CN101409756A

CN101409756A - Control equipment and method for multifunctional affair machine

Info

Publication number: CN101409756A
Application number: CNA200710181902XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 施逸元
Original assignee: Teco Image Systems Co Ltd
Current assignee: Teco Image Systems Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-10-12
Filing date: 2007-10-12
Publication date: 2009-04-15
Anticipated expiration: 2027-10-12
Also published as: CN101409756B

Abstract

The invention relates to a control method of a multi-functional office machine, which comprises the following steps: the multi-functional office machine provides a plurality of input devices and output devices, then a user selects one of the input devices to input an input file, an image processing module carries out the image processing of the input file so as to output an image file, after that, one of the output devices is selected to receive the image file, and the output processing is carried out on the image file. The user can decide the operation mode and the use mode of the multi-functional office machine by selecting the input mode and the output mode through the control method.

Description

The control appliance of multifunctional paper feeding machine and method

Technical field

The present invention is a kind of multifunctional paper feeding machine, particularly about a kind of control appliance and method thereof of controlling the multifunction machine operation.

Background technology

Existing multifunctional paper feeding machine is owing to provide multiple feature operation to select, for example fax (Fax), duplicating (Copy), printing (Print), scanning feature operations such as (Scanner), and these feature operations are to reach positive effect for satisfying the operational requirements of general user on transaction.

But with regard to the feature operation that present multifunctional paper feeding machine provided, only be to select for the user, and do not accomplish real integrated interface being provided with many feature operations on the machine simultaneously.Saying because of each feature operation that is provided for existing multifunctional paper feeding machine all only provides the simple function operation, can only print putting into paper when for example duplicating, can only the e-file of input be printed when printing, can only scan and select to export to and can only receive a facsimile data and printout to putting into output of paper fax or fax when Email or file upload to a position, fax putting into paper when scanning.

But for the user, multifunctional paper feeding machine is the input-output device of data, yet the user is when operating multifunction affairs machine, must select major function (as Fax, Copy, Print, Scanner) earlier, could carry out subsequent operation at the function of choosing, but usually not know that for the user these major functions are with input or the execution that comes defined function with output.

Therefore existing multifunctional paper feeding machine is very limited in the use, and it only is the machine that has many independences for Taiwan power simultaneously, but does not bring into play the synergy between each major function.

Summary of the invention

Technical problem to be solved by this invention, be to provide a kind of control appliance and method of multifunctional paper feeding machine, be to allow user oneself select to want the input mode and the way of output of data, and then decide the mode of operation of multifunctional paper feeding machine by the result of these selections.

In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, according to a kind of scheme of the present invention, provide a kind of control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine, comprising: provide a plurality of input unit options and a plurality of output device option to select for the user; Whether one of them that judge these input unit options is chosen by the user; When one of them of these input unit options is selected, then from this input unit option that is selected, obtains an input file, and this input file is carried out an image processing to export an image file; Whether one of them that judge these output device options is afterwards chosen by the user; And when one of them of these output device options is selected, then this image file exported to this output device option that is selected and handled to carry out an output.

In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, according to another scheme of the present invention, provide a kind of control appliance of multifunctional paper feeding machine, comprising: a plurality of input units, a plurality of output device, an image processing module and an input operation module.Wherein image processing module is coupled between these input units and these output devices and is used for exporting an image file; And the input operation module provides selectable a plurality of input unit option with corresponding these input units that start of difference, and a plurality of output device option is with these output devices of the corresponding startup of difference.And be selected and one of them of these output device options when being selected when one of them of these input unit options, this input operation module from this input unit option of being selected this input unit of starting relatively obtain an input file, and control this image processing module this input file carried out image processing with the image output file, and image file exported to this output device option of being selected this output device of starting relatively export processing.

The control appliance of the described multifunctional paper feeding machine of aforementioned schemes and method are to be chosen by which input unit by user oneself input file is provided whereby, and by which output device come this input file is exported processing, so can allow the occupation mode of multifunctional paper feeding machine decide in its sole discretion by the user.

Above general introduction and ensuing detailed description and accompanying drawing have been all and can further specify the present invention and reach to be scheduled to mode, means and the effect that purpose is taked.And relevant other purpose of the present invention and advantage will be set forth in follow-up chance the description of the drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the system configuration schematic diagram of control appliance of the multifunctional paper feeding machine of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; And

Fig. 2 is the flow chart of control method of the multifunctional paper feeding machine of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

With multifunctional paper feeding machine, the feature operation that it provided is a lot of, for example fax (Fax), duplicating (Copy), printing (Print), scanning (Scanner) etc., but for general user, how to distinguish and distinguish that these feature operations are very unclear from which side input data and which side dateout of multifunctional paper feeding machine.Therefore the present invention proposes the operation that a kind of mode with the data input source of choosing multifunctional paper feeding machine and data outgoing position is controlled multifunctional paper feeding machine, to allow the user can know the feature operation of knowing that multifunctional paper feeding machine is performed.

See also Fig. 1, this embodiment is the system configuration schematic diagram of the control appliance of multifunctional paper feeding machine of the present invention.The control appliance of the described multifunctional paper feeding machine of present embodiment includes an input operation module 10, an input module 12, an image processing module 14 and an output module 16.Input operation module 10 is to couple and respectively it is controlled with input module 12, image processing module 14 and output module 16 respectively.

Input module 12 is meant the input unit that provides the input file input in the multifunctional paper feeding machine, and this input file can be the input data of paper data or e-file.Input module 12 is to include input units such as facsimile receiver 120, paper receiving system 122 and e-file receiving system 124 in present embodiment, wherein facsimile receiver 120 provides the input function of the data of receiving faxes, paper receiving system 122 provides the input function of paper input, and e-file receiving system 124 provides the input function that receives e-file.Therefore one common point is all arranged all is the operation that is used for importing data to the various input units that provided of input module 12, but the source position of coming of importing data is can look operational requirements for the user to select.

Output module 16 is meant that providing the input file that input module 12 is imported in the multifunctional paper feeding machine exports the output device of processing.Output module 16 is to include fax output device 160, file to upload device 162, Email output device 164 and print-out device 166 in present embodiment, the output device 160 of wherein faxing provides the output function of facsimile data, file is uploaded device 162 and is provided the output function that file uploads to a position, Email output device 164 provides the output function of sending data with Email, and printing equipment 166 provides the output function that paper is printed.It all is the operation that is used for carrying out dateout that the various output devices that same output module 16 is provided all have a common point, but dateout is can look operational requirements for the user to select by which output device output.

Image processing module 14 is coupled between input module 12 and the output module 16, mainly is to provide image processing with the input file that input module 12 is imported, so that output module 16 can read the input file that input module 12 is imported smoothly.Image processing module 14 mainly is that input file is treated as the image file with undistorted image format output, it is the standard of the corresponding points system of battle formations (BMP) or associating image panel of expert (JPEG) that image file adopts distortionless image format, only illustrate at this, the present invention is not limited to these image formats, and still having other to have distortionless image format can be suitable for.

As for how starting each input unit in the input module 12 and each output device in the output module 16, to this input operation module 10 for the facsimile receiver in the input module 12 120, paper receiving system 122, e-file receiving system 124 all provides the input unit option of a correspondence relatively, and to the fax output device 160 in the output module 16, file is uploaded device 162, Email output device 164 and print-out device 166 also all provide the output device option of a correspondence relatively, choose by these options for the user and want the input unit and the output device that start.

When a certain input unit of input operation module in addition 10 in input module 12 is activated and a certain output device in the output module 16 when being activated, then control the input file that image processing module 14 exports the input unit that is activated and carry out image processing, and the image file after the image processing is exported to the output device that is activated.

Next see also Fig. 2, it is the flow chart of the control method of the multifunctional paper feeding machine of preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the related system configuration sees also Fig. 1.The execution in step of the control method of present embodiment multifunctional paper feeding machine is as described below:

At first the user selects input operation mode (as step S201) by input operation module 10, input operation module afterwards 10 receives the selection that one of them user imported according to the result who selects from a plurality of input unit options, and the pairing input unit of input unit option that is chosen to is started execution to receive an input file; Elected reserving after the input unit, the type that then can look input unit determines whether it is set input parameter (as step S203), this input parameter mainly be used for adjusting start the input unit setting content in when work, and this input parameter be can be by input operation module 10 operation input parameter is set input unit to selected startup.

Next the input file that input operation module 10 control image processing modules 14 are imported the input unit that starts execution carries out image processing (as step S205), and the image processing that image processing module 14 is carried out is to export a distortionless image file after the treatment conversion of input file by image format.

And then by input operation module 10 selection output function modes (as step S207), input operation module afterwards 10 receives the selection that one of them user imported according to the result who selects from a plurality of output device options, and the pairing output device of output device option that is chosen to is started execution to receive the image file of image processing module 14 outputs; Elected reserving after the output device, the type that then can look output device determines whether it is set output parameter (as step S209), this output parameter mainly be used for adjusting start the output device setting content in when work, and this output parameter be can be by input operation module 10 operation output parameter is set output device to selected startup, the output device that is activated is afterwards then exported processing to image file.

Illustrate, when the user selects to start paper receiving systems 122 as input mode by input operation module 10, and when selecting to start Email output device 164 as the way of output.Can set for for the input parameter of paper receiving system 122 and to read paper input from a certain paper groove of multifunctional paper feeding machine and come as being input file, and carry out image processing by the paper that 14 pairs of paper receiving systems 122 of image processing module are imported and meet the image file that output device can reading format to convert to.And can set the mail box address of Email that the recipient uses for, and this image file is sent mail box address to Email that the recipient is used to be packaged into the form that meets the Email communication by Email output device 164 for the output parameter of Email output device 164.

By above-mentioned explanation, the control appliance of the described multifunctional paper feeding machine of present embodiment and method thereof can allow the user define the mode of manipulating of multifunctional paper feeding machine to select the input and the way of output, and are not to be to select to carry out the mode of manipulating that function defines multifunctional paper feeding machine with existing multifunctional paper feeding machine again.Therefore can allow make in the feature operation of multifunctional paper feeding machine by the present invention effectively integrate, the user is clear to know data are how to import and how to export and can allow, therefore can be humanized in operation.

But the above-mentioned accompanying drawing that discloses, explanation, only be embodiments of the invention, every person skilled in the art person be when can making other all improvement according to above-mentioned explanation, and these change and still belong in the claim that invention spirit of the present invention and following the application's claim defined.

Claims

1, a kind of control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine comprises:

A plurality of input unit options and a plurality of output device option are provided;

Whether one of them that judge these input unit options is selected;

When one of them of these input unit options is selected, then from this input unit option that is selected, obtains an input file, and this input file is carried out an image processing to export an image file;

Whether one of them that judge these output device options is selected; And

When one of them of these output device options is selected, then this image file exported to this output device option that is selected and handled to carry out an output.

2, the control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that these input unit options are corresponding respectively operations that start an input unit of this multifunctional paper feeding machine.

3, the control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that this input unit is facsimile receiver, paper receiving system or e-file receiving system.

4, the control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that also comprising:

This input unit option that setting is selected the input parameter of corresponding this input unit that starts.

5, the control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine according to claim 2, it is characterized in that from this input unit option that is selected, obtaining this input file and be by this input unit option of being selected this input unit of starting relatively obtain.

6, the control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that these output device options are corresponding respectively operations that start an output device of this multifunctional paper feeding machine.

7, the control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine according to claim 6 is characterized in that this output device is that fax output device, file are uploaded device, Email output device or print-out device.

8, the control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine according to claim 7 is characterized in that also comprising:

This output device option that setting is selected the output parameter of corresponding this output device that starts.

9, the control method of multifunctional paper feeding machine according to claim 6, it is characterized in that this image processing is that this input file is treated as this image file with image format output, and this image file is to be compatible with this output device option institute of being selected this output device of startup file format that can read relatively.

10, a kind of control appliance of multifunctional paper feeding machine comprises:

A plurality of input units;

A plurality of output devices;

One image processing module is coupled between these input units and these output devices, in order to export an image file; And

One input operation module provides selectable a plurality of input unit option and a plurality of output device option, and these input unit options start these input units in order to correspondence respectively, and these output device options start these output devices in order to correspondence respectively;

Wherein this input operation module is to be selected and one of them of these output device options when being selected in one of them of these input unit options, from this input unit option of being selected this input unit of starting relatively obtain an input file, and control this image processing module this input file carried out image processing exporting this image file, and this image file exported to this output device option of being selected this output device of starting relatively export processing.

11, the control appliance of multifunctional paper feeding machine according to claim 10, it is characterized in that this image processing module is that this input file is treated as this image file with image format output, and this image file is to be compatible with this output device option institute of being selected this output device of startup file format that can read relatively.