JP2572622B2 - Device for creating original sheets for scanners - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a document sticking sheet for a scanner used for performing color separation of various documents in a layout system for making a plate of a commercial print such as a flyer by computer processing. The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating a personal computer.

(Prior Art) In recent years, a printing plate-making layout system that combines image data of one page of a printed matter by computer processing together with color separation of a document by a scanner has been used in the field of printing plate-making. In this layout system, a computer having a page editing function is connected to a scanner, and image data captured by the scanner is given to the computer, processed for layout and the like, and output to the scanner.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a general printing plate-making layout system.
70 is a tablet digitizer, and 180 is a scanner unit. As illustrated, the layout unit 160 includes a computer 161.
And the memories 162, 163 and display connected to it
164, pointing device 165 and keyboard 166
Tablet digitizer 170 is cursor 1
71, 0 from the input surface 172, a mount area 173 on the input surface 172,
A menu area 174 is set. The scanner unit 180 includes an input drum 181, an output drum 182, and an interface 18.
5 and 186, and the interfaces 185 and 186 are connected to the computer 161. The computer 161 is composed of an input computer, a layout computer, and an output computer (all not shown).

In this layout system, various originals, layout designation paper,
The layout work of image data and the like are performed as follows based on other instructions. First, a document is pasted on the input drum 181 of the scanner unit 180 at the angle designated by the layout designation paper, the image data of the document is taken into an input computer (not shown) of the computer 161 via the interface 185, and is stored in the memory 162. Remember. The image data is fetched from the document in a range slightly larger than the actual trimming range based on the layout designation sheet (not shown), and then the trimming is performed accurately by a layout computer (not shown) of the computer 161.

The memory 162 in which the image data is written is disconnected from the input computer and connected to the layout computer. As a result, the image data written in the memory 162 is displayed on the display 164. The operator observes the displayed image and operates the pointing device 165 while referring to the layout designation sheet to move the cursor to designate the trimming range or the position of the screen. The keyboard 166 is used to specify the printing plate color, halftone dot, and the like.

The data laid out in accordance with these specifications is written to the memory 163.
Disconnect the computer from the layout computer
161 output computer (not shown). Thus, the data in the memory 163 is taken out via the output computer and the interface 186, and the trimmed layout image is output to the film set on the output drum 182 of the scanner unit 180.

In addition, pointing device 165 and keyboard 1
The above operations performed using the 66 can also be performed by operating the tablet digitizer 170. That is, the layout designation paper is set in the mount area 173 of the tablet digitizer 170, and the cursor 171 is operated to select the position data of the pattern drawn on the layout designation paper and various menus set in the menu area 174. Enter

Here, when the image data of the document is taken in from the input drum 181 of the scanner unit 180, first, it is necessary to attach the document to the input drum 181 at an angle specified by the layout designation sheet. The worker attaches the document based on visual measurement. That is, the inclination angle of the figure drawn on the designated layout sheet is measured with a protractor, and based on the measured value, the document is attached to the scanning drum while checking the angle of the original using a protractor or the like. Therefore, there has been a problem that not only the work becomes complicated but also that the original cannot be stuck at an accurate angle.

Next, when capturing image data of a document from the input drum 181 of the scanner unit 180, it is necessary to specify the range of the image data to be captured. I go by eye while comparing with. However, such an operator's visual measurement instruction often deviates the image range captured by the scanner unit 180 from the actually required image range, and if the range captured by the scanner unit 180 is smaller than the required range, If the size is large, not only the acquisition time is wasted, but also the problem that the memory 162 cannot be used effectively occurs.

Therefore, as an improvement of the above-mentioned work, using a magnification measuring device having a function of projecting a document, a magnification ratio of the document, a pasting line of the document and a trimming range can be simultaneously output. Creation device is Japanese
The invention of 61-295758 has been proposed by the present applicant. In this apparatus, the pasting line and the trimming range of the document are drawn on one sheet according to a fixed layout pattern in the order of measurement.

By the way, in a printed material for product advertisement generally referred to as a flyer, unlike a general printed material, only a subject portion printed on a manuscript is printed, and furthermore, there are extremely many cases where the subject portions overlap each other. There are features.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing the layout designation sheet on which the specification format of the flyer print is drawn. In the figure, reference numeral B denotes an assignment designation sheet. On the assignment designation sheet B, a figure E6 consisting of a trimming frame and a sketch picture of a photograph part and figures E3, E4, E5, E7 and E8 consisting only of a sketch picture of the photograph part , E9, E1
1, E12, and figures E1, E2,
E10 is drawn. In the figures E1, E2, and E10, flat halftone information indicating halftone percentage of each color is entered.

As shown, figures E3, E4, E5, E7, E8, E9, E11, E12
Indicates the outline of the subject portion in the document,
In this portion, only the subject of the corresponding document is printed. In order to perform this with the layout device shown in FIG. 15, it is necessary to perform a cutting operation for extracting only the subject portion from the rectangular image data including the subject portion of the document stored in the memory 162. There is.

FIGS. 17 (a) and (b) are schematic diagrams for explaining the cutting operation. Here, the cutting operation of the image data of the document corresponding to the graphic E7 in FIG. 16 will be described. The cutting operation is performed on the display 164 as shown in FIG.
Pointing device for image I1 displayed on
This is performed by operating the 165 to move the cursor 167 along the contour line of the person in the image I1.

However, the image I1 displayed on the display 164 is obtained by thinning out the image in the memory 162 and displaying the entire image, and when the cursor 167 is operated on the entire image, the accuracy of the contour line deteriorates. There's a problem. For this reason, as for the printed matter requiring high quality, as shown in FIG. 17B, the cursor 167 is moved to the enlarged image I2 in which the image in the memory 162 is partially displayed without thinning out. It is necessary to perform the above-mentioned cutting work.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, there is a disadvantage in that the clipping operation performed by displaying the entire image or the partially enlarged image on the display and operating the cursor is complicated and time-consuming. In particular, in the case of printed materials such as flyers, in many cases, the format of the designated layout paper, the type of product to be posted on the flyer and the selling price are not determined until the time of distribution of the flyer,
The time required for printing is extremely short compared to general printed materials such as magazines, and the period from submission to plate making, printing, and delivery is only a few days, and the manuscript is displayed one by one on the display and There is a problem that it is very difficult to meet the deadline if the cutting work is performed as described above.

Some layout systems have a function of automatically cropping an image using a density difference between a subject and its background, but there is a clear density difference for all contour lines of the subject. Although there are few such originals, the image can be cut out automatically in part, but there is a problem that the above-described cutting operation must be performed for the remaining part.

Therefore, the layout system shown in FIG. 15 cannot be applied to the plate making process of a printed material such as a flyer, and in fact, the layout is manually performed using various masks. The reality is that the rationalization of plate making is delayed. In the manual layout, plate separation processing is performed in which plate making processing for one page is performed in a unit where images such as a photograph portion do not overlap. In the example shown in FIG. 16, figures E3, E4, E5, E
Since the images corresponding to 7, E8, E9, E10, E11, and E12 overlap, in the separation processing, figures E1, E2, E3, E5, E
6, a first original including only images corresponding to E7, E9, and E12 and a second original including only images corresponding to the remaining figures E4, E8, E10, and E11 are created. The final original is created by combining the first original and the first original.

By the way, to improve the manual separation process as described above, rough cutout data is given to a layout system, and a layout process for one page of a printed material is performed based on the cutout data to create a final original plate. It is conceivable to automate the process of preparing the separation in a stage before the separation to some extent.

However, the apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-295758 cannot create cutout data, output a document-attached sheet in units of separation, and the like, and efficiently performs separation processing using a layout system. There has been a problem that it cannot be performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and in automating a process of creating a separation using a layout system, creates separation data and rough cut-out data at the time of manuscript magnification measurement. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for preparing a scanner original attachment sheet suitable for processing.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention measures the magnification by projecting an original on a layout sheet designated on a data tablet, and also measures the outline, trimming frame and cutout of the original. Manuscript data measuring means for measuring graphic data indicating a portion,
Scanner decomposition magnification data, graphic data, and a plurality of originals measured based on the original data measuring means,
Separation instruction data indicating the overlap of images to be laid out,
Manuscript data input means for inputting a manuscript number, data editing means for editing a plurality of manuscript data inputted from the manuscript data input means in units of separation, and cutout figures inputted from the manuscript data input means Trimming frame data calculating means for calculating trimming frame data based on the data, and associating the data calculated by the trimming frame data calculating means and the graphic data with the document No., the disassembling magnification data and the separation instruction data. Sub-layout data generating means and drawing for calculating drawing data for drawing contour lines, trimming frames, and cutout figures of each document on a sheet for each separation based on data generated by the sub-layout data generating means Data calculation means;
And a drawing unit for drawing a figure on a sheet based on the drawing data calculated by the drawing data calculation unit.

(Function) In the present invention, the original data measuring means projects the original on the layout designation paper placed on the data tablet to measure the magnification, and also displays the outline, trimming frame and cutout portion of the original. Data is measured, from the original data input means, the scanner magnification ratio data of a plurality of originals measured based on the original data measurement means, graphic data, and separation instruction data indicating the overlap of images to be laid out, When the manuscript number is input, the data editing means edits the plurality of manuscript data inputted from the previous manuscript data input means in units of separation, and the trimming frame data calculation means makes the cutout inputted from the manuscript data input means. The trimming frame data is calculated based on the graphic data, and the layout data creating unit calculates the trimming frame data by the trimming frame data calculating unit. The drawing data and the graphic data are associated with the document No., the separation magnification data and the separation instruction data, and the drawing data calculation unit generates each of the originals for each separation based on the data created by the layout data creation unit. The drawing data for drawing the contour line, the trimming frame, and the cutout figure on the sheet are calculated, and the drawing data is output to the sheet by the drawing means, and the scanner original sticking sheet is created.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus showing one embodiment of the present invention, and 1 indicates an entire apparatus for creating a document pasting sheet for a scanner. In the drawing, reference numeral 10 denotes a magnification measuring device serving as a document data measuring means of the present invention, which includes a magnification measuring means 11 and a data tablet 20, and an assignment in which a document is placed on the data tablet 20 by a projecting means described later. The image is projected on a designated sheet, and various graphic data such as a contour line, a trimming frame, and a cut-out graphic of the document, and scanner resolution magnification data of the document are measured.
Reference numeral 31 denotes a keyboard for inputting data such as the document number of each document measured by the magnification measuring device and the separation No. serving as separation instruction data to the computer 30. The magnification measuring device 10 and the keyboard constitute the original data input means of the present invention.

The computer 30 includes a magnification measuring device 10 and a keyboard 31
Based on the original data input from, data editing means 30a to edit a plurality of original data in units of separation, and trimming frame data calculating means 30b to calculate the trimming frame data of the original from the cutout graphic data of the original, A sub-layout data creating means 30c for associating the data calculated by the trimming frame data calculating means 30b and the graphic data from the magnification measuring device 10 with the document number, the decomposition magnification data and the separation number, and a sub-layout data creation Based on the data created by the means 30c, the apparatus has drawing data calculating means 30d for drawing contour lines, trimming frames, cutout figures, etc. of each document on a sheet for each separation, and comprehensively controls the entire apparatus. doing.

A display 32 displays data measured by the magnification measuring device 10, drawing data calculated by the drawing data calculation means 30d, and the like. A floppy disk drive 33 records the data created by the rough layout data creating means 30c on a floppy FD1 serving as a recording medium. 34
Is a plotter which draws a document outline and a trimming frame on a sheet based on the drawing data created by the drawing data creating means 30d. W1 and W2 are sheets on which contour lines and trimming frames of the original are drawn by the plotter 34 in units of separation.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the scanner original sticking sheet producing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the drawing, reference numeral 12 denotes a work table, 13 denotes a support, 14 denotes a projection lens, 15 denotes a document holder, 16 denotes a lamp house, 17 denotes an operation control panel, and 18 denotes a magnification display. Means 11 are configured. Reference numeral 19 denotes an angle display, reference numeral 21 denotes a cursor, reference character B denotes an allocation designation sheet, and reference character I denotes a projection image of a document set on the document holder 15.

Here, in the magnification measuring means 11, the projection lens 14, the document holder 15, and the lamp house 16 are integrally
The surface of the designated layout sheet B, which is held on the work table 12 and is placed on the surface of the work table 12, is used as a projection surface of the image of the document. Is illuminated from a light source provided through a suitable condenser lens or the like, and the projected image I of the picture is projected on the surface of the layout designation paper B. Also a projection lens
14, the document holder 15, and the lamp house 16 are configured to be able to move up and down along the column 13, and are moved up and down by operating switches and the like of the operation control panel 17, so that the image of the transparent document is The projection image I reduced or enlarged to an arbitrary size over the range can be formed on the surface of the layout designation paper B. At this time, the distance between the projection lens 14 and the designated layout sheet B is taken in by a linear encoder or the like, and is subjected to arithmetic processing to obtain a magnification, which is displayed on the magnification display 18. Therefore, when the transparent original is set in the original holder 15 and its projected image I is matched with the figure drawn on the layout designation paper B, the magnification is automatically displayed on the magnification display 18 and the magnification measurement is performed. Can be terminated. Such a magnification measuring means 11 is well known.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the control operation of the computer 30, and FIGS. 4 (a), (b) and (c) are position data input from the data tablet 20 to the computer 30 and position data in the sub-layout data. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the relationship with the computer, and the control operation of the computer 30 will be described below based on the diagram.

First, for one of the originals to be measured, the original No. and the separation N
and waits for the scanner resolution to be input from the keyboard 31 (S1), and then waits for the magnification data from the magnification measuring means 11 and the like and the graphic data from the data tablet 20 to be input (S2). ), Once input, it is determined whether or not the measurement is completed (S3).
The process returns to S1 and waits for input of various data for the next document to be measured. When the originals to be measured are combined on the same page, since the scanner resolution of each original is the same, the scanner resolution input in step S1 is not performed, and the scanner resolution is collectively set at the end of the measurement. May be entered.

Separation No. is input by the operator judging the overlapping state of the figures drawn on the layout designation paper.For the layout designation paper shown in FIG. 16, E3, E4, E5, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, E1
2 becomes a figure which overlaps or is close. As the scanner resolution, a value designated in advance is input, and is usually 10 to 20 lines / mm. The input of the magnification data is automatically performed directly from the magnification measuring means 11 by matching the projected image of the document with the figure on the layout designation paper B as described above, or the value displayed on the magnification display 18 is displayed. Is input from the keyboard 31 by the operator.

In step S2, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the position data of each figure on the XY coordinate axes of the data tablet 20,
That is, the coordinate values of the reference point P0 and the two points P1 and P2 on the plate surface H (corresponding to the reference line when the original is pasted on the input drum of the scanner) drawn on the layout designation paper B, and the projection image I
(FIG. 16 shows a projected image of the document corresponding to FIG. E3 shown in FIG. 16).
The coordinate values of C1 and D1, the coordinate values of the vertices I1, J1, K1, and L1 of the cutout figure and the coordinate value of the specific point T1 used when positioning the image later are input.

In this way, when the input of various original data for all originals to be measured is completed, the data editing unit 30a
Separation N of the plurality of original data input in steps S1 and S2
o. Edit in units (S4). Next, the trimming frame data calculation means 30b calculates the coordinates of the vertices of the rectangle indicating the trimming range, that is, the vertices of the rectangle circumscribing the cutout graphic and parallel to the plane line H from the coordinate values of the vertices of the cutout graphic (S5). In the example shown in FIG. 4A, the trimming frame data calculating means 30b calculates the coordinates of the vertices E1, F1, G1, H1 of the rectangle indicating the trimming range from the coordinate values of the vertices I1, J1, K1, L1 of the cutout figure. The value is calculated (S5).

Thereafter, the sub-layout data creating means 30C creates sub-layout data based on the data input in steps S1 and S2 and the data calculated by the trimming frame data creating means 30b (S6). That is, the sub-layout data creating means 30c calculates the inclination θ of the printing plate line H determined from the coordinate values of the points P1 and P2 shown in FIG. 4A with respect to the X axis, and sets the point P0 as the origin and sets the printing plate line H as a reference. The coordinate values of each figure in the coordinate system as a line were calculated, and the calculated coordinate values were associated with the original No., the separation No., the scanner resolution and the magnification data input in steps S1 and S2. Create sub-layout data. In the example shown in FIG.
Each point a1, b1, c1, d1, in the xy coordinate system shown in FIG.
The coordinate values of e1, f1, g1, h1, i1, j1, k1, l1, and t1 are the points P0
Is the origin and the coordinate values of the respective figures in the coordinate system using the plate surface line H as the reference line. In this case, each point A1 shown in FIG.
B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1, I1, J1, K1, L1, T1 and each of the points a1, b1, c1, d1, e1, f1, g1, h shown in FIG. 4 (b).
1, i1, j1, k1, l1, and t1 correspond to each other.

It should be noted that the cutout graphic input in step S2 is not limited to a rectangle as shown in FIG. 4A, but may be a free graphic as shown in FIG. 4C. in this case,
R ₁ , R ₂ , ... R _i as shown
Is input. In the figure, points Q1, Q
2, Q3 and Q4 are vertices of a rectangle representing the outline of the document, and point L
_{1, L 2, L 3,} L 4 is trimming frame data calculation means position data R ₁ and 30b are cut-out figures, R _2, the vertex of the rectangle indicating the trimming range calculated from · · · R _i.

Next, the drawing data calculation means 30d calculates the drawing data (S7). The drawing data is the drawing coordinates of the outline and trimming frame of the document drawn on the sheets W1 and W2. In the example shown in FIG. 4B, the points a1, b1, c1, d
This is obtained by dividing the coordinate values of 1, e1, f1, g1, and h1 by the magnification value input in step S2. Thereafter, the calculated drawing data is output (S8), and the plotter 34 draws the contour lines and trimming frames of each document on the sheets W1 and W2 based on the output drawing data. In addition, sheet W1,
The drawing position on W2 is determined automatically based on a preset drawing parameter or in accordance with an instruction of an operator.

Even in the case of a non-cut-out graphic like the graphic E6 shown in FIG. 16, the position data of the graphic is input in the same manner as described above, and circumscribes the graphic formed from the input position data and is parallel to the plane line H. The coordinate values of the rectangle are calculated, and the coordinate values of the circumscribed rectangle become trimming frame data.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic diagrams showing the contents of the sub-layout data edited by the data editing means 30a and created by the sub-layout data creating means 30c, and FIG. FIG. 3B shows each data of the original belonging to the group of No. 1 and FIG. No.1 measured as shown
Each data is associated with each of the originals 9 to 9 in units of separation. Here, “contour line”, “trimming frame”, “cutout”, and “specific point” are xy as shown in FIG.
It is a coordinate value of each point in the coordinate system. The sub-layout data shown in FIG.
Is recorded on the floppy FD1, and is used for layout processing described later.

Note that the position data of “cutout” is not limited to position data representing a quadrangle as shown in FIG. 5, but may be position data of a polygon. By making the shape of the cutout a polygon, the cutout image closer to the target
Can be placed in one separation.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a sheet W1 used for the separation No. 1 group created by the plotter 34 based on the drawing data output in step S8 of FIG.
A reference line 301 is drawn on the upper portion of the sheet W1, and a contour line 302, a trimming frame 303, and a cutout figure 304 of each document are drawn at predetermined positions, and a document No. 300N is provided near these document contour lines and the trimming frame. And a magnification value of 300 m are drawn. Then, the operator pastes each document on the sheet W1 along the document outline 302, sets the sheet W1 on which the document is pasted on an input drum of a layout scanner described later, and based on the trimming frame 303, Of the image data input range, that is, the scan range.

By drawing the cutout figure along with the document outline and the trimming frame on the document pasting sheet in this way, it is easy to confirm the document when pasting the document to the sheet, and it is possible to prevent the selection error of the document, In this case, the positioning of the document can be easily performed, and reverse pasting when the document is pasted on the sheet can be prevented.

When the positioning of the document outline drawn on the sheet is performed on the display 32, a cutout figure can also be displayed in accordance with the document outline and the like, so that the document can be easily distinguished and confirmed.

Next, an application example of a sheet and sub-layout data created by the scanner document sticking sheet creation apparatus of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printing plate-making layout system in which the apparatus of the present invention and a layout scanner are combined. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a scanner document sticking sheet creating apparatus shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 40 denotes an underlaying board information creating apparatus, which includes a data tablet 41 for inputting various layout data such as a figure number, a shape, a position, and a flat screen drawn on the underlaying board, and a layout data creating means 43a. A computer 43, a floppy disk drive 45 for recording the data created by the layout data creating means 43a on the floppy FD2,
It consists of a console 44.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a layout scanner that takes in image data from a document, performs various layout processes to create image data for one page of a printed matter, and creates yellow, magenta, cyan, and black color separations as originals. 51 is an input drum for taking in image data from a document,
Reference numeral 52 denotes an output drum for outputting the image data of the color-separated document onto the exposure film, and reference numeral 55 denotes an input / output computer. An interface 53 connects the input drum 51 to the input / output computer 55.
The image data of the original read by a scanning head (not shown) arranged in the computer is supplied to an input / output computer. An interface 54 connects the output drum 52 to an input / output computer 55. The output drum 52 exposes color-separated image data output from the computer 55 to an exposure unit (not shown).
Give to.

Reference numeral 66 denotes a magnetic disk which stores image data of a document set on the input drum 51 for each document. The input / output computer 55 includes an image data amount calculating unit 55a that calculates an image data amount when the original set on the input drum 51 is read by the scanning head, and an amount calculated by the image data amount calculating unit 55a. Image data of magnetic disk 66
And a data storage area setting means 55b for setting an area to be stored in the storage area. Reference numeral 56 denotes a floppy disk drive for supplying data written to the floppy disk FD1 or the like to the input / output computer 55, and reference numeral 57 denotes a console for operating the input / output computer 57.

Reference numeral 60 denotes a layout computer for performing layout processing of various image data, and 61 denotes a floppy disk drive, which supplies the data of the floppies FD1 and FD2 to the layout computer 60 or new layout data created by the layout computer 60. The floppy FD
Record in 3. Reference numeral 62 denotes a display for displaying the image data stored on the magnetic disk 66 and positioning the same, 63 a pointing device for instructing the positioning of the image displayed on the display 63, and 64 a layout computer. It is a console for operating 60.

The layout computer 60 merges the data of the floppy disks FD1 and FD2 input from the floppy disk drive 61 to create layout data for one page of the printed matter in units of separation, and Based on the data from the separation layout data creating means 60a, read out the image data for each document stored in the magnetic disk 66, and based on the image positioning means 60b for performing the positioning, based on the positioning data by the image positioning means 60b And make-up image data creating means 60c for making up the make-up image data for one page of the printed matter. Reference numeral 67 denotes a magnetic disk which stores image data for one page of a printed matter created by the makeup image data creating means 60c for each separation. Reference numeral 65 denotes a connection switching device, which switches a target disk for inputting and outputting image data from the plurality of magnetic disks 66 and 67 to the input / output computer 55 or the layout computer 60. The input / output computer 55 stores the image data of the original taken in from the input drum 51 via the interface 53 on the magnetic disk 66,
The input / output of image data to / from the input drum 51 and the output drum 52 is generally controlled by, for example, reading out the makeup image data stored in the 67.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing an input surface 42 of a data tablet 41 provided in the copyboard mount information creating device 40. As shown in the drawing, the input surface 42 includes a mount area 42a, a first menu area 42b, and a second menu area 42b. A menu area 42c is set. Mount area 4
2a is set by inputting three points M1, M2 and M3 with a cursor (not shown) in accordance with the underlaying sheet created based on the layout designation sheet B shown in FIG. First
In the menu area 42b, figures frequently used in the data tablet 41 are set as the items. Here, each item is a rectangle, a circle, a polygon, a straight line, etc. Second
In the menu area 42c, items on the layout such as a pattern number, a magnification (%), halftone dot → half-tone dot, live ruler color, printing color, specific point, etc., terminator, operation items of the end point, C (cyan) ), Y (yellow), M (magenta), K (black) color items, and 0-
9, TAB is set to indicate the decimal point and numerical value separator.

Next, input operations of various position data and layout data on the data tablet 41 will be described. In this case, the underlaying sheet is an accurate trace of the layout state finally determined for plate making based on the layout specifying sheet B. For the sake of explanation, the layout specifying sheet B shown in FIG. I do.

First, plate surface coordinates, which are coordinates of the mount area, are input. This is performed by inputting three points M1 to M3 shown in FIG. 7 with a cursor. Next, the plate color is input. For example, when the printing color is 10% cyan, the cursor is used to select “printing color”, “C”, “1”, “0”, “T” in the second menu area 42c.
AB ”in order.

After the input of the printing pattern color, the figure is input. The figure refers to a figure indicating the trimming range and other figures drawn on the underlaying board. For example, if the figure is a rectangle such as E1, following the “rectangle” in the first menu area 42b, the two vertices at the upper left and lower right of the figure E1 are input with the cursor. This figure may be a picture or a shade. In the case of a picture, image data is fetched from a document, and in the case of a shade, it is painted in a designated color. Then, in the case of the shade, the color of the shade is input. Figure E1 is a screen shade, the screen% of which is 100% cyan
, The input is “net screen”, “C”, “1”,
"0", "0", "TAB". In the case of the graphic E6, since the image is a design, a design number, a magnification (magnification) and a specific point are input. The pattern number input is "Pattern number", "4",
An operation "TAB" is performed (in the case of picture number 4). The input of the magnification is "magnification", "1", "2", "0", "TA".
B ”(for a magnification of 120%). The specific point input indicates a predetermined point on the underlaying board following the "specific point". The input of the specific point is performed for a figure in which a picture is drawn on the copyboard. When a specific point has already been input from the magnification measuring device 10 based on the layout designation sheet B, the specific point is input in a dull manner, but the specific point input from the data tablet 41 is valid for accuracy. And Here, the picture number is the same as the document number input in step S1 of FIG. 3, and the input of the magnification is omitted when the magnification data is input in step S2 of FIG. Become. In the case of a cutout graphic such as the graphics E3, E4, E5, E7, E8, E9, E11, and E12, only the picture number and the specific point are input without inputting the coordinate value of the graphic indicating the trimming range. If there is a live rule representing a rule line to be actually printed, the color of the live rule is input. This is "live border color",
Perform “M”, “5”, “0”, “TAB” (live ruler color M
50%).

The “terminator” in the second menu area 42C is for returning to the start point of the input operation, and the above-mentioned operation can be performed on a new graphic by designating the “terminator”. When "end" is instructed, data input from the data tablet 41 ends.

Then, based on the data input from the data tablet 41, the layout data creating means 43a creates the layout data based on the copyboard.

9 (a) and 9 (b) show layout data creation means 43.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the contents of data created by a. 8th
As shown in FIG. 9A, the layout data is “figure N
o. "," Figure shape "," Figure type "," Flat net information ",
It is composed of “document number”, “placement position”, and “specific point”. Here, “Figure No.” is the figure E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9,
Corresponding to E10, E11, E12, "Figure shape" is the first in FIG.
The "figure type" is input from the menu area 42b, and the "figure type" is used to distinguish between the fixed figure shown in the first menu area 42b and the other cutout figures. Indicates the net% in the
o. "and" Specific point "are the second menu area shown in Fig. 7.
It corresponds to "Picture Number" and "Specific Point" input from 42c.

Further, “arrangement information” indicates the positional relationship of each figure input from the data tablet 41 as shown in FIG. 9 (b). As shown in the figure, the data of the figure shape and its position are given to the shaded figures E1, E2, E8, and the figure shape, position and specific point data are given to the fixed figure E6, Cutout shapes E3, E4, E5, E7, E8,
For E9, E11, and E12, only data at a specific point is given.

Next, input of image data of a document in the layout scanner 50, layout processing of the input image data, and output operation of the image data subjected to the layout processing will be described.

FIG. 10 (a) is a flowchart showing the control operation of the input / output computer 55, and FIG. 10 (b) is a schematic diagram of a magnetic disk for storing input image data.
The input of image data of each document will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this case, it is assumed that a predetermined document is pasted on a sheet prepared by the document pasting sheet producing apparatus 1 for a scanner, the sheet is set in advance on the input drum 51, and the input of image data is recorded on the floppy FD1. This is performed based on the sub-layout data.

First, the sub-layout data is read from the floppy disk FD1 set on the floppy disk 56 (S11).
It waits for a No. to be input (S12), and then waits for an input size to be set (S13). The input of the document number is performed by the operator operating the console 57. The input size indicates the range over which the scanning head attached to the input drum 51 scans the original, and is calculated from the trimming frame and magnification data written to the floppy disk FD1, and the setting is made in the circumferential direction and the axial direction of the input drum 51. Is performed by the operator instructing the scan start point of the scan. Here, the input size is easily set by designating the scanning start point among the vertices of the trimming frame drawn on the sheet on the input drum 51. When the setting of the input size is completed, the image data calculation means 55a calculates the amount of image data (S14). The amount of image data is determined by scanning the image data obtained by scanning the original
, And is calculated from the input size input in step S13 and the scanner resolution in the sub-layout data read in step S11.

Next, it waits for the input of a disk number for storing image data from the plurality of magnetic disks 66 provided from the console 57 (S15). When the disk number is input, the data storage area setting means 55b proceeds to step S15. A data storage area for storing the image data calculated in step S14 is set in the magnetic disk specified in step (S16). The setting of the data storage area is performed for an area in the magnetic disk specified in step S15 in which image data has not yet been stored or an area in which no data storage area has been set. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the magnetic disks 66 are provided in No. 1 to No. 5, No. 1 is input in step S15, and the image data is already stored in the No. 1 disk in the areas IM1 to IM5. Assuming that the image data is stored in IM3, in step S16, an area IM4 for storing the image data calculated in step S14 is set.

Thereafter, after setting various scanner disassembly conditions, the input drum 51 is rotated, and a scanning head (not shown) performs scanner input of the original specified in step S12 (S1).
7) The image data is fetched via the interface 53, and the image data is stored in the area specified in step S16 of the disk specified in step S15 (S18). Next, it is determined whether or not to continue (S19). If it is to be continued, the process returns to step S12 and the process returns to step S12 for the remaining originals.
The following processing is performed, and if not continued, the processing ends.

As described above, the input processing of the image data of the document necessary for the layout is performed based on the sub-layout data from the document pasting sheet forming apparatus 1 for the scanner. Work can be preceded.

Next, the control operation of the layout computer 60 will be described in detail.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the separation layout data creating means 60a of the layout computer 60. The creation processing of the separation layout data will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, the sub-layout data recorded on the floppy FD1 is read via the floppy disk drive 61 (S21), and subsequently the layout data recorded on the floppy FD2 is read (S22).

Next, collation of the document number is performed on the read sub-layout data and layout data (S2
3) For the collated document No., the type of figure is determined from the layout data shown in FIG. 9 (a) (S24). If the type of figure is "Cutout", the sub-layout data shown in FIG. Graphic data is created based on the cut-out data (S25), and when the type of the graphic is "standard form", the graphic data is created based on the standard graphic data of the layout data shown in FIG. 9B (S26). . The two types of graphic data created in this manner are merged with the "plain net information" and "specific points" other than the data related to the graphic shown in FIG. 9A to create new layout data (S27). ). Here, the position of the graphic data created in step S26 is determined as shown in FIG. 8 (b), but the position of the graphic data created in step S25 is not determined only by the shape. It is necessary to perform the positioning.
This positioning is performed by associating the specific points t1 to t9 shown in FIG. 5 with the specific points U1 to U9 shown in FIG. Next, it is determined whether or not to continue (S28), and if so, the process returns to step S23, and the processes from step S23 are performed on the remaining documents.

In this way, by repeating the data merging in step S27 for the original whose No. has been collated in step S23,
The layout data for the entire page of the printed matter is created. The layout data for the entire page of the printed matter is created for each separation No. in the sub-layout data shown in FIG. Then, when the data merger in step S27 is performed on all originals in units of separation No., it is determined as `` No '' in step S28, and the separation No. obtained by repeating the processing from step S23 to step S27. The unit layout data is output as separation layout data (S29), and is recorded on the floppy FD3 via the floppy disk drive 61.

FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b) are schematic diagrams showing data created by the separation layout data creating means 60a as described above. In this case, FIG. 12 (a) shows the data for the separation No. 1, and the separation data SE1 is the cutout figure data LE3, LE5, LE7, LE9 from the sub-layout data.
And LE12, and fixed figure data from layout data
It is composed of LE1, LE2 and LE6. FIG. 12 (b) shows the data for the separation No. 2. The separation data SE2 is composed of the cut-out figure data LE4, LE8 and LE11 from the sub-layout data and the fixed figure data LE10 from the layout data. It is configured. As shown in the figure, the graphic data of the separation data SE1 and SE2 are associated with the data of the specific points U1 to U9 from the layout data.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the image positioning means 60b and the makeup image data creation means 60c. The creation processing of the makeup image will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, color separation layout data is read from the floppy FD3 (S31), and image data of each document is read from the magnetic disk 66 (S32). Next, the image positioning means 60b
Performs positioning of the read image data in accordance with the separation data shown in FIG. 12 (S33). The positioning of the image data is performed by displaying the image data read in step S32 and the graphic data corresponding to the image data on the display 62 so that their respective center points coincide with each other, and simultaneously displaying the position of the specific point displayed. Is determined. That is, if the relative position between the displayed image and the figure is correct, the position of the specific point at this time is regarded as the position of the image.If not, the pointing device 63 is operated to correct the position of the specific point, and the corrected position is corrected. The position of the specific point is set as the position of the image.
The positioning data of the image created by the image positioning means 60b is stored in the floppy FD3 (S
34).

Thereafter, the makeup image data creating means 60c reads the layout data for separation and the positioning data determined at step S33, that is, the specific point data, from the floppy FD3, reads each image data from the magnetic disk 66, and reads the data of the floppy FD3. The image data read out is trimmed and positioned on the basis of, and a layout for one page of a printed matter, that is, a makeup process is performed (S35). The makeup image data is stored in the magnetic disk 67 as makeup image data. (S36). Since the layout data for separation read in step S31 is in units of separation, the makeup image data stored in the magnetic disk 67 in step S36 is also in units of separation.

14 (a) and 14 (b) are schematic diagrams showing a state of makeup image data stored on the magnetic disk 67. FIG.
FIG. 14 (a) shows makeup image data for separation No. 1, and as shown in FIG.
SI1 is the net image data ME1, ME2 and the photographic image data M
It is composed of E3, ME5, ME6, ME7, ME9, ME12. The photographic image data ME3, ME5, ME6, ME7, ME9, ME12 correspond to the image data of the originals No. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 stored on the magnetic disk 66 as shown in FIG. LE3 etc. and specific point U
Trimming positioning is performed using data such as 1.

FIG. 14 (b) shows makeup image data for separation No. 2, and as shown in FIG. 14, makeup image data SI2 includes halftone image data ME10 and photographic image data ME.
4, ME8 and ME11. Photo image data ME
4, ME8 and ME11 are the original No.2 stored on the magnetic disk 66,
The image data 6 and 8 are trimmed and positioned by using data such as the graphic LE4 and the specific point U2 shown in FIG. 12 (b).

The separation image data SI1 and SI2 stored in the magnetic disk 67 as described above are read out by the input / output computer 55, and the exposure film set on the output drum 52 via the interface 54. Output above. As a result, originals of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black for each separation are created. Then, by combining the created originals in units of separation, an original for one page of a printed material is newly created, and based on this, printing is performed through a printing plate process.

By the way, in the original plate created in this way, the portion corresponding to the image data ME3 shown in FIG. 14 includes portions other than the actually printed subject portion. Only need to extract.
The extraction of the subject portion is performed by creating a cutout mask along the contour line of the subject, superimposing the cutout mask on the original in the unit of separation, and performing photograph synthesis.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the present invention, the original data is measured by projecting the original onto the layout designation paper placed on the data tablet by the original data measuring means, and the outline of the original is measured.
Graphic data indicating a trimming frame and a cut-out portion are measured, and from the original data input means, the scanner magnification data, graphic data, and the image of the image to be laid out for a plurality of originals measured based on the original original data measuring means. When the separation instruction data indicating the overlap and the document number are input, the data editing unit edits the plurality of document data input from the previous document data input unit in units of separation, and the trimming frame data calculation unit outputs the document data. Trimming frame data is calculated based on the cut-out graphic data input from the data input means, and the data and graphic data calculated by the trimming frame data calculating means by the sub-layout data generating means, the original document No., the decomposition magnification data The drawing data calculation means creates the sub-layout data Based on the data created by the column, a sheet is drawn in which the outlines, trimming frames, and cutout figures of each document are drawn for each separation, so separate data and rough cutout data must be created when measuring the original magnification. It is not necessary to classify originals in units of separation or perform operations such as magnification measurement in units of separations, and it is easy to check the originals when pasting the originals on sheets, and to prevent original selection errors. It is possible to create a scanner original sticking sheet suitable for separation processing, which makes it easy to align the original on the sheet and also prevents reverse sticking when attaching the original on the sheet, as a result, This has the effect of significantly improving the efficiency of plate making operations for printed materials such as flyers, which are premised on short delivery times.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external view of the scanner original sticking sheet producing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 (a), (b),
(C) is a schematic diagram for explaining the relationship between the position data input from the data tablet 20 to the computer 30 and the position data in the rough layout data. FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) show the data editing means 30a. Edited
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the contents of the sub-layout data created by the sub-layout data creating means 30c. FIG. 6 shows the separation No. created by the plotter 34 based on the drawing data output in step S8 in FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a sheet W1 used for one group, FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printing plate-making layout system in which the apparatus of the present invention is combined with a layout scanner, and FIG. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are schematic diagrams showing an input surface 42 of a data tablet 41 provided in a layout data creating means.
FIG. 10 (a) is a schematic diagram showing the control operation of the input / output computer 55, and FIG. 10 (b) is a magnetic disk storing the input image data. FIG. 11 is a layout data creating means 60a for color separation of the layout computer 60.
FIG. 12 (a) is a flowchart showing the control operation of FIG.
(B) is a schematic diagram showing the data created by the separation layout data creating means 60a as described above, FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the makeup image data creating means 60a, and FIG. a) and (b) are magnetic disks
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a state of makeup image data stored in 67, FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a general printing plate making layout apparatus, and FIG. 16 is a drawing showing a specification format of a flyer print. FIGS. 17 (a) and (b) are schematic diagrams showing the layout designation sheet, and are schematic diagrams for explaining an image cutting operation in the printing plate making layout apparatus shown in FIG. 1. Document Scanner Document Attaching Sheet Making Device 10 Magnification Measuring Machine 20, Data Tablet 30 Computer 30a Data Editing Means 30b Trimming Frame Data Creating Means 30c Sub Layout Data Creating Means 30d ... Drawing data creation means 31 ... Keyboard, 32 ... Display 33 ... Floppy disk drive 34 ... Plotter, FD1 ... Floppy W1, W2 ... Sheet

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An original data measuring means for projecting an original onto a layout designation sheet placed on a data tablet, measuring a magnification, and measuring graphic data indicating a contour line, a trimming frame and a cutout portion of the original, Scanner decomposition magnification data, graphic data, and a plurality of originals measured based on the original data measuring means,
Separation instruction data indicating the overlap of images to be laid out,
Manuscript data input means for inputting a manuscript number, data editing means for editing a plurality of manuscript data inputted from the manuscript data input means in units of separation, and cutout figures inputted from the manuscript data input means Trimming frame data calculating means for calculating trimming frame data based on the data; associating the data calculated by the trimming frame data calculating means and the graphic data with the document No., the disassembly magnification data and the separation instruction data A sub-layout data creating unit, based on data created by the sub-layout data creating unit, a contour line, a trimming frame,
Drawing data calculating means for calculating drawing data for drawing a cutout figure on a sheet; and drawing means for drawing a figure on a sheet based on the drawing data calculated by the drawing data calculating means. Characteristic device for creating original document sticking sheets for scanners.