JP2015070310A - Electronic apparatus and image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To precisely issue a warning by a language assumed to be most suitable for a user when the warning is required.SOLUTION: A control section 102 determines a language assumed to be most suitable for a user in response to a priority order which is set in a priority order memory 600 in a language whose selection is received by a language selection reception section 107, a language determined by an identification information language determining section 106, a language determined by an image language determining section 110 and a language determined by an operation input language determining section 117, and a warning section 700 issues a warning by the determined language when an event detecting section 111 detects occurrence of an event.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and an image forming apparatus, and more particularly, to a technique for giving a warning to a user when an event to be warned occurs such as misplacement of a document after work.

  Conventionally, copy and image data transmission services are provided at convenience stores and the like. In order to prevent the misplacement of the manuscript from being used for this type of service, a sticker such as “Please do not forget to take the manuscript” is affixed. However, in spite of this kind of alerting, the user may leave the multi-function device while leaving the manuscript behind. In such a case, it is possible that a third party misuses the manuscript. Therefore, it has been proposed that when a user collects a recording sheet on which an image has been formed with the original placed, a warning is given by voice (for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, a technique for determining a user's language from characters of identification information input on a login screen has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-322489 JP 2006-107032 A

  The above services at convenience stores and the like are used by people in various languages. In Patent Document 1 described above, the warning is performed in Japanese, so it is difficult for a person in a language area other than Japanese to understand the meaning of the warning. In order to give a warning so that people in various languages can understand easily, even if the language used by the user is determined from the characters of the identification information input on the login screen by the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, the user can identify the identification information. Since the language used for the input is not necessarily the most appropriate language for the user, it is difficult to accurately warn the user in the most appropriate language.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an accurate warning in a language assumed to be most appropriate for a user when a warning is required.

An electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of character input units that receive character input from a user,
An event detector that detects when an event that should warn the user has occurred;
A warning section that warns the user;
A language determination unit that determines the language of each character input to the character input unit;
A priority storage unit for storing the priority of each character input unit;
When the event detection unit detects that the event has occurred, the language determination unit determines a language input to the character input unit having the highest priority, and uses the determined language as the warning unit. And a control unit for performing the warning.

  According to the present invention, it is assumed that the two or more character input units are most suitable for the user by setting a higher priority order, for example, in a character input unit that is highly likely to input the user's native language. The language can be determined. For example, the language of a document used when a French person forms an image or transmits image data is likely to be French. At this time, the priority of the language is described in the document to be read when there is a character input receiving unit that is highly likely to input the native language, for example, a document reading unit as an example of the character input unit. If the language is likely to be a native language, and the language is set in the order of the manuscript reading section and the operation section where characters are input by the user, the characters displayed on the display section and the corresponding input Even if the characters to be read are in another language, for example, English, if the language used in the document to be read is French, the language most appropriate for the user is determined to be French. Thus, when a predetermined event occurs, a warning can be given in a language assumed to be most appropriate for the user.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when a warning is required, a warning can be accurately performed in the language assumed most suitable for a user.

1 is a front sectional view showing a structure of an image forming apparatus including an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the card information reading part part of an image forming apparatus. It is the front view which showed an example of the front of an operation part. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus. FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the function structure of a vendor. It is the figure which showed an example of the priority memorize | stored in the priority memory. 5 is a flowchart illustrating processing by the image forming apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the event detection process performed by an event detection part.

<Configuration of MFP>
Hereinafter, an image forming apparatus as an example of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing a structure of an image forming apparatus including an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a card information reading portion of the image forming apparatus.

  An image forming apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a multifunction machine having a plurality of functions such as a copy function, a printer function, a scanner function, and a facsimile function. The image forming apparatus 1 includes an apparatus main body 11 including an operation unit 47, an image forming unit 12, a fixing unit 13, a paper feeding unit 14, a document feeding unit 6, an image reading device 5, and the like.

  The operation unit 47 receives instructions such as an image forming operation execution instruction and a document reading operation execution instruction from the user regarding various operations and processes that can be executed by the image forming apparatus 1. The operation unit 47 includes a display unit 473 that displays operation guidance for the user.

  When the image forming apparatus 1 performs an original reading operation, the image reading apparatus 5 optically processes an original fed by the original feeding unit 6 or an image of an original placed on contact glass (original placing glass) 161. Read and generate image data. Image data generated by the image reading device 5 is stored in a built-in HDD or a computer connected to a network.

  When the image forming apparatus 1 performs an image forming operation, the image data generated by the document reading operation, the image data received from a user terminal device such as a computer or a smartphone connected to a network, or stored in a built-in HDD. The image forming unit 12 forms a toner image on a recording sheet P as a recording medium fed from the sheet feeding unit 14 based on the image data and the like. The image forming units 12M, 12C, 12Y, and 12Bk of the image forming unit 12 include a photosensitive drum 121, a developing device 122 that supplies toner to the photosensitive drum, a toner cartridge (not shown) that stores toner, and charging. An apparatus 123, an exposure apparatus 124, and a primary transfer roller 126 are provided.

  The paper feed unit 14 includes a plurality of paper feed cassettes. The control unit 102 (FIG. 4) rotates the pickup roller 145 of the paper feed cassette in which the recording paper of the size specified by the user's instruction is rotated, so that the recording paper P contained in each paper feed cassette is stored. It is conveyed toward the nip portion N.

  When performing color printing, the magenta image forming unit 12M, the cyan image forming unit 12C, the yellow image forming unit 12Y, and the black image forming unit 12Bk of the image forming unit 12 each receive image data. A toner image is formed on the photosensitive drum 121 by charging, exposure, and development processes based on the image composed of each color component, and the toner image is driven by the primary transfer roller 126 by the driving roller 125a and the driven roller 125b. The image is transferred onto the intermediate transfer belt 125 that is stretched around the belt.

  The intermediate transfer belt 125 is driven by a driving roller 125 a in a state where an image carrying surface on which a toner image is transferred is set on the outer peripheral surface thereof and in contact with the peripheral surface of the photosensitive drum 121. The intermediate transfer belt 125 travels endlessly between the driving roller 125a and the driven roller 125b while being synchronized with each photosensitive drum 121.

  The toner images of the respective colors transferred onto the intermediate transfer belt 125 are superimposed on the intermediate transfer belt 125 with the transfer timing adjusted to become a color toner image. The secondary transfer roller 210 nips a color toner image formed on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 125 with a driving roller 125a (hereinafter referred to as an opposing roller 125a) as an opposing roller with the intermediate transfer belt 125 interposed therebetween. 2, the recording paper P conveyed from the paper supply unit 14 through the conveyance path 190 is transferred. Thereafter, the fixing unit 13 fixes the toner image on the recording paper P to the recording paper P by thermocompression bonding. The recording paper P on which the color image has been formed after completion of the fixing process is discharged to a discharge tray 151. The discharge tray 151 is provided with a recording paper sensor 152 that detects the presence or absence of recording paper on the discharge tray 151.

  Further, the image forming apparatus 1 is connected to a vendor 200 that collects at least one of banknotes and coins as money. The control unit 102 described later permits the user to use the image forming apparatus 1 when the amount of money collected by the vendor 200 exceeds a preset amount.

  Further, the image forming apparatus 1 is connected to a communication network NE to which a personal computer or facsimile apparatus to which image data is to be transmitted is connected. The communication network NE is a public line network when a counterpart facsimile machine is connected to the communication network NE. Alternatively, the communication network NE is a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet when a partner personal computer is connected to the communication network NE.

  Although not shown in FIG. 1, a card information reading unit 30 is provided on the front portion of the apparatus main body 11 as shown in FIG. The card information reading unit 30 is provided so that a card on which identification information unique to the user (for example, a user ID) is recorded can be placed.

  The card information reading unit 30 reads identification information from a card placed on the card information reading unit 30 by, for example, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification).

  The card information reading unit 30 is provided with a card detection sensor (card detection unit) 31 that detects whether or not a card is placed on the card information reading unit 30.

<Configuration of operation unit 47>
FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of the front of the operation unit 47. The operation unit 47 includes a display unit 473 having a touch panel function, a numeric key group 471, various operation buttons 476 to 478, a function selection button 475, and the like.

  The display unit 473 is configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The LCD displays an image indicating operation guidance or the like. Examples of this image include an image representing a notification message to the user, an image representing the number of copies, an image representing a character button for inputting a transmission destination (for example, an E-MAIL address) of image data, and the like. .

  The display unit 473 has a touch panel function, and outputs an instruction according to the touched position to the control unit 102 (FIG. 4) when the image displayed on the LCD is touched. The display unit 473 functions as an operation unit that accepts user input.

  The numeric key group 471 is for the user to input, for example, the number of copies during the copy function operation of the image forming apparatus 1 and the destination telephone number or the like during the facsimile function operation. The start button 472 is a button for instructing start of execution of various functions such as copy, printer, scanner, and facsimile operation. A clear button 479 is a button for stopping the function and canceling the input operation. The reset button 474 is a button for setting the display and various settings of the display unit 473 to an initial state or a standard operation state.

  The function selection button 475 is a button for selecting a copy function, a printer function, a scanner function, a facsimile function, and the like. As the function selection button 475, at least a copy function selection button 4751 for executing a copy function and an image data transmission function selection button 4752 for executing an image data transmission function are provided.

<Functional Configuration of Image Forming Apparatus 1>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the vendor 200.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the image forming apparatus 1 includes an apparatus main body 11 and a vendor 200. The apparatus main body 11 includes a document reading unit 5, a card information reading unit 30, a control unit 101, an image forming unit 12, an image memory 500, a priority order memory 600, a warning message output unit 700, and image data transmission. Unit 800 and operation unit 47.

  Since the document reading unit 5, the card information reading unit 30, the image forming unit 12, and the operation unit 47 have already been described, description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the vendor 200 includes a control unit 201, a money collection unit 202, a money calculation unit 203, a surplus money return unit 204, and a return operation reception unit 206.

  The control unit 201 controls the vendor 200 in an integrated manner. The control unit 201 is configured by combining a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and is realized by the CPU executing a control program stored in the memory 209. Is done.

  The money collection unit 202 receives input of, for example, banknotes or coins as money. The money calculation unit 203 calculates the amount of money collected by the money collection unit 202. The money calculation unit 203 outputs a signal for notifying the calculated amount to the control unit 201.

  The surplus money return unit 204 calculates surplus money and returns the surplus money.

  The return operation reception unit 206 receives an operation of the return operation button 2060 by the user. When the operation of the return operation button 2060 is received, the return operation receiving unit 206 temporarily stores that the operation of the return operation button 2060 has been received.

  The surplus money return unit 204 returns the money for the surplus money calculated by the surplus money calculation unit 204 when the return operation reception unit 206 receives an operation of the return operation button 2060.

  Further, a surplus money box (surplus money storage unit) 208 for temporarily stocking the returned surplus money is provided. The surplus money box 208 is provided with a surplus money detection sensor (surplus money detection unit) 2080 that detects whether there is surplus money in the surplus money box.

  When the control unit 201 receives a signal indicating that a preset time has elapsed since the processing by the processing unit 400 of the image forming apparatus 1 is completed, the surplus money detection sensor 2080 causes the surplus money box 208 to be used. To detect if there is surplus money. The control unit 201 outputs the detection result by the surplus money detection sensor 2080 to the control unit 102 of the image forming apparatus 1.

  Returning to FIG. 4, in the apparatus main body 11, the control unit 101 includes a control unit 102, an identification information reception unit 103, an authentication unit 104, an identification information language determination unit 106, a language selection reception unit 107, and a character recognition unit. 109, an image language determination unit 110, an event detection unit 111, a priority order reception unit 112, a warning control unit 114, an operation input character reception unit 116, an operation input language determination unit 117, and a warning message generation unit 118. And comprising. The image forming unit 12 is paired with the image data transmitting unit 800 to form a processing unit 400. The control unit 101 is configured by combining a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and operates as the above-described units when the CPU executes a predetermined control program. To do.

  The control unit 102 performs overall operation control of the image forming apparatus 1.

  The identification information receiving unit 103 receives the user ID read from the card by the card information reading unit 30 or the user ID input by the user at the operation unit 47.

  The authentication unit 104 authenticates whether or not the identification information received by the identification information reception unit 103 is predetermined regular identification information.

  The identification information language determination unit 106 determines the language of the character corresponding to the user ID received by the identification information reception unit 103. For example, when the user ID is “Taro Yamada 123”, the identification information language determination unit 106 determines that the language of characters included in the user ID is Japanese. The identification information language determination unit 106 is an example of a language determination unit in the claims.

  The language selection receiving unit 107 receives a selection of the language of characters to be displayed on the display unit 473 from the user.

  The control unit 102 displays a character image indicating a preset language (for example, Japanese) or a language (for example, English, Korean, French, etc.) selected by the language selection receiving unit 107. This is displayed on the part 473.

  The character recognition unit 109 performs character recognition on the image data of the document read by the document reading unit 5 by, for example, OCR (Optical Character Recognition), and converts it into character data.

  The image language determination unit 110 determines the language of the image data recognized by the character recognition unit 109. The image language determination unit 110 is an example of language determination in the claims. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the identification information language determination unit 106, the operator input language determination unit 117, and the image language determination unit 110 are separately provided. However, one determination unit is provided, and this determination is performed. The unit may include functions of an identification information language determination unit 106, an operator input language determination unit 117, and an image language determination unit 110.

  The event detection unit 111 detects an event that occurs when the processing by the processing unit 400 ends. A document sensor 660, a recording paper sensor 152, and a card detection sensor 31 are connected to the event detection unit 111.

  For example, the event detection unit 111 is based on signals output from the document sensor 660, the recording paper sensor 152, and the card detection sensor 31 after a preset time has elapsed after the processing by the processing unit 400 is completed. Detect event occurrence.

  Alternatively, the event detection unit 111 outputs a signal that notifies the control unit 201 of the vendor 200 to that effect when a predetermined time has elapsed after the processing by the processing unit 400 is completed, via the control unit 102. . Then, based on the signal returned from the control unit 201 of the vendor 200 that has received this, the event detection unit 111 detects the occurrence of the event.

  The priority order reception unit 112 stores priorities for the identification information reception unit 103, the language selection reception unit 107, the set of the document reading unit 5 and the character recognition unit 109, and the operation input character reception unit 116. The priority order memory 600 (priority order storage unit) stores the priority order received by the priority order reception unit 112.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the priority order stored in the priority order memory 600. The priority order memory 600 stores the priority order in the priority order table 601. In the priority order table 601, in this embodiment, the order of priority is high, so that (A) the document reading unit 5 and the character recognition unit 109, (B) the operation input character reception unit 116, and (C) the language selection reception unit 107. (D) The priority order is set in the order of the identification information receiving unit 103.

  In this embodiment, the four priorities (A) to (D) are used as priorities. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and the priorities (A) to (D) described above are used. Any two or more of the four may be used.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the control unit 102 described above has the highest priority according to the priority stored in the priority table 601, specifically, the language of the document, the language input by the operation, and the display unit 473. The language that is assumed to be most appropriate for the user, for example, the language that is assumed to be used by the user, is determined from the display language and the language of the identification information used during login.

  The control unit 102 is set with a standard language (for example, Japanese) used for warning. When the determination using the priority table 601 is not possible, the control unit 102 determines that the standard language is the language most appropriate for the user.

  When the event detection is detected by the event detection unit 111, the control unit 102 causes the warning message output unit 700 to output the warning message in the determined language by voice.

  The control unit 102 can also display a warning message on the display unit 473 in the determined language when an event occurrence is detected by the event detection unit 111.

  The operation input character accepting unit 116 accepts a character input by touching an image representing a character displayed on the display unit 473 or operating a hardware button provided on the operation unit 47.

  The operation input language determination unit 117 determines the language of the character received by the operation input character reception unit 116. The operation input language determination unit 117 is an example of a language determination unit in the claims.

  The image memory 500 stores image data of a document read by the document reading unit 5.

  The warning unit 700 is, for example, a speaker, and outputs warning messages in a plurality of languages by voice under the control of the control unit 102.

  The image data transmission unit 800 transmits the image data stored in the image memory 500 by facsimile via a public network (an example of the communication network NE). Alternatively, the image data transmission unit 800 transmits the image data to a mailbox assigned with a designated E-MAIL address via the Internet (another example of the communication network NE).

<Processing by Image Forming Apparatus 1>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing by the image forming apparatus 1.

  When the identification information receiving unit 103 receives a user ID or the like as identification information from the user (YES in step S1), the authentication unit 104 authenticates the identification information, and the authentication unit 104 identifies the identification information as normal identification information. If it is authenticated (YES in step S2), the control unit 102 allows the processing unit 400 to process the user. That is, when the user ID is authenticated, the control unit 102 permits the user to log in to the image forming apparatus 1 (step S3). If NO in step S2, the process ends.

  Next, the identification information language determination unit 106 determines the language of the character input as the identification information received by the identification information reception unit 103 (step S4).

  The control unit 102 causes the display unit 473 to display the operation guidance image in a preset standard language (for example, Japanese) (step S5).

  When the language selection accepting unit 107 accepts selection of a language to be displayed on the display unit 473 (YES in step S6), the control unit 102 displays an operation guidance image on the display unit 473 in the selected language. (Step S8). If NO in step S6, the process proceeds to step S9.

  Next, when an operation input character is received by the operation input character receiving unit 116 (YES in step S9), the operation input language determining unit 117 determines the language of the operation input character received by the operation input character receiving unit 116. (Step S10). The operation input characters include, for example, characters input when setting the E-MAIL address that is the transmission destination of the image data, or the destination information associated with the one-touch dial or speed dial. If NO in step S9, the process proceeds to step S11.

  Then, the control unit 102 causes the document reading unit 5 to read the image data of the document in accordance with a copy instruction, a mail transmission instruction, a storage instruction to a personal computer on the network, or the like input from the user (step S11). The character recognizing unit 109 recognizes the character indicated by the image included in the original image data obtained by reading by the original reading unit 5 by performing character conversion using the OSR or the like (step S12).

  The image language determination unit 110 determines the language of the recognized character (step S13). And the control part 102 starts the process by the process part 400 according to the operation instruction from the user input into the operation part 47 (step S14). The processing by the processing unit 400 includes image formation by the image forming unit 12, mail transmission of image data by the image data transmission unit 800, data transmission to a personal computer on the network, and the like.

  When the processing by the processing unit 400 is completed (YES in step S15), the event detection unit 111 executes event detection processing (step S16).

  When the event detection unit 111 detects that an event has occurred (YES in step S17), the control unit 102 determines the language most appropriate for the user based on the priority order in the priority order table 601. (Step S18). If NO in step S17, the process ends.

  For example, if the priority order in the priority order table 601 is a priority order as shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 102 selects the document reading unit with the highest priority order, and the document reading unit. Is determined to be the most appropriate language for the user. Note that if the language of the document cannot be determined in step S13, the control unit 102 determines that the language input to the operation input character accepting unit 116 that has the second highest priority, that is, “the language input by the operation”. The language is determined to be the most appropriate language for the user.

  Further, if the language of the document cannot be determined in step S13 and the language of the character input by the operation cannot be determined in step S10, the control unit 102 displays the third priority “display unit”. Is determined to be the language most appropriate for the user.

  Further, the control unit 102 cannot determine the language of the document in step S13, cannot determine the language of the character input by the operation in step S10, and determines the display language in the display unit 473 in step S7. If not, it is determined that “the language of the identification information used at the time of log-in”, which is the fourth priority, is the language most appropriate for the user.

  Further, when the control unit 102 cannot determine any of the language of the document, the language of the character input by the operation, the display language on the display unit 473, and the language of the identification information used at the time of login, it is set in advance. Is determined to be the language most appropriate for the user.

  Then, the control unit 102 generates a warning message in the determined language. The control unit 102 causes the warning unit 700 to warn the generated warning message by voice (step S20). Alternatively, the control unit 102 causes the display unit 473 to display the warning message.

  As described above, according to the image forming apparatus 1, when a predetermined event occurs, the language of the character included in the identification information, the language displayed by the display unit 473, and the document are used. The language that is assumed to be most appropriate for the user is determined based on a predetermined priority order from the currently selected language and the language of the input character. Then, a warning message is warned by voice or display in a language that is determined based on the priority order and is assumed to be most appropriate for the user.

  As a result, for example, for the four languages (A) to (D), as the priority order stored in the priority order memory 600, for example, the higher priority order is set in descending order of the possibility that the user language is used. If this is done, the language most appropriate for the user is the language used for the warning.

  For example, the language of a document used when a French person forms an image or transmits image data is likely to be French. In this case, if the priority is set to the highest priority of the language of the document, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the language of the character for the operation displayed on the display unit 473 is set. Even if it is another language, for example, English, if the language used in the manuscript is French, it is determined that the language most appropriate for the user is French. Thus, when a predetermined event occurs, a warning can be given in a language assumed to be most appropriate for the user.

  As a result, even if people in various languages are users of the image forming apparatus 1, when a warning is necessary, it is possible to accurately warn each user in a language that is assumed to be most appropriate.

<Event detection process>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of event detection processing executed by the event detection unit 111.

  When the preset time has elapsed since the processing (image formation or image data transmission) by the processing unit 400 is completed, the event detection unit 111 sends a signal indicating that the time has passed to the control unit of the vendor 200. It outputs to 201.

  When the preset time elapses, the event detection unit 111 indicates that there is a read document in the document reading unit 5 (forgetting the document) if a document is detected by the document sensor 660 (YES in step S101). A signal that is detected as the event and that represents the event is output to the control unit 102 of the image forming apparatus 1 (step S102). If NO in step S101, the process proceeds to step S103.

  Alternatively, the event detection unit 111 determines whether or not a recording sheet on which an image has been formed is detected by the recording sheet sensor 152 (step S103). When the recording sheet sensor 152 detects an image-formed recording sheet (YES in step S103), the event detection unit 111 indicates that there is an image-formed recording sheet in the discharge tray 151 (recording sheet forgotten). And outputs a signal indicating that to the control unit 102 (step S104). If NO in step S103, the process proceeds to step S105.

  Or the event detection part 111 determines whether the card | curd is detected by the card | curd detection sensor 31 (step S105). When a card is detected by the card detection sensor 31 (YES in step S105), the event detection unit 111 detects the presence of a card on the card information reading unit 30 (card misplaced) as the event, and notifies that fact. A signal to be expressed is output to the control unit 102 (step S106). If NO in step S105, the process proceeds to S107.

  Alternatively, when the event detection unit 111 receives a signal indicating that there is surplus money received from the surplus money detection sensor 2080 via the control unit 201 (YES in step S107), there is surplus money in the surplus money box 208. (Forgetting surplus money) is detected as the event, and a signal indicating that is output to the control unit 102 (step S108). After S108, the process returns to step S100.

  As described above, according to this configuration, when a predetermined set time has elapsed after completion of image formation or image data transmission, if a read document is left unattended, an event to that effect A warning message for notifying that the user has forgotten to remove the document is output or displayed in a language assumed to be most appropriate for the user, for example, a language assumed to be the user's language.

  As a result, it is possible to notify that people in various language areas can easily understand that the manuscript has been forgotten. As a result, the number of times the document is forgotten to be removed can be reduced, and the security related to the document can be improved.

  In addition, according to this configuration, if an image-formed recording sheet, which is an image-formed recording sheet, remains in the discharge tray 151 when a predetermined set time has elapsed since the end of image formation, This is detected as an event, and a warning message for notifying that the user has forgotten to take the image-formed recording sheet is output or displayed in a language assumed to be most appropriate for the user.

  Thereby, it is possible to notify that people in various language areas can easily understand that the recording paper on which the image has been formed has been forgotten. As a result, the number of times of forgetting to remove the image-formed recording paper can be reduced, and the security related to the image-formed recording paper can be improved.

  Furthermore, according to this configuration, when the set time has elapsed after completion of image formation or image data transmission, when the card is left behind, this is detected as an event, and the card is forgotten to be removed. Are output or displayed in the language that is most appropriate for the user.

  As a result, it is possible to inform the person in various languages that it is easy to understand that the card has been forgotten. As a result, the number of times the card is left behind can be reduced, and the security related to the card can be improved.

  Further, according to this configuration, when it is detected that there is surplus money in the surplus money box 208 when a set time has elapsed since the completion of image formation or image data transmission, this is detected as an event. Then, a warning message for notifying that the surplus money is forgotten is output or displayed in a language assumed to be most appropriate for the user.

  As a result, it is possible to notify a person in various languages that the surplus money has been forgotten so that the meaning can be easily understood. As a result, the number of times that the surplus money is forgotten can be reduced.

  The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the vendor 200 is provided separately from the apparatus main body 11 in the present embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this example, and may be provided integrally with the apparatus main body 11. Alternatively, the image forming apparatus 1 may not include the vendor 200. In this case, the image forming apparatus 1 does not detect or process the events and processes related to the vendor 200 described above.

  Moreover, the configuration and processing shown in each of the above embodiments using FIGS. 1 to 8 are only one embodiment of the present invention, and the configuration and processing of the present invention are not limited to this.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multifunction machine 5 Document reading part 660 Document sensor 12 Image forming part 30 Card information reading part 31 Card detection sensor 47 Operation part 473 Display part 102 Control part 103 Identification information reception part 104 Authentication part 106 Identification information language determination part 107 Language selection reception Numeral 109 Character recognition unit 110 Image language determination unit 111 Event detection unit 112 Priority order reception unit 151 Discharge tray 152 Recording paper sensor 202 Money collection unit 204 Surplus money return unit 208 Surplus money box 2080 Surplus money detection sensor 400 Processing unit 600 Priority order Memory 700 Warning section

Claims (10)

A plurality of character input units that accept character input from the user;
An event detector that detects when an event that should warn the user has occurred;
A warning section that warns the user;
A language determination unit that determines the language of each character input to the character input unit;
A priority storage unit for storing the priority of each character input unit;
When the event detection unit detects that the event has occurred, the language determination unit determines a language input to the character input unit having the highest priority, and uses the determined language as the warning unit. An electronic device comprising: a control unit that causes the warning.   The character input unit includes a combination of an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data, a character recognition unit that recognizes characters of the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit, and an operation unit that receives character input from a user. The electronic device according to claim 1. A display for displaying an image;
A language selection receiving unit for receiving selection of a language to be displayed on the display unit;
The priority storage unit stores priorities for each of the character input units and the language selection receiving unit,
The language determining unit determines a language input or selected in the highest priority stored in the priority storage unit among the character input units and the language selection receiving unit, and the control The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the unit causes the warning unit to perform the warning in the determined language. An identification information receiving unit that is assigned in advance for each user and receives identification information including at least characters;
An authentication unit that authenticates the identification information received by the identification information reception unit;
The priority storage unit stores priorities for each of the character input units, the language selection reception unit, and the identification information reception unit,
The language determination unit is input or selected to the one with the highest priority stored in the priority storage unit among the character input units, the language selection reception unit, and the identification information reception unit. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein a language is determined, and the control unit causes the warning unit to perform the warning in the determined language. As the identification information receiving unit, a card information reading unit that is provided at a position where the card on which the identification information is recorded can be placed, and reads the identification information from the card;
5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the card information reading unit includes, as the event detection unit, a card detection unit that detects whether the card is placed on the card information reading unit. A money collection section for collecting money;
A money calculator for calculating the amount of the money collected by the money collection unit;
A surplus money calculation unit that calculates surplus money; a surplus money storage unit that accumulates surplus money so that the user can take out; and a surplus money detection unit that detects the presence or absence of the surplus money in the surplus money storage unit. ,
The control unit sets the image forming apparatus in an operable state when the amount calculated by the money calculating unit exceeds a preset set amount, and is set in advance after the operation by the image forming apparatus is completed. When the event detecting unit detects that the surplus money storage unit detects that the surplus money is present when the elapsed time has elapsed, the warning by the warning unit is performed. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the warning unit issues a warning by voice in a language determined by the control unit.   8. The control unit according to claim 3, wherein when the event detection unit detects that the event has occurred, the control unit causes the display unit to perform the warning by displaying the display unit as the warning unit. 9. Electronic equipment. An electronic apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
A document reading unit as the image data acquisition unit;
A document detection unit that detects the presence or absence of a document in the document reading unit;
The controller detects the event that the document is detected by the document detector as an event when a preset time has elapsed after the operation of the image forming apparatus is completed. In such a case, the image forming apparatus causes the warning unit to perform the warning. A recording paper detection unit for detecting the presence or absence of the recording paper in a discharge tray from which the image-formed recording paper is discharged;
When the event detection unit detects that the recording paper is detected by the recording paper detection unit as an event when a preset time has elapsed since the operation of the image forming apparatus has ended. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the warning is performed by the warning unit.