JP2017154377A - Image forming device and program for reflecting setting information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and surely reflect setting contents.SOLUTION: A system control portion makes a panel portion 130 to display setting history information including manuscript images 134a-136b in the past and output images 134b-136b associated with setting information for the manuscript images 134a-136a in the past; and when the output images 134b-136b are selected via the panel portion 130, reflects the setting information of the selected output images 134b-136b on a new manuscript image. This allows the output images 134b-136b to be selected while confirming the manuscript images 134a-136a in the past and the output images 134b-136b associated with the setting information at the same time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus suitable for setting reflection and a setting information reflection program.

  For example, an image forming apparatus that is an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) such as a printer, a multi-function printer, or a multifunction peripheral has a print function, a copy function, a FAX (Facsimile) function, a data transmission / reception function via a network, and the like. Yes.

  Also, with this type of image forming device, settings related to document status such as document type and density, and various image processing settings such as enlargement / reduction ratio, single / double-sided, and margin size can be set on the setting screen. It is. However, the contents set on the setting screen cannot be confirmed until the output result is obtained.

  In order to solve such an inconvenience, Patent Document 1 proposes an image processing apparatus that selects one preview image from a plurality of preview histories and restores setting processing items of the selected preview image.

JP 2008-040690A

  In the image processing apparatus described above, by restoring the setting process item of the preview image, the previous setting process item can be restored, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  However, in this image processing apparatus, since the setting is reflected from the preview image, the user cannot know what kind of output the document is. For this reason, it is expected that the selection of the preview image is wrong, and there is a problem that the setting of the preview image may not be reflected easily and reliably.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide an image forming apparatus and a setting information reflecting program capable of solving the above problems.

An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a panel unit that displays setting history information, and a system control unit that controls processing on a document image in accordance with the setting history information. The setting history information includes past document images, Output information associated with setting information for the document image, and the system control unit selects a new document image when the output image is selected via the panel unit. The setting information of the output image is reflected.
A setting reflection management unit that manages the setting history information in association with authentication information, and the system control unit causes the panel unit to display the setting history information that matches the authentication information received in the login process. The setting reflection management unit is configured to update the setting history information based on the new document image and the output image reflecting the setting information.
The setting information reflecting program of the present invention displays on the panel unit setting history information including a past document image and an output image in which setting information for the document image is linked, and the panel unit When the output image is selected via a computer, a step of reflecting the setting information of the selected output image on a new document image is executed by a computer that controls the image forming apparatus. .
A setting reflection management unit for managing the setting history information in association with authentication information; and displaying the setting history information that matches the authentication information received in the login process on the panel unit; And a step of updating the setting history information based on the new document image and the output image reflecting the setting information.
In the image forming apparatus and the setting information reflecting program of the present invention, the system control unit includes a setting history including a past document image and an output image in which setting information for the past document image is associated with the panel unit. When the information is displayed and an output image is selected via the panel unit, the setting information of the selected output image can be reflected on the new document image.
As a result, in the setting for a new document image, the setting information of the selected output image can be obtained by selecting the output image while simultaneously checking the past document image and the output image associated with the setting information. It can be reflected on a new document image.

  According to the image forming apparatus and the setting information reflecting program of the present invention, it is possible to select an output image while simultaneously confirming a past document image and an output image associated with the setting information, and the selected output image Since the setting information can be reflected on a new document image, the setting contents can be reflected easily and reliably.

1 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of an image forming apparatus of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen displayed on the panel part of FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a method of reflecting setting information by the system control unit of FIG. 2.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an image forming apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. An example of the image forming apparatus in the following description is, for example, an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) which is a complex peripheral device equipped with a print function, a copy function, a FAX function, a data transmission / reception function via a network, and the like. Shall.

  First, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the MFP 100 includes a scanner unit 101, a printer unit 102, a FAX unit 103, an I / F (interface) 104, a panel unit 130, an HDD 106, and a control unit 110.

  The scanner unit 101 is a device that converts a document image (not shown) read by an image sensor (not shown) into digital image data and inputs the digital image data. The printer unit 102 is a device that prints an image on a sheet (not shown) based on print data output from the control unit 110. The FAX unit 103 is a device that transmits data output from the control unit 110 to a facsimile as a counterpart through a telephone line, and receives data from the counterpart facsimile and inputs the data into the control unit 110.

  The I / F 104 is a device such as a network interface card that handles communication with other user terminals, content servers, web servers, etc. via a network such as an in-house LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. The panel unit 130 is a device such as a touch panel that performs a display for various functions such as a print function, a copy function, a FAX function, a data transmission / reception function via a network, and the MFP 100. Although details will be described later, the panel unit 130 includes settings including original images 134a to 136a described later and output images 134b to 136b according to the settings for the original images 134a to 136a when the copy function is used. Display history information. The HDD 106 is a storage device that stores application programs for providing various functions of the MFP 100.

  Control unit 110 is a processor that executes an image forming program, a control program, and the like to control the operation of MFP 100 as a whole. The control unit 110 includes a scanner control unit 111, a printer control unit 112, a FAX (Facsimile) control unit 113, a communication control unit 114, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 115, a ROM (Read-Only Memory) 116, an image processing unit 117, A setting reflection management unit 118, a panel operation control unit 119, an HDD control unit 120, and a system control unit 121 are provided. These are connected to the data bus 122.

  The scanner control unit 111 controls the reading operation of the scanner unit 101. The printer control unit 112 controls the printing operation of the printer unit 102. The FAX control unit 113 controls data transmission / reception operations by the FAX unit 103. The communication control unit 114 controls transmission / reception of data and the like via the network via the I / F 104.

  The RAM 115 is a work memory for executing a program. The RAM 115 also stores print data that has undergone image processing by the image processing unit 117. The ROM 116 stores a control program for checking the operation of each unit. The image processing unit 117 performs image processing (rasterization) on the image data read by the scanner unit 101.

  The setting reflection management unit 118 manages setting history information in association with authentication information. Here, the authentication information is a user name and a password that are required to be input when using the MFP 100. Note that the authentication information may be only the user name. The setting history information includes original images 134a to 136a, which will be described later, and output images 134b to 136b according to settings for the original images 134a to 136, for example, when the copy function is used. Document images 134 a to 136 a indicate images read based on the reading setting by the scanner unit 101, and are images before the output images 134 b to 136 b are generated by the image processing unit 117. Further, setting information set for the document images 134a to 136a is associated with the output images 134b to 136b. The setting information includes enlargement / reduction, density, duplex / division, page aggregation, color selection, and the like for the original images 134a to 136a.

  Further, for example, when the output function 134b to 136b associated with the setting information is selected when the copy function is used, the setting reflection management unit 118 selects a new document image when the copy function is used. The setting information of the output images 134b to 136b is reflected. Also, the setting reflection management unit 118 manages the new document image when the copy function is used and the output images 134b to 136b reflecting the setting information by adding them to the setting history information. The setting history information is managed in association with the user name, and the number of setting histories differs for each user. The setting history information may be managed in association with a password.

  The panel operation control unit 119 controls the display operation of the panel unit 130. Further, the panel operation control unit 119 receives a start of a print function, a copy function, a FAX function, a data transmission / reception function via a network, and the like via the panel unit 130. Also, the panel operation control unit 119 causes the panel unit 130 to display setting history information managed by the setting reflection management unit 118. Further, the panel operation control unit 119 notifies the setting reflection management unit 118 of the output images 134b to 136b associated with the setting information selected on the panel unit 130. The HDD control unit 120 controls reading and writing of data with respect to the HDD 106.

  The system control unit 121 controls the cooperative operation of each unit. In addition, the system control unit 121 receives a notification of start of a print function, a copy function, a FAX function, a data transmission / reception function, etc. received from the panel operation control unit 119 via the panel unit 130, and receives the scanner control unit 111 and printer control. Instructs operation control to the unit 112, FAX control unit 113, and communication control unit 114.

  Next, setting history information and the like displayed on the panel unit 130 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows an example of the setting screen of the panel unit 130 when the copy function is selected from the print function, copy function, FAX function, and data transmission / reception function via the network.

  As shown in FIG. 2, for example, display areas 131 to 133 are provided in the panel unit 130. In the display area 131, for example, a paper selection setting key 131a, an enlargement / reduction setting key 131b, a density setting key 131c, a duplex / division setting key 131d, a page aggregation setting key 131e, a color selection setting key 131f, A function list setting key 131g is displayed.

  Here, the paper selection setting key 131a is touch-operated when selecting a paper feed cassette or a manual feed tray containing paper of a size to be used. The enlargement / reduction setting key 131b is touch-operated when the magnification is changed and enlarged or reduced. The density setting key 131c is touched when the density is increased or decreased. The duplex / split setting key 131d is touch-operated when printing on both sides of a sheet of paper or when printing a duplex original one page at a time. The page aggregation setting key 131e is touch-operated when two or four originals are aggregated and printed. A color selection setting key 131f is touched when a color mode is selected. The function list setting key 131g is touch-operated to display other functions such as a sort function setting, a document reading size setting, and a document setting direction setting.

  In the display area 132, a setting history display setting key 132a, a determination setting key 132b, and a copy function start 132c are displayed. The setting history display setting key 132a is touch-operated when displaying the setting history. The determination setting key 132b is touch-operated when determining selection of any of output images 134b to 136b described later. The copy function start 132c is touched to start the copy function.

  In the display area 133, document images 134a to 136a and output images 134b to 136b are displayed as setting history information. Here, the document images 134a to 136a and the output images 134b to 136b are both past images. The output image 134b is a preview image when the resolution is set when the original image 134a is copied. The output image 135b is a preview image when enlargement is set when the original image 135a is copied. The output image 136b is a preview image when reduction is set when the original image 136a is copied. For example, when the output image 134b is selected, the display is shaded as illustrated. Character strings ("resolution", "enlarge", and "reduced") displayed on the arrows between the original images 134a to 136a and the output images 134b to 136b are set items (further set values are displayed) in each setting history information. It may be.) When the determination setting key 132b is touched in this state, the setting information associated with the output image 134b is determined.

  The panel operation control unit 119 notifies the setting reflection management unit 118 and the system control unit 121 of the determined setting information. As a result, the setting reflection management unit 118 adds the new document image when the copy function is used and the output images 134b to 136b reflecting the setting information to the setting history information, and updates the setting history information. When the system control unit 121 receives a notification indicating that the touch operation of the start 132c has been performed from the panel operation control unit 119, the system control unit 121 instructs the scanner control unit 111 to read a document. In addition, the system control unit 121 instructs the image processing unit 117 to perform control based on the setting information of the setting history information. In FIG. 2, only the resolution, enlargement, and reduction are displayed as the setting information, but other setting information such as density, duplex / division, page aggregation, color selection, and the like are similarly described. To 136a and output images 134b to 136b are displayed. Further, the display of the document images 134a to 136a and the output images 134b to 136b may be in the order of update or may be for each set content.

  Next, a method of reflecting setting information by the system control unit 121 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, it is assumed that the copy function is selected.

(Step S101)
First, the system control unit 121 determines whether the login process is completed. In this case, the system control unit 121 determines that the login process has not been completed unless the authentication information (user name and password) input via the panel unit 130 from the panel operation control unit 119 is received (step S1). S101: No).
On the other hand, the system control unit 121 receives the authentication information (user name and password) input via the panel unit 130 from the panel operation control unit 119 and confirms the match with the authentication information already managed. If it is determined that the login process has been completed (step S101: Yes), the process proceeds to step S102.
If the system control unit 121 confirms that the authentication information received from the panel operation control unit 119 does not match the authentication information already managed, the system control unit 121 may cause the panel unit 130 to display a mismatch error. Good.

(Step S102)
The system control unit 121 determines whether the copy function is selected. In this case, the system control unit 121 waits for a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 (step S102: No), and receives a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 indicating that the copy function has been selected. It is determined that it has been selected (step S102: Yes).

(Step S103)
The system control unit 121 determines whether a setting screen is displayed. In this case, the system control unit 121 waits for a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 (step S103: No), and a notification indicating that the copy function setting screen is displayed on the panel unit 130 from the panel operation control unit 119. Is received, it is determined that the setting screen is displayed (step S103: Yes).
The panel operation control unit 119 displays a setting screen on the panel unit 130 when the copy function is selected. At this time, the display area 133 is not displayed on the panel unit 130.

(Step S104)
The system control unit 121 determines whether the setting history display has been selected. In this case, the system control unit 121 determines that the setting history display is not selected if there is no notification from the panel operation control unit 119 that the setting key 132a for setting history display has been touched (step S104: No). The process proceeds to step S105.
On the other hand, upon receiving a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 indicating that the setting history display setting key 132a has been touched, the system control unit 121 determines that the setting history display has been selected (step S104: Yes), the process proceeds to step S111.
If the setting history display setting key 132a is not touched, the panel operation control unit 119 displays, for example, a paper selection setting key 131a, an enlargement / reduction key displayed in the display area 131 of the setting screen shown in FIG. Touch operations of a reduction setting key 131b, a density setting key 131c, a duplex / division setting key 131d, a page aggregation setting key 131e, a color selection setting key 131f, and a function list setting key 131g are accepted. A normal setting can be performed by touching these setting keys 131a to 131g.
On the other hand, when the setting key 132a for setting history display is touched, the panel operation control unit 119 displays document images 134a to 136a and output images 134b to 136b as setting history information in the display area 133 of the setting screen. Is displayed.

(Step S105)
The system control unit 121 determines whether there is a normal setting. In this case, when the system control unit 121 waits for a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 and receives a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 indicating a setting by touch operation of any of the setting keys 131a to 131g, (Step S105: Yes). The system control unit 121 determines that there is no normal setting if there is no notification indicating the setting by touch operation of any of the setting keys 131a to 131g from the panel operation control unit 119 (step S105: No), and the process proceeds to step S104. Transition.
For example, when the enlargement / reduction setting key 131b is touched, the panel operation control unit 119 causes the display area 133 of the setting screen to display contents for accepting the enlargement or reduction setting.

(Step S106)
The system control unit 121 determines whether the start 132c has been touched. In this case, the system control unit 121 waits for a notification from the panel operation control unit 119. When the system control unit 121 receives a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 indicating that the copy function start 132c has been touched, the start 132c performs the touch operation. It is determined that it has been done (step S106: Yes). If there is no notification from the panel operation control unit 119 that the copy function start 132c is touch-operated, the system control unit 121 determines that the start 132c is not touch-operated (step S106: No), and the process proceeds to step S104. To do.

(Step S107)
The system control unit 121 instructs the scanner control unit 111 to read a document by the scanner unit 101.

(Step S108)
The system control unit 121 controls image processing by the image processing unit 117 based on normal settings.
Note that the system control unit 121 also instructs the printer control unit 112 to perform printing by the printer unit 102. In this case, the printer control unit 112 performs printing based on print data based on normal settings by the image processing unit 117.

(Step S109)
The system control unit 121 determines whether the copy process has been completed. In this case, the system control unit 121 waits for a print end notification from the printer control unit 112 (step S109: No), and upon receiving the print end notification from the printer control unit 112, determines that the copy process has ended. (Step S109: Yes).

(Step S110)
The system control unit 121 causes the setting reflection management unit 118 to update the setting history information.
In this case, if the setting history information is not selected in step S104 and there is a normal setting in step S105, the panel operation control unit 119 uses the normal setting information set in step S105 as the setting reflection management unit 118. Notify As a result, the setting reflection management unit 118 adds the new document image when the copy function is used and the output images 134b to 136b reflecting the normal setting information to the setting history information, and updates the setting history information. .
(Step S111)
When the setting history display is selected in step S104, the system control unit 121 determines whether the setting history information is displayed. In this case, the system control unit 121 waits for a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 (step S111: No), and receives the notification indicating that the setting history information is displayed from the panel operation control unit 119. It is determined that the information is displayed (step S111: Yes).
When the setting history display is selected in step S104, the system control unit 121 notifies the panel operation control unit 119 of the user name of the authentication information authenticated in the login process in step S101.
The panel operation control unit 119 then sets the setting history information in the display area 133 of the setting screen based on the setting history information associated with the user name managed by the setting reflection management unit 118 based on the received user name. Original images 134a to 136a and output images 134b to 136b are displayed.

(Step S112)
The system control unit 121 determines whether an output image has been selected. In this case, the system control unit 121 waits for a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 (step S112: No), for example, the output image 134b from the panel operation control unit 119 is selected, and the determination setting key 132b is touched. When the notification indicating that the output image is received, it is determined that the output image has been selected (step S112: Yes).
Here, as described above, the setting information set for the document image 134a is associated with the output image 134b. For this reason, the system control unit 121 can determine the setting information associated with the selected output image 134b.

(Step S113)
The system control unit 121 determines whether the start 132c has been operated. In this case, the system control unit 121 waits for a notification from the panel operation control unit 119 (step S113: No), and receives a notification indicating that the touch operation of the start 132c from the panel operation control unit 119 has been received. It is determined that 132c has been operated (step S113: Yes).

(Step S114)
The system control unit 121 instructs the scanner control unit 111 to read a document by the scanner unit 101.

(Step S115)
The system control unit 121 controls image processing by the image processing unit 117 based on the setting information of the setting history information.
Note that the system control unit 121 also instructs the printer control unit 112 to perform printing by the printer unit 102. In this case, the printer control unit 112 performs printing based on the print data based on the setting information of the setting history information by the image processing unit 117.

  Then, the system control unit 121 proceeds to step S109, determines whether or not the copy process is completed, and proceeds to step S110. In step S110, the system control unit 121 causes the setting reflection management unit 118 to update the setting history information. In this case, the panel operation control unit 119 notifies the setting reflection management unit 118 of the setting information selected in step S112. As a result, the setting reflection management unit 118 adds a new document image when using the copy function and an output image (for example, the output image 134b) reflecting the setting information to the setting history information, and updates the setting history information. To do.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the system controller 121 causes the panel unit 130 to output the past document images 134a to 136a and the output image 134b in which setting information for the past document images 134a to 136a is associated. When the output images 134b to 136b are selected via the panel unit 130, the setting information of the selected output images 134b to 136b is reflected on the new document image. .

  As a result, it is possible to select the output images 134b to 136b while simultaneously confirming the past document images 134a to 136a and the output images 134b to 136b associated with the setting information, and the selected output images 134b to 136b. Since the setting information can be reflected on a new document image, the setting contents can be reflected easily and reliably.

  In the present embodiment, the system control unit 121 causes the setting reflection management unit 118 to manage the setting history information in association with the authentication information, and the setting history information that matches the authentication information received in the login process is displayed on the panel unit. 130, and the setting reflection management unit 181 updates the setting history information based on the new document image and the output images 134b to 136b reflecting the setting information.

  Accordingly, setting history information corresponding to each user can be displayed on the panel unit 130, and the latest setting information can be added to the setting history information.

  If the document image corresponding to the output image selected in step S112 shown in FIG. 3 is the same as the image of the document whose image is to be output, the system control unit 121 sets the setting reflection management unit in step S110. For 118, the setting history information need not be updated and the setting history information need not be updated.

  When there are a plurality of combinations of document images and output images having the same setting information in the setting history information, the system control unit 121 may display the most recently updated combination on the display area 133 or try to print. A combination corresponding to the document image having the same or the highest similarity with the image of the document being made may be displayed in the display area 133.

100 MFP
101 Scanner unit 102 Printer unit 103 FAX unit 104 I / F
106 HDD
110 Control Unit 111 Scanner Control Unit 112 Printer Control Unit 113 FAX Control Unit 114 Communication Control Unit 115 RAM
116 ROM
117 Image processing unit 118 Setting reflection management unit 119 Panel operation control unit 120 HDD control unit 121 System control unit 122 Data bus 130 Panel units 131a to 131g, 132a to 132b Setting keys 131 to 133 Display area 132c Start 134a to 136a Original image 134b ~ 136b Output image

Claims (4)

A panel for displaying setting history information;
A system control unit for controlling processing on the document image according to the setting history information,
The setting history information includes a past document image and an output image in which setting information for the document image is linked,
When the output image is selected via the panel unit, the system control unit reflects setting information of the selected output image on a new document image. A setting reflection management unit for managing the setting history information in association with authentication information;
The system controller is
Display the setting history information that matches the authentication information received in the login process on the panel unit;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting reflection management unit is configured to update the setting history information based on the new document image and an output image reflecting the setting information. . Displaying the setting history information including a past document image and an output image associated with the setting information for the document image on the panel unit;
When the output image is selected via the panel unit, a step of reflecting the setting information of the selected output image on a new original image is executed by a computer that controls the image forming apparatus. Feature setting information reflection program. Causing the setting reflection management unit to manage the setting history information in association with the authentication information;
Displaying the setting history information that matches the authentication information received in the login process on the panel unit;
4. The step of updating the setting history information based on the new document image and an output image reflecting the setting information with respect to the setting reflection management unit. Program for reflecting configuration information.

Images