JP2003169196A - Image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device for printing a stored picture list for entering only information on a picture with definite conditions out of a good deal of information in the list of the stored pictures. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming device has a storage means 10 for storing the picture read by means of a scanner 1 and for reusing the stored picture. The image forming device is provided with a report preparation portion 9 having a function entering only the information on the stored picture satisfying specific conditions in the stored picture list and a system control portion 4 for controlling the information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus having a storage means such as a hard disk for repeatedly reusing accumulated images and having a report preparing section for preparing a list of accumulated images. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in image forming apparatuses such as copying machines, facsimile machines, and multi-function peripherals thereof, a memory such as a hard disk is used in order to repeatedly use an image or use the image by connecting to a PC or the like via a network. Some have means. This storage means has made it possible to accumulate a large amount of images and reuse them.

Further, in the case of a multi-function peripheral, images are accumulated by a plurality of functions such as a facsimile function and a copy function, and the images accumulated by copying are transmitted by facsimile. It has become possible to use it with other functions.

The user usually searches for the necessary image from the images stored in the storage means from the information of the image displayed on the operation screen, but only a part of the large number of images is displayed on the operation screen. Therefore, it requires a great deal of effort to search for a desired image.

In addition, it has been erased by other users,
In some cases, even though a large amount of effort is spent, the image cannot be found after all, because the user thinks that the image is actually stored even though the image is not stored.

JP-A-8-79427 and JP-A-200
As in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-109329, it is considered to reduce the labor required to search for a target image on the operation screen.

However, since the amount of information displayed is limited only by the operation screen, it is not very effective for checking the presence or absence of images when there are many images having similar information. Although it is possible to use a list by printing it, even in the case of printing a list of images, it takes a lot of effort to find a target image from a large amount of information, so information is added as in Japanese Patent No. 27233653. It has been proposed to reduce the burden by printing after printing.

[0008]

However, even with the above invention, it is still necessary to search for a target image from a large amount of information, and many papers are used to print a large amount of information. There is a drawback that it consumes.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and the invention according to claim 1 describes only information relating to an image of a certain condition from a large amount of information in the list of accumulated images. An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that prints a stored image list.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in an image forming apparatus capable of distinguishing a user who is using a user code or the like, there is provided an image forming apparatus that prints an accumulated image list in which only information of images related to the user is printed. The purpose is to provide.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in an image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions such as copying and faxing,
An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that prints only the information of images relating to a specific function such as copying or faxing in a list of accumulated images.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 forms an image having an accumulating means for accumulating an image read by a scanner and repeatedly reusing the accumulated image. In the apparatus, the most main feature is an image forming apparatus including a report creating unit having a function of describing only information of accumulated images satisfying a specific condition in the accumulated image list and a system control unit controlling the report generating unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the system control section and the report creating section both have a function of distinguishing users by a user code, and whether or not the information of the accumulated image is described in the accumulated image list. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, which has a function of making a judgment based on a user code, is a main feature.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the system control section and the report creating section together have a function of describing only the image information accumulated from a specific function including copy and fax in the accumulated image list. The described image forming apparatus is a main feature.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus includes a scanner 1, a plotter 2, a code decoding unit 3,
The system control unit 4, the network control unit 5, the modem 6, the memory 7, the operation display unit 8, the report creation unit 9, and the storage unit 10 are connected to each other via the system bus 11.

The system control unit 4 and the report creating unit 9 controlled by the system control unit 4 of the present invention also have a function of describing only the information of the accumulated image satisfying a specific condition in the accumulated image list accumulated in the accumulating unit 10. Have.

Similarly, the system control unit 4 of the present invention and the report creation unit 9 controlled by the system control unit 4 also have a function of distinguishing users by a user code, and the information of stored images is stored in a stored image list. It has a function to judge whether or not to describe by a user code.

Similarly, the system control unit 4 of the present invention and the report creation unit 9 controlled by the system control unit 4 together describe only the information of the images accumulated from a specific function including copying and faxing in the accumulated image list. Have a function.

Next, FIG. 2 shows an example of the stored image list. Items such as user name, document name, function, date, number of pages, etc. are described, and the user can know the presence or absence of the target image based on these items.

Next, FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the image forming apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention. Step 1
In 01, N = 1 is set and initialization is performed so that the information of the first image can be quoted. In step 102, the Nth image information is quoted, and in step 103, step 10
In step 2, it is determined whether or not the image information can be quoted. If the image information can be quoted, the process proceeds to step 105. If the image information cannot be quoted, it is considered that all the information has been quoted, and the process proceeds to step 104 to print the accumulated image list and terminate.

In step 105, it is determined whether or not the quoted image information matches a prespecified condition.
If the conditions are met, the process proceeds to step 106, where the image information quoted is placed in the accumulated image list, and step 107
Then, 1 is added to N, and the processes in and after step 102 are repeated. If the conditions are not met in step 105, the process proceeds to step 107, and the processes in and after step 102 are repeated.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the stored image list in the invention described in claim 1. This list applies the invention of claim 1 to the stored image list of FIG.
Only the image of 0/12 is described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the image forming apparatus according to the second aspect of the invention. Step 201
At N = 1, initialization is performed so that the information of the first image can be quoted. In step 202, the Nth image information is quoted, in step 203, it is judged whether or not the image information could be quoted in step 102, and if it can be quoted, the process proceeds to step 205. The process proceeds to step 204, the accumulated image list is printed, and the process ends.

In step 205, the user code of the user who is currently using is referred to, and in step 206, it is determined based on the user code whether the user of the image information quoted and the user who is currently using the image information match.
If the users match, the process proceeds to step 207, where the image information quoted is placed in the accumulated image list and step 2 is performed.
In step 08, N is incremented by 1 and the processes in and after step 202 are repeated. If the user does not match in step 206, the process proceeds to step 208 and step 20
The processing from 2 is repeated.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the stored image list in the invention described in claim 2. This list applies only the image of the user 2 by applying the invention of claim 2 to the accumulated image list of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the image forming apparatus according to the third aspect of the invention. Step 301
At N = 1, initialization is performed so that the information of the first image can be quoted. In step 302, the N-th image information is quoted, in step 303, it is judged whether or not the image information could be quoted in step 102, and if it can be quoted, the process proceeds to step 305. The process proceeds to step 304 and the stored image list is printed and the process ends.

In step 305, it is determined whether the quoted image information matches the function currently used. If the functions match, the process proceeds to step 306, the image information quoted in the accumulated image list is arranged, the process proceeds to step 307, 1 is added to N, and the processes from step 302 are repeated. If the functions do not match in step 305, the process proceeds to step 307, and the processes in and after step 302 are repeated.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the stored image list in the invention described in claim 3. This list applies only the image whose function is a fax by applying the invention of claim 2 to the stored image list of FIG.

[0029]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, only a large amount of information that satisfies a certain condition is described in the list of accumulated images. It becomes easier to find the image of and the convenience is improved. It also saves paper and reduces costs.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, only the information of the images accumulated by the user who uses the image is described in the accumulated image list. The convenience is improved. It also saves paper and reduces costs.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, among the accumulated images, only those relating to a specific function are described in the accumulated image list, so that the user who reuses the image with the same function as the accumulated function can retrieve the image. It will be easier and more convenient. It also saves paper and reduces costs.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a stored image list.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation flow of the invention according to claim 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a stored image list according to the first aspect of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation flow of the invention according to claim 2;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a stored image list according to the second aspect of the invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an operation flow of the invention according to claim 3;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an accumulated image list of the invention according to claim 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 scanner 2 plotters 3 Encoding and decoding unit 4 System control unit 5 Network control unit 6 modem 7 memory 8 Operation display section 9 Report creation department 10 Storage means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In an image forming apparatus having an accumulating unit for accumulating images read by a scanner and repeatedly reusing the accumulated images, only information of accumulated images satisfying a specific condition is described in an accumulated image list. An image forming apparatus comprising a report creating unit having a function and a system control unit for controlling the report creating unit. 2. The system control unit and the report creation unit together have a function of distinguishing users by user code, and a function of judging by the user code whether or not to store information of stored images in the stored image list. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The system control unit and the report creation unit together have a function of describing only image information accumulated in a stored image list from a specific function including copy and fax. Image forming device.