers that the treating agent that is used in described treatment trough replenishes, can freely load and unload; In described magazine, do not store under the situation of described first predetermined information in judgement, carry out any one in first control and second control, wherein first control is to compare when storing the magazine of described first predetermined information with filling, processing speed corresponding to described material is reduced, second control is to compare when storing the magazine of described first predetermined information with filling, and the magnitude of recruitment of the replenishers in described processing layer is increased.

In described embodiment, also can described first predetermined information be stored in the described memory element, and read the information of described memory element by to magazine extra storage element, judge whether to have stored described first predetermined information.

Thus, can use the magazine that has loaded the certified products replenishers, also can use the magazine that has loaded non-certified products replenishers, even use the magazine filled non-certified products replenishers, the image quality that also can avoid producing image is the situation of photo processing performance reduction such as reductions significantly.

Particularly, also can in described memory element, store and to be identified in when making described magazine or when described magazine sealing replenishers or when described magazine shipment, be sealed to second predetermined information of holding time of the replenishers of magazine, according to the holding time of the replenishers of second predetermined information identification that described memory element is arranged, carry out described first control and described second in controlling.

Thus, can prevent and treat because the photo processing performance deviation that the length of the holding time of replenishers causes.

In addition, also can be to append to writing information in the memory element of magazine, in memory element, write the 3rd predetermined information.Also can be to judge in the memory element of the magazine after appending to filling whether stored the 3rd predetermined information, store in judgement under the situation of the 3rd predetermined information, carry out at least one in controlling of described first control and described second.

Even sealing and reusing under the situation of replenishers of non-certified products in the magazine of certified products, detect the replenishers of non-certified products by the 3rd predetermined information, and carry out in described first control and described second control at least one, can avoid producing the significantly situation of photo processing performance reductions such as reduction of image quality.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the concise and to the point pie graph as the picture processing device of embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the concise and to the point pie graph of the processor portion of picture processing device.

Fig. 3 is the oblique view that expression replenishes liquid magazine and filling department.

Fig. 4 is the cut-open view that expression replenishes the switch sections formation of liquid magazine.

Fig. 5 is the block scheme of the concise and to the point formation of expression RFI D label and IC tag front end.

Fig. 6 is the processing flow chart in magazine when filling of expression first embodiment.

Fig. 7 is the processing flow chart in magazine when filling of expression second embodiment.

Being described as follows of each symbol wherein:

10 picture processing devices

12 photo prints paper

20 main control section

24 processor portions

26 color development video picture grooves

28 bleaching typing grooves

30,32,34,36 flushed channels

37 transport motor

50 video picture supplemental tank

52 bleaching typing supplemental tank

54 tanks

56 replenish the liquid magazine

58 magazine filling departments

62,64,66 pumps

68 solenoid valves

72 RFID labels

86 IC tag front ends (IC tag head)

Embodiment

Below, explain specific embodiments of the invention with reference to accompanying drawing.

[first embodiment]

Figure 1 illustrates the picture processing device 10 that relates to present embodiment.Picture processing device 10 is the memory images of exposing on photo prints paper, applies video picture etc. and handle and make the device of xeroxing photo on above-mentioned photo prints paper.Said apparatus can load the magazine 16 that holds photo prints paper roll 14, and wherein photo prints paper roll 14 twines the photo prints paper 12 of strip on volume mandrel shape ground.Be provided with exposure portion 18 at picture processing device 10, exposure portion 18 is by drawing the photo prints paper 12 of strip from photo prints paper roll 14, the laser beam of adjusting corresponding to the image of application memory to the photo prints paper 12 at scan exposure on the photo prints paper 12, thus on photo prints paper 12, expose memory image.

Picture processing device 10 comprises the main control section 20 of the various piece action of controlling picture processing device 10.Read in the image of storing by in the original copys such as photographic film that transport equipment delivery by main control section 20, and can connect and to read the result and connect as the scanner/load bearing equipment 22 of view data output.Under main control section 22 and situation that scanner/load bearing equipment 22 is connected, the view data that is used for the modulation of exposure portion 18 laser beam is supplied with via this member control apparatus 20 from scanner/load bearing equipment 22.The view data that also is useful on modulation also can be the view data of subject being photographed and obtaining by digital channel camera (DSC).

In addition, be provided with processor portion 24 at picture processing device 10.Along the horizontal direction order color development video picture groove 26 of storage color development imaging liquid, the bleaching typing groove 28 of storage bleaching style keeping liquid, first flushed channel 30, second flushed channel 32, the 3rd flushed channel 34 and the 4th flushed channel 36 of storage wash-down water are set in processor portion 24.By transmitting by the driving force of transporting motor 37 (with reference to Fig. 5) and the rotation driving, be provided with what photo prints paper 12 is immersed in state in the treating fluid transports at color development video picture groove 26 and bleaching typing groove 28 and transport roller (with reference to Fig. 2), photo prints paper 12 in being transported to the color development imaging liquid after, the driving force rotation that is transported motor 37 equally drives, and, be transported in the bleaching style keeping liquid in the bleaching typing groove 28 by after transporting roller 40 and being transported to bleaching typing groove 28 from color development video picture groove 26.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2,, be formed with the slit that photo prints paper 12 is passed through on the next door between each groove of 34,36 at flushed channel 30,32.Adjacency a pair of blade 42 that is made of elastic body is set near slit, photo prints paper 12 can pass through between a pair of blade 42.At flushed channel 30,32,34,36 be provided with by the driving force of transporting motor 37 transmit and rotation drive and transport photo prints paper in the horizontal direction transport roller 44, photo prints paper 12 by between a pair of blade 42, is transported to the 4th flushed channel 36 from first flushed channel 30 by in turn in flushing process.

As shown in Figure 1, in the downstream of the 4th flushed channel 36 drying section 46 is set, the photo prints paper of handling in the flushing of the 4th flushed channel 36 12 that is through with is sent to drying section 46 from the 4th flushed channel 36, makes dry tack free thereby supply with the hot blast that is generated by not shown fan and well heater.In addition, in the downstream of drying section 46 cut-off knife/sorter 48 is set, the photo prints paper 12 after portion's 46 dry tack frees that are dried is after being cut off according to image as unit by cut-off knife/sorter 48, according to every kind of different requirement classification.Also have, as shown in Figure 5, transport motor 37 and be connected with main control section 20, the rotational speed of transporting motor 37 switch driven and driving shaft is by main control section 29 controls.The travelling speed of the photo prints paper 12 that transports in the machine body of picture processing device 10 changes according to the rotational speed of the driving shaft that transports motor 37.

Next, replenishing liquid at each treatment trough to processor portion 24 describes.As shown in Figure 2, in processor portion 24 the video picture supplemental tank 50 that storage color development video picture replenishes liquid, the bleaching typing supplemental tank 52 that storage bleaching typing replenishes liquid, the tank 54 of storage of water are set respectively.Also have, the bleaching typing replenishes liquid and is made of two kinds of additional liquid, and bleaching typing supplemental tank 52 is replenished liquid corresponding to two kinds of bleaching typings two grooves are set.

The color development video picture replenishes liquid and replenishes the state supply that liquid replenishes liquid magazine 56 with being sealed to shown in Fig. 3 with the bleaching typing.Additional liquid magazine 56 integral body form roughly rectangular-shaped, in the shape that forms recess 56A along the pars intermedia of vertical direction from Width one end to the other end.The internal separation of replenishing liquid magazine 56 is three solution chamber shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, and additional liquid of color development video picture and bleaching typing replenish liquid (two kinds of liquid) and be sealed to the solution chamber that differs from one another.

Processor portion 24 shown in Figure 1 is provided for loading the magazine filling department 58 (with reference to Fig. 3) that replenishes liquid magazine 56.The door of the machine side surface of magazine filling department 58 by opening picture processing device 10 (diagram is omitted) exposes, and becomes and can load the state that replenishes liquid magazine 56.Also have, be provided for replenishing the open internal locking mechanism (diagram is omitted) of the time prevention door of liquid magazine beyond 56 swap times at this.

Though the diagram of omission is replenished liquid magazine 56 and replenished the liquid escape hole respectively in the bottom corresponding to each solution chamber, each additional liquid escape hole is by cover closing.Replenishing liquid magazine 56 is loaded in the magazine filling department 58 with the downward state in bottom.As shown in Figure 4, magazine filling department 58 is useful on the magazine of supporting the additional liquid magazine be loaded and bears the 58A of portion and be used for to constituting corresponding to the liquid acceptance division 58B from the supplemental tank guiding that replenishes the additional liquid that liquid magazine 56 discharges by containing.

Bear the 58A of portion at magazine and be formed with protuberance 59 corresponding to the recess 56A that replenishes liquid magazine 56.This protuberance 59 is positioned at additional liquid magazine 56 position of regulation by chimeric to load the state and the recess 56A that replenish liquid magazine 56.In addition, magazine bears the 58A of portion by not shown lifting drive division lifting moving.

In addition, install at liquid receiving portion 58B and be used for switch nozzle 60 that the lid of closing the additional liquid escape hole that replenishes liquid magazine 56 is opened.When descending with the state of supporting magazine to bear the 58A of portion, the additional liquid magazine after the filling moves to magazine when bearing the lower position of the 58A of portion, replenishing the lid of each additional liquid escape hole of liquid magazine 56 is opened by switch nozzle 60, the additional liquid of opening in each solution chamber that is accompanied by this lid is discharged from replenishing the liquid escape hole, and the additional liquid that is discharged from is directed supplying in the corresponding supplemental tank via liquid receiving portion 58B.

As shown in Figure 2, color development video picture in the video picture supplemental tank 50 replenishes liquid and replenishes in color development video picture groove 26 by pump 62, bleaching style keeping liquid in the bleaching typing supplemental tank 52 replenishes in bleaching typing groove 28 by pump 64, and the water of tank 54 replenishes to color development video picture groove 26, bleaching typing groove 28 and the 4th flushed channel 36 by pump 66.Also have, each solenoid valve 68 is being set from pump 66 to color development video picture groove 26, the pipe arrangement way of bleaching typing groove 28 and the 4th flushed channel 36.As shown in Figure 5, pump 62,64,66 and solenoid valve 68 be connected with main control section 20 respectively (for the pump 62 of Fig. 5,64,66 and solenoid valve 68 give symbol 69 and be labeled as " pump/solenoid valve "), pump 62,64,66 and solenoid valve 68 open and close (replenishing various additional liquid to each treatment trough) by main control section 20 controls from each supplemental tank.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2, in the present embodiment, though the 4th flushed channel 36 that replenishes for downstream to the water of flushed channel carries out, but when when the 4th flushed channel 36 replenishes wash-down water, the wash-down water that replenishes overflows the flushed channel of upstream side in turn, finally is discharged to Drainage tank (not shown) from first flushed channel 30.Therefore, first～the 4th flushed channel becomes the high so-called cascade state of cleanliness that becomes the downstream wash-down water according to flushed channel.In addition, be provided with liquid concentration testing sensor 70 at the 4th flushed channel 36.Liquid concentration testing sensor 70 comprises the pair of electrodes that separates each other and be provided with, should a pair of click be impregnated into use in the treating fluid (wash-down water), according to liquid component concentration (for example drifting the ferrous components concentration that comprises in the style keeping liquid) the variation output voltage of wash-down water.

Therefore, as shown in Figure 3, relatively tilt by the side of recess 56A and the basal surface (upper surface) and the side of additional liquid magazine 56, the section that is formed on the recess 56A of the additional liquid magazine 56 that relates to present embodiment forms roughly mountain type.Side attachment at this recess 56A has RFID label 72.As shown in Figure 5, the RFID label 72 that relates to present embodiment is integrated with antenna 74, constitutes by containing power circuit 76, RF circuit 78, translation circuit 80, CPU82 and storer 84.Power circuit 76 constitutes resonant circuit with antenna 74, and so constitute and make when receiving the electric wave of characteristic frequency by antenna 74, act on storage of electrical energy in the not shown capacitor by interacting, electric energy stored is carried out supplying with CPU82 or other circuit after the rectification.The action of CPU82 control RFID label 72 each several parts.

In addition, RF circuit 78 is receiving under the situation of electric wave by antenna 74, and the signal from antenna 74 outputs is carried out amplification and outputs to translation circuit 80, under the situation of input from the signal of translation circuit 80, this signal is carried out amplification and supplies to antenna 74.80 pairs of signals from 78 inputs of RF circuit of translation circuit carry out demodulation, and when the numerical data that obtains after the demodulation was output to CPU82, by from the numerical data of CPU82 input carrier signal being modulated, the signal after the modulation outputed to RF circuit 78.In addition, as storer 84, can use the nonvolatile memory (for example FLASH storer etc.) that can the information of carrying out reads and write.Also have, above-mentioned RFI D label 72 is corresponding to the memory element of claim 5～claim 9 and claim 11 record.

On the other hand, in the filling of magazine filling department 58 state and the RFI D label 72 relative positions (being the side that magazine bears the protuberance 59 of the 58A of portion) of additional liquid magazine 56 be provided with and contain the IC tag front end 86 (also with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4) that carries out radio communication function with RFID label 72.The IC tag front end comprises antenna 88, RF circuit and translation circuit 92, and be connected with IC tag control part 94.

Also have, the additional liquid magazine 56 that is loaded into magazine filling department 58 is positioned at roughly certain position by recess 56A and protuberance 59 are chimeric.In addition, RFID72 is attached to the side of the recess 56A that replenishes liquid magazine 56, and IC tag front end 86 is arranged on the side that magazine bears the protuberance 59 of the 58A of portion.By this formation, replenishing the state that liquid magazine 56 is loaded into magazine filling department 58, the interval of RFID72 and IC tag front end 86 becomes very little and certain state, has improved the reliability of communication between RFID label 72 and the IC tag front end 86.

Also have, in the present embodiment, consider that the radio communication between RFID label 72 and the IC tag front end 86 undertaken by the short communication mode of potential range of relatively communicating by letter (for example electromagnetic combination mode etc.), in magazine filling department 58, loaded the state of additional liquid magazine 56, though the distance between RFID label 72 and the IC tag front end 86 becomes very little, if but adopt the longer communication mode of potential range (for example microwave mode or light mode) of communicating by letter as the radio communication between RFID label 72 and the IC tag front end 86, the distance between RFID label 72 and the IC tag 86 is left.

Receiving under the situation of electric wave by antenna 88,90 pairs of signals from antenna 88 outputs of RF circuit carry out amplification and output to translation circuit 92, under the situation of input from the signal of translation circuit 92, this signal are carried out amplification and supply to antenna 88.In addition, 92 pairs of signals from 90 inputs of RF circuit of translation circuit carry out demodulation, when the numerical data that obtains after the demodulation was output to IC tag control part 94, by from the numerical data of IC tag control part 94 inputs carrier signal being modulated, the signal after the modulation outputed to RF circuit 90.IC tag control part 94 is connected with main control section 20.

Next, as the effect of first embodiment, at first describe at the manufacturing supply that replenishes liquid magazine 56.Make when replenishing liquid magazine 56 making the workshop, the color development video picture is replenished liquid, bleaching typing replenish in the solution chamber that liquid (two kinds) is sealed to three old soldis that replenish liquid magazine 56 respectively, and to additional RFI D label in the bottle that replenishes liquid magazine 56.In addition, the manufacturing line of the additional liquid magazine 56 at manufacturing workshop is provided with can be at the writing station of RFID72 writing information by radio communication, and above-mentioned writing station constitutes by containing IC tag front end 86.By above-mentioned writing station, the information of date of expiration (pot-life) etc. that is used for discerning the additional liquid of the various information of the kind of replenishing liquid magazine 56 and the build date of additional liquid, above-mentioned sealing is written to RFI D label 72.Also have, also can carry out after the information of RFID label 72 writes, the RFID label 72 that will carry out writing is attached to and replenishes liquid magazine 56.

Mentioned kind information is corresponding to first predetermined information of record in claim 2, claim 5, claim 6 and the claim 10, specifically, for example can use expression to replenish the manufacturer and the kinds of information that is sealed to the replenishers in the additional liquid magazine of liquid magazine 56, the information of regular additional liquid when if expression is sealed to the additional liquid that replenishes liquid magazine 56, also can the appropriate table example such as magazine manufacturer guarantee information etc., other information arbitrarily of replenishers quality.In addition, the information of the date of expiration of the additional liquid of expression is corresponding to second predetermined information of record in claim 7 and the claim 9.

With adhering to the additional time of liquid magazine 56 before shipment that RFID label 72 information to RFI D label 72 of carrying out writes by making the workshop keeping.And, according to replenishing liquid magazine 56 from making the workshop shipment from the requirement of the client with picture processing device 10 etc.Arrive and to load to picture processing device 10 to additional liquid magazine 56 keepings that client provides.

The picture processing device 10 that has as client becomes the state that need replenish liquid to supplemental tank, client in the new additional liquid magazine 56 that takes out keeping, the exchange that notice picture processing device 10 replenishes liquid magazine 56.Thus, make the door locked contact of machine side surface and open the door of machine side surface, take out the sky that is seated in the magazine filling department 58 and replenish the liquid magazine, and will new additional liquid magazine 56 be loaded into and replenish the operation that in the liquid filling department 58 call in the pass, back.

When carrying out above-mentioned operation, when carrying out the magazine filling, main control section 20 handles.Below, handle to describe during to this magazine filling with reference to the process flow diagram of Fig. 6.

In step 150, electric wave by sending regulation from the antenna 88 of IC tag front end 86 (send according to request RFID label 72 is written to electric wave after the predetermined information modulation of information of storer 84) attempts reading the information that appends to the storer that is written to RFID72 84 that replenishes liquid magazine 56.

In step 152, whether received any information according to IC tag front end 86, judge the whether success of reading of the information be written to storer 84.Carry out the transition to step 154 being judged as under the negative situation, whether the tentative number of times that the information of handling when judging from the filling of beginning magazine reads has exceeded the preset upper limit value.Under this judges also for the situation of negating, return step 150, affirm repeating step 150～154 up to being judged as of step 152 or step 154.

Adding under the situation of regular RFID label 72 to replenishing liquid magazine 56, when the electric wave of the regulation that sends when the antenna 88 from IC tag front end 86 is received by the antenna 74 of RFID label 72, at first, storage of electrical energy in the not shown capacitor of power circuit 76, electric energy stored is carried out rectification and supplied to each circuit of RFID label 72, the action of each circuit of beginning RFID label 72.

Next, when receiving the electric wave of regulation by antenna 74, by the signal of antenna 74 outputs by RF circuit 78 amplification, by translation circuit 80 demodulation, and to CPU82 input predetermined information.CPU82 analyzes the information of input, is request when sending the predetermined information of the information be written to storage 84 when being identified as, and reads the various information that are written to storer 84 from storer 84, and outputs to translation circuit 80.When input during from the information of CPU82, translation circuit 80 modulates and outputs to RF circuit 78 by the information of input to carrier information, and 78 pairs of signals from translation circuit 80 outputs of RF circuit carry out amplification and supply to antenna 74.

Thus, the electric wave of modulating according to the information that reads from storer 84 is sent by antenna 74, and this electric wave is received by the antenna 88 of IC tag front end 86, by RF circuit 90 amplification, is transformed circuit 92 demodulation and is input to IC tag control part 94 as information.And, being sent to main control section 20 by above-mentioned information from IC tag control part 94, step 156 is affirmed and is carried out the transition in being judged as of above-mentioned steps 152.

Storage in advance and the regular kind of information that will be loaded into the additional liquid magazine 56 (having sealed the additional liquid magazine 56 of regular additional liquid) of the certified products of picture processing device 10 in the not shown nonvolatile memory in being built in main control section 20.In step 156, from the information that reads by RFID label 72, extract kind of information, kind of information of extracting and the regular kind of information that is stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory are compared, by judging that whether both are consistent, judge whether the additional liquid magazine 56 that this time is loaded into magazine filling department 58 is the certified products that will be loaded into picture processing device 10.Also have, relate to judging part of the present invention (judging part of detailed claim 5 record) with step 150, carry out the IC tag front end 86 that reads from the information of RFID label 72 reading part corresponding to record the claim 5 corresponding to step 156.

Under the sure situation of being judged as of step 156, carry out the transition to step 158, replenish the liquid build date from the information extraction of being read by RFID label 72, calculating is from the elapsed time (be sealed to and be loaded into the additional liquid holding time of replenishing liquid magazine 56 specifically) of the build date of the information of expression extraction.And, compare by the holding time and the setting that will calculate, judge whether the additional liquid of the additional liquid magazine 56 that is sealed to current filling is from making through the state more than the stipulated time.

Be judged as under the negative situation, be certified products, and the additional liquid that is sealed to this additional liquid magazine 56 also is the fresh state shorter than the pot-life, so carry out the transition to step 162 owing to judge the additional liquid magazine 56 be loaded into specifically in the magazine filling department 58.(time of dipping photo prints paper 12 changes according to this processing speed processing speed V in the processor portion 24 in the travelling speed of photo prints paper 12, the treating fluid in each treatment trough, when setting predefined maximal rate Vmax, as the magnitude of recruitment S of each additional liquid of each treatment trough (in detail according to the processing of photo prints paper 12, area calculates in the calculating formula of magnitude of recruitment, the ratio fixed number that multiplies each other with the processing area of photo prints paper 12) set predefined minimum value Smin.Also have, set the maximal rate Vmax of processing speed and the minimum value Smin of magnitude of recruitment and make that with the additional liquid magazine 56 of filling certified products and the additional liquid that is sealed in this additional liquid magazine 56 in picture processing device 10 be that fresh state is a precondition, under this precondition, obtain enough photo processing performance, and processing speed becomes as much as possible at a high speed, and magnitude of recruitment becomes few as much as possible.

In addition, under the sure situation of being judged as of step 160, be certified products owing to judge the additional liquid magazine 56 that not only is loaded into specifically in the magazine filling department 58, and the additional liquid of sealing is the state that some freshnesses reduce, when processing speed being set at maximal rate Vmax, and when magnitude of recruitment is set at minimum value Smin, has the possibility that can not obtain enough photo processing performance.For this reason, under the sure situation of being judged as of step 160, carry out the transition to step 164, processing speed V is being set at when maximal rate Vmax deducts the value of setting V1, magnitude of recruitment S is set at the value that minimum value Smin is added setting S1.

On the other hand, in the process of above-mentioned step 150～step 154, at the number of times more than the only tentative higher limit of reading of information and can not read from RFID label 72 under the situation of information or under kind of information that reads from RFID label 72 and the regular inconsistent situation of kind of information, because not additional RFID label 72 or not additional regular RFID label 72, so judge that replenishing liquid magazine 56 is not certified products.Used under the situation of non-normal additional liquid additional, because the processing speed in the processor portion 24 or to the magnitude of recruitment of the various additional liquid of each treatment trough, the danger of unfavorable condition such as it is uncomfortable to have that photo processing performance significantly reduces and picture processing device 10 becomes.For this reason, step 154 be judged as certainly or being judged as under the negative situation of step 156 carries out the transition to step 166, to deduct setting V2 from maximal rate Vmax and (but when the value of V2＞V1) obtain is set at processing speed V, minimum value Smin be added that (but the value of S2＞S1) obtain is set at magnitude of recruitment S to setting S2.Also have, step 162,164,166 corresponding to relating to control part of the present invention, particularly step 164 control part corresponding to record in the claim 7.

When set by above-mentioned steps 162 or step 164 or step 166 in the processor portion 24 processing speed and during to the magnitude of recruitment of the various additional liquid of each treatment trough, carry out the transition to step 168.By the new additional liquid magazine 56 of filling in magazine filling department 58, during when carrying out the magazine filling once more, handling, the rotational speed that the driving shaft of motor 37 is transported in main control section 20 control makes processing speed (travelling speed of photo prints paper 12) and step 162 in the processor portion 24, the processing speed V unanimity of setting in step 164 or the step 166.In addition, when calculating the magnitude of recruitment corresponding to the processing area of photo prints paper 12, use the calculating formula of setting magnitude of recruitment S as and the coefficient of ratio that multiplies each other of the processing area of photo prints paper 12, magnitude of recruitment is calculated. Control pump 62,64,66 and the switch of solenoid valve 68 make that the magnitude of recruitment of obtaining to the magnitude of recruitment of the various additional liquid of each treatment trough and use aforementioned calculation formula from each supplemental tank is consistent.

Thus, certified products and the additional liquid that is sealed in this additional liquid magazine 56 also are under the situation of the short fresh state of maintaining period during additional liquid magazine 56 in being loaded into magazine filling department 58 specifically, because the processing speed of processor portion 24 becomes maximal rate Vmax, become minimum magnitude of recruitment from each supplemental tank to the magnitude of recruitment of the various additional liquid of each treatment trough, so brought into play the original performance of picture processing device 10 corresponding to minimum value Smin.In addition, replenishing liquid magazine 56 are certified products and replenishing under the situation that liquid is the state that reduces a little of freshness, because the processing speed of processor portion 24 reduces (only reducing setting V 1) a little from maximal rate Vmax when, magnitude of recruitment increases (only for increasing to the magnitude of recruitment corresponding to setting S1) a little from the minimum magnitude of recruitment corresponding to minimum value Smin, so prevented to be accompanied by the situation of the reduction photo processing performance reduction that replenishes the liquid freshness, and the image quality of the image of storage does not reduce yet in the photo prints paper 12.

And, even the situation (having loaded the situation of the additional liquid magazine 56 that is sealed with non-normal additional liquid) that to be loaded into the additional liquid magazine 56 in the magazine filling department 58 specifically be not certified products, the running that also can not carry out picture processing device 10 stops, and the additional liquid that is sealed to as described later in this additional liquid magazine 56 is added in the supplemental tank.This kind situation, because the processing speed of processor portion 24 reduces (only reducing setting V2) clearly from maximal rate, clearly increase (only be magnitude of recruitment corresponding to setting S2) to the magnitude of recruitment of the various additional liquid of each treatment trough from minimum magnitude of recruitment from each supplemental tank corresponding to minimum value Smin, so when can using the additional liquid magazine 56 of non-certified products (being sealed with the additional liquid magazine 56 of informal additional liquid), can also avoid producing the remarkable reduction of the photo processing performance such as the remarkable reduction of image quality that are stored in the image on the photo prints paper 12.

Also have, when the processing speed in making aforesaid processor portion 24 reduces with respect to maximal rate Vmax, make under the situation that the magnitude of recruitment of the various additional liquid of each treatment trough increases with respect to the minimum magnitude of recruitment corresponding to minimum value Smin, preferably make the increase of the reduction of processing speed and magnitude of recruitment and information that reason (for example Zhuan Tian additional liquid magazine is not a certified products etc.) is notified together thereof be presented at the display part of picture processing device 10.

After the step 168, add to each supplemental tank with being sealed to the additional liquid that replenishes liquid magazine 56.Judged whether to that in step 168 Keshen opens the moment of replenishing liquid magazine 56.Be judged as under the negative situation, the judgement of repeating step 168 becomes certainly up to judgement.Carry out the transition to step 170 when being judged as of step 168 makes certainly, judge whether the door of the machine side surface of picture processing device 10 is opened.Carry out the transition to step 172 being judged as under the sure situation, close above-mentioned by showing requests such as information that the request client closes the door that is opened, and return step 170.

When decision gate was closed, step 174 was affirmed and is carried out the transition in being judged as of step 170, by making the internal locking mechanism action that is provided with corresponding to above-mentioned door, prevented that above-mentioned is opened by accident.In following step 176, make magazine bear the 58A of portion by not shown lifting drive division and move to descent direction.In addition, judge that in step 178 magazine bears the 58A of portion and whether arrives the lower position.Return step 176 being judged as under the negative situation, repeating step 176,178 becomes certainly up to the judgement of step 178.Thus, till magazine bore the 58A of portion arrival lower position, the continuation magazine bore the decline of the 58A of portion and moves.

When detecting magazine by not shown lower position detecting sensor when bearing the 58A of portion and having arrived the lower position, the judgement of step 178 becomes certainly and carries out the transition to step 180.Arrive the lower position along with magazine bears the 58A of portion, replenish the lid of the additional liquid escape hole of liquid magazine 56 and opened by switch nozzle 60, the additional liquid of each solution chamber is discharged from replenishing the liquid escape hole, is directed supplying to corresponding supplemental tank via liquid receiving portion 58B.In step 180, only wait by the time be sealed to and replenish whole in the liquid magazine 56 and replenish liquid needed stipulated time (for example about tens seconds) till replenish 56 discharges of liquid magazine and supply to supplemental tank.

The additional liquid magazine 56 that relates to present embodiment seals the additional liquid that concentrates and makes the frequency of saving the filling (replacing) that replenishes liquid magazine 56 in a week to a certain extent when picture processing device 10 is in the state of common running.In following step 182, the feasible additional liquid that adds in the supplemental tank of the dilution process of diluting becomes the concentration of regulation.The additional liquid that becomes normal concentration by this dilution process replenishes treating fluid aptly according to the processing area of the photo prints paper 12 in the picture processing device 10 etc. in each treatment trough.In addition, each solution chamber that clean to replenish liquid magazine 56 and the function of lid are set, clean each solution chamber that replenish liquid magazines 56 by switch nozzle 60, in step 186, clean the lids that are opened by switch nozzle 60 in step 184 at switch nozzle 60.

When the step 184 that is through with, during 186 clean processing,, make magazine bear the 58A of portion by not shown lifting drive division and move to ascent direction replenishing in 188.Judge that in step 190 magazine bears the 58A of portion and whether arrives upper limit position.Return step 188 being judged as under the negative situation, repeating step 188,184 up to step 190 be judged as certainly till.Thus, bear up to magazine and continue the rising that magazine bears the 58A of portion till the 58A of portion arrives upper limit position and move.When detecting magazine by not shown upper limit position detecting sensor when bearing the 58A of portion and arriving upper limit position, the judgement of step 190 becomes certainly and handles when finishing the magazine filling.

Also have, in when above-mentioned magazine filling, handling, after in step 174, making the internal locking mechanism action, owing to do not remove this action processing that just is through with, so up to loaded new additional liquid magazine 56 in magazine filling department 58 till, the door of the sidepiece of picture processing device 10 is opened and the additional liquid magazine that prevents to have loaded is removed.In addition, be accompanied by to the new additional liquid magazine of picture processing device 10 filling, the sky that takes out from picture processing device 10 replenishes liquid magazine 56 and is sent to maintenance provider by client.The sky that maintenance provider collects replenishes liquid magazine 56 and reuses as resource recycle or by clean liquid magazine as a supplement.

[second embodiment]

Next describe at second embodiment.Also have, because the part of the processing of this second embodiment is identical formation with first embodiment, so it is used identical symbol and omits the explanation that constitutes.Below, with reference to Fig. 7, in handling during at the magazine filling that relates to this second embodiment only with first embodiment in illustrate the magazine filling time handle the part of replenishing and describe.

In when the magazine filling that relates to this second embodiment, handling, to seal the additional liquid that is loaded into the additional liquid magazine 56 in the magazine filling department 58 in step 168～step 190 adds to after each supplemental tank, in step 192, when the use ending message that expression is used additional liquid magazine 56 sent to RFID label 72 by IC tag front end 86, the CPU82 of indication RFID label 72 was written to the information that sends in the storer 84.Thus, in the storer 84 of RFID label 72, write the use ending message.Also have, use three predetermined information of ending message corresponding to record in the claim 8, step 192 corresponding to the IC tag front end 86 that in fact will use ending message to send to RFID label 72 and write to storer 84 together, the write section of record in the claim 8.

In this second embodiment, owing to kind of information that reads from RFID label 72 and regular consistent the making under the sure situation of being judged as of step 156 of kind of information, judge in the information that from RFID label 72, reads whether have the use ending message in step 157.Also have, step 157 is corresponding to the judging part of record in the claim 8.Be judged as under the negative situation at this, owing to can judge that replenishing liquid magazine 56 is the magazines that the past were not loaded into picture processing device 10,, identically with first embodiment carry out the later processing of step 158 so carry out the transition to step 158.

On the other hand, under the sure situation of being judged as of step 157, can judge the additional liquid that replenishes liquid magazine 56 be sealed again certified products additional liquid magazine 56 bottle or be attached with the magazine of the RFID label 72 that peels from the additional liquid magazine 56 of the certified products of past filling.In replenishing the liquid magazine, sealed the additional liquid of non-certified products, and because processing speed in the processor portion 24 and the magnitude of recruitment of each additional liquid in each treatment trough, undesirable condition such as it is undesired to have that the photo processing performance of generation significantly reduces or picture processing device 10 becomes.For this reason, under the sure situation of being judged as of step 157, carry out the transition to step 166, when will deducting value that setting V2 obtains from maximal rate Vmax and being set at processing speed V, will add that the value that setting S2 obtains is set at magnitude of recruitment S minimum value Smin.Also have, the step 166 among second embodiment is also corresponding to the control part of putting down in writing in the claim 8.

Thus, even the additional liquid magazine 56 in being loaded into magazine filling department 58 specifically is sealed again in the bottle of additional liquid magazine 56 of certified products or is attached with from the additional liquid magazine 56 of the certified products of past filling and strips under the situation of the magazine of RFID label 72 down, the running that also can not carry out picture processing device 10 stops etc., but in supplemental tank the additional liquid of compensation sealing in this additional liquid magazine 56.In such cases, the processing speed of processor portion 24 from maximal rate Vmax clearly (only being setting V2) reduce, from each supplemental tank to the magnitude of recruitment of the various additional liquid of each treatment trough from corresponding to the minimum magnitude of recruitment of minimum value Smin clearly (only corresponding to setting S2 magnitude of recruitment) increase.Thus, when picture processing device 10 replenishes liquid, that is, when can using non-certified products to replenish the liquid magazine, can also avoid producing the situation of the photo processing performance reductions such as the remarkable reduction of image quality that are stored in the image on the photo prints paper 12.

Also have, though whether above-mentioned each embodiment is at being certified products corresponding to the additional liquid magazine 56 that is loaded in the magazine filling department 58, the explanation that makes the processing speed in the processor portion 24 respectively and carry out to the example of the magnitude of recruitment conversion of the various additional liquid of each treatment trough, but the present invention is not limited thereto, also can make any one variation of processing speed and magnitude of recruitment.

In addition, in first embodiment, additional liquid magazine 56 in being loaded into magazine filling department 58 is under the situation of certified products, though being that example is illustrated from making beginning and whether having passed through more than the stipulated time and at the example of two stage hand-off process speed and magnitude of recruitment according to being sealed to additional liquid in this additional liquid magazine 56, but be not limited thereto, also can also processing speed and magnitude of recruitment be changed continuously according to beginning a plurality of stage hand-off process speed and the magnitude of recruitment of elapsed time more than three phases from replenishing the liquid manufacturing.

In addition, additional liquid in being sealed to the additional liquid magazine 56 that is seated in magazine filling department 58 is under the situation about beginning from manufacturing through the state more than the stipulated time, the example that replaces making the processing speed of processor portion 24 to descend and the magnitude of recruitment to the additional liquid of each treatment trough is increased, the temperature of the various treating fluids in each treatment trough is risen, and the magnitude of recruitment of various additional liquid that temperature can also be risen and increase each treatment trough is combined.

Particularly, though the explanation of carrying out as the memory element of record in the claim 2 with the example that is suitable for by the wireless RFID label that reads and write that carries out information among each embodiment, but be not limited thereto, for example the various memory elements that read and write that can carry out information by so known modes such as mode of utilizing magnetic all can be suitable for.But, read and write fashionable when what consider the information of will easily carrying out, using preferably that the RFID label is this can be by carrying out the memory element that reads and write of information non-contactly.In addition, the present invention is not limited to information stores is being appended to the memory element of magazine, and the information that also can will be referred to first predetermined information of the present invention etc. is stored in the magazine by forms such as bar codes.

In addition, when the new additional liquid magazine 56 of filling in magazine filling department 58, though adding in the supplemental tank with the whole additional liquid in the additional liquid magazine 56 that will be sealed to filling is the explanation that example is carried out, but the present invention is not limited thereto, also can adopt the omission supplemental tank, directly replenish the compensation way of the additional liquid in the treatment trough from the magazine that is loaded into picture processing device.In such cases, when magazine is with respect to the possibility of picture processing device loading and unloading under considering to have the state that a part at the additional liquid that only will will seal originally adds to treatment trough, yet can there be magazine to be loaded into possibility in the empty magazine filling department 58 once more yet.

In addition, as relating to picture processing device of the present invention, though to comprise by on photo prints paper, on photo prints paper, being the explanation that example is carried out to the expose picture processing device of exposure portion 18 of storage of image to carrying out scan exposure according to the laser beam of the figure that will store modulation, but the present invention is not limited thereto, much less, for example, comprise by irradiates light on photographic film, and illumination through photographic film is mapped on the photo prints paper and the picture processing device (processor of face exposed type) that image exposure is stored in the exposure portion of type on the photo prints paper is also gone for the present invention.

For the present invention, judging whether in the additional liquid magazine of filling, to have stored predetermined information, and do not having storing predetermined information or storing under the situation of other predetermined informations, at least a in the 3rd control of second control that the magnitude of recruitment that make first control that reduces with respect to the processing speed of recording materials, makes the replenishers in processing layer increases and the temperature that changes the treating agent in the processing layer.Thus, can avoid producing the remarkable reduction of photo processing performance, any picture processing device, the magazine that is used for said apparatus and photo disposal route in the additional liquid magazine that can use certified products and non-certified products are provided.

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1. a picture processing device is handled storing the record images material by the treating agent in the treatment trough, it is characterized in that comprising:

Be sealed with and be used to add to the treating agent in the described treatment trough, the magazine that can freely load and unload;

Whether judgement has stored the judging part of first predetermined information in described magazine;

Control part, in described magazine, do not storing under the situation of described first predetermined information by described judgement section judges, carry out at least one in first control and second control, wherein first control is to compare when storing the magazine of described first predetermined information with filling, processing speed for described recording materials is reduced, second control is to compare when storing the magazine of described first predetermined information with filling, and the magnitude of recruitment of the replenishers in described treatment trough is increased.

2. picture processing device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described control part according to be stored in the described magazine, carry out in described first control and described second control at least one based on the holding time of the described replenishers of second predetermined information identification of the holding time that can discern sealed replenishers.

3. picture processing device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described magazine can be written into information;

Described picture processing device further is included in the write section that writes the 3rd predetermined information in the described magazine that is loaded;

Described judging part further judges whether stored described the 3rd predetermined information in described magazine;

Described control part has been stored in described magazine under the situation of described the 3rd predetermined information in described judgement section judges, carries out in described first control and second control at least one.

4. picture processing device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described control part is also carried out the 3rd control of the temperature change that makes the treating agent in the treatment trough.

5. picture processing device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described first predetermined information is stored in the memory element that appends to described magazine;

Described judging part comprises the reading part that can read the information that is stored in the described memory element that appends to the described magazine that is loaded, read the information that is stored in the described memory element that appends to the described magazine that is loaded by described reading part, and judge whether to have stored described first predetermined information according to reading the result.

6. picture processing device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described first control is selected from predetermined a plurality of processing speeds, and described second control is selected from the magnitude of recruitment of predetermined a plurality of replenishers.

7. picture processing device as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that:

Described first predetermined information is stored in the memory element that appends to described magazine; Described judging part comprises the reading part that can read the information that is stored in the described memory element that appends to the described magazine that is loaded, read the information that is stored in the described memory element that appends to the described magazine that is loaded by described reading part, and judge whether to have stored described first predetermined information according to reading the result.

8. picture processing device as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that:

Storage second predetermined information in the described described memory element that appends to magazine, this second predetermined information can be discerned the holding time that is sealed to the replenishers in the described magazine when making described magazine or when described magazine sealing replenishers or when described magazine shipment; Described control part carries out in described first control and described second control according to the holding time of the described replenishers of described second predetermined information identification of being read by described reading part from the described memory element that appends to the described magazine that is loaded.

9. picture processing device as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that:

The described memory element that appends to described magazine can be written into information;

This picture processing device further is included in the write section that writes the 3rd predetermined information in the described memory element that appends to the described magazine that is loaded;

Described judging part further judges whether to have stored described the 3rd predetermined information in appending to the described memory element of described magazine;

Described control part has been stored under the situation of described the 3rd predetermined information in by the described memory element of described judgement section judges at described magazine, carries out in described first control and described second control at least one.

10. picture processing device as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that:

Storage second predetermined information in the described described memory element that appends to magazine, this second predetermined information can be discerned the holding time that is sealed to the replenishers in the described magazine when making described magazine or when described magazine sealing replenishers or when described magazine shipment;

The holding time of the described replenishers that described second predetermined information that described control part basis is read from the described memory element that appends to the described magazine that is loaded by described reading part is discerned, carry out at least one in described first control and described second control.

11. a magazine is characterized in that being loaded in the claim 1 to 9 in any one described picture processing device, is sealed with the replenishers that are used for replenishing to described treatment trough treating agent in this magazine, and stores described first predetermined information in advance.

12. a magazine is characterized in that being loaded in the claim 1 to 9 in any one described picture processing device, is sealed with the replenishers that are used for replenishing to described treatment trough treating agent in this magazine, and additional described memory element is arranged.

13. the control method of a picture processing device, it is by the control method of the treating agent in the treatment trough to the picture processing device that stores the record images material and handle, it is characterized in that comprising:

The step whether judgement has stored first predetermined information at the freely fitted magazine that is sealed with the replenishers that are used in described treatment trough replenishing treating agent;

In described magazine, do not store under the situation of described first predetermined information in judgement, carry out any one step in first control and second control, wherein first control is to have compared when having loaded the magazine that stores described first predetermined information, processing speed for described material is reduced, second control is to have compared when having loaded the magazine that stores described first predetermined information, and the magnitude of recruitment of the replenishers in described processing layer is increased.

14. the control method of picture processing device as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that also comprising:

Obtain the step of second predetermined information of the holding time that is stored in replenishers in the described magazine, that can discern sealing;

According to holding time, carry out the step of at least one in controlling of described first control and described second based on the described replenishers of described second predetermined information identification of obtaining.

15. picture processing device as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that:

The step that further has storage the 3rd predetermined information in described magazine.

16. the control method of picture processing device as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that further having:

Whether judgement stores the step of the 3rd predetermined information in described magazine;

In judging described magazine, store under the situation of described the 3rd predetermined information, carry out the step of at least one in controlling of described first control and described second.

17. the control method of picture processing device as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that further having:

Obtain the step of second predetermined information of the holding time of the replenishers that are stored in the sealing discerned in the described magazine;

According to holding time based on the described replenishers of described second predetermined information identification of obtaining, at least one the step of the 3rd control of carrying out described second control and changing the temperature of the treating agent in the treatment trough.

18. the control method of picture processing device as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that:

Described first predetermined information is stored in the memory element that appends to described magazine;

Read the information that is stored in the described memory element that appends to the described magazine that is loaded, and judge whether to have stored described first predetermined information according to the information of reading.

19. the control method of picture processing device as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that:

Described first control is selected from predetermined a plurality of processing speeds, and described second control is selected from the magnitude of recruitment of predetermined a plurality of replenishers.

20. the control method of picture processing device as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that:

Described second predetermined information is stored in the memory element that appends to described magazine when making described magazine or when described magazine sealing replenishers or when described magazine shipment, according to the holding time of the described replenishers of discerning based on described second predetermined information in the described memory element that appends to the described magazine that is loaded, carry out at least one in described first control and described second control.

21. picture processing device as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that:

Described the 3rd predetermined information is written in the memory element that appends to described magazine;

In the described memory element of judging at described magazine, stored under the situation of described the 3rd predetermined information, carried out at least one in described first control and described second control.

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