JP2009231944A - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily recognize a page image which has been edited. <P>SOLUTION: In the image forming apparatus which includes: a display unit which displays an image; an image formation unit which forms an image on a form, on the basis of the image data; an operation unit which receives an instruction input for editing a page image based on image data included in a job; and a control unit which generates and displays an editing screen for the page image of the job on the display unit and edits the page image of the editing screen, on the basis of the instruction input for editing from the operation unit, the control unit displays marks 112 and 113 which indicate the page image 111 which has been edited on the editing screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine that performs image formation on a sheet by executing the job when an image forming job is input is known. Also, an image forming apparatus that displays an editing screen for editing the image forming order of the images (page images) of each page of the job when an image forming job is submitted is considered. For example, a preview screen (edit screen) having a preview image (page image) of an arbitrary page of a job is displayed, and from the preview screen, based on user operation input, insert sheet insertion, document insertion, page insertion into the preview image A configuration for executing insertion and deletion editing is considered (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-180044 A

  However, in the conventional image forming apparatus, information indicating that the page image has been edited is not displayed on the editing screen. For this reason, it is difficult for the user to recognize the edited page image from each page image displayed on the editing screen.

  An object of the present invention is to easily recognize an edited page image.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1
A display unit for displaying a screen;
An image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet based on image data;
An operation unit that receives an instruction to edit a page image based on image data included in the job;
An image forming apparatus comprising: a control unit that generates a page image editing screen for the job, displays the screen on the display unit, and edits the page image of the editing screen based on an editing instruction input by the operation unit;
The control unit displays a mark indicating the edited page image on the editing screen.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first aspect,
The control unit displays the mark at a position corresponding to the edited page image or a position corresponding to a plurality of page images including the edited page image.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first or second aspect,
When the page image of the job is switched and displayed over a plurality of editing screens, the control unit displays an indicator indicating the range of the editing screen being displayed on the entire editing screen on the display unit, and the page image is edited. If so, a mark indicating the edited page image is displayed on the indicator.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the third aspect,
The operation unit accepts a selection input of a mark displayed on the indicator,
The control unit displays an editing screen corresponding to the mark selected and input via the operation unit on the display unit.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects,
The operation unit accepts at least one setting input of a shape and a color of a mark corresponding to a type of editing of the page image;
The control unit displays the mark based on at least one of the shape and color of the mark set and input by the operation unit.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects,
The control unit changes at least one of the shape and color of the mark according to the type of editing of the page image.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the sixth aspect,
The operation unit accepts at least one setting input of a shape and a color of a mark corresponding to a type of editing of the page image;
The control unit displays the mark based on at least one of the shape and color of the mark set and input by the operation unit.

The invention according to claim 8 is the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
When the page image is automatically inserted, the control unit displays the mark corresponding to the inserted page image.

The invention according to claim 9 is the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The operation unit receives an instruction input for changing the paper attribute of the page image,
The control unit displays the mark indicating the changed page image when an instruction to change the paper attribute of the page image is input by the operation unit.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the ninth aspect,
The paper attribute is at least one of a paper size and a paper type.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the edited page image can be easily recognized by the mark displayed on the editing screen.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the mark can be displayed at a position corresponding to the edited page image or a plurality of page images including the edited page image, and the mark can be displayed at an appropriate page image interval.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the position of the edited page image can be easily recognized by the mark displayed on the indicator.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, by selecting and inputting the mark of the indicator, the page edit screen corresponding to the mark can be easily displayed.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily set conditions for editing a page image for displaying a mark.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the type of editing can be easily recognized by at least one of the shape and color of the mark displayed on the editing screen or the editing screen and the indicator.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily set at least one of the shape and color of the mark according to the type of editing of the page image.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the inserted page image can be easily recognized by the edit screen or the mark displayed on the edit screen and the indicator. For example, when an automatic blank page is inserted on the back side by the chaptering function when forming a double-sided image, the inserted blank page image can be easily recognized.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily recognize the page image in which the attribute of the sheet is changed by the mark displayed on the editing screen or the editing screen and the indicator.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, a page image in which at least one of the paper size and the paper type estimated to be important editing is changed by the mark displayed on the editing screen or the editing screen and the indicator. Can be easily recognized.

  Preferred embodiments and modifications thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail in order with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the illustrated example. The embodiment of the present invention represents the most preferable embodiment of the invention, and the use and terms of the invention are not limited to this.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the apparatus configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  In this embodiment, the case of using the image forming apparatus 1 as a copying machine will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any apparatus such as a printer having at least an image forming function may be used.

  FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional configuration of an image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 includes an image reading unit 20, a display operation unit 30, an image forming unit 40, a paper feed unit 50, and a post-processing unit 60.

  The image reading unit 20 includes an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) unit 21 and a scanner unit 22 which are automatic paper feeding mechanisms. The ADF unit 21 transports the document placed on the document table and sends it to the scanner unit 22, and the scanner unit 22 optically scans the transported document and photoelectrically converts it by a line image sensor CCD (Charged Coupled devices). Scan the original image.

  The document image data read by the image reading unit 20 is subjected to various types of image processing and output to the image forming unit 40 as read image data for image formation.

  The display operation unit 30 includes a display unit 31 and a key operation unit 33 including numeric keys, a start button for instructing printing start, various function keys, and the like. The display unit 31 includes a display panel such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel provided so as to cover the display panel, and displays various operation screens such as a setting condition setting screen and various processing results. indicate.

  The image forming unit 40 forms a black and white image on a sheet by an electrophotographic method, and includes a conveyance mechanism 41 that conveys the sheet fed from the sheet feeding unit 50 and an image forming main body unit 42 that forms an image on the sheet. The fixing unit 43 fixes the toner image formed on the paper. The image forming main body 42 includes a photosensitive drum as an image carrier, a charging unit that charges the photosensitive drum, an exposure unit that exposes and scans the surface of the photosensitive drum based on image data, and a developing unit that attaches toner to the photosensitive drum. And a transfer unit that transfers the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum to a sheet, and a cleaning unit that removes residual toner on the photosensitive drum.

  In the present embodiment, the image forming unit 40 is described as performing black and white image formation by an electrophotographic method, but the present invention is not limited to this. The image forming unit 40 may perform color image formation, or may perform other types of image formation such as an inkjet method, a thermal transfer method, a sublimation method, and a dot impact method.

  The paper feed unit 50 includes four paper feed trays 51 to 54. In the present embodiment, four paper feed trays are provided, but the number is not particularly limited. Each of the paper feed trays 51 to 54 can store sheets of different paper types, such as plain paper, backing paper, recycled paper, and high-quality paper, and paper sizes.

  The post-processing unit 60 has a function of performing punching (punching) processing, stapling processing, sorting processing, bookbinding processing, and the like on the paper on which the image is formed by the image forming unit 40. Further, the post-processing unit 60 includes a paper discharge tray 61 that discharges paper on which image formation (or post-processing) has been performed.

  FIG. 2 shows an internal configuration of the image forming apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11, a print controller 12, an image processing unit 13, a storage unit 14, an image reading unit 20, a display operation unit 30, and an image forming unit 40. And a post-processing unit 60.

  The control unit 11 centrally controls each unit of the image forming apparatus 1. The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory). In the control unit 11, the CPU expands various programs stored in the ROM to the RAM, and the CPU executes various processes using the programs expanded in the RAM.

  The ROM stores a first page edit screen display program for executing a first page edit screen display process to be described later. The control unit 11 displays a page editing screen having a mark indicating the edited page image on the display unit 31 based on the first page editing screen display program. A page image is an image (reduced image) of each page based on image data included in a job (data thereof).

  The print controller 12 is communicatively connected to an information processing apparatus (not shown) such as a PC (Personal Computer) via a communication line such as a LAN (Local Area Network). The print controller 12 has a function of distributing image forming job data transmitted from the information processing apparatus to the image forming unit 40 or the storage unit 14 according to an instruction from the control unit 11.

  The image processing unit 13 performs various image processing such as analog processing, A / D conversion, shading correction, image compression processing, and scaling processing on an analog image signal input from the image reading unit 20 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 11. To output digital image data. Further, the image processing unit 13 adds a page image to the image data read by the image reading unit 20, the image data input from the print controller 12, or the image data stored in the storage unit 14 according to an instruction from the control unit 11. Image processing such as data conversion processing is performed.

  The storage unit 14 includes a RAM or the like, and temporarily stores image data (job data) input by the image reading unit 20 or the print controller 12. In addition, the storage unit 14 stores various setting information set by a user operation input via the display operation unit 30.

  The display operation unit 30 includes a display unit 31 and an operation unit 32. The display unit 31 displays a display screen such as a page edit screen, which will be described later, according to a display instruction from the control unit 11. The operation unit 32 includes a touch panel and key operation unit 33 provided integrally with the display unit 31. The operation unit 32 receives a user operation input and outputs operation information corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 11.

  The image forming unit 40 forms an image on a sheet based on the image data according to an instruction from the control unit 11. The post-processing unit 60 performs post-processing on the paper on which the image is formed by the image forming unit 40 according to an instruction from the control unit 11 and discharges the paper from the paper discharge tray 61. When post-processing is not performed, the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming unit 40 is discharged from the discharge tray 61.

  Next, the operation of the image forming apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows the flow of the first page edit screen display process.

  The page editing screen is an operation screen for page editing such as changing the image forming order of the page images of a job (for image formation). The image forming job is a copying job or an image forming only job. The page edit screen includes a list of page images corresponding to image data (original image data) included in the job (data). The original image data is read image data read by the image reading unit 20 when the job is a copy, and the print controller when the job is only an image forming job input from an external information processing apparatus. 12 is image data included in print data such as a document transmitted from the information processing apparatus 12. The data of the job for only copying or image formation is temporarily stored in the storage unit 14 after input and waits for image formation.

  The first page edit screen display process is a process of displaying a page edit screen having a mark indicating the edited page image and an indicator mark indicating the page edit screen having the edited page image.

  Assume that at least one image forming job is input to the image forming apparatus 1 in advance, and data of the job waiting for image formation is stored in the storage unit 14 in advance. For example, the control unit 11 executes the first page editing screen display process, triggered by the selection of a job for page editing and a page editing screen display instruction input by the user via the operation unit 32. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, first, based on the job data stored in the storage unit 14, image data of a page edit screen corresponding to the selected job is generated, and the page edit screen is displayed based on the image data. It is displayed on the part 31 (step S11). In step S11, specifically, the original image data included in the data of the job being selected stored in the storage unit 14 is reduced by the image processing unit 13 to generate page image data. Image data of the page editing screen having the page image of the generated image data is generated.

  Here, an example of the page edit screen displayed in step S11 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the page editing screen 101. As shown in FIG. 4, the page edit screen 101 has a page image display area 110, a page edit button display area 120, and an indicator display area 200.

  The page image display area 110 is an area for displaying the page image 111. The user can input the selection by touching the page image 111. It is assumed that a maximum of 20 page images 111 can be displayed in the page image display area 110. When all the page images do not fit in the page image display area 110 of one screen, the page editing screen is switched and displayed over a plurality of screens.

  The page edit button display area 120 is an area for displaying various input buttons related to page editing. In the page edit button display area 120, a cut button 121, a copy button 122, an image insert button 123, a delete button 124, a blank sheet insert button 125, a replace button 126, an image detail button 127, a return button 128, and the like are displayed.

  The cut button 121 is a button for temporarily storing the selected page image 111 in the RAM of the control unit 11 and deleting it from the job. The page image 111 once stored can be inserted again. The copy button 122 is a button for temporarily storing the selected page image 111 in the RAM of the control unit 11 without deleting it from the job. The image insertion button 123 is a button for inserting an image before the selected page image 111. The image to be inserted is a page image 111 stored in the RAM by the input of the cut button 121 or the copy button 122, an image of another image data stored in the storage unit 14, or the like.

  The delete button 124 is a button for deleting the selected page image 111 from the job. The blank paper insertion button 125 is a button for inserting a blank (blank) page image before the selected page image 111. The replacement button 126 is a button for switching the order of the two selected page images 111. The image detail button 127 is a button for displaying a detail setting screen for setting the paper attributes and the like of the selected page image 111. The return button 128 is a button for changing the display screen to a screen before the page editing screen, for example, a job list screen.

  The indicator display area 200 is an area for displaying the indicator 201. The indicator display area 200 includes an indicator 201 and a movement button 211. Here, a case where 20 page images can be displayed on one screen and the total number of images of the selected job is 60 will be described. Therefore, three page editing screens for displaying 20 page images are set, and the page editing screen 101 is the first page editing screen among the three page editing screens.

  The indicator 201 indicates the range of the currently displayed page edit screen among all the page edit screens of the selected job. Since the page editing screen 101 is the top page editing screen, the indicator 201 clearly indicates a range of one third from the top. The move button 211 is a button for moving the currently displayed page edit screen from the previous page edit screen to the first or last page edit screen among all the page edit screens.

  Returning to FIG. 3, after the execution of step S11, the image arrangement order of the selected job is acquired (step S12). In step S12, the page image is deleted by touch input of the delete button 124, the page image is moved by touch input of the replacement button 126 or the like, and the page image is copied by touch input of the cut button 121, copy button 122, image insert button 123 or the like. The change of the image arrangement order (image formation order) is edited by inserting an image or the like. Then, it is determined whether or not there is an input for page editing from the user via the operation unit 32 on the displayed page editing screen (step S13). If there is no input for page editing (step S13; NO), the first page editing screen display process ends. When there is an input for page editing (step S13; YES), an input of page editing content is accepted via the operation unit 32 (step S14).

  Then, regarding the selected job, change information indicating a change in the image arrangement order after editing in step S14 is acquired from the image arrangement order before editing acquired in step S12 (step S15). Then, based on the change information acquired in step S15, the mark indicating the page image in which the image arrangement order is changed in the page image display area is set to the corresponding display position, and the page edit in which the page image in the indicator is edited A mark indicating the screen is set to the corresponding display position (step S16).

  Then, the edited content input in step S14 is edited on the page editing screen before editing, and image data of the edited page editing screen having the mark set in step S16 is generated, and according to the image data The page edit screen is displayed on the display unit 31 (step S17), and the first page edit screen display process ends.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 5, an example of a page edit screen on which a mark is displayed in step S17 is shown. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the page editing screen 102 on which marks are displayed.

  It is assumed that while the page editing screen 101 in FIG. 4 is being displayed, in step S14, editing for exchanging the twelfth and thirteenth page images 111 is performed by touch input of the exchange button 126. Then, in step S17, the page editing screen 102 shown in FIG. On the page editing screen 102, marks 112 and 113 are displayed below the twelfth and thirteenth page images 111, and the indicator 201 corresponds to the page editing screen including the twelfth and thirteenth page images 111. A mark 202 is displayed (below the first 1/3 of the indicator 201).

  While the page edit screen 102 having the 1st to 20th page images 111 is being displayed, the display screen is switched to the last page edit screen having the 41st to 60th page images 111 by touch input of the move button 211. Shall. In this last page edit screen, a mark 202 is displayed on the indicator 201 as in the page edit screen 102.

  When the mark 202 is touch-input while the last page edit screen is displayed, the control unit 11 switches the display screen to the page edit screen 102 corresponding to the mark 202. Thus, by touch-inputting a mark displayed on the indicator 201, the display screen is switched to a page editing screen corresponding to the mark.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the page editing screen having the page image 111 based on the image data included in the job is displayed on the display unit 31 and an instruction to edit the page image is input via the operation unit 32. The edit of the page image input by the instruction is reflected on the page edit screen, a mark indicating the page image 111 that has been page-edited is additionally displayed on the page image, and a mark indicating the page edit screen having the page image that has been page-edited Is attached to the indicator 201 and the page editing screen is displayed on the display unit 31. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the edited page image visually by the mark displayed on the page image, and the user can visually recognize the position of the edited page image by the mark displayed on the indicator. Can be easily recognized.

  Further, when the user touches and inputs a mark displayed on the indicator 201, a page editing screen corresponding to the mark is displayed on the display unit 31. For this reason, the page edit screen corresponding to the mark displayed on the indicator can be easily displayed.

(First modification)
A first modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present modification, as in the above-described embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1 is used, and differences from the above-described embodiment are mainly described.

  The operation of the image forming apparatus 1 in this modification will be described. The ROM of the control unit 11 stores a condition setting program for executing the condition setting process and a second page edit screen display program for executing the second page edit screen display process. FIG. 6 shows the flow of condition setting processing. FIG. 7 shows the flow of the second page edit screen display process.

  First, the condition setting process executed in the image forming apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The condition setting process is a process of setting an editing condition (page image) for displaying a mark. It is assumed that the editing condition is the type of editing such as cutting or duplicating a page image on the page editing screen. In the image forming apparatus 1, for example, the condition setting process based on the condition setting program is executed by the control unit 11 triggered by the input of an execution instruction for the condition setting process via the operation unit 32.

  As shown in FIG. 6, first, a condition setting screen for setting and inputting an editing condition for displaying a mark is displayed on the display unit 31, and an editing condition input from the user is accepted via the operation unit 32 ( Step S21). For example, an editing condition for displaying a mark when the type of editing is a cut of a page image is input. Then, the condition input in step S21 is set as setting information, the setting information is stored in the storage unit 14 (step S22), and the condition setting process ends.

  In the image forming apparatus 1, the second page edit screen display process is executed after the condition setting process is executed. The second page edit screen display process is a process of displaying a page edit screen by displaying a mark indicating a page image that has been edited that satisfies the conditions set by the condition setting process on the page image and the indicator. In the image forming apparatus 1, for example, a second page editing screen display program based on the second page editing screen display program by the control unit 11 is triggered by the input of the execution instruction of the second page editing screen display process via the operation unit 32. The page edit screen display process is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, steps S31 to S34 of the second page edit screen display process are the same as steps S11 to S14 of the first page edit screen display process. After execution of step S34, editing information including editing contents such as the type of editing input in step S34 and the order of the edited page images for each page image in the image arrangement order before editing acquired in step S32. Is acquired (step S35). Then, with respect to the selected job, a mark indicating a page image that has been edited to satisfy the setting information condition corresponds to the setting information stored in the storage unit 14 and the editing information acquired in step S35. The mark indicating the page editing screen in which the page image is edited in the indicator is set to the corresponding display position (step S36).

  Then, the editing information input in step S35 is edited on the page editing screen before editing, and image data of the edited page editing screen having the mark set in step S36 is generated, and according to the image data. The page edit screen is displayed on the display unit 31 (step S37), and the second page edit screen display process ends.

  A specific example of the condition setting process and the second page editing screen display process will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 shows the configuration of the condition setting screen 301. FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the page editing screen on which the mark is displayed.

  In step S21 of the condition setting process, for example, a condition setting screen 301 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. The condition setting screen 301 includes a cut button 311, a copy button 312, and an image insertion button 313. The cut button 311 is a button for inputting a cut of the page image as an editing condition for displaying the mark. The copy button 312 is a button for inputting a copy of a page image as an editing condition for displaying a mark. The image insertion button 313 is a button for inputting image insertion as an editing condition for displaying a mark.

  Here, in step S21, it is assumed that the cut button 311 is touch-inputted and an editing condition for displaying a mark is set. In step S22, the setting information is stored in the storage unit 14.

  Then, a second page edit screen display process is executed. In step S31, the page editing screen 101 shown in FIG. In step S34, it is assumed that the 11th and 12th page images have been exchanged and the 13th page image has been edited.

  Then, the page edit screen 103 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display unit 31 in step S37. In the page editing screen 103, since the image cut is a type of editing that displays a mark, the 13th page image 111 is cut, and the subsequent page images are advanced. At the same time, a mark 114 is displayed below the 13th page image 111, and a mark 203 is displayed at a position corresponding to the page editing screen 103 of the indicator 201. On the other hand, since the replacement of the image is not the type of editing for displaying the mark, the 11th and 12th page images 111 are replaced, but the mark is not displayed.

  As described above, according to the present modification, when the input of the editing condition for displaying the mark is received and set via the operation unit 32 and the editing that satisfies the condition is performed, the edited page image 111 is displayed. A mark indicating the page editing screen is attached to the page image, a mark indicating the page editing screen having the page image 111 is additionally displayed on the indicator 201, and the page editing screen is displayed on the display unit 31. For this reason, it is possible to easily set an editing condition for displaying a mark.

(Second modification)
A second modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present modification, as in the above-described embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1 is used, and differences from the above-described embodiment are mainly described.

  The operation of the image forming apparatus 1 in this modification will be described. In the present modification, similar to the first modification, the image forming apparatus 1 executes the same processes as the condition setting process and the second page editing screen display process. However, in the condition setting process in this modification, the editing type is set as the editing condition for displaying the mark, and the mark color is set according to the editing type.

  FIG. 10 shows the configuration of the condition setting screen 302. Assume that the condition setting screen 302 shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 31 in step S21 of the condition setting process in the present modification. The condition setting screen 302 includes a cut button 311, a copy button 312, an image insertion button 313, and color designation buttons 314Y, 314B, and 314G. The color designation button 314Y is a button for designating the mark color to yellow. The color designation button 314B is a button for designating the mark color as blue. The color designation button 314G is a button for designating the mark color as green. The color of this mark is not limited to three colors of yellow, blue, and green, but may be other colors, two colors, or four or more colors.

  The color designation buttons 314Y, 314B, and 314G are associated with the cut button 311, the copy button 312, and the image insertion button 313, respectively, and mark color designation is possible for each type of editing. Here, as an example, the color designation button 314 </ b> Y is touch-input corresponding to the cut button 311, the color designation button 314 </ b> B is touch-input corresponding to the copy button 312, and the color designation button 314 </ b> G corresponding to the image insertion button 313. Consider a case in which touch input is performed. Thus, the yellow mark is displayed corresponding to the cut, the green mark is displayed corresponding to the duplication, and the blue mark is displayed corresponding to the image insertion, and the setting information is stored. Stored in the unit 14.

  FIG. 11 shows the configuration of the page edit screen 104 displaying the mark. Next, the second page editing screen display process in the present modification is executed, and in step S31, a page editing screen having a page editing button display area 120A is displayed on the display unit 31 as in the page editing screen 104 shown in FIG. Is done. The page edit button display area 120A has buttons such as a cut button 121A, a copy button 122A, and an image insertion button 123A. The cut button 121A displays a set yellow mark so that the user can identify the condition set mark. Similarly, the set blue mark is displayed on the copy button 122A. Similarly, the set green mark is displayed on the image insertion button 123A.

  Prior to the second page editing screen display process in the present modification, the page image is previously displayed on the second page editing screen (the page editing screen having the page images in the order of 21 to 40) by touch input of the copy button 122A. And the third page editing screen (the page editing screen having the page images numbered 41 to 60) is inserted by touch input of the image insertion button 123A. Then, in step S34 of the second page editing screen display process in this modification, it is assumed that the 13th page image 111 is cut by touch input of the cut button 121A.

  Then, in step S37, the page edit screen 104 shown in FIG. In the page editing screen 104, a yellow mark 115 is displayed in the page image display area 110 under the thirteenth page image 111 that has been advanced by cutting. In the indicator display area 200, in the indicator 201, a yellow mark 204 is displayed at a position corresponding to the currently displayed page edit screen 104, and a blue mark 205 is displayed at a position corresponding to the second page edit screen. A green mark 206 is displayed at a position corresponding to the third page editing screen. In this example, even if a page editing button other than the cut button 121A, the copy button 122A, and the image insertion button 123A is touch-inputted, no mark is displayed in the page image display area 110 and the indicator 201.

  As described above, according to the present modification, the setting input of the editing condition for displaying the mark and the mark color corresponding to the editing type is received and set via the operation unit 32, and the editing that satisfies the condition is performed. In this case, a mark of a color corresponding to the editing is incidentally displayed on the page image and the indicator, and a page editing screen is displayed on the display unit 31. Therefore, the effects of the first modification can be obtained, and the user can easily visually recognize the type of editing by the color of the mark displayed on the page image and the indicator.

(Third Modification)
A third modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present modification, as in the above-described embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1 is used, and differences from the above-described embodiment are mainly described.

  The operation of the image forming apparatus 1 in this modification will be described. In the present modification, the same process as the condition setting process and the second page editing screen display process is executed in the image forming apparatus 1 by executing the condition setting process, as in the first modification. However, in the condition setting process in this modification, the editing type is set as the editing condition for displaying the mark, and the shape of the mark is set according to the editing type.

  FIG. 12 shows the configuration of the condition setting screen 303. Assume that the condition setting screen 303 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display unit 31 in step S22 of the condition setting process in the present modification. The condition setting screen 303 includes a cut button 311, a copy button 312, an image insertion button 313, and shape designation buttons 315T, 315S, and 315X. The shape designation button 315T is a button for designating the mark shape as a triangle. The shape designation button 315S is a button for designating the mark shape as a diamond. The shape designation button 315X is a button for designating the mark shape to be x. The shape of the mark is not limited to the three types of triangle, rhombus, and x shape, but may be other shapes, two types, or four or more types.

  The shape designation buttons 315T, 315S, and 315X are associated with the cut button 311, the duplicate button 312, and the image insertion button 313, respectively, and mark colors can be designated for each editing type. As an example, the shape designation button 315T is touch-input corresponding to the cut button 311, the shape designation button 315S is touch-input corresponding to the copy button 312, and the shape designation button 315X is touch-input corresponding to the image insertion button 313. Consider the case. In this way, the triangle mark is displayed corresponding to the cut, the diamond mark is displayed corresponding to the duplication, and the X mark is displayed corresponding to the image insertion. It is stored in the storage unit 14.

  Then, the second page edit screen display process in the present modification is executed, and the page edit screen 101 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 31 in step S31. Then, when editing of cut, duplication, or image insertion is performed in step S34, the triangle, rhombus, or x-shaped mark corresponding to the cut, duplication, or image insertion is edited in step S37. The page editing screen is displayed on the display unit 31 at the corresponding position of the indicator 201. As in the second modification, a mark having a set shape may be displayed in a corresponding button in the page edit button display area.

  As described above, according to the present modification, the setting input of the editing condition for displaying the mark via the operation unit 32 and the mark shape corresponding to the editing type is received and set, and the editing that satisfies the condition is performed. In this case, a mark having a shape corresponding to the editing is additionally displayed on the page image and the indicator, and a page editing screen is displayed on the display unit 31. For this reason, the user can easily recognize the type of editing visually by the shape of the mark attached to the page image and the indicator.

(Fourth modification)
A fourth modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present modification, as in the above-described embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1 is used, and differences from the above-described embodiment are mainly described.

  The operation of the image forming apparatus 1 in this modification will be described. The ROM of the control unit 11 stores a third page edit screen display program for executing the third page edit screen display process. FIG. 13 shows the flow of the third page edit screen display process.

  In the third page editing screen display process, when a change in paper size or paper type is input as a paper attribute for a page image, a mark indicating the changed page image is attached to the page image and the indicator. This is a process of displaying and displaying the page edit screen. In the image forming apparatus 1, for example, a third page editing screen display program based on the third page editing screen display program by the control unit 11 is triggered by an input of an instruction to execute the third page editing screen display process via the operation unit 32. The page edit screen display process is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 13, steps S41 to S44 of the third page edit screen display process are the same as steps S11 to S14 of the first page edit screen display process. In step S41, for example, the page editing screen 101 shown in FIG. In step S44, the editing of the page image by the touch input of each button in the page editing button display area 120 of the page editing screen 101 is accepted. At this time, a change in the attribute of the image forming paper corresponding to the page image is also accepted by touch input of the image detail button 127.

  FIG. 14 shows the configuration of the image detail setting screen 401. In step S <b> 44, after the page image 111 is selected on the page editing screen 101, when the image detail button 127 is touched by the user, the image detail setting screen 401 shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display unit 31. The image detail setting screen 401 includes a page image display area 410 having a page image being selected, and a paper attribute selection area 420 that accepts selection inputs of various paper attributes. The paper attribute selection area 420 has a drop-down list in which paper size, paper type, paper basis weight, paper color, and presence / absence of paper perforations are selected and input as paper attributes.

  The selection input of the paper attribute is not limited to the above example, and when the paper trays 51 to 54 store paper of different paper types, paper sizes, etc., the paper tray selection input Thus, the configuration may be such that the attribute of the sheet is changed. In addition to the paper attribute selection input on the image detail setting screen 401, color or black and white, post-processing (staples, punch holes, etc.), image formation surface (single side, double side, etc.), etc. It is good also as a structure which can be selectively input.

  Then, as in step S15, editing information including selection information of paper attributes for the page images in the image arrangement order before editing is acquired (step S45). Then, the editing information acquired in step S45 is referred to, and it is determined whether there is a page image whose paper size or paper type has been changed (step S46). If there is a page image whose paper size or paper type has been changed (step S46; YES), a mark indicating the page image whose paper size or paper type has been changed is set at the corresponding display position on the page editing screen, and an indicator The mark indicating the page editing screen in which the paper size or paper type of the page image is changed is set to the corresponding display position (step S47).

  Then, the editing information acquired in step S45 is edited on the page editing screen before editing, and image data of the edited page editing screen having the mark set in step S47 is generated, and according to the image data The page edit screen is displayed on the display unit 31 (step S48), and the third page edit screen display process ends. If the paper size or paper type has not been changed (step S46; NO), the process proceeds to step S48.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the paper size or the paper type is changed as the paper attribute for the page image of the job, and the paper size or the paper type is changed. Then, a mark corresponding to the changed page image is incidentally displayed on the page image 111 and the indicator 201 and a page editing screen is displayed on the display unit 31. For this reason, the user can easily visually recognize the page image and its position where the size of the paper or the paper type, which is estimated to be important editing, is changed by the mark displayed on the page image and the indicator.

(Fifth modification)
A fifth modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the present modification, as in the above-described embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1 is used, and differences from the above-described embodiment are mainly described.

  The operation of the image forming apparatus 1 in this modification will be described. The ROM of the control unit 11 stores a fourth page edit screen display program for executing the fourth page edit screen display process. FIG. 15 shows the flow of the fourth page edit screen display process.

  In the fifth page editing screen display process, when blank page insertion is automatically executed for a page image by setting the chaptering function, a mark indicating the page image with the blank page inserted is used as the page image and indicator. This is a process of displaying and displaying the page edit screen. In the image forming apparatus 1, for example, a fourth page editing screen display program based on the fourth page editing screen display program is triggered by the input of the execution instruction of the fourth page editing screen display process via the operation unit 32 as a trigger. The page edit screen display process is executed.

  Preliminary operation input from the user via the operation unit 32, whether or not the chaptering function is set, and when the chaptering function is set when forming a double-sided image, automatically on the back side of the paper whose last page is the front It is assumed that whether or not to insert a blank sheet is set. The setting of the automatic back blank sheet insertion is stored in the storage unit 14 as setting information.

  As shown in FIG. 15, steps S51 to S55 of the fourth page edit screen display process are the same as steps S11 to S15 of the first page edit screen display process. Then, the setting information stored in the storage unit 14 is referred to, and it is determined whether or not automatic backside blank page insertion by the chapter division function is set (step S56). When automatic back blank page insertion is set (step S56; YES), when the mark indicating the blank page image automatically inserted by the chaptering function is set to the corresponding display position on the page editing screen, the indicator A mark indicating a page edit screen having a blank page image inserted automatically is set at the corresponding display position (step S57).

  Then, the editing information acquired in step S55 is edited on the page editing screen before editing, and image data of the edited page editing screen having the mark set in step S57 is generated, and according to the image data The page edit screen is displayed on the display unit 31 (step S58), and the fourth page edit screen display process ends. If automatic blank sheet insertion is not set (step S56; NO), the process proceeds to step S58.

  As described above, according to the present modification, it is determined whether or not automatic backside blank image insertion has been performed by the chaptering function on the job page image, and when the automatic backside blank image insertion is performed, A mark indicating the page image is additionally displayed on the page image 111 and the indicator 201, and a page editing screen is displayed on the display unit 31. For this reason, the user can easily visually recognize the page image in which the blank page image is automatically inserted and the position thereof by the mark displayed on the page image and the indicator.

  The descriptions in the above-described embodiments and modifications are examples of a suitable image forming apparatus according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, at least two of the above embodiments, modified examples, and the following configurations may be appropriately combined.

  In the embodiment and the modification described above, the mark is displayed below the edited page image and the page editing screen including the edited page image in the indicator. However, the present invention is not limited to this. . The position where the mark is displayed may be other positions corresponding to the edited page image, such as the top, left, and right of the page image and the indicator, or the position superimposed on the page image and the indicator.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment and modification, although it was set as the structure which displays a mark on a page image and an indicator corresponding to the edited page image, it is not limited to this. For example, a mark may be displayed on the page image or the indicator corresponding to the edited page image.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment and modification, when displaying a mark on a page image, it was set as the structure which displays a mark in the position corresponding to the edited page image, However, It is not limited to this. For example, the mark may be displayed at a position corresponding to a group (chapter or the like) including a plurality of page images including the edited page image. According to this configuration, the interval between the page images of the marks displayed on the page image can be made appropriate.

  In the embodiment and the modification described above, when the mark is displayed on the indicator, the mark is displayed at a position corresponding to the page editing screen having the edited page image. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. For example, the indicator is configured to display a mark at a position corresponding to the edited page image, or to display a mark at a position corresponding to a group (chapter or the like) composed of a plurality of page images including the edited page image. It is good. According to this configuration, the page image interval of the mark displayed on the indicator can be appropriately set.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment and modification, although it was set as the structure which displays the same mark on a page image and an indicator corresponding to the edited page image, it is not limited to this. For example, the color, shape, etc. of the marks displayed on the page image and the indicator may be different in correspondence with the edited page image.

  In the fourth modification, the mark is displayed when the changed paper attribute is the paper size or the paper type. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a mark may be displayed when an attribute of another sheet such as a sheet color is changed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment and modification, although it was set as the structure which displays a graphic mark on a page image and an indicator corresponding to the edited page image, it is not limited to this. For example, as information indicating editing, a structure for displaying other information such as characters on at least one of the page image and the indicator corresponding to the page image that has been edited, or a combination of a mark and other information May be configured to be displayed.

  Further, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each part constituting the image forming apparatus 1 in the above-described embodiments and modifications can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a cross-sectional configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an image forming apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows a 1st page edit screen display process. It is a figure which shows the structure of the page edit screen before the mark in embodiment is displayed. It is a figure which shows the structure of the page edit screen in which the mark in embodiment was displayed. It is a flowchart which shows a condition setting process. It is a flowchart which shows a 2nd page edit screen display process. It is a figure which shows the structure of the condition setting screen in a 1st modification. It is a figure which shows the structure of the page edit screen in which the mark in the 1st modification was displayed. It is a figure which shows the structure of the condition setting screen in a 2nd modification. It is a figure which shows the structure of the page edit screen in which the mark in the 2nd modification was displayed. It is a figure which shows the structure of the condition setting screen in a 3rd modification. It is a flowchart which shows a 3rd page edit screen display process. It is a figure which shows the structure of an image detailed setting screen. It is a flowchart which shows a 4th page edit screen display process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming apparatus 11 Control part 12 Print controller 13 Image processing part 14 Storage part 20 Image reading part 21 ADF part 22 Scanner part 30 Display operation part 31 Display part 32 Operation part 33 Key operation part 40 Image formation part 41 Conveyance mechanism 42 Image Forming body 43 Fixing unit 50 Paper feed units 51 to 54 Paper feed tray 60 Post-processing unit

Claims (10)

A display unit for displaying a screen;
An image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet based on image data;
An operation unit that receives an instruction to edit a page image based on image data included in the job;
An image forming apparatus comprising: a control unit that generates a page image editing screen for the job, displays the screen on the display unit, and edits the page image of the editing screen based on an editing instruction input by the operation unit;
The control unit is an image forming apparatus that displays a mark indicating the edited page image on the editing screen.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the mark at a position corresponding to the edited page image or a position corresponding to a plurality of page images including the edited page image.   When the page image of the job is switched and displayed over a plurality of editing screens, the control unit displays an indicator indicating the range of the editing screen being displayed on the entire editing screen on the display unit, and the page image is edited. 3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a mark indicating the edited page image is displayed on the indicator when the image is edited. The operation unit accepts a selection input of a mark displayed on the indicator,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit displays an editing screen corresponding to a mark selected and input via the operation unit on the display unit. The operation unit accepts an input for setting an editing condition for displaying a mark,
The said control part displays the said mark which shows the said edited page image, when the edit which satisfy | fills the conditions of the edit set and input via the said operation part is made. The image forming apparatus described in 1.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes at least one of a shape and a color of the mark according to a type of page image editing. The operation unit accepts at least one setting input of a shape and a color of a mark corresponding to a type of editing of the page image;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control unit displays the mark based on at least one of a shape and a color of the mark set and input by the operation unit.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the page image is automatically inserted, the control unit displays the mark corresponding to the inserted page image. The operation unit receives an instruction input for changing the paper attribute of the page image,
The said control part displays the said mark which shows the said changed page image, when the instruction | indication input of the change of the paper attribute of a page image is input by the said operation part. Image forming apparatus.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the attribute of the sheet is at least one of a sheet size and a sheet type.

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