JPH012073A - image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an operating section of a copying machine or the like.

[Prior Art] Copying machines and the like are desired to be more sophisticated by adding functions that are considered convenient for the operator, but as the number of added functions increases, operation becomes more complicated. , it was necessary to perform complicated operations to achieve the desired operation.

[Objective] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus that can be operated more easily. .

[Example] The following is a description based on preferred embodiments.

Figure 2-1 shows the external appearance of the device in this example. 20
1 is a document area designation device that doubles as a document presser plate that can be opened and closed (
202 is a manuscript placed on the editor 201; 203 is a touch pen for specifying an area;
04 is a wire connecting the touch bench 203 and the editor 201, and 206 is a cassette for storing copy paper.

FIG. 2-2 is a diagram showing the editor 201 in an open state in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2-1, and parts common to those in FIG. 2-1 are designated by the same numbers. Here 2
05 is a platen glass on which a document is set when reading the document.

When specifying an area, the operator first places the document 202 on the editor 201 and specifies a desired area using the touch ben 203. Next, open the editor 201 and set it to the state shown in Figure 2-2, then place the original 202 on the platen glass.
05 and start reading.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram showing input and output in an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 101 denotes a mode input means in the operation section, which includes a paper selection key group 102, a density selection key group 103, and a magnification selection key group 1.
04, a paper selection mode 107 and a density selection mode 10 are selected using four key groups consisting of an area specification key group 105, respectively.
8. An operation mode 106 consisting of a magnification selection mode 109 and an area specification mode 110 is specified and displayed on the display 111 as necessary based on the judgment of the CPU 120.

Furthermore, 112 is an operation mode storage means, paper selection mode storage means 113, density selection mode storage means 114,
It consists of magnification selection mode storage means 115 and area specification mode storage means 116, each of which stores each operation mode under the control of cpυ 120, and can be independently recalled and set to 106.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the apparatus in this embodiment. 201
, 202, 203, and 204 are as described above in FIG. 2, so their explanation will be omitted.

301 is a copy start key, and this key starts the copy operation. A reset/stop key 302 is used to initialize the mode and interrupt the copy operation. 303 is a group of ten keys for setting the number of sheets, and the set number of sheets is displayed on the number of sheets display LED 304.

305, 306, 307 are key groups related to paper selection,
Each manual paper selection key 305 is used to switch the paper to be copied.

Reference numeral 306 denotes an automatic paper selection key, which allows selecting the most suitable paper according to the set original and the set magnification.

A recall key 307 is used to recall a previously selected paper selection mode.

308, 309, 310, 311, and 312 are keys and display groups related to copy density, 308 and 309 are keys for adjusting copy density, and 310 is an LED indicator that displays a specified density level. 311 is a key for instructing automatic density adjustment. Reference numeral 312 is a recall key related to copy density, which is used to recall a copy density selected in the past.

313.314,315,316,317°318.3
19 is a key group related to scaling, and 313 is a key group from A3 to A.
This key is used to specify scaling between standard sizes such as 4, and conversely, 314 is a key used to specify scaling between standard sizes such as A4 to A3. 115 and 116 are each 1 with the zoom key
Used to increase or decrease the magnification in % increments.

317 is used when specifying a same-size copy using a same-size key. An auto magnification key 318 is used to automatically calculate the magnification ratio. Reference numeral 319 is a recall key related to variable magnification, which is used to call up a mode related to variable magnification selected in the past.

Reference numeral 319 is a liquid crystal message display, which displays each selected mode, other warnings, and operation instructions.

320.32.1, 323.324 are a group of keys related to area specification. For example, if you specify two points 325 and 326 in the figure on the original using the touch ben 203 and press the trim designation key, only the rectangular area with the two points 325 and 326 as diagonal points will be copied, and the other parts will be copied. be cut.

Similarly, if you press the mask designation key after specifying the two points 325 and 326 with the touch ben 203,
Only the area excluding the rectangular area with diagonal points 325 and 326 is copied. 323 is a clear key related to area designation, which is used to cancel the specified area. Reference numeral 324 is a recall key related to area designation, which is used to recall a previously specified area designation.

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of storing and recalling each operation mode. 401 to 411 indicate each step, and N indicates the number of modes that can be stored in the operation mode storage means 113, 114, 115, and 116. i is the value of a counter (not shown), which takes a value from O to N-1, and the mode storage means 113,1
The address information is 14°115.116, and each function has an independent flow.

The flow starts when the power is turned on, and first it is determined whether the copy key 301 has been pressed or not (step 40).
1) If YES, execute the copy operation and store the current copy mode and previous operation mode storage means 112.
If the answer is YES, the process returns to step 401; if the answer is NO, the count value l is incremented by 1 (step 403), and if the count value i is greater than or equal to the maximum number N. Step 404), N.

If so, the process proceeds to step 406 and subsequent steps, and if YES, the count value i is cleared to "o" (step 405). Next, the currently set operation mode is stored in the memory area of the operation mode storage means 112 indicated by the count value i (step 406), and the process returns to step 401.

On the other hand, if the determination in step 401 is No, it is determined whether a recall key has been pressed to read out the operation mode stored in each operation mode storage means 112 (step 407), and if No, the process returns to step 401. , if YES, the count value i is decremented by "1" (step 408), it is determined whether the count value i is greater than or equal to "0" (step 409), if YES, the process proceeds to step 411 and subsequent steps, and if NO, the count value i is determined. The maximum number N is substituted into (step 410). Next, read out the operation mode stored in the memory area of the operation mode storage means 5 indicated by the count value i (step 411).
, return to step 401.

As a result, each time the copy start key 301 is pressed, only those in which the currently set operation mode for each function is different from the already registered operation mode are sequentially memorized, and each time the recall key is pressed. In addition, it is possible to sequentially go back and cyclically read out operation modes that are newly stored independently for each function.

[Effect] As explained above, according to the present invention, the setting modes for each function specified on the operation unit can be stored sequentially, and each function can be independently read and set sequentially from the latest mode with a simple operation. This contributes to improved operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2-1
Figure 2-2 is an external view of an image forming apparatus to which the present invention is applied, Figure 3 is a plan view showing the operation section of the image forming apparatus to which the present invention is applied, and Figure 4 shows the operation of the recall key. It is a flowchart figure. 307, 312, and 319 are recall keys.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An apparatus for forming an image according to a plurality of functions input from an operation unit, comprising means for storing an operation mode independently set for each function, and a means for storing an operation mode independently set for each function; An image forming apparatus characterized by having means for cyclically calling each image independently.