CN111665694A - Image forming apparatus and image forming method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The embodiment of the invention provides an image forming apparatus and an image forming method. The image forming apparatus includes: a printing section that prints print data on a medium; and a control unit which controls the printing unit to print, wherein the control unit controls the printing unit to print guide information for guiding a user to perform a relevant operation on a medium together with the test print data when the control unit controls the printing unit to perform the test printing on the test print data. By the embodiment of the invention, the image forming device can support the user action corresponding to the test printing, and the user experience is improved.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of image formation, and more particularly, to an image forming apparatus and an image forming method.
Background
In the related art, there is an image forming apparatus that performs test printing, which is a type of printing for performing a process for solving a problem related to the quality of a print result.
For example, the above-described technique is described in patent document 1 (japanese patent laid-open No. 2016-.
It should be noted that the above background description is only for the sake of clarity and complete description of the technical solutions of the present invention and for the understanding of those skilled in the art. Such solutions are not considered to be known to the person skilled in the art merely because they have been set forth in the background section of the invention.
Disclosure of Invention
The present inventors have found that, in a conventional image forming apparatus, processing for solving a problem relating to the quality of a print result is performed only by test printing itself, and a subsequent operation after the test printing is not presented to a user, and therefore, a user operation corresponding to the test printing cannot be supported, and the user experience is poor.
The invention provides an image forming apparatus and an image forming method, which can support user actions corresponding to test printing and improve user experience.
According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus having: a printing section that prints print data on a medium; and a control unit which controls the printing unit to print, wherein the control unit controls the printing unit to print guide information for guiding a user to perform a relevant operation on a medium together with the test print data when the control unit controls the printing unit to perform the test printing on the test print data.
According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an image forming method of an image forming apparatus, the image forming method including the steps of: when test printing is performed on test print data, guide information for guiding a user to perform a relevant action is printed on a medium together with the test print data.
The embodiment of the invention has the beneficial effects that: by printing the guide information for guiding the user to perform the related action and the test printing data on the medium together, the image forming apparatus can guide the user to perform the subsequent action after the test printing, that is, the image forming apparatus supports the user action corresponding to the test printing, so that the user can perform the related action according to the guide information, and the user experience is improved.
Specific embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in detail with reference to the following description and drawings, indicating the manner in which the principles of the invention may be employed. It should be understood that the embodiments of the invention are not so limited in scope. The embodiments of the invention include many variations, modifications and equivalents within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
Features that are described and/or illustrated with respect to one embodiment may be used in the same way or in a similar way in one or more other embodiments, in combination with or instead of the features of the other embodiments.
It should be emphasized that the term "comprises/comprising" when used herein, is taken to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps or components but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps or components.
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Further aspects of the invention may be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention. For convenience in illustrating and describing some parts of the present invention, corresponding parts may be enlarged or reduced in the drawings. Elements and features depicted in one drawing or one embodiment of the invention may be combined with elements and features shown in one or more other drawings or embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and may be used to designate corresponding parts for use in more than one embodiment. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic view of an image forming method of embodiment 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a print result on a medium after test print data is printed in embodiment 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of an image forming method of embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an improved confirmation screen according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of an operation guidance screen according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is another schematic view of the image forming method of embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a schematic view of an operation completion confirmation screen according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is another schematic diagram of a print result on a medium after test print data is printed in embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is another schematic view of the image forming method of embodiment 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an alternative implementation method of step 905 and 907 of embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 11 is a schematic view of an image forming apparatus according to embodiment 3 of the present invention.
Fig. 12 is another schematic view of an image forming apparatus according to embodiment 3 of the present invention.
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The foregoing and other features of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the present invention.
In the embodiments of the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used for distinguishing different elements by name, but do not denote a spatial arrangement, a temporal order, or the like of the elements, and the elements should not be limited by the terms. The term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed terms.
In embodiments of the invention, the singular forms "a", "an", and the like include the plural forms and are to be construed broadly as "a" or "an" and not limited to the meaning of "a" or "an"; furthermore, the term "comprising" should be understood to include both the singular and the plural, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Further, the term "according to" should be understood as "at least partially according to … …," and the term "based on" should be understood as "based at least partially on … …," unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the "image forming apparatus" is an apparatus or device having an image forming function, and may be, for example, a printer, a facsimile machine, or a multifunction Peripheral (MFP) having functions such as scanning, recognition, document creation, and printing, or may be one component of the above-described device. The embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific type of the "image forming apparatus".
The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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This embodiment 1 provides an image forming method performed by an image forming apparatus. Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an image forming method of the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, the method comprises the steps of:
in step 101, when test printing is performed on test print data, guide information for guiding a user to perform a relevant action is printed on a medium together with the test print data.
Through the embodiment, the guide information for guiding the user to perform the relevant action and the test printing data are printed on the medium together, so that the image forming device can guide the user to perform the subsequent action after the test printing, namely, the image forming device supports the user action corresponding to the test printing, therefore, the user can perform the relevant action according to the guide information, and the user experience is improved.
In the present embodiment, the medium may be a carrier on which print data can be printed, such as a print sheet, a photographic paper for printing, or the like.
In the present embodiment, the test print data is print data for performing test printing.
In the present embodiment, the test print may be a print for solving a problem related to the quality of the print result. For example, the problem related to the quality of the print result may be some problems occurring in the print result formed by printing on the medium due to contamination of part of components in the image forming apparatus with carbon powder or other dirt, such as large-area belt-like, lump-like or linear contamination and/or small-area dot-like contamination present in the print result.
In the present embodiment, the guidance information is information for guiding at least one action subsequent to the test printing to the user.
In one embodiment, the guide information may include information guiding the user to confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved. For example, the guidance information may be the following information: please confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved. ". In this way, the user can confirm the problem in the print result based on the information when viewing the information printed on the medium.
In another embodiment, the guide information may include information guiding the user to confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved, and information guiding the user to perform a related operation if the quality of the print result is not improved. Wherein the information for guiding the user to confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved is as described above.
The information for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation if the quality of the print result is not improved may include, for example, information for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation on at least one component of the image forming apparatus if the quality of the print result is not improved, such as information for guiding the user to perform a cleaning operation on at least one component of the image forming apparatus if the quality of the print result is not improved. For example, the information may be "if the quality of the print result is not improved, the relevant parts in the printer may be contaminated, please clean the relevant parts", so that the user performs the cleaning operation based on the information.
The information for guiding the user to perform the cleaning operation on at least one component of the image forming apparatus without improving the quality of the print result may be, for example, information for guiding the user to perform the cleaning operation on at least one component of the image forming apparatus which is likely to cause contamination of the print result without improving the quality of the print result. In an image forming apparatus using toner, such as a Light Emitting Diode (LED) printer, a laser printer, and the like, components that easily cause contamination of a printing result may include, for example, a print head, a toner cartridge, a conveyor belt unit, a fuser unit, and the like. The present embodiment is not limited to this, and the component that easily causes contamination of the printing result may include other components. In addition, in other types of image forming apparatuses, such as those using ink cartridges, components that are likely to cause contamination of the print result may be similarly defined.
Further, the guidance information may further include information prompting the user about the quality of the print result, which may be, for example, "the quality of the print result is improved to mean: no band-like, lump-like or linear contaminated areas nor stains appeared in the printed results ".
The following exemplifies the guidance information. For example, the guidance information may be the following information:
please confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved. Wherein, the improvement of the quality of the printing result means that: no band-like, block-like or line-like contaminated areas nor stains appeared in the printed results.
If not improved, the associated components within the printer may become contaminated, requiring cleaning of the associated components. "
In this way, when the user observes the information printed on the medium, the related component can be cleaned according to the information, and therefore, the user experience is improved.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a print result on a medium after test print data is printed. As shown in fig. 2, a medium 200 is printed with guide information 202 and test print data 201 that guide a user to perform a relevant action. For example, the test print data 201 is constituted by color stripes of different colors. The above-described problem relating to the quality of the print result is not illustrated in the print result shown in fig. 2.
By the image forming method of the embodiment, the guide information for guiding the user to perform the relevant action and the test print data are printed on the medium together, so that the image forming apparatus can guide the user to perform the subsequent action after the test print, that is, the image forming apparatus supports the user action corresponding to the test print, and thus, the user can perform the relevant action according to the guide information, and the user experience is improved.
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Embodiment 2 provides an image forming method. In embodiment 2, the same contents as those in embodiment 1 are not described again. Only the differences between example 2 and example 1 will be described below.
Embodiment 2 is different from embodiment 1 mainly in that a screen is also displayed in embodiment 2, and the guidance information is information corresponding to the screen.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the image forming method of the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 3, the method includes:
wherein, the step is the same as step 101 in embodiment 1, and the test print data is also the same as in embodiment 1, which is not described herein again;
in the above-described embodiment, the guide information for guiding the user to perform the relevant action is printed on the medium together with the test print data, so that the relevant action can be presented to the user by using the guide information, and the screen is displayed, and the guide information is information corresponding to the displayed screen, so that the relevant action can be presented to the user by using the display screen corresponding to the guide information, and thus, the image forming apparatus can provide the information of the post-action after the print test to the user in a richer manner, and the user can perform the post-action based on the guide information and the displayed screen, and the user experience is further improved.
The screen is displayed on a display panel of the image forming apparatus.
In one embodiment, the screen displayed may be an improvement confirmation screen that guides the user to confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved, that is, the information displayed on the screen is information that guides the user to confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an improvement confirmation screen 400 according to the present embodiment. Corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen 400 shown in fig. 4, the guidance information may be, for example, the following information:
please confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved.
If so, please select "Yes" for the display panel display.
If not, please select "no" for the display panel display. "
When the user observes the guidance information, the user can perform a selection operation for the improvement confirmation screen displayed on the display panel according to the guidance information and the displayed improvement confirmation screen, and the user experience is improved.
In another embodiment, the displayed screen may include the above-described improvement confirmation screen and a screen (hereinafter referred to as an "operation guidance screen") for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation, that is, the operation guidance screen displays information for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation, wherein the information for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation displayed on the operation guidance screen corresponds to information for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation if the quality of the print result is not improved, among the guidance information in example 1. For example, the information that guides the user to perform the relevant operation displayed on the operation guide screen may be information that guides the user to perform a cleaning operation on at least one component of the image forming apparatus. The following examples are given.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the operation guidance screen 500 of the present embodiment. Fig. 5 schematically shows an operation guide screen for guiding the user to perform the cleaning operation on one component a1 of the image forming apparatus, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the operation guide screen may include a screen for guiding the user to perform the cleaning operation on a plurality of components, for example, a plurality of screens for guiding the user to perform the cleaning operation on a plurality of components may be sequentially displayed, or one screen formed by combining such a plurality of screens.
Corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen 400 shown in fig. 4 and the operation guidance screen 500 shown in fig. 5, the guidance information may be, for example, the following information:
please confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved.
If so, please select "Yes" for the display panel display.
If not, please select "No" displayed on the display panel, and the relevant parts in the printer
Possibly contaminated, please clean the relevant parts after making the above selection and aim at the cleaning situation
Subsequent content displayed by the display panel is selected. "
When the user observes the guidance information, the related parts can be cleaned according to the guidance information, the displayed improvement confirmation screen, and the operation guidance screen (corresponding to the "follow-up content" described in the guidance information), and the user experience is improved.
Further, the guidance information may further include information prompting the user about the quality of the print result, which may be, for example, "the quality of the print result is improved to mean: no band-like, lump-like or linear contaminated areas nor stains appeared in the printed results ".
In this embodiment, after step 302, a step (not shown in fig. 3) may be further included: the method includes receiving an input from a user corresponding to the screen, and changing the guidance information based on the received input from the user.
In this way, the image forming apparatus can dynamically change the subsequent operation guided to the user in response to the input of the user to the displayed screen, thereby enhancing the interactivity between the image forming apparatus and the user and further improving the user experience.
Fig. 6 is another schematic diagram of the image forming method of the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 6, the method includes:
wherein, the step is the same as the step 301, which is not repeated herein;
the step is the same as step 302 and is not described herein again;
in step 604, guidance information is changed based on the input of the user received in step 603.
In this way, by changing the guidance information based on the received input of the user corresponding to the displayed screen, it is possible to dynamically change information for subsequent operations provided to the user in accordance with the input of the user with respect to the displayed screen, thereby enhancing the interactivity between the image forming apparatus and the user and further improving the user experience.
The above steps 603, 604 are optional steps.
In the present embodiment, when the screen corresponding to the guidance information displayed is the improvement confirmation screen, the user input corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen is accepted in step 603, and when the user input corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen indicates that the quality of the print result is not improved in step 604, the guidance information is changed.
In this case, whether or not the user's input corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen indicates that the quality of the print result is not improved may be determined based on the accepted user's input corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen. For example, in the case where the improvement confirmation screen is the improvement confirmation screen 400 shown in fig. 4, it is possible to determine whether or not the input indicates that the quality of the print result is not improved based on the input of the user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen 400 received, that is, in the case where the input of the user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen 400 received is "no", it is determined that the input of the user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen indicates that the quality of the print result is not improved.
In this embodiment, when the screen corresponding to the guidance information to be displayed includes the improvement confirmation screen and the operation guidance screen, the user input corresponding to the screen received in step 603 includes the user input corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen and the user input corresponding to the operation guidance screen, and step 604 changes the guidance information based on both the inputs.
Although fig. 6 shows an implementation in which steps 601 to 604 are sequentially performed, the present embodiment is not limited thereto. For example, when a plurality of screens corresponding to guidance information are displayed, step 602 and step 603 may be repeatedly executed a plurality of times after step 601 and before step 604, and step 602 and step 603 may be executed once for each screen, for example, so that step 604 may change guidance information based on the input of the user received in step 603 executed each time. For another example, after step 604, execution may continue by returning to step 602.
In the case where the screen corresponding to the guidance information to be displayed includes the improvement confirmation screen and the operation guidance screen, for example, in the first execution of step 602, the improvement confirmation screen may be displayed, in the first execution of step 603, the input of the user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen may be accepted, in the second execution of step 602, the operation guidance screen may be displayed, in the case where the quality of the input instruction print result corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen is not improved, and in the second execution of step 603, the input of the user corresponding to the operation guidance screen may be accepted.
Further, in this case, a screen (hereinafter referred to as an "operation completion confirmation screen") that guides the user to confirm whether or not the relevant operation has been completed may be further displayed on the display panel, that is, the screen displays information that guides the user to confirm whether or not the relevant operation has been completed in the case where the user performs the relevant operation, and for example, the information that guides the user to confirm whether or not the relevant operation has been completed in the case where the user performs the relevant operation may be information that guides the user to confirm whether or not cleaning of at least one component of the image forming apparatus has been completed in the case where the user performs the relevant operation. Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the operation completion confirmation screen of the present embodiment.
In this case, the above method may further comprise, after step 603, the step (not shown in fig. 6): displaying an operation completion confirmation screen in a case where an input corresponding to the operation guidance screen instructs a user to perform a related operation; accepting a user input corresponding to the operation completion confirmation screen; then, in step 604, when the user's input corresponding to the operation completion confirmation screen indicates that at least one component of the image forming apparatus has been cleaned, the guidance information is changed.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the method may further include:
in step 605, the changed guide information is printed on a medium together with the test print data.
This can guide the user to perform further operations by the changed guidance information printed on the medium.
Fig. 8 is another schematic diagram of a print result on a medium after printing test print data. As shown in fig. 8, the medium 800 has the changed guide information 802 and the test print data 801 printed thereon. For example, the test print data 801 is constituted by color stripes of different colors. The problem related to the quality of the print result is not illustrated in the print result shown in fig. 8.
In the present embodiment, the guidance information after the change is also information for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation, but the guidance information after the change is information different from the guidance information before the change. For example, the guidance information after the change may be information for guiding the user to perform an operation different from the operation guided by the guidance information before the change.
Specifically, for example, an inquiry destination in the case where a problem related to the quality of a print result cannot be solved may be included. The query destination may include, for example, a contact phone, an email address, and/or a web address of a customer service center. In this way, when the user is already guided to the operation related to the quality of the print result by the guide information before the change, the user is guided to the inquiry destination in the case where the problem related to the quality of the print result cannot be solved by the guide information after the change, and even when the user has a problem in the quality of the print result after performing the operation according to the guide information before the change, the user can make an inquiry based on the information of the inquiry destination to solve the problem related to the quality of the print result. The following examples are given.
The changed guidance information may be, for example, the following information:
please confirm the result after reprinting.
If the problem is not improved, please send a mail to the customer consultation center or consult through telephone.
Email：***@oki.com
Telephone number: *** - ****".
When observing the information, the user can send the mail or make a call according to the information, and the user experience is improved.
Fig. 9 is another schematic diagram of the image forming method of the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 9, the method may include:
a step 904 of determining whether the user input accepted in the step 903 indicates improvement in the quality of the print result; if it is determined that the quality of the print result indicated by the accepted user input is not improved, step 905 is executed, otherwise, the method is ended;
a step 906 of determining whether the user input accepted in the step 905 indicates that the user intends to perform a cleaning operation; if the user input determined to be accepted indicates that the user is to perform a cleaning operation, step 907 is executed, otherwise, the method is ended;
a step 908 of determining whether or not the user input accepted in the step 907 indicates that at least one component of the image forming apparatus has been cleaned; if it is determined that the accepted user input instruction has cleaned at least one component of the image forming apparatus, step 909 is executed, otherwise the method is ended;
In the above method, step 903-910 may be omitted, or step 905-910 may be omitted.
In the present embodiment, in the case where the operation guide screen includes a plurality of screens that are sequentially displayed to guide the user to perform the cleaning operation on the plurality of components, respectively, the operation completion confirmation screen also includes a plurality of screens to guide the user to perform the cleaning operation on the plurality of components, respectively. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an alternative implementation method of step 905 and 907 in FIG. 9 in this case. That is, all the steps shown in FIG. 10 can be used to replace the steps 905 and 907 in FIG. 9.
As shown in fig. 10, the implementation method may include:
a step 1002 of determining whether the user input accepted in the step 1001 instructs to perform LED print head cleaning; if it is determined that the LED print head cleaning is instructed, step 1003 is executed, otherwise step 1004 is executed;
a step 1004 of displaying an operation guidance screen of the toner cartridge and accepting a corresponding user input;
a step 1005 of determining whether the user input accepted in step 1004 indicates that toner cartridge cleaning is to be performed; in a case where it is determined that toner cartridge cleaning is instructed, step 1006 is executed, otherwise step 1007 is executed;
a step 1011 of determining whether the user input accepted in the step 1010 indicates that cleaning of the conveyor unit is to be performed; executing step 1012 if it is determined that the cleaning of the conveyor belt unit is instructed, otherwise executing step 1013;
a step 1014 of determining whether the user input accepted in the step 1013 indicates that cleaning of the fixing unit is to be performed; in the case where it is determined that fuser unit cleaning is instructed, step 1015 is executed, otherwise the method is ended;
in step 1015, an operation completion confirmation screen of the fixing unit is displayed and a corresponding user input is accepted.
In this way, step 908 may determine whether at least one component of the image forming apparatus has been cleaned based on the user input received in at least one of steps 1003, 1006, 1009, 1012, and 1015. Alternatively, the method may further include the steps (not shown in fig. 10): the screen indicating whether at least one component of the image forming apparatus has been cleaned is directly displayed and a corresponding user input is accepted, so that step 908 can determine whether at least one component has been cleaned based on the user input, and the user can be guided through steps 1001 and 1015.
In the above method, the operation guide screen and the operation completion confirmation screen of the five components (i.e., the LED printhead, the toner cartridge, the toner drum, the belt unit, and the fuser unit) as an example are displayed and the user inputs corresponding to these screens are received, and the order between the display of the screens of the different components and the user input reception step, that is, the order between the steps 1001 + 1003, 1004 + 1006, 1007 + 1009, 1010 + 1012, and 1013 + 1015, can be arbitrarily exchanged. Further, the number of parts that can be the subject of the cleaning operation may also be reduced or increased, or one or more of the above five parts may be replaced with other parts, according to the actual need to solve the problem.
With the image forming method of the present embodiment, the guide information for guiding the user to perform the relevant action is printed on the medium together with the test print data, so that the relevant action can be presented to the user by using the guide information, and the screen is displayed, and the guide information is information corresponding to the displayed screen, so that the relevant action can be presented to the user by using the display screen corresponding to the guide information, and thus, the image forming apparatus can provide the information of the post-test action to the user in a richer manner, the user can perform the post-action according to the guide information and the displayed screen, and the user experience is further improved.
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Embodiment 3 provides an image forming apparatus. The present embodiment incorporates the contents of embodiment 1 and embodiment 2, and the same contents of the present embodiment as those of embodiment 1 and embodiment 2 will not be described repeatedly.
Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of the image forming apparatus of the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 11, the image forming apparatus 1100 has a printing section 1101 and a control section 1102. Among them, the printing part 1101 prints the print data on the medium, the control part 1102 controls the printing part 1101 to print, and when the control part 1101 controls the printing part 1101 to test-print the test print data, the control part 1102 controls the printing part 1101 to print the guide information for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation on the medium together with the test print data.
With the above-described embodiment, the control unit 1102 controls the printing unit 1101 to print the guide information for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation and the test print data on the medium, so that the guide information for guiding the user to perform the relevant operation and the test print data can be printed on the medium, and the image forming apparatus 1100 can guide the user to perform the subsequent operation after the test printing, that is, the image forming apparatus 1100 supports the user operation corresponding to the test printing, so that the user can perform the relevant operation based on the guide information, and the user experience is improved.
In the present embodiment, the printing section 1101 may be a printing part having a print head, for example, a printing part having an LED print head, a laser print head, or the like, and the printing section 1101 is capable of black-and-white or color printing.
The control unit 1102 may be a means for performing processing and control, such as a processor, and the control unit 1102 may implement a predetermined function by executing a predetermined program, and the control unit 1102 may be configured by a single device or a combination of a plurality of devices, and when a plurality of devices are combined, communication is possible between the plurality of devices.
In this embodiment, the guidance information, the test print data, and the test print may be as described in embodiment 1, and are not described herein again.
In this embodiment, the image forming apparatus may further include a display unit for displaying a screen and/or an operation unit for receiving an input from a user. Fig. 12 is another schematic diagram of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 12, the image forming apparatus 1200 may have a printing section 1201, a control section 1202, a display section 1203, and an operation section 1204. Among them, the printing unit 1201 prints print data on a medium, the control unit 1202 controls the printing unit 1201 to print, the display unit 1203 displays a screen, and the operation unit 1204 receives an input from a user.
In this embodiment, the display portion 1203 and the operation portion 1204 are optional components. Further, the display portion 1203 and the operation portion 1204 may be members provided independently of each other, for example, provided as a display panel and an operation button, respectively, or may be provided in the same member, for example, provided as an operation display panel having both display and touch control functions.
In this embodiment, the guidance information may also be as described in embodiment 2, and is not described herein again.
In this embodiment, the screen displayed by the display portion 1203 may be as described in embodiment 2, and is not described herein again.
In this embodiment, the control unit 1202 may also be configured to control the display unit 1203 to display a corresponding screen, and to process the user input received by the operation unit 1204.
In the present embodiment, the guidance information may be information corresponding to a screen displayed by the display section 1203.
In the present embodiment, the control unit 1202 may change the guidance information based on an input by the user corresponding to the screen displayed by the display unit 1203.
In this embodiment, when the screen displayed on the display portion 1203 is an improvement confirmation screen, the operation portion 1204 may receive an input from a user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen, and the control portion 1202 may change the guidance information when the input from the user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen indicates that the quality of the print result is not improved.
In this embodiment, when the screen displayed by the display portion 1203 includes an improvement confirmation screen and an operation guidance screen, the display portion 1203 may display the improvement confirmation screen first, the operation portion 1204 may receive an input from a user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen, the display portion 1203 may display the operation guidance screen when the input from the user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen indicates that the quality of the print result is not improved, the operation portion 1204 may receive an input from a user corresponding to the operation guidance screen, the display portion 1203 may display the operation completion confirmation screen when the input from the user corresponding to the operation guidance screen indicates that the user performs a related operation, the operation portion 1204 may receive an input from a user corresponding to the operation completion confirmation screen, the control portion 1202 may display the operation completion confirmation screen when the input from the user corresponding to the operation completion confirmation screen indicates that at least one component of the image forming apparatus has been cleaned, the guidance information is changed.
In this embodiment, the improvement confirmation picture, the operation guidance picture and the operation completion confirmation picture may be as described in embodiment 2, and are not described herein again.
In this embodiment, the manner of determining whether at least one component of the image forming apparatus has been cleaned may be as described in embodiment 2, and will not be described herein again.
In this embodiment, the changed guidance information may be as described in embodiment 2, and is not described herein again.
In the present embodiment, the control unit 1202 may further control the printing unit 1201 to print the changed guide information and the test print data together on the medium.
In this embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1200 can also be used to implement the method shown in fig. 9 in embodiment 2. For example, the operation unit 1204 may execute step 901, and may also execute the reception function in steps 903, 905, and 907; the control section 1202 may control the printing section 1201 to execute steps 902, 910, and the control section 1202 may also execute steps 904, 906, 908, 909; the display portion 1203 may perform the display function in steps 903, 905, and 907.
In the method shown in fig. 10 in embodiment 2, for example, the display unit 1203 may execute the display function in steps 1001, 1003, 1004, 1006, 1007, 1009, 1010, 1012, 1013, and 1015, the operation unit 1204 may execute the reception function in steps 1001, 1003, 1004, 1006, 1007, 1009, 1010, 1012, 1013, and 1015, and the control unit 1202 may execute steps 1002, 1005, 1008, 1012, and 1014 in this embodiment.
Note that the image forming apparatus 1200 does not necessarily include all the components shown in fig. 12; further, the image forming apparatus 1200 may further include a component not shown in fig. 12, which can refer to the related art, and for example, the image forming apparatus 1200 may further include a memory for storing a program executed by the control section 1202 (e.g., implemented by a processor).
By the image forming apparatus of the embodiment, the guide information for guiding the user to perform the relevant action is printed on the medium together with the test print data, and the image forming apparatus can guide the subsequent operation after the test printing to the user, that is, the image forming apparatus supports the user operation corresponding to the test printing, so that the user can perform the relevant action according to the guide information, and the user experience is improved.
While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that these descriptions are illustrative and not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Various modifications and adaptations of the present invention may occur to those skilled in the art, based on the principles of the present invention, and such modifications and adaptations are within the scope of the present invention.
Claims (12)
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a printing section that prints print data on a medium; and
a control section that controls the printing section to perform printing,
the control unit controls the printing unit to print guide information for guiding a user to perform a relevant operation on a medium together with the test print data when the control unit controls the printing unit to perform the test printing on the test print data.
2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a display unit for displaying a screen,
the guide information is information corresponding to the screen.
3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2,
the image forming apparatus further includes:
an operation unit for receiving user input corresponding to the screen,
the control unit changes the guidance information based on an input by a user corresponding to the screen.
4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2,
the screen is an improvement confirmation screen that guides the user to confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved.
5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4,
the image forming apparatus further includes:
an operation unit which receives an input of a user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen,
the control unit changes the guidance information when the user's input corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen indicates that the quality of the print result is not improved.
6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2,
the screens include an improvement confirmation screen that guides the user to confirm whether the quality of the print result is improved and an operation guide screen that guides the user to perform a related operation.
7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6,
the display section displays the improvement confirmation screen,
the image forming apparatus further includes:
an operation unit which receives an input of a user corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen,
the display section further displays the operation guidance screen in a case where the user's input corresponding to the improvement confirmation screen indicates that the quality of the print result is not improved,
the operation unit further accepts an input from a user corresponding to the operation guidance screen,
the display section further displays an operation completion confirmation screen for guiding the user to confirm whether or not the relevant operation has been completed, in a case where the input of the user corresponding to the operation guide screen instructs the user to perform the relevant operation,
the operation unit further accepts an input from a user corresponding to the operation completion confirmation screen,
the control unit changes the guidance information when an input instruction from a user corresponding to the operation completion confirmation screen indicates that at least one component of the image forming apparatus has been cleaned.
8. The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 3, 5, and 7,
the control unit controls the printing unit to print the changed guide information and the test print data on a medium.
9. The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 3, 5, and 7,
the changed guidance information includes an inquiry destination in a case where a problem related to the quality of the print result cannot be solved.
10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
the test print is a print for solving a problem related to the quality of a print result.
11. An image forming method of an image forming apparatus, the image forming method comprising:
when test printing is performed on test print data, guide information for guiding a user to perform a relevant action is printed on a medium together with the test print data.
12. The image forming method according to claim 11, further comprising:
the display of the picture is carried out,
the guide information is information corresponding to the screen.
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