JP2016158181A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer having layout setting information with which a correct top-bottom trimming setting can be performed when setting a certificate photo printout layout.SOLUTION: The printer displays a guide line of guiding a face frame for trimming with a different color, and thereby becomes capable of determining a top or bottom of a certificate photo layout frame.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing apparatus, and more particularly to an ID photo layout printing function.

  Conventionally, when the ID photo layout print setting is performed, there is a means for displaying the print range and the layout information so as to overlap the image.

  Patent Document 1 discloses display control means for displaying, as ID photo print layout information, a region of interest in a trimming frame and a scale for determining a margin amount in the vertical or horizontal direction on a display screen. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a display control unit that can perform layout setting by adjusting an inner frame display position in a trimming frame as ID photo print layout setting.

JP 2001-346031 A JP 2006-262287 A

  However, in the prior art disclosed in the above-mentioned patent document, the assumption of the vertical direction setting for an image photographed at a position other than the normal position is insufficient, and the layout condition of the ID photo is the upper side. If there is a small difference between the length from the subject to the top of the subject and the length from the lower side to the subject's lower jaw, the vertical setting of the layout may be reversed.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus having ID photo print layout setting information that makes it possible to correctly recognize the vertical direction of a trimming layout when trimming an image for ID photos.

  In order to achieve the above object, the printing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the upper and lower guide lines of the face frame guide for trimming the ID photo image are displayed in different colors to improve the visibility of the layout top and bottom. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a printing apparatus having layout setting information capable of performing trimming setting with a correct top and bottom when setting an ID photo print layout.

ID photo print layout setting information display Typical example of printing apparatus in this embodiment Layout setting procedure

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 2 is a representative example of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the printer 201 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Reference numeral 202 denotes a functional block that actually prints an image on paper, supplies paper from the paper supply unit 212, performs data printing processing by the print processing unit 205, and discharges the printed paper from the paper discharge unit 213.

  Reference numeral 203 denotes a display unit that displays information for the user by LCD display, LED display, and the like, and is processed by the display processing unit 206.

  Reference numeral 204 denotes an operation unit of the printer, which is used to input various operation instructions including one or a plurality of combinations such as a switch, a dial, a touch panel, pointing by eye-gaze detection, and a voice recognition device via the system controller 207. Means.

  Reference numeral 208 denotes an electrically erasable / recordable nonvolatile memory. A memory 209 stores constants, variables, programs, and the like for printer operation.

  Reference numeral 210 denotes a card controller that transmits / receives data to / from an external storage medium such as a memory card, and reference numeral 217 denotes an interface with the external storage medium such as a memory card.

  Reference numeral 211 denotes a USB host interface for connecting to an external device such as a digital camera using a USB.

  Reference numeral 214 denotes a printer cartridge mounting unit that detects attachment / detachment of printer cartridges of various paper sizes such as L Size, Postcard Size, and Roll Size, and supplies paper during printing in conjunction with the paper supply unit 212.

  A communication control unit 215 controls a communication function with an external device and is connected to the antenna 216.

  Reference numeral 217 denotes a system control circuit that executes various processes necessary in this embodiment and controls the entire printer 201.

  The above is the overall system configuration of the printer 201.

  The ID photo layout method according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

  When the user sets the printing condition of the printing apparatus to the ID photo using the printer operation unit 204 and selects the image to be used, the user trims the image selected as the ID photo image shown in FIG. The frame 102 is superimposed and displayed.

  The user operates the operation unit 204 of the printer to align the trimming frame 102 with the top and bottom of the image in the vertical direction indicated by the trimming frame guide 101.

  After the trimming vertical direction is adjusted, the operation unit 204 of the printer is operated to adjust the size of the trimming frame 102 so that the image is arranged at an appropriate position and in an appropriate layout.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of layout setting when the layout direction of the trimming frame to be superimposed is different from that of the selected image.

  The trimming frame 102 is superimposed and displayed on the image selected as the ID photo image (301).

  The user operates the operation unit 204 of the printer to rotate the trimming frame guide 101 in accordance with the display image to align the trimming frame 102 with the top of the image (302).

  After adjusting the trimming vertical direction, the operation unit 204 of the printer is operated to adjust the size of the trimming frame 102 so that the image is arranged in an appropriate layout at an appropriate position (303).

101 Trimming frame guide, 102 Trimming frame

Claims (2)

What is claimed is: 1. A printing apparatus comprising: a layout display method capable of discriminating a top and bottom of a face frame guide for trimming an ID photo image in an ID photo layout printing function. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the top / bottom determination of the ID photo layout frame can be performed by displaying different colors on the guide line of the trimming face frame guide.