CN101465938B

CN101465938B - Printing management information together with image data

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Publication number: CN101465938B
Application number: CN2008101846939A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 菖蒲俊文
Original assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-12-20
Filing date: 2008-12-15
Publication date: 2011-06-22
Anticipated expiration: 2028-12-15
Also published as: JP2009171550A; JP5257006B2; CN101465938A

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image receiving unit configured to receive image data, a sender identifying unit configured to identify a sender of the received image data, a check unit configured to check whether the identified sender corresponds to a predetermined sender, a management information providing unit configured to provide management-purpose image data obtained by encoding management information for controlling at least one of a transmission operation for transmitting an image scanned from a printout and a copy operation for copying an image scanned from a printout, and a print unit configured to print the management-purpose image data together with the received image data in response to a check result by the check unit indicating that the identified sender corresponds to the predetermined sender.

Description

Management information and view data are printed together

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to be used to forbid transmitting the computer readable recording medium storing program for performing that has program by image forming apparatus, image forming method and the record of the document data of scannings such as scanner.

Background technology

In recent years, the printer based on electrofax is widely used.Using this kind printer to make easily to carry out document copying becomes possibility.Especially, multifunctional colour ancillary equipment can produce be difficult to the original paper phase region other, point-device duplicate.Therefore, prevent that forgery or bootlegging sensitive documents from becoming extremely important.

For forgery of preventing sensitive documents etc., various measures have been implemented.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2006-121430 has disclosed a kind of image processing equipment with background patterns printing function, this function (is for example printed inapparent pattern in the background of the image that has printed original sensitive documents, as literal such as " forbidding duplicating "), thus this background patterns will significantly occur when duplicating.Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2000-184178 has disclosed a kind of image forming apparatus of printing the bar code that comprises the information that indication " does not allow to duplicate " on the part original document, " forbid duplicating " when indicating thereby when scanning comprises the original document of bar code, detect this, forbid duplicating of the document.

Not only for the data on the paper medium but also for electronic data, the requirement of fail safe is all increasing.

In order to satisfy this requirement, Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2005-38371 has described a kind of security strategy of using in company, and this strategy prevents that to the visit of the document that will transmit electronic data is by unauthorized access by restriction.

When the content of sensitive electronic data need be shared with the people of specific quantity, the printout of distributing this electronic data was than allowing people see that the content on the display screen of personal computer or analog can be convenient and effective.

Traditionally, in this case, the user need carry out this kind setting of printing clearly, duplicates etc. preventing thereby also printed background patterns or bar code except the content of document on the paper that is printed.This kind setting of printing is undertaken by manual operations.Therefore, guarantee that it is difficult that all users carry out this kind setting of printing bar none.May there be the situation that had not both had background patterns also not have bar code and printed document.In this case, the people who has received printout can duplicate document or fax transferring documents by using, and this has caused the situation about having in one's pocket of the duplicate of document the people of uncertain quantity.This may cause the danger of information leakage.

Therefore, be desirable to provide a kind of mechanism, when printing comprised the electronic data of secret content, this mechanism was automatically added the leakage that background patterns or bar code can prevent information by there not being user intervention.

Summary of the invention

The general objects of at least one embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of scheme that is used to form image, and this scheme is eliminated the one or more problems that caused by the restriction of correlation technique and defective fully.

In one embodiment, a kind of image forming apparatus comprises: the image acceptance division is used to receive view data; The sender identification part is used to discern the sender of received view data; Inspection portion is used to check that whether the sender who is discerned is corresponding to predetermined sender; Management information provides portion, be used to provide the view data that is used to manage that obtains by to the management information coding, be used for transmitting from the transmission operation of the image of printout scanning and be used to duplicate from least one operation of the copy operation of the image of printout scanning with control; And printing portion, being used for the check result corresponding to predetermined sender's inspection portion in response to the sender that discerned of indication, view data that will be used to manage and received view data are printed together.

In another embodiment, a kind of image forming method may further comprise the steps: receive view data; Discern the sender of received view data; Whether the sender that inspection is identified is corresponding to predetermined sender; The view data that is used to manage that obtains by to management information coding is provided, is used for transmitting from the transmission operation of the image of printout scanning and is used to duplicate from least one operation of the copy operation of the image of printout scanning with control; And in response to the check result of the sender that discerned of indication corresponding to predetermined sender's inspection portion, view data that will be used to manage and received view data are printed together.

In another embodiment, a kind of computer readable recording medium storing program for performing with program, this program makes computer carry out the following step: receive view data; Discern the sender of received view data; Whether the sender that inspection is identified is corresponding to predetermined sender; The view data that is used to manage that obtains by to management information coding is provided, is used for transmitting from the transmission operation of the image of printout scanning and is used to duplicate from least one operation of the copy operation of the image of printout scanning with control; And in response to the check result of the sender that discerned of indication corresponding to predetermined sender's inspection portion, view data that will be used to manage and received view data are printed together.

According at least one embodiment of the present invention, there is not user intervention, background patterns or bar code can automatically be added to as in the secret electronic data.This configuration can be saved user time and energy, and can forbid being transmitted in the electronic data of printing in the printout reliably, thereby prevents the leakage of information.

Description of drawings

When read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, by following specifying, other purpose of embodiment and further feature are with clear, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram of multi-function peripheral;

Fig. 2 is the diagrammatic sketch that the example of the connection configuration between the multi-function peripheral is shown;

Fig. 3 is the flow chart that the operation of multi-function peripheral performed when printing from data that predetermined sender receives is shown;

Fig. 4 is the flow chart that the operation of multi-function peripheral performed when printing the data that receive by leased line is shown;

Fig. 5 illustrates the flow chart that sender's contact details is added to the processing of the document data that is received;

Fig. 6 illustrates sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information are embedded into the flow chart that is used as the processing in the printing paper that duplicates printout;

Fig. 7 illustrates the flow chart that embeds the processing of duplicating prohibition information in response to the generation of the document that will duplicate;

Fig. 8 is the flow chart that is illustrated in the general operation of the multi-function peripheral of carrying out when receiving document;

Fig. 9 is the explanatory that the example of the background patterns of printing with received image with overlap mode is shown;

Figure 10 is the explanatory that the example of the bar code of printing with received image is shown;

Figure 11 is the diagrammatic sketch that is illustrated in the example that is used for checking the address table whether sender uses corresponding to the checked operation of particular address;

Figure 12 is the diagrammatic sketch that is illustrated in another example that is used for checking the address table whether sender uses corresponding to the checked operation of particular address; And

Figure 13 is the diagrammatic sketch of example that the functional block diagram configuration of multi-function peripheral is shown.

Embodiment

Below, the multi-function peripheral of the embodiment that is image forming apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram according to the multi-function peripheral of current embodiment.

Multi-function peripheral 10 comprises: the existence/non-existent document transducer 11 that is used to detect document, be used to scan the scanner 14 of the document that detects by document transducer 11, be used to detect existence/non-existent paper sensor 12 as the paper of print media, be used for the plotter 15 on the paper that detects by paper sensor 12, printed, be used to show the operation display part 16 of operating relevant information with the user, the address book 17 that is used for storage of email addresses, the video memory 18 that is used for storing image data, be used to store the parameter storage 19 of the parameter that is used to communicate by letter, the time circuit 20 that is used for Measuring Time, be used to receive the printing request of automatic network and print data etc. and be used to transmit and receive the network control portion 21 of Email, ROM (read-only memory) 22 as the read-only data memory, RAM (random access storage device) 23 as volatile data memory, be used to generate the character generator 24 of character data, be used for Code And Decode portion 25 to encoding image information and decoding, be used for the CPU (CPU) 26 that carries out in ROM 22 program stored, be used to transmit and receive the communication control unit 27 of the control signal that is used for facsimile transmission etc., and be used for detecting incoming call and generating the switching network control part 28 that output is called out for telephone network (that is common line).

When document was placed on the document placement platform, document transducer 11 detected document.Detect based on this, the document is delivered to the position of scanner 14 scanned documents.

Scanner 14 delegation connect the image of optical scanner document of delegation to produce view data.The scanner section of scanner 14 comprises line scan image sensor or the analog that uses CCD (charge coupled device).When scan image, detect for example information of interpolation such as background or bar code.Under the situation of bar code, the zone on the precalculated position of documentation page can be reserved to be used as the barcode size or text field.Can decode to the content of bar code information by the view data analysis that the precalculated position from the image of scanner scanning is obtained.Under the situation of background patterns, can whether comprise that background patterns detects for the view data that scanner obtains.When testing result indication background patterns existed, the analysis background pattern was decoded with the information content to background patterns.Can carry out this detection, analysis and decoding processing by CPU 26.The information content that obtains from the decoding of bar code or background patterns constitutes the management information about the image that is scanned, and this management information indication duplicates the existence forbidden/do not exist, transmit the existence forbidden/there is not, duplicates an existence of the existence of " printed markings (the stamp mark) " of printing needs/do not exist, duplicate " the user profile mark " of printing needs/do not exist or the like.In response to the indication that provides in the management information, multi-function peripheral 10 controls are for the printing and the transmission operation of the image that is scanned.

Paper sensor 12 checks in the paper feeding box (not shown) whether store printing paper.Synchronously printing paper is delivered to plotter 15 from paper feeding box with the scanning sequence of scanner 14.

Scanner 14 is printed image by using electrophotographic method to produce, and this method comprises for example charging, tracing, exposure, development, electric charge removal (charge removal), transfer printing, separation and cleaning.That is, the photosensitive body by the charging of charging part (not shown) is exposed under the light corresponding with view data (draw data) to generate electrostatic latent image.The development section (not shown) applies voltage to the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body, thus the picture tone that the affix toner is wished with performance.Then, when transfer printing portion (not shown) is carried out corona discharge in the behind of printing paper (this printing paper is carried to photosensitive body by the paper feed path and closely contacts), toner image is transferred to printing paper.If satisfy predetermined condition, then print with the background patterns of the predetermined management information of decoded form performance or the image of bar code and document about document source (document that will print is provided by the document source).The back will specifically describe the predetermined condition about document source.

Under the situation of bar code, can (this zone is retained as the barcode size or text field) print one-dimensional bar code or two-dimensional bar in the zone that is positioned at the pre-position on the printing paper. ^-Under the situation of background patterns, can be in advance to place value " 0 " and " 1 " difference distributing point pattern.For example, the pigment by predetermined quantity in 3 * 3 pigment arrays that will comprise 9 pigments altogether is set at black and sets remaining pigment for white, can constitute a plurality of dot patterns.In these a plurality of dot patterns, select certain dot pattern to show " 0 ", select another dot pattern to show " 1 ".During printing, the management information that will embed is converted to the bit sequence of being made up of " 0 " and " 1 ".The sequence of dot pattern that will be corresponding with the bit sequence of this acquisition and the view data that initially should print are printed together then.

Operation display part 16 will use the information of user's input of the keyseat on the operating surface board (not shown) to be provided to CPU 26, and the state that shows the information of input and multi-function peripheral 10 on operation of LCD panel part for example (promptly, communications status, error condition, or the like).Operation display part 16 also shows the address of received Email and the sender's that obtains telephone number from caller number notification service (that is, caller number notification service that provides or the number that provides show) in PSTN (public switch telephone network) in ISDN (integrated services digital network) on operation display panel.

Video memory 18 storages are by (for example, by using MH (Huffman of modification) method to encode) view data of Code And Decode portion 25 codings.

Battery 13 operating parameter memories 19 in case of emergency.Parameter storage 19 storages are used for the parameter of the communication between multi-function peripheral 10 and personal computer or the analog.

ROM 22 storages are used to control the control program of multi-function peripheral 10, and also storage is used for proofreading and correct the draw data that will offer plotter 15 according to the difference of pigment density.ROM 22 also is stored in the data of adding the background patterns and the bar code of printing paper to when printing.

RAM 23 is used as transmission and reception buffer and is used as the service area.RAM 23 go back sender's telephone number that storage representation obtains by caller ID notification service data, expression communication history (history that comprises received calling) data and represent the data of received Email.

Code And Decode portion 25 compresses (, coding) image information when transfer of data, and the image information that is encoded decompressed (that is, decoding) be initial data, thereby the needed time of electric transmission that makes minimizing and improve image information becomes possibility.

The control program that CPU 26 carries out storage in ROM 22 to be carrying out predetermined processing based on various sensing datas with by the director data that the user operates input, thereby not only participates in the control of the data communication of external equipment but also participate in the overall control of multi-function peripheral 10.CPU 26 carries out detection, analysis and decoding bar font code and background patterns.In response to the management information that obtains from the bar code of the image that is scanned or background patterns, CPU 26 also controls about the printing of the image that is scanned and transmission operation.

Communication control unit 27 is by communication line and another multi-function peripheral exchange facsimile control signal, thus the execution control procedure.That is, communication control unit 27 is connected on common line or the special line, and carries out the tasks such as switching between generation, voice call and the facsimile transmission of detection, dial impulse of input signal for example.Communication control unit 27 also detects with the sender's number notifying that obtains from public network by caller ID notification service, sends relevant signals such as user ID (TSI), CSI called subscriber identification.

Fig. 2 is the diagrammatic sketch that illustrates according to the connection configuration of the multi-function peripheral 10 of present embodiment.

In the example that connects, multi-function peripheral 10a and multi-function peripheral 10b are interconnected by network 30.

Use fax, Email or analog by public network (for example, PSTN/ISDN), local area network (LAN), internet or analog, the multi-function peripheral 10b that will be transferred at receiving terminal by the image of multi-function peripheral 10a scanning.

In above-mentioned configuration, the multi-function peripheral 10 of present embodiment can add background patterns or bar code automatically when printing the data as print image data that receive from personal computer, print the data that receive by fax or printing from data that another multi-function peripheral or analog receive.Carry out the interpolation of background patterns or bar code in response to the sender's of transmitting the data that will be printed sign.Promptly, when when the sender of appointment predetermined sender's tabulation or data that analog receives will be printed, need not user intervention, automatically add background patterns or bar code, be used for the time and efforts of adding background patterns or bar code the setting of printing of the material that is printed to thereby save the user.

Fig. 3 is the flow chart that the operation of the multi-function peripheral of carrying out when printing from data that predetermined sender receives 10 is shown.

Multi-function peripheral 10 receives print command and prints the data (that is view data) that receive by fax (S101).In response, obtain the sender's of document data telephone number (that is fax number) from RAM23 as the CPU 26 of sender's identification information acquisition unit.Thereby CPU 26 relatively this number that obtains and in advance in RAM 23 the predetermined fax number of storage check whether received document data provides (S102) by predetermined sender.

When finding that the document data do not provide (that is, the "No" in the step 102) by predetermined sender, CPU 26 carries out general printing, that is, do not add background patterns or bar code and print received document data (S104).

When finding that the document data provide (that is, the "Yes" in the step 102) by predetermined sender, print (S103) together with received document data and in response to the background patterns or the bar code of the instruction generation of CPU 26.

As mentioned above, when printing, will be used for forbidding that the information such as for example background patterns or bar code etc. of facsimile transmission (term " transmission (transmission) " comprises " transmitting (transfer) ") is embedded into printing paper from document that predetermined sender receives.This configuration makes that preventing to reveal the information that receives from predetermined sender becomes possibility.Can dispose and be used to forbid the management information transmitted, add the background patterns or the bar code that comprise management information, thereby the trial of carrying out the facsimile transmission of the image that obtains by scanning paper (image information is printed on this paper) causes that CPU 26 gives the alarm to the user when detecting this management information.In response to the demonstration of this alarm on operation display part 16, for example, the user can carry out the intention of transmission to confirm him by operating operation display part 16.Only based on this affirmation, can images information.Selectively, be used to forbid that the management information of transmitting can be the transmission prohibition information, thereby CPU 26 does not allow facsimile transmission when detecting this management information.

In bar code and the background patterns which should be noted that the user can be provided with in advance to specify among the step S103 adds.By the same token, the user can specify in the setting of adding bar code and background patterns among the step S103.When printing the data that receive by Email, whether CPU 26 compares the sender's of Email e-mail address at step S102 with the predetermined e-mail address of storing in advance in RAM 23, provided by predetermined sender to check received data.

Be used for determining at the step S102 of said process whether received document is to be not limited to fax number and e-mail address by the information that predetermined sender provides.This information can be to identify any information of the sender of the data that will be printed (being sender's identification information), and for example, this information comprises IP (Internet Protocol) address of personal computer.Available in the present embodiment sender's identification information is not limited to the information of any particular type.

In addition, can stipulate, thereby when sender's identification information is unavailable (for example, under the situation that the document data that obtains from recording medium will be printed), the user can specify the setting that whether will embed (that is, adding) background patterns or bar code.

In addition, the multi-function peripheral 10 according to present embodiment can automatically add background patterns or bar code in the data that receive by the leased line among a plurality of communication lines (if a plurality of communication lines are provided) to.

Fig. 4 is the flow chart that the operation of the multi-function peripheral of carrying out when printing the data that receive by leased line 10 is shown.

Multi-function peripheral 10 receives the print command (S201) of printing the document data that receives.In response, obtain communication line information as the CPU 26 of sender's identification information acquisition unit about communication line (having received document data) by this communication line.CPU 26 compares this information of obtaining to check whether received document data is (S202) that is provided by predetermined communication line with the scheduled communication line information of storing in advance in RAM 23.

When finding that the document data are not (that is, the "No" in the step 202) that is provided by predetermined communication line, CPU 26 carries out general printing, that is, do not revise document data and print received document data (S204).

When finding that the document data are (that is, the "Yes" in the step 202) that is provided by predetermined communication line, print (S203) together with received document data and in response to background patterns or bar code that the instruction of CPU 26 generates.

As mentioned above, when printing the document that receives by predetermined communication line (a plurality of communication lines wherein are provided), be used for forbidding that the prohibition information of transmitting such as transmission such as for example background patterns or bar code etc. (comprising transmission prevention information) automatically is embedded into printing paper.This configuration makes the leakage prevent the information that receives by predetermined communication line become possibility.

Should be noted that the user can be provided with in advance to specify when printing in the interpolation bar code and background patterns which in step S203, the situation in the flow chart as shown in Figure 3.For the same reason, the user can specify in the setting of adding bar code and background patterns among the step S203.

As mentioned above, when printing received document data, automatically add background patterns or bar code to prevent the leakage of information.If the sender of document data has means and knows the use of not expecting to document when document that someone is printed by fax or analog transmission, then except this configuration, the infringement that the leakage that can also adopt a kind of countermeasure to reduce possible information causes.

In this embodiment, when receiving sender's contact details (promptly can be used for getting in touch the information of communication line number of sender's for example e-mail address) and document data, when printing document data, print sender's contact details and transmission prohibition information.

Fig. 5 illustrates the flow chart that sender's contact details is added to the processing of the document data that is received.

Multi-function peripheral 10 receives the print command (S301) of printing received document data.Check that the sender's contact details (for example, communication line information) whether received about the sender of the document data (S302).When discovery has received sender's communication line (, the "Yes" among the step S302), with document data and transmission prohibition information and number printing (S305) together of sender's communication line.

When discovery does not receive sender's communication line (, the "No" among the step S302), check the e-mail address (S303) that whether has received the sender of document data.

When discovery has received sender's e-mail address (, the "Yes" among the step S303), document data and transmission prohibition information and sender's e-mail address is printed (S304) together.When discovery does not receive sender's e-mail address (, the "No" among the step S303), only print document data and transmission prohibition information (S306).

In said process, sender's contact details and document data can be printed together.When during the scanned document data, detecting sender's contact details, document data also is transferred to the sender thereby can provide for the transferring documents data.Provide by this, the sender recognizes that document is transmitted and document is not correctly used.Based on this understanding, what the sender can take to prevent document information may reveal suitable countermeasure.In addition, can further be provided at when detecting management information CPU 26 and send warning, and on operation display part 16, show sender's sign by using 16 couples of users of operation display part.Known who is the sender, the user can determine the importance and the confidentiality degree of document.Thereby the user can determine whether the transmission of the document is suitable.

The foregoing description has illustrated the example that facsimile transmission is used to transmit the image that is scanned.It is non-limiting example also, and the present invention can be applied to the image that is scanned is transferred to remote site as electronic document situation with being equal to.As what will in embodiment subsequently, describe, when the document that printing receives, be embedded into management information in the printout and can represent to duplicate the existence forbidden/do not exist, transmit the existence forbidden/not exist, duplicate the printed markings of printing needs as bar code or background patterns " the existence/do not exist of existence/do not exist, duplicate " the user profile mark " of printing needs, or the like.In addition, management information can be associated with sender's identification information, thereby specifies the different management information of different control operations can be added to respectively in the received image that different senders provides.

If sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information are embedded in the document that is scanned in order to duplicate, can scan sender contact details or transmission prohibition information according to the multi-function peripheral 10 of present embodiment, and sender's contact details of being scanned or transmission prohibition information can be embedded into will be as in the printing paper of printout.

Fig. 6 is embedded into the flow chart that is used as the processing in the printing paper that duplicates printout with sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information.

Multi-function peripheral 10 uses the document that scanners 14 scannings will duplicate (that is, be used to duplicate original document) (step S401).Check whether sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information are embedded in (step S402) in the document that will duplicate.That is, check whether when the document that scanning will be duplicated, detect sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information.

When finding that sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information are embedded in the document that will be replicated (, "Yes" among the step S402), sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information are printed and are embedded in as on the printing paper that duplicates printout (step S403).That is, sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information are used as the printing paper that duplicates printout and accept to obtain.

When finding that sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information all are not embedded in the document that will be replicated (, the "No" among the step S402), carry out general printing (step S404).

As mentioned above, by Fig. 3 when the processing shown in Fig. 5 scanning comprises the document of sender's contact details of embedding and/or transmission prohibition information, scan sender contact details and/or transmission prohibition information.This information that is scanned can also be embedded into as duplicating in the printing paper of printout, is transmitted thereby forbid duplicating printout.Present embodiment has illustrated the example that when duplicating sender's contact details and/or transmission prohibition information are embedded into.It is non-limiting example also, and embeds common management information when duplicating.

In addition, the document that duplicate can be the duplicate (that is, the second generation) of original document (that is, the first generation (generation)), or the duplicate of the duplicate of original document (that is the third generation).The Dai Yue of the document that duplicates backward, document is possible more to be replicated repeatedly.In the present embodiment, except sender's contact details and/or transmission prohibition information, the information that is used to forbid to duplicate (for example, comprising the bar code that is used for forbidding the information of duplicating) also can be embedded in the document that belongs to than predetermined generation more backward in generation.

Fig. 7 illustrates in response to the embedding in generation of the document that will duplicate to duplicate the flow chart of the processing of prohibition information.

Multi-function peripheral 10 uses scanner 14 to scan the document (step S501) that will be replicated.Check whether sender's contact details and/or transmission prohibition information are embedded in (step S502) in the document that will duplicate.That is whether detect sender's contact details and/or transmission prohibition information when, checking the document that will duplicate in scanning.

When finding that sender's contact details and/or transmission prohibition information all are not embedded into (, the "No" among the step S502), carry out general printing (step S505).

When finding that sender's contact details or transmission prohibition information are embedded into (, the "Yes" among the step S502), whether the document that is scanned that inspection will be duplicated belongs to the 3rd or generation of back more.

Finding that document belongs to first or during the second generation (, the "No" among the step S503), sender's contact details that will embed and/or transmission prohibition information are embedded into as in the printing paper that duplicates printout (step S506) in the document that will duplicate.

Find document belong to the 3rd or more the back for the time (, "Yes" among the step S503), sender's contact details and/or transmission prohibition information are printed and are embedded into (step S504) with the prohibition information of duplicating that generates in response to the instruction from CPU 26.

As mentioned above, for belonging to, also will duplicate prohibition information (comprising the prevention information of duplicating) except sender's contact details and/or transmission prohibition information and embed, thereby make that the fail safe of raising information is possible than the document in the generation of back more of predetermined generation.

Can come the inspection in the generation of the document that is scanned among the execution in step S503 by using the method that in Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2007-221222, discloses, for example, in the method, comprise for the bar code of information or analog and be added in the document that will duplicate and be scanned to determine this generation.In addition, be provided with or analog, can revise predetermined generation as the standard of the inspection of in step S503, carrying out in response to the user.

Fig. 8 is illustrated in the flow chart of carrying out the general operation of multi-function peripheral 10 when receiving document.

At step S1, multi-function peripheral 10 receives print image data via network control portion 21 by Email, receives from the print image data of personal computer or via switching network control part 28 via network control portion 21 and receives print image data by fax.At step S2, whether the CPU 26 of multi-function peripheral 10 checks and provides the sender of above-mentioned print image data corresponding to particular address.When step S2 found that the sender is corresponding to particular address, CPU 26 selected the management information that will add in step S3.The management information of a plurality of types is defined, and comprises " duplicate and forbid ", " printed markings ", " user profile mark ", " transmission is forbidden " or the like.CPU 26 can select the management information to the particular type of this sender's address assignment.For example, sender address A can be distributed to the management information that expression " is duplicated and forbidden ", sender address B can be distributed to the expression management information of " transmission is forbidden ".In this case, in response to reception, select management information " to duplicate and forbid " from the view data of sender address A.

At step S4, CPU 26 uses plotter 15 to go up at print media (that is printing paper) and prints image and the background patterns (or bar code) by selected management information coding is generated that receives.When finding that in step S2 the sender does not correspond to particular address, at step S5, CPU 26 uses plotter 15 only to print received image on print media (that is printing paper).By this step, be used to receive the process end of view data.

Fig. 9 is the explanatory that the example of the background patterns that is printed with received image in overlapping mode is shown.As shown in Figure 9, on print media 51, print by management information the is encoded background patterns 53 of acquisition and received image (printing document) 52 in overlapping mode.The dot pattern of background patterns 53 is corresponding to the bit sequence of being made up of " 1 " and " 0 " of the selected management information of expression.

Figure 10 is the explanatory that the example of the bar code that is printed with received image is shown.As shown in figure 10, on the precalculated position on the print media 55, print by management information the is encoded bar code 57 of acquisition and received image (printing document) 56.The bar of bar code 57 and space pattern are corresponding to the bit sequence of being made up of " 1 " and " 0 " of the selected management information of expression.

Figure 11 is the diagrammatic sketch that is illustrated in the example that is used for checking the address table whether sender uses corresponding to the checked operation of particular address.Address table 61 shown in Figure 11 comprises the data clauses and subclauses that are used for each sender, and these data clauses and subclauses comprise the sign whether title (that is, individual title or Business Name), sender address, background patterns and expression sender information will be embedded into.The address book that initially provides in multi-function peripheral 10 as acquiescence can be used as address table 61.

For example, second entry has: Business Name " B of company ", the sender address " 05-XXX-XXXX " of fax number, will be printed and represent expression to require the background patterns of the management information of placement printed markings with the image that receives, and the sign " ON " of representing to embed sender information.When receiving view data (for example document data) via fax in step S1, CPU 26 searches for the sender address in address table 61.CPU 26 may find that the facsimile telephone number " 05-XXX-XXXX " of second entry is corresponding to the sender address.Therefore, in this case, find the particular address (that is, presumptive address) of sender address corresponding to the step S2 explanation of contact Fig. 8.In response to detecting this kind correspondence (that is, matching addresses), CPU 26 control plotters 15 are with the background patterns of the second entry printing expression need to print printed markings on print media and the image that receives.Sender address not only assigned telephone number can also refer to the IP address of the e-mail address of usual practice such as XXX@mail.cc and for example " 101.XXX.XXX.XXX ".

The type of the management information that will comprise in background (or bar code) comprises that " duplicate and forbid ", " printed markings ", " user profile mark " reach " transmission is forbidden ".Management information " is duplicated and is forbidden " and requires when attempting can not to carry out copy operation when using scanner 14 and plotter 15 to scan and duplicate the printout (that is, printing paper) that has background context pattern (or bar code) thereon.Management information " printed markings " requires when when using scanner 14 and plotter 15 to scan and duplicate the printout that has background context pattern (or bar code) thereon, prints for example printed markings such as " secret " or " only inner use " in the printout duplicating.Management information " user profile mark " requires to have the background context pattern thereon when scanning and duplicate by use scanner 14 and plotter 15-during the printout of (or bar code), for example sender's such as " title (for example; " B of company ") " expression clear and definite information (that is vision readable information) should be printed on the Header Section or the similar portions of duplicating printout.Management information " transmission is forbidden " requires when attempting by using scanner 14 and network control portion 21 or switching network control part 28 to scan and when transmitting the printout that has background context pattern (or bar code) thereon, and the transmission operation can not be performed or only operate and just be performed sending the situation transmission of reporting to the police and receiving the affirmation that is used to transmit.For the received image that the sender corresponding to the clauses and subclauses that have background patterns setting " OFF " in address table 61 provides, do not print background patterns (or bar code).

Whether the sign that comprises in address table 61 is specified needs to embed sender information.If the image that receives is to be provided by the sender corresponding to the clauses and subclauses with sign " ON ", then with the information that is embedding the expression sender in the identical mode of situation about describing with reference to figure 5.That is, on print media, print by background (or bar code) that the information coding about the sender is obtained and the image that receives.

Figure 12 is the diagrammatic sketch that is illustrated in another example that is used for checking the address table whether sender uses corresponding to the checked operation of particular address.Address table 62 shown in Figure 12 comprises the data for each table clause create name (that is, individual title or Business Name) and sender address.The transport address that initially provides in multi-function peripheral 10 is thin can be used as address table 62 as giving tacit consent to.The transport address is thin to be to be used for the address book of electronic data transfer to multi-function peripheral 10 outsides.

When receiving view data (for example, document data) in step S1, CPU 26 searches for the sender address of this view data in address table 62.CPU 26 can find corresponding to the facsimile telephone number of the second entry of sender address " 05-XXX-XXXX ".In response to detecting this kind correspondence (that is, matching addresses), CPU 26 control plotters 15 are printed on print media by predetermined management information (for example, " transmission is forbidden ") is encoded and background patterns that obtains and the image that receives.Use this configuration, might carry out for example transmission for the predetermined sender (that is the sender who in the table 62 of transport address, lists) of registration in multi-function peripheral 10 and forbid waiting strict safety management.

The embodiment that provides has above indicated a kind of example, and in this example, address table is used for determining that whether the sender address is corresponding to particular address.Replace using address table, can whether belong to particular address (that is, will printing the address of background patterns or bar code) by determine the sender with reference to the type of means of communication (providing received view data) by this means of communication.For example, the standard of determining can be such: under the situation that fax receives, with sender's fax number as particular address, and under the situation that Email receives, not with sender's e-mail address as particular address.In this case, under the situation that fax receives, print background patterns or bar code, under the situation that Email receives, do not print background patterns or bar code.

Figure 13 is the diagrammatic sketch of example that the functional block diagram configuration of multi-function peripheral 10 is shown.Realize the function of these frames by the operation of the scanner 14 under the control of the CPU 26 of multi-function peripheral 10, plotter 15, ROM 22, RAM 22, video memory 18, network control portion 21, switching network control part 28 etc.

Image acceptance division 71 is received view data by network or telephone line.The sender of the view data that is received by image acceptance division 71 is discerned in sender identification part 72.That is IP address of sender identification part 72 identification senders' facsimile telephone number, sender's e-mail address, for example sender's equipment such as personal computer or the like.Inspection portion 73 checks that whether the sender who is discerned by sender identification part 72 is corresponding to predetermined sender (that is, print the particular address of background patterns or bar code).Management information provides portion 74 that the view data that is used to manage that obtains by to management information coding is provided, and is used for transmitting from the transmission operation of the image of printout scanning and is used to duplicate from least one operation of the copy operation of the image of printout scanning with control.For example, management information provides portion 74 by the management information coding being generated the view data of background patterns or bar code.Printing portion 75 is in response to the instruction that comes self-check portion 73, the view data that is used to manage that received view data that print image acceptance division 71 provides and management information provide portion 74 to provide.Only should be noted that and when inspection portion 73 determines the sender that is identified corresponding to predetermined sender, just to print the view data that is used to manage.

In the multi-function peripheral shown in Figure 13 10, duplicate for information scanning portion 82 and duplicate for information from extracting the image by being printed of scanner section 81 scannings.Based on duplicating of from be printed image, extracting for information, duplicate forbid inspection portion 83 whether check will be on print media the print copy prohibition information.Based on by duplicating the check result of forbidding that inspection portion 83 obtains, duplicate 84 generations of prohibition information generating unit and be used to forbid duplicating the information (coded command) that is printed image.These parts are worked together and are carried out operation in conjunction with the flow chart description shown in Fig. 7.

In order to carry out process, the program of these processes of explanation is written in the computer (that is multi-function peripheral) according to the flowchart text of describing so far.This computer program for example can be recorded in HDD (hard drive rises), CD (CD), FD (floppy disk), the MO computer readable recording medium storing program for performing such as (magneto optical disks), and can be installed in the computer.

CPU 26 by executive program carries out the operation of carrying out (especially checked operation) in these processes.

In addition, the invention is not restricted to these embodiment, under the prerequisite that does not depart from the scope of the present invention, can carry out various modifications and variations.

Claims

1. image forming apparatus comprises:

The image acceptance division is used to receive view data;

The sender identification part is used to discern the sender of received view data;

Inspection portion is used to check that whether the sender who is discerned is corresponding to predetermined sender;

Management information provides portion, be used to provide the view data that is used to manage that obtains by to the management information coding, be used for transmitting from the transmission operation of the image of printout scanning and be used to duplicate from least one operation of the copy operation of the image of printout scanning with control; And

Printing portion is used for the check result corresponding to predetermined sender's inspection portion in response to the sender that discerned of indication, and view data that will be used to manage and received view data are printed together,

Wherein, described management information is indicated one of following situation at least: stop the image of transmission from printout scanning, stop the image that duplicates from printout scanning, when the image that duplicates from printout scanning, printed markings need be printed, and when duplicating, user profile need be printed from image that printout scans.

2. image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, inspection portion comprises the address date of listing station address, this inspection portion is used for when finding that address date is designated as the sender that will add management information with the sender who is discerned, and the sender who determines to be discerned is corresponding to predetermined sender.

3. image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, address and management information indication are interrelated in address date, and at least two described management information indications in address is different, wherein, the management information portion of providing is used in response to indicating the view data that is provided for managing at address date corresponding to the sender's who is discerned management information.

4. image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, inspection portion comprises the address date of listing the station address that is used to transmit, and this inspection portion is used for the sender who finds to determine to be discerned when address date comprises the sender who is discerned corresponding to predetermined sender.

5. image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, inspection portion is used for the type in response to the means of communication that received view data is provided, and whether the sender who determines to be discerned is corresponding to predetermined sender.

6. image forming apparatus according to claim 1 wherein, is at least one of transmission prohibition information and sender's contact details by the management information of the pictorial data representation that is used for managing that is printed.

7. image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprise scanner section, described scanner section is used to scan institute's print image of the received view data of being printed by printing portion and the view data that is used to manage on first print media, wherein, described printing portion is used for printing on second print media by the received view data of scanner section scanning and the view data that is used to manage.

8. image forming apparatus according to claim 1 further comprises:

Scanner section, be used to scan the image printed for information;

Duplicate the prohibition information generating unit, be used to generate the prohibition information of duplicating that is used to forbid duplicating institute's print image;

Duplicate and forbid inspection portion, be used for based on from the duplicating of institute print image scanning for information, whether check will be on print media the print copy prohibition information; And

Be used for based on by duplicating the check result of forbidding that inspection portion obtains, the parts of print copy prohibition information on print media.

9. image forming method may further comprise the steps:

Receive view data;

Discern the sender of received view data;

Whether the sender that inspection is identified is corresponding to predetermined sender;

The view data that is used to manage that obtains by to management information coding is provided, is used for transmitting from the transmission operation of the image of printout scanning and is used to duplicate from least one operation of the copy operation of the image of printout scanning with control; And

In response to the check result of the sender that discerned of indication corresponding to predetermined sender's inspection portion, view data that will be used to manage and received view data are printed together,

10. image forming method according to claim 9, wherein, by with reference to listing the address date of station address, whether the sender that the inspection of described inspection step is discerned is corresponding to predetermined sender.

11. image forming method according to claim 9 further may further comprise the steps:

Institute's print image of the received view data that scanning is printed on first print media and the view data that is used to manage;

On second print media, print received view data and the view data that is used to manage by the step scanning of scanning institute print image.

12. image forming method according to claim 9 further may further comprise the steps:

Duplicating of scanning institute's print image for information;

Generation is used to forbid duplicating the duplicating prohibition information of institute's print image;

Based on from the duplicating of institute print image scanning for information, whether check will be on print media the print copy prohibition information; And

Based on the check result that obtains by described inspection step, print copy prohibition information on print media.