JP2020181049A - Image forming apparatus and method for setting image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an image forming apparatus and the like that can appropriately set a document size.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus comprises: a document size setting unit that sets the size of a document; a reading unit that reads the document in an area of the set size of the document to create image data; an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet on the basis of the image data; a paper feed unit that has a plurality of paper trays in which sheets are stored and feed the sheets to the image forming unit; and a paper tray setting unit that sets a paper size to the paper trays. When one paper tray is selected from the paper trays, the document size setting unit sets the paper size set to the selected paper tray as the size of the document.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus and the like.

For example, an image forming apparatus such as a multifunction device having a copy function, a FAX function, and a scanner function feeds a recording paper from a paper tray, forms an image on the recording paper, and prints the image. Generally, a plurality of paper trays are provided in the image forming apparatus, and a paper tray in which recording paper corresponding to the size of the original is stored is selected. In addition, by specifying the document size, the range that can be read as a document is determined.

Here, in the case of an image forming apparatus having a detection unit for detecting the paper of the original, the original is read or the paper tray is selected according to the detected original size.

However, some image forming devices do not have a detection unit for detecting the document size. In the case of such an image forming apparatus, a technique for reading a document by selecting a document size by a user or predicting the document size by the image forming apparatus is disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-127327

However, for example, when the user selects the original size each time, it cannot be said that it is easy to use. In particular, in the case of an image forming apparatus such as a multifunction device, there are various users who use it. Then, the user does not always know the document size, and an appropriate document size is not always selected.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus or the like capable of appropriately setting a document size.

The image forming apparatus of the present invention has a document size setting unit that sets the size of the original, a scanning unit that reads the original in the set area of the original size and generates image data, and paper based on the image data. An image forming unit for forming an image, a paper feeding unit for feeding paper to the image forming unit, and a paper tray for setting a paper size in the paper tray. The document size setting unit includes a setting unit, and when one paper tray is selected from the paper trays, the document size setting unit sets the paper size set in the selected paper tray. It is characterized in that it is set as the size of the original.

The setting method of the image forming apparatus of the present invention has an image forming unit for forming an image on paper and a plurality of paper trays for storing the paper based on the image data, and feeds the paper to the image forming unit. A setting method in an image forming apparatus including a paper unit, wherein the size of the original is set, the original is read in the set area of the original size, and image data is generated, and the paper. The tray includes a step of setting a paper size, and when one paper tray is selected from the paper trays, the paper size set in the selected paper tray is set as described above. It is characterized in that it is set as the size of the original.

The image forming apparatus or the like of the present invention can provide an image forming apparatus or the like capable of appropriately setting the original size without detecting the original size.

It is a figure for demonstrating the appearance of the image forming apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the image forming apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for showing an example of the data structure of the paper tray setting information in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the operation part and the display part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation of the tray setting part in 1st Embodiment. It is a flow diagram for demonstrating the main process in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating operation of the standard tray setting part in 1st Embodiment. It is a flow diagram for demonstrating the standard tray selection process in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flow diagram for demonstrating the standard tray selection process in 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and the technical scope of the invention described in the claims is not limited to the following description.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1.1 Overview]
First, the outline of the image forming apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an external perspective view of the image forming apparatus 10.

The image forming apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 has a plurality of modes. The image forming apparatus 10 in the present embodiment has the following modes.

(1) Copy Mode / FAX Mode / Scanner Mode This is a mode in which a general copy function, fax function, and scanner function can be realized in the image forming apparatus 10. For example, when the image forming apparatus 10 is in the copy mode, the copy job can be executed.

The copy job will be briefly described below. First, a document is set in the document reading unit 130, and a copy operation is performed by the operation unit 160. The user can confirm the set document size, paper size, and copy setting (for example, single-sided, double-sided, 2-in-1 setting, etc.) on the display unit 150.

When the user performs a copy start operation from the operation unit 160, the copy process is executed. Specifically, the document reading unit 130 reads a document set by the user. The control unit 100 generates image data from the document read by the document reading unit 130.

The image forming unit 140 generates an image based on the image data on the paper conveyed from the paper tray 1410 and outputs the image from the paper output tray 1420. In the present embodiment, the paper is a recording paper or a recording paper that forms an image. Not only ordinary plain paper, but also various paper media such as thick paper and glossy paper, as well as films and the like if an image can be formed are included.

(2) Setting mode This is a mode in which various settings are made in the image forming apparatus 10. The setting mode may be executed only by an administrator or by a general user. It is also possible to register a user who uses the image forming apparatus 10.

[1.2 Functional configuration]
The functional configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 100 is a functional unit for controlling the entire image forming apparatus 10. The control unit 100 realizes various functions by reading and executing various programs stored in the storage unit 120, and is composed of one or a plurality of arithmetic units (for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit)) or the like. ing. Hereinafter, the functions realized by the control unit 100 will be described.

The tray setting unit 102 sets the size of the paper (recording paper) accommodated in each paper tray. For example, the paper tray setting unit 102 sets that the paper tray 1 contains A4 size paper. When the paper size is set for each paper tray, the control unit 100 stores the set paper size in the paper tray setting information 122 of the storage unit 120. In addition to the paper size, the paper tray setting unit 102 can set, for example, the orientation, the thickness, and the type of paper.

The standard tray setting unit 104 sets a standard tray from the paper trays. The standard tray may be set by the user or may be set by the control unit 100. Here, the standard tray is a paper tray selected as a default when the image forming apparatus 10 feeds paper or the like.

The copy processing unit 106 realizes a copy function in the copy mode. The FAX processing unit 108 realizes the FAX function in the FAX mode. The scanner processing unit 110 realizes the scanner function in the scanner mode. With regard to these functions, the functions executed in a general multifunction device can be realized. Each operation / process is a known technique, and it is sufficient if it can be realized by any known process.

For example, JP-A-2017-216540 (Title of the invention: image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, program and recording medium), JP-A-2017-158210 (Title of the invention: image transmitting apparatus, image transmitting method and image transmitting). A copy function or the like can be realized by referring to and using the invention disclosed in the image forming apparatus provided with the apparatus) or the like.

The user authentication unit 112 authenticates the user. For example, authentication is performed based on whether or not the user name and password input from the operation unit 160 match the user name and password stored in the user information 126. Further, the user authentication unit 112 may acquire the biometric information and images of the user by the user information acquisition unit 180 and perform biometric authentication (for example, fingerprint authentication, palm print authentication, face authentication, voice authentication, iris authentication, etc.). Good.

The storage unit 120 is a functional unit in which various programs and various data necessary for the operation of the image forming apparatus 10 are stored. The storage unit 120 is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory such as an SSD (Solid State Drive), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or the like.

Further, the storage unit 120 stores the paper tray setting information 122, the device information 124, and the user information 126.

The paper tray setting information 122 stores the size of the paper (paper size) and the setting of whether or not the tray is a standard tray for each paper tray. The image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment includes four paper trays, a paper tray 1, a paper tray 2, a paper tray 3, and a paper tray 4. Further, it is stored that the paper tray 1 is set as the standard tray.

The device information 124 stores information about the image forming device 10. Here, the size of the original (original size) and the size of the paper to be fed (paper size) are stored. The document reading unit 130 reads the document based on the document size stored in the device information 124. Further, the image forming unit 140 forms an image based on the paper size.

User information 126 stores information about the user. For example, it stores information about user authentication (eg, user name, password, biometric information about the user). Further, as will be described later, when the standard tray can be set for each user, the standard tray is stored in association with the user.

The document reading unit 130 reads an image of a document and generates image data. For example, a scanner provided with a device such as a CIS (Contact Image Sensor) or a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) that converts optical information into an electrical signal. It is composed of devices and the like.

For example, the document reading unit 130 reads the document placed on the mounting table within the range set by the document size and outputs it as image data. The document may be set on a mounting table or an automatic document feeder (ADF: Auto Document Feeder), but in the present embodiment, the document is mainly set on the mounting table. It is explained as.

The image forming unit 140 is a functional unit for forming image data on a recording medium (for example, recording paper). For example, the recording paper is fed from the paper tray 1410 of FIG. 1, and after an image is formed on the surface of the recording paper in the image forming unit 140, the paper is discharged from the paper ejection tray 1420. The image forming unit 140 is configured by, for example, a laser printer or the like using an electrophotographic method.

Further, the paper tray 1410 is usually provided with one or more. In this embodiment, four paper trays are provided, each of which houses paper. The image forming apparatus 10 stores the paper size accommodated in each paper tray 1410 as the paper tray setting information 122.

The display unit 150 displays various states of the image forming apparatus 10 and displays the state of operation input. For example, it is composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL panel, electronic paper using an electrophoresis method, and the like.

The operation unit 160 is a button, a switch, or the like that receives an operation input from the user. The operation unit 160 may be realized by a hardware input device such as a switch or a keyboard, or may be realized by a touch panel or the like integrally formed with the display unit 150.

The communication unit 170 communicates with another device. For example, the communication unit 170 may have an interface that can be connected to a network and can communicate with other devices via a wired / wireless LAN (Local Area Network). Image data may be transmitted and received from another device (for example, a USB memory or the like) using a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface or the like.

The user information acquisition unit 180 acquires user information. For example, the camera device acquires information for performing face authentication of the user, and the voice input device acquires information for performing voice authentication. In addition, it can be realized by a device that acquires user information such as a fingerprint sensor, a palm print sensor, an iris sensor, and a retina sensor.

Further, the user information acquisition unit 180 may acquire user information stored in a terminal device or an identification card by using wireless communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication). If the user name and password are simply input as user information, it can be realized by the operation unit 160.

It should be noted that each of the above-described configurations may be provided by the image forming apparatus 10 having a function as required. For example, in the case of the image forming apparatus 10 that does not perform user authentication, the user authentication unit 112, the user information 126, and the user information acquisition unit 180 are unnecessary.

The configuration shown in FIG. 2 may include at least a control unit and a storage unit, and may include one capable of realizing the operation in the present embodiment. In addition, some functions may be realized by an external device. For example, the display unit 150 may be a connected display device.

In addition, some functions may be realized by hardware or software. Further, the information stored in the storage unit 120 may be information stored in the cloud.

Further, the image forming apparatus 10 may further have necessary functions other than the above-described configuration. For example, by having a charge management unit, a management unit may be provided so that the image forming apparatus 10 can be used only when a charge is input by the user.

[1.3 Configuration of display unit and operation unit]
Here, the display screen displayed on the display unit 150 and the operation unit 160 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display unit 150 and an operation unit 160. As an example, the display unit 150 describes the display screen W1000 in the copy mode.

Although a display unit 150 is included in a part of the operation unit 160 in FIG. 4 for convenience of explanation, it may be configured separately. Further, each operation button of the operation unit 160 may be realized by using a software key as the entire operation unit 160 as a touch-detectable touch panel formed integrally with the display unit 150.

The button 1602 indicates a button 1602a indicating a decision and a button 1602b indicating a direction. When the central button 1602a indicated by "OK" is selected, a determination operation is performed. Further, by selecting the buttons 1602b provided on the top, bottom, left, and right around "OK", the user can move, for example, the cursor displayed on the display unit 150, the selection mark, or change the number of sheets. be able to.

Button (group) 1604 is a numeric keypad. That is, the buttons on which numbers can be operated and input are arranged as a group of buttons.

The button 1606 is a power button and is a button for controlling the power supply of the image forming apparatus 10. The button 1608 is a button for shifting the operation mode of the image forming apparatus 10 to the power saving mode (sleep mode), and may be lit or blinking during the power saving mode (sleep mode).

The button 1610 is a start button and is a button for instructing the start of execution of each job submitted by the user. For example, when the operation mode of the image forming apparatus 10 is the copy mode, the execution start of the copy job is instructed. The button 1612 is a back button, and is a button for returning the screen to the previous state or returning the process to the previous state. The button 1614 is a stop button, and is a button for accepting the cancellation of a job or processing.

The button 1616 is a setting button and is a button for transitioning to the setting mode. The button (group) 1618 is a function button, and is a button to which various functions are assigned. For example, the button (group) 1618 can assign a double-sided function or an aggregation function to each button in the copy mode.

The button (group) 1620 is a mode selection button, and is a button for switching each mode. For example, the COPY button is lit because it is currently in copy mode.

Further, the display unit 150 displays the display screen W1000 when the copy mode is being executed. The display screen W1000 displays that copying is possible, and the display of the current document size "A4" is displayed in the area 1502.

Further, as the information of the selected paper tray, the paper tray number "1" is displayed in the area 1504, and the size "A4" of the paper accommodated in the paper tray is displayed in the area 1506. In addition, the display screen W1000 displays information such as copy density and enlargement / reduction ratio.

[1.4 Processing flow]
Subsequently, the flow of processing executed in the image forming apparatus 10 will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1.4.1 Paper tray setting process]
First, a process in which the paper tray setting unit 102 sets information about the paper tray will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a process of setting a paper size in the paper tray.

FIG. 5A is an example of the display screen W100 when the mode is switched to the setting mode. When the button 1616 is selected by the user (administrator), for example, the control unit 100 shifts the operation mode of the image forming apparatus 10 to the setting mode.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the user selects “paper size setting” using the button 1602, the paper tray setting unit 102 executes the paper tray setting process.

FIG. 5B is an example of the display screen W102 displayed by the paper tray setting process. Here, "A3" is set as the paper size in the paper tray 1.

Here, when the paper tray 1 is selected by the user, the paper tray setting unit 102 displays the selectable paper size on the display screen (display screen W104 in FIG. 5C). Then, when the user selects "A4" as the paper size, the paper tray setting unit 102 sets the paper size of the paper tray 1 to "A4".

Then, the paper tray setting unit 102 stores the set paper size in the paper tray setting information 122. That is, the paper size of the paper tray is set by executing the paper tray setting process.

In the paper tray setting process described with reference to FIG. 5, the paper size of the paper tray is set as an example, but other information may be set. For example, the thickness of the paper stored in the paper tray, the type of paper, and the like may be set.

[14.2 Main processing]
Subsequently, the main process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The main process is a process executed by the control unit 100 (copy processing unit 106) when various functions, for example, a copy function in this figure, are selected by the user.

The control unit 100 determines whether or not there is a means for detecting the document (step S102). For example, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the document reading unit 130 has a document detecting unit. As a method of determining whether or not there is a means for detecting the original, as described above, the presence or absence of the means for detecting the original may be stored in the device information 124 in advance, or the original can be actually detected. May be determined. As a method for detecting a manuscript (size), refer to, for example, the invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-304193 (title of invention: manuscript size detection device and image reading device and image forming device using the same). However, the size of the document can be detected by using it.

When the control unit 100 determines that there is a means for detecting the document (step S102; Yes), the control unit 100 determines the document size based on the result of detecting the document (step S104). For example, the document reading unit 130 may determine the document size by an infrared sensor, a document detection switch, or the like. Further, the document size may be determined by the document reading unit 130 performing a prescan.

Then, the control unit 100 selects the paper tray based on the document size determined in step S104 (step S106). As a result, the control unit 100 can select a paper tray in which the same paper size as the original document as the copy source is stored.

When there is no means for detecting the document (step S102; No), the control unit 100 determines whether or not the standard tray is set (step S108). In the present embodiment, one of the paper trays is set as the standard tray, and the standard tray is stored in the paper tray setting information 122.

When the standard tray is set (step S108; Yes), the control unit 100 executes the paper tray selection process (step S110). Here, since there is only one standard tray stored in the paper tray setting information 122, the control unit 100 selects the standard tray as it is as the paper tray to be fed in the paper tray selection process.

Further, when the standard tray is not set, that is, when the standard tray setting is not stored in the paper tray setting information 122, the control unit 100 executes the standard tray setting process (step S112).

The control unit 100 (standard tray setting unit 104) first displays the standard tray setting screen (step S1122) by executing the standard tray setting process, and causes the user to set the standard tray (step S1124). Here, the operation of the standard tray setting process executed by the standard tray setting unit 104 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The fact that "tray" is displayed on the display screen of FIG. 7 is synonymous with a paper tray.

FIG. 7A is an example of the display screen W200 when the operation mode of the image forming apparatus is switched to the setting mode. When the button 1616 is selected by the user (administrator), for example, the control unit 100 shifts the operation mode of the image forming apparatus 10 to the setting mode.

Here, when "system setting" is selected by the user from the display screen W200 of FIG. 7A using the button 1602 (display screen W202 of FIG. 7B), the system setting screen is displayed. ..

FIG. 7 (c) shows a state in which "copy" is selected by using the button 1602 on the display screen W204 in which the system setting is selected and transitioned in FIG. 7 (b). In FIG. 7 (c), when the copy is selected by the user, the transition to the display screen W206 shown in FIG. 7 (d) is performed. That is, the user can make various settings in the copy mode.

Here, when the standard tray is selected by the user, the standard tray setting unit 104 executes the standard tray setting process. The standard tray setting process is executed on the display screen W208 of FIG. 7 (e).

In FIG. 7E, the paper tray selected by the user is set as the standard tray. For example, in FIG. 7E, since the “paper tray 1” is selected, the paper tray 1 is set as the standard tray. By executing the paper tray setting process in this way, one paper tray from the paper trays is set as the standard tray.

Since the standard tray has been set, the control unit 100 executes the paper tray selection process (step S110). That is, the standard tray set in the standard tray setting process is selected as the paper tray for feeding.

Then, the control unit 100 sets the document size based on the standard tray (step S120). Specifically, the paper size set in the standard tray is stored in the device information 124 as the document size.

Here, when the start button (for example, the button 1610 in FIG. 4) is selected by the user, the control unit 100 (copy processing unit 106) executes the copy process (step S122; Yes → step S124).

For example, the copy processing unit 106 (control unit 100) reads the document size from the device information 124. Then, the document reading unit 130 reads the document within the range of the scanned document size and generates image data.

Further, the image forming unit 140 forms an image on the recording paper of the paper tray fed from the standard tray based on the image data. At this time, the image forming unit 140 forms an image based on the paper size read from the device information 124.

According to this embodiment, the document size can be set according to the paper size set in the standard tray. For example, when the user sets the A4 size paper size as the standard tray, the original size is also A4. In this way, even if there is no means for detecting the original, the paper size often used by the user (paper size of the paper stored in the standard tray) is set in the standard tray, so that the original is appropriate. The size will be set.

In particular, when the original size is automatically determined only by the paper size according to the number of times the original is read and the number of printed originals, the ratio of the paper size is fixed if the image forming apparatus is used to some extent.

Specifically, for example, when 90,000 out of 100,000 B5 size documents have already been read, the automatically determined document size is B5 size. In order to automatically determine the original size as A4 size from the middle, since the ratio of B5 size is high, it is not determined as A4 size unless a considerable number are read.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to change the original size to A4 only by changing the standard tray size from the paper tray set to B5 size to the paper tray set to A4 size.

Therefore, for example, the user only needs to arbitrarily set the standard tray according to the type of the original, and the original size is also set, so that the original can be read with an appropriate original size.

Although the process of FIG. 6 is described as executing the copy process in step S124, it can also be executed in, for example, a fax process (FAX processing unit 108) or a scanner process (scanner processing unit 110). Of course. Further, in step S122, the image forming apparatus 10 may have another function as long as it is a function that can be executed and can be assumed by those skilled in the art.

[2. Second Embodiment]
Next, the second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment is an embodiment when the standard tray is out of paper. It should be noted that the functional configuration and the processing flow are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the points different from those of the first embodiment will be mainly described.

That is, it is an embodiment when the control unit 100 executes the second paper tray selection process of FIG. 8 as the paper tray selection process of step S110 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 100 determines whether the paper is not loaded in the standard tray, that is, the paper tray set in the standard tray is out of paper (step S202). Here, if the paper is not out of paper, the control unit 100 directly selects the paper tray of the standard tray (step S202; No → step S210).

Here, the control unit 100 executes an error (step S204) when the paper is not loaded in the standard tray (step S202; Yes). The error processing in step S204 is a normal paper out processing. For example, the control unit 100 displays the paper out, and the control unit 100 notifies by sound or voice (from a notification unit (not shown)). ..

Here, when paper is set in the standard tray by the user (step S206), the control unit 100 selects the paper tray of the standard tray as it is. On the other hand, when the paper is not loaded in the standard tray and another paper tray is selected by the user, the paper tray of the selected standard tray is selected (step S208; Yes → step S210).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even if the paper tray corresponding to the standard tray runs out of paper, the user can perform paper feeding and document reading according to the user's intention. ..

[3. Third Embodiment]
Next, the third embodiment will be described. The third embodiment is an embodiment in which a plurality of standard trays can be set. It should be noted that the functional configuration and the processing flow are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

That is, it is an embodiment when the control unit 100 executes the third paper tray selection process of FIG. 9 as the paper tray selection process of step S110 of FIG.

Further, in the present embodiment, information about the device is stored for each user. When the user is authenticated by the user authentication unit 112, the control unit 100 reads the information associated with the authenticated user from the user information 126. In addition, this embodiment describes an embodiment in which a plurality of standard trays can be set.

If a plurality of standard trays are not set in the paper tray setting information 122, the control unit 100 selects the paper tray corresponding to the standard tray as it is in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment (step S302; No → step S310). ..

Here, when a plurality of standard trays are set (step S302; Yes), the control unit 100 reads the user information (step S304).

Here, when the standard tray is set in association with the read user information (step S306; Yes), the control unit 100 reads the standard tray and sets it as the standard tray. Then, the paper tray corresponding to the standard tray is selected (step S310). On the other hand, when there is no standard tray set in the user information (step S306; No), the control unit 100 newly prompts the user to select a paper tray (step S308).

Then, the control unit 100 selects the paper tray by selecting the paper tray (step S308; Yes → step S310). In this case, the selected paper tray may be set as the standard tray (however, it is not essential that the selected paper tray is set as the standard tray).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the standard tray can be appropriately selected even in the image forming apparatus in which a plurality of standard trays can be set.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
Next, the fourth embodiment will be described. The fourth embodiment is an embodiment in which a plurality of standard trays can be set. It should be noted that the functional configuration and the processing flow are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of standard trays are set in the paper tray setting information 122. Then, the standard tray is selected based on the priority in the setting standard tray.

Specifically, the paper tray selection process executed by the control unit 100 in step S110 of FIG. 6 will be described. First, one paper tray is selected from a plurality of standard trays.

In this case, among the paper trays that are set as a plurality of standard trays, the frequently used paper tray or the paper tray selected immediately before is determined. Then, the frequently used paper or the paper tray selected immediately before is selected.

Further, it may be realized in the standard tray setting process when the standard tray is not set in the first place. That is, before displaying the standard tray setting screen, the frequently used paper tray or the paper tray selected immediately before is determined. Then, the recommendation is made so that the frequently used paper or the paper tray selected immediately before is set as the standard tray.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, an appropriate paper tray can be selected from a plurality of paper trays according to the frequency of use and the like.

[5. Modification example]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the design and the like within a range not deviating from the gist of the present invention are also within the scope of claims. include.

Further, the program that operates in each device in the embodiment is a program that controls an arithmetic unit such as a CPU (a program that causes a computer to function) so as to realize the functions of the above-described embodiment. Then, the information handled by these devices is temporarily stored in a temporary storage device (for example, RAM) at the time of processing, then stored in various ROMs, HDDs, and SSD storage devices, and read by the CPU as needed. , Correction / writing is performed.

Further, in the case of distribution to the market, the program can be stored and distributed in a portable recording medium, or transferred to a server computer connected via a network such as the Internet. In this case, it goes without saying that the storage device of the server computer is also included in the present invention.

10 Terminal device 100 Control unit 102 Paper tray setting unit 104 Standard tray setting unit 106 Copy processing unit 108 FAX processing unit 110 Scanner processing unit 112 User authentication unit 120 Storage unit 122 Paper tray setting information 124 Device information 126 User information 130 Document reading unit 140 Image forming unit 150 Display unit 160 Operation unit 170 Communication unit 180 User information acquisition unit

Claims (7)

The original size setting unit that sets the original size and
A scanning unit that reads a document in the set document size area and generates image data,
An image forming unit that forms an image on paper based on the image data,
A paper feeding unit that has a plurality of paper trays for storing the paper and feeds the paper to the image forming unit.
The paper tray setting unit for setting the paper size and the paper tray
With
The document size setting unit is
When one paper tray is selected from the paper trays, the image forming apparatus is characterized in that the paper size set in the selected paper tray is set as the size of the original. .. It further has a selection unit for selecting one paper tray as a standard tray from the plurality of paper trays.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document size setting unit sets the paper size set in the standard tray and the selected paper tray as the size of the document. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the selection unit selects a frequently used paper tray or a paper tray selected immediately before as a standard tray. It also has an authentication unit that authenticates users.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the selection unit selects a standard tray according to the authenticated user. It also has a display
Claims 2 to 4 are characterized in that, when the standard tray is not selected, the selection unit displays a screen on the display unit for allowing the user to select the standard tray from the paper trays. The image forming apparatus according to any one of the above. The selection unit can select a plurality of paper trays as standard trays from the plurality of paper trays.
A claim, wherein the document size setting unit causes a user to select one standard tray from a plurality of standard trays selected by the selection unit before the scanning unit reads the document. 2. The image forming apparatus according to 2. An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit for forming an image on paper based on image data, and a paper feeding unit having a plurality of paper trays for storing paper and feeding paper to the image forming unit. It ’s a setting method,
Steps to set the size of the document and
A step of scanning a document in the set document size area to generate image data, and
Steps to set the paper size in the paper tray,
Including
When one paper tray is selected from the paper trays, the image forming apparatus is characterized in that the paper size set in the selected paper tray is set as the size of the original. Setting method in.

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