JP2007176073A - Recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording apparatus which can maintain and manage consistency in a calling card format, and which can singly create a calling card with ease. <P>SOLUTION: When an IC card 70 as an employee ID card is in the state of being capable of being read by an IC card reader 36, in "an automatic calling-card creating mode" as a recording mode, a recording control part 100 reads "electronic data on identification information" and "calling-card template data", which are stored in the IC chip 71 of the IC card 70 as the employee ID card, via the IC card reader 36. The recording control part 100, which reads "the electronic data on identification information" and "the calling-card template data" from the IC chip 71 of the IC card 70, generates "calling-card recording data" from "the electronic data on identification information" and "the calling-card template data", and controls a recording performing means 60 on the basis of the generated calling-card recording data, so as to perform recording on recording paper Pn of a calling-card size by the number of times, equivalent to the set number of pieces of recording paper. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus capable of performing recording on a recording surface of a recording material represented by an ink jet printer or the like.

  In the past, it has been common practice to request a professional printing company or the like to create a business card to be presented when a company employee or the like introduces himself / herself to the first meeting partner. However, in recent years, it is possible to record on a recording material (recording paper) having a small business card size with a recording apparatus such as an ink jet printer, and the recording image quality is also extremely high. There is no longer a need to resort to. For this reason, it is expected that the number of companies in which each employee will create their own business cards with a recording device such as an ink jet printer will increase in the future.

  In this way, if you can create your own business card easily and quickly with a recording device such as an ink jet printer without having to bother to ask a specialized printing company, for example, you accidentally cut your business card. When a necessary scene occurs, it is convenient because a new business card can be obtained immediately. In addition, since new business cards can be obtained at any time, there is no need to keep many business cards at all times. For example, if there are changes in the contents of the business cards due to personnel changes, etc. There is also an advantage that old business cards before transfer that can be obtained in vain can be minimized.

  By the way, as a matter of course, the business cards of each employee in a company are generally created in a format (configuration, layout, etc.) that is common to all employees, even if there are variations within a certain range. It is. It is desirable that the uniformity of the business card format in one company be maintained without change even when each employee creates his / her business card with a recording apparatus such as an ink jet printer. Therefore, when each employee can freely create a business card, the problem is how to maintain and manage the uniformity of the business card format.

  As an example of the prior art that can solve such a problem, a business card creation device that centrally manages business card layout information in a database or the like along with information of each employee such as a department or name is known (for example, Patent Document 1). See). When creating a business card with this business card creation device, access a database etc., and select a business card layout pattern selected from a plurality of business card layout patterns stored in the database etc. A business card is created based on the employee information. If the business card layout pattern stored in this database or the like can be changed only by employees within a predetermined allowable range, it is possible to maintain and manage the uniformity of the business card format within one company.

JP 7-28796 A

  However, in the above-described prior art business card creation device, an employee who wants to create a business card accesses the database etc. every time he / she creates a business card, and his / her employee information from the employee ledger file etc. stored in the database etc. It is necessary to search for and select, especially for a large company with a large number of employees, which takes time and effort. In addition, the business card creation device of the above-described prior art requires a database storing employee information of all employees, and a great cost is generated for the construction of the database and the maintenance of the database. Furthermore, since it is assumed that the company's database can be accessed, business cards can only be created at specific locations in the company. For example, sales employees lack business cards on business trips or bring business cards. If you forget to do it and suddenly need a business card, you can't deal with it.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and the problem is to provide a recording device capable of easily creating a business card by a single recording device while maintaining and managing the uniformity of the business card format. There is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a recording apparatus capable of performing recording on a recording surface of a recording material, a recording control means for executing recording control on the recording material, A reading device capable of reading electronic data stored in the identification information storage medium, and the recording control means removes the reading device from the identification information storage medium in a state readable by the reading device. The electronic data of the identification information and the business card template data stored in the identification information storage medium are read, and the business card recording data is generated from the read business card template data and the electronic data of the identification information. Recording having an automatic business card creation mode for executing recording on a business card-sized recording material based on business card recording data It is the location.

  Here, “identification information storage medium” refers to electronic data (identification information) that proves that the owner is an employee, student, employee, etc. belonging to a government office, school, company, etc. A storage medium in which electronic data of information) is stored. As an example of this identification information storage medium, in recent years, an increasing number of companies have introduced employee ID cards using known IC cards. Here, the IC card is a card in which, for example, a very thin semiconductor integrated circuit (IC chip) is embedded in a plastic card of a cash card size so that information can be recorded. Since an IC card is more difficult to counterfeit than a general magnetic stripe card or the like, an employee ID card using this IC card is less likely to be illegally counterfeited. Then, if each employee always carries an IC card in which electronic data of identification information is stored in an IC chip as an employee ID card and performs entry / exit management based on identity verification using the IC card, for example, in-house It is possible to prevent third parties other than employees from entering the security-critical areas without permission.

  As an example of the identification information storage medium according to the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned IC card, it is attached to a card holder, a pass, a thing to be worn on the body such as a ring or a watch, a clothes such as a badge or a key holder And a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC chip) embedded in an object.

  The recording apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention automatically creates a business card using electronic data of identification information stored in such an identification information storage medium in the automatic business card creation mode. It is a recording device that can. Specifically, the recording device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a reading device capable of reading data stored in the identification information storage medium. In the automatic business card creation mode, the recording control means first obtains the electronic data and business card template data of the identification information stored in the identification information storage medium via the reading device from the identification information storage medium in a readable state. read.

  Here, among the electronic data of the identification information stored in the identification information storage medium, the data necessary for creating the business card is data of an individual employee such as a general employee ID, name, department, and telephone number. . In the identification information storage medium, business card template data for creating a business card is also stored in advance in the IC chip. This business card template data is data for defining the design and layout of a business card.

  Next, the recording control means generates business card recording data from the business card template data read from the identification information storage medium and the electronic data of the identification information. Specifically, for example, in a predetermined field of the business card template data, in addition to the name of the employee, the business office address, postal application number, department name, job title, phone number, FAX number, etc. The items to be described are extracted from the electronic data of the identification information read from the identification information storage medium and applied to generate business card recording data as data for recording. Then, the recording control means performs recording on a business card size recording material based on the generated business card recording data. Thereby, each employee can automatically create his / her business card in a short time automatically from his / her identification information storage medium.

  Note that the company name and the company name logo that are usually written on business cards should be written on all employees' business cards, so for example, fixed data as part of the business card template data. As a result, you can make it appear on the business cards of all employees. Further, for example, digital image data of an employee's face photograph is also stored in an IC chip of an identification information storage medium, and a photo field is provided in advance in the business card template data so that the digital image data of the employee's face photograph is arranged. If it is, it is possible to create a business card with a face photo.

  As described above, according to the invention described in the first aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to perform a troublesome operation via a personal computer or the like, and the reading device of the recording device is simply read the own identification information storage medium. It is possible to automatically create a self-business card in a short time from a self-identification information storage medium. In addition, since the information necessary for business card creation is obtained from the identification information storage medium, for example, the consistency of the business card format within one company can be maintained and managed without having to bother to build a large-scale employee information database. This makes it possible to create a business card while maintaining and managing the uniformity of the business card format within a company with a stand-alone recording device that is not connected to the network.

  As a result, according to the recording apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily create a business card by a single recording apparatus while maintaining and managing the uniformity of the business card format. An effect is obtained.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect described above, a predetermined item of electronic data of identification information stored in the identification information storage medium is arbitrarily selected to be recorded on a business card. The recording apparatus is characterized by including a possible user interface means.

  The design and layout of business cards are usually unified by a certain affiliation unit, such as the entire company or business unit. However, as required for business, etc. In some cases, it may be convenient to be able to select arbitrarily. For example, in the case of employees who have many opportunities to go out, such as sales employees, it may be desirable to include the mobile phone number or e-mail address on the business card. There is no matter. Therefore, it is possible to select the items to be recorded on the business card for the predetermined items of the electronic data of the identification information, so that it is convenient for business operations while maintaining unity within a certain range. Since the business card description items can be changed flexibly, it is possible to create more convenient business cards.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect described above, when the user interface means stores a plurality of patterns of business card template data in the identification information storage medium, The recording apparatus is characterized in that the user can select desired business card template data from among the above.

  If unification is maintained within a certain range, it is likely that the design and layout of the business card can be selected from a plurality of patterns according to the preference of the business card creator. So, for example, you can select vertical business cards and horizontal business cards, or you can select whether the back side is blank or whether you want to include the same content as the front side in Roman characters, etc. If the user can select the desired business card template data from the business card template data, it is possible to create a flexible business card that can reflect the preferences and commitments of the business card creator while maintaining a uniform range. become.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect or the third aspect described above, the user interface means stores electronic data of identification information in a plurality of languages in the identification information storage medium. In this case, the recording apparatus has a configuration in which the user can select electronic data of identification information in a language of a desired country from a plurality of languages of the country.

  For example, an employee who has an opportunity to go abroad on a business trip may need a business card written in the foreign language. However, when requesting business card creation from specialized printers, etc., it is often necessary to order a certain number of copies, so most of the business cards created in foreign languages with few opportunities for use are not used. Can be thrown away in vain.

  Therefore, in such a case, electronic data of identification information is stored in advance in a plurality of languages in the IC chip of the identification information storage medium, and the language of the country is selected by the user interface means. Business cards written in the language of the country can be automatically created as many times as necessary for opportunities such as overseas business trips. In other words, business cards written in the language of the country can be automatically created as many times as necessary at the necessary occasions, so that convenience is improved and the created business cards may be wasted. Can be reduced. Also, if necessary, electronic data of identification information in the language of the country is stored in the IC chip of the identification information storage medium, and the language of the country is selected by the user interface means. Since the business card of the country is automatically created, business cards written in the language of the country can be easily created for many countries around the world.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects described above, an authentication unit is provided that authenticates the identity at the time of reading data in the identification information storage medium. The recording apparatus is characterized by this.
In the unlikely event that the identification information storage medium is lost or stolen, the other person can create the business card of the owner of the identification information storage medium. From the viewpoint of protecting personal information, it seems to be undesirable. Therefore, for example, when creating a business card by reading data from an identification information storage medium, if an appropriate authentication means such as password authentication or fingerprint authentication is provided, the identification information is stored by a third party other than the owner. The possibility that a business card is created from the medium can be greatly reduced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, a schematic configuration of an ink jet recording apparatus as an example of a “recording apparatus” according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an essential part of an ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention.
In the ink jet recording apparatus 50, the recording paper P is used as means for causing the recording head 62 that performs recording by ejecting ink to the recording paper P as “recording material” to scan the recording paper P in the main scanning direction X. On the other hand, a carriage 61 supported by a carriage guide shaft 51 so as to be movable in the main scanning direction X is provided. The carriage 61 is equipped with a recording head 62 and a PW sensor 34 to be described later, and the rotational driving force of the CR motor 63 (FIG. 3) is transmitted by a belt transmission mechanism using an endless belt (not shown) to perform the main scanning direction. Reciprocate to X. At a position facing the head surface of the recording head 62, the recording surface of the recording paper P and the head surface of the recording head 62 are supported while slidably supporting the recording paper P conveyed by a “recording material conveying means” described later. A platen 52 is provided for defining the interval at a predetermined interval.

  A known capping device 59 is provided outside the one end side of the reciprocating region of the carriage 61 in the main scanning direction X. In a standby state in which recording is not performed, the carriage 61 moves over the capping device 59 and stops, and the head surface of the recording head 62 is sealed by the cap CP provided in the capping device 59. The stop position of the carriage 61 is defined as a home position HP.

  In the ink jet recording apparatus 50, recording is performed as “recording material conveying means” capable of conveying the recording paper P in the sub-scanning direction Y so that the recording head 62 scans the recording paper P in the sub-scanning direction Y. A conveyance driving roller 53 and a conveyance driven roller 54 that convey the paper P in the sub-scanning direction Y are provided. The conveyance driving roller 53 rotates when the rotation driving force of the PF motor 58 (FIG. 3) is transmitted to the gear, and the recording paper P is conveyed in the sub-scanning direction Y by the rotation of the conveyance driving roller 53. A plurality of transport driven rollers 54 are provided and are individually urged by the transport driving roller 53, and the recording paper P is in contact with the recording paper P when the recording paper P is transported by the rotation of the transport driving roller 53. Rotates following the transport of A coating having a high frictional resistance is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the transport driving roller 53. The recording paper P pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the transport driving roller 53 by the transport driven roller 54 comes into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the transport driving roller 53 by frictional resistance, and is transported in the sub-scanning direction by the rotation of the transport driving roller 53. .

  On the upstream side of the conveyance drive roller 53 in the sub-scanning direction Y, a paper feed tray 57 as a “recording material stacking unit” capable of stacking a large number of recording sheets P is disposed. The paper feed tray 57 is configured to feed (feed) recording paper P such as plain paper or photo paper. In the vicinity of the paper feed tray 57, as the “automatic feeding means” for automatically feeding the uppermost recording paper P of the recording paper P stacked on the paper feed tray 57 to the “recording material conveying means”. An ASF (Auto Sheet Feeder) is provided. The ASF is a known automatic paper feed mechanism having a paper feed roller 57b provided on the paper feed tray 57 and a separation pad (not shown). The paper feed roller 57 b is disposed on one side of the paper feed tray 57. The recording paper guide 57a is provided on the paper feed tray 57 so as to be slidable in the width direction in accordance with the width of the recording paper P.

  Then, the recording paper P placed on the paper feed tray 57 by the rotational driving force of the paper feed roller 57b rotated by the transmission of the rotational driving force of the PF motor 58 (FIG. 3) and the frictional resistance of the separation pad, A plurality of recording sheets P are not fed at a time, but only the topmost recording sheet P is accurately separated and automatically fed one by one. A paper detector 33 according to a known technique is disposed between the paper feed roller 57b and the conveyance drive roller 53.

On the other hand, a discharge driving roller 55 and a discharge driven roller 56 are provided as means for discharging the recording paper P after execution of recording. The paper discharge driving roller 55 is rotated by transmission of the rotational driving force of the PF motor 58 (FIG. 3), and the recording paper P after recording is discharged in the sub-scanning direction Y by the rotation of the paper discharge driving roller 55. Is done. The paper discharge driven roller 56 has a plurality of teeth around it, and is a toothed roller sharply sharpened so that the tip of each tooth makes point contact with the recording surface of the recording paper P.
A PF motor 58 (FIG. 3) that rotationally drives the paper feed roller 57b, the conveyance drive roller 53, and the paper discharge drive roller 55, and a CR motor 63 (FIG. 3) that drives the carriage 61 in the main scanning direction X will be described later. The recording control unit 100 controls the driving. Similarly, the recording head 62 is driven and controlled by the recording control unit 100 to eject ink onto the surface of the recording paper P. The recording control unit 100 forms dots by ejecting ink from the recording head 62 to the recording paper P while reciprocating the carriage 61 in the main scanning direction X, and the predetermined conveyance of the recording paper P in the sub-scanning direction Y. The recording control on the recording paper P is executed while alternately repeating the operation of transporting by the amount.

The recording control unit 100 as “recording control means” will be described with reference to FIGS.
The recording control unit 100 includes a ROM 101, a RAM 102, an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) 103, an MPU 104, a nonvolatile memory 105 as a “nonvolatile storage medium”, a PF motor driver 106, a CR motor driver 107, and a head driver 108. ing. The MPU 104 includes a rotary encoder 31 as a “rotation amount detection unit” that detects the rotation amount of the transport driving roller 53 via the ASIC 103, and a linear encoder 32 as a “carriage movement amount detection unit” that detects the movement amount of the carriage 61. The paper detector 33 for detecting the leading edge and the trailing edge of the conveyed recording paper P, the PW sensor 34 for detecting the edge of the recording paper P in the main scanning direction X, and the ink jet recording apparatus 50 are turned on. An output signal of the power switch 35 for turning off / off is input.

The known rotary encoder 31 has a rotary scale 311 that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the conveyance drive roller 53, and a rotary scale sensor 312 that detects slits formed at equal intervals along the outer periphery of the rotary scale 311. (Fig. 2). An output signal of the rotary scale sensor 312 that changes with the rotation of the transport driving roller 53 is output to the MPU 104 via the ASIC 103.
A linear encoder 32 known as “carriage movement detection means” that outputs a detection signal that can specify the movement direction and the movement amount of the carriage 61 is a linear scale 321 that is arranged in the vicinity of the carriage 61 and substantially parallel to the main scanning direction X. And a linear scale sensor 322 mounted on a carriage 61 for detecting slits formed at equal intervals in the linear scale 321 (FIG. 2). An output signal of the linear scale sensor 322 in which the period of the pulse corresponding to the amount of movement of the carriage 61 in the main scanning direction X changes with the moving speed is output to the MPU 104 via the ASIC 103.

The known paper detector 33 is given a self-returning behavior to a standing posture and protrudes into the conveyance path of the recording paper P so as to be able to rotate only in the conveyance direction (sub-scanning direction Y) of the recording paper P. This detector has a lever that is pivotally supported in the state, and the lever rotates when the tip of the lever is pushed by the recording paper P, whereby the recording paper P is detected (FIG. 2). . The paper detector 33 detects the start position of the recording paper P fed from the paper feed roller 57 b and the end position of the recording paper P being conveyed, and the detection signal is output to the MPU 104 via the ASIC 103.
The PW sensor 34 as “recording material detecting means” has a light reflectivity of the recording paper sliding surface of the platen 52 and a light of the recording surface of the recording paper P at a portion facing the recording surface of the recording paper P of the carriage 61. From the difference from the reflectivity, the end of the recording paper P on the platen 52 can be detected in a non-contact manner, and the detection signal is output to the MPU 104 via the ASIC 103.

A ROM 101, a RAM 102, an ASIC 103, an MPU 104, and a nonvolatile memory 105 are connected to the system bus of the recording control unit 100. The MPU 104 performs arithmetic processing for executing recording control of the ink jet recording apparatus 50 and other necessary arithmetic processing. The ROM 101 stores a recording control program (firmware) necessary for controlling the ink jet recording apparatus 50 by the MPU 104, and various data necessary for processing the recording control program is stored in the nonvolatile memory 105. . The RAM 102 is used as a work area for the MPU 104 and a storage area for recording data.
The ASIC 103 has a control circuit for performing speed control of the PF motor 58 and the CR motor 63 which are DC motors and driving control of the recording head 62. Based on the control command sent from the MPU 104, the output signal of the rotary encoder 31, and the output signal of the linear encoder 32, various calculations are performed to control the speed of the PF motor 58 and the CR motor 63. The motor control signal based on this is sent to the PF motor driver 106 and the CR motor driver 107. Further, based on the recording data sent from the MPU 104, a control signal for the recording head 62 is calculated and generated and sent to the head driver 108 to drive and control the recording head 62.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a main part of the ink jet recording apparatus 50 according to the present invention.
Hereinafter, the business card creation function of the ink jet recording apparatus 50 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The ink jet recording apparatus 50 according to the present invention is an example of a “reading apparatus” that can read data stored in an IC chip 71 of an employee ID IC card 70 that is an example of an “identification information storage medium”. The authentication input that constitutes the “authentication means” for authenticating the identity of the IC card reader 36, the display unit 37 and the operation unit 38 as “user interface means”, and the data reading of the employee card IC card 70 Device 39. These are controlled by the MPU 104 via the ASIC 103 or ASIC 103 of the recording control unit 100.

  The recording control unit 100 has an “automatic business card creation mode” that automatically executes all recording on a business card size recording paper Pn as one of the recording modes. When the recording mode is “automatic business card creation mode” and there is an employee card IC card 70 that can be read by the IC card reader 36, the recording controller 100 uses the IC card reader 36 for the employee card IC card. "Electronic data of identification information" and "business card template data" stored in the IC chip 71 of 70 are read.

  Here, the employee card IC card 70 is an IC card as an employee card in which “electronic data of identification information” or the like is stored in the IC chip 71, and the IC card reader 36 reads the data stored in the IC chip 71. Any device can be used regardless of whether it is a contact type or a non-contact type. In recent years, an increasing number of companies have introduced employee ID cards using known IC cards. For example, entrance / exit management to prevent third parties other than employees from entering the security-critical areas without permission. IC card-type employee ID cards used for identity verification at the time of purchase can also be used as they are.

  “Electronic data of identification information” is a general employee ID or name stored in advance on the IC chip 71 of the employee ID card 70 for the purpose of the above-mentioned entrance / exit management or for the purpose of creating a business card. This is data on information related to individual employees such as departments and telephone numbers. “Business card template data” is data for prescribing the design and layout of business cards stored in advance on the IC chip 71 of the employee card IC card 70 for the purpose of creating business cards.

  The recording control unit 100 that has read “electronic data of identification information” and “business card template data” from the IC chip 71 of the employee ID IC card 70 reads the “electronic data of identification information” and “business card template data”. "Business card record data" is generated. Note that the typeface and size of characters on the business card of each item may be included in the “electronic data of identification information” stored in advance on the IC chip 71 of the employee ID IC card 70, or the recording control unit 100. The non-volatile memory 105 may store font files and the like in advance.

  When creating a business card, the business card creator can input and set the number of business cards to be created from the operation unit 38. Here, the operation unit 38 may be in any form as long as it can perform the recording start operation by setting the recording execution number while viewing the display unit 37. For example, if it is composed of operation buttons provided in a general inkjet printer, such as a so-called “cross scroll operation button” consisting of four buttons in the vertical and horizontal directions, “decision”, “cancel”, and “record execution”. good. For example, the number of recording executions displayed on the display unit 37 can be increased / decreased with the up / down scroll buttons, determined with the “decision” button, and recording can be started with the “record execution” button. Further, the operation buttons as the operation unit 38 may constitute the display unit 37 with a liquid crystal touch panel or the like, and the display unit 37 can include the operation unit 38, thereby simplifying the “user interface means”. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the size of the ink jet recording apparatus 50.

  Then, the recording control unit 100 controls the recording execution means 60 based on the generated business card recording data, and executes recording on the business card size recording paper Pn by the set number. In this embodiment, the recording execution means 60 is all the means necessary for executing recording on the recording surface of the recording paper Pn, such as the transport driving roller 53, the paper discharge driving roller 55, the recording head 62, etc. It is meant to include. The recording execution means 60 is not particularly limited to the ink jet recording means shown in the embodiment, and the recording execution means 60 may be a recording means in a general laser printer or thermal transfer printer. It goes without saying that is possible.

  In addition, when the business card is created, the business card creator performs an authentication operation from the authentication input device 39, and the business card creator has not confirmed the identity of the person who has the IC card 70 for the business card. The business card may not be created by reading data from the employee ID IC card 70.

  The authentication input device 39 may be constituted by, for example, a numeric keypad capable of inputting a password for password authentication, a fingerprint detection device for fingerprint authentication, or the like. Prior to reading “electronic data of identification information” from the IC chip 71 of the employee ID IC card 70, the recording control unit 100 receives the authentication data input from the authentication input device 39 and the employee ID IC card 70. Authentication is performed with the read authentication data, and only in the case of authentication OK, “electronic data of identification information” is read from the IC chip 71 of the employee ID IC card 70 and recorded. Alternatively, in the case of an employee ID IC card 70 composed of an intelligent IC card equipped with a CPU, the recording control unit 100 sends the authentication data from the authentication input device 39 to the employee ID IC card 70 as it is, and then the employee ID. Authentication may be performed on the employee card IC card 70 side using the security function of the IC card 70. By providing such an authentication means, the possibility that a business card is created from the employee ID IC card 70 by a third party other than the owner of the employee ID IC card 70 can be greatly reduced.

FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of “business card template data”.
FIG. 6 is a plan view schematically showing a business card size recording paper Pn after execution of recording based on “business card recording data”.
The “business card template data” can be composed of digital image data such as frame image data of a digital photograph, for example. The “business card template data” of the embodiment is configured such that the company name logo 81 and the company name 82 described in a manner common to all employees' business cards are fixedly arranged in advance in a predetermined position and cannot be changed or deleted. ing. In addition, in order to define the position where each piece of information in the “electronic data of identification information” is described, the department and title field 83, the employee name field 84, the address field 85 of the company, telephone number and FAX number Columns 86 are provided at predetermined positions, respectively, and data extracted from “electronic data of identification information” as items described on the business card is applied to the corresponding columns, and “business card recording data” is displayed. Generated.

  Further, the “business card template data” is arbitrarily selected by the business card creator via the display unit 37 and the operation unit 38 for predetermined items of the “electronic data of identification information” such as a mobile phone number or an e-mail address. An optional description information field 87 that can be described on the business card is also provided. For example, in the case of employees who have many opportunities to go out, such as sales employees, it may be desirable to include the mobile phone number or e-mail address on the business card. It seems that there are many cases that are not. Therefore, in this way, while maintaining the company-wide unification within a certain range by adopting a configuration that allows arbitrary selection to be recorded on business cards for predetermined items of the “electronic data of identification information” Since business card descriptions can be changed flexibly according to the circumstances of each employee's business, it is possible to create more convenient business cards. More specifically, in response to a menu display indicating whether or not to record a predetermined item displayed on the display unit 37, the item is recorded by operating the “cross scroll operation button” or the like of the operation unit 38. It can be set by selecting whether or not to do so.

  Further, the “business card template data” is also provided with a face photo column 88 in which a face photo of the employee can be described at a predetermined position of the business card. If digital image data of a face photograph is stored in advance on the IC chip 71 of the employee ID IC card 70, “business card recording data” is generated with the digital image data of the face photograph expanded in the face photograph column 88. If the digital image data of the face photo is not stored in advance on the IC chip 71 of the employee ID card IC card 70, nothing is recorded at the position corresponding to the face photo column 88 of the business card. Of course, whether or not to write this face photo on the business card can be arbitrarily selected by the business card creator via the display unit 37 and the operation unit 38, as in the case of the mobile phone number and e-mail address. Anyway.

  As described above, according to the ink jet recording apparatus 50 according to the present invention, each employee does not need to perform troublesome operations via a personal computer or the like, and the user's ID card IC card 70 is simply used as the ink jet recording apparatus. By simply allowing the 50 IC card readers 36 to read, it is possible to automatically create a self-business card from the self-employee card IC card 70 in a short time. In addition, since the information necessary for creating business cards is obtained from the employee card IC card 70 of each employee, the uniformity of the business card format within a single company can be achieved without having to bother to build a large database of employee information for all employees. For example, it is possible to create a business card while maintaining and managing the uniformity of a business card format in a company with a recording device in a stand-alone state not connected to a network.

  In this way, it is possible to easily create a business card with the ink jet recording apparatus 50 alone, while maintaining and managing the uniformity of the business card format within one company.

  As another embodiment, in addition to the above-described embodiments, a plurality of patterns of “business card template data” are stored in advance on the employee card IC card 70, and a plurality of patterns are displayed via the display unit 37 and the operation unit 38. A desired “business card template data” may be selected from the “business card template data” of the pattern. For example, it is possible to select vertical business cards and horizontal business cards, or to select whether the back side is blank or whether or not to include a description in Roman characters. By allowing users to select the desired “business card template data” from within, flexible business card creation that reflects the preferences and preferences of each employee while maintaining company-wide unification within a certain range is possible. become.

  Further, as another embodiment, in addition to the above-described embodiments, “electronic data of identification information” is stored in advance in a plurality of languages in the IC chip 71 of the employee card IC card 70, and displayed. The configuration may be such that the user can create a business card in a language of a desired country from among a plurality of languages through the unit 37 and the operation unit 38. As a result, for example, an employee who has the opportunity to go abroad for business on an overseas business trip or the like can automatically create business cards written in the language of the country as many as he or she thinks necessary for the overseas business trip or the like. In other words, business cards written in the language of the country can be automatically created as many times as necessary at the necessary occasions, so that convenience is improved and the created business cards may be wasted. Can be reduced. Further, if necessary, “electronic data of identification information” in the language of the country is additionally stored in the IC chip 71 of the employee ID IC card 70 as required, via the display unit 37 and the operation unit 38. Simply select your language, and the inkjet recording device 50 will automatically create business cards for that country, so you can easily create business cards written in that country's language for many countries around the world. Can be created.

  Furthermore, as another embodiment, in the above-described embodiment, the “business card template data” is not stored in the IC chip 71 of the employee ID card IC card 70, but is stored in the nonvolatile memory 105 (see FIG. 3). ) May be stored. Although there is a restriction that business cards can be created only by the ink jet recording apparatus 50, the present invention can be implemented.

  Furthermore, as another embodiment, in addition to the embodiment described above, the data format of “electronic data of identification information” stored in the IC chip 71 of the employee ID card 70 may be unified in a predetermined format. For example, the IC card reader 36 provided in the printer such as the ink jet recording apparatus 50 according to the present invention installed in a public place such as a convenience store can read the data on the employee ID card 70 at any time. You can easily create business cards anywhere. This is convenient because business cards can be easily obtained anytime and anywhere, especially when a business card is frequently used or when a business card is suddenly needed when going out or on a business trip.

  Furthermore, in the case of an employee card IC card 70 having a so-called electronic wallet function, a printer such as the ink jet recording apparatus 50 according to the present invention installed in a public place such as the above convenience store can be used together with the creation of a business card. It is also possible to collect a fee corresponding to the number of business cards created from the employee card IC card 70 at the same time. In this case, the recording control unit 100 can read the balance of the electronic wallet, the collection history, and the like from the IC chip 71 of the employee ID IC card 70 through the operation of the operation unit 38 by the user and record it on the recording paper. You may comprise.

The employee ID IC card 70 is an example of an “identification information storage medium”. Other examples include a card holder, a pass, a thing worn on the body such as a ring and a watch, a badge, and a key holder. For example, a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC chip) embedded in an object such as an object to be worn on clothes. In other words, in a government office, a school, a company, etc., a memory that stores electronic data of information (electronic data of identification information) that proves that the owner is an employee, student, employee, etc. belonging to it Any medium may be used as long as it has a medium.
Further, the recording paper to be recorded is not particularly limited to business card size recording paper. For example, a plurality of business cards are recorded on the A4 size recording paper together with the mark of the cutting position and used after being cut. However, the present invention can be implemented.

  And this invention is not limited to the said Example, A various deformation | transformation is possible within the range of the invention described in the claim, and they are also contained in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

1 is a schematic plan view of an ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention. 1 is a schematic side view of an ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention. 1 is a functional block diagram of a main part of an ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention. An example of business card template data. A business card created based on business card record data.

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36 IC card reader 37 Display unit 38 Operation unit 39 Authentication input device 50 Inkjet recording device 51 Carriage guide shaft 52 Platen 53 Transport drive roller 54 Transport driven roller 55 Discharge drive roller 56 Paper discharge driven roller, 57 paper feed tray, 57b paper feed roller, 58 PF motor, 61 carriage, 62 recording head, 63 CR motor, 70 employee card IC card, 71 IC chip, 100 recording control unit, 101 ROM, 102 RAM , 103 ASIC, 104 MPU, 105 Non-volatile memory, P recording paper, X main scanning direction, Y sub-scanning direction

Claims (5)

A recording apparatus capable of recording on a recording surface of a recording material,
A recording control means for performing recording control on the recording material, and a reading device capable of reading the electronic data stored in the identification information storage medium,
The recording control means includes electronic data and business card template of identification information stored in the identification information storage medium via the reading device from the identification information storage medium that is readable by the reading device. Read data,
Generate business card record data from the read business card template data and electronic data of the identification information,
A recording apparatus having an automatic business card creation mode for executing recording on a recording material based on generated business card recording data. The user interface means according to claim 1, further comprising: user interface means capable of arbitrarily selecting recording of predetermined items of electronic data of identification information stored in the identification information storage medium on a business card. Characteristic recording device. 3. The user interface unit according to claim 2, wherein when a plurality of patterns of business card template data is stored in the identification information storage medium, the user selects desired business card template data from a plurality of patterns of business card template data. A recording apparatus characterized by having a possible configuration. 4. The user interface unit according to claim 2, wherein when the identification information electronic data is stored in a plurality of languages in the identification information storage medium, the user interface means allows the user to select from a plurality of languages. A recording apparatus having a configuration capable of selecting electronic data of identification information in a language of a desired country. 5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an authenticating unit that authenticates personal identification when data is read from the identification information storage medium.

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