JP2006279256A - Image editing apparatus, image forming system, and image forming program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming system and an image editing apparatus capable of improving the operability of an operator so as to reduce a complicated job in the case of configuring a booklet using a plurality of kinds of recording paper sheets. <P>SOLUTION: The image editing apparatus is characterized in to include: an image acquisition means for acquiring image data comprising a plurality of pages; an association information acquisition means for acquiring information associated with a plurality of kind of recording paper sheets in association with each page of the image data acquired from the image acquisition means; an imposition means for assigning each page of the image data in the order of pages for configuring the booklet; a recording paper selection means for selecting a recording paper sheet on which the image data after the imposition are formed on the basis of the information from the imposition means and the association information acquisition means; and an image forming position control means for controlling the position of the image formed on the recording paper on the basis of the information associated with the recording paper selected by the recording paper selection means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an image editing apparatus and an image forming system that can adjust the position of an image formed on a recording sheet. Specifically, the present invention relates to an image editing apparatus, an image forming system, and an image forming program capable of adjusting the position of an image formed on a recording sheet when a booklet is created using a plurality of types of recording sheets.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as demand for small lot printing increases, an image forming apparatus capable of forming a booklet by performing folding processing such as bi-folding or Z-folding on a plurality of recording sheets on which original images are formed is provided. ing. In such an image forming apparatus, each page of the document image data is impositioned so that the page order is in the order of the booklet, and the document image data after imposition is formed on the recording paper and folded. After that, it is necessary to cut the booklet to adjust the edge of the booklet (the end of the recording paper parallel to the crease), but if the original image is formed at the image position as the original image, the thickness of the recording paper For this reason, the position of the original image formed on the recording paper on the booklet differs from recording paper to the recording paper by the amount of the cut edge of the booklet.

Therefore, there is provided a technique for improving the appearance of the booklet that is formed when folding is performed and the fore edge is cut by controlling the formation position of the original image in consideration of the thickness of the recording paper ( For example, see Patent Document 1.)
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  However, Patent Document 1 has the following problems. That is, in Patent Document 1, when a booklet is configured using a plurality of types of recording paper, it is necessary to input the type of recording paper for forming the original image after imposing each page of the original image data. It is necessary to select an optimum recording paper type for a plurality of pages of document image data that are imposed so as to be formed on a single recording paper. The problem that work takes time will arise. Furthermore, when the operator's work place is distant from the installation place of the editing apparatus for imposing each page of the document image data, the operator moves to the place where the editing apparatus is located every time imposition is performed. This type of input work must be performed, and therefore, the work is complicated, resulting in a problem that the printing time is reduced.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an image editing apparatus, an image forming system, and an image editing apparatus that can improve the operability of an operator and reduce complicated operations when a booklet is configured using a plurality of types of recording paper. An object is to provide an image forming program.

  In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 is an image acquisition unit that acquires image data including a plurality of pages, and a plurality of types associated with each page of the image data acquired from the image acquisition unit. Association information acquisition means for acquiring information related to the recording paper, imposition means for assigning each page of the image data in the order of pages in constituting a booklet, the imposition means, Based on the information by the association information acquisition means, based on information related to the recording paper selected by the recording paper selection means, the recording paper selection means for selecting the recording paper for forming the image data after imposition, An image editing apparatus comprising image forming position control means for controlling the position of an image formed on a recording sheet.

  In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 5 is a recording paper information acquisition means for acquiring information related to a plurality of types of recording paper, and an image input means for inputting image data consisting of a plurality of pages. An association means for associating each page of the image data input by the image input means with information related to the recording paper acquired from the recording paper information acquisition means, and each page of the image data consisting of a plurality of pages as a booklet A sheet for selecting a recording sheet for forming the image data after imposition based on the information by the imposition unit, the imposition unit, and the association unit assigned in order of page order An image forming position control method for controlling a position of an image formed on the recording paper based on the selection means and information relating to the recording paper selected by the recording paper selection means; If, on the basis of the control result of the image forming position control means, an image forming system characterized by having an image forming means for forming an image data on recording paper.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an invention according to claim 9 is an image forming program for controlling the position of an image formed on a recording paper, wherein the computer acquires image data comprising a plurality of pages. And a correspondence information acquisition means for acquiring information related to a plurality of types of recording papers associated with each page of the image data acquired from the image acquisition means, and each page of the image data in constituting a booklet. An imposition unit that allocates pages in order, a recording sheet selection unit that selects a recording sheet for forming image data after imposition based on information from the imposition unit and the association information acquisition unit And an image forming position control means for controlling the position of the image formed on the recording paper based on the information related to the recording paper selected by the recording paper selecting means. An image forming program for causing to function as.

According to the present invention, when a booklet is configured using a plurality of types of recording paper, the operator's operability is improved, so that operator's work mistakes can be reduced and further complicated work is not required. Therefore, working time can be shortened.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the description of the best mode for carrying out the present invention, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited by the terms used in this specification and the assertive description.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing an image forming system as an example of the present invention.
In the illustrated image forming system, the client terminal A, the image editing apparatus B, and the image forming apparatus C are connected via a LAN (local area network), and the document image data created by the client terminal A is the image editing apparatus B. And edited by the image editing apparatus B. The edited document image data is transferred to the image forming apparatus C. After the image data is formed on the recording paper by the image forming apparatus C, a booklet is formed by saddle stitching and cutting.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the client terminal A is housed in the CPU 10 that operates and controls each device constituting the client terminal A according to the program, the ROM 11 that stores the program that causes the CPU 10 to function, and the image forming apparatus C. RAM 12 for storing the type information of the recording paper being stored, the association table to be described later, the hard disk 13 for storing the created document image data, the monitor 14 for displaying the operating state of the client terminal A, and the creation and creation of image data The computer includes an input device 15 including a mouse / keyboard for inputting correspondence between the image data and the type information of the recording paper stored in the image forming apparatus C, a saddle stitch instruction, the number of copies, and the like. Yes.

  The image editing apparatus B stores a CPU 20 that operates and controls each device constituting the image editing apparatus B according to a program, a ROM 21 that stores a program that causes the CPU 20 to function, an association table and an imposition table that will be described later. RAM 22, the hard disk 23 for storing the document image data transferred from the client terminal A, the monitor 24 for displaying the operation state of the image editing apparatus B, and the type information of the recording paper stored in the image forming apparatus C are input. It is comprised with the computer provided with the input device 25 which consists of a mouse keyboard. Details of the client terminal A and the image editing apparatus B will be described later.

First, the image forming apparatus C will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The image forming apparatus C includes an image reading unit 41, an image processing unit 42, an image forming unit 43, an operation / display unit 44 including a plurality of operation buttons and a touch panel, a cassette paper feeding unit 45 to 47, a fixing device 48, and a paper discharge unit. 49, an automatic double-sided copy paper feeder (ADU) 50, and a recording paper post-processing device (finisher) FS. An automatic document feeder ADF is mounted on the upper part of the image forming apparatus C.

The document d placed on the document table of the automatic document feeder ADF is conveyed in the direction of the arrow, and an image on one or both sides of the document is read by the optical system of the image reading unit (scanning exposure device) 41, and the CCD image sensor 41A. Is read.
The analog signal photoelectrically converted by the CCD image sensor 41A is subjected to analog processing, A / D conversion, shading correction, image compression processing, and the like in the image processing unit 42, and then sent to the image forming unit 43.

  In the image forming unit 43, after the photosensitive drum is charged, the output light from the semiconductor laser irradiates the photosensitive drum to form a latent image on the photosensitive drum. Thereafter, development processing is performed by the developing device, and the image is transferred to the recording paper fed from the cassette paper feeding units 45 to 47. The recording paper carrying the image is fixed by the fixing device 48 and sent from the paper discharge unit 49 to the recording paper post-processing device FS. Alternatively, the recording paper that has been subjected to single-sided image processing sent to the automatic double-sided copy paper feeding unit 50 by the transport path switching plate 49A is again formed in the image forming unit 43, and then the double-sided image is formed and then the paper discharge unit 49 to the recording paper post-processing device FS. It is sent.

  The image-formed recording paper discharged from the paper discharge unit 49 passes through the entrance conveyance unit 71 and reaches the switching gate G1. By keeping the solenoid (not shown) in the OFF state, the recording paper passes through the path above the switching gate G1, is sandwiched between the transport roller pair 72, and is movable outside the machine by the discharge roller pair 73. It is discharged and placed on the pan 81.

  When the solenoid of the switching gate G1 is turned on, the tip of the switching gate G1 rotates counterclockwise. In this state, the recording paper passes through the passage below the switching gate G1, and is sandwiched and conveyed by the downstream conveying roller pair 76. The recording paper is further nipped by the downstream conveying roller pair 77, sent out, discharged to the space above the intermediate stacker 61A of the stacking means 61 arranged in an inclined manner, and recorded on the intermediate stacker 61A or the intermediate stacker 61A. Placed on top of paper.

When the final recording sheet is positioned and placed on the intermediate stacker 35, saddle stitching processing by the stapler of the stapling means 62 is performed on the recording sheet bundle composed of a plurality of recording sheets. By this saddle stitching process, a staple is driven into the central portion in the conveyance direction of the recording paper bundle.
The bundle of recording sheets subjected to the saddle stitching process is sandwiched between the conveying roller pair 78, slides down on the guide plate 63A, and stops at a predetermined position.

A protruding unit 63B is installed at the center in the conveyance direction of the recording paper bundle in the stopped state, that is, obliquely below the saddle stitching position. A pair of folding rollers 63C and a two-fold recording paper conveying means 79 are installed obliquely above the saddle stitching position. The front end portion of the protruding unit 63B that protrudes straightly upward in the figure pushes up the central portion of the recording paper bundle and swings and separates the nip portion of the folding roller pair 63C through the recording paper bundle. .
After the leading end of the ejecting unit 63B passes through the nip portion, the ejecting unit 63B is retracted, and the recording paper bundle is pressed by the folding roller pair 63C, so that a crease is formed at the center of the recording paper bundle. The position of the fold line coincides with the position of the staple needle driven into the recording paper bundle by the saddle stitching process.

The central portion of the recording paper bundle in which the fold is formed is nipped and conveyed by the pair of folding rollers 63C, and the fold is further tightened, and is sent to the two-fold recording paper conveying belt 79.
Thereafter, after the cutting edge of the recording paper bundle is cut by the cutting means 64, the paper is sandwiched between the conveyance rollers 80 and discharged and placed on the fixed paper discharge tray 75 outside the apparatus. In this embodiment, the recording paper post-processing apparatus FS includes a cutting unit. However, after the booklet is discharged, the booklet may be cut using a general-purpose cutting machine.

  FIG. 3 is a control block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control unit that controls the image forming apparatus C of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows only the configuration necessary for carrying out the present invention. The main CPU (central processing unit) 30 is provided on the upper surface of the casing of the image forming apparatus C, and the like, and an operation / display unit 44 for displaying the operation state of the image forming apparatus C and instructing each operation. An image forming unit 43 that forms a document image on recording paper based on document image data, a sheet feeding unit driving mechanism 35 that drives each cassette sheet feeding unit to feed recording paper, and a conveyance unit that drives a conveyance roller and a solenoid The drive mechanism 36, the folding means 63, the ROM 31, RAM 32 storing a program for operating the CPU, the document interface image data sent from the image editing apparatus B via the LAN, and the ADF are read. A hard disk 33 for storing original image data and original image data received via the network interface unit 34 is connected.

  Next, the document image data editing process will be described. In this example, plain paper, high-quality paper, and art paper are respectively stored in the cassettes 1 to 3 of the cassette paper feeding sections 45 to 47 of the image forming apparatus C, and the original image data consisting of 16 pages is cassette. After assigning to the three types of recording paper stored in 1 to 3, the booklet is formed by saddle stitching.

  First, 16 pages of document image data are created by the client terminal A shown in FIG. 1 (image input means in the present invention). This document image data is created when an operator activates application software stored in the ROM 11 or the hard disk 13 of the client terminal A and operates the mouse / keyboard of the input device 15. The created document image data is stored in the hard disk 13.

  When the creation of the document image data is completed and the operator instructs the saddle stitch printing using the input device 15 of the client terminal A, the document is displayed at the center of the screen of the monitor 14 of the client terminal A as shown in FIG. Pages 1 to 16 of the image are displayed in reduced size. Further, “cassette 1: plain paper”, “cassette 2: high quality paper”, and “cassette 3: art paper”, which are examples of recording paper type information, are displayed on the lower side of the monitor 14 screen.

  As for the recording paper type information, the operator inputs in advance the recording paper type information stored in the cassettes 1 to 3 of the image forming apparatus C by using the input device 25 of the image editing apparatus B. If the type information is stored in the RAM 22 (recording paper information acquisition means in the present invention) and the operator instructs the saddle stitch printing, the type information of the recording paper stored in the RAM 22 of the image editing apparatus B is stored in the client terminal A. And displayed on the monitor 14 of the client terminal A as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, with the monitor 14 displaying the original image 1 to 16 pages and the recording paper type information, the operator uses the mouse / keyboard of the input device 15 to change the pages of the original image and the recording paper. The type information is associated (association means in the present invention). For example, as a method of association, each tag can be associated by dragging a tag displaying recording paper type information and dropping it on each page of the document image.

  When the association for all the pages is completed, the associated information is stored in each page No. of document image data as shown in FIG. 5A based on the program stored in the ROM 11. And an association table composed of recording paper types. This association table is stored in the RAM 12. Further, each page No. of the document image data is displayed. As shown in FIG. 5B, instead of the recording paper type and the type of recording paper, each page No. And cassette no. It is also possible to create a correspondence table consisting of and store it in the RAM 12. Then, when a printing instruction is issued from the operator, the document image data and the association table are transferred to the image editing apparatus B.

  The document image data is sequentially transferred page by page from the client terminal A and stored in the hard disk 23 of the image editing apparatus B. The association table is stored in the RAM 22. As shown in FIG. 6, the original image data stored in the hard disk 23 is rearranged based on the program stored in the ROM 21 so as to be in the page order when forming the booklet. And page no. Is stored in the RAM 22 as an imposition table consisting of

  Then, based on the imposition table and the association table stored in the RAM 22, a recording sheet on which the document image data is formed is selected. Specifically, the recording paper No. 1 includes the page number of the document image data. 1, no. 2, no. 15, no. 16 is assigned, the recording paper type information associated with each page is acquired from the association table, and the recording paper No. 16 is obtained. 1 is selected. For example, the page number of the document image data. 1, no. 2, no. 15, no. 16 is associated with plain paper as recording paper type information, recording paper No. 16 is recorded. 1 is selected as plain paper.

  No. 1, no. 2, no. 15, no. 16 is associated with different recording paper type information, as described above, the recording paper No. 16 is recorded. Since the type 1 cannot be selected, a priority order is set in advance, and the recording paper No. 1 is set based on this priority order. One type is selected.

  For example, the page number of the document image data. By setting so as to give priority to the type information of the recording sheet associated with the smaller one, each recording sheet No. The type of recording paper used for the recording can be selected. That is, the recording paper No. 1 shows the page number of the document image data. 1, no. 2, no. 15, no. 16 is assigned. In this case, the page No. 1 has the smallest page number. 1, based on the recording paper type information associated with the recording paper No. 1. 1 is selected. In this way, by setting priorities in advance, each recording paper No. Page No. assigned to Even when the recording paper type information associated with the recording paper number is different, each recording paper No. is automatically selected. The recording paper used for the recording can be selected.

  In addition, by setting the priority order for the recording paper stored in the cassette and the cassette itself, each recording paper No. It is also possible to select the recording paper used for the recording. For example, if the priorities are set in order from the highest priority, art paper (cassette 3), high quality paper (cassette 2), and plain paper (cassette 1), the page number of the original image data. 1 is plain paper, no. 2 is fine paper, no. 15 is fine paper, no. 16 is associated with recording paper type information, such as art paper, on the basis of a preset priority order. 1 is selected as art paper. In this way, by setting the priority order for the recording paper stored in the cassette and the cassette itself, each recording paper No. Page No. imposed on Even when the recording paper information associated with the recording paper number is different, each recording paper No. The recording paper used for the recording can be selected.

  As described above, by setting higher priority for higher quality recording paper, for example, character data that can be output sufficiently with low quality recording paper and output with high quality recording paper are necessary. If the graphic data is the same recording paper No. Since the high-quality recording paper is selected even when it is impositioned as, it is possible to select the optimum recording paper type for the impositioned original image data.

  When the selection of the recording paper on which the original image is to be formed is completed, each recording paper No. is recorded based on a conversion table as shown in FIG. 8 stored in advance in the ROM 21 and a program for calculating the shift amount. The document image shift amount is calculated, and this document image shift amount is a recording paper No. as shown in FIG. Are stored in the RAM 22 as a shift amount table including the shift amounts of the original image.

  The document image shift amount is set in advance as a reference document image formation position (see FIG. 10A), and the reference document image formation position shift amount is set to zero. This means the amount of deviation S (see FIG. 10B), and the position where the original image data is formed gradually shifts inward so as to approach the center of the recording paper as it goes to the center page of the booklet. This is for shifting the position of the document image formed on the booklet center side page to the inside with respect to the outside page. For example, when it is set so that the original image is formed at a position 20 mm from the fold on the outermost recording paper when the booklet is configured, the original image is based on the conversion table based on the 20 mm. A formation position is calculated. In addition, when the booklet is constructed, the position of the original image is calculated using the distance from the fold, such that the innermost first sheet is 5 mm from the fold and the second sheet is 5.1 mm from the fold. May be. This shift in the formation position of the original image is formed when the number of copies is large or when the recording paper is thick, so that the original image near the binding margin is not hidden, and when it is finished as a booklet. This is done to make the original image formation position the same for each recording sheet and improve the appearance.

  When the calculation of the shift amount is completed, it is determined whether or not the calculated shift amount is abnormal. This is because there are too many recording papers that make up the booklet, or the thickness of the recording paper is extremely thick, so the position of the original image formed on the page at the center of the booklet may be too inward. In this case, when the booklet is configured, the original image is hidden in the binding part, making it difficult to see, so whether the shift amount is abnormal by calculating whether the shift amount is a predetermined value or more. Judgment is made.

  When it is determined that the shift amount is abnormal, the operator is informed of the abnormality by generating a warning sound or displaying a notice of abnormality on the monitor 14 of the client terminal A. If it is determined that the shift amount is not abnormal, the image forming apparatus C is instructed to form a document image based on the shift amount table stored in the RAM 22, and the document image data is stored in the image forming apparatus according to the imposition table. Sequentially transmitted to the control unit of C.

  The original image data transmitted to the image forming apparatus C is formed on the recording paper according to the above-described procedure after the original image formation position is shifted based on the shift amount table. Then, when the final recording sheet is stacked on the intermediate stacker 61A, the saddle stitching process is performed. After the fore edge is cut by the cutting means 64, it is discharged onto the fixed discharge tray 75 outside the apparatus, as shown in FIG. A booklet like this is constructed.

  Next, a schematic operation flow of the image forming system for carrying out the present invention will be described. Document image data created by the operator using the input device 15 of the client terminal A is stored in the hard disk 23. Further, it is assumed that the recording paper type information stored in the image forming apparatus C is input in advance by the operator using the input device 25 of the image editing apparatus B and stored in the RAM 22.

  First, the control flow of the CPU 10 of the client terminal A will be described using the flowchart of FIG. When an instruction for saddle stitch printing is given by the operator using the input device 15, the control flow in FIG. 12 starts (step 1, hereinafter, step is referred to as S). When an instruction for saddle stitch printing is received from the operator, the CPU 10 of the client terminal A acquires the recording paper type information stored in the RAM 22 and stores it in the RAM 12 (S2). Next, the recording paper type information and document image data stored in the RAM 12 are displayed on the monitor 14 (S3). The recording paper type information displayed on the monitor 14 and the document image data are associated with each other by the operator, and this information is stored in the RAM 12 (S4). The association information and the document image data are transferred to the image editing apparatus B (S5), and the flow ends (S6).

  Next, the control flow of the CPU 20 of the image editing apparatus B will be described using the flowchart of FIG. When the document image data and the association information are transferred from the client terminal A, the flow of FIG. 13 starts (S7). The CPU 20 stores the association information acquired from the client terminal A in the RAM 22 (association information acquisition means in the present invention), and stores the original image data in the hard disk 23 (image acquisition means in the present invention) (S8). The document image data is rearranged by the CPU 20 so as to be in page order when the booklet is constructed (imposition means in the present invention), and the rearranged information is stored in the RAM 22 as an imposition table (S9). Based on the imposition information and association information stored in the RAM 22, the type of recording paper on which the document image data is to be formed is selected (recording paper selection means in the present invention) (S10). At this time, if the type information of the recording paper associated with each page of the original image data arranged to be formed on one recording paper is different, as described above, it is set in advance. A recording sheet on which document image data is to be formed is selected based on the priority order. A document image shift amount is calculated based on the selected recording paper (image forming position control means in the present invention), and the document image shift amount is stored in the RAM 22 as a shift amount table (S11).

  It is determined whether or not the stored document image shift amount is abnormal (S12). When it is determined that the document image shift amount is larger than a preset value and is abnormal (YES in S12), the CPU 20 sounds a warning sound or informs the client terminal A that the shift amount is abnormal. An instruction is given to display on the monitor 14 (S13). If it is determined that the shift amount of the document image is smaller than the preset value and is not abnormal (NO in S12), the image forming apparatus C is instructed to form a document image based on the shift amount table, and The original image data is transferred page by page to the image forming apparatus C based on the imposition information (S14), and the flow ends (S15).

  In the image forming apparatus C, a predetermined number of recording sheets are fed, and an original image is formed on the recording sheet based on the shift amount table (image forming means in the present invention). When all the tribute recording sheets are stacked on the intermediate stacker 61A, the stapling means 62 and the folding means 63 perform saddle stitching, and the formed booklet is cut out and discharged out of the machine. The operation of the image forming apparatus C described above is repeated for the required number of copies, and the booklet formation is completed.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the specific aspect of the invention shown above. For example, the input of the type information of the recording paper stored in the image forming apparatus C is not input from the input device 125 provided in the image editing apparatus B, but the operation / display unit 44 or the client of the image forming apparatus C. You may make it input from the input device 15 of the terminal A. FIG. When input is made on the operation / display unit 44 of the image forming apparatus C, the imposition table and shift amount table are set using the CPU 30 provided in the image forming apparatus C, and the set imposition table and shift amount are set. If the table is stored in the RAM 32 of the image forming apparatus C, the system can be constructed without requiring the image editing apparatus B.

  Further, the shift amount table created by the image editing apparatus B is transferred to the image forming apparatus C, and the original image is formed on the recording paper based on the shift amount table by the image forming apparatus C. If the original image data in which the image forming position is shifted is created based on the shift amount table and the original image data in which the image forming position is shifted is transferred to the image forming apparatus C, the image forming apparatus C Processing load can be reduced.

  Further, instead of inputting document image data from the client terminal A, the document is conveyed by the automatic document feeder ADF provided in the image forming apparatus C and read by the image reading unit 41, and the data is converted into document image data as the client image data. It can also be transferred to terminal A.

  The program for setting the imposition table and the shift amount table is stored in the ROM 21 in advance, but is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, or a magneto-optical disk. Needless to say, it may be used after being developed in the RAM 22.

1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing an image forming system as an example of the present invention. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image forming apparatus C as a model. 3 is a control block diagram of the image forming apparatus C. FIG. It is a display example of the monitor 14 of the client terminal A. (A) Page No. Is an example of a correspondence table consisting of recording paper types and (b) page No. And cassette no. Is an example of an association table consisting of This is an example of imposing original image data. It is an example of an imposition table. It is an example of a conversion table for setting a shift amount of a document image. It is a shift amount table. (A) An example when the original image data formation position is set to the reference position, and (b) an example when the original image data formation position is shifted from the reference position. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram when document image data consisting of 16 pages is used as a booklet. It is a general | schematic control flow which shows the control flow of CPU10 of the client terminal A. 4 is a schematic control flow showing a control flow of the CPU 20 of the image editing apparatus B.

Explanation of symbols

A Client terminal B Image editing device C Image forming device FS Recording paper post-processing device 15 Monitor 20 CPU
21 ROM
22 RAM
23 hard disk 25 input device 43 image forming unit 44 operation / display unit 45 cassette paper feeding unit 46 cassette paper feeding unit 47 cassette paper feeding unit 62 stapling means 63 folding means 64 cutting means

Claims (12)

Image acquisition means for acquiring image data comprising a plurality of pages;
Association information acquisition means for acquiring information related to a plurality of types of recording paper associated with each page of the image data acquired from the image acquisition means;
An imposition means for assigning each page of the image data in an order such that the pages are in order to constitute a booklet;
A recording sheet selecting unit that selects a recording sheet for forming the image data after the imposition based on the information by the imposition unit and the association information acquisition unit;
An image editing apparatus comprising: an image forming position control unit that controls a position of an image formed on a recording sheet based on information relating to the recording sheet selected by the recording sheet selecting unit. Priorities are given to the respective pages of the image data in advance, and the recording paper selecting means is information related to the recording paper associated with the higher priority pages among the pages assigned by the imposition means. The image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a recording sheet on which image data after imposition is formed is selected based on the image data. The recording sheet selecting unit is a recording that forms image data after imposition based on information related to a recording sheet associated with a page with a small page number among the pages allocated by the imposition unit. The image editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein paper is selected. Priorities are given to information related to recording paper in advance, and the recording paper selection means is configured to select a surface based on information related to the recording paper having a higher priority among the pages allocated by the imposition means. 2. The image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a recording sheet on which the image data after attachment is formed is selected. Recording paper information acquisition means for acquiring information related to a plurality of types of recording paper;
Image input means for inputting image data consisting of a plurality of pages;
Association means for associating each page of the image data input by the image input means with information related to the recording paper acquired from the recording paper information acquisition means;
An imposition means for allocating each page of image data composed of a plurality of pages in the order of the pages in composing the booklet;
Recording paper selecting means for selecting a recording paper for forming image data after imposition based on the information by the imposition means and the association means;
Image forming position control means for controlling the position of an image formed on the recording paper based on information related to the recording paper selected by the recording paper selecting means;
An image forming system comprising: image forming means for forming image data on a recording sheet based on a control result of the image forming position control means. Priorities are given to the respective pages of the image data in advance, and the recording paper selecting means is information related to the recording paper associated with the higher priority pages among the pages assigned by the imposition means. 6. The image forming system according to claim 5, wherein a recording sheet on which the image data after imposition is formed is selected based on the image data. The recording sheet selecting unit is a recording that forms image data after imposition based on information related to a recording sheet associated with a page with a small page number among the pages allocated by the imposition unit. The image forming system according to claim 6, wherein paper is selected. Priorities are given to information related to recording paper in advance, and the recording paper selection means is configured to select a surface based on information related to the recording paper having a higher priority among the pages allocated by the imposition means. 6. The image forming system according to claim 5, wherein a recording sheet on which the image data after attachment is formed is selected. In an image forming program for controlling the position of an image formed on a recording paper,
Computer
Image acquisition means for acquiring image data comprising a plurality of pages;
Association information acquisition means for acquiring information related to a plurality of types of recording paper associated with each page of the image data acquired from the image acquisition means;
An imposition means for assigning each page of the image data in an order such that the pages are in order to constitute a booklet;
A recording sheet selecting unit that selects a recording sheet for forming the image data after the imposition based on the information by the imposition unit and the association information acquisition unit;
An image forming program that functions as an image forming position control unit that controls a position of an image formed on a recording sheet based on information related to the recording sheet selected by the recording sheet selecting unit. Priorities are given to the respective pages of the image data in advance, and the recording paper selecting means is information related to the recording paper associated with the higher priority pages among the pages assigned by the imposition means. 10. The image forming program according to claim 9, wherein a recording sheet on which the image data after imposition is formed is selected based on the image data. The recording sheet selecting unit is a recording that forms image data after imposition based on information related to a recording sheet associated with a page with a small page number among the pages allocated by the imposition unit. The image forming program according to claim 10, wherein paper is selected. Priorities are given to information related to recording paper in advance, and the recording paper selection means is configured to select a surface based on information related to the recording paper having a higher priority among the pages allocated by the imposition means. The image forming program according to claim 9, wherein a recording sheet on which image data to be attached is formed is selected.

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