JP2007144708A - Imaging device, imaging system, imaging method and recordable medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device which can automatically form an image based on content information corresponding to each entry-making person, in respectively appropriate positions, even in case the positions where the image based on the content information, are individually set for a plurality of the entry-making persons in a recordable medium, and an imaging system, an imaging method and the recordable medium. <P>SOLUTION: A business form 99 is of such a constitution that a tag 99a is arranged near one corner of a rectangular form as shown in (A). In addition, the business form 99 has an "X" axis and a "Y" axis. When a ruled line etc. are previously printed as shown in (B), written layout data on positions where each content is to be entered by an issuer and a deliverer respectively, are written in the tag 99a. Consequently, the printers of the issuer and the deliverer read the layout data using a tag reader and print each content in its corresponding position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording medium on which an image is formed at a predetermined position for an writer, and an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and an image forming method for forming the image.

As a recording medium on which an image is formed at a predetermined position with respect to the writer, for example, forms used in financial institutions and commercial transactions are known. Also, in this type of form, when pre-printing the form title, form issuer name, ruled line, etc., the form knowledge such as form type, processing procedure, processing method, format, etc. should be printed as a two-dimensional barcode. Has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this case, the two-dimensional bar code can be decrypted, and content information such as the amount of money can be printed (image formation) on the preprinted form paper based on the decrypted form knowledge.
JP 2002-324166 A

  However, the above technique cannot cope with a form in which the positions where content information is to be printed are individually designated for a plurality of writers. Therefore, the present invention provides an image based on the content information corresponding to each writer even when positions where images based on the content information are to be formed individually for a plurality of writers on the recording medium. An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, an image forming method, and a recording medium that can be automatically formed at appropriate positions.

  The image forming apparatus of the present invention, which has been made to achieve the above object, forms an image on a recording medium provided with a reading means for reading information from a non-contact type tag provided on the recording medium and the non-contact type tag. An image forming device, wherein the information read by the reading device includes arrangement information individually set for a plurality of writers. An image based on the content information corresponding to each writer is formed at a position based on the arrangement information corresponding to each writer.

  In the image forming apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, when arrangement information individually set for a plurality of writers is written on a non-contact tag provided on a recording medium, the reading unit By reading the arrangement information, the image forming means can form an image based on the content information corresponding to each writer at a position based on the arrangement information corresponding to each writer. For this reason, even when a recording medium such as a form requires entry of content information by a plurality of writers, an image based on the content information corresponding to each filler is automatically formed at an appropriate position. Can do.

  The image forming apparatus of the present invention does not particularly limit the configuration of the image forming unit. The image forming unit includes a page storage unit that stores data corresponding to at least one page, and each of the above-described writers. And an arrangement control unit that arranges an image based on the content information corresponding to the item on the data stored in the page storage unit based on the arrangement information corresponding to each writer. In this case, the arrangement control means arranges the image based on the content information corresponding to each writer on the data stored in the page storage means based on the arrangement information corresponding to each writer. Therefore, an image based on the content information corresponding to each writer can be favorably formed at an appropriate position on the recording medium.

  The image forming apparatus of the present invention further includes a writing unit for writing content information corresponding to an image formed by the image forming unit to the non-contact tag provided on a recording medium on which the image is formed. You may prepare. In this case, since the content information is written in the non-contact tag, even if the image is damaged, the image can be easily reproduced.

  The image forming apparatus of the present invention may further include an input unit that can input content information corresponding to an image to be formed at the position by the image forming unit. In this case, since the content information can be input via the input means provided in the image forming apparatus itself of the present invention, an image corresponding to the content information can be formed without the help of a personal computer or the like.

  Further, in the image forming apparatus of the present invention, the non-contact type tag stores filled-in information indicating which writer has completed image formation on the recording medium, and the order is set for the writer. In the case where the completed information read by the reading means indicates that image formation by an entrant who should form an image before itself is not completed, prohibiting image formation by the image forming means Means may further be provided. In this case, if entry by the writer (image formation based on content information) is not performed in a preset order, image formation is prohibited by the prohibiting means, so that erroneous processing of forms and the like can be prevented. it can. For example, when the previous entry person sends a recording medium such as a form to the next entry person without entry, the entry person is prohibited from image formation by the image forming apparatus of the present invention.

  The image forming system of the present invention includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium provided with a non-contact type tag, a writing unit that writes information to the non-contact type tag provided on the recording medium, An image forming system comprising: an image forming apparatus including: an image forming apparatus including: an image forming apparatus including: an image forming apparatus including: an image forming apparatus including: an image forming apparatus configured to transmit information about an image to be formed on the recording medium; The external device transmits form information of an image for pre-printing the form and arrangement information set individually for a plurality of writers, and the image forming unit includes the form information. The form is pre-printed on the recording medium, and the writing means writes the arrangement information on the non-contact tag.

  In the image forming system of the present invention configured as described above, the external device forms image information for pre-printing a form, and layout information individually set for a plurality of writers. Send to device. Then, the image forming apparatus pre-prints the form on the recording medium based on the form information by the image forming unit, and writes the arrangement information on the non-contact type tag provided on the recording medium by the writing unit. . With the above operation, a recording medium is obtained as a form having a non-contact type tag in which the arrangement information is written, and the form thus obtained can be satisfactorily processed by any of the image forming apparatuses.

  The image forming method of the present invention includes a reading process for reading information from a non-contact type tag provided on a recording medium, an image forming process for forming an image on a recording medium provided with the non-contact type tag, If the information read by the reading process includes arrangement information individually set for a plurality of writers, the image forming process corresponds to each writer. The image based on the content information is formed at a position based on the arrangement information corresponding to each writer.

  In the image forming method of the present invention configured as described above, when arrangement information individually set for a plurality of writers is written on a non-contact type tag provided on a recording medium, a reading process is performed. By reading the arrangement information and image forming processing, an image based on the content information corresponding to each writer can be formed at a position based on the arrangement information corresponding to each writer. For this reason, even when a recording medium such as a form requires entry of content information by a plurality of writers, an image based on the content information corresponding to each filler is automatically formed at an appropriate position. Can do.

  The recording medium of the present invention is a recording medium provided with a non-contact type tag, and arrangement information individually set for a plurality of writers is written on the non-contact type tag. It is characterized by that. When the recording medium of the present invention configured as described above is used for any one of the image forming apparatuses described above, even when a plurality of writers make an entry (formation of an image based on content information), it is automatically performed. An image can be formed at an appropriate position.

    Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples. Needless to say, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. First, FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a printer 1 as an image forming apparatus to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the printer 1.

[Description of Configuration of Printer 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, the printer 1 of this embodiment forms an image on a feeder unit 4 for feeding paper 3, a multipurpose tray 14, and the fed paper 3 in a main body case 2. The process unit 18 and the fixing device 19 are provided. The printer 1 is configured such that an optional tray 41 can be added as an option below the feeder unit 4. Hereinafter, in the printer 1, the side (left side in FIG. 1) where the multipurpose tray 14 is attached to the main body case 2 is referred to as “front part”, and the multipurpose tray 14 is also attached to the main body case 2. The side opposite to the side is the “rear part”.

[Description of configuration of feeder unit 4]
As shown in FIG. 1, the feeder unit 4 includes a main body paper feed tray 6 that is detachably attached to the bottom of the main body case 2, a paper pressing plate 8 provided in the main body paper feed tray 6, A sheet feeding roller (hereinafter referred to as a main body sheet feeding roller) 12 and a separation pad 13 are provided above one end of the sheet feeding tray 6. Between the main body paper supply roller 12 and the image forming position P (the contact portion between the photosensitive drum 23 and the transfer roller 25, that is, the transfer position at which the toner image on the photosensitive drum 23 is transferred to the paper 3). The conveyance path 7 formed in a curved shape is arranged.

  The sheet pressing plate 8 is capable of holding the sheets 3 in a laminated form, and is supported so as to be swingable at the end far from the main body feed roller 12, so that the near end is in the vertical direction. It is configured to be movable, and is biased upward by a spring 8a from the back side. The separation pad 13 is disposed so as to face the main body paper feed roller 12, and a pad 13a made of a member having a large friction coefficient is pressed toward the main body paper feed roller 12 by a spring 13b.

  On the other hand, the conveyance path 7 is formed in a curved shape by arranging a pair of guide plates 7 a and 7 b that guide the wide surface of the paper 3. Further, in this conveyance path 7, in order from the upstream side of the sheet conveyance, the main body sheet feeding roller 12, a pair of conveyance rollers 11 including a pair of driving rollers and driven rollers, and a pair of conveyances including a pair of driving rollers and driven rollers. A pair of registration rollers 9, which are arranged immediately before the roller 10 and the image forming position P and are composed of a pair of a driving roller and a driven roller, are arranged at appropriate intervals.

  In the feeder unit 4 configured as described above, the uppermost sheet 3 among the sheets 3 stacked on the sheet pressing plate 8 is pressed toward the main body feed roller 12, and the main body feed roller. After being sandwiched between the main body paper supply roller 12 and the separation pad 13 by the rotation of 12, the paper is fed one by one. The fed paper 3 is transported by the transport roller 11 and then sequentially sent to the transport roller 10 and the registration roller 9 so that the paper 3 is sent to the image forming position P after a predetermined registration.

[Description of Configuration of Multipurpose Tray 14]
A multi-purpose tray 14 for supplying paper 3 by manual feed or automatic paper feeding and a paper 3 stacked on the multi-purpose tray 14 are fed to the front side of the main body case 2 above the feeder unit 4. A multi-purpose-side paper feeding mechanism 15 for paper is provided. The multi-purpose-side paper feed mechanism 15 includes a multi-purpose-side paper feed roller 15a and a multi-purpose-side paper feed pad 15b, and a spring 15c disposed on the back side of the multi-purpose-side paper feed pad 15b provides a multi-purpose side paper feed roller 15a. The sheet feeding pad 15b is pressed toward the multipurpose sheet feeding roller 15a. In addition, the multi-purpose side paper feed mechanism 15 includes a pair of transport rollers 15d including a pair of a driving roller and a driven roller.

  In the multi-purpose tray 14 configured as described above, after the sheets 3 stacked on the multi-purpose tray 14 are sandwiched between the rotating multi-purpose side feed roller 15a and the multi-purpose side feed pad 15b. Each sheet is fed and sent to the registration roller 9 through a pair of conveying rollers 15d.

  Further, on the back surface of the multi-purpose tray 14, an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag 99a (hereinafter simply referred to as a tag) as a non-contact tag provided on a form sheet 99 (see FIG. 4) as a recording medium described later. A tag reader 16 is provided for reading the data written in (). For this reason, when the form sheet 99 is placed as the sheet 3 on the multipurpose tray 14, data can be read from the tag 99 a provided on the form sheet 99.

[Description of Configuration of Scanner Unit 17]
The scanner unit 17 is disposed on the lower surface side of the paper discharge tray 36 in the upper part of the main body case 2, and includes a laser light emitting unit (not shown), a polygon mirror 20 that is rotationally driven, lenses 21a and 21b, a reflecting mirror 22, and the like. The photosensitive drum 23 in the process unit 18 is made to pass or reflect a laser beam corresponding to the image data emitted from the laser emitting unit in the order of the polygon mirror 20, the lens 21a, the reflecting mirror 22, and the lens 21b. Irradiated on the surface of the substrate by high-speed scanning.

[Description of Configuration of Process Unit 18]
The process unit 18 includes a drum cartridge having a photosensitive drum 23 as an electrostatic latent image carrier, a scorotron charger 37, a transfer roller 25, and the like, and a developing cartridge 24 that is detachably attached to the drum cartridge. Has been. The developing cartridge 24 includes a toner container 26, a developing roller 27, a layer thickness regulating blade 28, a toner supply roller 29, and the like.

  The toner storage unit 26 is filled with a positively charged non-magnetic single-component polymerized toner as a developer, and the toner is supplied to the developing roller 27 by the toner supply roller 29. At this time, the toner supply roller 29 In addition, the toner charged positively between the developing roller 27 and the developing roller 27 and the toner supplied onto the developing roller 27 is thinned to a constant thickness by the sliding of the layer thickness regulating blade 28 as the developing roller 27 rotates. It is carried on the developing roller 27 as a layer. On the other hand, the rotating photosensitive drum 23 is arranged to face the developing roller 27, the drum body is grounded, and the surface thereof is a positively chargeable photosensitive layer composed of an organic photosensitive material such as polycarbonate. It is formed by.

  In the printer 1, the residual toner remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum 23 after the toner image is transferred to the paper 3 by the transfer roller 25 is recovered by the developing roller 27, and the residual toner is recovered by a so-called cleanerless system. I am doing so. If the residual toner on the surface of the photosensitive drum 23 is collected by such a cleaner-less method, it is not necessary to provide a cleaning device such as a blade or a storage unit for waste toner, so that the device configuration is simplified, reduced in size and cost. Can be reduced.

  The scorotron charger 37 is disposed above the photosensitive drum 23 at a predetermined interval so as not to contact the photosensitive drum 23. The scorotron charger 37 is a positively charged scorotron charger that generates corona discharge from a charging wire such as tungsten, and is configured to uniformly charge the surface of the photosensitive drum 23 to a positive polarity. ing.

  The surface of the photosensitive drum 23 is first uniformly charged positively by the scorotron charger 37 as the photosensitive drum 23 rotates, and then exposed by high-speed scanning of the laser beam from the scanner unit 17. Then, an electrostatic latent image based on the image data is formed.

  Next, the electrostatic charge formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 23 when the positively charged toner carried on the developing roller 27 comes into contact with the photosensitive drum 23 by the rotation of the developing roller 27. The latent image, that is, the surface of the photosensitive drum 23 that is uniformly positively charged, is supplied to an exposed portion that is exposed to a laser beam and the potential is lowered, and is visualized by being selectively carried. As a result, a toner image is achieved.

  The transfer roller 25 is disposed below the photosensitive drum 23 so as to face the photosensitive drum 23, and is supported by the drum cartridge so as to be rotatable in the clockwise direction in FIG. The transfer roller 25 is configured such that a metal roller shaft is covered with a roller made of an ion conductive rubber material, and at the time of transfer, a transfer bias (transfer forward bias) is applied from a transfer bias application power source. Has been. Therefore, the toner image carried on the surface of the photosensitive drum 23 is transferred to the paper 3 at the image forming position P described above while the paper 3 passes between the photosensitive drum 23 and the transfer roller 25. .

[Description of Configuration of Fixing Device 19]
As shown in FIG. 1, the fixing device 19 as a fixing unit is disposed downstream of the process unit 18 in the transport direction, and is disposed so as to press one heating roller 31 and the heating roller 31. The pressure roller 32 and a pair of conveying rollers 33 provided on the downstream side thereof are provided. The heating roller 31 is made of a metal such as aluminum and includes a heater such as a halogen lamp for heating. The toner transferred onto the sheet 3 in the process unit 18 is transferred to the sheet 3 by the heating roller 31 and the pressure roller 32. Heat-fixed while passing between. Thereafter, the paper 3 is transported by the transport roller 33 by the transport roller 34 and the paper discharge roller 35 in the rear paper discharge path in the main body case 2, and then discharged onto the paper discharge tray 36.

  Further, a tag writer 38 capable of writing data to the above-described tag 99a is provided in the paper conveyance path between the heating roller 31 and the pressure roller 32 and the conveyance rollers 33 and 33. For this reason, when the form sheet 99 is used as the sheet 3, desired data can be written in the tag 99a of the form sheet 99 after image formation.

[Description of Configuration of Optional Tray 41]
The option tray 41 that can be added below the feeder unit 4 has an internal structure substantially the same as that of the feeder unit 4. That is, the optional tray 41 has an additional paper feed tray 46 that is detachably attached to the bottom thereof, and a paper pressing plate that is supported at the bottom of the additional paper feed tray 46 so as to be swingable and is biased by a spring 48a. 48, a paper feed roller (hereinafter referred to as an additional paper feed roller) 52 and a separation pad 53 provided above the other end of the paper pressing plate 48. The separation pad 53 is disposed to face the additional paper feed roller 52, and a pad 53a made of a member having a large friction coefficient is pressed toward the additional paper feed roller 52 by a spring 53b.

  Further, in the main body paper feed tray 6 mounted on the feeder unit 4, a path through which the paper 3 can pass in the vertical direction between the swing range of the paper pressing plate 8 and the front handle 6 a. 6b is formed. Further, a pair of conveying rollers 54 including a pair of a driving roller and a driven roller are disposed below the passage 6b. For this reason, when the main body paper feed tray 6 of the feeder unit 4 is disposed at a regular position (a position where the paper feed roller 12 can feed the paper 3 to the transport path 7), the optional tray 41 can be additionally supplied. The paper 3 fed one by one by the paper roller 52 is transported by the pair of transport rollers 54 and then sent to the transport path 7 by the transport roller 11 through the passage 6b. Further, a handle portion 46 a is also provided on the front side of the additional paper feed tray 46 in the same manner as the feeder portion 4.

[Description of Control System of Printer 1]
Next, the control system of the printer 1 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the printer 1 temporarily stores a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 61 that executes various calculations, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 62 that stores a control program, and various data. A random access memory (RAM) 63 is provided. Further, the CPU 61 is connected to an NVRAM 64 and a hard disk device (HDD) 65 which are not erased even if the power switch is turned off, and a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) as an external device. A printer port interface (printer port I / F) 66 for connecting to the LAN 70, a LAN interface (LAN I / F) 67 for connecting to a LAN (not shown), operation keys 90 provided on the surface of the main body case 2, and a display panel 91 (see FIG. 2), the above-described tag reader 16 and tag writer 38, and various actuators (hereinafter collectively referred to as an image forming section 93) of the mechanism from the above-described paper feed rollers 12, 15a, 52 to the paper discharge roller 35. ) Is connected. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation key 90 is a well-known one having a plurality of arrow keys, an execution key, a cancel key, a numeric keypad, and the like.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the personal computer 70 also includes a CPU 71, a ROM 72, and a RAM 73. The CPU 71 is connected to a hard disk device (HDD) 74, an operation unit 75 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display unit 76 such as a CRT, and the printer 1. A printer port interface (printer port I / F) 77 for connecting to the LAN and a LAN interface (LAN I / F) 78 for connecting to a LAN (not shown) are connected. The printer 1 and the personal computer 70 may be connected via the LAN interfaces 67 and 78.

[Description of form printing process]
Next, a form printing process executed by the control system of the printer 1 will be described. The form sheet 99 used in this embodiment has a structure in which a tag 99a is provided near one corner of a rectangular sheet as shown in FIG. Further, the X and Y axes are set on the form sheet 99 with the apex on the side where the tag 99a is provided as the origin, and the pre-print flag, the first column flag, and the second column are further set on the tag 99a. Three flags composed of flags (corresponding to completed information) are set. As shown in FIG. 5, in the state before printing, each flag is reset to 0. As described below, the pre-print flag, the first column flag, and the second column flag are set every time the printing process is performed. Sequentially set to 1. The tag 99a stores layout data described later.

  6 to 7 are flowcharts showing the form printing process executed by the CPU 61. This process is started when any paper 3 is set on the multi-purpose tray 14. When the process is started, first, in S1 (S represents a step: the same applies hereinafter), it is determined whether or not there is any data in the tag 99a. If the paper 3 set on the multi-purpose tray 14 is general high-quality paper that is not the form paper 99, the flag 99 is not set even if the tag 99a is not used or even if some tag is provided. If there is no data (S1: N), a negative determination is made, and the process proceeds to S2, and waits until data is received from the personal computer 70 (S2: N).

  On the other hand, when the form paper 99 is set as the paper 3 on the multi-purpose tray 14, since at least the flag data is present, an affirmative determination is made in S1, and the process proceeds to S3. In S3, data is read from the tag 99a, and in subsequent S4, it is determined whether or not the pre-print flag is 1. When an unprocessed form sheet 99 as shown in FIG. 4A is set, since the pre-print flag is 0, a negative determination is made in S4, and the process proceeds to S2 described above. If the paper 3 set on the multi-purpose tray 14 has a tag but is not the form paper 99, the pre-print flag is not set, so a negative determination is similarly made in S4 and the process proceeds to S2. To do.

  When data is received from the personal computer 70 during the standby in S2 (S2: Y), in the subsequent S6, the data is preprint data for preprinting ruled lines 99b (see FIG. 4) and the like on the form paper 99. It is determined whether or not there is. If it is not pre-print data (S6: N), the process proceeds to S7, and whether or not the received data is issuer print data for the issuer to print on the pre-printed form sheet 99. Is judged. If the data is not issuer print data (S7: N), it is determined that the data is general print data, normal printing is executed in S8, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the received data is pre-print data (S6: Y), it is determined whether or not there is a tag 99a on the paper 3 set on the multi-purpose tray 14 (S11). When the tag 99a is present (S11: Y), it is subsequently determined whether or not the first column flag is 0 (S12), and when the first column flag is 0 (S12: Y), It is determined whether or not the second column flag is 0 (S13). When the second field flag is also 0 (S13: Y), it is confirmed that the form sheet 99 is the pre-print form sheet 99 based on each flag, and in the subsequent S14, the form sheet 99 is received from the personal computer 70. A layout is calculated based on the pre-printed data.

  That is, the pre-print data includes form information corresponding to an image such as a ruled line 99b and a title 99c illustrated in FIG. 4B and arrangement information indicating the print position. Therefore, in S14, based on the arrangement information such as the ruled line 99b, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper left of the print position where the issuer, the supplier, etc. should write or print the contents of each item (the origin of each print position) X-axis coordinates and Y-axis coordinates are calculated and used as layout data as arrangement information that is easier to handle. Such layout data may be calculated on the personal computer 70 side and transmitted to the printer 1.

  In subsequent S15, by feeding one sheet from the multi-purpose tray 14, form information such as ruled lines 99b is printed on the form sheet 99 by the process unit 18, and in S16, on the tag 99a of the printed form sheet 99, The layout data and each item information are written through the tag writer 38. Further, in the subsequent S17, it is determined whether or not the writing is normally performed via the tag writer 38. If the writing is normal (S17: Y), the pre-print flag of the tag 99a is further set to 1 via the tag writer 38. Is set to end processing.

  On the other hand, when pre-printing is to be performed on the general paper 3 without the tag 99a (S11: N), the first column flag or the second column indicating that the printing on the form sheet 99 has been completed by the issuer or the supplier. If the flag is set to 1 (S12: N or S13: N), or if the above writing to the tag 99a is not normal (S17: N), an error is notified to the personal computer 70 in S19. Then, the process ends. If the paper 3 set on the multi-purpose tray 14 has a tag but is not the form paper 99, the first column flag is not even set, so a negative determination is similarly made in S12 and the process proceeds to S19. Transition.

  The form sheet 99 for which pre-printing has been completed as described above is handed over to the issuer, and the issuer prints its own content on the form sheet 99 using a similar system. That is, the pre-printed form sheet 99 is set on the multipurpose tray 14 and the issuer print data is transmitted from the personal computer 70 to the printer 1. Next, the process at this time will be described.

  In this case, when the preprinted form sheet 99 is set on the multi-purpose tray 14, an affirmative determination is made in S1 and data is read from the tag 99a in S3, and then the preprint flag is 1 (S4). : Y), the process proceeds to S20. In S20, it is determined whether or not the first column flag is 1. However, if printing by the issuer is not performed, the first column flag remains 0 (S20: N). The process proceeds to S2.

  When the issuer print data is received during the standby in S2, it is sequentially judged as S2: Y, S6: N, S7: Y, the process proceeds to S21, and the data is read from the tag 99a. Subsequently, it is sequentially determined whether or not the pre-print flag is 1 (S22) and whether or not the first column flag is 0 (S23). When the pre-print flag is 0 (S22: N), when issuer printing is attempted on the pre-print form 99, and when the first column flag is 1 (S23: N), the following is described. In this way, since issuer printing is attempted on the form sheet 99 on which issuer printing has been completed, an error is notified to the personal computer 70 in any case, and the process ends. If the paper 3 set on the multi-purpose tray 14 has a tag but is not the form paper 99, the pre-print flag is not set, so a negative determination is similarly made in S22, and the process proceeds to S24. To do.

  On the other hand, if the pre-print flag is 1 (S22: Y) and the first column flag is 0 (S23: Y), it corresponds to the data (content information) of each item received from the personal computer 70 in S26. The images are arranged in the first column (that is, the column corresponding to the issuer and the upper column in FIG. 4B). This process is performed by pasting an image corresponding to each item on the image buffer corresponding to the form sheet 99 provided in the RAM 63 based on the layout data described above.

  In the subsequent S27, each content is printed in the first column of the form sheet 99. In the subsequent S28, the first column flag of the tag 99a is set to 1, and the print data of the content is written in the tag. , The process ends.

  Next, when the form sheet 99 for which the issuer printing has been completed is handed over to the delivery person, the delivery person can print his content (delivery person print) as follows. That is, when the supplier sets the issuer-printed form sheet 99 on the multi-purpose tray 14 of his printer 1, an affirmative determination is made in S1 and data is read from the tag 99a in S3, and then pre-printing is performed. Since both the flag and the first column flag are 1, an affirmative determination is made in S4 and S20, and the process proceeds to S31.

  In S31, it is determined whether or not the second column flag is 0. When the second column flag is 1 (S31: N), the form paper 99 set on the multi-purpose tray 14 has been printed by the supplier as described below, and therefore is displayed on the display panel 91 of the printer 1. An error is displayed (S33), and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the second column flag is 0 (S31: Y), the input item is displayed on the display panel 91 in S35. For example, in the example of the form sheet 99 in FIG. 4B, a comment such as “Please enter the delivery date” is displayed on the display panel 91. The input item (comment) is displayed based on the item information read from the tag 99a. In the subsequent S36, the process waits until there is a key input (S36: N). If there is an input from the numeric key of the operation key 90 or the like for the comment (S36: Y), the input value is stored in the RAM 63 in S37, Subsequently, in S38, it is determined whether or not the input for all items in the second column is completed. If there is an uninput item (S38: N), the process proceeds to S35 and the same process is repeated. When input of all items is completed (S38: Y), the process proceeds to S41. In S41 to S43, as in S26 to S28, images corresponding to the input data (content information) of each item are arranged in the second column (S41), and the respective contents are displayed in the second column of the form sheet 99. Printed by the process unit 81 (S42), the second field flag of the tag 99a is set to 1, and the print data of the content is written in the tag 99a (S43), and the process is terminated.

  The process of S41 is performed by pasting an image corresponding to each item on the image buffer corresponding to the form sheet 99 provided in the RAM 63 based on the layout data described above.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, each writer (issuer or supplier) automatically creates an appropriate image based on his / her content information based on the layout data written in the tag 99a. Can be formed in position. In addition, the supplier can input contents directly from the operation keys 90 of the printer 1 without the help of the personal computer 70. Therefore, even a supplier unaccustomed to handling a personal computer can easily print content.

  Further, since the content information is also written on the tag 99a, the image can be easily reproduced even if the form sheet 99 is damaged. Further, in the present embodiment, by using each of the above flags, it is possible to suppress printing in an order different from the order of pre-printing, issuer printing, and supplier printing. For example, if pre-printing is not completed, issuer printing (S27) and supplier printing (S42) cannot be executed (see S4 and S22), and if issuer printing is not completed, supplier printing cannot be executed ( (See S20). In addition, the data transmitted from the personal computer 70 is different between pre-printing and issuer printing (for example, the issuer print data includes an issuer code), and for delivery printing, content is directly input from the operation key 90. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the issuer print data from being processed as pre-print data, and the content of the supplier from being printed as the issuer content.

  In the above embodiment, the processing of the tag reader 16 and S3, S21 is the reading means, the image buffer of the RAM 63 is the page storage means, the processing of S26, S41 is the arrangement control means, the image buffer, each feed roller The mechanism from 12, 15a, 52 to the paper discharge roller 35, the processing of S15, S26, S27, S41, and S42 are the image forming means, the processing of S28 and S43 are the writing means, and the operation key 90 is the input means. , S20 and S22 correspond to prohibiting means, respectively. In addition, the printer 1 and the personal computer 70 correspond to an image forming system, the processes of S3 and S21 correspond to the reading process, and the processes of S15, S26, S27, S41, and S42 correspond to the image forming process, respectively.

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In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the order of printing on the form paper 99 (S15, S27, S42) and writing on the tag 99a (S16, S28, S43) may be reversed. Further, the customer print data may be sent from the personal computer 70, and conversely, the issuer print data may be input from the operation key 90. However, in the latter case, in order to specify whether the data input from the operation key 90 is issuer-printed data or supplier-printed data, some specification means (using an existing button is used for the operation key 90). It is desirable to set.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to forms printed by issuers and suppliers, but can be applied to various forms such as forms printed by contractors, contractees, and handling financial institutions. it can. Furthermore, the tag 99a may be at the right end or the left end of the form paper 99, and may be provided at any position on the form paper 99.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the tag reader 16 may be provided in front of the registration roller 9. In this case, since the data of the tag 99a can be read from the form paper 99 fed from the main body paper feed tray 6 or the additional paper feed tray 46, the convenience when processing a large amount of the form paper 99 is improved. . On the other hand, when the tag reader 16 is provided on the multipurpose tray 14 as in the above-described embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the interval between the tag reader 16 and the tag writer 38 can be secured by opening the multipurpose tray 14. And interference in communication with the tag 99a can be further suppressed.

  Furthermore, the present invention can be applied not only to a page printer but also to a serial printer, and can also be applied to various image forming apparatuses such as a facsimile machine, a copier, an ink jet printer, and a dot impact printer. In particular, when the present invention is applied to a dot impact printer, it is possible to process a so-called copy form that can be simultaneously filled in a plurality of forms using a back carbon paper.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a printer to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view showing the appearance of the printer. It is a block diagram showing the structure of the control system of the printer. It is a top view which illustrates the structure of the form paper used with the printer. It is explanatory drawing showing the change of the flag set to the tag of the form paper. It is a flowchart showing the form printing process performed with the said control system. It is a flowchart showing the continuation of the form printing process. It is a flowchart showing the continuation of the form printing process. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the layout data calculated based on arrangement | positioning information. It is a schematic sectional drawing showing the structure of the other form of the printer with which this invention was applied.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Printer 6 ... Main body feed tray 12 ... Main body feed roller 14 ... Multi-purpose tray 15a ... Multi-purpose side feed roller 16 ... Tag reader 17 ... Scanner unit 18 ... Process unit 19 ... Fixing device 23 ... Photoconductor drum 24 ... Developing cartridge 25 ... transfer roller 38 ... tag writer 46 ... additional paper feed tray 52 ... additional paper feed roller 70 ... PC 75 ... operating unit 76 ... display unit 90 ... operating key 91 ... display panel 93 ... image forming unit 99 ... form paper 99a ... RFID tag 99b ... Rule 99c ... Title

Claims (8)

Reading means for reading information from a non-contact type tag provided on the recording medium;
Image forming means for forming an image on a recording medium having the non-contact tag;
An image forming apparatus comprising:
When the information read by the reading means includes arrangement information individually set for a plurality of writers, the image forming means fills in the images based on the content information corresponding to the writers. An image forming apparatus formed at a position based on arrangement information corresponding to a person. The image forming means includes
Page storage means for storing data corresponding to at least one page;
An arrangement control means for arranging an image based on the content information corresponding to each writer on the data stored in the page storage means based on the arrangement information corresponding to each writer;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Writing means for writing content information corresponding to an image formed by the image forming means to the non-contact tag provided on a recording medium on which the image is formed;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Input means capable of inputting content information corresponding to an image to be formed at the position by the image forming means;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: The non-contact type tag stores filled-in information indicating which writer has completed image formation on the recording medium,
When the order is set for the entry person and the entered information read by the reading means indicates that the image formation by the entry person who is to form an image before itself is not completed, the image forming means The prohibition means to prohibit the image formation by
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium including a non-contact type tag; and a writing unit that writes information to the non-contact type tag provided on the recording medium;
An external device that transmits information on an image to be formed on the recording medium and information to be written on the non-contact tag to the image forming apparatus;
An image forming system comprising:
The external device transmits image form information for pre-printing the form and arrangement information set individually for a plurality of writers,
The image forming system, wherein the image forming unit pre-prints the form on the recording medium based on the form information, and the writing unit writes the arrangement information on the non-contact tag. A reading process of reading information from a non-contact tag provided on a recording medium;
An image forming process for forming an image on a recording medium provided with the non-contact tag;
An image forming method comprising:
When the information read by the reading process includes arrangement information individually set for a plurality of writers, the image forming process writes each image based on the content information corresponding to each writer. Forming at a position based on arrangement information corresponding to a person. A recording medium provided with a non-contact type tag,
A recording medium, wherein arrangement information individually set for a plurality of writers is written in the non-contact type tag.

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