JP2023183721A - Image formation apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an image formation apparatus which can print a conference material in a form according to the contents of a conference.SOLUTION: An image formation apparatus 10 comprises a communication unit 50, a control unit 60 and an image formation unit 4. The communication unit 50 receives a conference guide 80. The control unit 60 decides conference classification 88 by analyzing the contents of the conference guide 80. The image formation unit 4 prints a conference material in a form according to the conference classification 88. Preferably, the conference guide 80 has a title 81, an essential participant 82, a start time 84, importance 87, a text 89 and an attached material 90 as essential input items, and has an arbitrary participant 83, an end time 85, a conference place 86 and conference classification 88 as arbitrary input items.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus.

The printing system described in Patent Document 1 performs facial image authentication on an image taken by a photographing device when a user holds a meeting, and prints a predetermined file based on the result of the facial image authentication.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2009-157455

In the printing system described in Patent Document 1, it was not possible to print meeting materials in a format that corresponds to the content of the meeting.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that can print conference materials in a format that corresponds to the content of the conference.

An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a communication section, a control section, and an image forming section. The communication unit receives conference information. The control unit analyzes the content of the conference guide and determines a conference classification. The image forming section prints conference materials in a format according to the conference classification.

According to the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus that can print meeting materials in a format depending on the content of the meeting.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an image forming system. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of an image forming apparatus. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of an image forming apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of a meeting guide. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the control unit.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts, and the description will not be repeated.

First, with reference to FIG. 1, an image forming system 100 including an image forming apparatus 10 according to an embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an image forming system 100. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming system 100 includes an image forming apparatus 10, a first information processing apparatus 11, a second information processing apparatus 12, a third information processing apparatus 13, and a fourth information processing apparatus 14. Equipped with.

The image forming apparatus 10 is, for example, an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral). An MFP is a multifunction device that has the functions of a copier, printer, and facsimile. The image forming apparatus 10 and the first information processing apparatus 11 to the fourth information processing apparatus 14 are communicably connected via a network 20. Network 20 includes, for example, the Internet. At least the first information processing device 11 among the first information processing device 11 to the fourth information processing device 14 has a conference management tool 15.

Next, the structure of the image forming apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of the image forming apparatus 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 10 includes a reading section 1, a feeding section 2, a conveying section 3, an image forming section 4, a fixing section 5, and a discharging section 6.

The reading unit 1 reads the image of the document G. The reading unit 1 generates image data from the read image. The feeding section 2 accommodates a plurality of sheets S, and feeds the sheets S to the conveying section 3. The sheet S is made of paper or synthetic resin, for example. The conveyance section 3 includes a plurality of conveyance roller pairs, and conveys the sheet S to the image forming section 4.

The image forming section 4 forms a toner image on the sheet S using an electrophotographic method. The image forming section 4 includes a photosensitive drum, a charging device, an exposure device, a developing device, a replenishing device, a transfer device, a cleaning device, and a static eliminator. The toner image shows an image of a document G, for example. The fixing unit 5 fixes the toner image on the sheet S by heating and pressurizing the toner image. The conveyance section 3 conveys the sheet S on which the toner image is fixed to the discharge section 6. The discharge unit 6 discharges the sheet S to the outside of the image forming apparatus 10 .

Next, the circuit configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the image forming apparatus 10. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the image forming apparatus 10 further includes an operation section 40, a communication section 50, a control section 60, and a storage section 70.

The operation unit 40 is an input device for various user operations. The operation unit 40 includes, for example, a touch panel 41 and a plurality of push buttons.

The communication unit 50 communicates with at least the first information processing device 11 via the network 20 . The control unit 60 is connected to the network 20 via the communication unit 50.

The storage unit 70 includes a storage device and stores data and computer programs. The storage unit 70 includes a main storage device such as a semiconductor memory and an auxiliary storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD).

The control unit 60 includes a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 60 controls each component of the image forming apparatus 10 including the reading unit 1 , the image forming unit 4 , the operation unit 40 , and the communication unit 50 by executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 70 .

Next, the contents of the conference guide 80 issued by the conference management tool 15 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the conference guide 80.

As shown in FIG. 4, the meeting guide 80 includes a title 81, required participants 82, optional participants 83, start time 84, end time 85, meeting location 86, importance level 87, and meeting information. It includes a classification 88, a main text 89, and an attached document 90. The title 81, required participants 82, start time 84, importance level 87, body text 89, and attached material 90 are required input items. Optional participants 83, end time 85, conference location 86, and conference classification 88 are optional input items.

The importance level 87 is set to one of "high", "standard", and "low".

The conference classification 88 is set to one of the first category, the second category, the third category, and the fourth category. Meetings classified as category 1 are meetings that are classified as review meetings, such as those for generating ideas and deciding on schedules. A meeting classified into the second category is a meeting classified as a reporting meeting to report or communicate an event that has already occurred. Meetings classified into the third category are meetings classified as training for improving skills or providing education. A meeting classified into category 4 is a meeting that does not belong to category 1, category 2, or category 3.

Print settings for conference materials are determined according to conference classification 88 and importance level 87.

When the conference classification 88 is set to the first, second, or third category, the print settings of the conference materials can be changed based on the print settings of the image forming apparatus 10. For example, when the conference classification 88 is set to the third category, the print setting is "setting to print the number of copies of meeting materials for the number of people and add a memo field to each page." If the conference classification 88 is set to the fourth category, paper output is performed using the basic print settings of the image forming apparatus 10.

If the importance level 87 is set to "high", the conference classification 88 is not followed and paper output is performed. When the importance level 87 is set to "standard", paper output is performed according to the settings of the conference classification 88. If the importance level 87 is set to "low", the setting of the conference classification 88 is not followed and paper output is not performed.

In the image forming apparatus 10, the communication unit 50 receives the conference guide 80. The control unit 60 analyzes the content of the conference guide 80 using machine learning and determines the conference classification 88. The image forming unit 4 prints conference materials in a format according to the conference classification 88.

When the conference guide 80 received by the communication unit 50 includes the conference classification 88, the control unit 60 determines the conference classification 88 included in the conference guide 80 as is. If the conference guide 80 received by the communication unit 50 does not include the conference classification 88, the control unit 60 assigns the conference classification 88 to the first category or the second category based on the title 81, the main text 89, and the attached document 90. , Category 3, and Category 4.

The storage unit 70 stores the contents of the conference guide 80. The storage unit 70 updates the contents of the saved conference guide 80 when the communication unit 50 receives an update of the conference guide 80.

The operation unit 40 displays the contents of the conference guide 80 and accepts an operation for resetting the conference guide 80. When the operation unit 40 receives an operation for resetting the conference guide 80, the storage unit 70 updates the contents of the saved conference guide 80.The operation unit 40 updates the settings of the print format in the image forming unit 4. Display and further accept an operation for modifying the print format settings.

The image forming unit 4 starts a job to print the attached material 90 as meeting material a predetermined time before the start time 84. The predetermined time is, for example, 5 minutes.

When the conference location 86 includes a web conference, the image forming unit 4 reduces the number of copies of conference materials to be printed from the total number of mandatory participants 82 and optional participants 83 by the number of web participants.

Next, the operation of the control section 60 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the control unit 60.

Step S101: The control unit 60 receives the conference guide 80 from the conference management tool 15, as shown in FIG. When the process of step S101 is completed, the process of the control unit 60 proceeds to step S103.

Step S103: The control unit 60 determines whether there is a setting for the conference classification 88 in the conference guide 80. If the control unit 60 determines that the conference classification 88 is set (Yes in step S103), the process of the control unit 60 proceeds to step S107. If the control unit 60 determines that the conference classification 88 is not set (No in step S103), the process of the control unit 60 proceeds to step S105.

Step S105: The control unit 60 sets the conference classification 88 using machine learning based on the text of the conference guide 80, and stores this in the storage unit 70. When the process of step S105 is completed, the process of the control unit 60 proceeds to step S107.

Step S107: The control unit 60 determines whether there is a change in the content of the conference guide 80. If the control unit 60 determines that there is a change in the content of the conference guide 80 (Yes in step S107), the process of the control unit 60 returns to step S101. If the control unit 60 determines that there is no change in the content of the conference guide 80 (No in step S107), the process of the control unit 60 proceeds to step S109.

Step S109: The control unit 60 determines whether there is a web conference based on the information on the conference location 86. If the control unit 60 determines that there is a web conference (Yes in step S109), the process of the control unit 60 proceeds to step S111. If the control unit 60 determines that there is no web conference (No in step S109), the process of the control unit 60 proceeds to step S113.

Step S111: The control unit 60 reduces the number of copies of conference materials to be printed by the number of Web participants. When the process of step S111 is completed, the process of the control unit 60 proceeds to step S113.

Step S113: The control unit 60 controls the image forming unit 4 so that the conference materials are printed in a printing mode suitable for the conference guide 80. When the process of step S113 is completed, the process of the control unit 60 ends.

According to the embodiment, an image forming apparatus 10 is provided that can print conference materials in a format depending on the content of the conference.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit thereof. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining the plurality of components disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiments. For ease of understanding, the drawings mainly schematically show each component, and the number of each component shown in the drawings may differ from the actual number due to drawing preparation. Moreover, each component shown in the above embodiment is an example, and is not particularly limited, and various changes can be made without substantially departing from the effects of the present invention.

In the embodiment, the image forming apparatus 10 is of an electrophotographic type. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the image forming apparatus 10 may be of an inkjet type.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in the field of image forming apparatuses.

4 Image forming section 10 Image forming device 40 Operating section 50 Communication section 60 Control section 70 Storage section 80 Conference guide 81 Title 82 Required participants 83 Optional participants 84 Start time 85 End time 86 Conference location 87 Importance level 88 Conference classification 89 Main text 90 Attachments

Claims (11)

a communications department that receives meeting information;
a control unit that analyzes the content of the conference guide and determines a conference classification;
an image forming unit that prints conference materials in a format according to the conference classification;
An image forming apparatus equipped with The meeting guide includes mandatory input items such as title, required participants, start time, importance, main text, and attached materials, as well as optional participants, end time, meeting location, and meeting classification. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein is an optional input item. When the conference guide received by the communication unit includes a conference classification, the control unit determines the conference classification included in the conference guide as it is, and determines whether the conference guide received by the communication unit includes a conference classification. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein if the conference classification is not included, the conference classification is determined based on the title, the body text, and the attached material. The control unit determines the conference classification to be one of the first category, the second category, the third category, and the fourth category,
Meetings classified into the first category are meetings classified as review meetings such as idea generation and schedule determination,
A meeting classified into the second category is a meeting classified as a reporting meeting to report or communicate events that have already occurred,
Meetings classified into the third category are meetings classified as training for skill improvement or education,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conference classified into the fourth category is a conference that does not belong to any of the first category, the second category, and the third category. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores the content of the conference guide. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the storage unit updates the saved content of the conference guide when the communication unit receives an update of the conference guide. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising an operation unit that displays the content of the conference guide and accepts an operation for resetting the content. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the storage unit updates the saved content of the conference guide when the operation unit receives the resetting operation. 8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the operation unit displays settings for a print format in the image forming unit and further receives an operation for modifying the settings. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image forming unit starts a job for printing the attached material as the conference material a predetermined time before the start time. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image forming unit reduces the number of copies of the conference material to be printed by the number of web participants from the number of conference participants when the conference location includes a web conference.

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