JP2007121894A - Apparatus and method for duplicating printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printed matter duplicating apparatus and a printed matter duplicating method capable of setting a duplicatable area or an unduplicatable area in a printed matter in the case of duplicating the printed matter. <P>SOLUTION: A touch panel or a pressure sensor e.g. is arranged on the whole surface of a printed matter reading part 58 and a user can specify an area 16 required to be duplicated by touching the surface of a printed matter 10 by using a touch pen P1, a finger or the like. Then a radio tag reader part 60 reads out the positional information of an unduplicatable area 14 from a radio tag 12 of the printed matter 10. When overlap between the area 16 required to be duplicated and the unduplicatable area 14 is judged, a warning display or a warning voice indicating that the area 16 to be duplicated is the unduplicatable area 14 is outputted. When no overlap between the the area 16 required to be duplicated and the unduplicatable area 14 is judged, the printed matter reading part 58 reads out printed contents printed in the area 16 required to be duplicated and outputs the read contents to a printing part 64 to print out and duplicate the area 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a printed material duplicating apparatus and a printed material duplicating method, and more particularly to a technique for restricting the duplication of a printed material.

Patent Document 1 discloses a duplication permission determination device that receives RFID tag information transmitted from a radio tag attached to a replication target and determines whether the replication target can be copied based on the received RFID tag information. Has been.
JP 2005-94275 A

  However, in the duplication permission / inhibition determining device disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, if the duplication object is determined not to be duplicated, the entire duplication object cannot be duplicated. I couldn't.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printed material duplicating apparatus and a printed material duplicating method capable of setting a duplicatable or non-duplicatable area in the printed material when the printed material is duplicated. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the printed material duplicating apparatus according to claim 1 includes a non-duplicatable area information reading unit that reads information on the non-duplicatable area from a printed material including a storage unit that stores information on the non-duplicatable area, and the printed material. In the above, it is determined that the area designating unit for designating the area to be duplicated, the judging means for judging whether the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap, and the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap. In this case, the printing apparatus includes a printing content reading unit that reads a printing content printed in a region to be copied on the printed material, and a copying unit that duplicates the read printing content.

  According to the printed material duplicating apparatus according to claim 1, by selectively specifying a part of the printed content printed on one printed material as a non-replicatable area, only a portion of the printed material that is permitted to be copied is selectively replicated. can do.

  The printed material duplicating apparatus according to claim 2 designates a non-copyable area information reading unit that reads information on the non-copyable area from a printed material including a storage unit that stores information on the non-copyable area, and an area to be copied on the printed material A region designating unit, a determination unit that determines whether the region to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable region do not overlap, and the region that is to be duplicated when it is determined that the region to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable region do not overlap Information writing means for writing the information in the storage means for the printed matter.

  According to the printed material duplicating apparatus according to the second aspect, an area that does not overlap with the designated non-duplicatable area on one printed material can be designated as an area to be duplicated and stored in the storage means for the printed material.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the printed matter duplicating apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the printed matter storage device reads the information of the area to be duplicated written in the storage means of the printed matter, and reads the print content printed in the area to be duplicated on the printed matter. It further comprises a duplication device comprising a print content reading means and a duplication means for duplicating the read print content.

  According to the printed material duplicating apparatus of the third aspect, in the second aspect, it is possible to selectively replicate the area to be duplicated stored in the printed material storage means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the printed matter duplicating apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the area designating unit includes a plate-like member having a touch panel or a pressure sensor disposed on the entire surface, and a printed matter placed on the plate-like member. And a position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information of the touched location. A fourth aspect limits the area setting means according to the first to third aspects.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the printed matter duplicating apparatus according to the fourth aspect, wherein when the two points on the printed matter placed on the plate-like member are touched, the area designating unit uses the two points as diagonal vertices. The rectangular area is designated as the area to be copied. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the printed matter duplicating apparatus according to the fourth aspect, wherein the region designating unit is configured to copy a region surrounded by a curved line or a straight line traced on the printed matter placed on the plate-like member. It is characterized by specifying. Claim 5 or 6 limits the method of specifying the area to be copied in claim 4.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the printed matter duplicating apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the duplicating unit includes a printing unit that prints the read print content. The seventh aspect of the present invention limits the printing content copying method to printing.

  The printed material duplication method according to claim 8 is a non-duplicatable area information reading step for reading information on the non-duplicatable area from a printed material including storage means for storing information on the non-duplicatable area, and specifies an area to be duplicated on the printed material An area designating step, a determination step for determining whether the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap, and if it is determined that the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap, It is characterized by comprising a printing content reading step for reading a printing content printed in an area to be copied, and a copying step for copying the read printing content.

  The printed matter duplication method according to claim 9 is a non-replicatable area information reading step of reading information on the non-replicatable area from a printed matter provided with storage means for storing information on the non-replicatable area, and specifies an area to be duplicated on the printed matter An area designation step, a determination step for determining whether the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap, and an area to be duplicated when it is determined that the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap And an information writing step for writing the information in the storage means for the printed matter.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printed matter duplicating method according to the ninth aspect, wherein a reading step of reading information on a region desired to be copied written in the storage unit of the printed matter and a printed content printed on the region desired to be duplicated on the printed matter are read. It further comprises a print content reading step and a duplication step of copying the read print content.

  According to the present invention, by designating a part of print contents printed on one printed matter as a non-replicatable area, it is possible to selectively duplicate only a portion of the printed matter that is permitted to be duplicated.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a printed material duplicating apparatus and a printed material duplicating method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a printed material used in a printed material duplicating apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the printed matter 10 is provided with a wireless tag (RFID tag, wireless IC tag) 12 that transmits / receives data to / from a wireless tag reader / writer (RFID reader / writer) by radio waves. The wireless tag 12 stores position information of the non-copyable area 14 designated on the printed material 10.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a printing apparatus for creating the printed matter 10 shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the printing apparatus 20 includes a printing unit 22, a non-duplicatable area designating unit 24, and a wireless tag reader / writer unit 26. The printing unit 22 is a functional unit that prints data such as characters and images on the printed material 10. The non-duplicatable area designating unit 24 displays a display unit that displays characters or images to be printed on a printed matter, and a non-duplicatable area (for example, a specific character string or area) that is not permitted to be copied in the displayed characters or images. A pointing device (mouse, touch panel, etc.) for setting is provided. The wireless tag reader / writer unit (RFID reader / writer unit) 26 writes the position information of the non-duplicatable area designated by using the non-duplicatable area designating unit 24 in the wireless tag 12 embedded in the printed matter 10. Here, the position information of the non-replicatable area 14 is, for example, the coordinates of two vertices located diagonally when the non-replicatable area 14 is a rectangle, and the position information of the vertex when the non-replicatable area 14 is a polygon. When the non-replicatable area 14 is circular, the coordinates and radius of the center thereof, and when the non-replicatable area 14 is elliptical, the coordinates or major axis and minor axis of the center or focal point are set.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the wireless tag (RFID tag) 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the wireless tag 12 includes an antenna coil L10, a resonant capacitor C10, a rectifying / smoothing circuit 30, a modem circuit 32, a CPU 34, a ROM 36, and an EEPROM 38.

  The antenna coil L10 is connected in parallel with the resonance capacitor C10 to form a resonance circuit. The antenna coil L10 receives a power radio signal having a predetermined frequency transmitted from the wireless tag reader / writer unit 26 and supplies it to the rectifying / smoothing circuit 30. To do.

  The rectification / smoothing circuit 30 constitutes an operation power supply circuit, and rectifies and smoothes the electric power radio signal transmitted from the resonance circuit to obtain a constant voltage DC power (operation power). To supply.

  The signal transmitted from the wireless reader / writer unit 26 is transmitted by being superimposed on the power radio signal, and the signal is demodulated by the modem circuit 32 and given to the CPU 34.

  The CPU 34 operates in accordance with the operation program stored in the ROM 36, executes processing according to the signal input from the modulation / demodulation circuit 32, writes the received data to the EEPROM 38, reads the data from the EEPROM 38, and modulates it by the modulation / demodulation circuit 32. Then, it is transmitted as a radio signal from the antenna coil L10.

  The rectifying / smoothing circuit 30, the modulation / demodulation circuit 32, the CPU 34, the ROM 36, and the EEPROM 38 constitute an IC chip, which is mounted on a film together with the antenna coil L <b> 10 and the like to become the wireless tag 12 and is embedded in the printed material 10.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the wireless reader / writer unit 26. As shown in FIG. 4, the wireless reader / writer unit 26 includes a transmission unit 40 including a transmission antenna coil L20, a reception unit 42 including a reception antenna coil L22, and a reader / writer control unit that controls the whole. 44. When communicating with the wireless tag 12, the carrier signal is modulated by the transmitter 40 and transmitted as a power radio signal from the transmission antenna coil L20, and then the data signal to be transmitted is superimposed on the power radio signal. It modulates with the transmission part 40, and transmits from the coil L20 for transmission antennas. The radio wave signal transmitted from the wireless tag 12 is received by the receiving antenna coil L22, demodulated by the receiving unit 42, and discriminated as data.

  Hereinafter, a printed material duplicating apparatus according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the printed material duplicating apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the printed material duplication apparatus 50 includes a power supply 52, a power supply control unit 54, a microcomputer 56, a printed material reading unit 58, a wireless tag reader unit 60, a warning unit 62, and a printing unit 64. The printed material duplicating apparatus 50 is a duplicating device that reads the printed content printed on the printed material 10 by the printed material reading unit (scanner) 58 and prints and duplicates the read printed content on the printing paper by the printing unit 64.

  The power source 52 is, for example, a battery or an AC power source. The power supply control unit 54 converts the voltage applied from the power supply 52 to a predetermined voltage power (power for operation) and supplies it to the microcomputer 56 and the like.

  The microcomputer 56 includes a ROM that stores various data tables necessary for control and calculation, a RAM that is used as a working storage area, and the like, and controls each device in the printed material duplicating apparatus 50 according to a predetermined program.

  The printed material reading unit 58 is a scanner unit that reads the print contents such as characters and images printed on the printed material 10, and the printed material 10 shown in FIG. 1 is placed thereon. For example, a touch panel (pressure-sensitive or electrostatic) or a pressure sensor is disposed on the entire surface of the printed material reading unit 58, and the user touches the printed material 10 using the touch pen P1 or a finger. The area 16 desired to be duplicated can be designated by. As shown in FIG. 6, when the two points A1 and B1 on the printed material 10 placed on the printed material reading unit 58 are touched by the touch pen P1 or the user's finger, the microcomputer 56 detects from the printed material reading unit 58. Based on the signal, the positions of the touched two points A1 and B1 are detected. Then, the microcomputer 56 designates the rectangular area 16 having the two points A1 and B1 as diagonal vertices as an area to be copied. In addition to the method of specifying two points, for example, the region 16 to be duplicated may be designated as the region 16 to be duplicated inside the closed curve traced using the touch pen P1, or a plurality of points may be designated. The inside of the polygon connecting these may be the region 16 to be duplicated.

  Next, the position information of the non-duplicatable area 14 is read from the wireless tag 12 of the printed material 10 by the wireless tag reader unit 60. Then, the microcomputer 56 determines whether or not the designated area 16 to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area 14 do not overlap. If it is determined that the area 16 to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area 14 overlap, the warning means (for example, a display monitor, LED lamp, speaker, etc.) 62 confirms that the area 16 to be duplicated is the non-duplicatable area 14. A warning display or warning sound is output.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the region 16 to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable region 14 do not overlap, the printed matter reading unit 58 reads the print content printed in the region 16 to be duplicated on the printed matter 10, and the printing unit 64. The printing unit 64 includes a paper tray in which printing paper is stored, and prints and duplicates the read print content on the printing paper.

  Next, the flow of processing when a printed material is duplicated in the printed material duplicating apparatus 50 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the printed material 10 is set on the printed material reading unit 58 (step S10), it is in a state of accepting designation of the area 16 to be copied (step S12). When the area 16 to be duplicated is designated by the touch pen P1 or the like, the microcomputer 56 calculates the position information (coordinates etc.) of the area 16 to be duplicated. Further, the wireless tag reader unit 60 acquires position information for specifying the non-copyable area 14 from the wireless tag 12 embedded in the printed material 10 (step S14).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the area 16 to be duplicated designated in step S12 overlaps the non-duplicatable area 14 (step S16). If it is determined that the area 16 to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area 14 overlap (No in step S16), the warning means 62 displays a warning display or warning sound indicating that the area 16 to be duplicated is the non-duplicatable area 14 Is output and the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the area 16 to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area 14 do not overlap (Yes in step S16), the printed content printed in the area 16 to be duplicated on the printed matter 10 by the printed matter reading unit 58. Is read (step S18) and printed by the printing unit 64 (step S20).

  According to the present embodiment, by designating a part of the print content printed on one printed material as a non-replicatable area, it is possible to selectively replicate only a portion of the printed material that is permitted to be copied.

  In this embodiment, a means for setting an area to be copied is provided. For example, the position information of the non-copyable area is read, and the print contents of all areas except the non-copyable area are printed and copied. Also good.

  In this embodiment, the non-duplicatable area designating unit 24 and the means for setting the area to be duplicated are a touch panel and a pointing device. For example, a display means for reading and displaying a printed matter with a scanner is provided. In the above, a non-duplicatable area or an area to be duplicated may be designated using a pointing device such as a mouse.

  In the present embodiment, the position information of the non-duplicatable area 14 is stored in the wireless tag 12. However, for example, text data of a character string set as the non-copyable area 14 may be stored. . In this case, an OCR function unit is provided in the printed material duplicating device 50, and in step S16 of FIG. 7, the text data of the area to be duplicated read by the OCR function part is compared with the text data of the non-duplicatable area 14. Then, it is determined whether the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area overlap.

  In the present embodiment, an example of a copying machine that duplicates the read print content has been described. For example, a scanner that saves the read print content as image data, an OCR device that saves text data, or a facsimile device The present invention can also be applied to the above.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a duplication range designating device constituting a printed matter duplicating apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the duplication range specifying device 70 includes a power source 72, a power source control unit 74, a microcomputer 76, a position information reading unit 78, a wireless tag reader / writer unit 80, and a warning unit 82.

  The power control unit 74 converts the voltage applied from the power source 72 to a predetermined voltage power (power for operation) and supplies it to the microcomputer 76 and the like.

  The microcomputer 76 includes a ROM storing various data tables necessary for control and calculation, a RAM used as a work storage area, and the like, and controls each device in the duplication range specifying device 70 according to a predetermined program. .

  The position information reading unit 78 is, for example, a plate on which a touch panel or a pressure sensor is arranged on the entire surface, and the printed material 10 shown in FIG. 1 is placed thereon. Similarly to the first embodiment, when the printed material 10 placed on the position information reading unit 78 is touched or traced by the touch pen P2 or the user's finger, the microcomputer 56 causes the position information reading unit 78 to A region 16 to be duplicated is designated based on the detection signal.

  Next, the wireless tag reader / writer unit 80 reads the position information of the non-copyable area 14 from the wireless tag 12 of the printed material 10. Then, the microcomputer 76 determines whether there is a portion where the designated area 16 to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area 14 overlap. If it is determined that there is an area where the area 16 to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area 14 overlap, the warning means (for example, a display monitor, LED lamp, speaker, etc.) 82 makes the area 16 to be duplicated the non-duplicatable area 14. A warning display or warning sound indicating the presence is output. On the other hand, if it is determined that the area 16 to be copied and the non-copyable area 14 do not overlap, the wireless tag reader / writer unit 80 has the wireless tag in which the position information of the designated area 16 to be copied is embedded in the printed matter 10. 12 is written.

  Next, a duplicating apparatus constituting the printed material duplicating apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the copying apparatus 100 includes a power supply 102, a power supply control unit 104, a microcomputer 106, print content reading units 108 and 110, and a printing unit 112.

  The power control unit 104 converts the voltage applied from the power supply 102 to a predetermined voltage power (power for operation) and supplies it to the microcomputer 106 and the like.

  The microcomputer 106 includes a ROM that stores various data tables necessary for control and calculation, a RAM that is used as a working storage area, and the like, and controls each device in the replication apparatus 100 according to a predetermined program.

  The print content reading unit 108 is a scanner unit that reads the print content such as characters and images printed on the printed material 10, and the printed material 10 shown in FIG. 1 is placed thereon. Next, the wireless tag reader unit 110 reads position information of the area 16 to be copied from the wireless tag 12 of the printed material 10. The print content reading unit 108 reads the print content printed in the area 16 to be copied on the printed matter 10 and outputs the read content to the printing unit 112. The printing unit 112 includes a paper tray in which printing paper is stored, and prints and duplicates the read print content on the printing paper.

  Next, the flow of processing when copying a printed matter in the printed matter duplicating apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the duplication range specifying device 70. First, when the printed material 10 is set on the position information reading unit 78 (step S30), it is in a state of accepting designation of the area 16 to be copied (step S32). When the area 16 to be duplicated is designated by the touch pen P2 or the like, the microcomputer 76 calculates position information (coordinates and the like) of the area 16 to be duplicated. Further, the wireless tag reader / writer unit 80 acquires position information for specifying the non-copyable area 14 from the wireless tag 12 embedded in the printed material 10 (step S34).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the area 16 to be duplicated designated in step S32 overlaps the non-duplicatable area 14 (step S36). When it is determined that there is an overlapping area between the area 16 to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area 14 (No in step S36), the warning means 82 indicates that the area 16 to be duplicated is the non-duplicatable area 14. Alternatively, a warning sound is output and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the region 16 to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable region 14 do not overlap (Yes in step S36), the wireless tag 12 in which the position information of the designated region 16 to be duplicated is embedded in the printed matter 10 is stored. (Step S38).

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the replication apparatus 100. First, when the printed material 10 is set on the printed content reading unit 108 (step S40), the wireless tag reader unit 110 acquires position information for specifying the region 16 to be copied from the wireless tag 12 embedded in the printed material 10. (Step S42). Then, the print content reading unit 108 reads the print content printed in the area 16 to be duplicated on the printed matter 10 and prints it by the printing unit 112 (step S44).

  According to this embodiment, a part of the printed content printed on one printed matter is designated as a non-replicatable area, so that only a part of the printed matter that is permitted to be duplicated is designated as an area to be duplicated. Can be replicated by the device.

The top view which shows typically the printed matter used for the printed matter replication apparatus which concerns on this invention 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a printing apparatus for creating the printed material 10 shown in FIG. A block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the wireless tag 12 Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the wireless reader / writer unit 26 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a printed material duplicating apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure showing the procedure for specifying the area to be duplicated The flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of duplicating a printed matter in the printed matter duplicating apparatus 50 The block diagram which shows the main structures of the duplication range designation | designated apparatus which comprises the printed matter duplication apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the main structures of the duplication apparatus which comprises the printed matter duplication apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the replication range designation | designated apparatus 70 A flowchart showing the flow of processing in the replication apparatus 100

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Printed matter, 12 ... Wireless tag, 14 ... Non-replication area | region, 20 ... Printing apparatus, 22 ... Printing part, 24 ... Non-replication area | region designation | designated part, 26 ... Wireless tag reader / writer part, 50 ... Printed material replication apparatus, 52 ... Power supply 54 ... Power supply control unit, 56 ... Microcomputer, 58 ... Printed matter reading unit, 60 ... Wireless tag reader unit, 62 ... Warning means, 64 ... Printing unit, 70 ... Replication range designation device, 72 ... Power supply, 74 ... Power supply control unit, 76: Microcomputer, 78 ... Position information reading unit, 80 ... Wireless tag reader / writer unit, 82 ... Warning means, 100 ... Copying device, 102 ... Power source, 104 ... Power source control unit, 106 ... Microcomputer, 108 ... Print content reading unit, 110: wireless tag reader unit, 112 ... printing unit

Claims (10)

Non-copyable area information reading means for reading information on the non-copyable area from a printed material including storage means for storing non-copyable area information;
Area designation means for designating an area to be copied on the printed matter;
Determining means for determining whether or not the non-duplicatable area and the area to be duplicated;
When it is determined that the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap, a print content reading unit that reads the print content printed in the area to be duplicated on the printed matter;
Duplicating means for duplicating the read print content;
A printed matter duplicating apparatus comprising: Non-copyable area information reading means for reading information on the non-copyable area from a printed material including storage means for storing non-copyable area information;
Area designation means for designating an area to be copied on the printed matter;
Determining means for determining whether or not the non-duplicatable area and the area to be duplicated;
An information writing means for writing information on the area to be copied to the storage means for the printed matter when it is determined that the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap;
A printed matter duplicating apparatus comprising:   Reading means for reading the information of the area to be copied written in the storage means for the printed material, printing content reading means for reading the printed content printed in the area to be copied on the printed material, and copying for copying the read printing content The printed matter duplicating apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a duplicating apparatus provided with the means. The area specifying means includes:
A plate-like member having a touch panel or pressure sensor disposed on the entire surface;
On the printed matter placed on the plate-like member, position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of a touched location;
The printed matter duplicating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   When the two points on the printed material placed on the plate-shaped member are touched, the region designating unit designates a rectangular region having the two points as diagonal vertices as a region to be duplicated. The printed material duplicating apparatus according to claim 4.   5. The printed material duplicating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the area designating unit designates an area surrounded by a curved line or a straight line traced on the printed material placed on the plate-like member as an area to be duplicated.   The printed material duplicating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the duplicating unit includes a printing unit that prints the read print content. A non-replicatable area information reading step of reading information on the non-replicatable area from a printed material including storage means for storing non-replicatable area information;
An area designating step for designating an area to be copied on the printed matter;
A determination step of determining whether or not the region to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable region do not overlap;
When it is determined that the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap, a print content reading step of reading the print content printed in the area to be duplicated on the printed matter;
A duplication step of duplicating the read print content;
A printed matter duplicating method comprising: A non-replicatable area information reading step of reading information on the non-replicatable area from a printed material including storage means for storing non-replicatable area information;
An area designating step for designating an area to be copied on the printed matter;
A determination step of determining whether or not the region to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable region do not overlap;
An information writing step of writing information of the area to be duplicated in the storage means of the printed matter when it is determined that the area to be duplicated and the non-duplicatable area do not overlap;
A printed matter duplicating method comprising: A reading step of reading information of an area to be copied written in the storage means of the printed matter;
A print content reading step of reading a print content printed in an area to be duplicated on the printed matter;
A duplication step of duplicating the read print content;
The printed material duplication method according to claim 9, further comprising:

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