JP2001257760A - Print method, mobile communication terminal and mobile printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a print method by which a print range of an image displayed on a display device of a mobile communication terminal can be displayed and only the image within the designated print rage can be printed. SOLUTION: A mobile phone is connected to an optical printer using an instant film 232, and the optical printer prints out an image stored by the phone. When an image is printed with the optical printer, the mobile phone displays an image going to be printed onto an LCD 103 of the mobile phone and the LCD 103 displays a frame 270 a print range. The size of the frame 270 can be changed by a zoom command (Figure 24 (B)) and the position of the frame 270 can be moved by a trimming command (Figure 24 (C)). Then the optical printer prints out only the image within the frame 270 denoting the print range displayed on the LCD 103. Thus, only the image within the frame 270 denoting the print range displayed on the LCD 103 of the mobile phone can be printed out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing method, a portable communication terminal, and a portable printer. The present invention relates to a printing method for a portable printer, a portable communication terminal, and a portable printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile communication technologies such as mobile phones have advanced, and mobile phones as their transceivers have also become more sophisticated.
It has become possible to input and output images.

[0003]

However, since the display screen of the mobile phone is small and has a small number of pixels, it is impossible to display a high-quality image that can be enjoyed. Insufficient in capacity and performance. Another problem is that other functions of the mobile phone cannot be used when an image is displayed on the liquid crystal display.

[0004] Therefore, if an image received by a portable telephone can be printed out by a portable printer, a high-quality printed image can be viewed on the spot and the image can be saved, which is convenient.

Further, the aspect ratio of an original image stored in a mobile phone or an image displayed on a liquid crystal display does not always match the aspect ratio of a print image printed by a printer, and an image intended by a user is not always displayed. May not be printed. Further, there is a case where a user wants to crop and print a part of the original image.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and allows an image received by a portable communication terminal to be printed by a printer. In particular, the present invention specifies a print range of an image displayed on a display of the portable communication terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing method, a portable communication terminal, and a portable printer capable of printing only an image within a print range designated by a user.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a portable communication terminal is connected to a printer, and an image stored in the portable communication terminal is transmitted to the printer. In the printing method to print,
Displaying an image on display means of the portable communication terminal, displaying a print range on a screen of the display means, and printing out only images within the print range displayed on the display means. I have. Thereby, only the image within the print range displayed on the display means of the mobile communication terminal can be printed, and a print image intended by the user can be obtained.

[0008] The image may be obtained by communication from another source as described in claim 2 of the present application, or may be obtained by a camera function of a portable communication terminal. That is,
The image to be printed may be, for example, an image received by e-mail on the Internet or an image captured by a camera function of the mobile communication terminal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable communication terminal comprising: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving at least an image by communication; a storage unit for temporarily storing an image received via the communication unit; and an image stored in the storage unit. , Display control means for displaying the print range of the image displayed on the display means on the display means, first connection means connected to a printer, and print data displayed on the display means. Output means for printing out via the first connection means so as to print only images within the range by the printer.

The display control means includes a zoom operation means as described in claim 4 of the present application, and displays or reduces or enlarges the print range based on a zoom command from the zoom operation means. And a trimming operation means for moving the print range within the screen of the display means based on a trimming command from the trimming operation means. That is, the size and position of the print range can be specified as appropriate.

[0011] The output means may include an original image stored in the storage means as described in claim 6 of the present application;
Outputting the command indicating the print range, or extracting only the image within the print range from the original images stored in the storage means as shown in claim 7 of the present application, and extracting the extracted image Is output as it is or resized to an image size required by the printer.

[0012] A portable printer according to claim 8 of the present invention is a portable printer, wherein the first and second connection means are connected to the first connection means of the portable communication terminal, and the first and second connection means are output from the portable communication terminal. And printing means for printing only an image within the print range on a print medium based on a print output input via the second connection means. As set forth in claim 9 of the present application, the print medium is an instant film, and the printing means includes:
A light emitting head for exposing the instant film to image light based on information of an image processed by the image processing means, and a developing means for developing the instant film exposed by the light emitting head.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a printing method, a portable communication terminal and a portable printer according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Overview of System to Which the Present Invention is Applied] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the present system. As shown in FIG. 1, an image captured by the digital camera 10 or image data or character data stored in the server 12 is transmitted to the mobile phone 14 wirelessly or by wire. The mobile phone 14 starts communication with the mobile phone 100 as a mobile communication terminal through the public line 16 and transmits image data and character data prepared in the digital camera 10 and the server 12 to the mobile phone 100.

When the mobile phone 14 has a camera function, image data obtained by photographing with the mobile phone 14 can be transmitted to the mobile phone 100.
The character data input in step 4 can also be transmitted to the mobile phone 100.

The portable telephone 100 includes a portable printer 2
00 and a communication cable 18 or wireless communication (for example, Bluetooth for short distance and low power consumption communication).
ooth) standard wireless communication), or the mutual connectors can be connected directly as described later.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the mobile phone 100 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, an antenna 101 for wirelessly communicating with a public line is provided on the upper surface of the mobile phone 100, and a speaker 102 for outputting sound is provided on the front surface.
A liquid crystal display (LCD) 103 for displaying communication information, images, characters, and the like, various operation buttons 104 for specifying telephone numbers, characters, images, and the like, and a microphone 105 for inputting voice are provided. On the lower surface, a connector 106 for data communication with an external device is provided.

On the other hand, the portable printer 200 is a small and lightweight portable type that can be driven by a battery, and is a size that fits in a pocket. The print size is about 2 cm to 10 cm in length and width. Further, the portable printer 200 is a printer using the instant film 232, and has a simple and inexpensive configuration without a display unit or an operation unit.

In the print system using the portable telephone 100 and the portable printer 200, image data and character data are transmitted from the portable telephone 100 to the portable printer 200 by operating the portable telephone 100. Images and characters are printed on the instant film 232 by the type printer 200. [Connection between Mobile Phone and Portable Printer] FIGS. 3 to 7 are external views showing the manner of connection between the mobile phone and the portable printer.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show an embodiment in which a portable telephone and a portable printer are connected vertically, respectively. In the embodiment shown in FIG. Connector 106 and portable printer 20
0 instant film 232 is directly connected to a connector 201 provided on the surface opposite to the discharge side.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the lower part of the portable telephone 100 is inserted into the concave portion 301 of the portable printer 300, and the connector 1 provided on the bottom of the portable telephone 100 is provided.
06 and a connector 302 provided on the bottom surface of the concave portion 301 of the portable printer 300 are directly connected.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show an embodiment in which a portable telephone and a portable printer are connected in an overlapping manner. In the embodiment shown in FIG. The mobile phone 100 and the portable printer 310 are inserted into the recess 311 so as to be overlapped and integrally connected. When mobile phone 100 is inserted into concave portion 311 of portable printer 310, connector 106 provided on the bottom surface of mobile phone 100 is directly connected to connector 312 provided on the bottom surface of concave portion 311 of portable printer 300. Is done.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the battery 108 mounted on the battery mounting portion 107 of the portable telephone 100 is removed, and the battery mounting portion 107 is removed.
The projection 321 of the portable printer 320 (this projection 321)
Is the same shape as the battery 108), whereby the mobile phone 100 and the portable printer 320 are overlapped and integrally connected as shown in FIG. The battery 108 is a battery pack that also serves as a part of the exterior of the mobile phone 100.
20 has the same engaging portion (not shown) as the battery 108 for mounting on the battery mounting portion 107.

As shown in FIG. 6, a connector 109 is provided in the battery mounting portion 107 of the portable telephone 100, while a battery is built in the convex portion 321 of the portable printer 320 and a connector 322 is provided. When the mobile phone 100 and the portable printer 320 are integrally connected, the connectors 109 and 322 are connected, and power can be supplied to the mobile phone 100 from the battery of the portable printer 320. I have to.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, by directly connecting the portable telephone and the portable printer mechanically, the portable telephone and the portable printer are gripped with one hand and the other hand is used for printing. Operations and the like can be performed. Note that the mechanical connection between the mobile phone and the portable printer is not limited to the above embodiment.

When the portable telephone and the portable printer are combined or connected, a battery of the portable printer may be used as a main power supply, a backup power supply of the portable telephone, or a battery of the portable printer. May be used to charge the battery of the mobile phone. Furthermore, if the battery of the portable printer is of the same type as that of the portable telephone, the battery of the portable printer can be used when the battery of the portable telephone is exhausted. FIGS. 8 and 9 are external views of a mobile phone having two display units. In a mobile phone 330 shown in FIG. 8, a first LCD 331 is provided on a phone body, and a second LCD 332 is provided inside a lid 333 that opens and closes a part of an operation unit of the mobile phone.

The first LCD 331 is mainly used for displaying communication information and characters. For example, a black and white liquid crystal panel having a small number of pixels is applied.
Is mainly used for displaying an image, and for example, a color liquid crystal panel having a large number of pixels is applied.

The first LCD 331 and the second LCD
332 are capable of performing display control independently of each other. If only the display of characters is sufficient when using the mobile phone 330, only the first LCD 331 is operated, thereby saving energy.
In addition, when a character and an image are displayed simultaneously, both can be displayed on separate screens, so that there is an advantage that the character and the image are easy to see without overlapping. Furthermore, the first LCD 3
As the 31, an inexpensive one can be used as compared with the second LCD 332.

The mobile phone 340 shown in FIG.
1 and an operation unit 342 are hingedly connected to each other, and are foldable when not in use. The display unit 341 has a first LCD 343 mainly for displaying characters and a second LCD 343 for displaying images. An LCD 344 is provided. The display unit 341 is provided with an imaging unit 345. The imaging unit 345 captures a moving image when the mobile phone 340 is used as a videophone, and captures a still image when the mobile phone 340 is used as an electronic camera. You can shoot. [Internal Mechanism of Portable Printer] FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of the portable printer 200. As shown in the figure, a developing roller 210, a multi-light emitting head 220, and a film pack 23 are provided in an outer case 202 of the portable printer 200.
A pack storage unit 203 for storing 0 is provided.
A pack loading lid 240 is attached to the lower part of the outer case 202 via a hinge part 204 so as to be openable and closable. still,
A battery storage unit, a circuit board, and the like are provided in a portion indicated by reference numeral 205. Reference numeral 207 denotes a discharge port of the instant film 232.

The pack loading lid 240 is normally locked in the closed position as shown in FIG. 10, and is opened by operating the slide knob 206 when loading or unloading the film pack 230.

The film pack 230 is composed of a plastic case 231 and 10
And a single-sheet type instant film 232, and the uppermost instant film is positioned at the exposure opening 231A of the case 231 by pressing portions 241 and 241 provided inside the pack loading lid 240. It is being rushed.

As shown in FIG. 11, the instant film 232 includes a photosensitive sheet 233 and the photosensitive sheet 233.
And an image receiving sheet 234 on the opposite side of the photosensitive sheet 2
A developer pod 235 which is located above the image receiving sheet 33 and the image receiving sheet 234 and in which a developer is sealed; and a trap portion 236 which is located below the photosensitive sheet 233 and the image receiving sheet 234 and absorbs excess developer. Have been. Then, after a latent image is formed photochemically by exposing the photosensitive sheet 233, the photosensitive sheet 233 and the image receiving sheet 23 are formed.
The positive image is transferred to the image receiving sheet by superimposing No. 4 and applying pressure to both sheets while developing solution is developed between the two. In this embodiment, the instant film 232 is about half the size of a business card, and the image size printed on the instant film 232 is a square of about 3 × 3 cm to 4 × 4 cm. Of course, the size of the instant film is not limited to this embodiment, and the print image is not limited to a square.
The smaller the image size is, the closer it is to a square. [Pressing part of instant film] As shown in FIG.
A pair of upper and lower pressing portions 241 and 241 protruding toward the side are provided. The pressing portion 241 is provided at a position facing the pressing opening 231B of the film pack 230, and is used when the pack loading lid 240 is closed.
B, the instant film 232 is inserted into the film pack 230, and presses the instant film 232 through the light shielding cover 367 from the back side. As a result, the instant film 232 positioned on the back side of the exposure opening 231A is pressed against the periphery of the exposure opening 231A, and the flatness of the exposure is maintained.

The pressing portion 241 is provided on the protruding block 24.
2, the extension frame 243, the holding frame 244, and the leaf spring 245. The protruding block 242 includes an extension frame 243.
And is urged by a leaf spring 245 in a direction protruding from the inner wall surface of the pack loading lid 240.
The extension frame 243 is housed in the holding frame 244.

The holding frame 244 has a pack loading lid 24 at the rear end.
0, and a hole is formed at the tip for letting the extension frame 243 in and out. A flange is provided at the rear end of the extension frame 243, and the flange is caught on the periphery of the hole of the holding frame 244 so as not to come out of the holding frame 244. Further, a hole for inserting and removing the protruding block 242 is formed at the tip of the extension frame 243. A flange is provided at the rear end of the protruding block 242, and the flange is caught on the peripheral edge of the hole of the extension frame 243 so as not to fall out of the extension frame 243.

The pressing portion 241 having the above structure can increase the total projecting amount of the two moving members, ie, the projecting block 242 and the extension frame 243, and increase the projecting block 24.
2 and the extension of the holding frame 244 accommodating the extension frame 243 can be reduced.
0 can be reduced in size. [Sending part of instant film] FIGS. 12 to 1
As shown in FIG. 4, the film sending section 211 of the instant film 232 mainly includes a pair of developing rollers 21.
0, a deployment motor 212, and a drive mechanism 213. The drive mechanism 213 includes a reduction gear train 214 and a claw mechanism 215 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 14, a cutout 231C into which a claw member 215A is inserted is provided below the exposure opening 231A of the case 231. Claw member 215A
Is driven by the claw mechanism 215 and the notch 231
It moves upward from below while entering C,
It contacts the lower end of the instant film 232 located in the front row in the case 231. Then, by moving the instant film 232 upward, the instant film 232 is pushed upward in the case 231, and the tip of the instant film 232 is sent out from the film outlet 231D of the case 231. The claw mechanism 215 includes a deployment motor 212.
The craw member 215A is slid in the up-down direction by converting the rotational movement of the reduction gear train 214 connected to the craw member 215A into the up-down direction.

On the other hand, the pair of developing rollers 210
As shown in FIG. 7, the image forming apparatus includes a first developing roller 210A facing the image receiving sheet 234 of the instant film 232 and a second developing roller 210B facing the photosensitive sheet 233. A drive gear 216 meshing with the reduction gear train 214 is provided at one end of the second developing roller 210B.
Driving force is transmitted from the developing motor 212 to the second developing roller 210B via the reduction gear train 214 and the driving gear 216, and is rotated clockwise in FIG. A transmission gear 217 is provided near the drive gear 216 of the second developing roller 210B, and the transmission gear 217 meshes with a driven gear 218 provided at one end of the first developing roller 210A. Thereby, the first developing roller 210A is driven to rotate in the counterclockwise direction opposite to the second developing roller 210B.

The first developing roller 210A is movable in the thickness direction of the instant film 232, and is pressed against the second developing roller 210B by the bias of a spring. Thereby, the pair of developing rollers 210
Can appropriately press the instant film 232 and spread the developer uniformly. [Light Emitting Head] Next, the multi light emitting head 220 will be described.

As shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a film pack 23 such that its longitudinal direction (main scanning direction indicated by arrow M) is orthogonal to the transport direction of the instant film 232 (sub-scanning direction indicated by arrow S).
It is fixedly arranged near the upper end of the zero exposure opening 231A.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of the multi-light emitting head 220. This multi-light emitting head 220 is a case 2
An organic light-emitting element array unit 222 and a microlens array (consisting of a selfoc lens group or a microlens group) 223 are arranged in 21.

The organic light emitting element array unit 222 includes an organic light emitting element array 222R in a red (R) region having a peak wavelength of an emission spectrum of 600 to 740 nm and a green (G) having a peak wavelength of an emission spectrum of 500 to 600 nm. An organic light-emitting element array 222G in the blue (B) region where the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 380 to 500 nm. Organic light emitting element arrays 222R, 222G, 2
Reference numeral 22B denotes a configuration in which a number of light-emitting elements corresponding to pixels are arranged in the width direction (main scanning direction) of the instant film 232, and are provided side by side in the feed direction (sub-scanning direction) of the instant film 232. The light emission luminance and light emission time of each element of each of the organic light emitting element arrays 222R, 222G, 222B are controlled according to the pixels to be recorded.

The minute lens array 223 prevents the print light for each pixel from spreading to other pixel positions. Further, the micro lens array 223 has a central G light selfoc lens 22 so that each of R, G, and B lights is focused on the photosensitive surface of the instant film 232 by one line.
The R-light and B-light selfoc lenses 223R and 223B on both sides are inclined with respect to 3G.

When the directivity of the organic light emitting element is high, the minute lens array 223 can be removed.
Further, the organic light emitting element arrays 222R, 222G, 222
A band pass filter may be provided in the optical path from B to the microlens array 223 as needed. The bandpass filter is effective in reducing the half-width of the emission spectrum of the organic light emitting element, reducing spectral color mixing during exposure to the instant film 232, and improving color reproducibility of an obtained image.

The multi-light emitting head 220 is main-scanned while the instant film 232 is being fed by the pair of developing rollers 210 (during sub-scanning) and exposes the instant film 232 line by line. The instant film 232 is pressed properly to spread the developer evenly, and the instant film 23
2 is discharged from the discharge port 207.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the structure of another light emitting head applied to the portable printer 200.

As shown in FIG. 16, the light emitting head 224
Are mainly R, G, B light emitting diodes 225R, 2
25G, 225B, light guide 226, reflector 2
27, a liquid crystal shutter 228, and a minute lens array 22.
9.

R, G, B light emitting diodes 225R, 2
25G and 225B are sequentially turned on when one line of image light is exposed to the instant film. The R, G, or B light emitted from each light emitting diode is guided to a light guide 226 extending in the main scanning direction, and further enters a liquid crystal shutter 228 by a reflector 227.

The liquid crystal shutter 228 has a configuration in which minute liquid crystal segments corresponding to pixels are arranged, and the transmittance of each liquid crystal segment is controlled in accordance with one line of R, G, and B image data. . That is, the liquid crystal shutter 228
Each liquid crystal segment controls the transmittance line-sequentially according to the sequential light of R, G, and B, and controls the transmittance of each pixel three times per line. The liquid crystal shutter 22
The light emitted from 8 is imaged on the exposure surface of the instant film via the micro lens array 229.

The portable printer 20 according to this embodiment
In the case of 0, the light emitting head is fixedly arranged, and the instant film is exposed one line at a time during one feed of the instant film. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Exposure may be performed three times in a frame sequence for each color of G and B.

FIG. 17 shows a printer unit 250 that performs three exposures in a frame sequence for each of R, G, and B colors. This printer unit 25
Reference numeral 0 denotes a developing roller 210, a head driving mechanism 251, a scan head 252, and the like. The scan head 252 has a longitudinal direction (main scanning direction) indicated by an arrow M perpendicular to the sending direction of the instant film 232, and the length is equal to or greater than the width of the instant film 232. Head drive mechanism 251 as scan mechanism
Drives the scan motor 251A to move the scan head 252 in the arrow S direction (sub-scanning direction) parallel to the sending direction of the instant film 232. Guide pins are provided at both ends of the scan head 252 so as to prevent the scan head 252 from being tilted when the scan head 252 moves.

FIG. 18 shows a cross section of the scan head 252. In the head case 253, the luminous body array unit 2 is provided.
Reference numeral 54 is long in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. The light emitter array unit 254 includes a fluorescent lamp 254A, a liquid crystal shutter 254B, and a light shielding case 254C.

The liquid crystal shutter 254B is formed by arranging minute liquid crystal segments in a line, and is disposed inside the opening 254D of the light shielding case 254C. One liquid crystal segment of the liquid crystal shutter 254B corresponds to one pixel when printing is performed. Liquid crystal shutter 254B
Controls the shading for each liquid crystal segment, and controls and blocks the amount of transmitted print light.

A color filter 255 is provided in the illumination light path from the luminous body array unit 254. The color filter 255 includes an R transmission filter member 255R, G
Transmission filter member 255G, B transmission filter member 255
B are arranged in a strip shape, and the filter shift unit 256
Are the filter members 255R, 255G, 2
The color filter 255 is moved in the direction of the arrow Y so that one of the color filters 55B is located within the illumination light path of the light emitting array unit 254, and the filter members 255R and 255
G and 255B are switched.

By passing through the color filter 255, the illumination light from the luminous body array unit 254 is
It becomes one of R, G, and B print light, and the print light is emitted from the opening 253A through the mirror 257, the selfoc lens array 258, and the mirror 259.
The instant film 232 is reached.

In order to efficiently perform the three-color surface sequential printing, the R exposure and the G exposure in the three primary colors are performed by the scan head 25.
2 during the reciprocation. That is, R exposure is performed on the outward path, and G exposure is performed on the return path. B exposure is performed by the scan head 2
The movement of the scanning head 252 is stopped and fixed, and in this state, the scan head 252 is driven in synchronization with the discharge / feed of the instant film 232. In this way, two colors of the three primary colors are exposed in a reciprocating motion, and then the instant film 232 is exposed.
Since the remaining one color is exposed by the discharge feeding, the three color plane sequential exposure can be efficiently performed, and the exposure time can be shortened. [Deployment Mechanism] Next, the instant film deployment mechanism will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 19, the film pack 23
0 is placed on the top surface of the pack storage unit 203.
3, a slit-shaped film delivery port 203A for delivering the exposed instant film 232 is formed. The film delivery outlet 203A is formed at a position shifted to the right in FIG. 19 from the film outlet 230A of the film pack 230. Film outlet 203A
And a spread control member 203B that slides on the image receiving sheet 234 of the instant film 232 and controls the spread of the developer 237 flowing from the developer pod 235 between the photosensitive sheet 233 and the image receiving sheet 234. Has become.

The leading end of the spread control member 203B is formed in a smooth arc shape so as not to damage the image receiving sheet 234 of the instant film 232. Further, in order to feed the instant film 232 to the film outlet 203A formed to be shifted to the right side in FIG. 19 from the film outlet 231D of the case 231, the spread control member 2
A slope for guiding the instant film 232 toward the film outlet 203A is formed at the tip of 03B.

The width E of the spreading control member 203B (see FIG. 14) is determined by the photosensitive sheet 23 of the instant film 232.
3 and the width F of the image forming surface of the image receiving sheet 234 (see FIG. 11), so that the developer can be spread without contacting the outer frame sheet 232A of the instant film 232.

Of the first developing roller 210A and the second developing roller 210B constituting the pair of developing rollers 210, the first developing roller 210A is an instant film 232.
Is movable in the thickness direction of the spring 238.
Is pressed against the second developing roller 210B. Thereby, the pair of developing rollers 210 can appropriately press the instant film 232, and the developer can be spread uniformly.

The reason why the second developing roller 210B is prevented from moving is that the instant film 232 is pressed against the second developing roller 210B by the spread control member 203B, and the instant film 232 and the spread control member 203B are pressed. And the bending state of the instant film 232 formed between the film outlet 231D and the pair of unfolding rollers 210 is kept constant. Can be stably obtained.

As shown in FIG. 20, a first developing roller 210A is formed at a central portion and presses an image forming surface of the instant film 232, and formed at both ends of the expanding portion 210a. And a reduced diameter portion 219. The small-diameter portion 219 has a smaller diameter than the extending portion 210a, and includes a first small-diameter portion 219A formed near the center of the first developing roller 210A, and a first small-diameter portion 2A.
And a second small-diameter portion 219B formed outside 19A.

The diameter D of the extending portion 210a, the diameter D1 of the first small diameter portion 219A, and the diameter D of the second small diameter portion 219B.
The relationship with D2 is D>D2> D1, and D and D1
Is equal to the thickness of the outer frame sheet 232A of the instant film 232, and the difference G2 between D2 and D1 is the same as the appropriate spread thickness of the developer.

Further, the length H of the first developing roller 210A and the second developing roller 210B is
The width K of the spread portion 210a of the first developing roller 210A is substantially equal to the width J of the photosensitive sheet 233 and the image forming surface of the image receiving sheet 234 of the instant film 232. Is also slightly smaller. Further, the total length L of the length L1 of the first small diameter portion 219A and the length L2 of the second small diameter portion 219B is equal to the width M of the outer frame sheet 232A. The tapered portion 2 is provided at a portion where the extending portion 210a and the first small-diameter portion 219A continue.
10b are formed.

As described above, by providing the first developing roller 210A with the small diameter portion 219, the outer frame sheet 232 is provided.
A, the edge in the width direction of the instant film 232 bordered by A is the second small-diameter portion 219B and the second developing roller 2.
10B. As a result, a gap suitable for spreading the developing solution is formed between the spreading portion 210a of the first developing roller 210A and the second developing roller 210B with the instant film 232 sandwiched therebetween. Further, since the spreading portion 210a is in contact with the image forming surface without being hindered by the outer frame sheet 232A, the spreading effect of the developer can be improved.

Further, the first small diameter portion 219A is connected to the second small diameter portion 2A.
19B, a gap corresponding to the thickness of the outer frame sheet 232A is formed between the first narrow portion 219A and the second developing roller 210B with the instant film 232 sandwiched therebetween. . This allows the developer to flow into this gap,
The developer can be reliably poured into the end of the image forming surface, and the print quality can be appropriately maintained up to the end.

Further, the extending portion 210a and the first small diameter portion 219
Since the tapered portion 210b is formed in the portion where A is continuous, the image receiving sheet 234 of the instant film 232 is formed.
And the image receiving layer are smoothly curved to prevent the image receiving sheet 234 from cracking or the like due to stress concentration, and to function to spread the developing solution to the outside of the peripheral portion of the image forming surface.

The tip of the spreading control member 203B is
The pair of unfolding rollers 210 is disposed at a position that is substantially directly below a contact position between the first unfolding roller 210A and the second unfolding roller 210B. Thereby, the pair of developing rollers 2
10, the spread control member 203B, and the edge of the film outlet 231D of the case 231.
The contact of the instant film 32 causes the instant film 232 to be bent into a gentle S-shape. And
Together with the stabilization of the sliding contact force between the instant film 232 and the spreading control member 203B, it is possible to obtain the effect of making the spreading thickness of the developer more uniform and maintaining. [Internal Configuration of Mobile Phone] FIG. 21 is a main block diagram showing the internal configuration of the mobile phone 100. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure,
The mobile phone 100 mainly includes a transmission / reception circuit 110 connected to an antenna 101, an I / O port 111 connected to a speaker 102, various operation buttons 104 and a microphone 105, and an LCD 103 for displaying characters, images, and the like. A frame memory 112 for storing image data, various operation buttons 104 for designating telephone numbers, characters, images, and the like; an I / O port 113 connected to a connector 106 for data communication; Part 114
And a nonvolatile memory 115 such as a flash memory or an EEPROM, a system memory 116, and each circuit.
And a central processing unit (CPU) 117 for control.

The non-volatile memory 115 can store and hold character data such as a telephone directory, a memo and a mail, and image data such as an incoming image and a received image. A system memory 116 includes a ROM in which programs for controlling various operations in the mobile phone are stored in advance,
And a RAM for temporarily storing data during arithmetic processing and image processing.

The CPU 117 executes processing according to a program stored in the system memory 116 based on various operations on the operation buttons 104, and
And transmits and receives voice, characters and images via the transmission / reception circuit 110, and displays necessary communication information, images and characters on the LCD.
The image data is stored in the frame memory 112 so as to be displayed on the display 103, and data such as characters and images are exchanged with the external device connected to the connector 106 via the connector 106 and the I / O port 113. I do.

The CPU 11 unique to the mobile phone 100
The processing operation of No. 7 will be described later. [Internal Configuration of Portable Printer] FIG. 22 is a main block diagram showing the internal configuration of the portable printer 200. As shown in FIG. In the figure, the system controller 260
The head driver 263 and the speed correction calculation unit based on a control command and image data input from the I / O port 261 via the I / O port 261 and speed data of an instant film input from the speed sensor 262 via the I / O port 261. H.264, line memory 265, motor driver 26
Control and control 6th grade.

The EEPROM 267 stores the film pack 2
30 stores the remaining number of instant films, the data of the aspect ratio and the number of pixels of the image to be printed on the instant film, various adjustment data referred to by the system controller 260, and the like. The system memory 268 includes a ROM in which programs for controlling various operations of the portable printer are stored in advance, and an R which temporarily stores data and image data during arithmetic processing.
AM.

The head driver 263 drives each of the organic light emitting element arrays 222 R, 222 G, and 222 B of the multi light emitting head 220 according to a command from the system controller 260. Each organic light emitting element array 222R, 222G, 2
22B, R for one line from the line memory 265,
G and B image data are added, and these image data are stored in the organic light emitting element arrays 222R and 222R.
It is used for controlling the light emission time of each element of 2G and 222B. The motor driver 266 is connected to the system controller 2
The drive control of the expansion motor 212 is performed under the management of 60.

The multi-light emitting head 220 and the developing roller 210 are synchronously controlled through a head driver 263, a motor driver 266, and the like under the control of the system controller 260. However, the speed sensor 262 and the speed correction calculator 264 are provided. Is provided in order to eliminate density unevenness caused by variation in the feed amount of the instant film 232.

That is, the speed sensor 262 includes a roller that comes into rolling contact with the instant film 232, a pulse encoder provided on the roller, and a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit detects the feed speed of the instant film 232 by measuring the pulse interval output from the pulse encoder based on the reference clock. A speed signal indicating the feed speed of the instant film 232 detected by the speed sensor 262 is applied to the system controller 260 via the I / O port 261.

The speed correction calculator 264 is provided with a speed sensor 26
The data for controlling the light emission timing is created based on the feed speed of the instant film 232 detected by the printer 2 and the data is sent to the head driver 263, so that the desired data corresponding to the image data regardless of the speed fluctuation of the instant film 232 can be obtained. Concentration. [Printing Operation] Next, the printing operation of the mobile phone 100 will be mainly described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, a menu button of the mobile phone 100 is pressed, and a print menu is selected. Note that the mobile phone 10
In the case of 0, image data and character data are stored in the nonvolatile memory 115 through data communication. The portable printer 200 may be connected to the mobile phone 100 before selecting the print menu, or may be connected immediately before printing.

When the print menu is selected in the portable telephone 100, the LCD 103 of the portable telephone 100
For example, a screen for image selection as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed, and a desired image is selected by an on-screen interactive method while watching the display screen (step S10 in FIG. 23).
That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a file number and a thumbnail image corresponding to the file number are displayed on the LCD 103, and the operator operates the up / down arrow key to move the file number up or down. This causes the LCD 103 to display a desired image. By operating the setting key while the image to be printed is displayed on the LCD 103, a print image can be selected. When a print image is selected, the image is enlarged and displayed almost completely on the screen of the LCD 103. When the mobile phone 100 holds only one image data, the operation of selecting the print image is omitted.

Next, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction input for adjusting the number of prints of the print image, zoom, trimming, light and dark or color (steps S12 to S2).
0).

Here, at the time of the print menu, as shown in FIG. 2, the "1" key to "5" key of the numeric keypad of the mobile phone 100 are used to set the number of prints, zoom, trimming, light and dark, and color. Key "6" is assigned as a key for instructing a print start.

When the "1" key is depressed and the setting of the number of prints is instructed (step S12), the LCD 10
Reference numeral 3 denotes a screen for setting the number of prints (FIG. 24)
(A)). In the setting screen for the number of prints, "1" is initially displayed as the number of prints. In this state, the up / down key of the cross key is pressed to increase or decrease the number of prints by one, thereby setting a desired number of prints. It can be set (step S22).

When the "2" key is pressed and zooming is instructed (step S14), the LCD 103 displays a screen for setting the zoom magnification of the print image (FIG. 24B). On this zoom magnification setting screen, a frame 270 indicating a print range having the same aspect ratio as the aspect ratio of the image printed on the instant film 232 by the portable printer 200 is displayed. The data of the aspect ratio (frame 270) of the print image may be stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory 115 of the mobile phone 100 as data of the aspect ratio of the image printed by the portable printer 200, or The data may be taken from the portable printer 200 by data communication with the portable printer 200.
Further, a range indicated by oblique lines indicates a display range of an image displayed on the LCD 103.

On the initial screen for setting the zoom magnification,
The largest frame 270 in the display range indicated by the diagonal lines is displayed. Then, the up / down key of the cross key is pressed to zoom up / zoom down to change the size of the frame 270, thereby setting the zoom magnification (step S2).
4). The image in the frame 270 is printed on the instant film 232 so as to have a predetermined size.

When the "3" key is pressed and trimming is instructed (step S16), the LCD 103 displays a screen for designating trimming of a print image (FIG. 24).
(C)). On the initial screen of the trimming designation, a frame 270 indicating the print range (the size of the frame 270 changes with the zoom magnification setting) is displayed at the center, and the up / down key and the left / right keys of the cross key are displayed. By operating the keys, for example, the frame 270 can be moved to the upper right position or the like. Thus, trimming can be designated (step S26). In this embodiment, the print range is indicated by the frame 270. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the print range is displayed by changing the density from other portions, or the print range is displayed in color, and other colors are displayed. The print range may be indicated by displaying the portion in black and white.

When the "4" key is pressed and light / dark adjustment is instructed (step S18), the LCD 103 displays a screen for adjusting the light / dark of the print image (FIG. 24 (D)).
On this light / dark adjustment screen, a cursor 27 indicating light / dark is displayed.
The brightness of the printed image is adjusted by moving 1 by operating the left / right keys of the cross key (step S2).
8).

Further, when the "5" key is pressed and a color adjustment is instructed (step S20), the LCD 103 displays a screen for adjusting the color of the print image (FIG. 24E).
On the color adjustment screen, “Tint” or “Color” is selected with the up / down key of the cross key. FIG. 24E shows a state in which [Tint] is selected. The color of the print image is adjusted by moving the cursor 272 indicating the selected [hue] or the cursor 273 indicating the [color depth] by operating the left / right keys of the cross key (step S30). .

The setting of the number of prints, zooming, trimming, light and darkness, and color of the print image are performed as necessary. A print instruction may be issued immediately without performing these settings.

Next, it is determined whether a print instruction has been input (step S32). "6" key is pressed,
When a print instruction is input, the image data of the selected image is output to the portable printer 200, and if the number of prints, zoom, trimming, light / dark, color, etc. are set, the set contents are changed. The command shown is output (step S34). In step S34, the original image data and the command indicating various setting contents are output. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the command indicating zoom or trimming, the print of the original image may be performed. Only the images within the range may be extracted, and the extracted images may be output as they are or resized to the image size required by the portable printer. According to this, the burden of the trimming process on the portable printer side is reduced, and it is not necessary to transmit unnecessarily large original image data, so that the communication time can be reduced. Similarly, instead of commands such as light and dark and color, etc., image data in which light and dark, color and the like are corrected may be output.

Now, as shown in FIGS. 24B and 24C, the aspect ratio of the image (the image in the range shown by the diagonal lines) displayed on the LCD 103 of the portable telephone 100 and the instant film 232 by the portable printer 200. Is different from the aspect ratio of the image (frame 270 shown by the broken line), but the print range is indicated in advance, and the image can be trimmed if necessary, so that a desired print image can be obtained. it can.

Further, the portable telephone 100 controls the display based on the aspect ratio data of the print image received from the portable printer 200 so that the aspect ratio of the image displayed on the LCD 103 matches the aspect ratio of the print image. In this case, the LCD 10
3 can be printed on the instant film 232.

Further, the portable telephone 100 transmits the original maximum resolution image data stored in the non-volatile memory 115 to the portable printer, instead of the image data for display on the LCD 103 (the image data in the frame memory 112). 200. However, when the number of pixels of the original image data is larger than the number of pixels of the image printed by the portable printer 200, the image data may be resized to the same number of pixels and output. According to this, the amount of data transmitted to the portable printer 200 can be reduced, and the portable printer 200
The process of resizing the image data on the side becomes unnecessary. still,
The number of pixels of the image to be printed is
The data can be captured from the portable printer 200 by data communication with the portable printer 200.

According to this embodiment, the LCD 103 and the operation buttons 104 of the mobile phone 100 are used when selecting a print image and performing various settings and adjustments required for printing, thereby making the portable printer 200 simple and inexpensive. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a simple display means for displaying the operation buttons for printing and the remaining number of instant films may be provided on the portable printer 200 side.

Next, the case of printing images and characters stored in the mobile phone 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the menu button of the mobile phone 100 is pressed, a print menu is selected, and an image to be printed is selected (step S40). The selection of the print image is performed in the same manner as in step S10 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

If the image selected as described above is an image attached to a sentence received by e-mail, for example, there is a sentence (character).
The image and the character are simultaneously displayed on D103.

FIG. 26A shows an example of a screen of the LCD 103 on which an image and characters are simultaneously displayed. FIG.
As shown in (A), the screen of the LCD 103 is divided into an image display unit 103A and a character display unit 103B, and images are displayed on the image display unit 103A and characters are displayed on the character display unit 103B.

Next, characters to be printed are selected (step S42). That is, characters are scrolled on the character display unit 103B, desired characters are displayed on the character display unit 103B, and characters to be printed are designated.

Subsequently, the print position of the character to be printed is designated on the screen of the image display section 103A (step S44). The print position is specified, for example, by referring to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the selection is performed by specifying one of the lower end, the upper end, the left end, and the right end of the screen with the cross key.

Next, it is determined whether or not a print instruction has been input (step S46). If a print instruction has been input, it is determined whether or not characters to be printed have been selected (step S48). If the character to be printed is selected, the image data in which the character is superimposed on the image is output to the portable printer 200 (step S50). The portable printer 200 prints, on the instant film 232, an image in which characters are combined as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the character to be printed is not selected, only the image data is output.

In the above embodiment, the mobile phone 100
Creates image data in which characters are superimposed on an image. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The mobile phone 100 outputs image and character data and data indicating a character print position to the portable printer 200. Alternatively, the portable printer 200 may create image data in which characters are superimposed on an image.

Further, according to the user's selection, character data may be output so that only characters (sentences) can be printed on the instant film 232. Further, the image and the characters are not limited to being displayed on the same LCD 103 screen, but separate LCDs as shown in FIGS.
May be displayed. Furthermore, images and characters are not limited to those obtained by communication from other devices,
It may be created based on the camera function and the character input function of the mobile phone. If the memory card is a detachable mobile phone, images and characters may be obtained through the memory card.

By the way, a portable printer which is an optical printer using an instant film as a printing medium can perform color printing with low power without requiring heat energy unlike a thermal printer, and can use about two dry batteries. However, it can be driven sufficiently and is suitable as a portable printer. [Portable Printer for Optically Copying LCD Screen] Next, a portable printer for optically copying the LCD screen of a mobile phone will be described.

FIG. 27 and FIG.
FIG. 29 is an external view of a portable printer 500 that optically captures a screen of an LCD 421 of the mobile phone 400 and FIG. 29 shows a state where the LCD 421 of the mobile phone 400 is inserted into the portable printer 500.

As shown in FIG. 27, the portable telephone 400 is constituted by a main body 410 and a cover 420 hingedly connected to each other, and the main body 410 is provided with a monochrome LCD 403 for displaying communication information and characters. The cover 420 is provided with a light-transmitting color LCD 421 for displaying an image and various operation buttons 422.

Further, on the upper surface of the cover 420 of the portable telephone 400, there is provided a guide 4 for insertion into the portable printer 500.
Two protrusions 423 are provided, and a positioning pin 424 and a notch 425 are provided at the tip and side surfaces of the lid 420.
Is provided.

On the other hand, in the portable printer 500, as shown in FIG. 28, the LCD loading section 510 and the optical printer section 530 are provided separately, and the LCD loading section 510 and the optical printer section 530 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. A lock member 511 is provided on a side surface of the LCD loading section 510 to engage with the notch 425 of the lid 420 to position the lid 420 and to fix the lid 420.

FIGS. 30 and 31 are cross-sectional views each showing a state in which the LCD 421 of the portable telephone 400 is inserted into the portable printer 500. FIG. 30 shows a state in which the portable printer 500 is folded and carried, and FIG. LCD loading section 5
10 shows a state at the time of printing in which the bellows between the optical printer 10 and the optical printer unit 530 are extended.

As shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the LCD mounting section 510 of the portable printer 500 includes an outer case 51.
2 and the inner wall member 513,
A storage portion 514 of the lid portion 420 having the D421 is formed, and the strobe unit 520 and the battery 52 are provided.
4 are provided.

The outer case 512 is provided with an insertion port 515 for the lid 420 having the LCD 421. The insertion port 515 is provided with a light-shielding lid 516 that is always biased in a direction to close.

At the bottom of the storage section 514 of the LCD loading section 510, a leaf spring 517 for urging the lid 420 having the LCD 421 in the direction of pushing up is provided.
A guide rail 513A for guiding the convex portion 423 of the lid portion 420 is provided on the surface on the storage portion 514 side. Thus, when the cover 420 of the mobile phone 400 is stored in the storage 514, the LCD 42 provided on the cover 420 is
1 is accurately positioned in the photographing opening 513B of the inner wall member 513.

A strobe unit 520 emits light toward a storage section 514 of the LCD loading section 510.
, A main capacitor 522, and a strobe control circuit (not shown).

LCD 421 provided on cover 420
Are a protective cover 426, a light transmissive liquid crystal panel 427,
It comprises a reflection plate 428 and an entrance window 429 for taking in external light. Therefore, the illumination light emitted from the strobe 521 is incident on the back side of the liquid crystal panel 427 via the incident window 429 and the reflection plate 428, and illuminates the liquid crystal panel 427. Note that the reflecting plate 428 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the area of the reflection surface 428A increases in the depth direction from the entrance window 429, whereby the liquid crystal panel 427 of the LCD 421 is configured.
The illumination light can be made to uniformly enter the entire back surface of the. Also, instead of the above-mentioned reflector 428,
An ND filter whose density decreases from the entrance window 429 in the depth direction may be attached to the rear surface of the liquid crystal panel 427 so that the illumination light is uniformly incident on the entire rear surface of the liquid crystal panel 427.

On the other hand, in the optical printer section 530 of the portable printer 500, a pack storage section 533 is formed inside an outer case 531 and an inner wall member 532, and a developing roller 534 and the like are provided. Note that reference numeral 5
A driving unit for driving the developing roller 534 and the claw mechanism, a control circuit, a battery, and the like are housed in a location indicated by 35.

The outer case 531 of the optical printer unit 530 is provided with a discharge port 531A for discharging the instant film 232, and a pack loading lid 536 which is opened and closed when the film pack 230 is taken in and out. . Note that a pair of pressing portions 537 for pressing the instant film 232 are provided inside the pack loading lid 536. On the other hand, the inner wall member 532 has an exposure opening 532A for exposing the instant film 232.
Are formed.

A lens portion 541 is provided at the center of the bellows 540 as shown in FIG. The lens unit 541 includes a photographing lens 542, a shutter 543,
A support frame 544 for supporting the photographing lens 542 and the shutter 543 and a support plate 545 for holding the support frame 544 at the center of the bellows 540 are provided.

When the screen of the LCD 421 of the portable telephone 400 is optically copied onto the instant film 232 by the portable printer 500 having the above configuration, the cover 420 of the portable telephone 400 is carried as shown in FIGS. The LCD bellows 540 are extended as shown in FIG.
The LCD 421 positioned in the D loading section 510 and the instant film 232 exposed in the exposure opening 532A in the optical printer section 530 are held in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the lens section 541. And the strobe 521
By controlling the shutter 543 to emit light.
The screen of D410 is optically transferred to the instant film 232.

After that, the delivery portion of the instant film 232 including the developing roller 534 is driven, and the developing solution in the instant film 232 is discharged.
The instant film 232 is discharged from the discharge port 531A while being developed in the inside 32.

The portable printer 500 does not require a multi-light emitting head and control means for driving the same, and can be manufactured at a lower cost than the portable printer 200 described above. It is possible to reduce the size and thickness when carrying.

Although the light transmission type LCD is used as the image display LCD 421 of the mobile phone 400, the invention is not limited thereto, and a reflection type LCD may be used.

FIG. 33 is a sectional view of a portable printer 550 applied to a portable telephone using a reflection type LCD 430 as an LCD for image display. Note that the same reference numerals are given to portions common to FIG. 31 and detailed description thereof is omitted.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 33, among the strobe 521, the main capacitor 522, and the strobe control circuit constituting the strobe unit 520, the strobe 521
Only on the support frame 544, thereby providing a reflective LCD.
430 can be illuminated from the front.

In the above embodiment, a light transmissive LCD or a reflective LCD with low power consumption is used as a display for displaying images. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
A display in which organic light-emitting elements are two-dimensionally arranged may be used. In this case, since the organic light emitting element itself emits light,
No light source is required.

The shutter 543 for photographing is not necessarily required to control the exposure time, and the exposure can be controlled by the light emission time of a lighting device such as a strobe 521 or a light emitting diode instead of the strobe. Further, the shutter 543 for photographing also functions as a light shield for the instant film 232. However, even when the shutter is not provided in the lens portion, the light shield cover 5
The provision of 16 can ensure light tightness.

[0123]

As described above, according to the present invention, an image received by a portable communication terminal such as a portable telephone can be printed by a printer, and in particular, a print range of an image displayed on a display of the portable communication terminal. Can be designated, and only images within the designated print range can be printed. Thus, for example, a print image desired by the user can be obtained even when the display of the mobile communication terminal and the aspect ratio of the print image are different.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram used for explaining an outline of the present system.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the mobile phone shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an external view showing a connection example in which a mobile phone and a portable printer are vertically connected.

FIG. 4 is an external view showing another connection example in which a mobile phone and a portable printer are vertically connected.

FIG. 5 is an external view showing a connection example in which a mobile phone and a portable printer are connected in an overlapping manner.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing another connection example in which a mobile phone and a portable printer are connected in an overlapping manner.

7 is an external view showing a connection example in which a mobile phone and a portable printer are overlapped and connected by the method shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an external view illustrating an embodiment of a mobile phone having two display portions.

FIG. 9 is an external view showing another embodiment of a mobile phone having two display units.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of the portable printer.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an instant film used in a portable printer.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a layout of each mechanism in the portable printer.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a print unit of the portable printer.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view schematically showing a deployment mechanism of the portable printer.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a multi-light emitting head of a portable printer.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of another light emitting head applied to a portable printer.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a printing unit having a scan head.

18 is a sectional view of the scan head shown in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view of a main part of a developing device of the portable printer.

FIG. 20 is a plan view showing the shape of a developing roller of the portable printer.

FIG. 21 is a main block diagram showing the internal configuration of a mobile phone.

FIG. 22 is a main block diagram showing the internal configuration of the portable printer.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart used to explain the operation of the mobile phone in the print mode.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a display example displayed on the LCD of the mobile phone in the print mode.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart used to describe an operation in a print mode of a mobile phone.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a display example displayed on the LCD of the mobile phone in the print mode and a print example on the instant film.

FIG. 27 is an external view showing still another embodiment of the mobile phone.

FIG. 28 is an external view of a portable printer that optically captures an LCD screen of a mobile phone.

FIG. 29 is a side view showing a state where the mobile phone is inserted into the mobile printer.

FIG. 30 is a sectional view of the portable printer when the cover of the portable telephone is inserted into the portable printer when the portable printer is folded.

FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view of the portable printer when the portable printer is extended with the cover of the portable telephone inserted into the portable printer;

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a reflection surface of a reflection plate in the portable printer.

FIG. 33 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the portable printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

100, 330, 340, 400 ... mobile phone, 101 ...
Antennas, 103, 331, 333, 343, 344,
411, 421 ... LCD, 106, 109, 201, 3
02, 312, 322: connector, 104, 422: operation button, 110: transmission / reception circuit, 115: nonvolatile memory, 116, 268: system memory, 117: CP
U, 210: deployment roller, 220: multi light emitting head,
232: Instant film, 260: System controller, 270: Frame

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A printing method for connecting a portable communication terminal to a printer and causing the printer to print an image stored in the portable communication terminal, wherein the image is displayed on display means of the portable communication terminal. A printing method, comprising: displaying a print range on a screen of a display unit; and printing and outputting only an image within the print range displayed on the display unit. 2. The printing method according to claim 1, wherein the image is obtained by communication from another source or obtained by a camera function of a portable communication terminal. 3. A communication unit for transmitting and receiving at least an image by communication; a storage unit for temporarily storing an image received via the communication unit; a display unit for displaying an image stored in the storage unit; Display control means for displaying the print range of the image displayed on the display means on the display means; first connection means connected to the printer; and only the image within the print range displayed on the display means is displayed on the printer. Output means for printing out via the first connection means for printing. 4. The portable communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein said display control means includes zoom operation means, and displays or reduces the print range based on a zoom command from said zoom operation means. 5. A display device according to claim 3, wherein said display control means includes trimming operation means, and moves said print range within a screen of said display means based on a trimming command from said trimming operation means. Mobile communication terminal. 6. The portable communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the output unit outputs an original image stored in the storage unit and a command indicating the print range. 7. The output unit extracts only an image within the print range from the original images stored in the storage unit, and outputs the extracted image as it is or an image size required by the printer. 7. The portable communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the portable communication terminal outputs the resized data. 8. A second connection means connected to the first connection means of the mobile communication terminal according to claim 3, and an input from an output means of said mobile communication terminal via said first and second connection means. And printing means for printing only an image within the print range on a print medium based on a print output to be performed. 9. The printing medium is an instant film, wherein the printing means comprises: a light emitting head for exposing the instant film to image light based on information of an image processed by the image processing means; 9. A portable printer according to claim 8, further comprising a developing means for developing the exposed instant film.