JP2009290904A - Picture reading apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picture reading apparatus which is suitable to the displaying of read picture data that is performed in its displaying means. <P>SOLUTION: The picture reading apparatus 1, which displays picture data read from manuscripts by a reading means 12 in a displaying means 30, has a selecting means for selecting one of first and second modes. In the first mode, the apparatus displays the picture data in the displaying means 30 after the reading means 12 reads all the manuscripts in the apparatus. In the second mode, the apparatus displays the picture data in the displaying means 30 every reading of a sheet of manuscript which is performed by the reading means 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus and an image data display program for displaying read image data on a display means.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are copiers that display image data acquired by reading a plurality of originals on a display unit before printing. For example, the copying machine described in Patent Document 1 sequentially reads 20 originals, accumulates and stores the read image data, generates confirmation image data of the read image data accumulated during the original reading, and displays the display unit. To display. This image confirmation processing (preview processing) is performed by the user giving an image confirmation processing execution instruction to the copier. When the user confirms the confirmation image data displayed on the display unit and instructs the copier to reread the document, the copier discards the image data of the page instructed to reread and returns to the discarded page position. The read image data that has been read again is replaced and stored. In this way, when the user confirms the reading state of the original and instructs the copying machine that the reading of the original has been completed, the copying machine prints the read image data stored on the recording paper. Therefore, according to the copying machine described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to check read image data of a document even if reading of a whole series of documents is not completed.
JP 2004-222246 A

  However, the conventional copier waits for the user to give an instruction to execute image confirmation processing to the copier and executes the preview process. Therefore, for example, when the user wants to check the reading state of the original one by one, every time the user reads the original one, the user has to input an image check processing execution instruction to the copier, which takes time and effort. The usability was bad.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an image reading apparatus suitable for displaying read image data on a display means.

An image reading apparatus according to the present invention has the following configuration.
(1) Storage means for storing image data obtained by reading a document sent by an automatic document feed mechanism, display means for displaying the image data stored in the storage means and confirming the user, and the user Input means for inputting when the image data displayed on the display means is determined to be inappropriate, a page number storage means for storing the number of pages of the document input from the input means, and the input means Stored in the storage means by causing the user to set all the originals on the automatic document feeding mechanism and sending all the originals again by the automatic document feeding mechanism. The number of pages stored in the page number storage unit among the re-sent originals only the image data corresponding to the number of pages stored in the page number storage unit Data replacement means for replacing with corresponding image data, a first mode in which the image data is displayed on the display means after reading all the originals, and the image data is displayed on the display means each time one original is read. A selection mode for selecting a second mode to be selected before the original of the image data stored in the storage means is sent and read by the automatic document feeding mechanism; and when reading the original sent by the automatic document feeding mechanism A read process for reading one page of the originals sent by the automatic document feed mechanism, a read completion judgment process for judging whether or not all the documents set in the automatic document feed mechanism have been read, and the automatic document feed One page of the original sent by the mechanism is displayed, and when there is an input from the input means, the original input from the input means Document reading execution means for executing page number storage processing for storing the page number in the page number storage means; and when the first mode is selected, the reading processing, the reading completion determination processing, and the page number storage By causing the original reading execution means to execute processing in the order of processing, the image data stored in the storage means after all the originals have been read and stored in the storage means are stored in the original sent by the automatic original feeding mechanism. When the image data of the first page to the image data of the last document are sequentially displayed on the display unit for each page, and the reading completion determination process determines that all of the document has been read, the data replacement unit When the second mode is selected, the document reading process is performed in the order of the reading process, the page number storage process, and the reading completion determination process. By causing the line means to execute the process, every time one of the originals sent by the automatic original feeding mechanism is read, the image data of the original read immediately before is displayed on the display means, and the reading completion determination process And display timing switching means for operating the data replacement means when it is determined that all the originals have been read.
(2) The data replacement unit causes the user to reset all the documents set in the automatic document feeding mechanism to the automatic document feeding mechanism when there is an input from the input unit, When all the originals are sent again by the automatic original feeding mechanism, the number of pages is counted in order from the first page of the original reset on the automatic original feeding mechanism, and the counted number of pages is the page number storage means. By determining whether or not the number of pages stored in the document matches the number of pages stored in the document automatic search mechanism, the first page of the document reset in the automatic document feeding mechanism is sequentially searched for the documents input from the input unit. If the counted number of pages matches the number of pages stored in the page number storage means, the document having the counted number of pages is reread for one page. The image data corresponding to the counted number of pages of the image data stored in the storage means is replaced with the image data of the re-read document, while the counted number of pages is the page number storage means. If the number of pages does not match the number of pages stored in the document, the process of skipping the document of the counted number of pages and not replacing the image data stored in the storage means is reset in the automatic document feeding mechanism. It is characterized in that it is repeatedly executed until all the originals are processed as search targets.

According to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, the first mode in which the image data is displayed on the display means after the reading means has read all the originals, and the image data is displayed on the display means every time the reading means reads one original. Since the second mode to be displayed can be selected by the selection means, it is possible to change the display method of the image data by simply switching the mode, and in addition, three processes (reading process, reading process) executed when displaying the image data By switching the order of completion judgment processing and page number storage processing according to the selected mode, the timing for displaying the read original is after all the originals have been read or every time one original is read Therefore, in the first mode and the second mode, when it is determined that the document is inappropriate, an operation to input the input means or the document is read again. Operation (resetting of all document, pressing the start button, reload all document) can be a carried out exactly as in that good usability, it is possible to improve the usability of the user.

Further, according to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, when the first mode is selected by the selection unit, the image data acquired by the reading unit is sequentially displayed on the display unit according to the instruction of the display instruction unit, so that one document is printed. The operability can be improved as compared with the case of performing an operation for displaying the image data of the original document on the display means each time it is read.

Further, according to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, when the second mode is selected by the selection means, every time the reading means reads one original, the image data corresponding to the read original is displayed on the display means. Even when the number of documents is large, the user can surely check the reading status of the documents one by one.

  Further, according to the image reading device of the present invention, when the confirmation means for confirming the image data displayed by the display means confirms that the read image data is inappropriate, the discard means is inappropriate. Since the image data that has been confirmed is discarded, only appropriate image data remains in the image reading apparatus, and good reading quality can be ensured.

  Further, according to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, the image data is transmitted to the external device after the confirmation means confirms that the image data is appropriate, so that transmission errors of the image data can be reduced.

  According to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, the image data read by the reading unit for each original is replaced with the image data of the original read by the reading unit, so that only image data that has been read successfully is read. It can be accumulated efficiently.

  Further, according to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, the document to be reread is stored in the identification unit, and the display for designating the document stored in the identification unit is displayed on the display unit. The user can easily confirm, and the burden on the user required for rereading can be reduced.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
<Network system>
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a network system including a multifunction machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

In the image reading system 1, a plurality of known personal computers 2 are connected via a LAN 3 to a multi-function device 1 that is an example of an “image reading device”. The multi-function device 1 is connected to the facsimile apparatus 5 via a public telephone line network and transmits / receives facsimile data. The multifunction device 1 is connected to the Internet network via the LAN 3 and the firewall 4 and transmits and receives electronic mail and Internet facsimile data.
<Multifunction machine>
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the multifunction device 1 and shows a state in which the image reading unit 12 is closed. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the multifunction device 1 and shows a state in which the image reading unit 12 is opened.

  The multifunction machine 1 is a flat bed type image forming apparatus. The multi-function device 1 is configured by an image forming unit 11 and an image reading unit 12 that is an example of a “reading unit”, and has a facsimile function, a copy function, a scanner function, and a printer function.

  The image forming unit 11 forms image data on a recording sheet. In the image forming unit 11, a paper feed cassette 14 is detachably attached to a box-shaped main body casing 13. A plurality of recording sheets are stacked and accommodated in the paper feed cassette 14. The main casing 13 has a built-in printer unit 15 (see FIG. 4) that forms an image in color or monochrome on a recording sheet picked up from the paper feed cassette 14, and the image-recorded recording is formed on the paper discharge unit 16 formed on the upper surface. The paper is discharged.

  An image reading unit 12 is rotatably connected to the image forming unit 11 via a first hinge portion (not shown) so as to cover the paper discharge portion 16. As shown in FIG. 3, in the image reading unit 12, the document cover 20 is rotatably connected to the upper casing 17 via a second hinge portion (not shown). The upper casing 17 includes a platen glass 18 on which a document is placed, and incorporates a scanning unit 19 (see FIG. 4) for reading an image of the document placed on the platen glass 18. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the document cover 20 is provided with a well-known automatic document feed mechanism (hereinafter referred to as “ADF mechanism”) 21, and the documents set on the document feed tray 22 are successively fed one by one. Then, it can be sent out to the platen glass 18.

In such an image reading unit 12, an operation panel 23 for setting and operating the operation of the multifunction machine 1 is provided in the upper casing 17. The operation panel 23 includes, for example, a numeric keypad 24 for inputting numbers, a switching key 25 for switching between a scanner function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and a print function, a navigation key 26 for navigating the operation, an OK key 27 for confirming the operation, and a setting. Keys which are examples of “display instruction means” such as a cancel key 28 for canceling the operation and a start key 29 for starting document reading or facsimile transmission are provided. Further, for example, the operation panel 23 includes a liquid crystal display 30 that is an example of a “display unit” that displays image data in color or monochrome.
<Control configuration of MFP>
FIG. 4 is an electric block diagram of the multifunction machine 1.

  The operation of the multifunction machine 1 is controlled by the computer shown in FIG. Since the configuration of the computer is well known, a detailed description is omitted. However, in brief, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 32, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 33, and an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) 34 are provided. It is electrically connected to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31 via a bus 35.

  The EEPROM 34 stores the image data display program 41 of this embodiment. The image data display program 41 will be described later. The EEPROM 34 is provided with an ON / OFF setting storage means 42 and a mode setting storage means 43.

  The ON / OFF setting storage means 42 stores whether or not to display a preview of a document read during FAX transmission. The ON setting is stored when the preview is displayed, and the OFF setting is stored when the preview is not displayed.

  The mode setting storage means 43 stores whether the preview mode at the time of FAX transmission is set to the first mode or the second mode. Here, the “first mode” refers to a mode in which image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 after the image reading unit 12 has read all originals. The “second mode” refers to a mode in which image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 every time the image reading unit 12 reads one original.

  The bus 34 is also electrically connected to an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 36 and transmits / receives signals to / from electronic components constituting the multi-function device 1.

  Connected to the Asic 36 are a printer unit 15, a scanner unit 19, an ADF mechanism 21, a panel GA 37, an LCD controller 38, an NCU 39, and the like.

  The panel GA 37 is connected to keys such as a numeric keypad 24, a switching key 25, a navigation key 26, an OK key 27, a cancel key 28, and a start key 29, and acquires data input to the operation panel 23.

  The LCD controller 38 controls display on the liquid crystal display 30.

An NCU (Network Control Unit) is connected to a public network via a modem 40, and sends out a call signal for a communication destination when transmitting facsimile data.
<Explanation of MFP operation>
Next, the operation of the multifunction machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Here, a case will be described as an example where the multi-function peripheral 1 transmits ten originals by FAX to the facsimile apparatus 5 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the image data display program 41.

  The image display program 41 is configured to discard all the read originals and allow the user to read the originals again from the beginning when the user determines that a reading failure has occurred.

  That is, the multifunction device 1 reads the image data display program 41 from the EEPROM 34 when the power is turned on, and is first stored in the ON / OFF setting storage means 42 of the EEPROM 34 in step 1 (hereinafter referred to as “S1”). The ON / OFF setting is read and stored in the RAM 33. In S 2, the mode stored in the mode setting storage unit 43 of the EEPROM 34 is read and stored in the RAM 33.

  The processes of S1 and S2 are performed in either the first mode or the second mode when the MFP 1 is in a state in which a FAX transmission document is preview-displayed or is in a preview-display state when the power is last turned off. This is done to find out if there was. This eliminates a blank period in which nothing is set for the preview display.

  In step S3, a FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting setting process is executed. In this processing, the user can freely set whether or not to confirm the transmission document before FAX transmission.

  The FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting setting process will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting setting processing.

  In S301, the multi function device 1 determines whether an instruction to change the FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting is input. For example, when the user selects the facsimile function with the switch key 25, the multifunction device 1 displays the setting item “FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting” on the FAX transmission menu screen. It is determined whether or not the user operates the navigation key 26 to select the setting item “FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting”.

  When the user does not select the setting item “FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting” by operating the navigation key 26 and does not input an instruction to change the FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting (S301: No), the user Since the present setting contents are considered to be acceptable, the process returns to S3 in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the user operates the navigation key 26 to select the setting item “FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting” and inputs an instruction to change the FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting (S301: Yes), Since the user wants to change the current setting contents, the process proceeds to S302.

  In step S <b> 302, the setting content stored in the ON / OFF setting storage unit 42 is temporarily stored in the RAM 33. In step S303, it is determined whether the setting content stored in the RAM 33 is an ON setting or an OFF setting. This determination is made to determine the content to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 30.

  When the current setting is the ON setting (S303: ON), for example, the ON setting and the OFF setting are displayed side by side on the liquid crystal display 30, and the cursor is displayed below the ON setting display to display the current setting. Let the user recognize that the setting is ON. In step S304, it is determined whether the user has operated the navigation key 26 in the left-right direction.

  When the user operates the navigation key 26 in the left-right direction (S304: Yes), the cursor position of the liquid crystal display 30 moves from the ON setting to the OFF setting, and the user changes the FAX transmission preview display from the ON setting to the OFF setting. It seems that there is a will to switch. Therefore, in S305, the setting content acquired in the RAM 33 in S302 is rewritten from the ON setting to the OFF setting. Then, the process proceeds to S309. The processing after S309 will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the user does not operate the navigation key 26 (S304: No), since the position of the cursor displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 is set to the ON setting, has the user pressed the cancel key 28 in S306? Judge whether or not.

  If the user presses the cancel key 28 (S306: Yes), it is considered that the user has no intention to change the ON / OFF setting, and the process directly returns to S3 in FIG.

  However, if the user does not press the cancel key 28 (S306: No), it is considered that the user is willing to change the ON / OFF setting, so in S307, it is determined whether or not the OK key 27 is pressed. To do.

  If the OK key 27 is not pressed (S307: No), the user may change the ON / OFF setting, so the process returns to S304 and waits.

  On the other hand, if the OK key 27 is pressed (S307: Yes), this means that the ON / OFF setting is confirmed to be the ON setting. Therefore, in S308, the ON / OFF setting storage means 42 of the EEPROM 34 is set to the ON setting. rewrite. Thereafter, the process returns to S3 of FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S303 that the ON / OFF setting acquired in the RAM 33 in S302 is the OFF setting (S303: OFF), the processing from S309 is performed. Since the processing after S309 is the same as the processing of S304 to S308, it will be briefly described here.

  The liquid crystal display 30 displays a confirmation message for confirming that the current setting is the OFF setting and changing the ON / OFF setting. At this time, when the user moves the position of the cursor displayed on the liquid crystal display 30, for example, from the OFF setting to the ON setting with the navigation key 26 (S309: Yes), the OFF acquired in the RAM 33 in S302 in S310. After the setting is rewritten to ON setting, the process proceeds to S304, and processing for setting ON / OFF setting of FAX transmission preview display to ON setting is performed. On the other hand, if the navigation key 26 is not operated (S309: No), after confirming with the user whether or not to change the ON / OFF setting in S311, the ON / OFF setting is turned OFF in S312. Check with the user to confirm the settings. In this case, if the user selects to set the ON / OFF setting of the FAX transmission preview display to OFF (S11: NO, S312: Yes), the ON / OFF setting storage unit 42 is rewritten to OFF setting in S308. After that, the process returns to S3 of FIG.

  When the process of S3 shown in FIG. 5 is completed in this way, a FAX transmission preview mode setting process is performed in S4 of FIG. The fax transmission preview mode setting process allows the user to select whether the document to be faxed is preview-displayed in the first mode or previewed in the second mode.

  The FAX transmission preview mode process will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the FAX transmission preview mode setting process shown in FIG.

  The FAX transmission preview mode setting process determines whether or not an instruction to change the FAX transmission preview mode is input in S401. For example, when the user operates the switch key 25 to switch to the FAX mode, a setting item “change setting of FAX transmission preview mode” is displayed on the FAX transmission menu. When the user does not select the setting item “change fax transmission preview mode setting” by operating the navigation key 26 and does not input a fax transmission preview mode setting change instruction (S401: No), the current mode setting is changed. There is no need to do so, and the process directly returns to S4 in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the user operates the navigation key 26 to select the setting item “change fax transmission preview mode setting” and input a fax transmission preview mode setting change instruction (S401: Yes), in S402, the EEPROM 34 The mode stored in the mode setting storage unit 43 is temporarily stored in the RAM 33. In S403, it is determined whether the mode stored in the RAM 33 is the first mode or the second mode. This is because the content displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 differs depending on the currently set mode.

  When it is determined that the mode stored in the RAM 33 is the first mode (S403: first mode), for example, the first mode and the second mode are displayed side by side on the liquid crystal display 30, and the cursor is positioned at the position of the first mode. Is displayed to inform the user that the current mode setting is the first mode. In this case, in S404, it is determined whether or not the user has changed the mode setting by operating the navigation key 26.

  For example, when the user operates the navigation key 26 to move the position of the cursor displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 from the first mode to the second mode (S404: Yes), the first mode stored in the RAM 33 is stored in S405. After rewriting to the second mode, the process proceeds to S409.

  On the other hand, when the user does not operate the navigation key 26 (S404: No), it is determined whether or not the cancel key 28 is pressed in S406. If the cancel key 28 is pressed and the FAX transmission preview mode setting change process is canceled (S406: Yes), the user is not willing to change the mode, and the process directly returns to S4 in FIG.

  However, when the user does not press the cancel key 28 and the setting change process of the FAX transmission preview mode is continued (S406: No), it is considered that the user is willing to change the mode. It is determined whether or not the key 27 has been pressed. If the OK key 27 is not pressed (S407: No), there is a possibility that the user will change the mode, so the process returns to S404 and is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the OK key 27 is pressed (S407: Yes), the user intends to set the FAX transmission preview mode to the first mode, so in S408, the mode setting storage unit 43 sets the mode. To the first mode. Thereafter, the process returns to S4 of FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S403 that the mode stored in the RAM 33 is the second mode (S403: second mode), the liquid crystal display indicates that the current FAX transmission preview mode setting is the second mode. It is displayed on the display 30, and in S409, it is determined whether or not the navigation key 26 has been operated. When the navigation key 26 is operated and the mode setting is switched to the first mode on the liquid crystal display 30 (S409: Yes), the second mode stored in the RAM 33 is rewritten to the first mode in S410, and the process proceeds to S404. . Since the processing after S404 has been described above, a description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, when the user does not operate the navigation key 26 (S409: No), S
Proceed to 411 to confirm with the user whether to continue changing the mode setting. If the operation is to be continued (S411: Yes), in S412, the user is confirmed to confirm the mode setting to the second mode. When the user presses the OK key 27 so as to confirm the mode setting to the second mode (S412: Yes), the mode setting in the mode setting storage means 43 is rewritten to the second mode in S408. Thereafter, the process returns to S4 of FIG.

  In this embodiment, S4 in FIG. 5 and the processing shown in FIG. 7 correspond to “selecting means”.

  When the process shown in S4 of FIG. 5 is completed in this way, in S5 of FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the user has pressed the start key 29 and has input a FAX transmission start instruction. If the user does not press the start key 29 and no fax transmission start instruction is input (S5: No), the process returns to S3 and waits. On the other hand, when the user presses the start key 29 and a FAX transmission start instruction is input (S5: Yes), the process proceeds to S6, and the operation proceeds to an operation of reading a document and performing FAX transmission.

  Therefore, in the above-described processing of S3 to S5, whether or not the document read for FAX transmission is to be confirmed by preview display on the liquid crystal display 30 before FAX transmission, and if preview display is performed, the first mode and the second mode. In order to allow the user to freely set the method to be executed during the standby of the multifunction device 1. In other words, the person who transmits the fax can arbitrarily set the preview display of the read document during the FAX transmission.

  In S6 of FIG. 5, it is determined whether the setting of the ON / OFF setting storage means 42 is ON setting or OFF setting. If it is set to OFF (S6: OFF), it is not necessary to display a preview of the read document. After reading all the documents in the processes of S7 and S8, the process proceeds to S17, and the read data is transmitted by FAX. To do. Thereafter, the process returns to S3 and enters a standby state.

On the other hand, when the setting of the ON / OFF setting storage means 42 is the ON setting (S6: ON), the setting of the mode setting storage means 43 is either the first mode or the second mode in S9. Determine whether.
<Image display processing operation when the first mode is selected>
When the first mode is set (S9: first mode), after all the originals are read, the user is caused to check the read images one by one.

  In S 10, one page of the original is read, and the read image data is stored in the RAM 33. In step S11, it is determined whether there is a next page. If there is a next page (S11: Yes), the process returns to S10 to read the document of the next page. If there is no next page (S11: No), the process proceeds to S12. That is, all originals are read in S10 and S11. In this sense, the processes of S10 and S11 correspond to “reading means”.

  As an original reading method, for example, there is a method using the ADF mechanism 21. Specifically, when the user arranges and sets 10 documents on the document feed tray 21 and presses the start key 29, the ADF mechanism 21 automatically feeds one sheet at a time from the topmost document to the platen glass 18. The scanner unit 19 reads an original in accordance with the timing at which the original is sent out. The multifunction device 1 determines that there is no next page when there is no document in the document feed tray 21.

  As another example of the document reading method, there is a method of manually reading a document, for example. Specifically, the user opens the document cover 20 and places one document on the platen glass 18, and then closes the document cover 20 and presses the start key 29 to give a document reading start instruction to the multifunction device 1. . Then, the scanner unit 19 is activated to read one image of the document placed on the platen glass 18. Then, the user opens the document 20, replaces the first page document with the second page document, closes the document cover 20 again, and presses the start key 29. Then, the scanner unit 19 reads the second page document. When the user presses the OK key 27 when 10 pages of originals have been read by repeating this procedure, the multifunction device 1 determines that there is no next page.

  When reading of all the originals is completed in this way (S11: No), image data relating to the first page of the read originals is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 in S12. In S13, a confirmation message “Is the read image OK?” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. In S14, it is determined whether or not the OK key 27 or the cancel key 28 is pressed. The processes in S13 and S14 are performed to display the original reading state on the liquid crystal display 30 page by page and to allow the user to confirm. In this sense, the process of S13 corresponds to “first display control means” and “display means”.

  In this case, for example, when the order of the documents displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 is wrong, the user presses the cancel key 28 (S14: Cancel key). Then, the multifunction device 1 recognizes the reading failure of the document, and erases all the image data read in the processing of S10 and S11 in S16. Thereafter, the process returns to S3 and enters a standby state.

  On the other hand, when the user confirms that the document is properly read by looking at the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 30, the user presses the OK key 27 (S14: OK key). Then, the multifunction device 1 proceeds to S15, and determines whether or not the images read in the processes of S10 and S11 are displayed on all pages. If it is determined that all pages are not displayed (S15: No), the process returns to S12, and the image data relating to the document of the next page is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 to prompt the user to confirm the reading state. Since the processing after S12 is as described above, a description thereof will be omitted.

  However, if it is determined that all pages have been displayed (S15: Yes), in S17, since the user confirms that the reading state of all the originals is good, the read originals are faxed to the facsimile apparatus 5. Send. Thereafter, the process returns to S3 and enters a standby state.

Therefore, the processes of S14 to S15 are performed in order to make the user confirm the reading state of the document and ask the user whether or not to transmit the read document by FAX. In particular, the processing of S14 and S15 corresponds to “display instruction means” or “confirmation means” in that the image data of the next page original is displayed if the user is in a good reading state for all originals. Further, the processes of S14 and S16 correspond to “discarding means” in that if there is even one unsuccessfully read document, all the image data of the read document is discarded. Further, the processing of S15 and S17 corresponds to “transmission control means” in that when it is confirmed that the reading state of all the originals is good, the read originals are faxed.
<Image display operation when the second mode is selected>
On the other hand, when it is determined that the setting of the mode setting storage means 43 is the second mode (S9: second mode), the read original is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 every time one original is read. , Let the user confirm the reading status.

  That is, first, in S18, one page of the original is read, and the read image data is stored in the RAM 33. In step S19, the original image for one page read in step S18 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. In S 20, a confirmation message “Is the read image OK?” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. In S21, it is determined whether the OK key 27 or the cancel key 28 is pressed. The processes of S19 to S21 are performed to make the user check the reading state of the document. If it is determined that the cancel key 28 is pressed (S21: Cancel key), the process proceeds to S16, and the image data of the original read up to that point is erased. And it returns to S3 and will be in a standby state.

  However, if it is determined that the OK key 27 has been pressed (S21: OK key), it is determined in S22 whether there is a next page. If it is determined that there is a next page (S22: Yes), the process returns to S18 to prompt reading of the next page of the document. If it is determined that there is no next page (S22: No), the image data that has been read is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 5 in S17. That is, when it is confirmed that the reading state of all the originals is good, the originals are faxed. Thereafter, the process returns to S3 and enters a standby state.

  Therefore, in the state where the second mode is selected, for example, when the document is automatically read using the ADF mechanism 21, the ADF mechanism 21 is moved after the document is fed from the document feeding tray 22 to the platen glass 18. The user pauses, confirms the image of the document read by the scanner unit 19 and presses the OK key 27, then cancels the pause of the ADF mechanism 21 and sends the next document to the platen glass 18. . If the user depresses the cancel key 28 before the ADF mechanism 21 sends out all the documents set on the document feed tray 22, the image data of the document read up to that point is erased, and the process returns to the standby state. However, when all the documents on the document feed tray 22 have been read and the user presses the OK key 27 for the read image of the last document, the read document is faxed.

  On the other hand, in the state where the second mode is selected, for example, when the user manually reads an original, when the user presses the start key 29 and reads the original, the image of the read original is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. The When the user views the image on the liquid crystal display 30 and presses the cancel key 28, the user erases all the images of the original read so far and then returns to the standby state. However, when the original is read to the end while the OK key 27 is pressed, the read original is faxed.

In the second mode in the present embodiment, the process of S19 corresponds to “second display control means” or “display control means”. Further, the processing of S19 to S21 corresponds to “confirmation means”. Further, the processing of S21 and S16 corresponds to “discarding means”. Furthermore, the processing of S22 and S17 corresponds to “transmission control means”.
<Effect>
Therefore, the MFP 1 of the present embodiment has read the original set by the user after the original reading unit 12 has read all of the original set on the ADF mechanism 21 or the original manually placed on the platen glass 18 by the user. A first mode in which image data of a document is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 page by page, and a document is placed on the platen glass 18 automatically by the ADF mechanism 21 or manually by a user's manual operation. Each time the image reading unit 12 reads, the second mode in which the image data of the read original is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 can be selected (see S4 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7). Therefore, it is possible to change the method for displaying the image data of the document on the liquid crystal display 30 only by switching between the first mode and the second mode, and the user-friendliness can be improved.

  Specifically, when the user wants to retrieve the document immediately or when the user wants to continuously confirm the images to be transmitted by FAX, the user selects the first mode. In this case, since all the originals are read and the image data of the originals is confirmed one by one, the ten originals can be retrieved immediately. Further, it does not take time to read one original and confirm the image data before reading the next original.

  On the other hand, for example, when the number of originals to be transmitted by FAX is large and it is desired to detect an original reading failure such as a page order error or page leakage at an early stage, the user selects the second mode. In this case, since the reading state is checked every time the document is read, reading of the document can be stopped and redone when the reading failure is confirmed. Therefore, it is possible to quickly cope with a wasteful reading time of the original and a reading failure.

  As described above, the user can appropriately use the first mode and the second mode in accordance with the purpose of use of the preview mode and the like, which is convenient. In addition to this, the speed at which image data is confirmed varies from person to person. However, in the case of the MFP 1 of the present embodiment, images are sequentially switched in accordance with the timing when the user presses the OK key 27 (see S14: OK key, S21: OK key in FIG. 5). Compared to displaying original image data in accordance with the reading speed, it is possible to reduce reading state confirmation errors and reduce the burden on the user.

  Further, according to the MFP 1 of the present embodiment, when the first mode is selected (see S9 in FIG. 5: first mode), when the user confirms the reading state of the document and presses the OK key 27, Since the image data of the next page document is automatically displayed on the liquid crystal display (see S14: OK key, S15: NO, S12 in FIG. 5), the image data of the document is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 each time one document is read. The operability can be improved as compared with the case of performing an operation for displaying on the screen.

  Further, according to the multifunction device 1 of the present embodiment, when the second mode is selected (see S9 in FIG. 5: second mode), every time the image reading unit 12 reads one original, the read original is read. Since the corresponding image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 (see S18 and S19 in FIG. 5), even when the number of documents is large, the user can surely check the document reading status one by one.

  Further, in the MFP 1 according to the present embodiment, when the user confirms that the image data of the document displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 is inappropriate and presses the cancel key 28, the image data confirmed as inappropriate is displayed. The image data of all the read originals including is deleted (see S14: Cancel key, S21: Cancel key, S16 in FIG. 5). Therefore, according to the multifunction device 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to ensure only good image quality by leaving only image data of a properly read original.

  In addition, the MFP 1 according to the present embodiment can be used only when the user confirms that the reading state is appropriate for all the read originals by pressing the OK key 27 at the time of FAX transmission, for example. The image data of the document is faxed to the facsimile apparatus 5 (see S14: OK key, S15: Yes, S17, S21: OK key, S22: NO, S17 in FIG. 5). Originally, the FAX cannot be read unless it is received by the other party. However, if the user transmits the fax only when the user confirms that the reading state of the document is good before the FAX transmission as in the present embodiment, the other party can receive the data in a good state. Therefore, according to the multifunction device 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce document transmission errors.

  The image data display program 41 of the present embodiment is a first mode in which image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 after all the originals are read, and a first mode in which image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 each time one original is read. The multi-function device 1 is caused to function so that the user selects the two modes and the image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 according to the mode selected by the user (S9: first mode, S10 to S12, S9: second in FIG. 5). Mode, see S18-S19). Therefore, the image data display program 41 of the present embodiment can change the display method of the image data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 of the multi-function device 1 simply by switching between the first mode and the second mode. Can be improved.

  Further, according to the image data display program 41 of the present embodiment, when the second mode is selected, the image data corresponding to the read original is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 every time the image reading unit 12 reads one original. Since the multifunction device 1 is caused to function (see S18 and S19 in FIG. 5), even when the number of documents read by the multifunction device 1 is large, the user can surely check the document reading status one by one. .

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the image reading apparatus and the image data display program of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The image reading device 1A and the image data display program 41A of the second embodiment display an image of the read original every time the original is read one by one on the liquid crystal display 30, and reread the original on the spot when there is a reading failure. This is different from the first embodiment in which all the data is erased when a reading failure occurs in that the original read in is replaced. Therefore, here, it demonstrates centering on a different point from 1st Embodiment, About the common point, the same code | symbol is used for drawing and description, and description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the image data display program 41A used by the multifunction machine 1A according to the second embodiment.

  The image data display program 41A is created by selecting the second mode in advance in order to display the read image data each time the original is read one by one. Therefore, the image data display program 41A does not perform the setting confirmation (S2 in FIG. 5) or the FAX transmission preview mode setting process (S4 in FIG. 5) of the mode setting storage unit 43 as in the first embodiment, and performs the FAX transmission. Only the preview display ON / OFF setting is monitored and is on standby (see S1 and S3 in FIG. 8).

  When a FAX transmission start instruction is given (S5: Yes), zero is substituted into a page counter PAGE that counts the number of originals read in S1001. If the FAX transmission preview display is set to ON (S6: ON), 1 is added to the page counter PAGE in S1002, and it is confirmed that the first original is read. In S18 to S20, one page of the original is read, and the image data of the read original is previewed on the liquid crystal display 30 to prompt the user to confirm. In S21 and 22, when the user determines that the reading state of the document displayed in the preview is appropriate, if there is a document of the next page, the process returns to S1002 to add 1 to the page counter PAGE and add 2 pages. Make sure to read the original document in the eye. The process of S1002 and S18 to S22 is repeated to read a document to be faxed.

  During this document reading operation, for example, the order of the documents may be wrong or the document may be skewed. When the user confirms such a problem on the liquid crystal display 30, the cancel key 28 is pressed at the time of reading failure confirmation (S21: Cancel key). Then, in S1003, the multifunction device 1 displays a guidance message “Please reset NG document” on the liquid crystal display 30, and waits for a user key input in S1004. This is to ask the user whether to reread the document.

  When the user re-reads the original, the original with the reading failure is returned to the original feed tray 22 or placed on the platen glass 18, and then the OK key 27 is pressed (S1004: OK key). . In step S1005, the previously read document data is erased, and the process returns to step S18. Then, in the processing after S18, the document in which the reading failure has occurred is read again. Also for the reread original, the user is made to confirm the reading state as shown in S19, S20, and S21.

  If the read state of the reread original is good (S21: OK key), the process proceeds to S22, and the process for the next page is started. However, if the read state of the reread document is bad (S21: Cancel key), the process proceeds to S1003 to prompt rereading again. If the user resets the document, the processing from S1005 is performed again. Therefore, the user can perform rereading of the document any number of times.

  On the other hand, when the user presses the cancel key 28 and the reading of the original is stopped, in S16, all the image data of the original read up to that point is erased, and the process returns to S3 and waits.

In the present embodiment, the process of S21 corresponds to “confirmation means”. Further, the processing of S1005 corresponds to “discard means”.
<Effect>
Therefore, according to the MFP 1A of the present embodiment, the second mode is selected, and the reading state is checked every time one page of the document is read. When a reading failure occurs, only the document having the reading failure is selected. Re-read (see S1002, S18, S19, S20, S21: Cancel key, S1003, S1004, S1005, S18). Therefore, when a reading failure occurs, the original can be read again on the spot, and the workability is good.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the image reading device and the image data display program of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The image reading device 1B and the image data display program 41B of the third embodiment replace all the image data of a document that has been read back with the image data of the document that has been read again. This is different from the first embodiment in which is deleted and re-read. Therefore, here, it demonstrates centering on a different point from 1st Embodiment, About the common point, the same code | symbol is used for drawing and description, and description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.
<Electric control configuration of MFP>
FIG. 9 is an electric block diagram of the multifunction machine 1B.

The MFP 1B is provided with an NG page memory 44 in the RAM 33. The NG page memory 44 is provided with a plurality of addresses, and the number of pages of a document in which reading failure has occurred is stored in each address. It is desirable that the addresses correspond to at least the number of sheets that can be processed by the multifunction device 1. In this embodiment, addresses from 0 to 99 are provided so as to correspond to 100 documents.
<FAX transmission operation>
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the image data display program 41B shown in FIG.

  When the image data display program 41B inputs a FAX transmission start instruction (S5: Yes), in S2001, a page counter PAGE that counts the number of pages of the read original, and an NG page counter NG_PAGE that counts the address of the NG page memory. Then, zero is substituted for the DISP page counter DISP_PAGE that counts the number of pages of the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. With this process, it is confirmed that no original is read, the number of originals that have failed to be read is not counted, and the image of the read original is not previewed for one page.

In S2002, zero is stored in each address (0 to 99) provided in the NG page memory 44. By this processing, no data is stored in the NG page memory 44 regarding the document in which reading failure has occurred.
<Image display operation when the first mode is selected>
When the setting of the ON / OFF setting storage means 42 is ON setting (S6: ON) and the mode setting storage means 43 is the first mode (S9: first mode), all the originals have been read. Later, image data of the read original is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 one page at a time, and when there is an original in which reading failure occurs, the original is specified and stored.

  That is, first, in S2003, 1 is added to the page counter PAGE, and it is confirmed that the first original is read. In step S10, the first page of the document is read. In step S11, it is determined whether there is a next page of the document. If there is a next page, the process returns to S2003, 1 is added to the page counter PAGE, and it is confirmed that the document on the second page is read. In this way, the processes of S2003, S10, and S11 are repeated, and all the originals are read while checking the number of originals to be read.

  When all the originals have been read (S11: No), in S2004, 1 is added to the DISP page counter DISP_PAGE, and it is confirmed that the first page of the read originals is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30.

  In step S2005, the image data of the document corresponding to the page indicated by the DISP counter DISP_PAGE is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 as a preview. In S13, a confirmation message “Is the read image OK?” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 to prompt the user to determine whether or not the read state is acceptable. If it is determined that the OK key 27 has been pressed (S14: OK key), the user determines that the read state of the read document is appropriate, and the process directly proceeds to S2008.

  However, in the case where there is a document with a reading failure such as when the read document is skewed or when the front and back sides include a document with the reverse side, the image data of the document with the reading failure is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 The user presses the cancel key 28 (S14: Cancel key). In this case, in S2006, the number of pages indicated by the DISP counter DISP_PAGE is stored in the address of the NG page memory 44 indicated by the NG page counter NG_PAGE. At this time, the address [0] of the NG page memory, that is, the number of pages (for example, one page) of the document in which reading failure has occurred in the first area is stored. Then, in S2007, 1 is added to the NG page counter NG_PAGE, and the process proceeds to S2008.

In step S2008, it is determined whether or not the number of pages indicated by the DISP counter DISP_PAGE matches the number of pages indicated by the page counter PAGE. That is, it is determined whether or not all read originals have been displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. If it is determined that the image of all pages of the document is not displayed (S2008: No), the process returns to S2004 to prepare for displaying the image data of the next page of the document on the liquid crystal display 30. On the other hand, when it is determined that all pages of the document have been displayed as images (S2008: Yes), the process proceeds to S2012 in FIG.
<Image display operation when the second mode is selected>
On the other hand, if it is determined in S9 that the setting of the mode setting storage means 43 is the second mode (S9: second mode), the read image data of the original each time the original is read is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. When there is a document with a reading failure, the document is specified and stored.

  That is, first, in S2009, 1 is added to the page counter PAGE, and then the process proceeds to S18. Then, through the processes of S18 to S21, every time one original is read, the read image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30, and the user is confirmed as to whether or not the read state is possible.

  If the reading state of the original is good and the user presses the OK key 27 (S21: OK key), the process proceeds to S22 as it is.

  However, when the original reading state is bad and the user presses the cancel key 28 (S21: Cancel key), in S2010, the number of pages indicated by the page counter PAGE indicates the number of pages indicated by the NG page counter NG_PAGE. Store at address 44. Thereby, the number of pages of the document in which the reading failure has occurred is specified. Then, in S2011, 1 is added to the NG page counter NG_PAGE, and the process proceeds to S22.

If it is determined in S22 that there is a next page (S22: Yes), the process returns to S2009 to prepare for reading the next page document. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no next page (S22: No), the process proceeds to S2012 in FIG.
<Rereading operation of manuscript>
FIG. 11 is a subflow of the flow shown in FIG.

  In S2012 of FIG. 11, zero is substituted into a variable i indicating the address of the NG page memory 44. The variable i is used to search the data stored in the NG page memory 44 in the order of arrangement. By setting zero in the variable i, the NG page memory 44 can be searched from the first area.

  In S2013, the number of pages stored at the i-th address from the first area of the NG page memory 44 is acquired, and a guidance message for specifying the acquired number of pages and setting a document is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. . For example, when the number of pages “5” is stored in the address [0] of the NG page memory 44, it means that there is a reading failure in the fifth page document. Please display a guidance message on the liquid crystal display 30.

  In step S2014, it is determined whether the start key 29 has been pressed. This is to confirm whether or not the user has set the original again. If the start key 29 is not pressed (S2014: No), the process returns to S2013 and waits until the start key 29 is pressed.

  On the other hand, the user resets the original with the reading failure by returning the original with the reading failure to the ADF mechanism 21 or by replacing the original with the reading failure on the platen glass 18. If the button is pressed (S2014: Yes), one page of the original is read in S2015. In step S2016, the image data of the read document is previewed on the liquid crystal display 30. In S2017, a confirmation message “Is the read image OK?” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. In step S2018, it is determined whether the OK key 27 or the cancel key 28 is pressed. Through the processing of S2015 to S2018, the original document in which reading failure has occurred is re-read, and the user can check the image data of the re-read original document on the liquid crystal display 30.

  In this case, if the user presses the cancel key 28 (S2018: Cancel key), it is considered that there is no intention to continue reading the document until the user rereads the document. All the image data of the original read up to is deleted. And it returns to S3 of FIG. 10, and will be in a standby state.

  However, if the user presses the OK key 27 (S2018: OK key), it is considered that the user intends to reread the poorly read original and continue reading the original. The image data of the document corresponding to the number of pages stored in the i-th address of the memory 44 is replaced with the image data reread in S2015. In S2020, 1 is added to i, and preparations are made for searching for data stored in the next area of the NG page memory 44. In step S2021, it is determined whether the variable i set in step S2020 matches the address indicated by the NG page counter NG_PAGE. That is, it is determined whether or not there remains a page to be searched in the NG page memory 44 by the processes in S2020 and S2021.

  If it is determined in S2021 that the variable i set in S2020 does not match the address indicated by the NG page counter NG_PAGE (S2021: No), the process returns to S2013 to reread the next document in which a reading failure has occurred. Get ready to do.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S2021 that the variable i set in S2020 matches the address indicated by the NG page counter NG_PAGE (S2021: Yes), the process proceeds to S17, and the read document is faxed. Thereafter, the process returns to S3 in FIG. 10 and enters a standby state.

In the third embodiment, the read original data and the reread original data are stored in the RAM 33. Therefore, the RAM 33 corresponds to “first storage means” and “second storage means”. S2019 in FIG. 11 corresponds to “replacement means”. The NG page memory 44 corresponds to “identification means”. Further, S2013 in FIG. 11 corresponds to “designated display means”.
<Effect>
Therefore, the multifunction device 1B according to the present embodiment stores the number of pages of the document in which the reading failure occurs when the reading failure occurs (see S2006, 2007, S2020, and S2011 in FIG. 10), and after reading the document. Then, the number of pages of the document in which the reading failure has occurred is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 (see S2013 in FIG. 11). When the user resets the original of the page displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 and rereads the original, the image data of the reread original is replaced with the image data of the original read in advance (see S2019 in FIG. 11). . Therefore, according to the MFP 1B of the present embodiment, only the image data that has been successfully read can be efficiently stored in the RAM 33. In addition, since the re-reading operations are performed collectively after reading the original, workability is good.

  Further, the multi-function device 1B of the present embodiment can identify which page in the read original is a read defect from the number of pages stored in the address of the NG page memory 44. . Therefore, when the document is read again, a confirmation message specifying the document to be read again is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 according to the number of pages stored in the NG page memory 44. Therefore, according to the multifunction device 1 of the present embodiment, when the user performs the re-reading operation after reading the originals, it is not necessary to separate and memorize the originals in which the reading failure has occurred. By looking at the display, it is possible to easily confirm the number of pages of the original to be read again. At the time of re-reading, it is only necessary to re-read the original of the page displayed on the liquid crystal display 30, so that the burden on the user for re-reading can be reduced and workability can be improved.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the image reading device and the image data display program of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The image reading apparatus 1C and the image data display program 41C according to the fourth embodiment are common to the third embodiment in that the document having a reading failure is read again and the image data is replaced. However, the image reading apparatus 1C and the image data display program 41C according to the fourth embodiment reread all the originals when a reading failure occurs, and re-reads the image data of the original document that caused the reading failure into the image data of the original. This is different from the third embodiment in that the image data is replaced by re-reading the original document in which reading failure has occurred one by one. Therefore, here, it demonstrates centering on the point which is different from 3rd Embodiment, About the common point, the same code | symbol is used for drawing and description, and description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.
<Image display operation>
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the image data display program 41C used by the multifunction machine 1C according to the fourth embodiment.

The process shown in FIG. 12 is the same as the process shown in FIG. Briefly, when the FAX transmission preview display is set to ON when the FAX transmission preview display is set to ON, the reading state of the original read after reading all the originals is set to the user. The number of pages of the manuscript that the user has determined to have failed to read is accumulated and stored in the NG page memory 44 (S6: ON, S9: first mode, S2002, S10, S11, (See S2004, S2005, S13, S14, S2006, S2007, S2008). Further, when the FAX transmission preview display is set to the second mode when the FAX transmission preview display is set to ON, the user is made to confirm the reading state of the read document every time one document is read. The number of pages of the document that the user has determined to have caused a reading failure is accumulated and stored in the NG page memory 44 (S6: ON, S9: second mode, S2009, S18, S19, S20, S21, S2010, (See S2011 and S22).
<Reload operation>
FIG. 13 is a subflow of the flow shown in FIG.

  When the reading state of all the originals is confirmed according to the first mode or the second mode, a guidance message “Please set all originals again” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30 in S3001 of FIG. In step S3002, it is determined whether the user has pressed the start key 29 or not. This is performed to determine whether or not the user has set a document.

  If it is determined that the start key 29 is not pressed (S3002: No), the process waits until the user presses the start key 29.

  On the other hand, when the user sets all the documents on the document feed tray 22 and presses the start key 27 (S3002: Yes), in S3003, the variable i indicating the arrangement of the NG page memory 44 and the transmission page counter PG Substitute zero for. By this processing, the NG page memory 44 is searched from the first area. Further, the sending page counter PG can count the number of original pages sent out by the ADF mechanism 21 from the beginning.

  Then, after adding 1 to the transmission page counter PG in S3004, whether or not the number of pages stored in the i-th address of the NG page memory 44 is equal to the number of pages indicated by the transmission page counter PG in S3005. Judging. This determination is performed in order to determine whether or not the document to be read is a document in which reading failure has occurred.

  When it is determined that the number of pages stored in the i-th page of the NG page memory 44 is not equal to the number of pages counted by the transmission page counter PG (S3005: No), it is determined that the original is in a read state. Since it can be determined, in S3006, one document is discharged without reading the image. Then, the process proceeds to S3013.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of pages stored in the address i of the NG page memory is equal to the number of pages counted by the transmission page counter PG (S3005: Yes), the document has a reading defect. Because it is a new manuscript, it must be re-read. In step S3007, one original is read. In step S3008, the image data of the read document is previewed on the liquid crystal display 30. In step S3009, a confirmation message “Is the read image OK?” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. In step S3010, it is determined whether the OK key 27 or the cancel key 28 is pressed. This determination is made in order to confirm the user's intention as to whether or not to continue reading the document.

  If it is determined that the cancel key 28 is pressed (S3010: Cancel key), it is considered that the user does not intend to continue reading the document, so the process proceeds to S16 and all the image data of the document read up to that point is erased. . And it returns to S3 of FIG. 12, and will be in a standby state.

  However, if it is determined that the OK key 27 has been pressed (S3010: OK key), it is considered that the user is willing to continue reading the document. In step S3011, the image data of the original corresponding to the i-th page stored in the NG page memory 44 is replaced with the re-read original image data. In step S3012, 1 is added to the address i to prepare for the rereading of the next document in which the reading failure has occurred. Then, it progresses to S3013.

  In step S3013, it is determined whether there is a next page. If it is determined that there is a next page (S3013: Yes), the process returns to S3004 to prepare for reading the next page document. Since the processing after S3004 has been described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no next page (S3013: No), it is determined in S3014 whether or not the number of pages indicated by the transmission counter PG matches the number of pages indicated by the page counter PAGE. This process is performed so that the user can read the original again by determining whether or not the number of originals set on the original feed tray 22 to read the originals matches the number of originals read first. This is performed to determine whether or not the document is correctly set on the document feed tray 22.

  If it is determined that the number of pages indicated by the send page counter PG matches the number of pages indicated by the page counter PAGE (S3014: Yes), the image data of the read original is fax-transmitted in S17.

  On the other hand, for example, when the ADF mechanism 21 feeds two originals together or the user forgets to put the original, the number of pages indicated by the transmission page counter PG and the number of pages indicated by the page counter PAGE Does not match. In this case (S3014: No), proper reading cannot be performed even if reading of the document is continued. Therefore, in S3015, a warning message “The number of pages of the re-set document is different” is displayed. In step S3016, the image data of all the originals read up to that point are deleted. Thereafter, the process returns to S3 in FIG.

In the fourth embodiment, the read original data and the reread original data are stored in the RAM 33. Therefore, the RAM 33 corresponds to “first storage means” and “second storage means”. S3011 in FIG. 13 corresponds to “replacement means”.
<Effect>
Therefore, the multifunction device 1C according to the present embodiment stores, in the NG page memory 44, the number of pages of the document in which the reading failure occurs when the reading failure occurs (see S2006, 2007, S2020, and S2011 in FIG. 12). ) When all the originals are set on the original feed tray 22 after the originals are read and the originals are sent out one by one, only the originals that have been read poorly are read again (see S3005 in FIG. 13: Yes, S3007). ). Then, the re-read original image data is replaced with the previously read original image data (see S3011 in FIG. 13). Therefore, according to the MFP 1C of the present embodiment, only the image data that has been read well can be efficiently stored in the RAM 33. Further, it is not necessary to set the originals one by one at the time of rereading, and the rereading process does not take time.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various applications are possible.
(1) For example, in the above-described embodiment, the multi-function device 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) is given as an example of the image reading device. On the other hand, a device that reads an image, such as a copy device, a scanner device, or a facsimile device, may be used as the image reading device.
(2) For example, in the above embodiment, the operation such as the selection of the first mode and the second mode is instructed with the keys of the operation panel 23, but the operation may be instructed with the touch panel displayed on the liquid crystal display 30. Good.
(3) For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the image data is transmitted by facsimile via the public line network is taken as an example. However, the case where the image data is transmitted using the Internet FAX or the case where the image data is transmitted using the LAN 3 It can also be applied when sending image data to other computers.
(4) For example, in the above embodiment, as shown in S16 of FIGS. 5, 8, 10, and 12, after all the read data is deleted, the process returns to the standby state. On the other hand, after deleting all the read data, a guidance message that prompts the user to read the original from the beginning may be displayed on the liquid crystal display 30, and in that state or after that, the standby state may be returned.
(5) For example, in the said embodiment, although each message was displayed on the liquid crystal display 30, you may display by audio | voice.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a network system including a multifunction peripheral according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the multifunction peripheral shown in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the image reading unit is closed. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the multifunction peripheral shown in FIG. 1 and shows a state where an image reading unit is opened. FIG. 2 is an electrical block diagram of the multifunction machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart of the image data display program shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a FAX transmission preview ON / OFF setting process shown in FIG. 5. It is a flowchart which shows the FAX transmission preview mode setting process shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an image data display program used by a multifunction machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an electric block diagram of a multifunction peripheral according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the image data display program shown in FIG. 9. It is a subflow of the flow shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an image data display program used by a multifunction machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. It is a subflow of the flow shown in FIG.

1,1A, 1B, 1C MFP (image reading device)
12 Image reading unit (reading means)
30 Liquid crystal display (display means)
33 RAM (first storage means, second storage means)
41, 41A, 41B, 41C Image data display program (selection means, display instruction means, first display control means, second display control means, confirmation means, discarding means, transmission control means, replacement means, instruction display means, reading means , Selection means, display control means)
44 NG page memory (identification means)

Claims (2)

An image reading device,
  Storage means for storing image data obtained by reading a document sent by an automatic document feeding mechanism;
  Display means for displaying the image data stored in the storage means and allowing a user to confirm;
  An input means for inputting when the user determines that the image data displayed on the display means is inappropriate;
Page number storage means for storing the number of pages of the document input from the input means;
  When there is an input from the input means, the user sets all the originals in the automatic original feeding mechanism, and sends all the originals again by the automatic original feeding mechanism, so that the storage means Of the stored image data, only the image data corresponding to the number of pages stored by the page number storage means is the image data corresponding to the number of pages stored by the page number storage means of the re-transmitted document. Data replacement means to replace;
  A first mode in which the image data is displayed on the display means after all the originals are read, and a second mode in which the image data is displayed on the display means each time one original is read are stored in the storage means. Selecting means for selecting the image data document before it is sent and read by the document automatic feed mechanism;
  When reading a document sent by the automatic document feeding mechanism, reading processing for reading one page of the documents sent by the automatic document feeding mechanism and whether all the documents set in the automatic document feeding mechanism have been read A reading completion determination process for determining whether or not one page of the document sent by the automatic document feeding mechanism is displayed, and when there is an input from the input unit, a document input from the input unit An original reading execution means for executing a page number storage process for storing the number of pages in the page number storage means;
  When the first mode is selected, the document reading execution unit executes the processing in the order of the reading process, the reading completion determination process, and the page number storage process, thereby reading all the documents and storing the document. The image data stored in the storage means after being stored in the display means is displayed on the display means for each page in order from the image data of the first page of the document sent by the automatic document feeding mechanism to the image data of the last document. When the reading completion determination process determines that all the originals have been read, the data replacement unit is activated, while when the second mode is selected, the reading process, the page number storage process The original reading execution means executes the process in the order of the reading completion determination process, thereby reading one sheet of the original sent by the automatic original feeding mechanism. The image data of the read document immediately prior to each non displayed on the display unit, when the reading completion judgment processing is determined to read all the document, a display timing switching means for operating the data replacement means,
An image reading apparatus comprising: The data replacement unit causes the user to reset all the originals set on the automatic document feeding mechanism to the automatic document feeding mechanism when there is an input from the input unit. When the document is fed again by the automatic document feeding mechanism, the number of pages is counted sequentially from the first page of the document reset on the automatic document feeding mechanism, and the counted number of pages is stored in the page number storage means. By determining whether or not the number of pages is equal to the number of pages that have been input, the first page of the document that has been reset to the automatic document feeding mechanism is sequentially searched from the input unit, and the count is counted. If the number of pages that have been matched with the number of pages stored in the page number storage means, the document having the counted number of pages is re-read for one page. Of the image data stored in the storage means, the image data corresponding to the counted number of pages is replaced with the re-read image data of the original, while the counted number of pages is stored in the page number storage means. If the number of pages does not match, the process skips over the document of the counted number of pages and does not replace the image data stored in the storage means. Repeat until the document is processed as a search target.
The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

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