CN101592881A - Image processing equipment, image processing system and image processing program - Google Patents

Image processing equipment, image processing system and image processing program Download PDF

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CN101592881A
CN101592881A CNA200810110332XA CN200810110332A CN101592881A CN 101592881 A CN101592881 A CN 101592881A CN A200810110332X A CNA200810110332X A CN A200810110332XA CN 200810110332 A CN200810110332 A CN 200810110332A CN 101592881 A CN101592881 A CN 101592881A
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A kind of reception from the image processing equipment of the print data of signal conditioning package transmission, it comprises: when data are confidential print data, the print data that storage receives and the memory storage of id information thereof; Allow the input control part of input id information; And controller, it has following function: when detecting the input of id information, and the function of the corresponding confidential print data of id information of output and input; And, image forming part is switched to the function of electricity-saving state from the normal electricity state in state continuance set time of not making print request during section.When confidential print data has been stored in the memory storage, controller provided the notice that image forming part will be converted to electricity-saving state to signal conditioning package before image forming part is converted to electricity-saving state, and when controller receive from signal conditioning package in order to postpone image forming part when being converted to the extension request of electricity-saving state, controller is with described transformation delay predetermined amount of time.

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Image processing equipment, image processing system and image processing program
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for receive view data from signal conditioning package such as remote personal computer (being called PC) by communication line such as LAN (LAN (Local Area Network)), and to view data carries out image processing that receives and image processing equipment, image processing system and the image processing program that produces printout, and especially, the present invention relates to be used for when receiving secret print job, carrying out rightly the image processing equipment of secret print processing.
Background technology
Image processing equipment as the processing result image that prints the view data that receives from the outside, have so-called multi-function peripheral (MFP), obtained generally using such as basic function and other various functions of printing function, scan function, facsimile function and copy function.Especially, along with the recent development of communication network technology, (transmission and reception as facsimile data are handled can to carry out various image relevant treatment synergistically with other multi-function peripheral, printer, duplicating machine, scanner device, facsimile recorder or image processor and PC etc., network printing is handled, scan image pass on processings) image processing system had rapidly and developed.
In such image processing system, image processing equipment receives the fax operation of print job, transmission etc. by communication line such as LAN etc. from long-range PC, facsimile recorder and out of Memory treating apparatus.Then, image processing equipment is implemented various processing to the view data that is included in these operations, and the output image result gives image forming part, here, is implemented with the corresponding print processing of the view data that obtains like this handling and exports.
Recently, current trend based on the raising of the awareness of safety relevant with information processing, the use of such equipment is being popularized: it has by registering in advance each image I D information that receives operation such as password, PIN number etc., handle the print job that such registration has image I D information so that forbid the 3rd people, prevent the function of keeping secret that the content of print job is seen by the 3rd people.
Yet, when the print data of the print job that receives from certain signal conditioning package is confidential information, if print data is direct printout, then such situation can appear: even the user goes to position as the image processing equipment place of appointed output terminal immediately after the user provides print command from signal conditioning package, specify the print processing of the print data of printing to be printed out.As a result, exist the worry that the printed material of print data was seen by the 3rd people before the user that should receive it.
As carrying out the equipment that appropriate image processing keeps the confidentiality of the confidential information that receives from the signal conditioning package that connects by communication line simultaneously, there is the disclosed a kind of known configurations of patent documentation 1 (spy opens flat 10-243134).It is the secret operation or the signal of common operation that the facsimile recorder of patent documentation 1 receive to be specified print job to be exported from terminal, and if operation be designated as common output, then begin to be added with the printing of the operation of terminal number information.On the contrary, if operation is designated as secret output, then machine only begins printing when the user has imported effective password.Patent documentation 1 also discloses such feature: if do not enter password in the predetermined amount of time of operator after secret output is designated from terminal, then the print job of confidential information is cancelled, and the notice of this effect is provided for terminal and is presented on the display of terminal.
Yet, most image processing equipments of secret processing capacity are equipped with, comprise above-mentioned facsimile recorder, the inevitable problem that laten with the reception of printout is only exported after the user arrives image processing equipment because comprise the print data of confidential information.
And, recent image processing equipment (image forming apparatus) is configured to usually as MFP etc., if predetermined amount of time (many minutes a few minutes to ten) has passed without any printing, then in order to save the energy of fuser unit necessarily, the state (will be called " normal electricity state " hereinafter) that equipment state is supplied to the fuser unit from normal electricity is changed into the state (will be called " energy saver mode " hereinafter) that the electric power amount that is fed to the fuser unit is lowered, and perhaps changes into the state (will be called " fuser shutdown mode " hereinafter) that the electric power to the supply of fuser unit is turned off.If the user goes to image processing equipment to print secret print job when image processing equipment is in its electricity-saving state such as energy saver mode or fuser shutdown mode, then the user must wait until that the fuser unit is warmed up to predeterminated level, thereby the reception of printout is postponed.
Summary of the invention
The present invention considers that the problems referred to above of traditional images treatment facility make, therefore the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of novelty with improved image processing equipment, image processing system and image processing program, it can prevent that the user is delayed owing to equipment is converted to electricity-saving state the reception of the printout of confidential print data.
To achieve these goals, according to the present invention, a kind of image processing equipment is provided, it receives print data and about the sender information of signal conditioning package from the signal conditioning package that is connected thereto via communication network, form the print data of printable data form, and printing data by image forming part, described image processing equipment comprises: determine that whether print data is that the secret of confidential print data is printed determination portion; Storage secret is printed the detected confidential print data of determination portion and the memory storage of the id information that sends with confidential print data; Allow the input control part of input id information with the print processing of execution confidential print data; And controller with following function: when detecting the input of id information, the function of the corresponding confidential print data of id information of output and input; And, make the function of image forming part from the normal electricity state-transition to electricity-saving state in state continuance set time section or when section longer time of image processing equipment not being made print request.Described image processing equipment is characterised in that, when image forming part from the normal electricity state-transition to electricity-saving state, when confidential print data was stored in the memory storage simultaneously, controller provided the notice that image forming part will be converted to electricity-saving state to signal conditioning package before changing generation.
Because utilize this configuration, before can being converted to electricity-saving state at the image forming part of image processing equipment, the user sends the secret print job of printout, so can before image forming part is converted to electricity-saving state, carry out the printout of confidential print data.Therefore, can prevent that the 3rd people from picking up printout in advance before the user that confidential print data is printed in order receives printout, make the confidentiality that to guarantee confidential print data.
In above-mentioned configuration, after signal conditioning package provides the notice that image forming part is converted to electricity-saving state, when receive from signal conditioning package in order to postponing image forming part when being converted to the extension request of electricity-saving state, but controller delayed image formation portion is to the transformation of electricity-saving state.
Because utilize this configuration, the user can postpone that image processing equipment is converted to electricity-saving state so that print confidential print data in the required time, so can prevent in advance that the user is delayed the reception of the printout of confidential print data.
In above-mentioned configuration, when the extension request that receives from signal conditioning package, controller can be deferred to the transformation of electricity-saving state according to the indicated appointment defer time of request of delaying.In addition, when controller receives a plurality of extension request, if and the indicated defer time difference of request of delaying, then controller can select to delay to ask the longest defer time in the middle of those specified defer times, with the selected defer time of the transformation delay that will arrive electricity-saving state.
Because utilize this configuration; the user can specify the required time of printing confidential print data, owing to image processing equipment is converted to electricity-saving state the user is delayed so can protect the confidentiality of confidential print data and prevent to the reception of the printout of confidential print data.
In the superincumbent configuration, when controller provides the notice that image forming part is converted to electricity-saving state to signal conditioning package, and when not receiving the response that is used to delay from signal conditioning package, controller can be deleted the confidential print data that sends from signal conditioning package from memory storage.
Because utilize this configuration, removing the user from memory storage such as HDD etc. does not have to arrange the print data promptly will print, so can guarantee in the capacity of memory storage surplus is arranged.
In the superincumbent configuration, can be built into the schedule work that makes memory storage comprise to write down print data and the secret schedule work of record confidential print data, and when having imported id information, be transferred to the schedule work from secret schedule work with the corresponding confidential print data of importing of id information.
Because utilize this configuration, the confidential print data that is transferred to schedule work is at first printed, so the user of order confidential print data can receive its printout and need not wait for.
In the superincumbent configuration, can be built into and make the electricity-saving state of image forming part comprise multiple energy-saving mode, for example energy saver mode and fuser shutdown mode, and when each image forming part is converted to every kind of energy-saving mode, controller is just before being converted to energy-saving mode, for signal conditioning package provides the notice that image forming part will be converted to energy-saving mode.
Because utilize this configuration, can when each image forming part is converted to every kind of energy-saving mode, postpone and be converted to the time of electricity-saving state, so can more effectively prevent from the user to be delayed to the reception of the printout of confidential print data owing to being converted to electricity-saving state.
In addition,, the invention provides image processing program, be used to make the function of the above-mentioned image processing equipment of computer realization in order to solve top problem.
Because utilize this configuration, in the memory storage such as ROM etc. of the above-mentioned image processing program of prior installation in the image processing equipment, so can before image processing equipment is converted to electricity-saving state, print confidential print data, and also can keep the confidentiality of confidential print data.
In order to realize top purpose, according to the present invention, a kind of image processing system is provided, in this image processing system, image processing equipment receives print data and about the sender information of signal conditioning package from the signal conditioning package that is connected thereto via communication network, form the print data of printable data form, and print data by image forming part.Described image processing system is characterised in that, signal conditioning package comprises: notice portion, signal conditioning package receive image forming part will notice from the normal electricity state-transition to electricity-saving state after, this notice portion sends and is used for the extension request of delayed image formation portion to the transformation of electricity-saving state.And described image processing equipment comprises: determine whether print data is the secret printing determination portion of confidential print data; The memory storage of storage confidential print data and the id information that sends with confidential print data, described confidential print data are that to print by secret that determination portion is defined as be the print data of confidential print data; Allow the input control part of input id information with the print processing of execution confidential print data; And controller with following function: when detecting the input of id information, the function of the corresponding confidential print data of id information of output and input; And, image forming part is switched to the function of electricity-saving state from the normal electricity state in state continuance set time section or when section longer time of image processing equipment not being made print request.When image forming part from the normal electricity state-transition to electricity-saving state, when confidential print data is stored in the memory storage simultaneously, controller provided the notice that image forming part will be converted to electricity-saving state to signal conditioning package before changing generation, after this, when controller receive from signal conditioning package when postponing image forming part to the extension request of the transformation of electricity-saving state, controller delayed image formation portion arrives the transformation of electricity-saving state.
Because making, this configuration can before image processing equipment is converted to electricity-saving state, carry out printout, and can print confidential print data in the required time, the reception of printout is delayed and keep the confidentiality of confidential print data so can prevent the user.
Above-mentioned as institute, according to the present invention, before image processing equipment is converted to electricity-saving state such as energy saver mode, fuser shutdown mode etc., provide the notice that image processing equipment will be converted to electricity-saving state to the signal conditioning package of user side of the secret print job of order.Therefore, the user can make printout finish before image processing equipment is converted to electricity-saving state.
In addition, because before image processing equipment is converted to electricity-saving state, provide the notice that is converted to electricity-saving state to user side, so user side can be made extension request in order to the start time of the transformation of postponing till electricity-saving state to image processing equipment, makes can prevent from advance owing to image processing equipment is converted to electricity-saving state the user to be delayed to the reception of the printout of confidential print data.
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Fig. 1 is the configured in one piece figure of schematic framework that the image processing equipment of first embodiment of the invention is shown;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of electric framework of the image processing equipment of schematically illustrated same embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the operational flowchart that the operation of typical secret print processing is shown;
Fig. 4 is illustrated in when carrying out secret print processing in the image processing equipment of same embodiment, is written to the chart of the example of schedule work among the RAM and secret schedule work;
Fig. 5 is illustrated in when carrying out secret print processing in the image processing equipment of same embodiment, is written to the chart of the example of schedule work among the RAM and secret schedule work;
Fig. 6 is illustrated in when carrying out secret print processing in the image processing equipment of same embodiment, is written to the chart of the example of schedule work among the RAM and secret schedule work;
Fig. 7 is illustrated in when carrying out secret print processing in the image processing equipment of same embodiment, is written to the chart of the example of schedule work among the RAM and secret schedule work;
Fig. 8 is illustrated in when carrying out secret print processing in the image processing equipment of same embodiment, is written to the chart of the example of the extension request record sheet among the RAM;
Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram that the operating process of the secret print processing in the image processing equipment of same embodiment is shown;
Figure 10 is the time diagram of the operating process of the secret print processing in the traditional images treatment facility;
Figure 11 is the time diagram that the operating process of the secret print processing in the first embodiment of the invention is shown;
Figure 12 is the process flow diagram that the operating process of the secret print processing in the image processing equipment of second embodiment of the invention is shown;
Figure 13 is that the step S105 in the secret print processing that is illustrated in the image processing equipment of same embodiment detects fuser when not ready as yet, the process flow diagram of the operating process of the sequence subsequently of secret print processing; And
Figure 14 is the time diagram that the operating process of the secret print processing among the same embodiment is shown.
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The preferred embodiments of the present invention will describe in detail hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.In instructions and accompanying drawing, have basic identical function and configured parts branch is equipped with same Reference numeral, make repeat specification be omitted.
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Describe the configuration that image processing equipment of the present invention is applied to first embodiment of MFP (multi-function peripheral) at first with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.Fig. 1 is the configured in one piece figure of schematic framework of the image processing equipment of this embodiment.
In this embodiment, image processing equipment 100 has so-called front and easily contacts (front-accessible) assembly type (build-up type) framework, and wherein cis 110, image forming part 210 and paper feed portion 250 are separately positioned on top, middle part and bottom.The document board of being made by clear glass 111 is arranged on the top of this image processing equipment 100.From the original copy that piles up many original copys be provided with pallet one by one the auto document feeder 112 of auto-feed original copy be arranged on the document board 111.Post-processing unit 260 is installed in a side of image forming part 210, and the multi-layered paper feed unit 270 that also serves as mounting base simultaneously is arranged on the below of paper feed portion 250.
The cis 110 that is positioned at document board 111 belows comprises first scanning element 113, second scanning element 114, optical lens 115 and as the ccd line sensor 116 of light electric transducer, and operates explicitly relatively to scan and to read the image that is arranged on the original copy on the document board 111 in the predetermined exposure position with auto document feeder 112.First scanning element 113 comprises: light source lamp unit 1, and it has the illuminator 1a that is used to shine the original copy surface; With the first catoptron 2a, it reflects the reflection of light image from original copy in a predetermined direction.The exposure intensity of light source lamp unit 1 is detected by light intensity sensor 3 (referring to Fig. 2).Second scanning element 114 comprises the second catoptron 2b and the 3rd catoptron 2c, and the reflection of light image from original copy that their handles are opened from first catoptron 2a reflection is directed to the ccd line sensor 116 as light electric transducer.Optical lens 115 focuses on and will be formed on the optical receiving surface of ccd line sensor 116 from the catoptrical image of original copy.
Image forming part 210 comprises: the main charger 223 that makes photosensitive drums 222 chargings with predetermined potential; By form the laser scan unit (being hereinafter referred to as LSU) 227 of electrostatic latent images in photosensitive drums 222 according to the view data emission of lasering beam that passes on from original reader 110 or unshowned external device (ED); 222 electrostatic latent images that form are to form the developing apparatus 224 of the toner image that develops from developer roll 228 supplying toners to photosensitive drums; The transfer device 225 of the toner image that forms on the transfer printing photosensitive drums 222 to the paper; Collecting the cleaning device 226 of the toner remain on the photosensitive drums 222 etc. after the transfer step; And the separation vessel 229 that after transfer step, separates paper and photosensitive drums 222, thereby and image forming part 210 toner image that will form based on required view data be transferred to as execution printing on the paper of print media.
LSU 227 comprises the semiconductor laser 11 of irradiation based on the laser beam of view data modulation, thereby rotates the polygon mirror 12 in main scanning direction upper deflecting laser beam, and other unshowned lens combination.Polygon mirror 12 is driven by motor 13.The rotational speed of motor 13 is detected by speed pickup 14.
Image forming part 210 comprises the fuser unit 217 as the fuser device, is used for by heating and pushes paper that transfer printing on it has toner image and toner image on consolidation or the photographic fixing paper.Fuser unit 217 comprises a pair of roller, just is positioned at the warm-up mill 21 and the backer roll 22 that is positioned at downside of upside.Warm-up mill 21 has well heater 21a, and the temperature of warm-up mill 21 is detected by temperature sensor 23.Be formed on fuser unit 217 outgoing side be turning path (switchback path) 221, the moving direction of paper is used to reverse, make that the rear end of paper is directed into the place ahead when the dual-side image that forms image on the two sides that is chosen in paper forms pattern.
Toner image by the paper of fuser unit 217 photographic fixing on it as required, is directed to post-processing unit 260 by exit roller 219 by turning path 221.In this post-processing unit 260, paper experience aftertreatment such as staple bookbinding, punching and/or similar processing, and be discharged on the pallet 261.
Paper feed portion 250 comprises: be installed in the hand feed pallet 254 on the main body side; Double surface unit 255; Paper feed pallet 251; Be arranged on the paper feed pallet 252 and 253 in the multi-layered paper feed unit 270.Each all piles up plurality of sheets of paper these paper feed pallets 251 to 254.Paper feed portion 250 comprises paper sheet delivery portion, and this paper sheet delivery portion comprises: thus pick up uppermost paper P transmits paper feed roller 256 from paper to image forming part 210 pile from paper feed pallet 251 to 254 one by one; Be delivered into to paper to the image forming part 210 photosensitive drums 222 and a plurality of conveying rollers 258 of the transfer station between the transfer device 225 (transfer station); And before the paper of feeding was sent to transfer station, the front end of paper of location feeding made the alignment rolls 257 of the toner image registration on itself and the photosensitive drums 222.Double surface unit 255 is connected to turning path 221, and being used for reverses paper and temporarily paper is remained printing surface when having selected dual-side image to form pattern is inverted.Here, double surface unit 255 is configured to and can exchanges with common paper feed pallet.
Next, the electric framework of the image processing equipment of present embodiment is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.Fig. 2 is the block diagram of electric framework of the image processing equipment of schematically illustrated present embodiment.
Image processing equipment 100 comprises as the host CPU of the controller of entire equipment (CPU (central processing unit)) 41, and ROM (ROM (read-only memory)) 42 and the RAM (random access memory) 43 that have stored the control program that is used to control each funtion part.Video memory 44, image processing circuit 48, HDD (hard disk drive) 54, communicator 50, detecting device 51, NIC 53, be connected to host CPU 41 as control panel 70, radio communications set 52, secondary CPU of image forming part side 60 and the secondary CPU of original reader side 61 of input control part.The operation of host CPU 41 all these functional parts of control.
When unshowned power supply provides electric power, according to the program that writes in advance among the ROM 42, host CPU 41 makes the input/output devices in the image processing equipment 100 that is connected to host CPU 41 carry out their processing operation, controls input/output device simultaneously in the lump.During this time period, host CPU 41 stores various input and output data such as print data etc. in the predetermined storage area among the RAM 43 temporarily, and carries out the program that reads out from ROM 42.Be stored in the video memory 44 from the view data of image processing circuit 48 output, simultaneously the print data that sends from client PC 55 and be stored in the HDD 54 as the password of id information as remote information process device.
In addition, in the present embodiment, host CPU 41 has the function of printing determination portion as secret.Just, when print data is when remote client PC 55 sends, whether host CPU has any id information to be added in the print data by detecting, and determines whether the print data that receives is confidential print data.When host CPU 41 has the id information that adds to wherein when determining that the print data that receives is confidential print data by detecting print data, carry out the secret print processing of present embodiment.
In addition, in the present embodiment, if the print job that sends from remote client PC 55 belongs to confidential print data, then the operation of the description confidential print data that sends with confidential print data in relevant mode and the record sheet of password (confidential information) thereof are written among the RAM 43.
In the present embodiment, control panel 70 has unshowned enter key and LCD panel, so that allow the user to make control user mode and other various information of display image treatment facility 100 simultaneously by enter key, as available antiquarian, magnification etc.The LCD panel that uses in the control panel 70 can be the LCD touch-screen, and it allows the user to shield by touch LCD and makes input.In the present embodiment, when the operation of the print data that sends from remote client PC 55 belongs to confidential print data, control panel 70 also provides the function of input control part to allow the password of user's input as the id information of confidential print data, so that print confidential print data.In other words, the user enters password to allow to carry out the print processing of confidential print data by the enter key on the control panel 70.
Image processing circuit 48 has the function of extracting printable data from the print data that sends from the client PC 55 as signal conditioning package that connects via communication line N10 such as LAN etc.In image processing circuit 48, the print data of extracting as printable data is temporarily stored in the video memory 44 like this, is transferred to image forming part 210 then, and here, print data is printed.
Communicator 50 is carried out the exchanges data between host CPUs 41 and removable external memory 30 as the USB storage device etc., and whether detecting device 51 detection external memories 30 are connected to communicator 50 simultaneously.On the other hand, radio communications set 52 is interfaces of WLAN etc., and carry out and can carry out radio communication such as the radio communication between the device of notebook PC etc.
NIC 53 is abbreviations of network interface unit, and is with being used for via the communicator of communication line N10 execution with the network service of client PC 55 that the expansion card form is installed.Image processing equipment 100 is carried out print processing based on the print data that comprises the print job of passing on by NIC 53 from client PC 55, perhaps passes on and reads the view data that obtains to client PC 55 by the original copy that utilizes original reader 110 to carry out.
Have according to the printing server 56 of handling the function of print processing by the print job of sharing different client PC 55 requests of image processing equipment 100 in the network environment (as LAN etc.) and be connected to NIC 53.The details of printing server 56 will illustrate after a while.
In addition, the image processing equipment 100 of present embodiment also comprises the timer 40 as time counter, be used for measurement image formation portion 210 switches to electricity-saving state (as energy saver mode, fuser shutdown mode etc.) from the normal electricity state time, so that not to image processing equipment 100 make print request state continuance set time section or when longer time, save the electric power of the fuser unit 217 that is provided with into image forming part 210.When host CPU 41 was sent out, timer 40 began to measure the time that passes after resetting in reset signal, and to passing the time that host CPU 41 outputs are measured.
Image forming part 210 is controlled by secondary CPU of image forming part side 60, and comprises well heater 21a, temperature sensor 23, image forming part side driver 47 and A/D converter 62.Temperature sensor 23 detects the temperature of the warm-up mill 21 in the fuser unit 217 and exports this temperature data and give secondary CPU 60.Image forming part side driver 47 drives the well heater 21a that makes up in the warm-up mill 21 of fuser unit 217 based on the control data from secondary CPU60 of image forming part side output.
The predetermined preheating order that host CPU 41 transmissions are used for recovering first to handle is to secondary CPU of image forming part side 60.When image forming part side secondary CPU 60 when host CPU 41 receives predetermined preheating order, image forming part side secondary CPU 60 flows through the electric current of well heater 21a so that the surface temperature of the warm-up mill 21 that is heated by well heater 21a is remained on predetermined temperature for well heater 21a energising and control.When warm-up mill 21 surfaces reached predetermined temperature, secondary CPU of image forming part side 60 determined that image formation has become feasible (fuser steady state (SS)), and notice host CPU 41 fuser steady state (SS)s have obtained setting up.
Original reader 110 is controlled by secondary CPU of original reader side 61, and comprises illuminator 1a, light intensity sensor 3, original reader side driver 45 and A/D converter 63.Light intensity sensor 3 detects from the light intensity of the illuminator 1a radiation of light source lamp unit 1, and gives secondary CPU of original reader side 61 by the detected light intensity data of A/D converter 63 supplies.Original reader side driver 45 is come the illuminator 1a of driving light source lamp unit 1 based on the control data from secondary CPU of original reader side 61 outputs.
Handle as recovering for the second time, host CPU 41 sends predetermined preheating order to secondary CPU of original reader side 61.When receiving predetermined preheating order from host CPU 41, original reader side secondary CPU 61 gives illuminator 1a energising and Control current, so that keep the light intensity of illuminator 1a based on the intensity information from light intensity sensor 3 acquisitions.When the light intensity of illuminator 1a reached the predetermined light intensity level, secondary CPU of original reader side 61 determined that original copys read become feasible (reading steady state (SS)), and notice host CPU 41 reads steady state (SS) and obtained setting up.
Except that foregoing, secondary CPU of image forming part side 60 and secondary CPU61 of original reader side with form at image with the original copy read operation during the various input/output devices of working be connected, such as being arranged on unshowned motor in image forming part 210 and the original reader 110, clutch coupling, solenoid, sensor etc.During image forms and during original copy reads, secondary CPU of image forming part side 60 and secondary CPU of original reader side 61 read from temperature sensor 23 and light intensity sensor 3 detected data with predetermined timing respectively, and drive the motor that is arranged in image forming part 210 and the original reader 110 based on detected measured value.
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Next, print processing in the copy mode of image processing equipment 100 of present embodiment is described.Here, the copy mode that defines in this instructions image that comprises the image read operation of the image that reads original copy and duplicate the image that is read on paper forms operation.
In copy mode, the user is provided with original copy to be duplicated on the document board 111 of original reader 110, and duplicates umber, magnification and other data by the input of the condition entry key on the control template 70.Then, when pushing initiating key, comprise that image reads the duplicating processing beginning that forms operation with image.
In the image processing equipment 100 that begins like this to handle, when initiating key at first was pressed, unshowned main drive motor is approximate side by side to begin and rotates different driven wheels.Then, paper feed roller 256 begins rotation with the feeding paper.The paper of feeding is transported to alignment rolls 257 by transport path, and stops at this position so that synchronous with the front end of image on the photosensitive drums 222 temporarily.Here, the front end of paper is pressed on the alignment rolls 257 equably, makes that the position of leading edge of paper is proofreaied and correct.
In original reader 110, begin from original copy reading images information by exposure and scanning, the illuminator 1a of light source lamp unit 1 is unlocked simultaneously, and scanning element 113 moves in a predetermined direction.Be reflected on the original image surface from the light of light source lamp unit 1 emission, and the light that reflects from the original image surface arrives CCD 116 by catoptron 2a to 2c and optical lens 115, this CCD 116 reads it as image information.The image information that reads like this is converted into the view data of digital data form.The view data that is converted to digital form like this stands Flame Image Process and also is stored in the video memory 44 temporarily under specified requirements, be provided for LSU 227 as view data then.
Provide electric charge with the photosensitive drums 222 of set rate rotation, make its surface charge with the predetermined surface current potential from main charger unit 223.LSU 227 drives semiconductor laser 11 based on the view data that provides from host CPU 41, and by via the laser beam of modulating based on view data with polygon mirror 12 emissions of set rate rotation, shines the surface of photosensitive drums 222.As a result, based on the electrostatic latent image of view data by from the irradiation of the laser beam of LSU 227 and on the surface of photosensitive drums 222, form.The surface that is formed with the photosensitive drums 222 of electrostatic latent image on it is provided with the toner from developing cell 224, makes electrostatic latent image be developed into toner image.
Paper as print media is transported between photosensitive drums 222 and the transfer device 25 by alignment rolls 256, wherein alignment rolls 256 synchronously begins rotation with the rotation of photosensitive drums 222, and receives the transfer printing of the toner image of photosensitive drums 222 surperficial upper supports by transfer device 225.Be retained in that photosensitive drums 222 lip-deep toners are removed and collect by clearer 226 with paper particle and other material.
After this, transfer printing has the paper of toner image to be transported to fuser unit 217 on it, and here, paper is heated when the consolidation roll gap (fusing nip) that passes between warm-up mill 21 and the backer roll 22 and pressurizes.Be transferred to toner image on the paper under this pair of rollers 21 and 22 applied pressures by the heat consolidation, and photographic fixing firmly is to paper surface.Paper with such transfer printing and photographic fixing toner image on it is discharged to post-processing unit 260 via exit roller 219.Like this, the print processing in the copy mode is accomplished.
Operation in the<printing model 〉
Image processing equipment 100 passes on via NIC 53 from as the print data of client PC 55 input of remote information process device or be stored in view data the external memory 30 that connects via communicator 50, to the LSU 227 of image forming part 210.After LSU 227 receives view data, approximately uniform print processing in image processing equipment execution and the aforementioned copy mode.
Next, before the operating process of the secret print processing that present embodiment is described, the operating process of typical secret print processing is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.Fig. 3 is the operational flowchart that the operation of typical secret print processing is shown.
Beginning, having as the print data of the password of secret number when client PC 55 is passed on (step S10), as the printer (MFP) of image processing equipment with secret number and print data store into be provided with in this equipment such as in the memory storage of HDD etc. (step S12).Simultaneously, when data were stored in the memory storage, the record sheet with secret number of print data and classificationization was written among the RAM into the CPU setting.Then, printer (MFP) is waited for by the input as the secret of the control panel of control part number.When having imported secret (step S13), from memory storage such as HDD etc., be output (step S14) corresponding to secret number print data.
Next, the record sheet that is written among the RAM is described with reference to the accompanying drawings when the secret print processing of the image processing equipment of carrying out present embodiment.Fig. 4 to 8 is illustrated in when carrying out secret print processing in the image processing equipment of present embodiment, is written to the chart of the example of the record sheet among the RAM.
When from client PC 55 reception print datas, MFP 100 as the image processing equipment of present embodiment stores print data among the HDD 54 into, and the print data that will pass on makes table and stores among the RAM 43 according to passing on order, and is recorded to order output printing data in turn among the RAM 43 according to them.
When the print data of passing on from MFP 100 does not belong to confidential print data but belongs to common print data, the print data of passing on be recorded in " schedule work " that writes RAM 43, as shown in Figure 4 corresponding to the job number of print data.On the other hand, when the print data of passing on belongs to confidential print data, appointment is as the series number of the sender's of print data independent signal conditioning package (as client PC 55 etc.), and is recorded in " secret schedule work " as the secret number (password) corresponding to the id information of confidential print data.
Then, the user imports secret number, i.e. password.When one in those secret number that writes down in the secret number of input and the secret schedule work when consistent, the secret of terminal SINT2 as shown in Figure 5 number for example, the print data of passing on from terminal SINT2 is added to the position, forward position of schedule work as up-to-date operation, the print data of passing on from terminal SINT2 is deleted from secret schedule work simultaneously, as shown in Figure 6.
In this case, for can receiving the printout of confidential print data when arriving the place of MFP 100, the user that makes the order confidential print data need not to wait for, in the present embodiment, the print data of passing on from terminal SINT2 is added to the position, forward position of schedule work, makes it at first to be exported secretly.
In addition, in the present embodiment, MFP 100 when remote information process device receives confidential print data, also receives the sender information about the signal conditioning package that sends confidential print data at it.The example of sender information comprises the e-mail address of signal conditioning package.Therefore, secret schedule work can make up as shown in Figure 7, makes the sender information (as e-mail address) of signal conditioning package (as client PC 55 etc.) to be recorded with its print data.Before entering energy saver mode at MFP 100, the indication that MFP 100 will be entered energy saver mode offers the client PC 55 as the print data sender, in the present embodiment, when client PC 55 sends print data as secret print job to MFP 100 at it, be required and send with print data as the secret of id information number with as the e-mail address of sender information.
In this mode, above-mentionedly can provide configuration to client PC 55 about the MFP 100 of the indication that is converted to energy saver mode, the user of the client PC 55 of the print request of making secret print job can be sent delay to ask to MFP 100, to postpone the transformation of having arranged, so that the user receives printout in the required time to energy saver mode.It should be noted, if the different user from different client PC 55 has sent the request of delaying to postpone till the transformation of energy saver mode, then for each request, the indication of the request of delaying is recorded in the extension request record sheet that writes RAM 43, as shown in Figure 8.
Next, the operation of the secret print processing in the image processing equipment of present embodiment is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram that the operating process of the secret print processing in the image processing equipment of present embodiment is shown.
In the present embodiment, hereinafter utilize operating process that Fig. 9 describes in detail to handle by host CPU 41 as the controller of MFP100.
At first, the timer 40 that is provided with for MFP 100 be reset (step S101) as time counter.Behind reset timer 40, check that the schedule work (step S102) that is written among the RAM 43 is to determine whether to exist print data (step S103).In schedule work, there is print data if detect, then begins to print and from first group of print data output print (step S104) at step S103.
On the contrary, in schedule work, there is not print data if detect at step S103, then check whether set up the fuser ready state, in this fuser ready state, the fuser unit among the MFP 100 has been set at the melting temperature (step S105) that allows printing.When this step S105 detects setting up of fuser ready state, then check from time that step S101 reset timer 40 beginning has passed so that the time of determining to pass whether consistent with schedule time T1 (step S106).In step S106, be used to make definite this schedule time T1 be shorter than reset from timer 40 since MFP 100 enter the limiting time T2 of energy saver mode.
When detecting at step S106 that the time of passing, T1 was consistent with the schedule time, host CPU 41 is recorded in the e-mail address of the sender's of the print data in the secret schedule work user profile treating apparatus (client PC 55) to conduct, provide such notice: the time that passes is consistent with schedule time T1, and this schedule time T1 enters the limiting time T2 short (step S107) that energy saver mode spends than FMP 100.The above-mentioned configuration that utilizes notice client PC 55 to pass the time MFP 100 consistent with schedule time T1, the user can randomly select following any one in the two: (1) sends secret print job to MFP 100 from PC 55, make its printout before image forming part 210 is converted to energy saver mode, to finish, perhaps (2) send and delay to ask MFP 100 to postpone the transformation of the energy saver mode of having arranged that arrives image forming part 210, so that make MFP carry out the print job of confidential print data in the required time.Here, should be noted that if the user sends from client PC 55 and delay request that then indication is written in the record sheet on the RAM 43 so that postpone of the transformation of the image forming part 210 of the MFP 100 that has arranged to energy saver mode, as top mention with reference to figure 8.
On the other hand, when at step S106, the time that passes that timer 40 detects is not when also consistent with preset time T1, CPU continue inspection from the output of timer 40 and determine the time of passing whether with reset from timer 40 since MFP 100 enter the required limiting time T2 of energy saver mode consistent (step S108).When at step S108, the time that passes then determines whether to exist any extension request (step S110) from the user with reference to extension request record sheet (step S109) shown in Figure 8 when consistent with limiting time T2.
When not finding in the request record sheet of determining at step S110 to delay that the user delays the record of request in order to postpone the time to the transformation of energy saver mode of having arranged, MFP 100 switches to energy saver mode (step S111) from the fuser ready state.On the other hand, when existing the user to delay the record of request in the request record sheet of determining to delay, timer 40 (step S112) is set again in order to postpone the time to the transformation of energy saver mode of having arranged.
At this step S112, the time on the timer 40 can reset or be set to 0.Alternatively, timer can be arranged on any output time to postpone the transformation of having arranged to energy saver mode, makes the user to receive the printed material that prints by secret printing model in its desired time.Defer time in this situation can be arranged to, the output time that makes any appointment of timer in the scope that is no more than MFP 100 has entered the limiting time T2 that energy saver mode spends since timer 40 resets.In this case, if exist a plurality of secret print jobs to have the extension request of postponing energy saver mode, then check the extension request time that in the request record sheet of delaying, writes down, make and for timer 40 to be set the longest time in the middle of the defer time of these requests.And in this case, the upper limit of the defer time of setting should be above-mentioned limiting time T2.
As so far illustrated, as shown in Figure 10, the traditional images treatment facility has passed schedule time T2 since the reset timer from the printing end time after, Be Controlled is converted to energy saver mode, is converted to the fuser shutdown mode then after passing schedule time T4.Differ widely therewith, in the present embodiment, the controller of MFP 100, just host CPU 41, make such control, make to be converted to energy saver mode passing time T 1 back notice client PC 55 image forming parts 210 that described time T 1 has been shorter than that image forming part 210 is converted to the limiting time T2 that energy saver mode spends since the timer 40 of MFP 100 resets.In other words, MFP100 its actual be converted to energy saver mode before, the image forming part 210 that provides MFP 100 to the sender (just client PC 55) of print data will be converted to the advance notice of energy saver mode.
In this mode, before the transformation of arriving energy saver mode at image forming part 210 takes place, from MFP 100 when client PC 55 provides image forming part 210 to the advance notice of the transformation of energy saver mode, if before MFP 100 is converted to energy saver mode, detect extension request, then postpone as shown in figure 11 until time to the beginning of the transformation of energy saver mode in order to the beginning of the transformation of postponing till energy saver mode from the user.Therefore, can prevent from the user to be delayed to the reception of the printout of confidential print data owing to MFP is converted to energy saver mode.
In addition, owing to also allow the user before image forming part 210 enters energy saver mode, to send the new secret print job that is used to print confidential print data, so can before image forming part 210 is converted to energy saver mode, carry out the printout of confidential print data.Therefore, can prevent that the 3rd people from picking up printout print the user of confidential print data in order before, therefore can strict guarantee the confidentiality of confidential print data.
Here,, make MFP 100 be converted to energy saver mode, after being converted to energy saver mode, can also additionally carry out the hereinafter processing of explanation at the step S111 place shown in Fig. 9 although in the present embodiment.
Just, at first, when MFP 100 when the fuser ready state is converted to energy saver mode, the content that writes in the content that writes in the request record sheet of delaying and the secret schedule work is compared.Based on this relatively, if detect any operation of the confidential print data that does not have the request of delaying, then to the corresponding e-mail address of confidential print data provide confidential print data with deleted notice after, deletion does not have the confidential print data of the request of delaying from HDD 54.Remove the user and do not arrange such confidential print data that promptly will print, make surplus in the capacity that to guarantee HDD 54 so that the storage confidential print data.
(second embodiment)
Next, second embodiment of image processing equipment of the present invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.Because identical among the chart that the example that writes the record sheet among the RAM when block diagram and being illustrated in of configured in one piece figure, schematically illustrated electric framework of schematic framework of the image processing equipment of present embodiment is carried out secret print processing is shown and first embodiment is so omit its explanation.
This embodiment is that the secret print processing in the image processing equipment adopts different methods of operating.Just, first embodiment is that implementation at the secret print processing of having considered following situation illustrates: MFP 100 is switched to energy saver mode when MFP 100 is converted to electricity-saving state.On the contrary, in this embodiment, the realization of secret print processing will consider that following situation illustrates: when MFP 100 was converted to electricity-saving state, MFP 100 was switched to the two-stage state, i.e. energy saver mode and fuser shutdown mode.
The operating process of the secret print processing in the image processing equipment of present embodiment is described now, with reference to the accompanying drawings.Figure 12 is the process flow diagram that the operating process of the secret print processing in the image processing equipment of present embodiment is shown.Figure 13 be the step S105 in the secret print processing that is illustrated in the image processing equipment of same embodiment detect fuser be not ready after, subsequently the process flow diagram of operating process in the secret print processing.
Be similar to first embodiment, the operating process of the present embodiment that describes in detail hereinafter with reference to Figure 12 and 13 is to be handled by the host CPU 41 as the controller of MFP 100.
Present embodiment is with the different of above-mentioned first embodiment, in the secret print processing in the image processing equipment of same embodiment, detect fuser at step S105 and do not have that ready (wherein fuser is not in the fuser ready state, in this fuser ready state, fuser is set at and allows MFP 100 to carry out the melting temperature of printing) after, operating process difference subsequently.Particularly, in first embodiment, in step 105, not ready as yet or when not being in the fuser ready state (in this fuser ready state, fuser is set at and allows MFP 100 to carry out the melting temperature of printing), as shown in Figure 9 when detecting fuser, operation turns back to back, be step S102, and with reference to the schedule work (step S102) that writes on the RAM 43, the step of execution in step S103 back then.
On the contrary, in the present embodiment, not ready as yet or be not in the fuser ready state (in this fuser ready state when detecting fuser, fuser is set at and allows MFP 100 to carry out the melting temperature of printing) time, operating process shown in Figure 13 (indicating with (1) among Figure 12) beginning, as shown in figure 12.
When detecting fuser at step S105 and be not in its ready state, check whether MFP100 is in energy saver mode, (step S113) as shown in figure 13.When at this step S113, when the image forming part 210 of MFP 100 is in energy saver mode, check from timer 40 time that beginning passed that resets, so that determine the time of passing whether consistent with schedule time T3 (step S114) at step S114.Be used for making definite this schedule time T3 and be shorter than that MFP 100 enters the required limiting time T4 of fuser shutdown mode since the reset timer 40 at step S114.
On the other hand, be not in energy saver mode if detect MFP 100 at step S113, then operation turning back to previous step, i.e. step S102, and again with reference to the schedule work (step S102) that writes on the RAM 43, the step of execution in step S103 back then.
When detect at step S114 pass time, T3 was consistent with the schedule time time, host CPU 41 is recorded in the e-mail address of the sender's of the print data in the secret schedule work user profile treating apparatus (client PC 55) to conduct, provide the time of the passing notice consistent with schedule time T3, described schedule time T3 enters the limiting time T4 short (step S115) that the fuser shutdown mode is spent than MFP 100.Utilize above-mentioned configuration, the user can randomly select following any one in the two: (1) sends new secret print job to MFP 100, make its printout before image forming part 210 is converted to the fuser shutdown mode, to finish, perhaps (2) send and delay to ask MFP 100 to postpone the transformation of the fuser shutdown mode of having arranged that arrives image forming part 210, so that make MFP carry out the print job of confidential print data in the required time.Here, it should be noted, delay to ask to MFP 100 so that the image forming part 210 of the MFP 100 that postponement has been arranged to the transformation of fuser shutdown mode, then is written to indication in the record sheet on the RAM 43 if the user sends from client PC 55.
On the other hand, when at step S114, timer 40 is detected to be passed when the times, also T3 was not consistent with the schedule time, CPU continue inspection from the output of timer 40 and determine the time of passing whether with reset from timer 40 since MFP 100 enter the required limiting time T4 of fuser shutdown mode consistent (step S116).When at step S116, the time that passes is when consistent with limiting time T4, determines whether to exist any extension request (step S118) from the user with reference to the extension request record sheet (step S117) shown in Fig. 8.
When not finding in the request record sheet of determining at step S118 to delay that the user delays the record of request in order to postpone the time to the transformation of fuser shutdown mode of having arranged, MFP 100 switches to fuser shutdown mode (step S119) from energy saver mode.On the other hand, when in detecting the request record sheet of delaying, existing the user to delay the record of request, timer 40 (step S120) is set again in order to postpone the time to the transformation of fuser shutdown mode of having arranged.
At step S120, the time on the timer 40 can be reset or be set to 0.Alternatively, timer can be arranged in order to postpone any output time of the transformation of having arranged of arriving the fuser shutdown mode, makes the user to receive the printed material that prints by secret printing model in its desired time.Defer time in this situation can be arranged to, the output time that makes any appointment of timer in the scope that is no more than limiting time T4, described limiting time T4 is that MFP 100 has entered the time that the fuser shutdown mode is spent since timer 40 resets.In this case, if exist a plurality of secret print jobs to have in order to postpone the extension request of fuser shutdown mode, but the defer time of the request of reference record in the request record sheet of delaying then makes and can be set the longest time in the middle of the defer time of these requests for timer 40.And in this case, the upper limit of the defer time of setting should be aforesaid limiting time T4.
On the other hand, the step after step S105 detects step S106 among the operating process of MFP 100 after being in the fuser ready state and above-mentioned first embodiment is identical, makes that the explanation of these steps is omitted.
In aforesaid way, the host CPU 41 of MFP 100 is made such control, make respectively after passing time T 1 and passing after the time T 3, provide image forming part 210 to client PC 55 and will be converted to the indication of energy saver mode and the indication that image forming part 210 will be converted to the fuser shutdown mode, the described time T 1 that passes has been shorter than since the timer 40 of MFP 100 resets and is converted to the required limiting time T2 of energy saver mode, and the described time T 3 that passes is shorter than has been converted to the required limiting time T4 of fuser shutdown mode since the timer 40 of MFP 100 resets.In other words, MFP 100 provides MFP 100 to sender's (being client PC 55) of print data and will be converted to the advance notice of energy saver mode and the advance notice that MFP 100 will be converted to the fuser shutdown mode respectively before it changes.
Therefore, as shown in figure 14,, there is any response, then can postpones till the transformation of energy saver mode in order to the request time extension from the user if beginning to be converted to energy saver mode before limiting time T2.If beginning to be converted to the fuser shutdown mode before limiting time T4, there is any response in order to the request time extension from the user, then can postpone till the transformation of fuser shutdown mode.In other words, when MFP 100 was set at electricity-saving state, except to the transformation of energy saver mode, the time that MFP100 begins to be converted to electricity-saving state under the situation that is converted to the fuser shutdown mode also can obtain postponing.As a result, when MFP 100 is when realizing with the mode classification that is divided into two or more power saving classes to the transformation of electricity-saving state, can more effectively prevent from the user to be delayed to the reception of the printout of confidential print data owing to being converted to electricity-saving state.
As illustrating by the image forming apparatus of explaining different embodiment so far, image processing equipment of the present invention was notified to the signal conditioning package that sends print job before changing generation: the image forming part of image processing equipment will be converted to electricity-saving state.Utilize this notice, allow the user randomly to select following any one in the two: (1) sends the new secret print job that its printout can be finished before image forming part is converted to electricity-saving state, perhaps (2) postpone till the transformation of electricity-saving state, make the print job of confidential print data to be printed out in the required time.Therefore, can randomly select following any one in the two: before the image forming part of image processing equipment is converted to electricity-saving state, carry out the printout of confidential print data; Perhaps postpone till the transformation of electricity-saving state, make confidential print data to be printed out in the required time.As a result, can prevent that the 3rd people from picking up printout before the requesting users of making the printout of confidential print data, therefore can strict guarantee the confidentiality of confidential print data.Can prevent that also the user is delayed the reception of the printout of confidential print data by the transformation of postponing till electricity-saving state.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention are illustrated so far with reference to the accompanying drawings, self-evident is that the present invention should not be confined to above-mentioned example.It is evident that, those skilled in the art will envision that various remodeling examples and modified example and do not break away from the spirit and scope of claims, and those remodeling are routine and modified example all should be considered to be in the technical scope of the present invention.
For example, in above-mentioned each embodiment, the controller of MFP 100, promptly host CPU 41 is carried out secret processing controls flow process.Yet, in network environment such as LAN system etc., also can use single printing server 56, it has the function of processing from the print processing of the print job of all client PC 55 of sharing image processing equipment 100.
Just, when the image processing program of the function of image processing equipment 100 has been installed in the printing server 56 in advance in making each embodiment of computer realization, printing server 56 can be carried out secret processing controls flow process and receive print data, make printing server 56 make MFP 100 be converted to energy saver mode, and give to client PC 55 and to put up a notice and other instruction by sending predetermined command.In other words, in such image processing system, be that image processing equipment receives the print data from the signal conditioning package that is connected thereto via the communication line such as LAN etc., extract the print data of printable form, when image processing equipment has the function of each the foregoing description, can before being converted to electricity-saving state, carry out image processing equipment printout, and perhaps can be in required time output confidential print data.
In addition, although each the foregoing description is to illustrate with reference to such situation: the transmission print job is PC to the external device (ED) of image processing equipment.But the external device (ED) that sends print job also can be facsimile recorder, scanner or the out of Memory treating apparatus that is used for arriving by communication line transmission print job the driver procedure (printer driver) of image processing equipment is installed in advance.

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1. image processing equipment, it receives print data and about the sender information of described signal conditioning package from the signal conditioning package that is connected to this image processing equipment via communication network, form the print data of printable data form, and print data by image forming part, described image processing equipment comprises:
Secret is printed determination portion, and it determines whether described print data is confidential print data;
Memory storage, the id information that the described secret of its storage is printed the detected confidential print data of determination portion and sent with described confidential print data;
The input control part, it allows the input id information to carry out the print processing of described confidential print data; And
Controller, it has following function: when detecting the input of id information, the function of the corresponding confidential print data of id information of output and input; And, make the function of described image forming part from the normal electricity state-transition to electricity-saving state in state continuance set time section or when section longer time of described image processing equipment not being made print request,
Described image processing equipment is characterised in that, when described image forming part from described normal electricity state-transition to described electricity-saving state, when confidential print data was stored in the described memory storage simultaneously, described controller provided the notice that described image forming part will be converted to described electricity-saving state to described signal conditioning package before changing generation.
2. image processing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein after described signal conditioning package provides the notice that described image forming part is converted to described electricity-saving state, when receive from described signal conditioning package when postponing the extension request that described image forming part is converted to described electricity-saving state, described controller postpones the transformation of described image forming part to described electricity-saving state.
3. image processing equipment as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the described extension request that receives from described signal conditioning package, described controller is deferred to the transformation of described electricity-saving state according to the indicated appointment defer time of described extension request.
4. image processing equipment as claimed in claim 2, wherein when described controller receives a plurality of extension request, if and the indicated defer time difference of described extension request, then described controller is selected the longest defer time in the middle of the specified defer time of described extension request, with the selected defer time of the transformation delay that will arrive described electricity-saving state.
5. image processing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein work as described controller and provide the notice that described image forming part is converted to described electricity-saving state to described signal conditioning package, and when not receiving the response that is used to delay from described signal conditioning package, described controller is deleted the confidential print data that sends from described signal conditioning package from described memory storage.
6. image processing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein said memory storage comprises schedule work that writes down print data and the secret schedule work that writes down confidential print data, and when having imported id information, be transferred to the described schedule work from described secret schedule work with the corresponding confidential print data of importing of id information.
7. image processing equipment as claimed in claim 1, the described electricity-saving state of wherein said image forming part comprises multiple energy-saving mode, and when each described image forming part is converted to every kind of energy-saving mode, described controller is before being converted to energy-saving mode, for described signal conditioning package provides the notice that described image forming part will be converted to described energy-saving mode.
8. image processing program is used to make the function of computer realization image processing equipment as claimed in claim 1.
9. image processing system, in this image processing system, image processing equipment receives print data and about the sender information of described signal conditioning package from the signal conditioning package that is connected to this image processing equipment via communication network, form the print data of printable data form, and printing data by image forming part, described image processing system is characterised in that
Described signal conditioning package comprises notice portion, described signal conditioning package receive described image forming part will notice from the normal electricity state-transition to electricity-saving state after, described notice portion sends and is used to postpone the extension request of described image forming part to the transformation of described electricity-saving state, and
Described image processing equipment comprises:
Secret is printed determination portion, and it determines whether described print data is confidential print data;
Memory storage, the id information that the described secret of its storage is printed the detected confidential print data of determination portion and sent with described confidential print data;
The input control part, it allows the input id information to carry out the print processing of described confidential print data; And
Controller, it has following function: when detecting the input of id information, the function of the corresponding confidential print data of id information of output and input; And, described image forming part is switched to the function of described electricity-saving state from described normal electricity state in state continuance set time section or when section longer time of described image processing equipment not being made print request,
When described image forming part from described normal electricity state-transition to described electricity-saving state, when confidential print data is stored in the described memory storage simultaneously, described controller provided the notice that described image forming part will be converted to described electricity-saving state to described signal conditioning package before changing generation, after this, when described controller receive from described signal conditioning package when postponing described image forming part to the extension request of the transformation of described electricity-saving state, described controller postpones the transformation of described image forming part to described electricity-saving state.
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