CN1752920A - Image processing system and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of image processing system and method thereof with file-format conversion function.Described image processing system can carry out data communication with external memory devices.Described image processing system comprises: interface unit is used for receiving first file and second file being sent to external memory devices from external memory devices; And file converteractivemil builder activemil builder, be used for according to the form of first file being become second form from first format conversion about the information of first and second files.Therefore, can be in image processing system with simple and efficiently mode change the form of received file.
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The present invention relates to a kind of image processing system and method thereof with file-format conversion function.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of image processing system and method, wherein can change the form of the data file that receives, and this data converted file can be printed or be sent to and be stored in the external memory devices.
Background technology
Usually, such as the image processing system of printer or backup device (replicator) by the serial or parallel line with carry out data communication such as the messaging device of computing machine so that receive print data and the print data that receives be printed on the printer paper.
In messaging device, the user loads application program so that produce the data file that comprises text and image or produce print data, and it is sent to image processing system then and is printed on the printer paper.
When using application program to produce or storing source document, the user produces and storing data files with text file format, or the specific image file form, such as BMP, PDF or TIFF, so that produce and storing data files with specified image file format.
The file that produces in order to print, if print command is input to application program, then print driver will be processed into discernible print data in image processing system with the data file of text file format or image file format storage by using such as PCL (printer control language) or PS (page-description language).Then, the print data that is produced is sent to image processing system.
Therefore, if image processing system receives the print data that sends from messaging device, then image processing system produces the display list about received print data.By using the display list that is produced that this print data is converted to the bitmap file of two bits of data (two-bit data) and then it is printed on printer paper after the various image processing steps that are used to print.
On the other hand, current development trend is to be connected on the external memory devices such as usb memory stick by using the USB connecting terminal such as the image processing system of printer or backup device, make image processing system to receive and be stored in the data in the external memory devices, or data are sent to the memory external rod so that be stored in wherein so that print received data.
The USB connecting terminal is to be developed one of universal serial bus that is used for convenient connection between such as the messaging device of computing machine and external unit.By using this USB connecting terminal, external unit such as printer, modulator-demodular unit, scanner, digital camera, field camera (camcorder) can be connected to messaging device, just is used when being switched on convenient messaging device at once.
Therefore, be connected in the situation of image processing system by the USB connecting terminal that is provided to the there when it keeps connecting at USB storage equipment such as usb memory stick with USB connecting terminal, USB storage equipment is added on the messaging device at once, thereby enables the data communication that (enable) carries out therebetween.
But,, then in image processing system, can not print the data file that receives if the form of the data file that receives from messaging device or USB storage equipment is not a supported form image processing system.
And, the print job of the data file in being stored in USB storage equipment, also need image processing system that the form of data file is changed and the formatted file of being changed is stored in the USB storage equipment.
Number increase along with the Internet user, and a large amount of users continues the web page as the family expenses page, the user is extensive use of image file and edits the web page, and the user produces and the edited image file so that the image file of being edited is used as the web page.
Image file has various forms, such as, JPEG, TIFF, PPDF etc.Depend on the web service provider, the image file format that uses in the web page can be different under many circumstances.Therefore, user's oneself material can be uploaded on the web page, need the user to convert text to image file, or convert image file to other picture format file in order to make the user.
But, because the form of image file is identical with the unprocessed form of image file, so when the object format of image file and unprocessed form are inequality, text need be converted to another kind of image file, perhaps need the format conversion of image file is become other form.Therefore, have and depend on that unprocessed form is with object format and the shortcoming of a lot of different format conversion programs of needs.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of image processing system and method, this image processing system and method are used to change the form of the data file that receives, print institute's data converted file, and institute's data converted file is sent to and is stored in the external memory devices.
Additional aspect of the present invention and advantage will be in the following description with being partly articulated and from this description, being conspicuous with part, perhaps can learn by practice of the present invention.
Have file-format conversion function and can obtain above-mentioned and/or others of the present invention by providing a kind of with the image processing system that external memory devices carries out data communication, described image processing system comprises: interface unit is used for receiving first file and second file being sent to external memory devices from external memory devices; And file converteractivemil builder activemil builder, be used for the form of first file is become second form so that form second file from first format conversion.
Described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder can comprise: at least one coded portion is used for according to carrying out the Code And Decode operation about the information of first and second forms so that the convert file form.In addition, described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder can rely on first form and second form selective at least one coded portion to operate.
Information can comprise: filename tabulation is used for the file that memory devices is externally stored.
Described image processing system can also comprise: the panel operation unit is used for the format conversion order that the filename tabulation of display file and input are used for one of the described file corresponding to first file.If the filename and second form by panel operation unit input file, then file converteractivemil builder activemil builder will convert second form to corresponding to the file layout of the file of filename.
Described interface unit will send to external memory devices through the file of format conversion.Described external memory devices can comprise one of USB storage equipment with USB connecting terminal and memory card.
First form and second form can be one of BMP (bitmap) picture format, TIFF (tagged image file format) and PDF (Portable Document format).
Described external memory devices can comprise a plurality of memory devices, and described interface unit can receive first file or second file is sent to this a plurality of external memory devices from a plurality of external memory devices.Described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder can be changed from the form of first file of one of these a plurality of external memory devices transmission, and described interface unit can send to one of these a plurality of external memory devices with the file (second file) through format conversion.
By providing a kind of being used for equally also can obtaining above-mentioned and/or others of the present invention with the method that external memory devices carries out the image processing system convert file form of data communication, described method comprises: receive the file that is stored in the external memory devices and about the information of described file; Select one of file that its form will be converted; And the format conversion of the selected file that will select according to first form becomes second form.
The conversion of the form of selected file can comprise: operate so that the form of conversion selected file according to described information and executing Code And Decode.
Described information can comprise the filename tabulation of the file that is used for being stored in external memory devices.
Described method can also comprise: the filename tabulation of display file; Specify and one of the file that comes to tabulate corresponding filename since filename; And input is used for the format conversion order of specified file.
The input of format conversion order can comprise: specify second form.In addition, described method can also comprise: the file that will convert second form to sends to external memory devices.
Described external memory devices can comprise a plurality of external memory devices, and the reception of file and information can comprise from one of a plurality of external memory devices and to receive file and about the information of this document.
The transmission of file can comprise that the file that will convert second form to sends in one of a plurality of external memory devices.In addition, described method can comprise and will convert the file printout of second form on printer paper.
Described method can also comprise selects transmit operation or printing.
By providing a kind of image processing system equally also can obtain above-mentioned and/or others of the present invention with file-format conversion function, described image processing system comprises: interface is used for receiving print data and about the type information of this print data from messaging device; Graphic process unit is used for producing the image file of at least one specified format according to described type information by using described print data; And controller, be used to analyze described type information confirming the specified format of image file, and control described graphic process unit and produce image file according to specified format.
Graphic process unit can comprise: the bitmap generator is used for by using print data to produce the data bitmap that is used to print; And coded portion, be used for carrying out the coding of bitmap to produce image file according to described form.
Type information can comprise: about whether be the print data information that will produce image file, about the information of described form or about whether the image file that is produced is sent to the information of messaging device.
By providing a kind of being used for can obtain above-mentioned and/or others of the present invention in the method for image processing system convert file form, described method comprises: receive print data and about the type information of this print data from messaging device; By using described print data to produce data bitmap; And analyze the described type information be used for confirming whether will change the file layout of described print data, and the described form that described print data will be converted to, and produce image file by the use data bitmap according to described form.
Described method can also comprise according to described type information and sends and store the image file that is produced by described messaging device.
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In conjunction with the accompanying drawings, from the description of following embodiment, these and/or others of the present invention and advantage will become obviously and be more prone to be understood, wherein:
Figure 1A is the view of an exemplary environments of explanation image processing system according to an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 1B is the view of another exemplary environments of the explanation image processing system with page editing function according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the explanation block scheme with image processing system of file-format conversion function according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the block scheme of file converteractivemil builder activemil builder of the image processing system of key diagram 2;
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of operation of the file converteractivemil builder activemil builder of key diagram 2;
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of file layout conversion operations of the image processing system of key diagram 2;
Fig. 6 illustrates the have image processing system of data file translation function and the block scheme of main process equipment according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the block scheme of graphic process unit of the image processing system of key diagram 6; And
Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram that the file conversion of the image processing system of key diagram 6 is operated.
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Now will be in detail with reference to embodiments of the invention, the example of embodiments of the invention has been described in the accompanying drawings, wherein identical reference number is meant components identical in the full text.These embodiment are described so that explain the present invention below with reference to accompanying drawing.
Figure 1A is the view of an exemplary environments of explanation image processing system 200 according to an embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 1A, image processing system 200 is connected so that communicate with it with external memory devices 100 by connecting terminal 205.Therefore, being stored in first data in the external memory devices 100 can be sent to image processing system 200 and be converted into second data layout so that be printed after forming second data at the data layout of first data in image processing system 200.In addition, second data can be sent to external memory devices 100 from image processing system 200, wherein store second data.Hereinafter, external memory devices 100 will be illustrated as USB storage equipment, but be not limited thereto.External memory devices 100 comprises that for example, various interface is such as IEEE 1394, so that connect external memory devices 100 and image processing system 200.
Figure 1B is the view of another exemplary environments of the explanation image processing system 200 with page editing function according to an embodiment of the invention.
With reference to Figure 1B, image processing system 200 is connected to memory devices 100 by reading card apparatus 211.Memory devices 100 comprises CF type i (mini-flash), CF Type II (microdrive), SMC (smart media card), MMC (multimedia card), SD (secure digital storage card), MS (memory stick) etc.Read card apparatus 211 support memory devices 100 and be connected image processing system 200 and memory devices 100 between.Here, read card apparatus 211 and be described to the external type card apparatus.But, read card apparatus 211 and can be installed in the image processing system 200 internally and can move with sense data from connected memory devices 100.Hereinafter, the internal type card apparatus will be interpreted as reading an example of card apparatus 211.
Fig. 2 is the explanation block scheme with image processing system 200 of file-format conversion function according to an embodiment of the invention.
Image processing system 200 with file-format conversion function comprises: interface unit 210, panel operation unit (OPE) 220, Printer Engine 230, storer 240, controller 250 and file converteractivemil builder activemil builder 260.Fig. 2 has illustrated the file-format conversion function function associated piece with image processing system 200, and has omitted other functional block for the convenience of describing.
Panel operation unit (OPE) 220 is furnished with the input equipment (not shown) with a plurality of numerical keys and function key.The control signal that the button operation of user by input equipment produces is provided to controller 250.In addition, panel operation unit (OPE) 220 is furnished with and is used for display image and forms the LCD (not shown) of the mode of operation of device 200.
Fig. 3 is the block scheme of file converteractivemil builder activemil builder 260 of the image processing system 200 of key diagram 2.Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of the operation of the file converteractivemil builder activemil builder in the key diagram 2.
The type of image file format indication file, this document comprises image.File converteractivemil builder activemil builder 260 is by the form according to compression and memory module convert file, that is, image file format can reduce or enlarge its image volume (capacity).Image file format can be BMP (bitmap) form, TIFF (tagged image file format), PDF (Portable Document format) etc.Based on being produced by pattern bitmap and by its compact model and the source document discerned of the header of file, the file layout above coming to produce according to form specified in each technical specification of file.
In pattern bitmap, bitwise read and be illustrated in the image on the screen.That is to say, represent the image of screen with bit ' 0 ' and ' 1 ', and their combination indication is about the information of the bit that forms image, it is similar in appearance to the arrangement (arrangement) of the point of composition diagram picture.
Bitmap (BMP) form can partly be made up of the header part and the view data of nybble.Header partly comprises four bits, is used for being illustrated in the starting and ending position of the image on two axles of two dimensional surface.The view data part is formed by ' 0 ' and ' 1 ' under the situation of black white image, wherein represents the existence of point by ' 1 ', and represents not existing of point by ' 0 '.Therefore, can utilize 256 bits to represent 16 * 16 data.Therefore in addition, color image has with the corresponding value of 4 bit-planes and needs the storage space of 4 times monochrome data.
The BMP form is the image file format of bitmap system, and it is with DIB (with device-independent bitmap) form memory image under standard of just using in the Microsoft's Window environment and the situation that is not having compression.As shown in Figure 4, BMP form 310 comprises header part and view data part.Header is partly represented the size (byte units), horizontal resolution, vertical resolution etc. of quantity, compressed information, bitmap of bit of size (pixel cell), each pixel of size, the image of reference position, the header part of size, the view data of type, the BMP file of BMP file.
Owing in the process that changes image file format, have problems, so Adobe System Co., Ltd and Microsoft have developed jointly TIFF, it has dirigibility (flexibility), extensibility (expandability), independence (independability) and recoverable (correctability), and to provide with the label be the image information of form.
As shown in Figure 4, tiff file 320 is by image file header (IFH), image file directory (IFD) and comprise that the TIFF data partly form as the view data of view data.The view data of TIFF retained bitmap pattern, and can use compress technique, such as LZW (Lempel Ziv Welch), so that reduce data volume.In tiff file, the image file header comprises first 8 byte of tiff file, but does not have the position of still image file directory (IFD) and view data part.
On the other hand, PDF is the file layout of preparing for the document that uses in the Acrobat of Adobe System Co., Ltd.By using to come from the raw data of bitmap system, to produce pdf document such as the compress technique of LZW, JPEG (JPEG (joint photographic experts group)) etc.It is because its less file amount and various function and be widely used.
As illustrated in fig. 4, pdf document 330 comprises header part, entity part, cross reference (Xref) table and afterbody (trailer).Entity part comprises the data that are used for all objects such as font, image, bookmark etc.Header is partly represented the type of pdf document 330, and afterbody comprises the pointer of pointer that is used for the Xref table and the button object that is used for comprising in entity part.In addition, the Xref table comprises the pointer of all objects that are used for comprising in pdf document.
Later with reference to figure 3, file converteractivemil builder activemil builder 260 can comprise that first coded portion 261, second coded portion 263 and the 3rd coded portion 265 are so that change the form of the data file that is received according to the control of controller 250.
The operation 1 of first coded portion, 261 execution graphs 4 promptly, converts BMP formatted file 310 to tiff file 320, and vice versa (vice versa).That is to say, be the BMP form and be supposed to convert in the situation of tiff file at the form of wanting the data converted file, or be TIFF and be supposed to convert in the situation of BMP file at the form of wanting the data converted file, controller 250 controls first coded portion 261 is resolved (parse) and is analyzed the data file that (analyze) received, and carries out digital coding or decoding.
As mentioned above, BMP formatted file 310 is bitmap files, and it is not compressible.In order to convert BMP formatted file 310 to tiff file 320, first coded portion 261 isolates view data data bitmap partly according to the information of record in its header part from BMP file 310, and the data bitmap that is separated is encoded to produce tiff file 320.That is to say, create header and IFD, and header and the IFD that is created added on the coded data, thereby form tiff file 320 according to coded data.In order to convert tiff file 320 to BMP formatted file 310, first coded portion 261 is resolved tiff file, thereby come decode image data according to the information that in IFH and IFD, is comprised, and the raw data of generation bitmap system is to form BMP formatted file 310.Raw data according to the bitmap system is created header, and the header of being created is added on the raw data, thereby forms BMP formatted file 310.
The operation 2 of second coded portion, 263 execution graphs 4 promptly, converts BMP formatted file 310 to pdf document 330, and vice versa (vice versa).Controller 250 control second coded portion 163 is resolved the file that received analyzing the information about file layout, and carries out digital coding or decoding according to the information of being analyzed.
In order to convert BMP formatted file 310 to pdf document 330, second coded portion 263 isolates view data data bitmap partly according to the information of record in its header part from BMP formatted file 310, and the data bitmap that is separated is encoded to produce pdf document 330.That is to say, create header, Xref table and afterbody according to coded data, and header, Xref table and afterbody and this coded data created is combined, thus form pdf document 330.In addition, in order to convert pdf document 330 to BMP formatted file 310, second coded portion 263 is resolved pdf document 330, thereby the data of decoding in entity to be comprised according to the information that is comprised in its header, Xref table and afterbody, and the raw data that produces the bitmap system is to form BMP file 310.That is to say, create header according to raw data, and header and this raw data created is combined, thus form BMP formatted file 310.
In addition, the operation 3 of the 3rd coded portion 265 execution graphs 4 promptly, converts tiff file 320 to pdf document 330, and vice versa (vice versa).According to the control of controller 250, the 3rd coded portion 165 is resolved the file that received analyzing the information about file layout, and correspondingly carries out digital coding or decoding.
In order to convert tiff file 330 to pdf document 320, the 3rd coded portion 265 isolates the view data of view data part from tiff file 320 according to the information of record in its header part, the view data of being separated is decoded with generation bitmap raw data, and the bitmap raw data that is produced is encoded to produce pdf document 330.That is to say, create header, Xref table and afterbody according to coded data, and header, Xref table and afterbody and the coded data created is combined, thus form pdf document 330.In addition, in order to convert pdf document to tiff file, the 3rd coded portion 265 is resolved pdf document, thereby the data of decoding in entity to be comprised according to the information that in its header part, Xref table and afterbody, is comprised, produce the bitmap raw data of bitmap system, and this bitmap raw data of encoding is to form tiff file 320.That is to say, create header and IFD according to coded data, and the header created and IFD and this coded data is combined, thus form tiff file 320.
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of file layout conversion operations of the image processing system 200 of key diagram 2.
With reference to Figure 1A to 5, if the user inserts connecting terminal 205 so that memory devices 100 is connected to image processing system 200 (S410) with memory devices 100, interface controller 260 sensing memory equipment 100 and carry out data communication then with detected memory devices 100.
When interface controller 260 detection of stored device equipment 100, its reception is included in the fileinfo of the listed files of storage in the memory devices 100 and the fileinfo that is received is sent to controller 250.Therefore, controller 250 control panel operating units 220 are with dir, so that thereby the user can check the listed files input command, such as the printing of the selective dump of each file, file conversion, the file changed, with the file storage changed to memory devices 100 etc.Usually, in listed files represented filename comprise the Format Type that is used for the indicating image file extension name (for example .bmp .pdf, etc.).
If the user is used for being stored in the print command or the file layout conversion command of one or more files of memory devices 100 by panel operation unit 220 input, then controller 250 determines whether input file format conversion order (S420).Under the situation of input file format conversion order, controller 250 control panel operating units 220 are with dir, so that the form of at least one in the file that the user can select to change and conversion selected file.
On the other hand, controller 250 can be confirmed the file layout of each filename of being used for comprising at listed files.Therefore, if listed files comprises by 200 unsupported file layouts of image processing system, then controller 250 can inquire whether the user will operate this document execute file format conversion by control panel operating unit 220.
If the user selects the file that will change and the form (S430) of changing selected file, then controller 250 control documents converters 260 convert selected file to selected file layout (S440).Depend on described form, file converteractivemil builder activemil builder 260 selects one of first to the 3rd coded portion 261 to 265 to come the execute file conversion operations.
In addition, when finishing the format conversion operation that is used for selected file, depend on user's order, the file of being changed can be printed or be sent to and be stored in (S450) in the memory devices 100.
As mentioned above, image processing system 200 is configured to carry out data communication with single external memory devices 100, thereby the reception file, the form of the file that received of conversion is printed the file changed then or the file of being changed is transmitted back in the memory devices 100.But, can use a plurality of memory devices 100.In this case, image processing system 200 can be furnished with the connecting terminal 205 that a plurality of memory devices 100 can be connected to the there, so that carry out data communication simultaneously by interface unit 210 and a plurality of memory devices 100.In addition, image processing system 200 can receive the form of file and the file that conversion received by interface unit 210 from one of a plurality of memory devices 100.Then, the file of being changed can be sent to and be stored among in a plurality of memory devices 100 this or in a plurality of memory devices 100 another.
As mentioned above, according to this embodiment of the invention, when the data from messaging device or external memory devices 100 transmissions have by the unsupported form of printer institute, file conversion is become printable form and printing.
In addition, can change the form of the data file that sends from external memory devices, and the file of being changed can be resend external memory devices and is stored in wherein.Therefore, can with simple and efficiently mode come the execute file conversion.
Hereinafter, at length explain an alternative embodiment of the invention with reference to Fig. 6 to 8.
Fig. 6 is the block scheme that shows the image processing system with data file translation function 600 according to another embodiment of the invention and be used as the image processing equipment 500 of main equipment.
As illustrated in fig. 6, by network image processing system 600 is connected on the external unit such as messaging device 500, and the data-switching that will produce in messaging device 500 or store becomes print data and sends to image processing system 600.
Therefore, image processing system 600 is configured to make the print data that is received processed to print, and be converted into the image file of (object format) that has specified format and be sent to messaging device 500 then, the external memory devices (not shown) that perhaps is sent to other is with the file storage that will be changed therein.
With reference to Fig. 6, messaging device 500 comprises application program unit (APP) 510, driver 520, controller 530, network interface unit (NIC) 540 and storage unit 550.
Application program unit 510 can comprise document device (documentor), such as the word processor of Microsoft or the Hangul of HABSOFT company, or its application program, and the function that is used to store the document files that document files or loading store.
In this embodiment,, application program unit 510 has been described, so that explanation is used for the document device and the document files corresponding with it of word processing for the convenience of explaining and understanding.But, application program unit 510 can comprise various application programs, such as being used to edit and produce the image program of image file and being used to produce the application program that sends to the print data (for example, from the image file data converted) of image processing system 600 from messaging device 500.
If with respect in application program unit 510, produce or import print command from the document files that application program unit 510 is loaded, then GDI (Graphics Device Interface) program (not shown) processing (figureout) is used for the literal of document files and font, bitmap and the Vector Message of figure, convert them in driver 520 discernible function code (function), and transmit this function code to driver 520.
Driver 520 receives the function code of document files and converts document files in image processing system 600 discernible print data.Produce print data by language such as PCL or PS.Especially, driver 520 provides menu (for example, with the form of pop-up window) for the user, so that can select variety of option for printing, such as the format conversion function of print data file.By using driver 520 will be sent to controller 530 from menu by the option that the user selects.
Here, the menu window that is used for the selective printing option that provides in driver 520 comprises the project of the format conversion function that is used for the selective printing file.That is to say, it provides more rudimentary menu to select detailed project, for example, about image file format that file conversion is become, will be sent to messaging device 500, whether will be sent to one or more other external units about the file of being changed about the image file of whether being changed.
Especially, controller 530 produces the type information that is used for print data according to the Printing Qptions by driver 520 inputs, and the type information that is produced is sent to image processing system 500 with print data.
Panel operation unit (OPE) 620 is furnished with the input equipment (not shown) with a plurality of numerical keys and function key.To be fed to controller 650 by user's the control signal that button operation produced.In addition, panel operation unit (OPE) 620 is furnished with and is used for display image and forms the LCD (not shown) of the mode of operation of device 600.
Printer Engine 630 runnings (function) are perhaps printed the data that send from messaging device 500 to come the data of printing stored in storer 640 according to the print command of being imported by the control of controller 650.
Fig. 7 is the block scheme of the graphic process unit 660 of key diagram 6.
Image file format indication is used for the type of file of memory image.This document can rely on compression and memory module to reduce or expand its image volume (image volume), and so converted image form correspondingly.The example of image file format comprises BMP (bitmap) form, TIFF (tagged image file format), PDF (Portable Document format) etc.Based on the source document that is produced by pattern bitmap and discern by its compact model and header, the file layout above producing according to form specified in each description.
Control signal according to slave controller 650 inputs, coded portion 662 is by the form corresponding programs of use with the image file that will change, data bitmap is carried out encoding operation, thereby generate the image file of object format, this program is stored in the nonvolatile memory of storer 640.
The form of image file comprises, for example, and TIFF and PDF.Controller 650 control coded portions 662 are to carry out the image file of encoding operation and generation object format to unpressed data bitmap.
Tiff file partly is made up of image file header (IFH), image file directory (IFD) and view data.The view data of TIFF retained bitmap pattern, and can use compress technique, such as LZW (LempelZiv Welch), so that reduce data volume.In tiff file, the image file header comprises first 8 byte of tiff file, but does not have the position of still image file directory (IFD) and view data part.
On the other hand, by using to come from the raw data of bitmap system, to produce pdf document such as the compress technique of LZW, JPEG (JPEG (joint photographic experts group)) etc.Pdf document comprises header part, entity part, cross reference table (Xref) and afterbody.Here, entity part comprises the data that are used for all objects, such as font, image, bookmark etc.Header is partly represented the type of pdf document, and afterbody comprises the pointer of pointer that is used for the Xref table and the button object that is used for comprising in the afterbody catalogue.In addition, the Xref table is included in the pointer of all objects that comprise in the pdf document.
As mentioned above, TIFF and PDF have been described, but the present invention can be applied to other image file format usually, it can produce by using data bitmap.For this purpose, can be stored in advance by the needed coded program of file that uses data bitmap to produce object format in the nonvolatile memory of storer 640 of image processing system 600.
Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram that the file conversion of the image processing system 600 of key diagram 6 is operated.
To Fig. 8, by using the application program unit 510 of messaging device 500, the user produces document files or is loaded in the document files of storage in the storage unit 550 with reference to Fig. 6.By driver 520, then, the user selects various Printing Qptionses, such as, file-format conversion function, and the input print command is to produce print data.Printing Qptions comprises, for example, whether to change print data form, form that file will convert to, whether the file of being changed is sent to messaging device 500 or other external unit.
Thereafter, the controller 530 of messaging device 500 will send to image processing system 600 such as the type information and the selected Printing Qptions of print data by network interface unit 540.
If receive the print data and the type information (S710) thereof that send by interface 610, then the controller 650 of image processing system 600 analyze type informations with whether confirm will be to the print data execute file format conversion function that receives, whether to print the print data that receives, the form of whether changing print data, image file, etc.Then, controller 650 control graphic process unit 660 are used for the display list of print data with generation and use this display list to produce bitmap file (S720).
Then, depend on the file layout (S730) that whether will change print data, if print data will be converted into object format, then controller 650 is by starting (activate) program according to the needed storer 640 of object format encoded bitmap data, and the coded portion 662 of controlling graphic process unit 660 is with encoded bitmap data and generation image file (S740).
In addition, controller 650 is stored in the image file that is produced in the volatile memory of storer 640 temporarily, and then, depend on the type information of being analyzed, the image file that is produced is sent to messaging device 500 or such as the external unit (S750) of memory stick by interface 610.
On the other hand, under the situation that does not have the select File format conversion, controller 650 sends to Printer Engine 630 with the data bitmap that is produced and data is printed on (S760) on the printer paper after various image processing operations.
As mentioned above, according to this embodiment of the invention, will convert the data bitmap that is used to print to from the print data that messaging device 500 sends, and be converted into the image file of the object format of appointment then.This image file can be sent back to messaging device or be transmitted back to external memory devices so that storage.
And, needn't buy or install under the situation of independent application program, with regard to the form of energy converted image file, perhaps various document files (not being image file) can be converted into the desired format of image file.
Though shown and described several embodiments of the present invention, but it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, under the situation that does not break away from principle of the present invention and spirit, can make variation in these embodiments, scope of the present invention is defined within the appended claim and equivalent thereof.
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1. one kind has file-format conversion function and the image processing system that can carry out data communication with external memory devices, and described device comprises:
Interface unit is used for receiving first file and second file being sent to external memory devices from external memory devices; And
File converteractivemil builder activemil builder is used for according to the information about first and second files first file being become second form from first format conversion, as second file.
2. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein, described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder comprises:
At least one coded portion is used for encoding or decode first file to change the form of first file according to described information.
3. image processing system according to claim 2, wherein, described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder selectively at least one coded portion operates according to first form and second form.
4. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein, described information comprises: the filename tabulation have the file that is stored in the external memory devices, and first file is one of file of being stored.
5. image processing system according to claim 4 also comprises:
The panel operation unit is used for the filename tabulation of display file and the format conversion order that input is used for first file,
Wherein, if by the panel operation unit input filename and second form corresponding to first file, then file converteractivemil builder activemil builder becomes second file with second form with first file conversion of filename.
6. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein, described interface unit first file of format conversion sends to external memory devices, as second file.
7. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein, described external memory devices comprises one of USB storage equipment with USB connecting terminal and storage card.
8. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein, first form and second form are one of BMP (bitmap) form, TIFF (tagged image file format) and PDF (Portable Document format).
9. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein, described external memory devices comprises a plurality of memory devices that can be connected to described interface unit from the outside, and described interface unit receives first file and second file is sent in these a plurality of memory devices this or another from one of these a plurality of memory devices.
10. image processing system according to claim 9, wherein, described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder conversion is from the form of first file of one of these a plurality of memory devices transmission, and described interface unit will send to through first file of format conversion in these a plurality of memory devices this or another, as second file.
11. one kind is used for carrying out the method for the image processing system convert file form of data communication with external memory devices, described method comprises:
Be received in one or more files of storing in the described external memory devices and about the information of these one or more files;
Select one of these one or more files that its form will be converted; And
According to the form of selected file being become second form from first format conversion about the information of selected file.
12. method according to claim 11, wherein, the conversion of the form of selected file comprises: carry out the form of Code And Decode operation with the conversion selected file according to the information and first and second forms about selected file.
13. method according to claim 11, wherein, described information is included in the filename tabulation of these one or more files of storing in the described external memory devices.
14. method according to claim 13 also comprises:
Show the filename tabulation of these one or more files;
From the filename tabulation, specify and the corresponding filename of selected file; And
Input is used for the format conversion order of selected file.
15. method according to claim 14, wherein, the input of format conversion order comprises:
Specify second form.
16. method according to claim 11 also comprises: the selected file that will convert second form to sends to described external memory devices.
17. method according to claim 16, wherein, described external memory devices comprises a plurality of memory devices that can be connected to described image processing system from the outside, and the reception of these one or more files comprises from one of these a plurality of memory devices and to receive selected file and about the information of this document.
18. method according to claim 17, wherein, the transmission of selected file comprises that the file that will convert second form to sends in one of in these a plurality of memory devices this or another.
19. method according to claim 11 also comprises:
To convert the file printout of second form on printer paper.
20. method according to claim 19 also comprises:
One of the transmission of select File and printing of file.
21. method according to claim 11, wherein,
First form and second form are one of BMP (bitmap) form, TIFF (tagged image file format) and PDF (Portable Document format).
22. the image processing system with file-format conversion function, described device comprises:
Interface is used for from the type information of messaging device reception print data and this print data;
Graphic process unit is used for by using received print data to produce image file according at least one specified form of described type information; And
Controller is used to analyze described type information confirming specified form, and controls described graphic process unit according to the type information of being analyzed and produce image file.
23. image processing system according to claim 22, wherein, described graphic process unit comprises:
The bitmap generator is used for by using the print data that is received to produce the data bitmap that is used to print; And
Coded portion is used for according to the form of described appointment data bitmap being carried out encoding operation to produce image file.
24. image processing system according to claim 22, wherein, described type information comprises: whether generation is used for image file, the specified form of print data or the image file that is produced is not sent at least one of messaging device.
25. a method that is used at image processing system convert file form, described method comprises:
Receive print data and about the type information of this print data from messaging device;
By using described print data to produce data bitmap; And
Analysis is used for confirming whether will changing the described type information of the file layout of described print data, and the print data form that will be converted into, and produces image file according to described form by using described data bitmap.
26. method according to claim 25 also comprises:
Send and store the image file that produces by described messaging device according to described type information.
27. an image processing system that has file-format conversion function and can carry out data communication with external memory devices, described device comprises:
Connecting terminal can be connected to external unit to receive first file with first form from this external unit;
File converteractivemil builder activemil builder, be used for will have first file conversion of first form become to have second file of second form; And
Controller, second file that is used for will having by described connecting terminal second form sends to described external unit.
28. device according to claim 27, wherein:
First file comprises first header and has first main part of first view data;
Second file comprises second header and has second main body of second view data; And
Described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder converts first view data to second view data, and creates second header to form second file according to second view data.
29. device according to claim 27, wherein:
First file comprises first header and has first main part of first view data;
Second file comprises second header and has second main body of second view data; And
Described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder converts first view data to raw image data, converts this raw image data to second view data, and creates second header to form second file according to second view data.
30. device according to claim 29, wherein, described raw image data comprises bitmap image data.
31. device according to claim 27, wherein:
First file comprises print data;
Second file comprises view data and header; And
Described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder converts described print data to view data, and creates header to form second file according to this view data.
32. device according to claim 31 also comprises:
Print unit is used to print described print data.
33. device according to claim 27 also comprises:
Print unit is used for printing at least one of first file and second file.
34. device according to claim 27 also comprises:
The panel operation unit is used to show the window of the title that comprises first file; And
Input block is input to described controller by this input block with second form,
Wherein, described controller is controlled described file converteractivemil builder activemil builder according to the second received form first file conversion is become second file.
35. device according to claim 27 also comprises:
Read card apparatus, can be connected between described connecting terminal and the described external unit so that between described connecting terminal and described external unit, connect to carry out the transmission of first and second files.
36. device according to claim 27, wherein:
Described external unit comprises first and second external units that can be connected to described connecting terminal by network;
Described connecting terminal receives first file from first external unit; And
Second file that described controller will have second form by described connecting terminal sends in first external unit and second external unit at least one.
37. device according to claim 27, wherein, described controller is controlled described external unit to store second file.
38. device according to claim 27, wherein, described controller is controlled described external unit to replace first file with second file.
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