CN1984225A - Image processing apparatus and image processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an image processing device and an image processing method, to enable a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image data transitorily stored in a hard disk being used in a process besides printing, such as sending, and the like. In particular, the image data with the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image added and an image area flag signal stored in the hard disk drive are inputted into a thinning filter. A thinning circuit does not perform thinning processing on these pieces of data and outputs the inputted image, as it is. The filter performs processing so that an image of a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern background part may be deleted. A selector selects an image signal not passing through the filter for a latent mark of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern whose image area flag is set as ''Character'', and select an image signal subjected to the processing by the filter for a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern background part whose image area flag is set as ''Photograph''. By doing so, it is possible to perform low pass processing on only the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern background part and perform processing of making a latent-mark part emerge.

Description

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Technical field

The present invention relates to image processing apparatus and image processing method.Specifically, relate to and be used for utilizing shading to restrict duplicating and the processing of change etc. at the view data of hard disk that temporarily is stored in compounding machine etc.

Background technology

In the past, in order to forbid or suppress the duplicating of document, residence permit etc., these contents are printed on the enforcement that is called counterfeit prevention paper special printing with on the paper.This counterfeit prevention paper is that the people is difficult to find out in original, but when duplicating, can show with photocopier etc. " forbidding duplicating " character etc. such use paper.Thus, produce the people who duplicates is hesitated in the effect of using this duplicating thing etc.And then, by such document etc. is printed on the counterfeit prevention paper, also can produces and suppress or the effect of restriction duplicating itself.

Yet there is the cost problem of higher in such counterfeit prevention paper with common comparing with paper.In addition, the character that sets when making counterfeit prevention paper is displayed, thereby limit the purposes etc. of this usefulness paper, aspect the flexibility of purposes, have defective.

On the other hand, in the digitlization process of various content, the content of document or residence permit etc. equally also is digitized.Yet the digitlization of these documents or residence permit itself still is in the transitional period, and to be the content that will become with computing mechanism under a lot of situations with printer etc. output on the paper uses.

At such situation, known in the past useful computer and printer are made the technology (TOHKEMY 2001-197297 communique) by ready-made counterfeit prevention papers such as plate-making.This technology is that regeneration is known as the view data of shading except that content-data, and the technology of overlapping these data of output when the content that generates with computer is printed output.Shading is also sometimes referred to as and duplicates the restriction grain pattern.Shading image is that human eye can be seen simple apperance or background image in original (with the printing thing of printer output), and once the technology of duplicating develop predetermined character or image etc.And, can give this original and the same confinement effect of above-mentioned counterfeit prevention paper.This can improve by the leap of printer capability realizes.

In the time will overlapping the enterprising line output of content-data with the shading image that computing mechanism becomes, certainly export with the paper of common printing usefulness, therefore compare with the situation of using ready-made counterfeit prevention paper, having superiority aspect the saving cost.And, can when the printout content-data, generate shading image, so be not only the color etc. of shading image, the character that original will develop when duplicating etc. also can freely be set.Perhaps, also have can output date time, printing equipment is intrinsic information etc. as the advantage of shading image.

Shading image is when duplicating original as mentioned above, make before duplicating the developments such as book character that can't discern, reach the technology of inhibition to the effects such as use of this duplicating thing.For realizing this effect, shading image is made of two zones basically, one is the zone of also leaving the image identical with original in duplicating thing, and another is the existing picture drop-out of original or compare thin out zone with the image in the above-mentioned zone that stays in duplicating thing.By these two shading images that the zone constitutes, preferably under the state that it is printed output, make the concentration shading image much at one in above-mentioned two zones.That is, the shading image of printout is seen on the macroscopic view, makes the people visually be difficult to discern and will be hidden this situation duplicating the character that develop on the thing etc.Below, will in the printout thing of this shading image, be hidden, and the image-region that in the duplicating thing after this printout thing is duplicated the people visually can be manifested with discerning is called " sub-image image (perhaps sub-image) ".In addition, will disappear or the low image-region of concentration of the sub-image that concentration ratio develops in duplicating thing is called " background image (perhaps background) " by duplicating.Shading image is made of these sub-image images and background image basically.In addition, the term as on the user interface also is called prospect with sub-image sometimes.

It is more concentrated that the sub-image image is constituted as in presumptive area point.Different therewith, background parts is constituted as dispersion of point in presumptive area.And,, can in the printout thing of shading image, make to be difficult to distinguish sub-image part and background parts by making these regional concentration much at one.

Fig. 1 is the figure of the state of the point in these two image-regions of expression.As shown in the drawing, the background parts and the point of configuration partly constitute shading image than the sub-image that the concentrated area disposes more dispersedly by point in presumptive area.Point in these two zones can handle by different sites respectively or different shake (dither) processing generates.For example, when using the site to handle the generation shading image, sub-image partly carries out the site of less line number to be handled.And background parts is preferably carried out the site processing of more multi-thread number.In addition, when using dithering process to generate shading image, sub-image has partly used the dithering process of some concentrated dither matrix.And background parts has preferably been used the dithering process of some decentralized dither matrix.

Generally, at the reading part and the image forming part of photocopier, there is the Limiting Level of the reproduction of input resolution that depends on the tiny dots that reads original image and the output resolution ratio that reproduces tiny dots.When the point of the background parts of shading image form than photocopier the little and some sub-image part of the Limiting Level of the point that can reproduce when forming greatlyyer than Limiting Level, can reproduce at the point that duplicates sub-image part on the thing, and the less point of background parts can not be reproduced.By utilizing this characteristic, sub-image is manifested on the duplicating thing behind the shading-duplication image.Below, the image that will manifest on the duplicating thing is called video picture.In addition, even background parts is reproduced out by duplicating, as long as the sub-image that duplicates on the thing partly is the level that can obviously be identified, also can obtain and put effect same in the time of can not reproducing, this point as mentioned above.

Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B are the figure of this development of expression.In duplicating thing, also develop when this figure illustrates the face of land to be shown in to make a little to concentrate, make the not reproduced situation in the thing of duplicating when disperseing.

In addition, shading is printed and to be not limited to said structure, as long as can be with the level reproduction of recognizable character string etc. in duplicating thing.That is to say,, print as shading and also reach its purpose even character string etc. is appointed as background parts, is shown to leak the such state of wrongly written or mispronounced character symbol when duplicating.

More than such shading image under various environment, be used.Usually, in master computer, make the print data of on original image, having added shading image, it is sent to printing equipments such as printer with print command and print.Relative therewith, known have the view data that will read from scanner or temporarily be stored in printing equipment the storage devices such as hard disk from the view data that master computer sends via network.And reading out arbitrarily from such view data of storing, data print output.Such printing equipment is known with the form of compounding machine mostly.In addition, along with the high capacity of hard disk, can store a large amount of view data in this compounding machine, digit apparatus uses also as image server and is practical gradually.For example, duplicate or delete by the edited image data of the unwanted page or leaf of a plurality of pages of data of forming and handle,, only just can carry out with the compounding machine monomer without computer to being kept at view data in the hard disk.In addition, also can carry out the demonstration of view data, or send view data to other devices or printer prints (TOHKEMY 2005-111957 communique) via network with the display part of compounding machine.

Yet shading image data and to its processing are supposition prints the shading image data and the function of performance shading image when it is duplicated in former state.Therefore, following situation is not considered in processing in the past: during processing beyond the view data in temporarily being stored in hard disk etc. is used to earlier print, shading image can be damaged or original guarantees property reduction etc., may bring into play the function of shading image fully.

For example, from hard disk, reading out the view data of having added shading when sending to other equipment, the processing that the ability of the destination equipment that the data volume that be used to alleviate network load is cut down or will be sent to view data is complementary.For this reason, to implement image processing such as resolution conversion sometimes to view data.At this moment, the pattern that constitutes shading image sometimes can be destroyed, becomes the abnormal image that produces sawtooth (jaggy) etc.In addition, even if do not become abnormal image, the state that also can not manifest with shading in the destination equipment that is sent to is printed sometimes.Under these circumstances, suppress improper effect of duplicating with regard to having lost because of adding shading.In addition, under the non-situation that sends to other equipment, for example sometimes in the compounding machine of preserving view data etc., the display that it had also can show the image that has added shading.Under these circumstances, change to the processing of the data that show usefulness sometimes owing to the view data of the printing usefulness of will be stored, can damage the function of shading equally.

In addition, the band shading image data that are stored in hard disk etc. are replicated, distort in this compounding machine sometimes.To this, adopt with the visit of cryptoguard compounding machine, or with the countermeasures such as visit of cryptoguard to each data of being stored.But, improperly do not duplicate, distort etc. what require that the user carries out preventing under the situation of loaded down with trivial details operation such as such password input view data, generally be unusual difficulty.In addition, though protection based on password etc. has been carried out in the visit of the band shading image data in the compounding machine, documents editing function that compounding machine possessed (document copying, document merge, document inserts, page or leaf deletion etc.) is not limited sometimes.At this moment, when using editting function that band shading image data have been carried out duplicating, distorting etc., be difficult to judge the document and be being carried out the document that duplicates etc.That is, be difficult to guarantee that band shading image data are originals.

In addition, not band shading image data but common view data does not wish that it is replicated, distorts yet even if be stored in view data in the hard disk etc. of compounding machine.Therefore, for common view data, also need to prevent from effectively to duplicate, distort etc.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of image processing apparatus and image processing method, when band shading image data are implemented to be different from the particular procedure of print processing, the concentration level of the sub-image part of the shading by making the view data of exporting as particular procedure is brought up to the concentration level that is higher than background parts relatively, thereby can not damage fail safe.

Other purposes of the present invention are to provide a kind of image processing apparatus and image processing method, can effectively prevent being stored in duplicating, distort etc. of band shading image data in the storage device or general image data.

First mode of the present invention provides a kind of image processing apparatus, comprising: storage device, be stored in be instructed to after the printout will with the synthetic view data that prints output of shading image; Send output device,, marking image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data by above-mentioned memory device stores sends output when having been undertaken by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned memory device stores sending the output indication.

Second mode of the present invention provides a kind of image processing apparatus, comprising: storage device, be stored in be instructed to after the printout will with the synthetic view data that prints output of shading image; Reproducing unit to having been carried out duplicating when indication by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned memory device stores, is synthesized to marking image in the above-mentioned view data by above-mentioned memory device stores and duplicates.

Third Way of the present invention provides a kind of image processing method, comprising: storing step, be stored in be instructed to after the printout will with the synthetic view data that prints output of shading image; Send the output step,, marking image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data that is stored in the storage device sends output when having carried out sending the output indication by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned storing step storage.

Cubic formula of the present invention provides a kind of image processing method, comprising: storing step, be stored in be instructed to after the printout will with the synthetic view data that prints output of shading image; Copy step when having carried out duplicating indication by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned storing step storage, is synthesized to marking image in the above-mentioned view data by above-mentioned storing step storage and duplicates.

By above structure, having expression is that the view data of the information of the view data of the having added shading image view data that maybe should add shading image is used to specific output when handling, and uses as the character string of the additional sub-image of marking image etc. to make sub-image be revealed in image processing on the background.Thus, can not damage the shading functions such as improper use that suppress these data.

In addition, for making processing such as above-mentioned view data is not used to duplicate, control feasible this processing of forbidding implementing.Thus, can prevent duplicating, distort etc. of view data effectively.

In addition, for not by the common view data of additional shading, in the time will guaranteeing its fail safe, if replication processes is carried out in indication, then to the additional shading of this image.Thus, to common view data, also can effectively prevent to duplicate, distort etc.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the sub-image part of expression in the shading image and the figure of the state of the point in the background parts zone.

Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B are the figure of the development of expression shading image.

Fig. 3 is the block diagram of structure of the print system of expression an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is the particularly block diagram of the detailed structure of control unit of expression printer shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the form of employed view data in the expression system shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of the illustrated bag data of presentation graphs 5.

Fig. 7 is the figure of the detailed structure of expression scanner image processing.

Fig. 8 is the figure of the detailed structure of expression printer image processing shown in Figure 4.

Fig. 9 is the stereogram of the outward appearance of expression multi-function printer shown in Figure 3.

Figure 10 is the figure of the detailed structure of expression operating portion shown in Figure 9.

Figure 11 is the figure of the initial picture of the display in the operating portion of expression printer shown in Figure 9.

Figure 12 is that the figure that reads in pop-up window shown when setting label shown in Figure 11 is pressed in expression.

Figure 13 is that the figure of shown picture when duplicating label shown in Figure 11 is pressed in expression.

Figure 14 is the figure of expression shown picture when pressing BOX label shown in Figure 11.

Figure 15 is the figure of expression shown picture when pressing file shown in Figure 14 and showing.

Figure 16 is the figure that is illustrated in the structure of the software that moves in the compounding machine printer shown in Figure 3.

Figure 17 is the process chart of expression local replica shown in Figure 16.

To be expression with view data send to remote copy that other printers print to Figure 18 or the flow chart of the processing that sends to other equipment.

Figure 19 is the flow chart of the processing of expression facsimile transmission.

Figure 20 is the flow chart of the processing of expression compounding machine when having accepted facsimile transmission.

Figure 21 is the flow chart of the processing of expression compounding machine when being used for the printing of remote copy or BOX and printing.

Figure 22 is the flow chart that the expression PDL data that compounding machine received are launched stores processor.

Figure 23 is the flow chart of the processing of the printing portion in the above-mentioned compounding machine of expression.

Figure 24 is the flow chart of the details of expression transmission processing shown in Figure 180.

Figure 25 is the block diagram of the hardware configuration of expression PC shown in Figure 3.

Figure 26 is the figure of the software configuration that is used for print processing among the expression PC shown in Figure 25.

Figure 27 is expression by the figure of an example of the initial picture of the user interface operation of the printed driver of above-mentioned PC, that print about shading.

Figure 28 A is the figure that expression is used to edit an example of each dialog box of setting in detail that shading prints, and Figure 28 B is that expression is used for the figure that View Image File title and file are selected the button of dialog box.

Figure 29 is the flow chart of the flow process of describing to handle of the watermark printing during the expression shading is printed.

Figure 30 is the flow chart of the flow process of describing to handle of the overstriking during the expression shading is printed.

Figure 31 is the flow chart that the burelage of expression S1901 shown in Figure 29 describes to handle the details of handling with the burelage drawing section of S1908 shown in Figure 30.

Figure 32 is the figure that expression is implemented into the generation example of the shading image of handling on border (boundary).

Get the block diagram of the detailed structure of filter between Figure 33 expression first embodiment of the invention.

Figure 34 be above-mentioned of expression get in the filter make the processing that sub-image manifests the time filter that sets the figure of characteristic.

Figure 35 be the expression first embodiment of the invention make the processing that sub-image manifests the time the figure of LUT characteristic of color space transformation.

Figure 36 schematically represents figure in the variation of first execution mode, that launch the PDL image data after data structure of shading appended drawings picture.

Figure 37 is the figure that schematically represents the part of view data shown in Figure 36.

Figure 38 is the block diagram of structure of color space transformation of the variation of expression first execution mode.

Figure 39 A-Figure 39 D is the figure of the editting function of the BOX document in the explanation present embodiment.

Figure 40 is the flow chart that duplicates (electronic edition duplicates) processing of the band shading BOX document of expression second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 41 is the flow chart that the page or leaf deletion of the band shading BOX document in expression second execution mode is handled.

Figure 42 is the figure that presentation video forms the notion that the generation of the band shading image in the device 200 handles.

Figure 43 is the figure that is illustrated in an example of the user interface of carrying out the setting of printing about shading image in the image processing system 200.

Figure 44 is the figure that is illustrated in an example of the user interface of carrying out the setting of printing about shading image in the image processing system 200.

Figure 45 is the figure that is illustrated in an example of the user interface of carrying out the setting of printing about shading image in the image processing system 200.

Figure 46 is the figure that is illustrated in an example of the user interface of carrying out the setting of printing about shading image in the image processing system 200.

Figure 47 is the figure that is illustrated in an example of the user interface of carrying out the setting of printing about shading image in the image processing system 200.

Figure 48 is the figure that is illustrated in an example of the user interface of carrying out the setting of printing about shading image in the image processing system 200.

Figure 49 A-Figure 49 C be explanation band shading image manifest/leak white figure.

Figure 50 is the figure that expression is used for the operation screen that duplicates of BOX document.

Figure 51 is the figure of picture that expression has shown the content of BOX document.

Figure 52 is the figure of picture of the operation of the expression page or leaf that is used for indicating the BOX document.

Figure 53 is the figure that expression is used to indicate the picture that should delete page or leaf of BOX document.

Figure 54 is the figure that expression shows the picture of the number of pages of page or leaf after deleted.

Figure 55 is the figure of logic using method of the hard disk of embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 56 is the figure that represents the logical construction of the image stored in the hard disk of embodiment of the present invention in detail.

Figure 57 is the figure that represents the logical construction of the image stored in the hard disk of embodiment of the present invention in detail.

Figure 58 is the figure that represents the logical construction of the image stored in the hard disk of embodiment of the present invention in detail.

Figure 59 represents flow chart third embodiment of the invention and the corresponding processing of the operation BOX document.

Figure 60 is the flow chart of the corresponding processing of the page or leaf deletion expression third embodiment of the invention and the BOX document.

Figure 61 is that expression is used to notify the figure that forbids with the warning of the duplicating demonstration of shading document.

Figure 62 is at the 3rd execution mode, the figure of the page attribute when the band shading image after expression launches PDL is saved among the BOX " meeting material 2 " as document " meeting material 1-2 ".

Figure 63 is the figure of other examples of the initial picture of user interface that expression is carried out by the printed driver of PC, that print about shading.

The flow chart of the processing during Figure 64 view data that to be expression indication output storing explicitly with the information that is used to generate shading image.

Embodiment

Below, the execution mode that present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying.

In the execution mode of following record, the zone of developing on the duplicating thing after will duplicating the printout thing with shading image is called sub-image part or prospect part.In addition, will disappear on the thing or be called background parts or disappearance part duplicating with the sub-image part zone that specific concentration is lower mutually on duplicating thing.And, input text information or image information as the sub-image part, and are described duplicating on the thing situation that can reproduce these text messages or image information than background parts concentration highland with discerning.But the shading image among the present invention is not limited to this.For example, also can be that text message or image information are set at background parts, and the zone around the background parts is set at the sub-image part, thereby on the duplicating thing, leak the mode that shows text message or image information in vain.In addition, the present invention is not subjected to the kind of shading image or its to generate the restriction of processing, color, shape, size etc.

Basic structure

Fig. 3 is the block diagram of structure of the print system of expression one embodiment of the present invention.Print system is to constitute by coupling together as the personal computer (PC) 240 of main device with as the printer 200,220,230 of multifunctional printer (MFP) via network 2063.In addition, though only expressed a PC240 as main device among this figure, also can connect main device such as other PC again and carry out the processing about print same with PC240.

Printer 200 (220,230) has scanner section 2070 (2270,2370), as the printing portion 2095 (2295,2395) of printing device.In addition, printer 200 have the control unit 2000 (2200,2300) of carrying out data processing relevant and control with this printer, as the operating portion 2062 (2212,2312) of user interface.Scanner section 2070, printing portion 2095, operating portion 2062 link to each other with control unit 2000 respectively, and control unit 2000 is connected in network or common lines such as LAN2063.Can comprise that coloured image is sent in the interior information based on G3, G4 fax and sends via common line.In addition, be connected with other printers 220,230 that have with the same device structure of this printer 200 on the LAN2063.Can and PC240 between used FTP, the transmitting/receiving file of SMB agreement and the transmitting-receiving of Email.

Fig. 4 is the particularly block diagram of the detailed structure of control unit 2000 of expression printer 200.

In control unit 2000, CPU2001 control system integral body.RAM2002 is used for the system working memory that CPU2001 moves, temporary transient storing image data etc.ROM2003 is a boot ROM, stores systematic boot.

HDD2004 is a hard disk drive, storage system software, view data etc. in this hard disk.As described later, the view data of having added shading image also temporarily is stored in the hard disk that is driven by this HDD2004, in addition, also is used in reading of data and prints various processing in addition.

Operating portion I/F2005 is and the interface portion of operating portion (UI) 2062, exports the data that will be presented in its display frame to operating portion 2062.In addition, send the user to CPU2001 from operating portion 2062 to the information of this printer input.Network 2007 links to each other with LAN2063, carries out the input and output of information.For example, input comes the view data of autonomous PC or about the information of shading.Modulator-demodulator 2050 links to each other with common line 2051, carries out the input and output of image information.Compressed and decompressed 2053 of bianry image rotating part 2052 and bianry image carry out changing image before sending bianry images by modulator-demodulator 2053 direction, be transformed into predetermined resolution or meet the processing of the resolution of the ability that sends the destination.The printer of present embodiment is supported JBIG, MMR, MR, MH for compression, decompression.DMAC2009 is a dma controller, not via CPU2001 read the image that is stored among the RAM2002, to image bus I/F2011 transmitted image.In addition, DMAC2009 will from the image of image bus not via CPU2001 be written among the RAM2002.Above equipment is connected in system bus 2008.

Image bus 2011 is the interfaces that are used for via the 2010 control high-speed image input and output of image bus.Compression unit 2012 is to be used for carrying out the compressor reducer that JPEG compresses in the unit with 32 pixels * 32 pixels before image bus 2010 sends image.Decompression portion 2013 is used for decompressor that the image that sends via image bus 2010 is decompressed.

Raster image processor (RIP) 2018 receives the PDL sign indicating number that independently installs via network 2007, and CPU2001 should store among the RAM2002 via system bus 2008 by sign indicating number.CPU2001 is transformed into intermediate code with PDL, is input to RIP2018 via system bus 2008 once more, expands into bitmap images (many-valued).At this moment, RIP2008 is the same with scan image processing 2014 described later, to each pixel of bitmap images, also launches the image field sign (flag) corresponding with its attribute.The attribute of each pixel is documented in the PDL sign indicating number, determines that by its for example this pixel is that character also is attributes such as non-character, as the image field sign, and be unfolded the same with bitmap images.

2014 pairs of coloured image, black and white images by scanner 2070 inputs of scan image handling part carry out suitable various image processing (for example proofread and correct, process, edit), and export the data (many-valued) after this processing.Equally, print image handling part 2016 carries out suitable various image processing (for example proofread and correct, process, edit) for generating printer 2095 employed view data.During printing, carry out the two-value many-valued logic, so can carry out two-value and many-valued output by decompression portion 2013.

Image transform portion 2030 has the image on the RAM is carried out image transform, and employed various image transform functions when being written back among the RAM once more.That is, rotating part 2019 can rotate the image of 32 pixels * 32 pixel units by the angle of appointment, corresponding to two-value and many-valued input and output.Become times portion 2020 and have the function of the resolution of image being carried out conversion (for example becoming 200dpi), change times (for example becoming 400%) from 25% from 600dpi.Before becoming doubly, it is the image of 32 row units that the image of 32 * 32 pixels is reset.

Color space transformation portion 2021 is for the image of many-valued input, by matrix operation and LUT, is the Lab image with the YUV image transform on the memory for example, and is stored in the memory.In addition, this color space transformation has 3 * 8 matrix operation and 1 dimension LUT, can carry out knownly going the bottom reason and preventing that the back side from duplicating (backside copy preventing) and handling.Image after the conversion is by many-valued output.And then, the conversion that the specific LUT of 2021 usefulness of this color space transformation portion manifests sub-image to shading image data described later such as Figure 33.

Two-value many-valued logic portion 2022 is transformed into 8, the image of 256 GTGs with 1 bianry image.On the contrary, methods such as many-valued two-value transformation component 2025 usefulness error diffusion processing become 1, the image of 2 GTGs with 8 on the memory for example, the image transform of 256 GTGs, store in the memory.Synthetic portion 2023 has two width of cloth multivalue images (or bianry image) on the memory synthetic, makes it to become the function of a width of cloth multivalue image (or bianry image).For example, can pass through the image and the original image of the Company Logo (logo) on the synthetic memory, and on original image, add Company Logo simply.About synthetic method, have each pixel average, with the value of the brighter side's of luminance level pixel as the value of the pixel after synthetic, will a darker side as the pixel after synthesizing, carry out known method such as disjunction operation, logic product computing, XOR by each.

Between to get portion's filter 2024 be to fetch the unit that carries out resolution conversion, the multivalue image of exportable 1/2,1/4,1/8 resolution between the pixel of multivalue image is carried out.Use by merging, can carry out wider amplification, dwindle with times portion of change 2020.In addition, by for example using the known Filtering Processing of 9 * 9 filter etc., carry out that the edge is emphasized or smoothly (smoothing) handle.About the detailed structure of this filter, narrate in the back with Figure 33.

Moving part 2025 pairs of bianry images of being imported, multivalue images are given surplus white part, or delete surplus white part, export.Rotating part 2019, become times portion 2020, color space transformation portion 2021, many-valued 2022 of two-value, synthetic portion 2023, get portion 2024, moving part 2025, many-valued two-value portion 2026 can connect respectively and move.Thus, for example when the multivalue image on the memory being carried out image rotation, resolution conversion, can not connect two processing and carry out via memory ground.

More than the image processing function of the control unit 2000 of Shuo Ming printer 200 is carried out with reference to Figure 33 and is waited the processing about shading image of the several embodiments of the present invention of explanation in the back.

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the form of employed view data in the expression system shown in Figure 3.The form of the view data of Shi Yonging in the present embodiment can adopt the image packets structure of putting down in writing in the TOHKEMY 2001-103473 communique for example.It is the bag of 32 * 32 pixel units that compression unit 2012 is reset the image of raster mode as shown in Figure 5, carries out the JPEG compression with the bag unit.Simultaneously, the information such as ID, the color space, Q Table I D, data length with the position of this bag of expression are attached in this bag as stem.The two-value data (image field sign) of expression character, photo compresses too, attaches after jpeg data.

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of the such bag data of expression.Decompression portion 2013 launches JPEG based on this header message, resets to be raster image.By making such bag image, can when rotating, only rotate image the inner image of bag, by the position of change bag ID, can in decompression, compression, partly be rotated.Thus, treatment effeciency greatly improves.The image that flows through image bus 2010 all becomes the bag image.When the compression of the rotation of facsimile transmission, bianry image, bianry image, decompression etc. need raster image, undertaken from of the conversion of bag image to raster image by software.

Fig. 7 is the figure of the detailed structure of expression scan image processing 2014.Be transformed into the RGB color signal of the standard of the colour filter color that does not rely on CCD by mask (masking) 2501 from each luminance signal of 8 of RGB of scanner input.In filter 2502, use for example 9 * 9 matrix, carry out image iridescence or additional processing of rising and falling.Histogram (histogram) the 2503rd, the handling part that carries out the sampling of the image signal data in the input picture uses in the end of input picture level is judged.In this module, to the RGB data in the rectangular area that is surrounded from specified starting point to end point respectively by main scanning direction, sub scanning direction, sample with certain interval (pitch) by main scanning direction, sub scanning direction, make histogram.This histogram goes to the end, is read out when preventing that the back side from duplicating having specified.Then, according to the end of this histogram supposition original copy, this end, be used as end level, is stored among memory or the HDD with image to manage, and is used in the image processing when printing, transmission.Gamma 2504 is handled, and makes the concentration of integral image thicken or thin out.For example, the color space transformation of input picture is become the color space arbitrarily, or carry out the treatment for correcting about tone (hue) of input system.For judging that original copy is colored or black and white, the picture signal before becoming doubly is transformed into each L, a, the b value of the known Lab color space by color space transformation 2505.Wherein a, b representation color signal composition.When comparator 2506 is judged as this colour content signal when predetermined level is above, think chromatic colour, otherwise think netrual colour, so export chromatic colour/netrual colour of 1 and judge signal.2507 pairs of outputs from comparator of counter are counted.In addition, this chromatic colour/netrual colour signal is stored among memory or the HD (hard disk) with image as the image field sign, uses in the image processing when image transform portion 2030 or printing etc.Character/photo judges that 2508 have extraction character or edge from image, separation of images is become the function of character and photo.As its output, obtain the character photo and judge signal.This signal also uses as the image field sign.Specific original copy determining device 2509 can be judged consistent which kind of degree that arrives of pattern that received image signal and determining device inside are had, and reading is consistent or inconsistent judged result.According to judged result, image is processed, is prevented the forgery of bank note or marketable securities etc.

Fig. 8 is the figure of the detailed structure of expression print image handling part 2016.In Fig. 8, go to bottom 2601 to remove the background color of view data, eliminate the photographic fog at the unwanted end.For example, carry out 3 * 8 matrix operation, based on the processing that is used to the end of 1 dimension LUT.Monochromatic generating unit 2602 is that color image data is transformed into monochromatic data, color image data, for example RGB data conversion is become the monochromatic generating unit of Gray monochrome when printing as monochrome.This generating unit for example makes RGB multiply by constant arbitrarily, and 1 * 3 matrix operation portion that is used as the Gray signal constitutes.The correction 2603 of output look is carried out look according to the characteristic of the printing portion 2095 of output image data and is proofreaied and correct.For example, by 4 * 8 matrix operations, constitute based on the processing of direct mapping (directmapping).The spatial frequency of filter process portion 2604 any image correcting datas.This handling part for example is made of the processing of carrying out 9 * 9 matrix operations.Gamma correction portion 2605 carries out gamma correction according to the characteristic of the printing portion 2095 that prints output.This correction unit is made of the LUT of 1 dimension usually.Halftoning is proofreaied and correct 2606 and is carried out halftone process according to 2095 grey exponent numbers that can show of printing portion.Specifically, carry out binaryzation or 30 binaryzations etc. by half tone (screen) processing or error diffusion processing etc.Above-mentioned each processing can judge that signal switch its content according to not shown character/photo.Delay memory 2607 is used for when printer has of all kinds bulging of CMYK between drum (drum), makes stagger constantly amount between bulging of the formation of CMYK.Thus, can overlap the CMYK image.

Fig. 9 is the stereogram of the outward appearance of the above-mentioned multi-function printer 200 of expression.Among the figure, as the scanner section 2070 of image input part by irradiation as the image on the paper of original copy and ccd line sensor (not shown) is scanned, it is transformed into the raster image data of the signal of telecommunication.Original copy is placed in the pallet 2702 of original copy feeder (feeder) 2701 with paper.Then, after the user read starting indication from operating portion 2062, the CPU2001 of control unit issued scanner section 2070 with indication, from the pallet 2702 of feeder 2071 feeding original copy paper one by one, carried out the action of reading of original image.Printing portion 2095 as the image efferent becomes the raster image data conversion with the image on the paper.In the present embodiment, use the electric photographic type that has utilized photosensitive drums.In addition, employed image forming mode can be other modes, for example discharges ink and is printed on image with the ink-jetting style on the paper etc. from small nozzle array.According to the indication from CPU2001, action is printed in starting.In the printing portion 2095, for can selecting different paper sizes or different have a plurality of paper supply layers, and be provided with corresponding with it with carton 2703,2704,2705 with the paper direction.In addition, the discharge tray 2706 stows paper of using that is through with and prints.

Figure 10 is the figure of the detailed structure of expression operating portion 2062 shown in Figure 9.In Figure 10, LCD display part 2801 posts touch-screen sheet 2802 and constitutes on LCD (LCD).Thus, the operation screen and the soft key of LCD display part 2801 display systems, and when shown key is pressed, send its positional information to controller CPU 2001.Initiating key 2803 uses reading of original image when action begins to wait.At the central part of initiating key 2803, be provided with the LED2804 of green and red two kinds of colors, whether be in up state by this color showing initiating key 2803.Stop key 2805 is used to make operating action to stop.ID key 2806 uses when the user imports user ID.Reset key 2807 is used when initialization is carried out in the setting of operating portion.

Figure 11 is the figure of the initial picture (also being that each image forms the standard picture that is returned behind function setting) of the display in the operating portion 2062 of printer 200 of expression present embodiment.In the figure, " duplicating " the 3101st is used to switch to the label of the picture that duplicates setting." transmission " the 3102nd is used to switch to setting sends the picture of the image that is scanned with fax or Email label." BOX " the 3103rd is used for switching to setting and stores scan image, PDL image into built-in HDD, perhaps prints, sends or edit the label of the picture of the reading images of being stored, PDL image.In addition, also be provided with " PDL printing " label (not shown) etc. of the action of this printer when being used to set execution based on the printing of the PDL that independently installs.Set label 3105 by reading in, the resolution when the setting image reads in, concentration etc.The 3104th, be used to show the window that reads in the setting when setting image that label 3105 sets and reading in by this.Send to set 3106 be that timer when being used for carrying out timed sending is set, the button of the setting when being stored in the image of HDD etc. with this printer prints.The transmission destination-address that display part 3107 shows with the appointment of destination-address table 3108.Details 3109 are the buttons of demonstration of details that are used for being presented at a destination-address of display part 3107.Deletion 3110 is presented at the deletion of a destination-address in the display part 3107.

Figure 12 is illustrated in to press the figure that sets 3105 o'clock shown pop-up windows that reads in shown in Figure 11.In Figure 12, window 3201 is to be used to select to import the window that reads original size.Here, the size that reads that sets is presented in the zone 3202.Window 3203 is the windows that are used to select the read mode of original copy, by this window, can select (ACS) the three kinds of read modes of colour/black/automatically.Color mode shown in Figure 11 is duplicating, equally also can select among the BOX.Storage color image under the situation of colour is stored black and white image under the situation of black and white image, storage color image and judgement original copy are the colour or the result of black and white under the situation of ACS.3204 are used to specify the resolution that reads, and select input from pop-up window.The 3205th, be used to adjust the slide block that reads concentration of original copy, can carry out the adjustment of 9 grades.3206 are used for determining concentration automatically when reading in the image of the such end covering of newspaper.About 3206, in duplicating, also can carry out same setting.

Figure 13 is that the figure of shown picture when duplicating label 3101 shown in Figure 11 is pressed in expression.Among the figure, 3301 expression display parts, this display part represents whether be the information of reproducible state, this display part also shows the number of copies that sets simultaneously.3302 expressions are used to select to carry out whether automatically the button of end removal.3303 expression slide blocks can carry out the concentration adjustment of 9 grades by its operation.3304 expressions are used to select the zone of the type of original copy, can select character photo map, character, photographic paper photo, photograph print.3305 expression application model buttons can be set and dwindle layout (dwindle be imprinted on the function on the paper with many original copys), color balance (inching that CMYK is of all kinds) etc.The button that 3306 expressions are used to carry out the setting relevant with various reprocessings (finishing) can be set to switch and classify (shift sort), follows closely and sew classification (staple sort), group categories (group sort).3307 expressions are used to carry out and the two-sided button that reads the setting relevant with duplex printing.In addition, above-mentioned " application model " button is located in the picture of the PDL pattern that " PDL printing " label (not shown) by the initial picture of Fig. 4 switched, by pressing this " application model " button, can carry out the setting of the shading printing of Figure 11 explanation later on.

Figure 14 is the figure of expression shown picture when pressing BOX label 3103 shown in Figure 11.Among the figure, the demonstration of each file of the signal of dividing in logic in the 3401 expression hard disks.File has been assigned with the file numbering in advance.On the right side of file numbering, shown the ratio of the employed dish capacity of file.In addition, to file title arbitrarily can be set, its title is also illustrated in this demonstration.The 3402nd, the zone of the use amount of demonstration HDD integral body.

Figure 15 is the figure of expression shown picture when pressing the corresponding icon of " meeting material 1 " file in the demonstration 3401 with file shown in Figure 14.In Figure 15,3501,3502 is the same with the demonstration of Figure 14, the demonstration of expression file, specifically, show be stored in this document folder as the document name of the document of view data etc.In example shown in Figure 15, the document that expression is stored is made of two pages or leaves (" meeting material 1-1 ", " meeting material 1-2 ").The file of the document that 3501 expression storages are scanned shows that expression is the icon of scanned document, and the use amount of HD also shows in the lump.3502 expressions show its corresponding icon equally from the file of the PDL document of PDL storage, and the use amount of HD also shows in the lump.By pressing each icon, the document of this document folder is selected, and represents that by the counter-rotating demonstration it is selected.3503 expressions are used to send the button of the document of being chosen.3504 expressions are used for reading in original copy and generating the button of document from scanner.3505 expressions are used for the button of the whole documents in the select File folder.3506 expressions are used to delete the button of the document of being chosen.3507 expressions are used to print the button of the document of being chosen.3508 expressions are used to operate the button of the page or leaf of the document of being chosen.Can delete whole pages or leaves of document or the page or leaf of choosing individually thus.The document that 3509 expressions are used for choosing merges the button of preserving.Thus, for example can select two documents to merge, preserve as a document.3510 expressions are used to carry out the button that move/duplicates of document.The document of being chosen is moved or copies among the BOX outside the BOX at the document place.3512 expressions are used to show the button of the details of last selected document.By this demonstration, except that document name, can also see information such as resolution, original size, colour.The button of this picture is closed in 3511 expressions, turns back to picture shown in Figure 14 thus.

As described above, the document as the view data in each file that is stored in hard disk is implemented transmission, the various processing beyond printing such as duplicates.For having added the view data of shading in such view data or having added the view data of when exporting, synthesizing the such information of shading image, as described later, do not damage the processing of the shading function of shading image as embodiments of the present invention.In addition, effectively prevent the processing of duplicating, distorting etc. to these band shading image data.

Figure 16 is the figure that is illustrated in the structure of the software of operation in the compounding machine printer 200.Among the figure, the UI control part of 4010 expression control display operation portions.The indication that replication application portion 4020, transmission application portion 4021 and BOX application portion 4022 receive from this UI control part is carried out replication actions respectively, is sent action, the scanning from the BOX picture, printing.The PDL print data that PDL application portion 4023 receives from web application 4120, and drop into the PDL print job.

Common interface 4030 carries out the processing of the equipment dependant part of absorption equipment control section.Job manager 4040 is put the job information that receives from common interface in order, and sends the document process portion of lower floor to.If local replica, the document handling part is made of Scan Manager 4050 and print manager 4090, if the transmission operation of remote copy or transmission operation, then the document handling part is made of Scan Manager 4050 and file storage management device 4100.In addition, if the reception operation of remote copy is then read manager 4060 by file and print manager 4090 constitutes, in PDL such as LIPS or PostScript print, then constitute by PDL manager 4070 and print manager 4090.Between each document manager synchronously and to the request of the image processing of the image manager 4110 that carries out various image processing, carry out via the stay of two nights (sink) manager 4080.

The below above processing of explanation with reference to several softwares of operation in the compounding machine (image processing system) 200 of Figure 16 explanation.

Local replica is handled

Figure 17 is the flow chart of the processing of expression local replica.According to user's indication, will duplicate the setting of indicating and duplicating from UI control part 4010 and send replication application portion 4020 (S4020) together to.

Replication application portion 4020 will send the job manager 4040 that carries out Equipment Control from the information of UI control part 4010 to via common interface 4030.Job manager 4040 sends the information of operation to Scan Manager 4050 and print manager 4090.Scan Manager 4050 via not shown equipment I/F (equipment I/F be respectively with controller 2000 with scanner 2070 couples together and serial i that controller 2000 and printer 2095 are coupled together/F) to scanner 2070 request scannings.Simultaneously, send the image processing request of scanning usefulness to image manager 4110 via stay of two nights manager 4080.Image manager 4110 carries out the setting (S4203) of scan image handling part 2041 according to the indication of Scan Manager 4050, after setting finishes, passes on scanning to be ready to complete notice via stay of two nights manager 4080.Then, 2070 indications of 4050 pairs of scanners of Scan Manager scan (S4204).What scan image transmitted finishes, and conveys to image manager 4110 by the not shown interrupt signal from hardware.Stay of two nights manager 4080 is received from the scanning of image manager 4110 and is finished notice, and it is conveyed to Scan Manager 4050, print manager 4090.Simultaneously, stay of two nights manager 4080 will be in order to be stored in compressed image among the RAM2002 to carry out documentation in HDD2004 and image manager 4110 being indicated.Image manager 4110 utilizes HDD2004 to store in the hard disk image on the memory (comprising character/photo judgement signal) as indicated.At this moment, according to the setting of duplicating,, then carry out image transform (S4205), and store the image on the memory after the conversion among the HDD2004 (S4206) by image transform portion 2030 if need.As the additional information of image, page information is saved among the not shown SRAM, with scan image when document storing is in the BOX (hard disk), document information, BOX information are also stored in advance.These information are colored judgement/black and white judged results, be used to the end go end level, as the scan image of image input source, color space RGB etc.Storage in the hard disk that HDD2004 carries out finishes, and receive finish from the scanning of scanner 2070 after, via stay of two nights manager 4080 to Scan Manager 4050 circular document end.Scan Manager 4050 returns end notification to job manager 4040, and job manager 4040 returns end notification via common interface 4030 to replication application portion 4020.Print manager 4090 enters moment of memory at image, sends the request of printing via equipment I/F to printer 2095, prints the image processing request to stay of two nights manager 4080 simultaneously.Thus, beginning is about the processing (S4207) of the printing of printer 2095.

Figure 23 is the flow chart of expression about the processing of the printing (print) undertaken by this printer 2095.In addition, the print processing in the processing of describing in the back with Figure 20～Figure 22 is also identical with this processing shown in Figure 23.

After stay of two nights manager 4080 is received request from print manager 4090, require image manager 4110 to carry out image processing and set.Image manager 4110 prints the setting (S4802) of image processing part 2015 according to the additional information of above-mentioned image.In addition, the image (perhaps reading the image of (S4803) from the hard disk based on HDD2004) on 4110 pairs of memories of image manager carries out image transform (S4804).When the generation of carrying out shading image in this compounding machine with to the additional hours of its image, the generation of this shading image and to the processing of the additional shading image of image read from hard disk is carried out in this step S4804.After above image transform was handled, image manager 4110 was passed on to print to print manager 4090 via stay of two nights manager 4080 and is ready to complete notice.Print manager 4090 sends to printer 2095 and prints indication (S4805).By not shown interrupt signal notice is finished in the print image transmission and conveyed to image manager 4110 from hardware.Stay of two nights manager 4080 is received from the printing of image manager 4110 and is finished notice, this situation is conveyed to print manager 4090.Print manager 4090 receives from row's paper of printing portion and finishes notice that return end notification to job manager 4040, job manager 4040 returns to replication application portion 4020 via common interface 4030.Replication application portion 4020 is notified to UI control part with the end of job in scanning, printing after finishing.

Remote copy, transmission

Figure 18 is that expression sends to remote copy that other printers print or the flow chart that sends to the processing of other equipment with the view data that reads.The same with the situation of local replica shown in Figure 17, according to user's indication, the setting of remote copy indication and remote copy sends replication application portion 4020 (S4302) to from UI control part 4010 together.The processing of step S4303～S4306 after this is the same with step S4203～S4206 shown in Figure 17.In addition, under the situation of remote copy, replace print manager 4090 and the request that receives from job manager 4040 by storage management device 4100.Storage management device 4100 stores the moment (S4306) that finishes in the hard disk at scan image, receives storage from stay of two nights manager 4080 and finishes notice.Then, under the situation of remote copy, it is notified to replication application portion 4020, under the situation that sends operation, it is notified to the application portion 4021 that sends via common interface 4030 via common interface 4030.Replication application portion 4020 and transmission application portion 4021 require web application 4120 to send the file that is stored in the hard disk after this notice.Then, web application 4120 is read and is stored in the file in the hard disk and begins to send processing (S4307).

Figure 24 is the flow chart of the details of this transmission processing of expression.In send handling, at first, receive that the web application 4120 of requirement reads the file (S4902) of view data from hard disk.Then, the image that send is implemented necessary image processing (S4903).In this image processing, as at embodiments of the present invention described later among Figure 33 etc., handle for the view data of having added shading, make sub-image in the shading image manifest and can discern.Perhaps, as described later, when output, the view data of having added the such information of synthetic shading image is handled, made sub-image display.The view data of having implemented image processing is sent to as other equipment such as printer that send the destination.(S4904)。

After more than send handling, if local replica, the set information that when operation begins, receives about duplicating of web application 4120 then from replication application portion 4020, and it also is notified to the destination equipment (S4308) that sends.Web application 4120 intrinsic communication protocol of use equipment under the situation of remote copy sends.In addition, under situation about sending, use the file transfer protocol (FTP) of the such standard of FTP, SMB.

Facsimile transmission

Figure 19 is the flow chart of the processing of expression facsimile transmission.After the file storage, send application portion 4021 and send via common interface 4030, job manager 4040 indication fax managing devices 4041.Fax managing device 4041 via modulator-demodulator 2050 with as what send the destination method, apparatus is held consultation (negotiation) (S4402), the file that is stored in the hard disk is read into memory (S4403).Then, require 4110 pairs of these images of image manager to carry out necessary image processing (color/monochrome conversion, many-valued two value transforms, rotation, change are doubly) and (S4404), utilize the image (S4406) after modulator-demodulator sends conversion.At this moment, in image processing (S4404), as described later at embodiment of the present invention, the processing that sub-image is manifested to the view data of having added shading image.In addition, at additional shading image but when method, apparatus etc. is exported, the processing that sub-image is manifested to the view data of having added the such information of synthetic shading image.

In addition, have under the situation of printer sending the destination, send application portion and print indication in the mode of print job via common interface 4030.

Based on the processing that receives

Next, illustrate that compounding machine 200 is according to receiving the processing of carrying out from the information of other equipment.

Figure 20 is the flow chart of the processing of expression compounding machine 200 when receiving facsimile transmission.When facsimile transmission was arranged, the fax managing device used modulator-demodulator to receive image (S4502), and utilizes HDD2004 to store (S4503) in the hard disk into as image file it.After storing in the hard disk, notify to BOX application portion 4022, BOX application portion 4022 receives printing via common interface 4030 indication job managers 4040 then.Afterwards, identical with processing shown in Figure 23 (S4504).

Figure 21 is the flow chart that the expression compounding machine is used for the printing of remote copy or carries out the processing of BOX when printing.Under the situation of the printing of remote copy, the view data that is sent utilizes HDD2004 to be kept at (S4602 to S4603) in the hard disk by web application 4120.And web application 4120 sends operation to replication application portion 4020.Under the situation of the printing of BOX, this operation is in based on HDD2004 and is stored in view data state in the hard disk.After BOX application portion 4022 sent operation, BOX application portion dropped into print jobs (S4604) via common interface 4030 to job manager 4040 according to the indication of UI control part 4010.

Different with local replica, read manager 4060 by file and replace the request that Scan Manager 4050 receives from job manager 4040.File reads manager 4060 and sends the request that is used for view data is deployed into from hard disk memory to image manager 4110 via stay of two nights manager 4080.Image manager 4110 is deployed into image in the memory.Image manager 4110 is in the moment that launch to finish, and will launch end notification via stay of two nights manager 4080 and convey to file and read manager 4060 and print manager 4090.Print manager 4090 enters moment of memory at image, sends selection by the paper supply layer of job manager indication or have the layer of its paper size and the request that prints via equipment I/F to printer 2095.Simultaneously, print the image processing request to stay of two nights manager 4080.Stay of two nights manager 4080 requires image manager 4110 to print the image processing setting after print manager 4090 is received request.At this moment, if for example there is not optimum size to need rotation, then send the rotation indication separately with paper.When the rotation indication was arranged, image manager used image to rotate 2019 image rotatings.Image manager 4110 prints the setting of image processing part 2090, passes on to print to print manager 4090 via stay of two nights manager 4080 to be ready to complete notice.Print manager 4090 sends to printer and prints indication.By not shown interrupt signal, notice is finished in the print image transmission conveyed to image manager 4110 from hardware.Receive finish notice from the printing of image manager 4110 after, stay of two nights manager 4080 is finished notice with printing and is conveyed to file and read manager 4060 and print manager 4090.File reads manager 4060 end notification is returned to job manager 4040.Print manager 4090 returns end notification to job manager 4040 after receiving and finishing notice from row's paper of printing portion.Job manager 4040 returns end notification via common interface 4030 to replication application portion 4020.Replication application portion is notified to the UI control part with the end of job after printing end.

Figure 22 is the flow chart that the PDL data received of expression are launched stores processor.Request from the main PC that has dropped into the PDL printing is communicated to PDL application portion 4023 via web application 4120.PDL application portion launches storage operation via common interface 4030 with the PDL data and indicates to job manager 4040.The request that this moment, PDL manager 4070 and storage management device 4100 received from job manager 4040.About the part of the image input after RIP (S4702) end of image, the same with aforesaid scanning operation.Utilize HDD2004 to be stored in (S4703) in the hard disk image on the memory (comprising character/image field signs such as photo judgement signal).As the additional information of image, page information is being saved among the SRAM, and with scan image as under the situation of document storing in BOX (hard disk), document information, BOX information also in advance the storage.These information are colored judgement/black and white judged results, be used to the end go end level, as the scan image of image input source, color space RGB etc.Storing the PDL image into finish among the HDD2004 the moment, receiving storage from stay of two nights manager 4080 and finish notice, and it is notified to PDL application portion 4023 via common interface 4030.After this notice is received by PDL application portion 4023, finish to the storage of web application 4120 notice HDD, and pass on this information to the main PC that drops into the PDL printing.In addition, under the situation that is the PDL print job,, the image that is deployed on the memory is printed (S4704) by PDL manager 4070 and print manager.

PDL launch and the printing of the image of storage in, will send to BOX application portion as print job by the storage document that the UI indication is printed.BOX application portion 4022 drops into print job via common interface 4030 to job manager 4040.Different with local replica, read manager 4060 by file and replace the request that Scan Manager 4050 is accepted from job manager 4040.Send the request that is used for the image of indicated printing is deployed into from HDD memory to image manager 4110 via stay of two nights manager 4080.Action afterwards is the same with the action that illustrated in the printing of remote copy.

The generation of shading image, additional

Next, describe to the generation of shading image data with its processing that appends in the view data.This processing is undertaken by PC240 in the present embodiment.

Figure 25 is the block diagram of hardware configuration of the PC240 (Fig. 3) of expression one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, PC240 has CPU1.With ROM or be stored in document process program in the external memory storage 11 etc., control figure, image, character, table (comprising that table calculates) wait the document process of mixing existence and based on its execution of print processing to CPU240 based on the program of ROM3.In addition, the CPU1 centralized control is connected each equipment on the system bus 4.The program of ROM3 with ROM or external memory storage 11 in, store operating system program (hereinafter referred to as OS) as the control program of CPU1 etc.In addition, the font of ROM3 with ROM or external memory storage 11 in, employed character font data etc. when storing above-mentioned document process.The data of ROM3 with ROM or external memory storage 11 in, store employed various data when carrying out above-mentioned document process etc.RAM2 plays a role as the main storage of CPU1, service area etc.

Keyboard controller (KBC) 5 control is from the key input of keyboard 9 and not shown indicating equipment.CRT controller (CRTC) 6 control comprise shading image demonstration, based on the demonstration of CRT monitor (CRT) 10.7 indicating panel controllers (DKC), control is to hard disk (HD), floppy disk (Floppy: the registered trade mark) visit of external memory storage 11 such as (FD).Hard-disc storage boot, various application program, character font data, user file, editing files, printer control command generator (hereinafter referred to as printed driver) etc.Network interface controller (NIC) 8 is connected with image processing system 200 via LAN2063, the executive communication control and treatment.

In addition, CPU1 opens the various windows of login in advance based on the not shown indicated orders such as cursor of mouse on the CRT10, carries out various data processing.The user can open the window about print setting when carry out printing, the setting at the print processing method of printed driver that prints the setting of machine and comprise the selection of printing model.

Figure 26 is the figure of the software configuration that is used for print processing among the expression PC240 shown in Figure 25.Application program 201, graphics engine 202, printed driver 203 and system's spooler 204 exist with the form that is kept at the file in the external memory storage 11.And they are to be loaded into the program module of carrying out among the RAM2 by the module of utilizing OS or its module.

In addition, application program 201 and printed driver 203 can be appended among the HD of external memory storage 11 via the FD of external memory storage 11, not shown CD-ROM or LAN2063.Being kept at application program 201 in the external memory storage 11 is loaded among the RAM2 and carries out.And when being made image processing system 200 (Fig. 3) carry out printing by this application program 201, same utilization is loaded into the graphics engine 202 that becomes executable state among the RAM2 and exports (describing).

Graphics engine 202 will be loaded into the RAM2 from external memory storage 11 by the printed driver 203 that every kind of printing equipment is prepared, and the output of application program 201 is set to printed driver 203.In addition, the GDI that graphics engine 202 will receive from application program 201 (Graphic Device Interface: GDI) functional transformation become DDI (DeviceDriver Interface: function device driver interface), to printed driver 203 outputs.The DDI function that printed driver 203 will be received from graphics engine 202 is transformed into the discernible control command of printer, for example PDL (Page Description Language: page-description language).Printer control command after the conversion, is exported to image processing system 200 as print data by being loaded into the system's spooler 204 among the RAM2 by OS.

In the software configuration of present embodiment, has shading handling part 205 in the printed driver 203.Shading handling part 205 can be the built-in module of printed driver 203, also can be the form of the library module that appended by individual other installation procedure.In addition, printed driver 203 is for the printing of shading image, by the execution of its shading handling part 205, carries out processing such as the describing of shading image described later (shading additional).

Following processing with reference to Figure 27～Figure 31 explanation formation band shading image data in PC240.

Figure 27 is expression based on the figure of an example of the initial picture of user interface printed driver 203, that print about shading.In this embodiment, carry out the setting of printing in can the attribute list (property sheet) 2101 in dialog box about shading.

Whether 2102 expressions carry out the shading printing to the print job appointment (comprises the printing of shading image, down together) check box.The content that this check box 2102 is specified is as keeping the attaching print information about the print setting information of print data (master copy data) to store.A plurality of set informations that 2103 expressions are used to shading is printed can be by the style information of an identifier (style) appointment.Printed driver 203 an optional majority style, the relation login of each style and the predetermined information printed about shading is in register.In addition, by pressing the button 2104, the style editor shown in the displayed map 28A uses dialog box 2201.

Figure 28 A is the figure that expression is used to edit an example of each dialog box of setting in detail that shading prints.

In the figure, 2201 expression shading information editings use dialog box integral body, and preview shows the result of the shading image that generates according to each shading information described later in this zone.2202 expressions show the zone of the guide look of the style that available check box 2103 shown in Figure 27 is selected.In addition, by using button 2203 and 2204, can newly append or delete style.2205 expressions show the zone of current specified style title.

The radio button of the kind of the selection rendered object that 2206 expression shadings use in printing.In frame 2206, after the user selected " character string ", text object became up state.In addition, if the user selects " image ", be that the view data of representative becomes up state then with BMP etc.In Figure 28 A, owing to selected " character string ", thus show the set information of representing with label 2207～2209 grades in the dialog box 2201 about text object, but become editing mode.On the other hand, when having selected " image " in the zone in 2206, information 2207～2209 is not shown, and replaces to show and be used for the button 2216 that the image file name 2215 shown in the displayed map 28B and not shown file are selected dialog box.

In the present embodiment, the kind of the rendered object of using in will being printed by the shading that PC240 carries out is taken as " character string " and " image ", makes and can select any one.But the kind of rendered object is not limited thereto.In addition, also can be so that can use the rendered object of a plurality of kinds simultaneously.

2207 expressions are used to show, edit the zone of the character string of using as shading image.2208 expressions are used to show, the zone of the font information of editing character string.In the present embodiment, only designed the selection picture of font name, but also can expand to the family's information (runic, italic etc.) that to select font, modify character information etc.2209 expressions show, set the zone of the font size of the character string of using as burelage.In the present embodiment, supposed can specify " greatly ", " in ", the form of " little " Three Estate, but general employed font size designation method such as also can adopt that direct input is counted.

2210 expressions are used to set the radio button of the page order of burelage and master copy data.When having specified " watermark printing ", after describing burelage, describe master copy data again with this radio button.On the other hand, when having specified " overstriking ", after describing master copy data, describe burelage again.About the step of describing, narration in the back.The radio button of the arrangement angles of burelage is specified in 2211 expressions.In the present embodiment, can select three kinds of " upper right ", " bottom right ", " laterally ".But, also can dispose the numerical value input area of specified angle arbitrarily, or can carry out slider bar (slider bar) of appointment etc., expanded-angle designation method intuitively.2212 expressions are used for showing, specifying the zone of the employed color of burelage (prospect pattern, background patterns).2213 expressions are used to carry out the check box of the switching of prospect pattern, background patterns.When check box is selected, is created on and duplicates the shading image that the prospect pattern develops on the thing.That is, representing to be set at the prospect pattern can reproduce on the duplicating thing.On the other hand, when check box 2213 does not have when selected, be created on to duplicate the shading image that background patterns develops on the thing.That is, representing to be set at background patterns can reproduce on the duplicating thing.At this moment, being designated as the text message of prospect pattern and image information can be identified duplicating on the thing to leak white state.2214 expressions are used to specify the zone of covering up (camouflage) image, and this is covered up image and is used for making and is adding the printout thing of shading image, and human eye is difficult to identification and has added this situation of shading image.Covering up image can select from a plurality of patterns.In addition, also provide not use and covered up this option of image.

Figure 29 and Figure 30 are the flow charts of the flow process of describing to handle during the expression shading is printed.In this flow chart, represented and " watermark printing " that in Figure 28 A, illustrate and " overstriking " the corresponding flow process of describing to handle.In addition, these processing are to carry out in the print processing of using general printed driver.In addition, below handling the CPU1 that prints by control, execution carries out.In addition, in Figure 29 and Figure 30,, give same label about carrying out the step of same processing.

At first,, promptly describe to describe behind the burelage situation of master copy data earlier, describe with the flow chart of Figure 29 at " watermark printing ".

In step 1901, according to the details of the shading of setting respectively, CPU1 carries out describing of burelage.About its detailed process, describe in the back with Figure 31.Next, transfer to the processing of describing master copy data.At first, in step 1902, CPU1 makes the counter initialization that the logic number of pages of per 1 Physical Page (one side of print paper) is counted.

Next, in step 1903, CPU1 judges whether counter reaches the logic number of pages of predefined per 1 Physical Page.If being judged as judged result equals the logic number of pages, then enter step 1908.In addition, if judged result is not equal to the logic number of pages, then enter step 1904.

Next in step 1904, CPU1 makes counter increase 1.Then in step 1905, CPU1 calculates the effective print area at the logical page (LPAGE) that next will describe based on per 1 page logic number of pages sum counter value.Next, in step 1906, CPU1 is that index reads current logical page number (LPN) with the Counter Value from the print setting information (not shown) about Physical Page.Then, CPU1 dwindles and describes, and this logical page (LPAGE) is housed in effective print area.Certainly, when the configuration of not specifying a plurality of logical page (LPAGE)s (allocation) is printed, needn't dwindle.

It more than is the step of describing to handle about " watermark printing ".

Next, with the flowchart text " overstriking " of Figure 30, promptly after describing master copy data, describe the situation of burelage.

In step 1902, CPU1 makes the counter initialization that the logic number of pages of per 1 Physical Page (one side of print paper) is counted.Then in step 1903, CPU1 judges whether counter reaches the logic number of pages of predefined per 1 Physical Page.When equaling the logic number of pages, judged result enters step 1908.In addition, if judged result is not equal to the logic number of pages, then enter step 1904.

Next in step 1904, CPU1 makes counter increase 1.Then in step 1905, CPU1 calculates the effective print area at the logical page (LPAGE) that next will describe based on per 1 page logic number of pages sum counter value.Then, in step 1906, CPU1 is that index reads current logical page number (LPN) with the Counter Value from the print setting information (not shown) about Physical Page.Then, CPU1 dwindles and describes, and this logical page (LPAGE) is housed in effective print area.Certainly, when the layout of not specifying a plurality of logical page (LPAGE)s is printed, needn't dwindle.

After the logical page (LPAGE) of predetermined quantity launched to finish as 1 Physical Page, handle entering step 1908.In step 1908, to effective print area of the Physical Page obtained from application program, according to the details of the shading of setting respectively, CPU1 carries out describing of burelage.

Figure 31 is the flow chart that the burelage of expression S1901 shown in Figure 29 describes to handle the details of describing to handle with the burelage of S1908 shown in Figure 30.Below, illustrate that with reference to Figure 31 burelage describes to handle.

Beginning is described to handle via beginning burelage in step S2701 such as user interface.Then, in step S2702, read in input background image, background threshold pattern, prospect threshold value pattern, prospect background zone specify image, cover up regional specify image.Then in step S2703, the initial pixel when determining to generate shading image.For example, for input picture integral body,, be initial position with upper left when carrying out image processing and being altered to shading image by raster scan order left to bottom right.

Then in S2704, shading handling part 205 is carried out background threshold pattern, prospect threshold value pattern, base image, is covered up the upper left processing that begin be configured in style on of image from the shading image zone according to the calculating based on following formula (1).Calculate according to this, judge whether the some corresponding pixel value when printing is write this location of pixels.At this moment, pixel value is corresponding with the colouring information of being imported.In addition, here, background threshold pattern and prospect threshold value pattern be by with the point write/non-write corresponding " 1 " and " 0 " formation view data.These images be suitable for generation prospect (sub-image) image and background image pass through each dither matrix binaryzation data.

nWriteDotOn＝nCamouflage×

(nSmallDotOn×-nHiddenMark+nLargeDotOn×nHiddenMark)

Formula (1)

The inscape of formula (1) is as follows.

NComouflage: in covering up image,, then be 0, otherwise be 1 if object pixel is to constitute the pixel of covering up apperance.

NSmallDotOn: the pixel value of background threshold pattern then is 1, if Bai Zewei 0 (color is not limited thereto) if deceive.

NLargeDotOn: the pixel value of prospect threshold value pattern then is 1, if Bai Zewei 0 (color is not limited thereto) if deceive.

NHiddenMark: in base image, object pixel then is 1 if constitute the pixel of sub-image image, if constitute the pixel of background image, then is 0.

-nHiddenMark:nHiddenMark negates.Foreground portion is divided into 0, and background parts is 1.

In addition, manage throughout and needn't use whole key elements of formula (1) to calculate in the object pixel.By omitting unnecessary calculating, the high speed that can seek to handle.

For example, if nHiddenMark=1, then-nHiddenMark=0, if nHiddenMark=0, then-nHiddenmark=1.Therefore, if nHiddenMark=1,, if nHiddenMark=0, then get final product with the value of formula (2) value as nSmallDotOn then with the value of following formula (2) value as nLargeDotOn.

In addition, the value of nCamouflage is such as the formula (1), is that integral body is made product, so if nCamouflage=0, then nWriteDotOn=0.Therefore, under the situation of nCamouflage=0, can omit following formula (2).

(nSmallDotOn×-nHiddenMark+nLargeDotOn×nHiddenMark)

Formula (2)

In addition, in the shading image that is generated, background threshold pattern, prospect threshold value pattern, base image, the image of least common multiple size of covering up the length in length and breadth of image become least unit repeatedly.Therefore, in shading handling part 205, only generate the part of the shading image of conduct least unit repeatedly, the part of this shading image is arranged on tile (tile) shape ground in the size in shading image zone repeatedly, can shorten shading image like this and generate the needed processing time.

Next in step S2705, the result of calculation of CPU1 determining step S2704 (value of nWriteDotOn).That is, if nWriteDotOn=1 then enters step S2706, if nWriteDotOn=0 then enters step S2707.

In step S2706, the processing of the some corresponding pixel value when writing and printing.Here, the value of pixel value can change according to the color of shading image.When wanting to generate the shading of black, set the process object pixel of input background image for black.Other, by setting green grass or young crops, magenta, Huang for, also can generate colored shading image according to the toner of printer or the color of ink.And then, be per 1 pixel when being the view data of 1～numerical digit at background image, can use indexed color to show pixel value.Indexed color is that the colouring information that the technique of expression by view data will frequently occur in as the coloured image of object is set catalogue (for example index 0 is that white, index 1 are cyans etc.) for.And, the value of each pixel be with the numbering of catalogue of having put down in writing colouring information show (for example No. 1 pixel value shows as the value of index 1, and No. 2 pixel values show as the value of index 2 ...).

In addition, in this step S2706, carry out writing of the above-mentioned pixel value corresponding, and set the processing of the image field sign corresponding with this point with point (pixel).For example, when the point of this some sub-image that is shading image, be set at character, under the situation that is background parts, be set at photo.This image field sign is used for the processing that disappears in background parts embodiment of the present invention, that make the shading image data as wait explanation in the back with Figure 33.

In step S2707, judge whether whole pixels in the process object zone of importing background image are all processed.When the pixel in the process object zone of importing background image is not all handled, enter step S2708, select untreated pixel, once more the processing of execution in step S2704～S2706.

In step S2750, generate burelage based on the shading image that in the processing of step S2704～S2708, generates.

As mentioned above, by the input background image being applied above-mentioned reason everywhere, can generate shading image.In addition, only handle with these, have such defective sometimes: produce the assembly of putting in the prospect of prospect background zone specify image and the switching part of background, the profile of prospect becomes eye-catching, the deleterious of false proof shading.Therefore, can apply BORDER PROCESSING in the lump, make not produce the assembly of putting in the prospect of prospect background zone specify image and switching place of background.Figure 32 is the generation example that expression is applied to the shading image till this BORDER PROCESSING.

The following several embodiments of the processing in the image processing structure of one embodiment of the present invention of above explanation, carried out of explanation.This processing is to make when being used to send the processing that waits outside the printing by generations such as PC and the band shading image data as in the hard disk of the image processing system 200 of compounding machine that temporarily are stored in present embodiment, does not damage the processing of shading function.Below, this view data that temporarily is stored in the hard disk is called " BOX document ".In addition, below explanation effectively prevents being stored in the execution mode that duplicates, distorts etc. of band shading image data in the hard disk and common view data.

(execution mode 1)

In first execution mode of the present invention, when the BOX document that has added shading image such as is used to send at processing outside printing, in advance shading image is suitable for the image processing that shading image (being the sub-image image in the present embodiment) is manifested by image processing at least.That is, when the transmission that sends view data via network to external device (ED) as the SEND function of image processing apparatus was handled, the view data to the document applied resolution conversion etc. sometimes.At this moment, even make image that to a certain degree destruction is arranged therefrom, send the destination and sentence the image that discernible degree manifests sub-image but can be implemented in.In addition, also can print with the state that sub-image manifests by the equipment that sends the destination.As a result, sub-image manifests this original function when duplicating though lost at the beginning, contains the sub-image that has manifested in operated view data, can restrict improper operations such as duplicating of this image thus.In the present embodiment, by the image processing in the image processing system 200, realize disappearance or the decline of concentration or the change of color of the shading image background parts in the view data, sub-image concentration is partly thickened with respect to the concentration of background parts, sub-image is partly manifested.

Specifically, in the illustrated transmission operation of Figure 24, in the transmission image transform of the step S4903 of this figure is handled, eliminate the processing that background parts partly manifests the shading character.In addition, in the facsimile transmission operation of Figure 19 explanation, in step S4404, carry out above-mentioned processing.Send the image processing in operation and the facsimile transmission operation at the transmission image, apply various processing according to sending the destination, as previously mentioned, image manager makes a plurality of graphics processing units in the image transform portion 2030 make it action by connection, carries out above-mentioned each processing.

With getting the processing that filter 2024 and/or color space transformation 2021 manifest the sub-image image between described in Fig. 4.Promptly, by with low pass filter as between get filter 2024 and use, make the image of the shading background parts that the cancellation spatial frequency is high, and the input of light concentration (high brightness) is exported with lighter concentration (higher brightness).Thus, the feasible pattern of further eliminating the shading background parts of light concentration (high brightness).

Figure 33 is a block diagram of getting the detailed structure of filter 2024 between expression.

From launching to have RAM2002 (Fig. 4), to getting view data and the image field marking signal that filter 2024 inputs have added shading image from the view data of hard disk.Between sense circuit 6001 adopt can be by setting any structure exported that is taken as 1/2,1/4,1/8 between input picture and image field sign.In the present embodiment, can also be set at and do not carry out this and get and handle and image that former state output is imported.

Filter 6002 is made of 9 * 9 matrix.Figure 34 is the figure of the characteristic of the filter 6002 that sets when making the processing that sub-image manifests of expression.As shown in figure 34, by filter 6200 being set at low pass filter, eliminating the treatment of picture of shading background parts with high-frequency characteristic.Postponing 6003 has and the same delay of delay that produces in the processing of filter 6002.Selector 6004 comes the output of selective filter 6002, any that postpones 6003 output to export according to the image field signal.That is, when the image field signal is " char ", select to postpone 6003 output, the output of selective filter 6002 when being " photo ".Thus, be set to the shading character part (sub-image part) of " char ", select the picture signal of obstructed wave filter,, select to be implemented the picture signal of Filtering Processing for the shading background parts that is set to " photo " for the image field sign.Thus, only the shading background parts is implemented to handle based on the low pass of filter 6200, low pass can be handled the image deterioration that causes and be suppressed to Min., and carry out the elimination of shading background parts.

In addition, obviously adopt any method of aforesaid watermark printing (Figure 29) or overstriking (Figure 30) to carry out the additional of shading image, all similarly carry out above-mentionedly selecting accordingly with the image field sign.

Figure 35 is the figure of characteristic of the LUT of the color space transformation 2021 of expression when making the processing that sub-image manifests.By the LUT that setting has characteristic shown in Figure 35, make the image of high-brightness region (concentration is light) become higher brightness (lighter concentration), thereby make the image of printing with the such light concentration of shading background parts become lighter.Thus, the feasible background parts of further eliminating shading image.As a result, can obtain the view data that sub-image partly manifests in advance.

Then, the view data that sub-image has as described above been manifested writes back among the RAM2002 once more, to its processing that is used to send and send.Thus, even to a certain degree damage is arranged, but still can keep the state that sub-image manifests because of the processing such as resolution conversion that are used to send make view data.As a result, can restrict sending the destination and use improper operations such as the people of this view data carries out that data are duplicated.In addition, when printing, can make this printing thing become the state that sub-image manifests in the transmission destination.Printing thing although it is so not when it is duplicated sub-image manifest this original shading function, but by the expressed meaning of the sub-image of printing thing etc., can restrict the use of this printing thing, can suppress to print the improper use of thing.

(variation 1 of execution mode 1)

In above-mentioned execution mode 1, illustrated for the view data of having added shading, only the character photo judgement symbol of its image field sign is set to the shading background parts enforcement low-pass filtering treatment of " photo ", in addition, apply the example of the look conversion process that the low concentration that makes image partly becomes lighter.The present invention obviously is not limited to this execution mode.

In this variation, as the image field sign, except that the sign that the character photo is judged, the sub-image that expression also is set is shading image partly or the sign of background parts is used this sign, only shading image is handled, and the shading data of being added are manifested.

Figure 36, Figure 37 are the figure that schematically represents the structure of PDL image data after data in this variation, launch the band shading image by RIP2018.This view data is made of RGB each 8 the data of all kinds and the image field sign of 8 amounts.

8 image field sign, by

Character/photo judgement symbol

Chromatic colour/netrual colour judgement symbol

Reserve

Reserve

Reserve

Reserve

Shading sub-image part (shading character) judgement symbol

Shading background parts (shading background) judgement symbol

Each 1 formation.

The processing that shading is manifested is got on filter 2024 and the color space transformation 2021 identical with above-mentioned first execution mode between using.Get between shown in Fig. 33 in the processing of filter 2024, about with the first execution mode difference, the first, be the processing of the selector 6004 corresponding with the setting of above-mentioned sign.

That is, when selector 6004 is " 0 " at the judgement symbol of shading background parts, select to postpone 6003 output, when being " 1 ", the output of selective filter 6002.Thus, no matter the content of character/photo judgement symbol how, shading background judgement symbol for shading image is set to " 0 ", and shading character judgement symbol is set to the shading character part of " 1 ", selects the view data by low pass filter 6002.On the other hand, be set to " 1 ", and shading character judgement symbol is set to the shading background parts of " 0 ", selects to be applied in the view data of the processing of filter 6002 for shading background judgement symbol.Thus, be judged as in the image of photo, can only apply low-pass filtering treatment, low pass is handled the image deterioration that causes be suppressed to Min., can carry out the elimination of shading background parts the shading background parts.

Figure 38 is the block diagram of structure of the color space transformation 2021 of this variation of expression.In this variation, in color space transformation,, shading image carry out/is not carried out color space transformation according to the content decision of image field sign with to get filter the same yet.

In Figure 38, from RAM2002 to matrix 6051 input image datas and image field sign.Matrix 6051 is matrix circuits of 3 * 8.By setting, become and to apply the structure that matrix operation is exported to input picture, image field sign.Making in the processing that sub-image manifests of this variation, do not use this function, the image that former state output is imported.The setting that the LUT6052 of 1 dimension has carried out having the characteristic of emphasizing hi-lite.This characteristic is with shown in Figure 35 identical.The LUT that has characteristic as shown in Figure 35 by setting, picture signal (lighter) for high-brightness region corresponding to concentration, by making it to become higher brightness (lighter concentration), obtain making with the shading background parts like that the image that prints of light concentration become lighter effect.Postpone 6053 and have the delay identical with the delay that in LUT6052, produces.

Selector 6054 is according to the content of image field sign, and any that select the output of LUT6052 or postpone 6053 output exported.That is, be " 0 ", shading character judgement symbol during at shading background parts judgement symbol for " 1 ", select to postpone 6053 output.On the other hand, be " 1 ", shading character judgement symbol during at shading background parts judgement symbol for " 0 ", select the output of LUT6052.Thus,, select not to be applied in the picture signal that high brightness emphasizes that LUT handles,, select high brightness to emphasize picture signal for the shading background parts for the character part of shading image.Thus, can only apply high brightness and emphasize to handle, will emphasize to handle the image deterioration that causes because of high brightness and be suppressed to Min., can eliminate the shading background parts the shading background parts.

As mentioned above, by this variation,, can make the image processing of not carrying out being used to eliminate the shading background parts for the view data of the photo part (non-character part) of not additional shading.

In addition, above-mentioned example is the situation that when sending to other equipment sub-image is manifested in the view data that will add shading image (band shading BOX document).But obvious application of the present invention is not limited to this example.For example, in the time of in the display that will be presented at image processing system 200 etc. with shading BOX document, the processing (relatively making the brightness of sub-image part be lower than the image processing of the removal of images of part as a setting) that sub-image is partly manifested.Thus, even produce certain destruction, also can in display part, show with the degree that can discern sub-image because of the predetermined process that is used to show makes image.As a result, can make the user know that operated view data is the image that has added shading, can restrict the improper operation of this view data.

(execution mode 2)

Second execution mode of the present invention is the same with first execution mode that comprises above-mentioned variation, also is about to having added the view data of shading image, in the time will using it for operation outside the printing and handle, makes the execution mode of the processing that sub-image partly displays.In the present embodiment, to being stored in so-called BOX document in the hard disk when carrying out various editing and processing, the sub-image of shading image is manifested.Thus, prevent that the improper of BOX document from duplicating, distorting.

Figure 39 A～Figure 39 D is the figure of the editting function of the BOX document in the explanation present embodiment.The editting function of BOX document has the document copying that the document that is kept among the BOX is duplicated.As other editting functions, have by merging with other BOX documents, or be inserted into that the document that generates 1 new BOX document in the central leaf of other BOX documents merges, document inserts, the deletion page or leaf deletion etc. of page or leaf arbitrarily from 1 BOX document.Below, illustrate that document copying, document merge, document inserts, the function of page or leaf deletion.

Figure 39 A is the figure of the editting function of explanation document copying.In document copying, duplicate whole pages or leaves of former document, generate and the identical new document of former document.Owing to be to generate new document fully, so former document is not edited.

Figure 39 B is the figure of the editting function of explanation document merging.In document merges, by duplicating whole pages or leaves of a plurality of documents, and connect page or leaf and become a document by named order, generate new document.In the present embodiment, owing to be to generate new document fully, so former document is not edited.Certainly, also can not to duplicate page or leaf, but become 1 document, realize that document merges by a plurality of former documents are directly gathered.

Figure 39 C is the figure of the editting function of explanation document insertion.In document inserted, the specific page that is created on certain document (insertion destination document) had inserted the document of a plurality of documents (insertion document).In the present embodiment, insert duplicating of document at the specific page that duplicates that inserts destination document.Owing to be to generate new document fully, so former document is not edited.Certainly, also can not to duplicate page or leaf, but directly use a plurality of former documents to realize that document inserts.

Figure 39 D is the figure of the editting function of explanation page or leaf deletion.In the page or leaf deletion, delete any page or leaf of certain document.The page or leaf of being deleted can be a plurality of pages or leaves.In the present embodiment, directly delete the page or leaf of document.Also can carry out the deletion of page or leaf to the new document that is duplicated by document copying.

In the present embodiment, when carrying out the editor of above such BOX document, the shading image data in the view data that is attached to document are handled the processing that the sub-image of exercising shading image of going forward side by side manifests.This manifest handle with illustrated in the first embodiment identical, with between get filter 2024 and color space transformation 2021 carries out.That is,, background parts is disappeared, sub-image is manifested by the processing that illustrated in front with Figure 33～Figure 35.Perhaps, the processing that sub-image is manifested of using Figure 36～Figure 38 of the variation of first execution mode to illustrate in front.

Figure 40 is the flow chart that duplicates (reprography) processing of the band shading BOX document of expression second embodiment of the invention.

In Figure 40, at first read the view data of the page or leaf of copy source BOX document at step S13001.Then in step S13002, judge whether the view data of copy source has shading, when having shading, enter step S13003, otherwise enter step S13004.

In step S13003, view data is applied the image processing that the sub-image that makes shading image manifests.This handles the same with the processing of explanation in the first embodiment.

In step S13004, the view data after the sub-image in the view data of being read or the shading image that makes this view data manifested stores the precalculated position of new document into.That is, the view data with this page copies as new document.Then, judge in step S13005 whether the page or leaf of storing is final page, if final page then finishes this processing, otherwise turns back to step S13001, above-mentioned repeatedly processing in step S13004.

As mentioned above, in the time will duplicating the BOX document, when its during for band shading image data, the processing that the sub-image of shading image is partly manifested.Thus, it is different with original to identify the document that is duplicated, and can restrict the behaviors such as improper use to this document that duplicates.

In addition, in the above description, each page judged whether original digital image data is with shading, but also can judge whether to be band shading data with BOX document integral body.

Figure 41 is the flow chart of page processing of deleting of the band shading BOX document in the expression present embodiment.Beginning is in step S14001, to the view data of the specified page or leaf of BOX document deletion.Delete the document of this specific page, become the former BOX document in the following processing.

Next in step S14002, judge whether the BOX document that has carried out the page or leaf deletion is band shading document, enters step S14003 under the situation that is band shading document, otherwise finishes this processing.In the present embodiment, as long as there is the view data of 1 page of band shading in the document, just being judged as is band shading document.

In step S14003, the above-mentioned former BOX document of having deleted page or leaf is carried out replication processes with Figure 40 explanation.Replace, in step S14004, the former BOX document that deletion has been replicated in step S14003 finishes this processing.That is, when having the page or leaf that has added shading image in the document that comprises the page or leaf of having deleted, the document of having deleted page or leaf is duplicated.At this moment, as illustrating among Figure 40, the processing that the page or leaf that has added shading image in document manifests the sub-image of its shading, thus, it is different with original to identify the document that has carried out the page or leaf deletion, and this has carried out the behaviors such as document of deletion for example can to restrict improper use.

(variation of execution mode 2)

In above-mentioned execution mode 2, illustrated in PC240 the additional shading of view data, and in image processing system 200, applied the example of the processing that the sub-image that makes additional shading image manifests.But obvious mode of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In following variation, illustrate that for view data additional shading image in image processing system 200 forms the situation that the sub-image that makes the shading image that is added in the device 200 manifests in identical image from other equipment inputs such as PC240.That is, in image processing system 200, the view data of having added shading image temporarily is stored in the hard disk processing that when the operation of using it for beyond printing, sub-image is manifested.

At first, with reference to Figure 42～Figure 48, the processing that forms the band shading image in image processing system 200 is described.

Figure 42 is the figure that presentation video forms the notion that the generation of the band shading image in the device 200 handles.In this image processing system, will be deployed on the RAM2002 with bitmap form by the character or the symbol of operating portion 2062 appointments.5001 expression font image, this font image is represented the example as the bitmap expansion.In addition, with prospect pattern 5002, the background patterns 5003 of shading image and cover up pattern 5004 and utilize HDD2004 to be kept in the hard disk respectively, they can be launched into any size on RAM2002.

Prospect (sub-image) image of 5010 expression shadings generates.Here, 5011 expressions make the prospect pattern that is kept in the hard disk be deployed in situation among the RAM2002 repeatedly predetermined quantity.In addition, 5012 expressions are deployed in situation among the RAM2002 with specified font.Font 5012 is added white image around in order to meet the image size of foreground portion sub-pattern 5011.After in RAM2002, launching pattern 5011 and font 5012,, two images are synthesized foreground image 5013, it is deployed among the RAM2002 by Synthetic 2 023 (Fig. 4).At this moment, synthesize processing, make foreground portion sub-pattern 5011 only stay the part of the character of font 5012.

The background image of 5020 expression shadings generates.Here, 5021 expressions make the background patterns that is kept in the hard disk be deployed in situation on the memory repeatedly predetermined quantity.5022 expressions are deployed in situation among the RAM2002 with the font of appointment.Font 5022 is additional around white image for the image size that meets background patterns 5021.By Synthetic 2 023, two images are synthesized background image 5023, and it is deployed among the RAM2002.At this moment, synthesizing processing makes background patterns 5021 only stay the character part in addition of font 5022.

Image is covered up in 5030 expressions, and this is the image that will cover up after pattern 5004 is deployed among the RAM2002.According to indication, do not generate this image sometimes from operating portion yet.

After the image of prospect and background generates processing 5010,5020 end,, shading image 5050 is deployed among the RAM2002 by merely synthetic foreground image 5013 of Synthetic 2 023 and background image 5023.When the indication that has 5030 the image of covering up image to generate, further image 5050 is synthesized processing, band is covered up shading image 5060 be deployed among the RAM2002.At this moment, make and cover up image and leak and to synthesize in vain.

After generating shading image, synthetic original image 5040 and shading image 5050 (or 5060) will be with shading image 5070 to be deployed among the RAM2002.

Figure 43～Figure 48 is the figure that is illustrated in an example of the user interface of carrying out the setting of printing about shading image in the image processing system 200.

Figure 43 is the figure of the picture of expression when pressing application model button 3305 shown in Figure 13.As previously mentioned, press the application model button after, can dwindle settings such as layout, color balance.In addition, by pressing the button 4101, can also carry out setting about shading.

Figure 44 is the figure of expression shown picture when pressing shading and setting button 4101.Here, as being used as the information that shading prints, can numbering, select the date from the marking (stamp), body.In this variation, these have been described, but also can have selected numbering of umber for example or user's ID numbering etc.In addition, be to select any herein, but also can select a plurality of information to print.

Figure 45 is the figure of expression shown picture when pressing the marking and setting button 4111.Here as the marking, be set with top secret, forbid duplicating, maintain secrecy, duplicate outside invalid, the CONFIDENTIAL, company six kinds, can therefrom select the marking that prints as shading (sub-image).For example, when selecting " top secret ", press the button 4121 after, press the button 4122, transfer to picture shown in Figure 47 as ensuing setting picture.

Figure 46 is the figure that is illustrated in picture shown when pressing day settings button 4112 in the picture shown in Figure 44.As shown in figure 46,, be set with four kinds in YY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YY, DD/MM/YY, YY MM month DD order, therefrom select the form that prints as shading (sub-image) as the form on date.For example, when selecting YY/MM/DD, press the button 4131 after, press the button 4132, transfer to picture shown in Figure 47 as ensuing setting picture.

In Figure 44, press after lower body numbering sets button 4113, transfer to picture shown in Figure 47 as ensuing setting picture.As shading information, the serial number of the body that each printer has separately is used as sub-image and prints.

Figure 47 is the figure that the picture of the common project of all shading information is set in expression.In this picture, select the size and the color of the font that the sub-image as shading image prints.As the size of font, can select large, medium and small any one, as color, can select to deceive, pinkish red, blue or green any one.After selecting the size, color of font respectively, press the button 4143, transfer to picture shown in Figure 48 as ensuing setting picture.

Figure 48 is the figure of the follow-up picture of the common setting item of expression.In this picture, can carry out the selection of covering up pattern and the white setting of emersion/leakage that shading is printed.

Cover up pattern and be used for adding the printout thing of shading image, make human eye be difficult to discern the pattern that has been added this situation of shading image.In picture shown in Figure 48, cover up pattern and can from a plurality of patterns such as fan-shaped, oriental cherry, select.In addition, also can not use and cover up the such selection of pattern.Here, the selected pattern of covering up is fan-shaped in shading print image shown in Figure 32.

Whether the setting that emersion/leakage is white specifies in the image after having duplicated the band shading image, the sub-image of development shading and any of images such as text message of having added shading.Figure 49 A～Figure 49 C is the white figure of emersion/leakage of explanation band shading image.Band shading image after Figure 49 A represents to print.After duplicating this printing thing, when having carried out the setting of emersion, become the appearance shown in Figure 49 B, leak when white having set, become the appearance shown in Figure 49 C.That is, under the situation of the setting of emersion, carry out the setting that the sub-image of character shadings such as (" taboos ") in duplicating thing develops.On the other hand, under the situation of leaking white setting, carry out image (being text in this example) such setting of developing of additional shading in duplicating thing.Under any situation, sub-images such as character can both be discerned in duplicating thing significantly.

In picture shown in Figure 48, after selecting to cover up pattern, emersion/leakage in vain respectively,, determine all settings about shading by pressing the button 4153.

In image processing system 200, be temporarily stored in hard disk as the above band shading image data that form illustrated with reference to Figure 42～Figure 48.Then, in image processing system 200, during operation beyond this view data is used to send, editor etc. printed, carry out the illustrated processing that sub-image is manifested in the respective embodiments described above and the variation.

By second execution mode that comprises variation of above explanation,, can make the data that obtain by these operations show the sub-image of character string etc. in dubs shading image data or when carrying out page or leaf deletion, insertion etc. and changing operation.Thus, considering that band shading image data are under the situation of " original paper (original) ", can visual identity going out to duplicate, altered file is different from original.

Under any situation of above-mentioned first execution mode, second execution mode, not that the shading of positive notebook data (being stored in the data among the BOX (hard disk) at first) itself is developed, but to handling from the duplicated file of original.Especially when the demonstration of carrying out to display frame, if positive notebook data is developed, then original has not just existed, thus be data to be duplicated in inside, the processing that this copy data is developed.In addition, under sending data conditions to external device (ED), when keeping original and send when data (transmission duplicate) yes that the data of duplicating are developed.In addition, when sending original itself, align notebook data and develop, send processing.

(execution mode 3)

The 3rd execution mode of the present invention relates in the hard disk (BOX) of compounding machine 200 and storing under the data conditions of having added shading, owing to forbid changing the operation of these data, and the processing that the part beyond whole deletions of forbidden data is duplicated, page or leaf deletion, page or leaf are inserted etc.In addition, in the 3rd execution mode, store in BOX not under the situation of view data of additional shading, when duplicating these data, the character string etc. of carrying out with expression being duplicate is synthesized to processing in the image that will duplicate as the shading image of sub-image.

Before handling in forbidding of waiting of duplicating of explanation present embodiment, the page operations that carries out the interior document of BOX, the merging of document, the operation of the operating portion when move/duplicating are described.Figure 15 and Figure 50～Figure 54 are the figure of these operations of explanation.

Beginning illustrates the situation of carrying out the operation of document copying in the display frame of the represented operating portion of aforesaid Figure 15.For example, explanation is with the document copying of the document in the BOX name shown in this figure " meeting material 1 " " meeting material 1-1 " by name step in the BOX name " meeting material 2 ".

In Figure 15, press the button 3501, behind the document of selection document " meeting material 1-1 " by name, press " move/duplicating " button 3510.Thus, the demonstration of operating portion becomes picture shown in Figure 50.Here, frame 3601 is original document names " meeting material 1-1 ", can not be chosen as and duplicate the destination, so show the grid that expression can not be selected.Current another BOX " meeting material 2 " that has logined of 3602 expressions.3604 is the same with 3402, the use amount of expression HDD integral body.3605 expressions are used to indicate the button that duplicates of document, do not press the button to indicate moving of document at 3605 o'clock.3603 expression cancel buttons are pressed and are just turned back to picture shown in Figure 15.The button that move/duplicates is carried out in 3606 expressions.

In Figure 50, press the button 3602 select to duplicate the BOX " meeting material 2 " of destination after, press the button that duplicates 3605 of indication document, press the button 3606 again and carry out duplicating of documents.

Figure 51 is the picture that expression has shown the content of BOX " meeting material 2 ".Among the figure, 3701,3702 expressions were positioned at document " meeting material 2-1 ", " the meeting material 2-2 " of this BOX originally, the document " meeting material 1-1 " that 3703 expressions are duplicated by aforesaid operations.By aforesaid operations, document " meeting material 1-1 " is copied among the BOX " meeting material 2 " as can be known.

The document " meeting material 2-1 " in the merging BOX name " meeting material 2 " and the operation of " meeting material 1-1 " next, are described in the display frame of the operating portion shown in Figure 51.

In Figure 51, select them by pressing two documents " meeting material 2-1 " BOX3701 and " meeting material 1-1 " BOX3703 that will merge.Then, press " document merging " button 3704.According to this, the demonstration of operating portion becomes the picture shown in Figure 52.Here, the document behind the 3801 expression document union operations.In the present embodiment, the preferential document name that adopts above being positioned in tabulation shows of the document name after the merging is so document name becomes " meeting material 2-1 ".Can confirm that the HDD use amount is 4%, has increased by merging.

Next, illustrate that in the operating portion shown in Figure 52 showed, deletion was arranged in 1 page operation of the document " meeting material 2-1 " of BOX name " meeting material 2 ".

In Figure 52, after pressing lower frame 3801 and selecting documents " meeting material 2-1 ", press the button 3802 indications and carry out the operation of page or leaf.According to this, the demonstration of operating portion becomes the picture shown in Figure 53.Here, 3901 expressions and the 1st page the corresponding button of demonstration representing document " meeting material 2-1 ".In the example shown in Figure 53, document " meeting material 2-1 " is 4 pages.

In Figure 53, select the page or leaf that will delete promptly after the 1st page by pressing the button 3901, press the button 3902 of indication page or leaf deletion.According to this, the demonstration of operating portion becomes the picture shown in Figure 54.This picture represent the 1st page deleted, the number of pages of document " meeting material 2-1 " becomes 3 pages.

Figure 55 is the figure of logic using method of hard disk of the present embodiment of expression storage BOX document.In the present embodiment, according to purposes, the storage area of the video memory in the hard disk logically is divided into temporary realm 501 and BOX zone 502.Temporary realm 501 is output orders of view data for a change or also can exports with single pass in many umbers outputs, and temporarily stores the expanding data of PDL and from the storage area of the view data of scanner.BOX zone 502 is the storage areas that are used to use the BOX function, such as BOX503～507, be divided into the little storage area of login quantity.For example, BOX503 is numbered No. 0 BOX name " meeting material 1 " corresponding to BOX shown in Figure 14.The user can in addition, can check the content among the BOX to each BOX input PDL operation or scanning operation by specifying BOX, sets change and printout.

Figure 56, Figure 57 and Figure 58 are respectively that expression utilizes HDD2004 to be stored in the figure of the logical construction of the image in the hard disk in detail.BOX represents to gather the division in logic of a plurality of scanned documents of storage, PDL document.Document comprises two kinds of scan-data and PDL data.Document is made of a plurality of pages or leaves (image file).Each document has document properties respectively, stores the information of document name, input source, the color space.In addition, each page also has page attribute, as information stores chromatic colour attribute, page number, resolution, image size, original size, paper size, compress mode, file format, have or not shading.

Figure 56, Figure 57 and Figure 58 correspond respectively to the demonstration shown in Figure 14, Figure 51 and Figure 54.Figure 56 represents to have in the hard disk two BOX, and two documents are arranged respectively among each BOX.Figure 57 represents the copy operation by document, in the BOX name " meeting material 2 " three documents is arranged.Figure 58 in the document name " meeting material 2 " two documents are only arranged, but the number of pages of document " meeting material 2-1 " becomes three pages after being illustrated in and having carried out the page or leaf deletion of document again after document merges, merges.

Following explanation the 3rd execution mode of the present invention promptly the band shading image is stored in situation in the hard disk as such BOX document of above explanation under, during operation beyond it is used to duplicate, change etc. printed, is forbidden this processing.In the 3rd execution mode, under the situation of the view data that stores not additional shading, about the data after these data are duplicated, generating with expression is the shading image of the character string etc. of duplicate as sub-image, and is synthesized to the processing in the image that is duplicated.

Figure 59 is the flow chart of the processing of the 3rd corresponding execution mode of the operation of the document in the BOX that represents to illustrate with a series of figure such as use Figure 15 and Figure 50.

By the operation that illustrated in front with Figure 15 and Figure 50 etc., indicate duplicate (S7000) of the interior document of BOX, at first check whole pages the page attribute (S7001) of the document that will duplicate then.Here, as long as there is the shading project of 1 page of its page attribute to be " having " in the document, just forbid duplicate (S7002) of the document.At this moment, operating portion ejects the warning shown in Figure 61 and shows, duplicating with the shading document forbidden in expression.

On the other hand, when the shading project that does not have 1 page of its page attribute in the document is " having ", the document is copied to (S7003) among the indicated BOX.Then, to the additional shading (S7004) of the document that is duplicated.The processing that the shading that processing that should additional shading is carried out during with the print processing step S4804 that is equivalent to Figure 23, local replica adds is identical.That is,, add shading by carrying out handling identical processing with the generation of the band shading image of Figure 42 narration.In the present embodiment, Fu Jia shading is " FILECOPY " such character string here, but also can preestablish the shading image that will add by the user.

Behind the additional shading,, the project of the shading of page attribute all is set as " having " (S7005) to all pages or leaves of the document that has been replicated and added shading.

By above control, can whether shading image be arranged according to the document in the BOX, differentiate original document or duplicate.In addition, the document that was replicated once can not be duplicated (S7002) by secondary owing to added shading.

More than explanation be with the BOX document copy as that example describes, but obvious application of the present invention is not limited to this mode.Obviously except that duplicating, merging, the page or leaf that can also be applied to page or leaf inserts, the processing of the change document contents such as change in the page or leaf deletion, page or leaf.

Figure 60 is illustrated in during same page or leaf deletion with the document in the BOX of a series of figure explanations such as Figure 15 and Figure 50 handles, according to having or not shading to switch the flow chart of the permission/unallowed processing of deletion.

By certain page or leaf (S7100) of the document in the aforesaid operation indication deletion BOX, at first check the page attribute (S7101) of the page or leaf that will delete then.Here, when the shading project of the page attribute of the page or leaf that will delete when " having ", forbid the deletion (S7102) of this page.At this moment, similarly ejecting the warning shown in Figure 61 at operating portion shows.On the other hand, when " nothing ", delete this page or leaf (S7103) in the shading project of the page attribute of the page or leaf that will delete.

By this control, when the document in BOX is the band shading image, can not allow to carry out the page or leaf deletion, can prevent to delete such the distorting of this band shading page or leaf.In addition, certainly when the shading project of all pages all is " nothing ", allow to carry out all deletions of page or leaf.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment,, switch this page or leaf of permission/do not allow to delete to per 1 page check attribute of document.But also can be designed to as long as have 1 page to be page or leaf in the document with attribute of " having " shading, even if the page attribute of deletion object page or leaf is " nothing " shading, also disable page deletion.Thus, can prevent distorting of document unit.

(variation of execution mode 3)

In above-mentioned execution mode 3, be with the generation of shading image in image processing system 200.But being not limited to this example, also can be when PDL prints, and generates the band shading image in PC240.It is identical that this processing and front had illustrated.

Figure 62 is that expression will be carried out the figure of band shading image after PDL the launches page attribute when being kept among the BOX " meeting material 2 " of image processing system 200 as document " meeting material 1-2 " by PC240.This example represents that the image after PDL launches is 3 pages, and 3 pages are all added shading, and the shading project of the page attribute of each page all is the situation of " having ".

In addition, also can constitute, at the image of edit object document is the image that added shading image maybe should add the image of shading image the time, on the operation screen of image processing system for forbid duplicating, part deletes the demonstration that such indication alter operation itself shields.

Thus, to have added the situation of image of shading the same with the document function of passing through of explanation in execution mode 3, can restricted document duplicate.In addition, have or not shading, switch the permission of page or leaf deletion/do not allow, can prevent distorting of the document according to the document in the BOX.

(other execution modes)

In above-mentioned first execution mode to the, three execution modes that comprise variation, the situation that makes processing that each sub-image manifests etc. automatically has been described.Also can replace and adopt the mode that makes processing such as sub-image manifests of whether carrying out that preestablishes.That is, comprise the various processing of first execution mode to the, three execution modes of variation, also can when having preestablished the meaning of carrying out this processing, carry out, when this setting not, just directly send or be used for other operations as common view data.Set about this, for example can be undertaken by the setting picture that the user prints by shading.Different therewith, in the transmission operation of for example execution mode 1, can in handling, the transmission image transform of the step S4903 of Figure 24 carry out the differentiation of this setting.Then, only make when having set the meaning that makes the processing that sub-image partly manifests, carry out processing illustrated in the execution mode 1.

In addition, in the respective embodiments described above, the mode that makes the view data that has shading manifest the sub-image part has been described.The invention is not restricted to such view data that has shading, also can be applicable to other view data.For example, the view data for having " synthetic shading image during printout " such information also can be suitable for the present invention.

It is as described below that the view data that has such information is suitable for situation of the present invention.That is, detect in the view data and have " synthetic shading image during printout " like this after information of the meaning, when the particular procedure such as transmission of carrying out this view data, can carry out the processing of the sub-image part in the only synthetic shading image in this view data.Thus, for example temporarily be stored in be detected when view data in the BOX is being printed be to have the data of information of the synthetic shading image meaning of expression after, in the time will using it for the operation (for example sending operation, copy job, change operation) of printing in addition, can under the state that the sub-image that makes shading displays, carry out the synthetic of sub-image.As a result, the same with the respective embodiments described above, at operation during these data when data (when for example sending the back and sending the destination and operate, during the data of operation after duplicating, behind the operation change), it not is original that this operator is identified.Thus, can restrict for example improper use of these data.

The following describes to above-mentioned having " during printout synthetic shading image " such information view data be suitable for the processing of an execution mode when of the present invention.

In the display frame of PC240, show the user interface shown in Figure 63.Under this state, the user carries out following processing after choosing " printing and storing image data in order after this to carry out shading ".

The user's of the information of PC240 sets the user in advance with user interface shown in Figure 28 information (being used to generate the information of shading image), the synthetic shading image meaning of expression, view data, generation view data information sends to printer 200.Here, the above-mentioned information that is set by the user comprises character string (2207), character font (2208), character boundary (2209), character color (2212), character angle (2211).

Printer 200 receives above-mentioned three kinds of information and above-mentioned view data, and above-mentioned three kinds of information are associated with view data, is stored among the HDD2004.In addition, the user can be stored in the printout indication and the indication of the output beyond the printout (for example send the output indication, change the output indication) of the view data among the HDD2004 in the display frame of this printer 200.

Below, the processing when carrying out the output indication of the view data of storing explicitly with reference to Figure 64 explanation with the information that is used to generate shading image.Below handle by the CPU2001 centralized control in the printer 200.

In step S6401, judge that the output indication is the output indication beyond printout indication or the printout.When judged result is the printout indication, transfer to step S6410, shading image is synthesized to prints output (view data is outputed on the sheet material) in the view data.On the other hand, when being output indication beyond the printout, transfer to step S6402.

In step S6402, judge whether the user who carries out above-mentioned output indication is identical with the user who generates above-mentioned view data.When judged result when being inequality, transfer to step S6403, begin to be used for synthetic shading image on view data but processing that synthetic marking image is exported.This is in order to prevent that the user beyond me from will sending original.

On the other hand, when the judged result of step S3402 be when being my judgement that generates, to transfer to step S6407.In step S6407, in display frame, show " can be from storage device deleted image data? ", the inquiry user could the deleted image data.Then, in step S6408, judge whether that the expression user allows to delete the selection input of the meaning.Being judged as the user when having selected expression to allow the meaning of deletion, transfer to step S6409, shading image and view data are synthesized, carry out the specific output of judging at step S6401.

On the other hand, be user when having selected the meaning (wanting in storage device, to keep view data) that expression do not allow to delete in judged result, transfer to step S6403, begin to replace shading image and synthetic marking image is exported on view data processing.

In the processing that is used for making marking image and view data synthesize and export, in step S6403, the information-change that will be used for synthetic shading image becomes to be used for the information of composite characters string image.In the present embodiment, generate marking image according to the information that is used to generate above-mentioned shading image (character string, character font, character boundary, character color, character angle).Specifically, generating font is character string color by character viewpoint definition, shape by the color in the zone (sub-image zone) of character string definition by character boundary definition, angle by character font definition, size, and the color around the sub-image zone is the character string picture of the color (for example white) beyond the above-mentioned character string color.So-called shading image is the image that character string is regional and this zone regional concentration on every side is identical substantially when printout, and is different therewith, and so-called marking image is zone and this zone different image of regional concentration on every side of character string when printing.

Next in step S6404, the character string picture of above-mentioned generation is synthesized in the view data.Then, the specific output of the view data after in step S6405, synthesizing.

More than, describe in detail before the specific output of the view data that has " during printout synthetic shading image " such information, replace shading image and character string picture is synthesized to processing in the view data.Like this, generating expression when printout is the printout thing of original, and just generating expression when the output that prints beyond exporting is not the output of original.Therefore, has the effect that original can at will not flow out.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the information that is used to generate shading image generates above-mentioned character string picture.Thus, when the view data of output destination type belt above-mentioned character string picture, should be embedded in character string picture in the shading image originally and be synthesized and print.Therefore, will generate print thing, make that wanting to generate user that original duplicates thing only rests on and want to duplicate with the state that obviously manifests the character string that sets.Certainly, such want to duplicate the character string of setting for making only to rest on, compare with the common character string without any meaning, the effect that the user who suppresses the output destination wants to generate the behavior of printing thing is bigger.For reaching such effect, in the present embodiment, in the output destination, the information that is used to generate shading image generates above-mentioned character string picture, and the character string picture that will generate synthesizes laggard line output in view data.

And then, in the present embodiment, judge in step S6408 whether the user allows to delete the view data from storage device, only when allowing, shading image and the synthetic back of view data are exported.Like this, by from the information that the can be described as original laggard line output of deleted image data (transmission) where originally, can prevent that original from being disseminated.

As mentioned above, to the additional view data that the view data of shading image is arranged or have the identifying information of the additional shading image of indicating, can carry out network send handle, facsimile transmission is handled, show handle, multiple specific output that replication processes is such is handled any.And the kind according to indicated specific output is handled is suitable for different image processing to shading image, and is different even if output is handled thus, also can carry out image processing and make sub-image partly more eye-catching than the part (background parts) that disappears.

(other execution mode)

The present invention goes for the system by a plurality of equipment (for example computer, interface equipment, reading machine, printer etc.) formation, also applicable to the device that is made of an equipment (photocopier, printer, picture unit etc.).

In addition, the computer that purpose of the present invention also can be by system or device is read and is carried out institute's stored program code and reaches from the storage medium of the program code of having stored the step that realizes the flow chart shown in aforementioned each execution mode.

At this moment, the program code of reading from storage medium itself is realized the function of aforementioned embodiments, and the storage medium of having stored this program code constitutes the present invention.

Registered trade mark), hard disk, CD, photomagneto disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, tape, Nonvolatile memory card, ROM etc. as the storage medium that is used to provide program code, for example can use floppy disk (Floppy:.

In addition, the indication of the program code of reading based on computer, Yun Hang OS (operating system) etc. carries out part or all of actual treatment on computers, and the situation of the function by this processings realization aforementioned embodiments is also included among the present invention.

In addition, the program code that will read from storage medium write the expansion board that is inserted in the computer or with the memory that functional expansion unit had that computer is connected in after, the situation of carrying out actual treatment based on the indication of this program code is also included among the present invention.That is, based on the indication of program code, the CPU that expansion board or functional expansion unit had etc. carries out part or all of actual treatment, realizes that by this processing the situation of the function of aforementioned embodiments is also included among the present invention.

Claims (14)

1. image processing apparatus comprises:

Storage device, be stored in be instructed to after the printout will with the synthetic view data that prints output of shading image;

Send output device,, marking image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data by above-mentioned memory device stores sends output when having been undertaken by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned memory device stores sending the output indication.

2. image processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned marking image is the image that generates according to the information that is used to generate above-mentioned shading image.

3. image processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned shading image is the zone image identical substantially with this zone regional concentration on every side of character string when being printed output,

Above-mentioned marking image is the zone and this zone different image of regional concentration on every side of character string when being printed.

4. image processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned transmission output device comprises

Judgment means, when having been undertaken by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned memory device stores sending the output indication, judge this transmissions output indicate whether to be by the above-mentioned view data of generation the user carried out;

First sends output device, when this judged result for this transmissions output indicate be by the above-mentioned view data of generation the user carried out the time, above-mentioned shading image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data sends output; And

Second sends output device, when this judged result for this transmissions output indicate be not by the above-mentioned view data of generation the user carried out the time, above-mentioned marking image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data sends output.

5. image processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned first sends output device,

Be judged as by above-mentioned judgment means above-mentioned transmission output indication be by generate above-mentioned view data the user carried out, and when allowing from above-mentioned storage device deletion to be instructed to print the view data of output with shading image is synthetic after the printout, above-mentioned shading image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data sends output

Be judged as by above-mentioned judgment means above-mentioned transmission output indication be by generate above-mentioned view data the user carried out, and when not allowing from above-mentioned storage device deletion to be instructed to print the view data of output with shading image is synthetic after the printout, above-mentioned marking image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data sends output.

6. image processing apparatus comprises:

Storage device, be stored in be instructed to after the printout will with the synthetic view data that prints output of shading image;

Reproducing unit to having been carried out duplicating when indication by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned memory device stores, is synthesized to marking image in the above-mentioned view data by above-mentioned memory device stores and duplicates.

7. image processing method comprises:

Storing step, be stored in be instructed to after the printout will with the synthetic view data that prints output of shading image;

Send the output step,, marking image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data that is stored in the storage device sends output when having carried out sending the output indication by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned storing step storage.

8. image processing method according to claim 7 is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned marking image is the image that generates according to the information that is used to generate above-mentioned shading image.

9. image processing method according to claim 7 is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned shading image is the zone image identical substantially with this zone regional concentration on every side of character string when being printed output,

Above-mentioned marking image is the zone and this zone different image of regional concentration on every side of character string when being printed.

10. image processing method according to claim 7 is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned transmission output step comprises

Determining step, when having carried out sending the output indication by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned storing step storage, judge this transmissions output indicate whether to be by the above-mentioned view data of generation the user carried out;

First sends the output step, when this judged result for this transmissions output indicate be by the above-mentioned view data of generation the user carried out the time, above-mentioned shading image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data sends output; And

Second sends the output step, when this judged result for this transmissions output indicate be not by the above-mentioned view data of generation the user carried out the time, above-mentioned marking image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data sends output.

11. image processing method according to claim 7 is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned first sends the output step,

Be judged as by above-mentioned determining step above-mentioned transmission output indication be by generate above-mentioned view data the user carried out, and when allowing after the storage device deletion is instructed to printout, will print the view data of output with shading image is synthetic, above-mentioned shading image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data sends output

Be judged as by above-mentioned determining step above-mentioned transmission output indication be by generate above-mentioned view data the user carried out, and when not allowing after storage device deletion is instructed to printout, will print the view data of output, above-mentioned marking image is synthesized in the above-mentioned view data sends output with shading image is synthetic.

12. an image processing method comprises:

Storing step, be stored in be instructed to after the printout will with the synthetic view data that prints output of shading image;

Copy step when having carried out duplicating indication by the above-mentioned view data of above-mentioned storing step storage, is synthesized to marking image in the above-mentioned view data by above-mentioned storing step storage and duplicates.

13. program that makes each image processing method of putting down in writing of computer enforcement of rights requirement 7 to 12.

14. computer-readable recording medium that stores the program that claim 13 puts down in writing.

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