JP2016101690A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress unauthorized use of a printer placed in an environment which allows many and unspecified persons to send for image data and print out the data.SOLUTION: A printer according to the present invention comprises: a photographing unit 24 which has a camera directed to the operator and photographs an image present within the photographing field angle of the camera; a face presence determination unit 26 which determines whether or not a face is present within the photographing field angle of the camera on the basis of a photographed image taken by the photographing unit 24; a condition presence/absence determination unit 29 which determines whether or not the received image data received by a reception unit 28 is output-conditioned data with a condition that the data is permitted to be printed when the face is present within the photographing field angle of the camera; and a print permission/refusal determination unit 30 which when the condition presence/absence determination unit 29 determines that the received image data received by the reception unit 28 is output-conditioned data, prohibits the printing of the data until the face presence determination unit 26 determines that the face is present within the photographing field angle of the camera, and permits the printing when the face is determined to be present.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a printer.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an image forming apparatus in which an operator's face is photographed and the range of use authority is varied depending on whether or not the operator's face is a pre-registered registrant's face. ing.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an imaging apparatus that detects a subject's face and captures an image at a timing when the subject's face faces the front.

JP 2006-81147 A

JP 2012-249094 A

  An object of the present invention is to prevent unauthorized use of a printer placed in an environment in which an unspecified number of people obtain image data and print it out.

Claim 1
A print unit for printing out an image based on the image data;
A receiving unit for receiving image data for print output;
An imaging unit that has a camera directed to the operator and captures an image within the imaging angle of view of the camera;
A face presence determination unit that determines whether or not a face exists within a shooting angle of view of the camera based on a captured image obtained by the imaging unit;
A condition presence / absence determining unit that determines whether or not the received image data received by the receiving unit is output-conditional data in which the presence of a face within the shooting angle of view of the camera is a condition for print output; ,
When the received image data received by the receiving unit is determined to be output conditional data by the condition presence / absence determining unit, the face presence determining unit determines that a face exists within the shooting angle of view of the camera. A print permission / refusal determination unit that permits print output in response to the determination that the face is present,
When the received image data received by the receiving unit is determined to be the output condition data by the condition presence / absence determining unit, the print unit prints an image based on the output condition data by the print permission / inhibition determining unit. The printer is characterized in that it prints after waiting for permission to output.

Claim 2
For data with output conditions for which print output is permitted by the print permission / rejection determination unit, data specifying the data with output conditions, and a photographed image including a face that is an opportunity to permit print output of the data with output conditions The printer according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores photographed image data representing

Claim 3
By combining the captured image data obtained by the imaging unit with the received image data received by the receiving unit, an image based on the received image data and including a captured image based on the captured image data is represented. An image composition unit for generating composite image data;
The condition-condition determining unit further provides data with combination conditions on condition that the received image data received by the receiving unit prints out a composite image based on composite image data obtained by combining the captured image data with the received image data. Is to determine whether or not
The print permission / rejection determining unit determines that the received image data received by the receiving unit is within the shooting angle of view of the camera by the face presence determining unit when the condition presence / absence determining unit determines that the data has a synthesis condition. Print output is not permitted until it is determined that the face exists, and print output is permitted in response to the determination that the face exists,
The print unit waits for permission of print output by the print permission / rejection unit when the received image data received by the reception unit is determined to be the combined conditional data by the condition presence / absence determination unit. Compositing based on the composite image data generated by the combining unit and the combined image data obtained by combining the combined data with the combined condition and the captured image data representing the captured image including the face that triggered the printout of the combined conditional data 3. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the printer prints out an image.

Claim 4
The received image data received by the receiving unit is image data including attached data,
The printer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the print permission / rejection determination unit determines whether print output is permitted or not using the attached data as one of determination materials.

Claim 5
4. The print permission / refusal determination unit determines whether print output is permitted or not using a transmission source of received image data received by the reception unit as one of determination materials. The printer according to Item 1.

  According to the printer of the first aspect, unauthorized use is psychologically suppressed as compared with a system that does not require photographing of a face.

  According to the printer of the second aspect, it is possible to search for the actor when there is unauthorized use, as compared with a system that does not require photographing of the face.

  According to the printer of the third aspect, compared with a system that does not print out a composite image, unauthorized use is suppressed even in a scene where the output print is used.

  According to the printer of the fourth aspect, it is possible to deal finely with each file as compared with a system that uniformly deals with each transmission source.

  According to the printer of the fifth aspect, compared with a system that records whether print output is permitted or not in a file, setting at the transmission source for preventing unauthorized use is unnecessary, and unauthorized use is suppressed only by setting on the printer side. Figured.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a printing system including a multifunction machine that is an embodiment of a printer of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram when focusing on a function as a printer of the MFP with an operation terminal illustrated in FIG. 1. It is the figure which showed the initial screen displayed on a display screen. It is the figure which showed the alerting screen displayed on a display screen when a content print is selected. It is the figure shown on the connection destination list screen. It is the figure which showed the acquisition content list screen from a city hall. It is the figure which showed the authentication screen regarding a resident's card. It is the figure which showed the order content inquiry screen. It is a conceptual diagram of the resident's card abstract data file which has been transmitted. It is the figure which showed the content of the attached data in the resident's card abstract data file which shows a conceptual diagram in FIG. It is the figure which showed the display screen in picked-up image display mode. It is a conceptual diagram of the recorded content. It is a conceptual diagram of a ticket data file. It is the figure which showed the content of the attached data in the ticket data file which shows a conceptual diagram in FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the synthesized image. It is the figure which showed the attached data of a certain data file to be printed. It is the figure which showed the file type list of "data with an output condition" and "data with a synthetic condition" memorize | stored beforehand in the operating terminal. It is the figure which showed the data file of the other example memorize | stored beforehand in the operating terminal. It is the figure which showed the data file of the further different example memorize | stored beforehand in the operating terminal.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a printing system including a multi-function peripheral that is an embodiment of a printer of the present invention.

  Here, a multifunction device with an operation terminal 1 (here, “composite with an operation terminal” composed of the multifunction device 1A and an operation terminal 1B that is used as a UI (User Interface) of the multifunction device 1A and is responsible for communication with the outside. The “machine” may be simply referred to as “multi-function machine”).

  The operation terminal 1B is connected to various servers 3A,..., 3B via the Internet 2. When this operation terminal 1B is operated, various image data as described later can be obtained from various servers 3A,..., 3B via the Internet 2, and can be printed out by the multifunction device 1A.

  The operation terminal 1B is provided with a touch-panel display screen 11 and an operation panel 12 on which various buttons are arranged, and further includes a camera 13 directed to the operator of the operation terminal 1B. . This camera 13 is for photographing the face of the operator of the operation terminal 1B and displaying it on the display screen 11.

  Further, the operation terminal 1B is provided with a memory card slot 14 for loading several types of memory cards.

  The operation terminal 1B has a function as a computer, and the operation terminal 1B performs various processes to be described later by executing a program.

  On the other hand, the multi function device 1A has a function as a printer that prints an image based on the image data received from the operation terminal 1B on a sheet, and further functions as a scanner that reads the image on the sheet and generates image data. It also has the function. Image data obtained by reading with the scanner is written to a memory card loaded in the memory card slot 14 of the operation terminal 1B. The multifunction machine 1A also has a function as a copying machine that uses a scanner and a printer to print out an image based on image data obtained by reading with the scanner. In addition, the multifunction machine 1A may be provided with a function as a fax machine for performing facsimile transmission / reception, for example, and may be provided with other functions. However, in this embodiment, attention is paid only to the function of the multifunction device 1A as a printer, and description of various functions of the multifunction device 1A beyond this is omitted here.

  As the printer function of the multifunction machine 1A, a type that forms an image on a sheet by a so-called electrophotographic system is preferably used. However, the function is not limited to the electrophotographic system. It is also possible to print out by this method.

  FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the multifunction peripheral with an operation terminal shown in FIG. 1 when focusing on the function as a printer.

  In FIG. 2, the other constituent elements except the printing unit 31 are elements on the operation terminal 1B side, and the printing unit 31 represents the function of the multifunction device 1A as a printer. Here, the entire function shown in FIG.

  The printer 20 shown in FIG. 2 includes an operation unit 21 and a display unit 22. The operation unit 21 is an element that combines the operation functions of both the touch operation function to the touch panel display screen 11 and the operation function to the operation panel 12 of the operation terminal 1B shown in FIG. The display unit 22 is an element indicating a display function on the display screen 11. The operation on the operation unit 21 is reflected in the display content on the display unit 22. Further, in response to an operation on the operation unit 21, an inquiry or the like for obtaining image data for print output is transmitted from the transmission unit 23 to the Internet 2 (see FIG. 1).

  Further, the printer 20 shown in FIG. The imaging unit 24 is an element that uses the camera 13 shown in FIG. 1 to generate an image within the shooting angle of view of the camera 13 and generate captured image data. The photographing unit 24 is intended to photograph the operator's face with the camera 13. The face of the operator photographed by the photographing unit 24 is displayed on the display unit 22.

  The captured image data obtained by the photographing unit 24 is sent to an image composition unit 25, a face presence determination unit 26, and a storage unit 27, which will be described later.

  In addition, the printer 20 includes a receiving unit 28 that receives image data transmitted via the Internet 2. The transmitted image data is accompanied by attached data as will be described later. The image data received by the receiving unit 28 is sent to the printing unit 31 according to the determination of the print permission / rejection determining unit 30 described later, and is also sent to the image composition unit 25, the condition presence / absence determination unit 29, and the storage unit 27.

  The image synthesizing unit 25 synthesizes the captured image data obtained by the imaging unit 24 with the image data received by the receiving unit 28, and is an image based on the image data received by the receiving unit 28, and the captured image This is an element that generates composite image data including a captured image based on the data.

  The condition presence / absence determination unit 29 determines whether or not the image data received by the reception unit 28 is output conditional data in which the presence of a face in the captured image of the camera 13 is a print output condition. Is an element. The condition presence / absence determination unit 29 prints out a composite image based on composite image data obtained by combining the image data received by the reception unit 28 with the captured image data obtained by the image capturing unit 24. A determination is also made as to whether or not the data is composite condition data. Details will be described later.

  The face presence determination unit 26 is an element that determines whether or not a face exists in the captured image of the camera 13 based on the captured image obtained by the capturing unit 24. Here, it is sufficient to determine whether or not a face exists, and it is not necessary to recognize that the face is a specific person. Techniques for recognizing the presence of a face are widely known, and the reference to the face recognition technique is omitted here.

  When the image data received by the receiving unit 28 is determined to be output conditional data by the condition presence / absence determining unit 29, the print permission / rejection determining unit 30 detects the face within the shooting angle of view of the camera 13 by the face presence determining unit 26. This is an element for disallowing print output until it is determined that a face is present, and permitting print output upon determination that a face is present. When print output is permitted for the data with the output condition, the image data received by the receiving unit 28 is sent to the printing unit 31.

  Further, the print permission / rejection determination unit 30 is also configured so that the face presence determination unit 26 captures the shooting angle of view of the camera 13 even when the image data received by the reception unit 28 is determined to be data with synthesis conditions by the condition presence / absence determination unit. Print output is not permitted until it is determined that a face is present, and print output is permitted upon determination that a face is present. However, at this time, the composite image data generated by the image composition unit 25 is sent to the print unit 31.

  That is, in the printing unit 31, when the image data received by the receiving unit 28 is determined to be output conditional data by the condition presence / absence determining unit 29, the printing permission / non-permission determining unit 30 waits for permission of print output, An image based on the output conditional data is printed out. Also, in the print unit 31, when the image data received by the receiving unit is determined to be data with a synthesis condition by the condition presence / absence determination unit 29, the print unit 31 waits for a print output permission by the print permission / rejection determination unit 30 and then combines. A synthesized image based on the synthesized image data obtained by synthesizing the conditional data and the photographed image data representing the photographed image including the face that is an opportunity to permit the printout of the synthesized conditional data is printed out.

  However, if it is determined that the image data received by the receiving unit 28 is neither data with output conditions nor data with synthesis conditions, the image data has a face within the shooting angle of view of the camera 13. Regardless of whether or not it exists, it is immediately sent to the print unit 31, and an image based on the sent image data is printed out in the print unit 31.

  Here, the print permission / rejection determination unit 30 may determine whether print output is permitted or not using the attached data attached to the image data received by the reception unit 28 as one of the determination materials. The image data transmission source may be one of the determination materials to determine whether print output is permitted. Specific examples of these variations will be described later.

  Further, in the storage unit 27, for data with output conditions for which print output is permitted by the print permission / rejection determination unit 30, data for specifying the data with output conditions, and an opportunity for permitting print output of the data with output conditions The captured image data representing the captured image including the face is stored in association with each other. Further, in the storage unit 27 in the present embodiment, the data specifying the combination condition data and the print output of the combination condition data are also similarly applied to the combination condition data whose print output is permitted by the print permission / rejection determination unit 30. The photographed image data representing the photographed image including the face, which is an opportunity to permit the image, is stored in association with each other.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the printer 20 described with reference to FIG. 2 will be described with a specific example.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an initial screen displayed on the display screen.

  Here, services executed by the multi-function device 1 such as “content printing”, “document reading”, and “copying” are listed.

  “Content printing” is a service for obtaining image data via the Internet 2 and printing out an image based on the image data.

  “Original reading” is a service for reading an original using a scanner of the multifunction peripheral 1A to generate image data and recording the image data on a memory card inserted in the memory card slot 14 of the operation terminal 1B. .

  “Copy” is a service for generating an image data by reading a document using a scanner of the multifunction device 1A, and then printing out an image based on the image data using a function as a printer of the multifunction device 1A. .

  On the initial screen, when any one of “content print”, “read original”, “copy”,... Is touched with a finger, the process proceeds to the touched service. In the present embodiment, attention is paid to “content print”, and it is assumed here that “content print” is selected by touch.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an alert screen displayed on the display screen when the content print is selected.

  Here, a warning message “A face needs to be photographed depending on the print contents” is displayed so that the operator may recognize that the face may be photographed. When the “OK” button is pressed, the screen moves to the next screen, and when the “Cancel” button is pressed, the previous screen, that is, the initial screen shown in FIG.

  In addition to the alert screen shown in FIG. 4, pressing the “Return” button at any stage screen returns to the previous screen. At any stage of the screen, if an “end” button (not shown) on the operation panel 12 (see FIG. 1) is pressed, or if a predetermined time elapses without any operation, the previous operation is canceled. Then, the screen returns to the initial screen shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 shows the connection destination list screen.

  The connection destination list screen shown in FIG. 5 is a screen that is displayed on the display screen 11 instead of the alert screen when the “OK” button is pressed on the alert screen shown in FIG. 4.

  In FIG. 5, “city hall”, “XX ticket sales”, “XX travel agency”, “XX real estate”, “XX railway”,.

  Each time the “Next Page” button is pressed, a list of connection destinations arranged in the next page is sequentially displayed on the display screen 11. Every time the “Previous Page” button is pressed, a list of connection destinations arranged in the previous page is sequentially displayed 11. Appears above. Here, it is assumed that “city hall” is selected as the connection destination.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a list of order contents from the city hall.

  Here is a list of files that can be ordered from the city hall server and printed out. Specifically, in FIG. 6, “resident card”, “seal certificate”, “city event guide”, “citizen tourist guide”, etc. are arranged. Here, it is assumed that “resident card” is selected. This “resident's card” is information necessary to project a face on the display screen 11 as will be described later.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an authentication screen related to the resident card.

  When “resident's card” is selected, the operation terminal 1B shown in FIG. 1 issues an inquiry to the city hall server that there is a person who requests the server of the city hall. Then, a request for transmitting authentication data composed of “ID” and “password” for the resident's card and an inquiry about the order contents shown in FIG. The operation terminal 1B shown in FIG. 1 displays the authentication screen shown in FIG. 7 in response to the authentication data transmission request transmitted from the city hall server.

  On this screen, “ID” and “password” are entered.

  Here, the input column of “ID” or “password” is selected, and “ID” or “password” is input by operating the operation panel 12 shown in FIG. When the “OK” button is pressed, authentication processing is performed. The “cancel” button is a button for canceling the “ID” or “password” once input. Incidentally, the “return” button is a button for returning to the previous screen as described above.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an order content inquiry screen.

  When “ID” and “password” are entered on the authentication screen shown in FIG. 7 and the “OK” button is pressed, the inquiry content inquiry screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display screen 11.

  On this inquiry content inquiry screen, “resident copy of resident card” and “residence copy” are selected, and the number of copies is specified. When there are four or more sheets, the number of sheets is touched, and the number of sheets is input by operating the operation panel 12. After that, the “OK” button is touched. Here, the “Cancel” button is a button that is touched when canceling and re-inputting “Resident Card Copy” and “Resident Card Excerpt” selection or number selection.

  When the “OK” button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 8, the authentication information (ID and password) input on the authentication screen shown in FIG. 7 and the acquisition content input on the acquisition content inquiry screen shown in FIG. Sent to the city hall server.

  In the city hall server, authentication processing is performed based on the transmitted authentication information. When the authentication is correctly performed, a data file is sent from the city hall server in accordance with the contents entered on the inquiry content inquiry screen shown in FIG. Is done.

  In addition, when it was not correctly authenticated, information indicating that it was not correctly authenticated was transmitted from the server of the city hall, and the operation terminal 1B was similar to FIG. 7 on the display screen 11 and was not selected correctly. A screen prompting you to re-enter authentication information is displayed.

  Here, it is assumed that “resident's card excerpt” and “1” are selected and correctly authenticated on the inquiry content inquiry screen shown in FIG. At this time, data on the resident's card excerpt of the operator that matches the authentication information is transmitted from the city hall server to the operation terminal 1B.

  FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram of the sent resident's card abstract data file.

  This resident card abstract data file includes image data representing the resident card abstract itself and attached data attached to the image data.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the contents of the attached data in the resident card abstract data file whose conceptual diagram is shown in FIG.

  Information such as “file ID”, “file type”, “transmission source”, “reception destination”, “transmission date”, “number of prints”, “face shooting required”, etc. are recorded here. Has been.

  The “file ID” is a code that identifies the current transmission file.

  “File type” indicates that this file is a file of a resident's card excerpt.

  “Sender” indicates the sender of this file.

  “Reception destination” indicates that this file is a file transmitted to the operation terminal 1B shown in FIG.

  “Transmission date” indicates the transmission date of this file.

  “Needs face photography” indicates that it is necessary to photograph the face of the person who requested the resident's card excerpt in order to print out the resident's card excerpt.

  The resident card abstract data file shown in FIG. 9 is received by the receiving unit 28 shown in FIG. 2 of the operation terminal 1B, and the attached data in the resident card abstract data file is referred to by the condition presence / absence determining unit 29. The condition presence / absence determination unit 29 determines that the image data transmitted this time is the above-mentioned “output conditional data” because the attached data includes a description of “face photographing necessary”. The transmission to the MFP 1A (print unit 31) is temporarily reserved. And it moves to the imaging | photography screen display mode which displays the imaging | photography image of the camera 13 on the display screen 11 of the operating terminal 1B.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display screen in the shooting screen display mode.

  Here, a word “Please take a picture of your face here” prompting you to hold your face over the camera 13 and an image taken by the camera 13 are displayed. Whether or not a face is present in the captured image of the camera 13 is determined by the face presence determination unit 26 shown in FIG. When a face is projected on the display screen 11 and it is determined that a face is present in the image captured by the camera 13, the resident's card abstract data file (see FIG. 9) received by the receiving unit 28 is stored in the multifunction device 1A (printing unit 31). ). In the multi-function device 1A, according to the sent resident's card abstract data file, the same number of resident card abstracts as the number of prints (here, one) described in the attached data are printed out.

  In the present embodiment, for a file described as “face photographing required”, information for identifying the file and the current photographed image are recorded in association with each other.

  FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram of recorded contents.

  FIG. 12A shows a file in which information for specifying a print-out file is recorded.

  Here, “Job ID” for specifying the current print output, “Date” information of the print output, “Sender” of the file for the print output (in this case, the city hall), and the file for the print output "File ID" is recorded.

  FIG. 12B shows a file in which a photographed image is recorded.

  Here, a “photo ID” for specifying a photographed image and data of the photographed image itself are recorded.

  In FIG. 12C, the “job ID” of the file in FIG. 12A and the “photo ID” of the file in FIG. 12B are recorded in association with each other.

  Each time the data with output condition is printed out, the storage unit 27 shown in FIG. 2 records the information in the files shown in FIGS. 12 (A) to 12 (C).

  In FIG. 12C, “job ID” and “photo ID” are recorded on a one-to-one basis, but the same operator continuously requests print output of a plurality of types of output conditional data. In the case of a system that can do this, it may be allowed to associate one “photo ID” with a plurality of “job IDs”.

  FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram of a ticket data file.

  This ticket data file is a data file obtained in the same manner as the above resident card abstract data file. The operation procedure for obtaining the data file itself is not the main theme of the present embodiment, and a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  This ticket data file also includes attached data in addition to the data of the ticket itself.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the contents of the attached data in the ticket data file whose concept is shown in FIG.

  The difference from the attached data in the resident card abstract data file shown in FIG. 10 is that “face printing is required” is described instead of “face shooting required” in FIG.

  In this case, the condition presence / absence determination unit 29 shown in FIG. 2 determines that the ticket data file is the above-mentioned “compositioned data” because “face print is necessary” is described in the attached data. The Even if it is determined that the data is with “composite condition”, the data transmission to the print unit 31 is temporarily suspended, and the face is included in the captured image by the camera 13 as in the case of the data with output condition. The data is transmitted to the printing unit 31 after waiting for the determination that the printing unit 31 has been determined. However, in this case, the data transmitted to the print unit 31 is not the ticket data file itself received by the receiving unit 28. In the case of the data with the synthesis condition, the data synthesized by the image synthesis unit 25 shown in FIG. Specifically, the ticket data received by the receiving unit 28 and the face photo data obtained by photographing with the camera 13 are sent to the image synthesizing unit 25, and the image synthesizing unit 25 synthesizes the ticket data and the face photo data. Thus, composite image data is generated, and the composite image data is transmitted to the printing unit 31. The print unit 31 prints out a composite image based on the composite image data.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a composite image.

  Here, an image of a ticket “XX amusement park admission ticket” and a face photograph taken by the camera 13 are printed in the lower corner of the image. In the case of “data with synthesis conditions”, an image with a face photograph as shown in FIG. 15 is printed out.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the case of the “composite condition data”, the storage unit 27 shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the storage unit 27 shown in FIG. The information for specifying the print target data received in step S4 and the face photograph are stored in association with each other.

  In the case of the embodiment described here, the storage unit 27 is provided and the data for associating the face photograph is stored as described with reference to FIG. 12, but in the present invention, the face photograph is stored. Is not always necessary, and it is only necessary to make the face appear on the display screen 11 for the data with output conditions and the data with synthesis conditions. Even in this case, psychological power acts on the operator, which can be used to prevent unauthorized operations.

  Next, variations of the determination method of “data with output condition”, “data with synthesis condition”, and “other data” will be described.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing data attached to a certain data file to be printed.

  Here, even if it is “data with output conditions” or “data with synthesis conditions”, “data with output conditions” such as “face shooting required” or “face print required”, There is no explicit expression of “file”. Here, “data with output condition”, “data with synthesis condition”, and “other data” are determined based on the information of “file type”.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a list of file types of “data with output condition” and “data with composition condition” stored in advance in the operation terminal.

  FIG. 17A is a list of file types of “data with output conditions”, in which “resident card”, “seal certificate”, “ticket”,... Are recorded.

  FIG. 17B is a view showing a list of file types of “data with synthesis condition”. Here, “amusement ticket”, “movie ticket”, “amusement park admission ticket”, etc. are recorded.

  A file type list as shown in FIG. 17 is recorded in advance, and the condition presence / absence determining unit 29 shown in FIG. 2 compares this list with the “file type” in the attached data, and outputs “data with output condition”. , “Data with synthesis condition” and “other data” may be determined.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing another example data file stored in advance in the operation terminal.

  FIG. 18 shows a transmission source list. FIG. 18A is a transmission source list of “data with output conditions”, and FIG. 18B is a transmission source list of “data with synthesis conditions”.

  A source list as shown in FIG. 18 is stored in advance, and the condition presence / absence determination unit 29 shown in FIG. 2 compares this list with the “sender” in the attached data, ”,“ Data with synthesis condition ”, and“ Other data ”may be uniformly determined for each transmission source regardless of the file type.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram showing another example of a data file stored in advance in the operation terminal.

  FIG. 19 shows a URL list of transmission sources. FIG. 19A is a URL list of transmission sources of “data with output conditions”, and FIG. 19B is a URL list of transmission sources of “data with synthesis conditions”.

  The sender URL list as shown in FIG. 19 is stored in advance, and the condition presence / absence determining unit 29 shown in FIG. 2 compares this list with the URL of the sender without referring to the attached data. It may be determined whether it is “data with output condition”, “data with synthesis condition”, or “other data”.

  Here, the example in which the present invention is applied to the multifunction device 1 shown in FIG. 1 has been described. However, the application target of the present invention does not have to be a multifunction device, and a printer that can communicate with the outside via the Internet or the like. If it is. In the above embodiment, for ease of understanding, the multi-function device 1A and the operation terminal 1B are shown separately, but both of them may be integrated into one housing.

1, 1A MFP 1B Operation terminal 2 Internet 3A,..., 3B Server 11 Display screen 12 Operation panel 13 Camera 14 Card slot 20 Printer 21 Operation unit 22 Display unit 23 Transmission unit 24 Shooting unit 25 Image composition unit 26 Face presence Determination unit 27 Storage unit 28 Reception unit 29 Condition presence / absence determination unit 30 Print permission / rejection determination unit 31 Print unit

Claims (5)

A print unit for printing out an image based on the image data;
A receiving unit for receiving image data for print output;
An imaging unit that has a camera directed to the operator and captures an image within the imaging angle of view of the camera;
A face presence determination unit that determines whether or not a face exists within a shooting angle of view of the camera based on a captured image obtained by the imaging unit;
A condition presence / absence determining unit that determines whether or not the received image data received by the receiving unit is output-conditional data in which the presence of a face within the shooting angle of view of the camera is a condition for print output; ,
When the received image data received by the receiving unit is determined to be output condition data by the condition presence / absence determining unit, until the face presence determining unit determines that a face exists within the shooting angle of view of the camera A print permission / refusal determination unit that disallows print output and permits print output in response to the determination that the face exists.
When the received image data received by the receiving unit is determined to be the output condition data by the condition presence / absence determining unit, the print unit prints an image based on the output condition data by the print permission / inhibition determining unit. A printer which prints after waiting for permission to output.   For data with output conditions for which print output is permitted by the print permission / rejection determination unit, data specifying the data with output conditions, and a photographed image including a face that is an opportunity to permit print output of the data with output conditions The printer according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores photographed image data representing By combining the captured image data obtained by the imaging unit with the received image data received by the receiving unit, an image based on the received image data and including a captured image based on the captured image data is represented. An image composition unit for generating composite image data;
The condition-condition determining unit further provides data with combination conditions on condition that the received image data received by the receiving unit prints out a composite image based on composite image data obtained by combining the captured image data with the received image data. Is to determine whether or not
The print permission / rejection determining unit determines that the received image data received by the receiving unit is within the shooting angle of view of the camera by the face presence determining unit when the condition presence / absence determining unit determines that the data has a synthesis condition. Print output is not permitted until it is determined that the face exists, and print output is permitted in response to the determination that the face exists,
The print unit waits for permission of print output by the print permission / rejection unit when the received image data received by the reception unit is determined to be the combined conditional data by the condition presence / absence determination unit. Compositing based on the composite image data generated by the combining unit and the combined image data obtained by combining the combined data with the combined condition and the captured image data representing the captured image including the face that triggered the printout of the combined conditional data 3. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the printer prints out an image. The received image data received by the receiving unit is image data including attached data,
The printer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the print permission / rejection determination unit determines whether print output is permitted or not using the attached data as one of determination materials.   4. The print permission / refusal determination unit determines whether print output is permitted or not using a transmission source of received image data received by the reception unit as one of determination materials. Item 1. The printer according to item 1.

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