JP2007228063A - Image editting device and method, and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image editting device capable of effectively supporting edit of a printed matter comprising a plurality of pages. <P>SOLUTION: The printed matter 72 comprising a plurality of recording paper sheets bound together in the middle of the sheets is displayed and each page (corresponding to one side of a half the recording paper sheet) 73 of the printed matter 72 is displayed to a lower area of a screen. When a page up key 74, a page down key 75, and right left scroll keys 76 are selectively depressed, pages of the printed mater 72 are turned over, two preceding pages or two succeeding pages are displayed on each depression, simultaneously, the four pages 73 on the lower side area are horizontally scrolled, two preceding pages or two succeeding pages are newly displayed and two of the four pages are updated. Further, through the operation of an insertion key 94, a delete key 95, and a move key 96, edit processing such as insertion, deletion, and movement of a page can be executed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image editing apparatus, an image editing method, and an image forming apparatus for editing image data on a display screen.

  As is well known, image data read by a scanner is input or image data from a personal computer is received, and an image indicated by the image data is displayed on a display screen in a print form on a recording sheet. A method of editing while checking the above layout has already been proposed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, an image is displayed on a preview screen, an arbitrary region on the screen is designated, and enlargement / reduction processing or rotation processing of this region is performed.

Further, in Patent Document 2, each page is laid out and stored in one page while checking images of a plurality of pages.
JP 09-37063 A JP 09-26865 A

  By the way, the editing function of the image forming apparatus is diversified, and there is a function of sorting and binding a plurality of recording sheets, and a printed matter including a plurality of pages can be automatically created.

  However, in order to edit a printed matter including a plurality of pages, it is necessary to edit each page while assuming an editing form of the printed matter, and the editing work is extremely difficult.

  For example, when a plurality of recording sheets are saddle-stitched and the respective pages are set on both sides of the recording sheet half, it is difficult to assume the editing form of the printed matter, and the editing operation of each page becomes difficult.

  In Patent Documents 1 and 2, such editing is not assumed, and editing of a printed matter including a plurality of pages cannot be effectively supported.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an image editing apparatus, an image editing method, and an image forming apparatus capable of effectively supporting editing of a printed matter including a plurality of pages. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an image editing apparatus according to the present invention includes an edit form display unit that displays an edit form including a plurality of pages on which image data is printed.

  In this way, by displaying an edit form including a plurality of pages, that is, an edit form of a printed matter, the correlation between the pages can be easily grasped.

  The editing device includes editing means for editing each page of the editing mode displayed by the editing mode display unit.

  As a result, each page can be edited while grasping the editing form of the printed matter.

  Furthermore, the editing form is any one of an editing form in which each page is saddle-stitched, an editing form in which each page is horizontally-bound, and an editing form in which each page is vertically-bound.

  Thereby, it becomes possible to cope with various editing modes.

  Further, the editing means performs any one of scaling of image data printed on the page in the editing mode, page movement, page insertion, and page deletion.

  Alternatively, the editing unit performs any one of movement of a blank page, insertion of a blank page, and deletion of a blank page in the editing mode.

  Thereby, various editing becomes possible.

  The edit form display means displays the edit form including each page and displays the page unit.

  Thereby, it becomes easy to grasp not only the editing form of the printed matter but also the image of the page.

  Further, the editing means performs any one of page movement, page insertion, and page deletion in the editing form, and the editing form display means displays the editing form including each page and displays the page unit. The display in units of pages is changed according to page movement, page insertion, and page deletion by the editing means.

  Thereby, it becomes easy to edit each page while grasping the editing form of the printed matter and grasp the image of the page of the edited portion.

  Next, an image editing method of the present invention includes an editing mode display step for displaying an editing mode including a plurality of pages on which image data is printed, and editing each page of the editing mode displayed in the editing mode display step. Editing steps.

  An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes the image editing apparatus according to the present invention.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the editing mode including a plurality of pages is displayed, each page can be edited while grasping the correlation between the pages.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 and 2 are a perspective view and a side view showing an image forming apparatus to which an embodiment of the image editing apparatus of the present invention is applied. In this image forming apparatus 1, a copy mode in which an image of a document is read and printed on a recording sheet, a facsimile mode in which an image of the document is read and transmitted, and a document image is received and printed on a record sheet, and information It is possible to selectively perform a printer mode or the like for printing an image received from a terminal device via a network on a recording sheet. The image forming apparatus 1 includes a document conveyance reading unit 2, an image forming unit 3, a paper feeding unit 4, and a paper discharge processing device 5, when roughly classified.

  Next, taking the copy mode as an example, the operation of the image forming apparatus 1 will be described.

  First, a document is set on the document set tray 11 of the document conveyance reading unit 2, and then the operation panel 12 of the document conveyance reading unit 2 is operated to input and set the size and magnification of the printing paper. Then, the start of copying is instructed by operating the operation panel 12.

  In response to this, in the document conveying / reading section 2, each document on the document setting tray 11 is pulled out one by one by the pickup roller 13, and the document is sent to the platen glass 16 through the gap plate 14 and the conveying roller 15. The document is conveyed on the platen glass 16 in the sub-scanning direction and discharged to the document discharge tray 17.

  At this time, the first reading unit 21 reads the surface (lower side) of the document. The first scanning unit 23 of the first reading unit 21 is moved to the position P and positioned, the second scanning unit 24 is positioned at a predetermined position, and the surface of the document is platen glass by the exposure lamp of the first scanning unit 23. 16, the reflected light of the document is guided to the imaging lens 26 by the reflecting mirrors of the first and second traveling units 23 and 24, and the reflected light of the document is condensed on the CCD 27 by the imaging lens 26. Then, the image on the surface of the original is imaged on the CCD 27, thereby reading the image on the surface of the original.

  Further, the back side (upper side surface) of the document is read by the second reading unit 22. The second reading unit 22 is disposed above the platen glass 16, and is an exposure lamp (LED array, fluorescent lamp, etc.) that irradiates the back side of the document, and a SELFOC lens that collects the reflected light of the document for each pixel. A contact image sensor (CIS) that photoelectrically converts reflected light of the original received through the array and the SELFOC lens array and outputs an analog image signal is provided.

  Further, it is possible to open the upper housing of the document conveyance reading unit 2 and place the document on the platen glass 16, and in this state, the first reading unit 21 can read the surface of the document. In this case, the first and second scanning units 23 and 24 are moved in the sub-scanning direction while maintaining a predetermined speed relationship with each other, the original on the platen glass 16 is exposed by the first scanning unit 23, and the first The reflected light from the original is guided to the imaging lens 26 by the second scanning units 23 and 24, and the image of the original is formed on the CCD 27 by the imaging lens 26.

  When one or both sides of the document are read in this way, image data indicating an image on one or both sides of the document is input to a control unit 51 (shown in FIG. 3) such as a microcomputer, where various image processing is performed on the image data. The image data is output to the image forming unit 3.

  The image forming unit 3 prints an image of a document indicated by image data on a recording sheet. The image forming unit 3 is a photosensitive drum 31, a charging device 32, a laser scanning unit (hereinafter referred to as LSU) 33, a developing device 34, a transfer device. A device 35, a cleaning device 36, a static eliminator (not shown), a fixing device 37, and the like are provided.

  The image forming unit 3 is provided with a main conveyance path 38 and a reverse conveyance path 39, and the recording sheet fed from the sheet feeding unit 4 is conveyed along the main conveyance path 38. The paper feeding unit 4 pulls out the recording paper stored in the paper cassette 41 or the recording paper placed on the manual feed tray 42 one by one, and sends the recording paper to the main conveyance path 38 of the image forming unit 3. .

  While the recording paper is being conveyed along the main conveying path 38 of the image forming unit 3, the recording paper passes between the photosensitive drum 31 and the transfer device 35, and further passes through the fixing device 37 to be recorded. Printing on paper is performed. The photosensitive drum 31 rotates in one direction, and after the surface is cleaned by the cleaning device 36 and the static eliminator, the surface is uniformly charged by the charging device 32. The laser scanning unit 33 modulates the laser beam based on the image data from the document conveying / reading unit 2, and repeatedly scans the surface of the photosensitive drum 31 in the main scanning direction with this laser beam, thereby converting the electrostatic latent image into the photosensitive member. Formed on the surface of the drum 31. The developing device 34 supplies toner to the surface of the photosensitive drum 31 to develop the electrostatic latent image, and forms a toner image on the surface of the photosensitive drum 31. The transfer device 35 transfers the toner image on the surface of the photosensitive drum 31 onto a recording sheet that passes between the transfer device 35 and the photosensitive drum 31. The fixing device 37 heats and pressurizes the recording paper to fix the toner image on the recording paper.

  A branching claw 43 is disposed at a connection position between the main conveyance path 38 and the reverse conveyance path 39. When printing is performed only on one side of the recording paper, the branching claw 43 is positioned at a position indicated by a solid line, and the recording paper from the fixing device 37 is fed to the paper discharge tray 44 or the paper discharge processing device 5 by the branching claw 43. Led to.

  Further, when printing is performed on both sides of the recording paper, the branching claw 43 is rotationally moved to the position indicated by the dotted line, and the recording paper is guided toward the reverse conveyance path 39. Then, the recording sheet passes through the reverse conveyance path 39, is turned upside down and is conveyed again to the main conveyance path 38, and printing on the back surface is performed during the re-conveyance of the main conveyance path 38. Then, the paper is guided toward the paper discharge tray 44 or the paper discharge processing device 5.

  The recording sheet printed in this way is guided toward the paper discharge tray 44 or the paper discharge processing device 5 and is discharged to the paper discharge tray 44 or to any one of the paper discharge trays 5a of the paper discharge processing device 5. Discharged.

  The paper discharge processing device 5 sorts and discharges a plurality of recording papers to the respective paper discharge trays 5a, performs punching processing on each recording paper, and performs stapling processing on each recording paper. For example, when creating a plurality of printed materials, each recording sheet is sorted and discharged to each discharge tray 5a so that a part of the printed material is allocated to each discharge tray 5a. Then, punching processing and stapling processing are performed on each recording sheet on the paper discharge tray 5a to create a printed matter.

  By the way, in such an image forming apparatus, for each recording sheet, pages can be assigned to one side or both sides of the recording sheet, each page can be printed, and a printed matter including these pages can be created.

  In editing such a printed matter, if the editing operation of each page is performed while assuming the editing form of the printed matter in mind, the editing operation becomes extremely difficult.

  Therefore, in the image editing apparatus of the present embodiment, in order to facilitate the editing of the printed matter, each page of the printed matter can be edited while displaying the editing form of the printed matter.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image editing apparatus of this embodiment. The image editing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 51 that controls the entire image forming apparatus 1, an operation panel 12 that is operated to perform various input instructions, a display unit 52 that is provided on the operation panel 12, and various types. A RAM 53 for storing data, a ROM 54 for storing a control program and a data table for operating the image forming apparatus 1, a hard disk device 55, and the like are provided.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the operation panel 12. The operation panel 12 includes a display unit 52, keys 57a, 57b, 57c, a numeric key 58, a clear key 59, a start key 60, and the like for setting a file mode, a facsimile mode, a copy mode, and the like. Further, since a transparent touch panel (not shown) is provided on the display unit 52, the keys 61 displayed on the display unit 52 can be selectively operated by operating the touch panel. . Input instructions by operating these keys are notified to the control unit 51.

  5 and 6 are flowcharts showing editing processing by the image editing apparatus of the present embodiment. With reference to this flowchart and the like, a procedure for displaying the edit form of the printed matter and editing each page of the printed matter will be described.

  First, when the file mode key 57a of the operation panel 12 shown in FIG. 4 is pressed, in response to this, the control unit 51 displays a file browsing screen 61 as shown in FIG. 7 on the display unit 52 of the operation panel 12. The display contents of the display unit 52 are updated.

  The file browsing screen 61 displays a plurality of file names, user names, creation dates, and the like. A scroll key 62 that can be scrolled in units of pages is displayed. By operating the scroll key 62, the previous page or the subsequent page can be displayed. For example, the display of each file can be updated by operating the scroll key 62 as shown in FIGS.

  When a desired file on the file browsing screen 61 is selected and pressed, in response to this, the control unit 51 reads out the data of the selected file from the hard disk device 55 and displays the data of the file on the operation panel. 12 are displayed on the display unit 52 (step S101).

  Here, if the file data is only image data, the control unit 51 only selectively displays the image of each page indicated by the image data on the display unit 52 as a preview.

  If the file data indicates not only image data but also editing contents such as single-sided printing or double-sided printing, saddle stitching, side stitching, and vertical stitching of the recording paper, the control unit 51 uses the image data. In addition to selectively displaying the image of each page shown, the editing content is analyzed, and the editing form corresponding to the editing content is also previewed on the display unit 52 (step S102). For example, in a personal computer, such editing contents can be set, and a file including image data and editing contents is transmitted to the image forming apparatus 1, and this file is transmitted to the hard disk device 55 of the image forming apparatus 1. It can be memorized. Such a file is read, and an image and an edit form are displayed.

  For example, if the image data indicates images of a plurality of pages and the editing content indicates single-sided printing or double-sided printing and saddle stitching of a recording sheet, a preview screen 71 as shown in FIG. To display. In the upper area of the preview screen 71, a printed material 72 bound at the center of a plurality of recording sheets and the page numbers of the left and right pages opened of the printed material 72 are displayed. In the lower area of the preview screen 71, Each page 73 of the printed matter 72 (corresponding to one side of the recording paper half) 73 and the page number of each page 73 are displayed. Further, a previous page key 74, a next page key 75, a left / right scroll key 76, an up / down scroll key 77, a cancel key 78, and an OK key 79 are displayed at various locations on the preview screen 71. The printed matter 72 has a plurality of recording sheets saddle-stitched and pages are set on both sides of the recording sheet half. The opened left and right pages of the printed matter 72 correspond to the two pages 73 closer to the center of the lower area, and the respective images are enlarged and displayed on each page 73. The cursor K indicates the page to the right of the cursor K, and can be moved by operating the left / right scroll key 76.

  Each time the previous page key 74, the next page key 75, and the left / right scroll key 76 on the preview screen 71 are selectively pressed, the control unit 51 turns the page of the printed matter 72 on the preview screen 71 and returns to the previous page. The next two pages or the next two pages are displayed, and at the same time, the four pages 73 in the lower area are scrolled to the left and right, and the previous two pages or the next two pages are newly displayed. Update two of the four pages. With this operation, all pages of the printed material 72 can be confirmed.

  When the cancel key 78 is pressed in this state (“Yes” in step S103), in response to this, the control unit 51 ends the preview screen 71 and returns the display on the display unit 52 to the state shown in FIG.

  When the OK key 79 is pressed (“Yes” in step S104), in response to this, the control unit 51 displays a file re-operation screen 81 as shown in FIG. Update the display content of.

  On the file re-operation screen 81, a print key 82, an edit key 83, a transmission key 84, a delete key 85, a storage key 86, a detailed information key 87, a cancel key 88, and the like are displayed.

  When the cancel key 88 on the file re-operation screen 81 is pressed, in response to this, the control unit 51 ends the editing process. Alternatively, when the delete key 85 is pressed, in response to this, the control unit 51 invalidates the file including the image data and the editing content indicating each page of the printed matter 72 of the preview screen 71 in the hard disk device 55. And the display of the display part 52 is returned to the state of FIG.

  If the storage key 86 is pressed without pressing the edit key 83 (“No” in step S105) (“Yes” in step S106), the control unit 51 responds to the print 72 on the preview screen 71. The image data indicating each page and the file including the edited contents are re-stored in the hard disk device 55 (step S107).

  Alternatively, when the transmission key 84 is pressed (“Yes” in step S108), in response to this, the control unit 51 sends a file including image data indicating each page of the printed matter 72 on the preview screen 71 and editing contents to another terminal. Transmit to the apparatus (step S109). At the time of transmission, a transmission screen is displayed on the display unit 52, and a file is transmitted after an address and the like are input.

  When the print key 82 is pressed (“Yes” in step S110), in response to this, the control unit 51 sends a file including image data and edit contents indicating each page of the printed matter 72 of the preview screen 71 to the image forming apparatus. 1 (step S111). In the image forming apparatus 1, printing on one or both sides of a plurality of recording sheets is performed according to image data and editing contents, each recording sheet is discharged to the discharge processing device 5, and punching for each recording sheet is performed by the discharge processing device 5. Processing and stapling are performed to create an actual printed material corresponding to the printed material 72 on the preview screen 71. Thereafter, the display on the display unit 52 is returned to the state shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the edit key 83 is pressed (“Yes” in step S105), in response to this, the control unit 51 displays an edit screen 91 as shown in FIG. 12 on the display unit 52 (step S112). This edit screen 91 is obtained by adding a page designation key 92, a set key 93, an insert key 94, a delete key 95, and a move key 96 to the preview screen 71 of FIG.

  In the editing screen 91, similarly to the preview screen 71, a printed material 72 in which the centers of a plurality of recording sheets are bound is displayed in the upper area of the screen, and each page of the printed material 72 (half of the recording paper) is displayed in the lower area of the screen. 73 corresponding to one side) is displayed. When the previous page key 74, the next page key 75, and the left / right scroll key 76 are selectively pressed, the page of the printed matter 72 is turned each time, and the previous two pages or the next two pages are displayed. At the same time, the four pages 73 in the lower region are scrolled to the left and right, the previous two pages or the next two pages are newly displayed, and two of the four pages are updated. By such an operation, a desired edit target page of the printed matter 72 can be displayed.

  Here, if the page to be edited of the printed material 72 is displayed by a key operation, for example, the delete key 95 is pressed to input the deletion of the page to be edited (“delete” in step S113), and the left and right scroll keys. The cursor K is moved so that the page to be edited comes to the right of the cursor K by the operation of 76, the page to be edited is designated (step S114), and the set key 93 is pressed (in step S115). In response to this, the control unit 51 deletes the page to be edited on the right side of the cursor K (step S116). Then, since the page to be edited is deleted, the control unit 51 updates the order of the remaining pages, and the left and right pages and the lower area where the printed matter 72 is opened according to the updated order. The four pages 73 are also updated (step S117). Thereafter, if the OK key 79 is not pressed (“No” in step S118), the process returns to step S112.

  Further, in a state where the page to be edited of the printed material 72 is displayed by the selective operation of the previous page key 74, the next page key 75, and the left / right scroll key 76 (step S112), the move key 96 is pressed to select the editing target page. An instruction to move the page is input ("move" in step S113), and the cursor K is moved so that the page to be edited comes to the right of the cursor K by the operation of the left and right scroll keys 76. , The set key 93 is pressed (step S119), and then the cursor K is moved by operating the left and right scroll keys 76 to input the destination of the page to be edited (step S120) and set again. When the key 93 is pressed (“Yes” in step S121), in response to this, the control unit 51 sets the page to be edited as the movement destination. To be moving (step S122). Since the control unit 51 moves the page to be edited, the order of each page is updated, and the left and right pages opened in the printed matter 72 and the four pages 73 in the lower region are also updated in accordance with the updated order. Update (step S117). Thereafter, if the OK key 79 is not pressed (“Yes” in step S118), the process returns to step S112.

  Further, in a state where the page to be edited of the printed matter 72 is displayed by key operation (step S112), the insertion key 94 is pressed to instruct to insert a new page (“insert” in step S113), and further scroll left and right. When the cursor K is moved by operating the key 76 to input an insertion destination of a new page and the set key 93 is pressed (step S123), in response to this, the control unit 51 selects image data. A readout screen (not shown) is displayed on the display unit 52. On this image data selection and readout screen, the image data can be read out and instructed from the hard disk device 55 or the like, or a blank page can be instructed.

  For example, when an instruction is given to input a blank page by selecting the image data and operating the readout screen (“blank” in step S124), the control unit 51 creates a blank page in response (step S125). . When the set key 93 is pressed again (“Yes” in step S126), the control unit 51 inserts a blank page into the insertion destination as a new page (step S127).

  When the image data is selected and the image data in the hard disk device 55 is input by an operation on the read screen (“image” in step S124), the control unit 51 responds to the input of the image data with the hard disk device 55. Etc. (step S128). When the set key 93 is pressed again (“Yes” in step S126), the control unit 51 inserts the page of the image indicated by the image data into the insertion destination as a new page (step S127).

  Since the control unit 51 has inserted a new page, the order of each page is updated, and the left and right pages opened in the printed matter 72 and the four pages 73 in the lower region are also updated in accordance with the updated order ( Step S117). Thereafter, if the OK key 79 is not pressed (“Yes” in step S118), the process returns to step S112.

  In this way, editing processing such as page deletion, movement, and insertion can be performed while displaying the editing form of the printed matter 72. Of course, it is also possible to delete or move this page after inserting a new page.

  When the editing of the printed matter 72 is thus completed, the OK key 79 is pressed (“No” in step S118). In response to this, the control unit 51 displays the file re-operation screen 81 as shown in FIG. 11 on the display unit 52 again, and updates the display content of the display unit 52.

  As described above, when the storage key 86 on the file re-operation screen 81 is pressed (“Yes” in step S106), the control unit 51 responds to each page of the printed matter 72 on the editing screen 91. A file containing image data and edited contents is stored in the hard disk device 55 (step S107).

  Alternatively, when the transmission key 84 is pressed (“Yes” in step S108), in response to this, the control unit 51 sends a file including image data and editing content indicating each page of the printed matter 72 of the editing screen 91 to another terminal. Transmit to the apparatus (step S109).

  When the print key 82 is pressed (“Yes” in step S110), in response to this, the control unit 51 forms image data indicating each page of the printed matter 72 on the editing screen 91 and a file including the editing content. This is given to the device 1 (step S111). In the image forming apparatus 1, printing on one or both sides of a plurality of recording sheets is performed according to image data and editing contents, each recording sheet is discharged to the discharge processing device 5, and punching for each recording sheet is performed by the discharge processing device 5. Processing and stapling are performed to create an actual printed material corresponding to the printed material 72 on the editing screen 91. Thereafter, the display on the display unit 52 is returned to the state shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the image editing apparatus according to the present embodiment, each page of the printed matter 72 can be edited while displaying the printed matter 72. Therefore, for example, even a printed matter in which a plurality of recording sheets are saddle-stitched. It is possible to easily edit each page of the printed material while checking the editing mode on the screen.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can deform | transform variously. For example, the editing form of the printed material can be variously changed according to the actual printed material. As shown in FIG. 13, the staple location Sp is displayed at the longitudinal center of the printed matter 72, the printed product 72 is vertically bound as shown in FIG. 14, and the punching location Pp is displayed at the lateral center of the printed matter 72, or the printed matter. May be displayed side by side. When the printed material 72 is vertically bound, the page of the printed material 72 is turned on the screen by operating the up and down scroll keys 77. Further, as editing processing, not only deletion, movement, and insertion of a page, but also scaling of image data printed on the page may be performed.

1 is a perspective view showing an image forming apparatus to which an embodiment of an image editing apparatus of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the image forming apparatus of FIG. 1. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the image editing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a top view which shows the operation panel in the image editing apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process by the image editing apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process following FIG. It is a top view which shows the file browsing screen in the image editing apparatus of FIG. It is a top view which shows the example of an update of a file browsing screen. It is a top view which shows the other example of a file browsing screen updating. It is a top view which shows the preview screen in the image editing apparatus of FIG. It is a top view which shows the file re-operation screen in the image editing apparatus of FIG. It is a top view which shows the edit screen in the image editing apparatus of FIG. It is a top view which shows the other example of an edit screen. It is a top view which shows another example of an edit screen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming apparatus 2 Document conveyance reading part 3 Image forming part 4 Paper feed part 5 Paper discharge processing apparatus 11 Document setting tray 12 Operation panel 13 Pickup roller 14 Buckle plate 15 Conveyance roller 16 Platen glass 17 Document discharge tray 21 First reading part 22 Second Reading Unit 23 First Scan Unit 24 Second Scan Unit 26 Imaging Lens 27 CCD
51 Control Unit 52 Display Unit 53 RAM
54 ROM
55 Hard disk device

Claims (9)

  An image editing apparatus, comprising: an editing mode display means for displaying an editing mode including a plurality of pages on which image data is printed.   The image editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an editing unit that edits each page of the editing mode displayed by the editing mode display unit.   2. The editing mode according to claim 1, wherein the editing mode is any one of an editing mode in which each page is saddle-stitched, an editing mode in which each page is side-stitched, and an editing mode in which each page is vertically-stitched. Image editing device.   3. The image according to claim 2, wherein the editing unit performs any one of scaling of image data printed on the page in the editing mode, page movement, page insertion, and page deletion. 4. Editing device.   The image editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the editing unit performs any one of movement of a blank page, insertion of a blank page, and deletion of a blank page in the editing mode.   2. The image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the editing form display unit displays a page unit together with an editing form including each page. The editing means performs any of page movement, page insertion, and page deletion in the editing mode,
The edit form display means displays the edit form including each page and displays the page unit, and displays the page unit according to the page movement, page insertion, and page deletion by the edit means. The image editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: An editing mode display step for displaying an editing mode including a plurality of pages printed with image data;
An image editing method by a computer, comprising: an editing step of editing each page of the editing mode displayed in the editing mode displaying step.   An image forming apparatus comprising the image editing apparatus according to claim 1.

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