JP2019102898A - Image processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an image processing system excellent in operationality when instructing execution of image processing corresponding to a specific function.SOLUTION: When an operation for setting use of ID card copy function is accepted by an operation part, ID copy, i.e., a copy job using the ID card copy function is executed. When the size of a script placed on the top face of the contact glass of an image reading device is the card size (S19:YES), an ID copy changeover inquiry screen is displayed in a display. When an operation for selecting use of the ID card copy function is accepted by the operation part during display of the ID copy changeover inquiry screen (S24:YES), the ID copy is executed (S25).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5B

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus.

  BACKGROUND Conventionally, an MFP (Multi-Function Peripheral) having a print function and a scan function is known. The print function is a function of printing an image, that is, forming an image on a sheet such as printing paper. The scan function is a function of reading an image such as a document. Further, in the MFP, a combination of the scan function and the print function realizes a copy function of reading an image and printing the image on a sheet.

  One of the functions of the MFP is an ID card copy function. The ID card copy function reads the front and back of card-like documents such as ID cards (for example, driver's license and health insurance card) separately and prints each image of the front and back on one sheet. It is a function to print.

JP, 2011-166591, A

  However, in the conventional MFP, an operation of selecting a specific function such as an ID card copy function and instructing execution of image processing by the specific function is complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus excellent in operability when instructing execution of image processing corresponding to a specific function.

  In order to achieve the above object, an image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a reading unit that reads an image at a reading position, a conveyance mechanism that conveys a document and passes the reading position, and a support surface on which the document is supported. Mechanism for moving the reading unit, an operation unit, a display unit, and a control unit, the control unit causes the display unit to display the first operation screen, and the operation is performed while the first operation screen is displayed. According to the operation accepted by the unit, the display on the display unit is transitioned from the first operation screen to the second operation screen, and the first operation screen is selected from a plurality of functions including a scan function that causes the reading unit to read the document. The second operation screen is a screen for receiving an operation for setting a predetermined parameter in the operation unit, and the read image is used as the predetermined parameter. Against preset settings When the control unit receives an operation for a function execution instruction on the operation unit while displaying the second operation screen, the setting unit includes a setting item for selecting execution of a specific function that is a function of performing image processing. The reading unit and the transport mechanism or moving mechanism are controlled to cause the reading unit to read the document, and the image read by the reading unit is selected by the first operation screen according to the parameters set by the second operation screen. Controls the reading unit and the moving mechanism to cause the reading unit to read the document, and to execute the reading function even if the operation unit does not receive an operation for selecting the specific function while the second operation screen is displayed. If the original to be read has a predetermined size, the display unit displays a confirmation screen regarding the execution of the image processing corresponding to the specific function, and while the confirmation screen is displayed, the image processing corresponding to the specific function is performed. When accepting an operation of-option in the operation unit, and controls the reading unit and the moving mechanism, to read the document reading unit executes image processing corresponding to the specific function to the image read by the reading unit.

  According to this configuration, the display on the display unit is switched from the first operation screen to the second operation screen according to the operation accepted by the operation unit. When the operation unit receives an operation to select a specific function while the second operation screen is displayed, the reading unit reads the document, and image processing corresponding to the specific function is performed on the read image. Ru.

  Therefore, the user performs an operation of switching the display of the display unit from the first operation screen to the second operation screen, and performs an operation of selecting the specific function while the second operation screen is displayed, thereby an image corresponding to the specific function. The execution of the process can be instructed.

  If the size of the document supported by the support surface is a predetermined size, a confirmation screen is displayed on the display unit. Then, when an operation to select execution of image processing corresponding to a specific function is received by the operation unit while the confirmation screen is displayed, the document is read by the reading unit and the specified function is supported for the read image. Image processing is performed.

  As a result, when the user supports a document of a predetermined size on the support surface, the confirmation screen is displayed on the display unit without performing an operation of selecting a specific function while the second operation screen is displayed. The user can instruct execution of the image processing corresponding to the specific function by performing an operation to select execution of the image processing corresponding to the specific function while the confirmation screen is displayed. Therefore, the operability at the time of instructing the execution of the image processing corresponding to the specific function is excellent.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve operability in instructing execution of image processing corresponding to a specific function in an image processing apparatus.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multifunction peripheral according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing an ADF in an opened state. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a multifunction machine. It is a figure which shows an example of a standby screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a job start screen. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the flow of copy job processing. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows the flow of copy job processing. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen in a copy. It is a figure which shows an example of a following document inquiry screen. It is a figure which shows an example of an ID copy switching inquiry screen. It is a figure which shows an example of an ID copy continuation inquiry screen. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of ID copy processing. It is a figure which shows an example of a document setting guidance screen. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed in place of the processing (part of copy job processing) shown in FIG. 5B in a modification.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

<MFP>
A multi-function peripheral (MFP) 1 is shown in FIG. The multifunction device 1 is an electronic device having a plurality of functions such as a print function, a scan function, and a copy function. The print function (image forming function) is a function of printing an image relating to image data on a sheet such as printing paper. The scan function (image reading function) is a function of reading an image of a document to generate image data. The copy function is a function of reading a document by the scanner function and printing the read document (image) on a sheet by the image forming function. The multifunction machine 1 includes an image forming apparatus 2 for a print function and an image reading apparatus 3 for a scanner function.

  The image forming apparatus 2 includes a printer housing 4 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. At the bottom of the printer housing 4, a paper feed tray 5 is provided so as to be removable from one side of the printer housing 4. The sheet feeding tray 5 is configured to be able to support a plurality of sheets such as print sheets in a stacked state.

  In order to use in the following description, one side of the sheet feed tray 5 which can be inserted and removed is defined as the front side of the multifunction device 1 and the opposite side is defined as the rear side. Then, the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side of the multifunction device 1 are defined on the basis of a state where the multifunction device 1 installed on the horizontal surface is viewed from the front side.

  When an image is formed on a sheet, the sheet is fed one by one from the sheet feeding tray 5 into the printer housing 4, and the sheet is conveyed in the printer housing 4. While the sheet is conveyed in the printer housing 4, an image (color image or monochrome image) is formed on the sheet by the image forming unit 51 (see FIG. 2) accommodated in the printer housing 4. The system of image formation by the image forming unit 51 may be an electrophotographic system or an inkjet system. The sheet (printed material) on which the image is formed is discharged to a discharge tray 6 formed on the upper surface of the printer housing 4.

  The image reading device 3 is disposed above the image forming device 2. The image reading device 3 includes a scanner housing 7 and an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) 8. A contact glass 9 is provided on the top surface of the scanner housing 7. The ADF 8 is provided to be openable and closable between an open position and a closed position. When the ADF 8 is in the closed position, the contact glass 9 is covered by the ADF 8. When the ADF 8 is in the open position, the contact glass 9 is exposed as shown in FIG. That is, the ADF 8 functions as a cover capable of opening and closing the contact glass 9.

<Electric configuration of multifunction machine>
The multifunction device 1 includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) 41, a read only memory (ROM) 42, and a random access memory (RAM) 43, as shown in FIG.

  The ASIC 41 incorporates a CPU 44 (an example of a control unit). The CPU 44 executes programs for various processes based on the information input to the ASIC 41 to read the reading device 12 (an example of a reading unit), the moving mechanism 13, and the ADF conveyance unit 45 (an example of a conveyance mechanism). And each part of the image reading apparatus 3 including the operation panel 46 is controlled. The image reading apparatus 3 can read a document by both the FB (flat bed) method and the ADF method.

  When reading a document by the FB method, the ADF 8 is opened to the open position, and the document is supported on the upper surface (FB surface) of the contact glass 9. Then, in response to the scan execution command, movement of the reading device 12 in the sub scanning direction by the moving mechanism 13 is started, and the reading device 12 is moved in the sub scanning direction. The side in contact with is read.

  On the other hand, when reading an original by the ADF method, the original is supported by the original setting portion of the ADF 8. Thereafter, in response to a scan execution instruction, the ADF conveyance unit 45 provided in the ADF 8 feeds the originals one by one from the original setting unit, and the one original passes through the upper surface of the contact glass 9. The document is discharged to the document discharge unit of the ADF 8. As the document passes over the contact glass 9, the side of the document in contact with the contact glass 9 is read.

  The operation panel 46 is disposed on the front surface of the scanner housing 7 as shown in FIG. The operation panel 46 is formed of a touch panel, and is configured by superposing an operation unit 48 such as a pressure sensitive or electrostatic transparent film switch on a display unit 47 such as a liquid crystal display. The display unit 47 displays images such as various information and operation keys. When the user performs a touch operation on the operation key displayed on the display unit 47, an instruction according to the type of the operation key operated by the touch is received by the operation unit 48. When an instruction is received by the operation unit 48, a signal (data) corresponding to the content of the instruction is transmitted from the operation unit 48 to the ASIC 41.

  Note that the display unit 47 and the operation unit 48 may be separately provided separately without configuring a touch panel.

  The ROM 42 is composed of a rewritable non-volatile memory such as a flash memory. The ROM 42 stores programs executed by the CPU 44 and various data. Further, in the ROM 42, in addition to a program for control, data indicating the dimensions of the short side and the long side of the sheet is stored as a table of the fixed original size for each fixed original size. For example, in the case of a card size (small size), the dimension of the short side of the sheet is 50 to 60 mm, and the dimension of the long side of the sheet is 80 to 100 mm.

  The RAM 43 is a volatile memory such as a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and is used as a work area when the CPU 44 executes a program.

  Signals required for controlling each part of the image reading device 3 are input to the ASIC 41. For example, the image reading device 3 is provided with a document sensor 49 that outputs detection signals of different levels according to the presence or absence of a document in the document setting unit of the ADF 8, and the detection signal of the document sensor 49 is input to the ASIC 41. Ru.

  Further, the CPU 44 controls the image forming unit 51 of the image forming apparatus 2 by executing programs for various processes based on the information input to the ASIC 41.

<Copy job processing>
A standby screen (an example of a first operation screen) is displayed on the operation panel 46 (display unit 47) when the MFP 1 is in the standby state.

  An example of the standby screen is shown in FIG. In an example of the standby screen, the scan key 101 and the copy key 102 are displayed side by side in the form of icon images. The scan key 101 is a key for selecting a scan job which is a job by the scan function. The copy key 102 is a key for selecting a copy job which is a job by the copy function. When the scan key 101 is pressed, the scan job selection is input to the ASIC 41. When the copy key 102 is pressed, the selection of the copy job is input to the ASIC 41.

  In an example of the standby screen, an ID copy shortcut key 103 (an example of an operation button) for instructing execution of a copy job (hereinafter referred to as "ID copy") by the ID card copy function is displayed in the upper right portion of the standby screen. It is done. The ID card copy function reads the front and back of card-like documents such as ID cards (for example, driver's license and health insurance card) separately and prints each image of the front and back on one sheet. It is a function to print. When the ID copy shortcut key 103 is pressed, an ID copy process is performed. The ID copy process will be described later.

  When the copy key 102 is pressed and selection of a copy job is input to the ASIC 41, the CPU 44 switches the display of the operation panel 46 from the standby screen to the job start screen (an example of the second operation screen).

  An example of the job start screen is shown in FIG. In an example of the job start screen, various setting information related to the copy job is displayed side by side. Specifically, a scale factor display field 121 for displaying the copy rate, a special function display field 122 for displaying the special function used for the copy job, and a tray of the sheet supply source used for the copy job and the size of the sheet are displayed. The sheet information display section 123 to be displayed and the image quality display section 124 for displaying the copy image quality are displayed side by side in this order from the top. At the lower end of the job start screen, a setting change key 125, a monochrome start key 126, and a color start key 127 are displayed. When the setting change key 125 is pressed, the display on the operation panel 46 is switched from the job start screen to a setting screen (not shown). In the setting screen, setting items corresponding to the magnification display field 121, the special function display field 122, the sheet information display field 123, and the image quality display field 124 can be set collectively. In addition, the user can set each setting item individually by individually pressing the magnification display field 121, the special function display field 122, the sheet information display field 123, and the image quality display field 124.

  The setting as to whether or not to use the ID card copy function is included in the setting item corresponding to the special function display field 122. In addition, the setting items corresponding to the special function display field 122 include setting as to whether or not to use a double-sided copy function for printing images on both sides of the front and back sides of the document on both sides of the sheet.

  Further, a number setting key 128 for setting the number of copies is displayed on the upper left portion of the job start screen.

  Furthermore, a shortcut registration key 129 is displayed in the upper right portion of the job start screen. When the shortcut registration key 129 is pressed, the setting contents at that time are registered in the rewritable ROM 42. Then, the registered setting content is associated with the shortcut key displayed on the standby screen. The ID copy shortcut key 103 shown in FIG. 3 is a shortcut key created when the shortcut registration key 129 is pressed in a state where use of the ID card copy function is set on the job start screen.

  After completion of various settings, when the monochrome start key 126 is pressed, a copy job for printing a monochrome image on a sheet is started. When the color start key 127 is pressed, a copy job for printing a color image on a sheet is started.

  Then, with the start of the copy job, the CPU 44 of the ASIC 41 starts copy job processing shown in FIGS. 57A and 5B.

  In the copy job process, the CPU 44 determines from the detection signal of the document sensor 49 whether or not the document is set in the document setting unit of the ADF 8 (S11).

  If a document is set in the document setting unit of the ADF 8 (S11: YES), the CPU 44 terminates the copy job processing after executing the ADF copy job (S12). In an ADF copy job, after an original document is read by the ADF method, execution of the copy job causes the image data generated by the reading to be printed on a sheet.

  When a document is not set in the document setting unit of the ADF 8 (S11: NO), the CPU 44 determines whether the use of the ID card copying function is set (S13). When the user operates the setting change key 125 of FIG. 4 and the ID card copy function is selected as a special function, it is determined that use of the ID card function is set.

  When use of the ID card copy function is set on the job start screen (S13: YES), the CPU 44 executes ID copy processing (S14), and ends copy job processing. The flow of the ID copying process executed in step S14 of FIG. 5A is shown in FIG.

  In the ID copy process, the CPU 44 controls the reading device 12 and the moving mechanism 13 to start reading an original by the FB method (S141). By this reading, one side (front side) of the card-sized document is read.

  With the start of reading of the document, the CPU 44 switches the display of the operation panel 46 from the job start screen to the copying in progress screen. Then, when the reading of the document is completed, the CPU 44 switches the display of the operation panel 46 from the copying screen to the document setting guide screen (S142).

  An example of the document setting guide screen is shown in FIG. The document setting guide screen guides an operation of turning over a card-sized document and placing it at the same position (position where the document was placed) on the contact glass 9, and instructing the start of reading of the document after the operation. A message is displayed to guide you through the operation. Below the message, an "OK" key 161 is displayed. When the “OK” key 161 is pressed, an instruction to start document reading is input to the ASIC 41.

  When an instruction to start reading a document is input to the ASIC 41 by pressing the “OK” key 161 on the document setting guide screen, the CPU 44 starts reading the document by the FB method (S143). By this reading, the other side (back side) of the card-sized document is read.

  When the reading of the other side of the document is completed, the CPU 44 causes the image data of one side of the document and the image data of the other side to be printed so that the images on the one side and the other side of the document are printed side by side on one sheet. A layout process to combine is performed (S 144).

  Thereafter, the CPU 44 controls the image forming unit 51 to print the image data created in the layout process (S145), and ends the ID copy process.

  When the copy job is started without setting the use of the ID card copy function (S13 of FIG. 5A: NO), the CPU 44 controls the reading device 12 and the moving mechanism 13 to read the document by the FB method. Start (S15).

  Thereafter, the CPU 44 detects the size of the document (S16). The size of the document can be detected, for example, from the result of reading the document. That is, CPU 44 detects a front edge and a rear edge parallel to the subscanning direction of the document from image data obtained by reading the document using a known edge detection method, and determines the dimensions of the document in the main scanning direction. Do. Further, the left edge and the right edge parallel to the main scanning direction of the document are detected, and the dimension in the sub scanning direction of the document is determined.

  With the start of reading of the document, the CPU 44 switches the display of the operation panel 46 from the job start screen to the copying in progress screen. An example of the copying screen is shown in FIG. On the copying screen, various setting information related to the copy job is displayed together with characters of “copying” indicating that the copy job is being executed.

  When the reading of the first original is completed, the CPU 44 switches the display of the operation panel 46 from the copying in progress screen to the next original inquiry screen.

  An example of the next original inquiry screen is shown in FIG. On the next original inquiry screen, a message for guiding an operation according to the presence / absence of the next original desired to be read by the user is displayed. Below the message, a reading start key 131 and a reading completion key 132 are displayed side by side. When the reading start key 131 is pressed, information to the effect that there is a next document desired to be read by the user is input to the ASIC 41. When the reading completion key 132 is pressed, information to the effect that there is no next document desired to be read by the user is input to the ASIC 41.

  If there is no next document that the user desires to read, and the reading completion key 132 is pressed on the next document inquiry screen (S17 in FIG. 5B: NO), the CPU 44 controls the image forming unit 51 to Printing of the image data of the read original is executed (S18), and the copy job process is ended.

  If there is a next document that the user desires to read, and the reading start key 131 is pressed on the next document inquiry screen (S17: YES), the CPU 44 determines the first document from the document size detection result. It is determined whether or not the card size is (S19).

  If the first original is not the card size (S19: NO), the CPU 44 controls the reading device 12 and the moving mechanism 13 to start reading the next original by the FB method (S20).

  Further, with the start of reading of the original, the CPU 44 switches the display of the operation panel 46 from the next original inquiry screen to the copying in progress screen. Thereafter, when the reading of the original is completed, the CPU 44 switches the display of the operation panel 46 from the copying in progress screen to the next original inquiry screen. Then, the CPU 44 determines the presence or absence of the next original the user desires to read (S21).

  If there is a next document which the user desires to read (S21: YES) and the reading start key 131 is pressed on the next document inquiry screen, the CPU 44 starts reading of the next document by the FB method (S20) ). Thereafter, the reading of the document by the FB system is repeated until there is no document which the user desires to read, that is, until the user presses the reading completion key 132.

  When there is no next document the user desires to read, and the reading completion key 132 is pressed (S21: NO), the CPU 44 controls the image forming unit 51 to print the image data of the document read so far Is executed (S18), and the copy job processing is ended.

  If the first original is a card size (S19: YES), the CPU 44 registers the setting of the ID card copy function in the ROM 42 (ID copy registration), and sets the ID copy shortcut key 103 to be displayed on the standby screen. It is determined whether or not (S22).

  When the setting of the ID card copy function is registered in the ROM 42 (S22: YES), the CPU 44 starts reading of the next original by the FB method (S20). Thereafter, the reading of the document by the FB method is repeated until the document which the user desires to read is not present and the reading completion key 132 is pressed. When there is no next document the user desires to read, and the reading completion key 132 is pressed (S21: NO), the CPU 44 controls the image forming unit 51 to print the image data of the document read so far Is executed (S18), and the copy job processing is ended.

  When the setting of the ID card copying function is not registered in the ROM 42 (S22: NO), the CPU 44 checks whether or not an error has occurred in the ADF 8 (S23).

  If an error has occurred in the ADF 8 (S23: YES), the CPU 44 starts reading of the next original by the FB method (S20). Thereafter, the reading of the document by the FB method is repeated until the document which the user desires to read is not present and the reading completion key 132 is pressed. When there is no next document the user desires to read, and the reading completion key 132 is pressed (S21: NO), the CPU 44 controls the image forming unit 51 to print the image data of the document read so far Is executed (S18), and the copy job processing is ended.

  When an error has not occurred in the ADF 8 (S23: NO), the CPU 44 switches the display of the operation panel 46 from the next original inquiry screen to the ID copy switching inquiry screen (an example of the confirmation screen).

  An example of the ID copy switching inquiry screen is shown in FIG. On the ID copy switching inquiry screen, along with a message notifying that a card-sized document has been detected, a message is displayed asking whether to switch from the setting not using the ID card copying function to the setting used (ID copy setting) . Below the messages, a "Yes" key 141 and a "No" key 142 are displayed side by side. When the “Yes” key 141 is pressed, an instruction to switch from a setting that does not use the ID card copying function to a setting that is used is input to the ASIC 41. When the "No" key 142 is pressed, an instruction to maintain the setting for not using the ID card copying function is input to the ASIC 41.

  When an instruction to maintain the setting for not using the ID card copying function is input to the ASIC 41 by pressing the “No” key 142 in the ID copy switching inquiry screen (S24: NO), the CPU 44 selects the next by the FB method The document reading is started (S20). Thereafter, the reading of the document by the FB system is repeated until the document which the user desires to read is not present and the reading completion key 132 is pressed so that the reading completion key 132 is pressed. When there is no next document the user desires to read, and the reading completion key 132 is pressed (S21: NO), the CPU 44 controls the image forming unit 51 to print the image data of the document read so far Is executed (S18), and the copy job processing is ended.

  When an instruction to switch from the setting for not using the ID card copying function to the setting for use is input to the ASIC 41 by pressing the “Yes” key 141 on the ID copy switching inquiry screen (S24: YES), the CPU 24 copies the ID copy The process is executed (S25). The ID copying process executed here is substantially the same as the ID copying process described in FIG. 10 as S14, but since the surface has already been read in S15, as shown by the broken line in FIG. Is not executed, each process of S142 to S145 is executed.

  After executing the ID copy process, the CPU 24 causes the operation panel 46 to display an ID copy continuation inquiry screen.

  An example of the ID copy continuation inquiry screen is shown in FIG. On the ID copy continuation inquiry screen, a message for guiding an operation according to whether the user desires to continue the ID copy is displayed. Below the message, a "next page start" key 151 and an "all page complete" key 152 are displayed side by side. When the “next page start” key 151 is pressed, information to the effect that the user desires to continue the ID copy is input to the ASIC 41. When the “all page complete” key 152 is pressed, information that the user does not desire to continue copying the ID is input to the ASIC 41.

  When the information indicating that the user desires to continue the ID copy is input to the ASIC 41 by pressing the “next page start” key 151, the next original to be copied for the ID exists (S26: YES), the CPU 44 executes the ID copy process again (S25). In the ID copy process here, since the reading of the surface has not been started yet, each process including the process of S141 of FIG. 10 is executed.

  When the information indicating that the user does not want to continue copying the ID is input to the ASIC 41 by pressing the “all page complete” key 152, the CPU 44 generates an ID card copy because there is no next document. The setting for using the function is reset, that is, switched to the setting for not using the ID card copying function (S27), and the copy job processing is ended. When the copy job processing is completed, the screen returns to the job start screen shown in FIG. After a predetermined time has elapsed since returning to the job start screen, or by operating a home key (not shown) for returning to the standby screen, all settings for the copy job are returned to initial values and returned to the standby screen. The job start screen displayed after S27 is an example of the third operation screen, and the job start screen displayed after S14 is an example of the fourth operation screen.

<Function effect>
As described above, in accordance with the operation accepted by the operation unit 48, the display on the display unit 47 is switched from the standby screen to the job start screen. When the operation unit 48 receives an operation to set the use of the ID card copying function while the job start screen is displayed, the ID copying is performed.

  Therefore, the user performs an operation of switching the display of the display unit 47 from the standby screen to the job start screen, and instructs the execution of the ID copy by performing the operation of selecting the ID card copy function while the job start screen is displayed. be able to.

  If the size of the document placed on the upper surface of the contact glass 9 is the card size, the display unit 47 displays an ID copy switching inquiry screen. Then, when the operation unit 48 receives an operation to select the use of the ID card copying function while the ID copy switching inquiry screen is displayed, the ID copying is performed.

  For example, for a special function such as an ID card copy function, there is a high possibility that the screen for setting is deep or the operation such as scrolling is required by being positioned below the setting item. In such a case, depending on the user, the user may not find the setting screen for the desired special function or may feel the operation is complicated. According to the configuration of the present embodiment, when the user places a card-sized document on the upper surface of the contact glass 9, the ID copy is performed even if the operation to set the use of the ID card copy function is not performed while the job start screen is displayed. Since the switching inquiry screen is displayed on the display unit 47, the user can instruct execution of ID copying by performing an operation to select use of the ID card copying function while the ID copying switching inquiry screen is displayed. . Therefore, the operability at the time of instructing the execution of the ID copy is excellent.

  In addition, when an error occurs in the ADF 8, reading of the document by the FB method is executed without the user being asked whether to switch from the setting not using the ID card copying function to the setting used. When an error occurs in the ADF 8, the user instructs the reading of the original by the FB method without any problem. In this case, the user is bothered by asking the user to switch to the setting for using the ID card copy function. Can be eliminated.

  Furthermore, when the ID copy shortcut key 103 is displayed on the standby screen, the user can read the document by the FB method without asking the user whether to switch from the setting without using the ID card copying function to the setting to use. Be done. Even though the ID copy shortcut key 103 is displayed on the standby screen, it is considered that the user does not want to use the ID card copy function when the user instructs to read the document by the FB method, so that ID It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of the user being asked whether to switch to the setting for using the card copy function.

  After the execution of the ID copy (ID copy process), an ID copy continuation inquiry screen for inputting whether or not the user desires to continue the ID copy is displayed on the operation panel 46. As a result, when the user desires to continue the ID copy, it is not necessary to perform the setting for using the ID card copy function again, and the operability when instructing to execute the ID copy can be further improved. The convenience of ID copy can be further enhanced.

  Since the copy job is terminated after switching to a setting in which the ID card copy function is not used, the possibility of executing an unintended copy job can be avoided. The setting changed by the user does not return the setting for a certain period of time even after finishing the copy job, so that it is possible to avoid the hassle of having to make the setting again.

<Modification>
As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can also be implemented with another form.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, it is assumed that the machine is a model capable of executing sort copy in which printed materials are partially discharged collectively to the discharge tray 6 when the multifunction machine 1 copies a plurality of copies of a plurality of pages. And When the MFP 1 is a model that can not execute sort copy, or when the number of copies is one and there is no need to sort, instead of the processing shown in FIG. 5B (part of the copy job processing), FIG. The process shown in may be performed.

  In the process shown in FIG. 12, the first original is a card size (S19: YES), the setting of the ID card copy function is not registered in the ROM 42 (S22: NO), and an error occurs in the ADF8. If not (S23: NO), the CPU 44 switches the display of the operation panel 46 from the copying screen to the next document inquiry screen, and determines the presence or absence of the next document which the user desires to read (S31). Then, when there is the next original (S31: YES), the CPU 44 instructs the ASIC 41 to switch from the next original inquiry screen to the ID copy switching inquiry screen and to switch from the setting not using the ID card copying function to the setting used. It is determined whether or not it has been input (S24).

  If the first original is not a card size, the processing speed of the copy job can be increased if reading of the original by the FB method is started without inquiring the user about the presence or absence of the next original.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the ID card copy function was taken up as an example of a specific function, it does not restrict to this. For example, a scan job using an ID card scan function for performing OCR processing on a scanned ID card and registering information included in the ID card in the card DB may be started. Further, when the reading size of the document to be the target of the scan job using the specific function is set by the operation of the operation panel 46, the screen for confirming the use of the specific function corresponding to the set reading size is the operation panel Displayed at 46, when the user instructs to use a specific function, a scan job using the specific function may be started. Further, as another example of the specific function, a book correction function, a receipt scan function, a poster combining function, and the like can be mentioned.

  The book correction function is that, when a book is placed on the contact glass 9 in a spread state, the printed material obtained by the execution of the copy job is darkened at the seams of the spread pages of the book and the portions around the book. Is a function to execute a specific color correction process on the read image in order to suppress the In the CPU 44 of the ASIC 41, for example, the dimension of the short side of the image data read by the reading device 12 is equal to any short side of the fixed document size, and the dimension of the long side of the image data than the long side of the fixed document size Is short, it can be determined that the book is placed in a spread on the contact glass 9.

  The receipt scan function is a function of collectively reading images of a plurality of receipts arranged on the FB surface and managing them as individual receipts. Since the width of the short side of the receipt is generally 58 mm or 80 mm, the CPU 44 of the ASIC 41 has a plurality of image data read by the reading device 12 and the dimension of the short side of each image data is 58 mm or 80 mm In this case, it can be determined that a receipt has been placed on the contact glass 9.

  The poster combining function is a function of reading an original having a size larger than the FB plane in plural times and combining the read result as one image. For example, when the image data read by the reading device 12 has the same size as the FB surface, the CPU 44 of the ASIC 41 can determine that a document of a size larger than the FB surface is placed on the contact glass 9.

  In the present embodiment, when the ID copy shortcut key 103 is displayed on the standby screen, the confirmation screen is not displayed. Instead of this, the confirmation screen may be displayed regardless of whether the ID copy shortcut key 103 is displayed on the standby screen.

  In this embodiment, when the ID card copy function is executed after the confirmation screen is displayed, the screen of FIG. 9 is displayed, and the ID copy setting is reset when there is an operation to complete the ID card copy function. . Instead of this, when the ID copy process in S25 is executed, the ID copy setting may be reset and the copy job execution may be ended. In addition, when the ID copy process of S25 is executed, the execution of the copy job may be ended without resetting the ID copy setting.

  In the present embodiment, the job start screen and the screen for changing settings (the screen displayed after the setting change key 125 on the job start screen is operated) are separately provided, for example, on the job start screen The setting of each setting item may be changed.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where CPU24 performs each process was demonstrated. However, the ASIC 21 may include a plurality of CPUs, and the plurality of CPUs may cooperate to execute each process.

  In addition, various design changes can be made to the above-described configuration within the scope of the matters described in the claims.

12: Reading device 13: Movement mechanism 44: CPU
45: ADF conveyance unit 47: display unit 48: operation unit 51: image forming unit 103: ID copy shortcut key

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A reading unit that reads an image at a reading position;
A transport mechanism for transporting a document and passing the reading position;
A moving mechanism for moving the reading position along a support surface on which the document is supported;
Operation unit,
A display unit,
And a control unit,
The control unit
The first operation screen is displayed on the display unit, and the display of the display unit is transitioned from the first operation screen to the second operation screen according to the operation received by the operation unit while the first operation screen is displayed. Let
The first operation screen is a screen for receiving, to the operation unit, an operation to select one function from a plurality of functions including a scan function that causes the reading unit to read a document.
The second operation screen is a screen for receiving, to the operation unit, an operation for setting a predetermined parameter, and the predetermined parameter is a function of performing image processing with a predetermined setting on the read image. Including setting items for selecting execution of a specific function,
The control unit
When the operation unit receives an operation for instructing to execute a function while the second operation screen is displayed, the reading unit and the transport mechanism or the moving mechanism are controlled to read a document to the reading unit. And executing the function selected by the first operation screen according to the parameter set by the second operation screen on the image read by the reading unit;
Even if the operation unit does not receive an operation for selecting the specific function while the second operation screen is displayed, the reading unit and the moving mechanism are controlled to cause the reading unit to read the document, and the reading is performed. If the size of the document read by a set is a predetermined size, a confirmation screen regarding execution of image processing corresponding to the specific function is displayed on the display unit;
When the operation unit receives an operation to select execution of the image processing corresponding to the specific function while the confirmation screen is displayed, the reading unit and the moving mechanism are controlled to read the document by the reading unit. Performing image processing corresponding to the specific function on the image read by the reading unit;
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The control unit displays the confirmation screen when an operation to select the specific function is not received by the operation unit while the second operation screen is displayed, and an abnormality is detected in the transport mechanism. The control unit controls the reading unit and the moving mechanism to cause the reading unit to read the document, and the image read by the reading unit is an image corresponding to the function selected by the first operation screen. Execute the process according to the parameters set by the second operation screen,
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
Equipped with a storage unit,
The control unit
When the operation unit does not receive an operation to select the specific function while the second operation screen is displayed, the reading unit and the moving mechanism are controlled to read the document supported on the support surface as the reading unit Let me read
Storing an image of the document read by the reading unit in the storage unit;
Specifying the size of the document read by the reading unit;
In the case where the operation unit receives an operation to select that the size of the specified document is the predetermined size and there is a document to be read next by the reading unit, the confirmation screen is displayed as the confirmation screen. Display on the display unit,
An image processing apparatus that executes image processing corresponding to the specific function using an image stored in the storage unit and an image of a document read after the display unit displays the confirmation screen. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3,
The control unit
The reading unit and the moving mechanism are controlled to cause the reading unit to read the document supported by the support surface, and when the document has the predetermined size, the next reading target by the reading unit The display unit displays an acceptance screen for accepting an operation for selecting the presence of the original, and the acceptance screen is not displayed on the display unit when the original is not the predetermined size.
The confirmation screen is displayed on the display unit when the operation unit receives an operation to select the presence of a document to be read next while the acceptance screen is displayed.
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
The control unit
When the operation unit receives an operation to select execution of the specific function while the second operation screen is displayed, the third operation screen displays the setting contents of the parameter and the state in which the specific function is selected. After the execution of the image processing corresponding to the specific function, display on the display unit,
The operation unit does not receive an operation for selecting the execution of the specific function while the second operation screen is displayed, and the operation unit selects the execution of image processing corresponding to the specific function while the confirmation screen is displayed. And, when the image processing corresponding to the specific function is performed, the display unit displays the fourth operation screen indicating the setting contents of the parameter and the state in which the specific function is not selected.
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein
It further comprises an image forming unit for forming an image on a sheet,
The specific function is a function of reading the front surface and the back surface of the document by the reading unit, and arranging the images of the read front surface and the back surface on one sheet by the image forming unit.
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein
The first operation screen includes an operation button for selecting execution of image processing corresponding to the specific function,
The control unit
When the operation unit receives the operation of the operation button, the reading unit and the transport mechanism or the moving mechanism are controlled without displaying the second operation screen on the display unit, and the document is read by the reading unit. To execute the image processing corresponding to the specific function on the image read by the reading unit,
After the display of the second operation screen, the reading unit and the moving mechanism are controlled without displaying the confirmation screen to cause the reading unit to read the document, and the reading unit reads the image. Executing image processing corresponding to the function selected on the first operation screen according to the parameter set on the second operation screen;
Image processing device.

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