CN1734411A - Data processing apparatus capable of automatically determining optimal print mode according to data feature and processing method thereof - Google Patents

Data processing apparatus capable of automatically determining optimal print mode according to data feature and processing method thereof Download PDF

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CN1734411A
CN1734411A CN 200410056496 CN200410056496A CN1734411A CN 1734411 A CN1734411 A CN 1734411A CN 200410056496 CN200410056496 CN 200410056496 CN 200410056496 A CN200410056496 A CN 200410056496A CN 1734411 A CN1734411 A CN 1734411A
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The invention relates to a datum disposal device which consists of datum disposal element and datum output element, wherein the datum disposal element receives datum block and judges a datum character to generate a corresponding eigenvalue from datum block at least; the datum output element contains many kinds of present print mode, which print the datum block by single print mode. The datum disposal element will generate and calculate these eigenvalues and power values to send a print order automatically, which prints the datum block according to the order.

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Automatically determine the data processing equipment and the method for optimal printing pattern according to data characteristics
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of data processing equipment (data processing device) and method, particularly relate to a kind of according to the data processing equipment and the method for data characteristics (data characteristic) with the printing model (print mode) of automatic decision the best, it can be applicable to scanner, printer, facsimile recorder, multifunctional paper feeding machine (multifunction printer, MFP) grade or other similar device.
Background technology
More present image processing apparatus as scanner, printer, facsimile recorder and multifunctional paper feeding machine etc., has and prints or duplicate output functions such as (copy).For example, some scanner fechtable document image and printing.And for example, some printer can read the data in the digital photo card and carries out photo printing.In addition, for different print qualities, this class device all has different printing models, as draft mode (draftmode), general modfel (normal mode), and phase tablet mode (photo mode) wait or quick mode or optimal mode etc., be available for users to selection.Perhaps the user also can operate in Printing Qptions and set, to obtain the print quality that the user wants.
But the quality that prints might not be expected as the user.Sometimes be printing model, or the printing model that the user selects print, and but is not suitable for this print job because of use device default (default).For example, for a photo, the user selects general modfel to print earlier, and its effect can't satisfy the user, selects other better print quality again.Sometimes, the user carries out complicated printing and setting, and print quality is but not as expection, and then change is set.Sometimes, the user can notice at black and white or colour print and set, and but forgets other option, and after printing several piece of data, the change that just loses no time is set.These phenomenons all can increase the waste of printing resource such as paper, printing ink or carbon dust, and waste user's time, increase user's puzzlement.
In addition, may comprise image and literal simultaneously on the data that print.For example, a file comprises two partly, and image accounts for 1/3rd, and literal accounts for 2/3rds.If print with quick mode, the print quality of literal is pretty good, but the print quality of image may be bad; And if print with optimal mode, the print quality of possible image is pretty good, but has wasted many extra times at printing character.This phenomenon of attending to one thing and lose sight of another does not have good settling mode.
In the present image processing apparatus, some device does not need to be connected with computing machine (host computer), just can operate separately.The user does not need to carry out complicated printing and setting by computing machine, but by the device simple user's interface that provides itself, selects pattern, size or the umber etc. that will print.Even so, selected printing model still possibly can't satisfy the user, and resource and time are printed in waste.And print when comprising the data of image and literal simultaneously, still can run into above-mentioned problem of attending to one thing and lose sight of another.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of and can to address the above problem, brings the user facility according to the device and method of data characteristics with the printing model of automatic decision the best.
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of Data Handling Equipment And Method, its can according to data characteristics with automatically, the best printing model of decision dynamically, thereby when printing, the user can not need to carry out complicated operation and setting, and can obtain best print quality.
Data processing equipment of the present invention comprises a data processing unit (data processing unit) and a data output unit (data output unit).Data processing unit is to be used for receiving a block that sends (data block), and judges and produce a corresponding eigenwert (eigenvalue) according to the data characteristics (datacharacteristic) of this block at least.The data output unit includes multiple predetermined printing model (print modes).The data output unit prints this block according to the printing order (print command) that this data processing unit transmitted with a kind of printing model.This data processing unit can calculate these eigenwerts and the one group of corresponding weights (weights) that produced, and produce this print command in view of the above automatically, make this data output unit be able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.
Data processing method of the present invention (data processing method) is to be used for making a data output unit with one of multiple predetermined printing model, automatically prints a block.In the data processing method of the present invention, at first receive at least one block that is sent.Judge according to a data characteristics of this block at least then, and produce a corresponding eigenwert.These eigenwerts and one group of corresponding weights of being produced are calculated, and determine a kind of printing model in view of the above.Produce one then and print order, make this data output unit be able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.
Data processing equipment of the present invention and method can be applicable to by the block that scanner, printer, facsimile recorder, computing machine or other similar device transmitted, automatically according to the data characteristics decision printing model of block.And to block different on the file, data processing equipment of the present invention and method can be sent different print commands, dynamically to print different block with different printing models.Data processing equipment of the present invention and method can automatically, dynamically determine best printing model according to the data characteristics of file or archives, and the user does not need to carry out complicated printing and setting.Therefore the present invention can avoid waste and print resource, save user's time, and offers convenience to the user, also can obtain best printing model.
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Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram of data processing equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is in the eigenvalue calculation program of Fig. 1 data processing equipment, automatically the process flow diagram of an embodiment of kenel algorithm.
Fig. 3 is the functional block diagram of the data processing equipment of another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of Fig. 3 data processing equipment according to result of calculation and threshold value decision printing model.
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of data processing method of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of the data processing method of another embodiment of the present invention.
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10: data processing equipment 12: the data acquisition unit
14; Data processing unit 16: data output unit
18: photosensory assembly 20: user's interface
22: wisdom button 40: data processing equipment
42: scan module 44: print module
46: manual load module 48: data processing unit
50: internal memory 52: display unit
54: computing machine
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See also Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram of data processing equipment 10 of the present invention.Data processing equipment 10 of the present invention comprises a data acquisition unit (data capturing unit) 12, one data processing unit 14 and a data output unit 16.In different embodiment, data processing equipment 10 can be one scan instrument, a printer, a facsimile recorder, a multifunctional paper feeding machine or is above-mentioned combination.
Data acquisition unit 12 is in order to capturing a block, and this block is sent in the data processing unit 14.Data processing unit 14 is to be used for receiving the block that is sent, and judges and produce a corresponding eigenwert according to a data characteristics of this block at least.The data characteristics of block comprises one or more data characteristics.In one embodiment, data characteristics comprises penetrability, chroma, picture and text ratio and the print paper material etc. of this block.Data output unit 16 includes multiple predetermined printing model, and according to the printing order that data processing unit 14 is transmitted, prints this block with a kind of printing model.Data processing unit 14 calculates eigenwert and the one group of corresponding weights that produced, and produces this print command automatically in view of the above, makes data output unit 16 be able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.
Data processing equipment 10 comprises user's interface (user interface) 20 in addition, can receive the set of options that a user is imported.User's interface 20 comprises a single intelligent button (single smartbutton) 22.After the user presses intelligent button 22, can start an automatic output intent option function, and need not set other relevant option of printing of user's interface 20 separately.In other words, and press intelligent button 22 when starting automatic output intent option function as the user, the user does not just need options such as penetrability, chroma, picture and text ratio or print paper material are set.Therefore, data processing equipment 10 of the present invention provides very friendly mode, as long as the user presses intelligent button 22 and can start automatic output intent option function, so that data processing equipment 10 is automatically selected best printing model.
In one embodiment, data acquisition unit 12 is one scan module (scanning module), can be in order to being at least one above-mentioned block with file (to-be-scanned document) scan conversion to be scanned.Data output unit 16 is a print module (printing module).After the automatic output intent option function of data processing equipment 10 is activated, this scan module can be converted to this block with this file scan to be scanned, data processing unit 14 also can calculate and produce automatically this print command to this block, so that this print module is able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command, and avoid the user to carry out complicated operation and setting for option in user's interface 20.Therefore in the time of will printing, the user starts automatic output intent option function, and data processing equipment 10 just can automatically determine best printing model.
The automatic output intent option function of data processing equipment 10 comprises an eigenvalue calculation program (eigenvalue calculation procedure) and a weights calculation procedure (weightcalculation procedure).The eigenvalue calculation program is the data characteristics according to this block, as penetrability, chroma, picture and text ratio and print paper material etc., calculates corresponding eigenwert EVi (i-1, N) respectively, and wherein N represents the number of these eigenwerts.The weights calculation procedure is according to following formula one, calculates the weights Wi (i=1-N) that corresponds to feature EVi respectively.Formula one is as follows:
Formula one: Wi = EVi / Σ i = 1 N EVi .
In the above-mentioned weights calculation procedure, weights Wi (i=1-N) utilizes formula one to calculate.In other words, weights are to be proportional to eigenwert.For example, during i=4, four weights W1, W2, W3, W4 are directly proportional with four eigenwert EV1, EV2, EV3, EV4.In another embodiment, weights also can utilize average notion to calculate and get.For example, during i=4, four weights W1, W2, W3, and W4 be 1/4th.
Automatically after the output intent option function is activated, data processing equipment 10 can be according to following formula two, to obtain a result of calculation P who corresponds to this block, and this result of calculation P and at least one threshold value (threshold) compared, determine this printing model in view of the above and produce this print command.16 of data output units can print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.Formula two is as follows:
Formula two: P = Σ i = 1 N Wi * EVi .
Each printing model is to correspond to different print qualities.In one embodiment, these printing models are respectively a draft mode (draft mode), a general pattern (normal mode) and a phase tablet mode (photo mode) according to its corresponding print quality from low to high.And this result of calculation P compares with a first threshold and one second threshold value, should print with this draft mode, this general modfel or this phase tablet mode to determine this block.Threshold value can be stipulated in advance according to experimental result or experience.In this embodiment, draft mode, general modfel and phase tablet mode are distinguished accordingly by this first threshold and this second threshold value according to its corresponding print quality from low to high.
As shown in Figure 1, after the automatic output intent option function of data processing equipment 10 is activated, block for various computing result on the same file to be scanned, data processing unit 14 can send different print commands, makes data output unit 16 be able to dynamically print with different printing models various computing result's block.For example, on one page file to be scanned, some is that figure, some are literal, and data acquisition unit 12 is that scan module is two corresponding block with its scan conversion.14 of data processing units can calculate two result of calculation P to these two data blocks, and send corresponding two print commands, make data output unit 16 print various computing result's block with different printing models.Therefore data processing equipment 10 of the present invention can automatically dynamically print off the different block of identical file with different printing models according to data characteristics.
As shown in Figure 1, data output unit 16 comprises a photosensory assembly (photo sensor) 18, is used for responding to the paper material that is placed among the data output unit 16.If this paper material meets the desired printing model of this print command, then continue to print, if this paper material does not meet the desired printing model of this print command, just show that a prompting message reminds a user, select to continue to print or cancellation is printed by the user.For example, according to data processing equipment 10 and automatic output intent option function thereof, the desired fishing dies of the print command that is produced shows that formula is the phase tablet mode, is that paper on the print module is not the special-purpose paper of photo printing yet be placed on data output unit 16, but general print paper; Photosensory assembly 18 can be sensed and will and not meet the photograph pattern in order to the paper material printed.At this moment, have a prompting message and remind the user, select to continue to print or the cancellation printing by the user.Certainly, by the prompting of prompting message, the user also can be replaced with the paper of printing the special-purpose paper of the photo printing that meets the phase tablet mode, selects then to continue to print.
In one embodiment, the eigenvalue calculation program comprises automatic kenel (AutoType) algorithm, judges that with the view data after this scan module preview (preview) this block belongs to colour, gray scale (gray) or black and white (B/W).In automatic kenel algorithm, and utilize a Lebesgue algorithm to judge with the density (density) of data whether this block belongs to colored, and utilize the theoretical erosiveness algorithm of mathematical morphology in the Flame Image Process (mathematical morphology) (Erosion algorithm) to judge that this data field certainly is to belong to gray scale or black and white.Known by industry as for Lebesgue algorithm and Erosion algorithm.
See also Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is in the eigenvalue calculation program of Fig. 1 data processing equipment 10, automatically the process flow diagram of an embodiment of kenel algorithm.Below utilize the process flow diagram of Fig. 2, described in detail at above-mentioned automatic kenel algorithm again.In one embodiment, at step S30, calculate the brightness and the saturation degree of pixel (pixel) in the block of view data earlier, and determine colour element (color pixel) according to brightness and saturation degree, wherein brightness=(R+G+B)/3, saturation degree=255-Min (R, G, B)/brightness, and the pixel of brightness>50 and saturation degree>40 is decided to be colour element.As for the above-mentioned data that are judged as colour element is according to the experiment gained.
In step S32, utilize the density of data to judge whether this block belongs to colored then.So-called density is meant in 3 * 3 scopes (mask), the number of colour element.If density>=7, then the decision data block is colored; If density<7, then the decision data block is proceeded down-stream to judge that this block is gray scale or black and white for not being colored.
In step S34, judgement is bright background or dark background then.The first histogram (histogram) of statistics brightness value, and be an interval according to histogram with per 10 lattice, add up its pixel count, find out the interval of containing maximum pixels.Be background value with interval intermediate value then.The result if background value is considered as bright background greater than 200, otherwise is a dark background according to the observation.If bright background; Then carry out step S36; If dark background then carries out step S38.
In step S36, use bright erosion (Bright Erosion), promptly replace the q value with Max (W (q)); Wherein q is original brightness value, and MaxW ((q)) is the interior maximal value of 3 * 3 scopes of q.Among the step S38, use dark corrode (Dark Erosion), promptly replace the q value with MinW ((q)); Wherein q is original brightness value, and MinW ((q)) is the interior minimum value of 3 * 3 scopes of q.
In step S40, after all disposing, all pixels obtain a new view data.According to the new corresponding brightness value histogram of view data, statistics is an interval with per 15 lattice, adds up its pixel count.If there is the pixel count in an interval to surpass 90% of total pixel number, then the decision data block is a black and white; If not, then the decision data block is a gray scale.
See also Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is the functional block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention data processing equipment 40.In another embodiment, data processing equipment 40 of the present invention comprises one scan module 42, a print module 44, one manual load module (manual input module) 46 and one data processing unit 48.Data processing equipment 40 also is connected in a computing machine (host computer) 54.Data processing equipment 40 comprises automatic output intent option function, and the user can select whether will start automatic output intent option function.If the user selects not start automatic output intent option function, the user can set output mode via manual load module 46.If the user selects to start automatic output intent option function, data processing equipment 40 just can automatically and dynamically determine best printing model according to data characteristics.
As shown in Figure 3, scan module 42 is in order to scan a file (not shown) to be scanned and to be converted into block.Data processing unit 48 is in order to receive from the block of scan module 42 and to produce corresponding eigenwert.The codomain of eigenwert will drop in 1 to 10 the interval; This is general experimental result.This is because the calculating meeting of eigenwert and algorithm and the optical module that mated are relevant, comprise optical head (CCD/CIS, charged-couple device/contact image sensor, electric coupling device/contact image sensor), the characteristics such as the light rate of covering of glass-reflected rate and scanning space.Data processing unit 48 can produce and the corresponding eigenwert of block according to data characteristicses such as penetrability, chroma, picture and text ratio and print paper materials.In one embodiment, a file to be scanned is that one page comprises coloured image and literal two file partly, and data processing unit 48 can be judged coloured image and literal according to automatic kenel algorithm as shown in Figure 2.Data processing unit 48 also can calculate these eigenwerts and one group of corresponding weights, and produce print command automatically according to this.44 of print modules can print according to the desired printing model of print command.
The automatic output intent option function of data processing equipment 40 comprises eigenvalue calculation program and weights calculation procedure.Can calculate a result of calculation P via these programs and numerical value, in order to the decision printing model.Data processing unit 48 calculates each eigenwert after receiving a block.In one embodiment, the eigenwert calculated of a block comprises penetrability eigenwert EV1, chroma eigenwert EV2, picture and text ratio eigenwert EV3 and print paper material EV4.After these eigenvalue calculation are come out, calculate corresponding weights Wi (Wi according to above-mentioned formula one; I=1-4).Then, according to above-mentioned formula two each eigenwert is multiplied by corresponding weights, and its totalling is obtained a result of calculation P ( P = Σ i = l N Wi * EVi ; N = 1 ~ 4 ) . After result of calculation P and threshold value compare, just can determine printing model in view of the above and produce print command.
See also Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of Fig. 3 data processing equipment 40 according to result of calculation P and threshold value decision printing model.In one embodiment, two threshold value T1, T2 are applied to judge three kinds of printing models respectively, wherein P<T1 corresponding to draft mode, T1<P<T2 corresponding to general modfel, P>T1 then corresponding to the phase tablet mode.At above-mentioned file to be scanned is that one page comprises among the embodiment of coloured image and literal two file partly, after starting automatic output intent option function, two result of calculations that calculate coloured image and the corresponding block of literal are respectively P1 and P2, and with result of calculation and threshold ratio after, two result of calculation P1 and P2 drop on general modfel and the pairing interval of draft mode respectively, therefore print module 44 just can print the pairing block of coloured image with general modfel, and prints the pairing block of literal with draft mode.In other embodiment, also can be other a plurality of printing models, according to print quality height, corresponding to by the different intervals that threshold value separated.
As shown in Figure 3, data processing equipment 40 comprises an internal memory 50 and a display unit 52 in addition.Internal memory 50 is in order to store required program or data.In different embodiment, display unit 52 can be light emitting diode (light emitting diode, LED) or liquid crystal indicator (liquid crystaldisplay, LCD).Data processing equipment 40 comprises user's interface (not being shown in Fig. 3) in addition, and it comprises a single wisdom button.The user can start automatic output intent option function by this intelligent button.In one embodiment, display unit 52 is a liquid crystal indicator, and user's interface can be shown in display unit 52, in order to show various states or setting.For example, the user can print the various operations and the setting of relevant option through user's interface thus, or through the shown intelligent button of user's interface thus, starts automatic output intent option function by manual load module 46.In one embodiment, manually load module 46 is a computer keyboard.
As shown in Figure 3, the print module 44 of data processing equipment 40 comprises a photosensory assembly (not being shown in Fig. 3) in addition, is placed on the paper material of print module 44 with induction.If this paper material meets the desired printing model row of this print command, then continue to print; If this paper material does not meet the desired printing model of this print command, just show that a prompting message reminds a user, select to continue to print or cancellation is printed by this user.In one embodiment, print module 44 senses the paper material and does not meet the desired printing model of print command, thereby a prompting message can be shown in user's interface, is selected to continue to print or cancellation is printed by the user.Certainly, after the user received prompting message, also replaceable paper material was to continue printing.
In another embodiment, display unit 52 is a light emitting diode, and it is arranged on user's interface of data processing equipment 40; Single intelligent button then is arranged on user's interface of data processing equipment 40.When user's desire starts automatic output intent option function, as long as the user presses intelligent button.Then, when print module 44 senses the paper material when not meeting the desired printing model of print command, prompting message just can be reminded the user by the flicker of this light emitting diode.
See also Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of data processing method of the present invention.Data processing method of the present invention is to be used for making a data output unit with one of multiple predetermined printing model, automatically prints a block.And each printing model is to correspond to different print qualities.As shown in Figure 5, data processing method of the present invention comprises the following step:
Step S60: receive at least one block that is sent;
Step S62: a foundation data characteristics of this block is at least judged, and is produced a corresponding eigenwert;
Step S64: these eigenwerts and one group of corresponding weights of being produced are calculated, and determine a kind of printing model in view of the above;
Step S68: produce one and print order, make this data output unit be able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.
In one embodiment, data processing method of the present invention is applied to data processing equipment 10 as shown in Figure 1, and block is by utilizing one scan module (being data acquisition unit 12), a file scan to be scanned being converted.16 of data output units are a print module.In the data processing method of the present invention, utilize user's interface 20 to receive the set of options that a user is imported, user's interface 20 also comprises a single intelligent button 22.After the user presses intelligent button 22, can start an automatic output intent option function, and need not set other option of user's interface 20 separately.After this automatic output intent option function was activated, this scan module can be converted to this block with this file scan to be scanned.Automatically after the output intent option function was activated, this print command be calculated and be produced automatically to data processing method of the present invention also can to this block, so that this print module is able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.Data processing method of the present invention can avoid the user to carry out complicated operation and setting for option in user's interface, thereby concerning the user, it is very simple that the work of printing becomes.
In data processing method of the present invention, an automatic output intent option function comprises an eigenvalue calculation program and a weights calculation procedure, and according to eigenwert and weights that this two program is produced, can calculate the result of calculation P that corresponds to a block.In the step S62 to S68 of Fig. 5, be to carry out an eigenvalue calculation program and a weights calculation procedure, and calculate result of calculation P.Result of calculation P and threshold ratio after, can determine printing model according to this.As for the account form of eigenvalue calculation program, weights calculation procedure and P, illustrated as preamble data processing equipment 10 and related embodiment thereof, do not repeat them here.
In one embodiment, according to print quality from low to high, these printing models comprise a draft mode, a general pattern and a phase tablet mode.Result of calculation P and a first threshold and one second threshold value are compared, just can determine this block to print with draft mode, general modfel or phase tablet mode.
One file to be scanned can be scanned and be converted at least one block.For the block of various computing result on the same file to be scanned, data processing method of the present invention can be sent different print commands, makes print module be able to dynamically print with different printing models various computing result's block.
In one embodiment, data processing method of the present invention is in the data processing equipment 10 that is applied to as shown in Figure 1.In this embodiment, the data output unit comprises a photosensory assembly 18, is placed on paper material among the data output unit with induction.In the data processing method of the present invention, data output unit 16 can be responded in order to the print paper material and judge whether this paper material meets the desired printing model of print command.If this paper material does not meet the desired printing model of this print command, just show that a prompting message reminds a user, select to continue to print or cancellation is printed by the user.
See also Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the data processing method process flow diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.Among another embodiment, data processing method of the present invention is to use so that a data output unit with one of multiple predetermined printing model, automatically prints a block.In this embodiment, this multiple predetermined printing model comprises a draft mode, a general pattern and a phase tablet mode, and these printing models are to correspond to different print qualities.Print quality can be divided into three intervals by two threshold value T1, T2 from low to high; Draft mode is for corresponding to the print quality junior, and the phase tablet mode is for corresponding to print quality the higher person, as shown in Figure 4.
As shown in Figure 6, data processing method of the present invention comprises the following step:
Step S70: receive a block;
Step S72: at least one data characteristics according to block is judged, and is produced a corresponding eigenwert.The eigenwert EV3 of the eigenwert EV1 that in this embodiment, to calculate four eigenwerts be penetrability, the eigenwert EV2 of chroma, picture and text ratio, and the eigenwert EV4 of print paper;
Step S74: calculate four weights W1, W2, W3, reach W4, it corresponds to four eigenwert EV1, EV2, EV3, EV4 respectively;
Step S76: calculate result of calculation P, wherein P=W1EV1+W2EV2+W3EV3+W4EV4;
Step S78: result of calculation P and threshold value T1, T2 are compared, with the decision printing model.If P<T1, then decision is draft mode; If T1<P1<T2, then decision is general modfel; If P>T1, then decision is the phase tablet mode;
Step S80: produce the print command that corresponds to the printing model that is determined;
Step S82: print block according to the desired printing model of print command.
In the data processing method of the present invention, block can come from one scan instrument, a printer, a facsimile recorder, a multifunctional paper feeding machine or be the handled file of device or the file data of combinations thereof; Block also can come from the file data of a computing machine.In addition, present many business machines have two kinds or multiple function simultaneously, as functions such as scanning, printing, fax, duplicating etc.To duplicate is example, via the flow process of Fig. 6, can determine best printing model automatically, runs off data.If the user does not start automatic output intent option function, then can or can run off data by default printing model by the user from line operate and after setting relevant Printing Qptions.
Compared to known technology, data processing equipment of the present invention and method can be applicable to the block that transmitted by scanner, printer, facsimile recorder, multi-functional things machine, computing machine or other similar device, automatically according to the best printing model of data characteristics decision of block.And for the block that has the various computing result on identical file or the archives, data processing equipment of the present invention and method can be sent different print commands, dynamically print various computing result's block with different printing models.And data processing equipment of the present invention and method only need the user to start automatic output intent option function via single intelligent button, just can select best printing model automatically.In addition, whether also can respond to the print paper material that places automatically meets the printing model that is determined for data processing equipment of the present invention and method, and and then prompting user.Data processing equipment of the present invention and method can automatically, dynamically determine best printing model according to the data characteristics of file or archives, and the user does not need to carry out complicated printing and setting.Therefore the present invention can avoid waste and print resource, save user's time, and is that the user brings operational facility so that friendly mode to be arranged very much, also can obtain best printing model.

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1. data processing equipment includes:
One data processing unit is used for receiving a block that is sent, and judges and produce a corresponding eigenwert according to a data characteristics of this block at least; And
One data output unit includes multiple predetermined printing model, and according to the printing order that this data processing unit transmitted, prints this block with a kind of printing model;
Wherein, this data processing unit can calculate these eigenwerts and the one group of corresponding weights that produced, and produce this print command in view of the above automatically, make this data output unit be able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.
2. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this data processing equipment comprises a data acquisition unit in addition, can be in order to capture this block and to be sent in this data processing unit.
3. as claim 2 a described data processing equipment, wherein, this data acquisition unit is the one scan module, can be in order to a file scan to be scanned is converted at least one above-mentioned block.
4. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein, this data output unit is a print module.
5. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 4, wherein, this data processing equipment comprises user's interface in addition, can receive the set of options that a user is imported, this user's interface also comprises a single intelligent button, after this user presses this intelligence button, can start an automatic output intent option function, and need not separately other option of this user's interface be set; After this automatic output intent option function is activated, this scan module can be converted to this block with this file scan to be scanned, this data processing unit also can calculate and produce automatically this print command to this block, so that this print module is able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command, and avoid this user to carry out complicated operation and setting for option in this user's interface.
6. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 5, wherein, these data characteristicses comprise penetrability, chroma, picture and text ratio and the print paper material of this block.
7. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 6, wherein, this automatic output intent option function comprises:
One eigenvalue calculation program, penetrability, chroma, picture and text ratio and print paper material with according to this block calculate corresponding eigenwert EVi (i=1-N) respectively, and N represents the number of these eigenwerts; And
One weights calculation procedure, the following formula of foundation: Wi = EVi / Σ i = 1 N EVi , Calculate corresponding weights Wi (i=1-N) respectively;
Wherein, according to following formula: P = Σ i = 1 N Wi * EVi , To obtain a result of calculation P who corresponds to this block, and this result of calculation P and at least one threshold value compared, determine this printing model in view of the above and produce this print command, and this data output unit can print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.
8. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 7, wherein, this eigenvalue calculation program comprises an automatic kenel algorithm, judge that with the view data after this scan module preview this block belongs to colour, gray scale or black and white, wherein and utilize a Lebesgue algorithm to judge with the density of data whether this block belongs to colored, utilize the Erosion algorithm to judge that this block is to belong to gray scale or black and white.
9. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 7, wherein, each printing model is to correspond to different print qualities, according to these print qualities from low to high, these printing models comprise a draft mode, a general pattern and a phase tablet mode, and this result of calculation P compares with a first threshold and one second threshold value, should print with this draft mode, this general modfel or this phase tablet mode to determine this block.
10. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein, block for various computing result on the same file to be scanned, this data processing unit can send different print commands, makes this data output unit be able to dynamically print with different printing models various computing result's block.
11. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this data output unit comprises a photosensory assembly in addition, be used for responding to the paper material that is placed among this data output unit, if this paper material meets the desired printing model row of this print command, then continue to print, if this paper material does not meet the desired printing model of this print command, just show that a prompting message reminds a user, select to continue to print or cancellation is printed by this user.
12. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this data processing equipment is one scan instrument, a printer, a facsimile recorder, a multifunctional paper feeding machine or is above-mentioned combination.
13. a data processing method is used for making a data output unit to print a block automatically with one of multiple predetermined printing model, this method includes the following step:
Receive at least one block that is sent;
A foundation data characteristics of this block is at least judged, and is produced a corresponding eigenwert;
These eigenwerts and one group of corresponding weights of being produced are calculated, and determine a kind of printing model in view of the above; And
Produce one and print order, make this data output unit be able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.
14. data processing method as claimed in claim 13, wherein, this method is utilized the one scan module in addition, and a file scan to be scanned is converted at least one above-mentioned block.
15. data processing method as claimed in claim 14, wherein, this data output unit is a print module; And this method utilizes user's interface to receive the set of options that a user is imported in addition, this user's interface also comprises a single intelligent button, after this user presses this intelligence button, can start an automatic output intent option function, and need not separately other option of this user's interface be set; After this automatic output intent option function is activated, this scan module can be converted to this block with this file scan to be scanned, this print command be calculated and be produced automatically to this data processing method also can to this block, so that this print module is able to print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command, and avoid this user to carry out complicated operation and setting for option in this user's interface.
16. data processing method as claimed in claim 15, wherein, this automatic output intent option function comprises:
One eigenvalue calculation program, penetrability, chroma, picture and text ratio and print paper material with according to this block calculate corresponding eigenwert EVi (i=1-N) respectively, and N represents the number of these eigenwerts; And
One weights calculation procedure (weight calculation procedure), the following formula of foundation:
Wi = EVi / Σ i = 1 N EVi , Calculate corresponding weights Wi (i=1-N) respectively;
Wherein, according to following formula: P = Σ i = 1 N Wi * EVi , To obtain a result of calculation P who corresponds to this block, and this result of calculation P and at least one threshold value compared, determine this printing model in view of the above and produce this print command, and this data output unit can print this block according to the desired printing model of this print command.
17. data processing method as claimed in claim 16, wherein, this eigenvalue calculation program comprises an automatic kenel algorithm, judge that with the view data after this scan module preview this block belongs to colour, gray scale or black and white, wherein and utilize a Lebesgue algorithm to judge with the density of data whether this block belongs to colored, utilize the Erosion algorithm to judge that this block is to belong to gray scale or black and white.
18. data processing method as claimed in claim 16, wherein, each printing model is to correspond to different print qualities, according to these print qualities from low to high, these printing models comprise a draft mode, a general pattern and a phase tablet mode, and this result of calculation P compares with a first threshold and one second threshold value, should print with this draft mode, this general modfel or this phase tablet mode to determine this block.
19. data processing method as claimed in claim 14, wherein, block for various computing result on the same file to be scanned, this data processing method can be sent different print commands, makes this data output unit be able to dynamically print with different printing models various computing result's block.
20. data processing method as claimed in claim 13, wherein, this data output unit comprises a photosensory assembly in addition, be used for responding to the paper material that is placed among this data output unit, if this paper material meets the desired printing model row of this print command, then continue to print, if this paper material does not meet the desired printing model of this print command, just show that a prompting message reminds a user, select to continue to print or cancellation is printed by this user.
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