JP6201631B2 - Image processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus that uses image data obtained by scanning a document as electronic data in a predetermined format.

  In a multi-function peripheral (MFP) equipped with a scanner (image reading device), printer (image forming device), display panel, etc., an image of the document read by the scanner is usually printed on a sheet and discharged. (Print out). The display panel can also display (preview display) the layout of the image on the printed sheet.

Patent Document 1 discloses an MFP that converts data obtained by scanning each page on both sides of a document with a scanner (referred to as “scan data”) into PDF data and stores it.
In this MFP, based on the scan data of one page unit in the original, it is determined whether or not the page is a blank page on which no image is formed, and if it is determined that the page is a blank page, It is configured to delete scan data.

  On the other hand, for a page determined not to be a blank page, the obtained scan data is converted into PDF (Portable Document Format) electronic data. In this case, attribute information relating to the page number in the original, the front and back of the document, etc. is given to the converted electronic data. Then, all electronic data created for pages that are not blank pages are integrated and managed as electronic files.

JP 2010-258698 A

  In the original including blank pages, consecutive page numbers are assigned to all pages. On the other hand, in the electronic file created by the MFP disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is no electronic data for the blank page in the original. Therefore, when a number indicating the scanning order (hereinafter referred to as “ID number”) is assigned to electronic data created for a page other than a blank page, the electronic data with the assigned ID number is the original data. May not correspond to the page number in

When printing out an electronic file, the user may specify the page number of the original in order to confirm (preview) the image formed on the recording sheet on the display panel. In this case, an image of electronic data to which an ID number corresponding to the designated original page number is assigned is displayed on the display panel.
However, if the specified original page number does not correspond to the ID number of the electronic data due to the blank page being included in the original, an electronic data image different from the original page number image is displayed. Will be displayed on the panel. In this case, the user cannot accurately confirm the image of the target document page.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to create a page number of an original when creating an electronic file based on scan data obtained by scanning an original including a blank page, and An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of associating electronic data numbers created in the scanning order.

In order to achieve the above object, an image processing apparatus according to the present invention is an image processing apparatus that creates an electronic file of a predetermined format from scan data obtained by scanning a plurality of pages in an original, Based on the scan data, a blank page determination unit that determines whether each page is a blank page, and a page that is determined not to be a blank page by the blank page determination unit is included in the scan data of the page. The electronic page data creating means for creating electronic page data that can be printed out by a printer and displayed on the display device, and the scan data of the page determined to be a blank page by the blank page determining means, Electronic data containing management information to manage as blank pages Pseudo page data creating means for creating the data as pseudo page data, all of the electronic page data created by the electronic data creating means, and all of the pseudo page data created by the pseudo page data creating means, integrated in the order in which pages are scanned corresponding have a, an electronic file creation means for creating the electronic file in the electronic page data preparation means based on the scan data, PDF of (Portable Document Format) Electronic page data is created, and the pseudo page data creation means sets a page size of a minimum unit that can be set by PDF as the management information .

In the image processing apparatus of the present invention, pseudo page data is created for blank pages in the original, and electronic page data including image data is created for pages other than blank pages. The created electronic page data and pseudo page data are integrated into an electronic file in the order in which the corresponding pages are scanned.
In such an electronic file, when numbers are assigned to the electronic page data and the pseudo page data in an integrated order, the electronic page data and the pseudo page data of the assigned number are scanned original pages. Corresponds to the number page. Therefore, when the user designates the original page number in order to confirm the image to be printed out on the display device, the image of the electronic page data corresponding to the page with the designated page number is displayed on the display device. Accordingly, the user can accurately confirm the image obtained when the designated original page is printed out on the display device.

Preferably, the printer further includes a printer capable of printing out the electronic page data and a display device capable of displaying a preview, and the display device is a blank page for the pseudo page data in the preview display when printing out. A pre-set image is displayed to indicate the above.
Preferably, the display device further includes transmission means for transmitting the electronic file including the pseudo page data, and the display device displays the pseudo page when the electronic file transmitted by the transmission means is displayed as a preview. The data is not displayed.

Good Mashiku is set page size in the pseudo-page data creation means, one of the height and width of the page size, characterized in that it is set to the minimum unit that can be set by the PDF.

Preferably, the electronic device further includes a display device capable of displaying a preview of the electronic page data, the display device is capable of scrolling display content in a horizontal direction of a display screen, and the pseudo page data creating means includes a page The size width is set to a minimum settable unit.
Preferably, the electronic device further includes a display device capable of displaying the preview of the electronic page data, the display device is capable of scrolling display content in the vertical direction of the display screen, and the pseudo page data creation means includes a page The size height is set to the smallest settable unit.

Preferably, the apparatus further includes a scanner that scans a page of the document, and the blank page determination unit determines a blank page based on scan data acquired by the scanner.
Preferably, when scan data obtained by scanning a page of an original is transmitted from an external device, the scan data is received by the reception unit, and the blank page determination unit is received by the reception unit. A blank page is determined based on the scan data.

An image processing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is an image processing apparatus that creates an electronic file of a predetermined format from scan data obtained by scanning a plurality of pages in an original, and converts the scan data into page units. A blank page determination unit that determines whether each page is a blank page, and a page that is determined not to be a blank page by the blank page determination unit, based on the scan data of the page, An electronic page data creation unit that creates electronic page data that can be printed out by a printer and that can be displayed on a display device, and scan data of a page that has been determined to be a blank page by the blank page determination unit is deleted as a blank page Pseudo page with electronic data including management information for management The pseudo page data creation means created as data, all the electronic page data created by the electronic data creation means, and all the pseudo page data created by the pseudo page data creation means Electronic file creation means for creating the electronic file by integrating pages in the scanned order, and the electronic page data creation means converts the electronic data to “Word” (product name of software manufactured by Microsoft Corporation). The pseudo page data creation means sets, as “management”, a page in which all lines are line feed codes or a new section with a page size in the minimum unit that can be set by “Word”. It is characterized by.
An image processing apparatus according to still another aspect of the present invention is an image processing apparatus that creates an electronic file of a predetermined format from scan data obtained by scanning a plurality of pages in an original, and scan data in units of pages. A blank page determination unit that determines whether each page is a blank page, and a page determined by the blank page determination unit as a blank page based on the scan data of the page. An electronic page data creation unit that creates electronic page data that can be printed out by a printer and that can be displayed on a display device; and scan data of a page that is determined to be a blank page by the blank page determination unit, and a blank page Electronic data containing management information for managing as Page corresponding to each of the pseudo page data creation means created as page data, all of the electronic page data created by the electronic data creation means, and all of the pseudo page data created by the pseudo page data creation means And electronic file creation means for creating the electronic file by integrating in the scanned order, and the electronic page data creation means is "PowerPoint" by "PowerPoint" (a product name of software manufactured by Microsoft Corporation). The pseudo-page data creating means is configured to set a slide show non-display attribute in “PowerPoint” as the management information.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) which is an example of an image processing apparatus of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of electronic file creation control executed in the MFP shown in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the electronic page data creation process performed in creation control of an electronic file. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the electronic page data created by the electronic page data creation process. It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the pseudo page data creation process performed in electronic file creation control. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the pseudo page data created by the pseudo page data creation process. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example at the time of carrying out the preview display on the display panel of all the pages of the electronic file containing pseudo page data. It is explanatory drawing in the case of carrying out the preview display of the electronic file for 4 pages in the display panel which can be scrolled vertically. (A) is a schematic diagram for explaining the configuration of all pages when the original includes a blank page whose page orientation is different from other pages, and (b) is shown in (a). FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram in a case where an electronic file created based on the original is displayed as a preview on the display panel. (A) is a schematic diagram for explaining the configuration of all pages when the original includes a blank page whose page orientation is different from other pages, and (b) is shown in (a). FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram in a case where an electronic file created based on the original is displayed as a preview on the display panel.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
[Embodiment 1]
<Configuration of MFP>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) which is an example of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention. The MFP includes an image reading device (scanner) 11, a printer 12, a display panel 13, a communication I / F (interface) 14, and a control unit 15 that controls them.

The scanner 11 is provided with an automatic conveyance mechanism (ADF) 11a that conveys a document, and a first reading sensor 11b and a second reading sensor 11c that are arranged to face both pages of the document conveyed by the ADF 11a. It has been.
In the ADF 11a, an original composed of one or more originals is set at a predetermined position by the user for each job. The ADF 11a conveys the document set at a predetermined position to a position where the first reading sensor 11b and the second reading sensor 11c are provided.

  The original includes a single-sided document in which only one side (hereinafter referred to as “first side”) has a page surface (usually an image is formed), and a double-sided document in which both sides become page surfaces. is there. Note that the page surfaces of one double-sided document are referred to as “first surface” and “second surface” in the order of page numbers. An image may not be formed on one page of a single-sided original, and a page on which such an image is not formed is referred to as a “blank page”. In contrast, a page on which an image is formed is referred to as a “non-blank page”.

  The first reading sensor 11b and the second reading sensor 11c are constituted by line sensors in which light receiving elements are arranged along a direction orthogonal to the document transport direction. The first reading sensor 11b and the second reading sensor 11c respectively reflect the reflected light of the light irradiated on one surface of the document conveyed by the ADF 11a (the surface facing each of the first reading sensor 11b and the second reading sensor 11c). Receive light. Accordingly, the first reading sensor 11b and the second reading sensor 11c read (scan) the respective images on the first surface and the second surface of the document.

The user sets the original on the ADF 11a so that the first side is scanned by the first reading sensor 11b regardless of whether the original is a single-sided original or a double-sided original. When the original is composed of a plurality of single-sided originals, one side of the original conveyed in page order is scanned only by the first reading sensor 11b.
When the original is composed of a plurality of double-sided originals, the first side of the originals conveyed in order is scanned by the first reading sensor 11b, and the second side is scanned by the second reading sensor 11c. Thereby, all the pages in the original are scanned by the first reading sensor 11b and the second reading sensor 11c.

Each of the first reading sensor 11 b and the second reading sensor 11 c outputs scan data obtained by scanning each page of the document to the control unit 15.
The printer 12 executes a printing operation (image forming operation) by a known electrophotographic method, prints a toner image on a recording sheet, and discharges (prints out) the apparatus. In the present embodiment, the printer 12 can form a full-color toner image and a single-color toner image. In addition, the printer 12 is configured to be able to execute both single-sided printing that forms a toner image on one side of a recording sheet and prints it out, and double-sided printing that forms and prints out a toner image on both sides of the recording sheet. ing.

The display panel 13 can display various information according to instructions from the control unit 15. In addition, various information can be input to the control unit 15 by a user touching the display surface.
The communication I / F (interface) 14 can be connected to an external device such as a fax, a computer as an external terminal, a USB memory, a compact flash (registered trademark), an SD card, a micro SD card, and a mini SD card. The communication I / F 14 can input and output information with a connected external device according to an instruction from the control unit 15.

The control unit 15 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 15a that executes various controls, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 15b, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 15c, and a storage device 15d such as a hard disk. .
The ROM 15c is a non-volatile memory, and stores a program for causing the CPU 15a to execute various controls. The RAM 15b is a volatile memory and serves as a work area during program execution. The storage device 15d is a non-volatile memory and stores various data.

From an external device connected to the communication I / F 14, scan data obtained by a scanner other than the scanner 11 of the own device may be transmitted in units of one job. The scan data for each job transmitted from the external device is stored in the storage device 15d in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 15a.
Further, the CPU 15a executes electronic file creation control for creating one electronic file for each scan data of one job in order to store the scan data output from the scanner 11 or the scan data transmitted from the external device. To do.

  In the electronic file creation control, it is determined whether or not the page is a blank page based on the scan data of each page in the original. If it is determined that the page is not a blank page but a non-blank page, PDF (Portable Document Format) electronic data (hereinafter referred to as “electronic page data”) created based on the scan data is created. The PDF electronic page data includes image data relating to an image included in a non-blank page, page information relating to the page size of the non-blank page, and the like.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the page is a blank page, the scan data is deleted and PDF electronic data (hereinafter referred to as “pseudo page data”) including management information that can be managed as a blank page is created.
When only electronic page data, or electronic page data and pseudo page data are created for each original of one job, they are integrated in page order. In the following, a data set in which only electronic page data or electronic page data and pseudo page data are integrated in page order is referred to as an “electronic file”. The electronic file created for each original is stored and managed in the storage device 15d.

  When the user instructs to print out the electronic file, the CPU 15a outputs the electronic file stored in the storage device 15d to the printer 12. As a result, the printer 12 executes a printing operation based on the electronic file. The printer 12 prints out the electronic page data included in the electronic file by forming a toner image on a recording sheet of a predetermined size based on the page information and image data included in the electronic page data.

  The CPU 15 a outputs the electronic file to the display panel 13 when the user instructs the preview display of the electronic file on the display panel 13. The display panel 13 displays (preview display) an image based on the electronic page data of the PDF by a PDF viewer (for example, software “Adobe Reader” (product name) manufactured by “Adobe”). The display panel 13 displays the toner image on the recording sheet to be printed out in a state laid out on the recording sheet. The user can check an image to be printed out based on the image displayed on the display panel 13.

<Electronic file creation control>
Next, electronic file creation control executed by the CPU 15a of the MFP will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when an electronic file is created based on scan data of all pages of an original composed of a plurality of double-sided originals.
When the user sets an original composed of a plurality of double-sided originals on the ADF 11a and instructs the scanning of both sides of the originals, the CPU 15a starts the electronic file creation control. First, the CPU 15a sets the original page number Pn (corresponding to the scanned order) to an initial value of 1 (step S11 in FIG. 2).

  In the scanner 11, the first side (first page) and the second side (second page) of the first document conveyed by the ADF 11a are scanned by the first reading sensor 11b and the second reading sensor 11c. The first reading sensor 11b and the second reading sensor 11c output scan data obtained by scanning the entire first surface and second surface of the document to the CPU 15a. Thereafter, the first reading sensor 11b and the second reading sensor 11c scan the first side and the second side of the document conveyed in order by the ADF 11a, and output the obtained scan data to the CPU 15a.

When the CPU 15a acquires the scan data from either the first reading sensor 11b or the second reading sensor 11c (step S12), it confirms whether the scan data for one page has been acquired (step S13). When the scan data for one page is acquired (“Yes” in step S13), the process proceeds to step S14.
In step S14, a blank page determination for determining whether one scanned original page is a blank page or a non-blank page based on the bitmap data obtained from the acquired scan data for one page. Processing is executed (step S15). At the beginning of the electronic file creation control, blank page determination processing is executed for the first page of the original.

  In the blank page determination process, first, the number of pixels of the image portion other than the background portion of the document (the number of pixels including black) is determined from the bitmap data for one page. Next, a value obtained by dividing the number of pixels of the obtained image portion by the total number of pixels for one page is calculated. The calculated value is compared with a predetermined threshold, and if the calculated value is smaller than the threshold, it is determined that the one page is a blank page. If the calculated value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the page is determined to be a non-blank page.

  When the blank page determination process in step S15 ends, the result of the blank page determination process is confirmed (step S16). If it is determined that the page is not a blank page but a non-blank page (“No” in step S16), the process proceeds to step S17. In step S17, an electronic page data creation process for creating PDF electronic page data having page information such as the page size of the page determined to be a non-blank page and image data created based on the scan data is executed. .

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of electronic page data creation processing executed in step S17. In this embodiment, PDF electronic page data is created by “ColdFusion” (product name of software manufactured by “Adobe”).
In the electronic page data creation process, first, a number (hereinafter referred to as “ID number”) indicating the scanned order of original pages corresponding to the created electronic page data is set (step S30). In this case, an ID number indicating a number that matches the page number Pn of the document set in step S11 is set.

  Next, the setting of the page number in the scanned document (step S31), the setting of the height (page height) in the page (step S32), and the setting of the width (page width) of the page (step S33) are performed. Done in order. The page height and page width in this case are set based on the page size (standard value) of the conveyed document and the orientation of the document (either portrait (portrait) or landscape (landscape)).

Furthermore, the capacity of the bitmap data of the image portion in the page is set based on the bitmap data of one page (step S34).
Thereafter, image data based on the bitmap data is created using HTML and CFML codes (step S35). Thus, electronic page data having page information such as page size and image data created based on the scan data is created for one page of the document.

Thus, the electronic page data creation process is completed, and the process returns to step S20 in FIG.
FIG. 4 shows an example of the data structure of the electronic page data generated by the electronic page data creation process in step S17 of FIG. In this case, the document conveyed by the ADF 11a is A4 size, and the orientation of the document is portrait (vertically long).

  In the data structure shown in FIG. 4, the ID number of the created electronic page data is described in the first line. The ID number corresponds to the scanning order, and the ID number “A01” indicates that the scanning order is the first. Since the ID number also corresponds to the page number of the original, the ID number “A01” also indicates that it is the first page (first scanned page) in the original.

  The next line of the ID number describes the start tag “<cfdocument>” of the “cfdocument” tag that defines the range in which the output in PDF format is created in “ColdFusion”. From the next line of the start tag, for each line, page number (Page = 1), page height (Page Height = 297mm), page width (Page Width = 210mm), and bitmap data capacity (bmp = 10mb).

  The page number description “Page = 1” in this case indicates that the generated electronic page data is based on the first page of the document. The page height description “Page Height = 297 mm” indicates that the page height is 297 mm corresponding to the A4 size page height (length in the longitudinal direction of the page size). Further, the page width description “Page Width = 210 mm” indicates that the page width is 210 mm corresponding to the A4 size page width (the length in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the page size).

The description “bmp = 10mb” of the capacity of the bitmap data in the next line indicates that the capacity of the bitmap data of the image portion in one page is 10 Mb.
The HTML and CFML codes relating to the image data are described from the next line of the bitmap data capacity.
In the last line, the end tag “</ cfdocument>” of the “cfdocument” tag is described.

  In this way, in the electronic page data creation process, for non-blank pages that are not original blank pages, the page number and page size, and HTML and CFML codes that are image data relating to images of the non-blank pages are included. Therefore, the printer 12 can form and print out a toner image on the recording sheet selected based on the page size included in each electronic page data based on the HTML and CFML codes.

  For each electronic page data, when the printer 12 prints out, the display panel 13 can display a preview of the image to be printed out. In this case, the display panel 13 is displayed in a state in which an image to be printed based on the image data is laid out in a page having a size corresponding to the page height and page width included in the electronic page data. Hereinafter, an image in a state where an image is laid out on a page of a predetermined size is referred to as a “layout image”. Each page number is displayed near the layout image displayed on the display panel 13.

  Next, a case where it is determined that the page is a blank page in the blank page determination process in step S16 of FIG. In this case, the process proceeds to step S19 to execute a pseudo page data creation process. In the pseudo page data creation process, the scan data is deleted because image data based on the scan data is not created. Then, pseudo page data including information (management information) for management as a blank page is created. The pseudo page data in this case is PDF electronic data whose data structure is created by “ColdFusion”.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of pseudo page data creation processing. In the pseudo page data creation process, first, the ID number of the pseudo page data to be created is set (step S40 in FIG. 5). In this case, an ID number indicating a number that matches the page number Pn of the document set in step S11 is set.
Thereafter, the page number of the original corresponding to the created pseudo page data is set (step S41). Next, the page size when the blank page is displayed on the display panel 13 is set as blank page management information. That is, in step S42, the page height of the blank page to be previewed is set, and in step S43, the page width of the blank page is set.

In this case, as the page height in step S42, the height of the blank page of the scanned document is set. The height of the blank page is set based on the standard value of the blank page of the original and the orientation of the blank page.
On the other hand, the page width in step S43 is set to the smallest settable unit of page width that can be displayed as a blank page image in the preview display of the display panel 13. In the present embodiment, a page width of 0 mm is set.

Thus, the creation of the pseudo page data is completed, and the process returns to step S20 in FIG.
FIG. 6 shows an example of the data structure of the pseudo page data created in step S19 of FIG. In the data structure of the pseudo page data, the ID number “B01” of the pseudo page data is described in the first line. The ID number “B01” indicates that the document has been scanned second, and corresponds to the second page (second scanned page) in the document.

  In the line next to the ID number, the start tag “<cfdocument>” of the “cfdocument” tag is described. In the line next to the start tag, the page number of the document on which the pseudo page data is created is described as tag information. The page number of the pseudo page data also corresponds to the ID number of the pseudo page data. The page number description “Page = 2” in the data structure shown in FIG. 6 indicates that the pseudo page data is created based on the scanned second page in the original.

The page height description “Page Height = 297 mm” indicates that the page height of the blank page image displayed on the display panel 13 is 297 mm corresponding to the A4 size page height.
The page width description “Page Width = 0 mm” in the next line indicates that the page width of the image of the blank page displayed on the display panel 13 is 0 mm.

In the last line, the end tag “</ cfdocument>” of the “cfdocument” tag is described.
Thus, in the pseudo page data creation processing, the blank page management information includes only the page number of the pseudo page data and the page height and page width of the image of the blank page displayed on the display panel 13. PDF pseudo page data is created.
Next, the process after step S20 of FIG. 2 is demonstrated. In step S20 in FIG. 2, it is confirmed whether the scan data of all the pages of the original set in the ADF 11a has been acquired. If scan data for all pages has not been acquired (“No” in step S20), a value obtained by adding one page to the set value Pn of the number of pages of the document is set as a new page number ( Step S21). Next, returning to step S12, when the scan data of the next page is acquired, the processing from step S13 is repeated.

  If scan data of all pages in the original is acquired in step S20 (“Yes” in step S20), the process proceeds to step S22. In step S22, an electronic file is created by integrating all the electronic page data created in step S17 and all the pseudo page data created in step S19 in the order in which the corresponding pages were scanned.

The ID numbers of the electronic page data and the pseudo page data of the created electronic file correspond to the page numbers of each page of the original on which the electronic page data and the pseudo page data are created.
Such an electronic file is stored in the storage device 15d (step S23). Thus, the electronic file creation control ends.

In the above description, a predetermined ID number is assigned to each of the electronic page data and the pseudo page data as information indicating the scan order. However, the information added to the electronic page data and the pseudo page data may be information indicating the page order of the original read in the scan order, and is not limited to such an ID number.
<Printout of electronic file>
Next, the case where the user instructs the printer 12 to print out the double-sided printing with respect to the electronic file stored in the storage device 15d will be described.

When the user selects an electronic file stored in the storage device 15d and issues a printout instruction, the CPU 15a outputs the selected electronic file to the printer 12.
If the electronic file does not include pseudo page data, the printer 12 executes print operations based on all the electronic page data in the order of ID numbers. In this case, a recording sheet having a predetermined size is selected based on the page information included in the electronic page data. Further, based on the image data included in the electronic page data, the toner images are printed on one side of each of the plurality of recording sheets in the order of the ID numbers of the electronic page data and printed out. As a result, toner images corresponding to the original page image are formed in the page order on each page of each recording sheet.

In the case of the electronic page data having the data structure shown in FIG. 4, the printer 12 forms a toner image (corresponding to a 10 mb bitmap capacity) based on the electronic page data on one side (one page) of an A4 size recording sheet.
When pseudo page data is included in the electronic file, the printer 12 prints out each electronic page data by assigning a page number set to each electronic page data in the order of the ID number. On the other hand, the pseudo page data is printed out in a blank page state in which only the page number is assigned to the page of the recording sheet corresponding to the set ID number (page number).

  As a result, when the original composed of a double-sided original of a plurality of pages includes a blank page, the plurality of recording sheets discharged from the printer 12 includes a blank page at the same page number as the original. Yes. Further, toner images corresponding to images of pages having the same page number in the original are formed on the pages other than the blank page on the recording sheet.

<Preview electronic file>
Next, a case where the user instructs a preview display on the display panel 13 for the electronic file stored in the storage device 15d will be described.
When the user selects an electronic file stored in the storage device 15d and instructs to display a preview, the CPU 15a outputs the selected electronic file to the display panel 13.

In this case, when the electronic file does not include pseudo page data, the display panel 13 collectively displays a preview image in a state where layout images based on all the electronic page data are arranged in the order of ID numbers. Each page number is displayed near the layout image.
In the case of electronic page data having the data structure shown in FIG. 4, a layout image in which a toner image based on the electronic page data is formed on one page of an A4 size recording sheet is previewed on the display panel 13.

  On the other hand, when the electronic file includes pseudo page data, the display panel 13 sets all the electronic page data other than the pseudo page data in the order of the ID numbers of the electronic page data as described above. , Display the preview of each layout image. In this case, layout images based on all electronic page data are displayed together with the page numbers at positions corresponding to the respective ID numbers.

For the pseudo page data, a blank page with the set page height and page width is displayed together with the set page number at a position corresponding to the ID number.
In the data structure of the pseudo page data shown in FIG. 6, the page width of the recording sheet is set to 0 mm while the height (297 mm) corresponding to the A4 size page height is set as the page height of the recording sheet. ing. In such a page size setting, a straight line having a length corresponding to the height of A4 size (see an image corresponding to “Page 2” shown in FIG. 7) is displayed on the display panel 13 as an image of a blank page. Displayed along the vertical direction.

  As described above, the display panel 13 has the layout image and page number based on the electronic page data, or the blank page and page number based on the pseudo page data arranged in the order of ID numbers (corresponding to the page order in the original). Are displayed all together. The user can confirm that the original page that matches the displayed page number is a blank page, by previewing the image of the blank page together with the page number.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example when all the pages of the electronic file including the pseudo page data are preview-displayed on the display panel 13. In this case, the electronic file is created by scanning each page of a four-page original composed of two A4-size double-sided originals (portrait orientation). The second page in the original is a blank page, but the other pages are not blank pages but non-blank pages on which images are formed.

  Therefore, the second page in the electronic file is pseudo page data, and each of the first page, the third page, and the fourth page is electronic page data. The page height and the page width in each of the electronic page data of the first page, the third page, and the fourth page are the A4 size page height (length along the longitudinal direction) and page width (perpendicular to the longitudinal direction). (Length along the direction to be). The pseudo page data of the second page has the data structure shown in FIG. 6 and the page height is set to 297 mm, which is the A4 size page height (length along the longitudinal direction). The page width is set to 0 mm.

On the display screen of the display panel 13, images corresponding to electronic page data or pseudo page data are collectively displayed in preview in the order of ID numbers in a state in which they are arranged in the horizontal direction.
In this case, for each of the electronic page data corresponding to the first, third, and fourth ID numbers, a layout image having a page size of A4 in the vertical direction (vertically long) is displayed. Also, the respective page numbers (Page 1, Page 3, and Page 4) are displayed below the respective layout images.

On the other hand, for the pseudo page data, a straight line having a length corresponding to the page height of A4 at a position corresponding to the ID number (second page) (between the layout images of the first page and the third page). Are displayed along the vertical direction of the display screen. Also in this case, the page number (Page 2) is displayed below the blank page.
In this way, the preview display for all pages of the electronic file allows the user to confirm that the second page in the original is a blank page, and the printer 12 prints out with the blank page included. it can.

If the total number of pages in the original is large, the display panel 13 may display a preview of all pages divided into a plurality of screens.
When the user instructs the display panel 13 to display only a predetermined page other than a blank page in the original, electronic page data having an ID number corresponding to the instructed page number is displayed as a preview.

  In this case, since the pseudo page data is created for the blank page in the original, the ID numbers of all the electronic page data correspond to the page numbers of the original in which each electronic page data is created. Therefore, when the user designates the original page number, an image of the electronic data page having the ID number corresponding to the designated page number is previewed on the display panel 13. That is, the layout image of the electronic page data displayed on the display panel 13 corresponds to the page image of the original page number designated by the user.

As a result, the user can accurately confirm the toner image to be printed out of the page of the designated page number in the original based on the layout image displayed as a preview.
When the user designates a preview by specifying the page number of the blank page in the original, the display panel 13 displays a blank page image (“Page2” in FIG. 7) based on the pseudo page data created for the blank page. The corresponding straight line) will be displayed. Thereby, the user can confirm that the page of the page number designated in the original is a blank page.

  In the case of the preview display image shown in FIG. 7, if the second page, which is the original blank page, is not displayed on the display panel 13, the user recognizes which page is the blank page. There is a risk that it will not be possible. For example, when the images of the first page, the third page, and the fourth page of the original are continuously displayed on the display panel 13, the user can display the first page, the second page, and the third page of the original as non-blank paper. There is a risk that the fourth page of the original is a blank page.

  As described above, in this embodiment, even when the user instructs a preview display of a predetermined non-blank page after a blank page in the original, the layout image of the page with the page number in the original is accurately displayed on the display panel 13. A preview is displayed. Therefore, the user can accurately check the designated non-blank page image on the display panel 13.

  Note that this embodiment can also be applied to the case where an electronic file is created based on scan data of all pages in an original having a plurality of originals in which only one side of the original is a page. In this case, an image formed on both sides of a document that is a blank page is not formed. In the electronic file creation control, pseudo page data is created for such a blank page.

Therefore, when printing out such an electronic file, a recording sheet in a blank page state is printed out with respect to the pseudo page data.
In preview display on the display panel 13, a blank page image is displayed for the pseudo page data.
In the present embodiment, the page size (page height and page width) set as management information in the pseudo page data is not particularly limited. For example, in the PDF data structure, each of the page height and the page width may be set to an arbitrary value other than 0 mm. Alternatively, either one of the page height and the page width may be set to 0 mm and the other to an arbitrary value.

  Further, the management information included in the pseudo page data is not limited to information related to the size of the blank page, and may be information that can be managed as a blank page. When information other than information about the page size is set as blank page management information in the pseudo page data, an outer edge (blank page image) of a preset page size is displayed on the display panel 13 when the pseudo page data is previewed. Is displayed.

[Embodiment 2]
The display panel 13 is not limited to the configuration of the first embodiment, and may be configured to scroll display contents in the horizontal direction. A case in which the image of the electronic file described in FIG. 7 is previewed on the display panel 13 will be described with reference to FIG. The two-dot chain line in FIG. 7 exemplifies a display panel (corresponding to the size of the display screen) 13a that can scroll display contents in the horizontal direction.

  In such a display panel 13a, for example, when the display of the preview image shown in FIG. 7 is instructed, the layout image in the electronic page data having the ID number corresponding to the first page of the document is preview-displayed on the display screen. Is done. In this state, when the user touches the display screen with a finger and slides the display screen in the left direction (arrow A direction), the display on the display panel 13a is scrolled in the arrow A direction. Thereby, the layout image and the blank page are scroll-displayed in the page direction in the left direction.

Therefore, the user can confirm the preview display of all pages in the original while scrolling on the display screen of the display panel 13a. Also in this case, if the original includes a blank page, an image of the blank page is displayed on the display panel 13a. As a result, the user can confirm that a blank page is included.
When the user displays a preview image of a predetermined page other than a blank page in the original on the display panel 13a, the user does not need to specify a page number to be displayed for preview. In this case, the user may scroll the preview display of each page in order on the display panel 13a to display and stop the layout image of the page with a predetermined page number. Since the page number that matches the page number in the original is displayed in the vicinity of the layout image displayed in the preview, the user can accurately check the layout image of the page to be checked in the original. .

  Furthermore, also in the present embodiment, in the pseudo page data corresponding to the blank page, the page width along the scroll direction on the display panel 13a is set to 0 mm, which is the minimum unit that can be displayed on the display panel 13. With this configuration, the blank page image displayed on the display panel 13a is displayed with the shortest length that can be displayed in the scroll direction.

  For this reason, even when many blank pages are included in the original document before the preview display target page, the display time of each blank page image is shortened when scrolling the display on the display panel 13a. Can do. Therefore, the layout image on the page to be checked for preview can be displayed on the display panel 13a in a relatively short time. As a result, the user can quickly confirm the layout image of the page to be confirmed in the original.

In the present embodiment, the display panel 13a is not limited to the configuration in which the display content can be scrolled in the horizontal direction, but may be configured to be scrollable in the vertical direction as shown in FIG.
When such a display panel 13a is provided, the page height is set to 0 mm, which is the minimum unit that can be displayed on the display panel 13, in the pseudo page data creation process in the creation control of the electronic file. . On the other hand, the page width is set to the page width of the blank page of the scanned document. Electronic page data creation processing for pages other than blank pages is the same as in the first embodiment.

For example, the blank page management information set in the pseudo page data of the second page is set to 210 mm corresponding to a page height of 0 mm and a page width of A4 size.
When such pseudo page data is created, a straight line along the horizontal direction having a length corresponding to the A4 size page width is displayed as an image of a blank page in the preview on the display panel 13a. For the electronic page data of the first page, the third page, and the fourth page, the same layout images as those of the first page, the third page, and the fourth page shown in FIG. Is displayed as a preview.

The case where such an electronic file is preview-displayed on the display panel 13a that can be scrolled in the vertical direction will be described with reference to FIG. The solid line in FIG. 8 is the display panel 13 that is not scrollable, and the alternate long and two short dashes line indicates the display panel 13a that is scrollable in the vertical direction.
When a preview display is instructed by the user, the layout image of the electronic page data corresponding to the first page of the original is preview displayed together with the page number on the display panel 13a. The page number is displayed on the right side of the layout image.

In this state, when the user touches the display screen with a finger and slides it upward (in the direction indicated by the two-dot chain line arrow A in FIG. 8), the images corresponding to the original pages are displayed in the page order. Is scrolled and displayed above.
As described above, even in the display panel 13a that can be scrolled in the vertical direction, all the pages in the original can be previewed in the same manner as the display panel 13 that can be scrolled in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the user can confirm the preview display of all pages in the original while scrolling on the display screen of the display panel 13a. Accordingly, the user can easily confirm that a blank page is included in the original, and can accurately confirm the layout image of the page to be confirmed in the original.

Also on the display panel 13a that can be scrolled in the vertical direction, the image of the blank page is displayed in the shortest length that can be displayed in the scroll direction. This shortens the display time of the blank page image on the display panel 13a even if the original contains many blank pages before the preview display target page.
Thus, the layout image on the page to be checked for preview can be displayed on the display panel 13a in a relatively short time. As a result, the user can quickly confirm the layout image of the page to be confirmed in the original.

Note that the second embodiment can also be applied to a case where an electronic file is created based on scan data of all pages in an original having a plurality of originals in which only one side of the original is a page surface.
[Embodiment 3]
In the third embodiment, in the configuration in which the display panel 13 can scroll the display content, the target page can be quickly previewed even when the size of the original document composed of a plurality of double-sided originals is not uniform. It is possible.

First, in the present embodiment, a case where the display panel 13 is configured to be able to scroll display contents in the horizontal direction will be described.
FIG. 9A shows the configuration of all pages when a 6-page original composed of 3 double-sided originals includes a blank page in which the orientation of the original is different from that of the other originals. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating. In FIG. 9A, the first and third of the three originals in the original are A4 size in portrait orientation (portrait). The second document is A4 size in landscape orientation (landscape). The second side of the second original (the fourth page in the original) is a blank page. The other pages are non-blank pages.

  The creation control of the electronic file when such an original is scanned is the same as in each of the above embodiments. That is, electronic page data is created for each scan data of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth pages of the original, and pseudo page data for the fourth blank page. Is created. The created electronic page data and pseudo page data are each given an ID number corresponding to the original page number.

  In the pseudo page data creation process in this case, the page width along the scroll direction on the display panel 13 is set to 0 mm, which is the minimum unit that can be displayed on the display panel 13. On the other hand, the page height is set to the page height of the original blank page. In the present embodiment, the length is set to 210 mm, which is the length in the vertical direction of the A4 page size that is landscape (horizontally long) (the length in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in the A4 page size).

FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram in the case where an electronic file created based on the original shown in FIG. 9A is previewed on the display panel 13.
As shown in FIG. 9 (b), for each of the electronic page data of the first page to the second page and the fifth page to the sixth page of the original, a vertical A4 size layout image is displayed with a page number as a preview. Is done. For the electronic page data for the third page of the original, a horizontally oriented A4 size layout image is previewed together with the page number. Each page number is displayed below the layout image.

For the pseudo page data of the fourth page of the original, a straight line with a length corresponding to the vertical direction in the A4 size in the horizontal direction (the length in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction in the A4 page size) is displayed as the blank page image. Displayed along the vertical direction of the screen. Also in this case, the page number is displayed below the image of the blank page.
Even with such a configuration, the user can check the preview display of all pages in the original while scrolling in the horizontal direction on the display screen of the display panel 13. Therefore, also in this case, it can be confirmed easily and in a relatively short time that a blank page is included in the original.

Also in the third embodiment, the display panel 13 is not limited to the configuration in which the display content can be scrolled in the horizontal direction, but may be configured to be scrollable in the vertical direction.
In this case, the electronic file creation control differs from the display panel 13 that can be scrolled in the horizontal direction only in the setting of the page size in the pseudo page data creation processing. That is, in the pseudo page data creation process, the page height along the scroll direction (vertical direction) on the display panel 13 is set to 0 mm, which is the minimum unit that can be displayed on the display panel 13. On the other hand, the page width is set to 297 mm, which is the page width of the original blank page, that is, the page width of the A4 size page in the landscape direction (landscape) (corresponding to the length of the A4 size in the longitudinal direction).

  Next, a case where an electronic file created based on the original shown in FIG. 9A on the display panel 13 scrollable in the vertical direction is previewed on the display panel 13 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10A shows the configuration of each page of the original shown in FIG. 9A along the vertical direction. FIG. 10B is an explanatory diagram in the case where an electronic file created based on the original shown in FIG. 10A is previewed on the display panel 13.

  The preview displayed image of each electronic page data (corresponding to each page other than the fourth page in the original) shown in FIG. 10B is the image of each electronic page data shown in FIG. It is the same as the image displayed in the preview. On the other hand, as a pseudo page data image created for the fourth blank page, a straight line having a length corresponding to the longitudinal dimension of the A4 page size is displayed along the horizontal direction of the display screen. Is done.

Thus, even on the display panel 13 that can be scrolled in the vertical direction, the user can check the preview display of all pages in the original while scrolling in the vertical direction on the display screen of the display panel 13. Also in this case, it can be confirmed easily and in a relatively short time that a blank page is included in the original.
[Embodiment 4]
The MFP described in the first to third embodiments can transmit an electronic file stored in the storage device 15d to an external device via the communication I / F 14. When transmitting an electronic file to an external device, the user selects an electronic file to be transmitted from the storage device 15d.

  The user may preview the electronic file before sending it to confirm that the electronic file has been selected correctly. In the fourth embodiment, in this case, if the electronic file includes pseudo page data, the pseudo page data is not displayed on the display panel 13 and only the layout image of the electronic page data is displayed on the display panel 13. It is configured to display.

  When an electronic file is transmitted, there is no need to check the layout of the image printed on the recording sheet, unlike when the electronic file is printed out. For this reason, if the pseudo page data is configured not to be displayed on the display panel 13, it is possible to display more electronic page data images in a certain display area. From this, for example, the number of images of electronic page data displayed on the display panel 13 without scrolling can be increased.

In the present embodiment, for example, when the user designates all page numbers in the original and instructs the preview display of all pages on the display panel 13, only the layout image of the electronic page data included in the electronic file is displayed. It is displayed on the display panel 13 at a time.
Alternatively, when the display panel 13 can scroll the display content, only the layout images of the electronic page data of all pages are displayed in the page order without displaying the blank page image corresponding to the pseudo page data. Scroll display.

As a result, the user can confirm that the electronic file to be transmitted to the external device is correctly selected based on the layout image displayed on the display panel 13.
Note that the fourth embodiment can also be applied to the case where an electronic file is created based on the scan data of the images of all pages in an original composed of a plurality of originals with images formed on only one side. .

[Modification 1]
In each of the above-described embodiments, the electronic page data creation process (step S17 in FIG. 2) in the electronic file creation control is configured to create PDF electronic page data based on the scan data. Not exclusively. For example, electronic page data in a format (“Word” format) based on “Word” (product name of document creation software manufactured by Microsoft Corporation) may be created based on scan data for one page. In this case, for example, electronic page data in “Word” format is created by software “Acrobat X” (product name) manufactured by “Adobe”. “Word” format electronic page data includes image data such as characters and layout information (page orientation (vertical / horizontal), margins, columns, line numbers, vertical layout, page number, page size, etc.) And are included.

  In this case, pseudo page data in the “Word” format is also created in the pseudo page data creation process in step S19 of FIG. In the process of creating the pseudo page data, for example, a page in which all lines of a page having the same size as the blank page in the original are a line feed code is created as blank page management information. Alternatively, a new section (formed by section breaks) having a minimum set page size is created as blank page management information. In any case, the pseudo page data is set with the ID number corresponding to the page number of the blank page in the original and the same page number as the page number of the blank page in the original.

When electronic page data and pseudo page data are created, an electronic file is created by integrating the pages corresponding to each page in the order scanned. As a result, the ID numbers of the electronic page data and the pseudo page data correspond to the page numbers of the original pages on which the electronic page data and the pseudo page data are created.
When such an electronic file is printed by the printer 12, for electronic page data, a toner image such as characters is printed on a recording sheet of a predetermined size based on layout information included in the electronic page data.

When the electronic file includes pseudo page data, only the toner image of the page number is printed on the recording sheet selected based on the page information included in the pseudo page data.
When the electronic file is displayed as a preview on the display panel 13, for electronic page data, a toner image such as a character is included in one page image of a predetermined size based on the layout information included in the electronic page data. The laid out layout image is displayed.

  In contrast, when the electronic file includes pseudo page data, an image of a blank page with a page size based on the page information included in the pseudo page data is displayed on the display panel 13. For example, when a page in which all lines are composed only of line feed codes is set as pseudo page data, a blank page image corresponding to the set page size is displayed together with the page number.

In addition, when a new section having a settable minimum page size is set as the pseudo page data, a blank page image corresponding to the set minimum page size is displayed together with the page number.
Even with such a configuration, as in the first embodiment, the user can easily confirm that a blank page is included in the original, and a layout image of a page to be confirmed in the original can be obtained. It can be confirmed accurately.

  Also in the present embodiment, as in the second and third embodiments, when the display panel 13 is configured to scroll the display content, the electronic page data and the pseudo page data are displayed on the display panel 13 in a scrolling manner. Is done. In this case, even if a blank page is included in the original, the layout image of the page to be checked for preview can be easily and accurately confirmed.

Also in the present embodiment, as in the fourth embodiment, in preview display when an electronic file is transmitted to an external device, a configuration may be adopted in which preview display is not performed for pseudo page data.
[Modification 2]
In the electronic page data creation processing (step S17 in FIG. 2) of the electronic file creation control, electronic page data in a PPT file format (a format based on Microsoft software “PowerPoint” (product name)) is created based on the scan data. It is good also as a structure.

  In this case, in the pseudo page data creation process (step S19 in FIG. 2), pseudo page data to which the slide show non-display attribute is assigned in the PPT file format is created as blank page management information. In the pseudo page data, the ID number corresponding to the page number of the blank page in the original and the same page number as the page number of the blank page in the original are set.

The electronic page data in the PPT file format can be printed out in the printer 12 by forming a toner image on each page of a recording sheet of a predetermined size for each page. Also in this case, the page number set in the electronic page data is printed on each page of the recording sheet.
The pseudo page data is printed out in a blank page state in which only a page number set in the pseudo page data is given to a page of a recording sheet of a predetermined size.

Further, when the electronic file for which preview display is instructed includes pseudo page data, for example, a blank page image corresponding to a preset page size is displayed on the display panel 13 with respect to the pseudo page data. Is done.
Even with such a configuration, as in the first embodiment, the user can easily confirm that a blank page is included in the original, and a layout image of a page to be confirmed in the original can be obtained. It can be confirmed accurately.

  Also in this embodiment, when the display panel 13 is configured to be able to scroll the display content, an image based on electronic page data and pseudo page data is displayed on the display panel 13 as in the second and third embodiments. Scroll display. Also in this case, even if a blank page is included in the original, it is possible to easily and accurately check the layout image of the page to be checked for preview.

  Further, as in the fourth embodiment, in the preview display when the electronic file is transmitted to the external device, the pseudo page data may not be displayed as a preview.

  The present invention is useful as a technique for associating the number of electronic data created based on the scan data of each page in the original with the page number of the original even if the original contains blank pages.

11 Scanner 11a ADF
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Claims (10)

An image processing apparatus that creates an electronic file of a predetermined format from scan data obtained by scanning a plurality of pages in an original,
Blank page determination means for determining whether each page is a blank page based on scan data in units of pages;
Electronic page data for creating electronic page data that can be printed out by a printer and displayed on a display device, based on the scan data of the page, for a page determined to be a blank page by the blank page determination unit Creating means;
Pseudo page data creating means for deleting scan data of a page determined as a blank page by the blank page determining means and creating electronic data including management information for managing as a blank page as pseudo page data;
All of the electronic page data created by the electronic data creation means and all of the pseudo page data created by the pseudo page data creation means are integrated in the order in which the corresponding pages are scanned, and the electronic data An electronic file creation means for creating a file;
Have
The electronic page data creation means creates PDF (Portable Document Format) electronic page data based on the scan data,
The pseudo page data creation means, wherein the management information, images processor you and sets the page size of the smallest settable unit by PDF. Set the page size in the pseudo-page data creation means, the page size either in height and width, according to claim 1, characterized in that it is set to the minimum unit which can be set by the PDF Image processing device. A display device capable of previewing the electronic page data;
The display device can scroll the display content in the horizontal direction of the display screen,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the pseudo page data creation unit sets a width of a page size to a settable minimum unit. A display device capable of previewing the electronic page data;
The display device can scroll the display content in the vertical direction of the display screen,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the pseudo page data creation unit sets the height of the page size to a settable minimum unit. A scanner that scans pages of the document;
The blank page determination means image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the determination of the blank page based on the scan data obtained by the scanner. When scan data obtained by scanning a page of an original is transmitted from an external device, it has receiving means for receiving the scan data,
The blank page determination means image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the determination of the blank page based on the scan data received by said receiving means. An image processing apparatus that creates an electronic file of a predetermined format from scan data obtained by scanning a plurality of pages in an original,
Blank page determination means for determining whether each page is a blank page based on scan data in units of pages;
Electronic page data for creating electronic page data that can be printed out by a printer and displayed on a display device, based on the scan data of the page, for a page determined to be a blank page by the blank page determination unit Creating means;
Pseudo page data creating means for deleting scan data of a page determined as a blank page by the blank page determining means and creating electronic data including management information for managing as a blank page as pseudo page data;
All of the electronic page data created by the electronic data creation means and all of the pseudo page data created by the pseudo page data creation means are integrated in the order in which the corresponding pages are scanned, and the electronic data An electronic file creation means for creating a file;
Have
The electronic page data creation means creates electronic data by “Word” (product name of software manufactured by Microsoft Corporation),
The pseudo page data creation means sets, as the management information, a page in which all lines are line feed codes or a new section having a settable minimum page size by “Word”. that images processing apparatus. An image processing apparatus that creates an electronic file of a predetermined format from scan data obtained by scanning a plurality of pages in an original,
Blank page determination means for determining whether each page is a blank page based on scan data in units of pages;
Electronic page data for creating electronic page data that can be printed out by a printer and displayed on a display device, based on the scan data of the page, for a page determined to be a blank page by the blank page determination unit Creating means;
Pseudo page data creating means for deleting scan data of a page determined as a blank page by the blank page determining means and creating electronic data including management information for managing as a blank page as pseudo page data;
All of the electronic page data created by the electronic data creation means and all of the pseudo page data created by the pseudo page data creation means are integrated in the order in which the corresponding pages are scanned, and the electronic data An electronic file creation means for creating a file;
Have
The electronic page data creation means creates electronic data in a file format of “PowerPoint” by “PowerPoint” (product name of software manufactured by Microsoft Corporation),
The pseudo page data creation means, as the management information, images processor you characterized in that the slide show hidden attribute is set in the "PowerPoint". A printer capable of printing out the electronic page data and a display device capable of displaying a preview;
9. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the display device displays an image set in advance to indicate that the pseudo page data is a blank page in the preview display at the time of printout. The image processing apparatus described. Further comprising a transmission means for transmitting the electronic file including the pseudo page data;
The image processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the display device does not display the pseudo page data when the electronic file transmitted by the transmission unit is displayed as a preview.

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