JPH0136297B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus having a function of transcribing or copying (hereinafter referred to as transcribing) an image in a specified extraction area of a document to a desired position (area) on recording paper. It is something.

After digitally reading the input document and storing the read image data in the first memory, a part of the image information is cut out and stored again in another suitable second memory, and then it is transferred from the second memory. The present applicant has already filed an application for an image processing device that reads out image information and outputs it using a printer for image output. This application was filed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 1986-
It is published as Publication No. 40460.

In such conventional image processing devices, the device that inputs the image cutting position to the image processing unit is
As described in the above-mentioned publication, a method has been used in which, for example, a transparent coordinate display board is superimposed on the manuscript, the position at which the image is to be cut out is read, and the read coordinates are input using a numeric keypad or the like.

For this reason, the coordinate value input device of the conventional image processing apparatus has the disadvantage that the operation speed is slow and the operation is troublesome. Also, the equipment becomes more complex,
It also had the disadvantage of increasing costs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art described above, and to provide an image processing apparatus having a coordinate value input device that is fast in operation speed, easy to operate, and has a simple configuration.

The present invention incorporates a coordinate value input device into a platen cover, places a document in close contact with the platen cover, inputs the coordinate position of the document in close contact with the platen cover from the coordinate value input device, and then inputs the input document. The feature is that the image can be read by setting the image on the platen without moving it from the platen cover.

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a schematic diagram thereof. In FIG. 1, 101 is an image processing device, 102 is a platen cover, and 103
104 is an input document, 104 is a cursor, 105 is a key input section, 106 is a platen, and 107 is a copy receiver.

Further, in FIG. 2, 201 is an image reading element that converts light into an electrical signal, 202 is an illumination lamp,
203 is an optical system, 204 is a shielding plate, 205 is a table on which the optical system 203 is placed, 206 is an image processing unit, 20
7 is a memory, 208 is a printer, 209 is a small hole,
210 is an air chamber, and 211 is a pipe.

The image processing device having the above configuration is similar to a normal copying device, but the platen cover 102 is configured to function as a coordinate value input device. The principles of coordinate value input devices are well known, and in the present invention, for example,
The coordinate value input device described in the October 2 issue, pages 118 to 131 can be used.

Small holes 209 are bored with sufficient density on the flat plate of the platen cover 102 in which the coordinate value input device is incorporated. On the other hand, the back side of the flat plate is an air chamber 210. Therefore, when air is sucked through the pipe 211 by an air pump (not shown), the input document 103 can be brought into close contact with the flat plate, that is, the coordinate value input surface, and some force is applied. Also input manuscript 10
3 can be prevented from shifting sideways.

FIG. 5 shows a specific example of the platen cover 102 in which the coordinate value input device is incorporated. As shown in the figure, the platen cover 102 is a coordinate value input device consisting of a flat plate 102a made of an insulating sheet, an X-direction scanning electrode 102b, an insulating film 102C, and a Y-direction scanning electrode 102d, which are provided in order from the top. , and an air chamber 210. Further, a large number of through holes connected to the air chamber 210 are formed in the flat plate 102a and the insulating film 102C.

The image reading element 201 can be composed of, for example, a long photodiode array, the illumination lamp 202 can be composed of an incandescent light source, the optical system 203 can be composed of a cylindrical lens, and the shielding plate 204 can be composed of a shielding plate with stacked slits. can.

Next, an outline of the operation of this embodiment will be explained. After setting the input original 103 on the flat plate of the platen cover 102, air is sucked through the pipe 211 to bring the input original 103 into close contact with the flat plate on the coordinate value input surface. Next, using the cursor 104, the image extraction start coordinate position, end coordinate position, etc. of the input document are input to the image processing unit 206. Next, the cover is placed as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2, and an image reading instruction is given to the image processing section 206 from the key input section 105. Then, the image processing unit 206 moves the table 205 on which the image reading element 201, the illumination lamp 202, and the optical system 203 are mounted in the direction of the arrow. As a result, the input original 103 is read at a constant speed.

The read image information is sequentially stored in the memory 207 via the image processing unit 206. After the image information is stored in the memory 207, it is processed in the same manner as in conventional devices.

According to this embodiment, the input document is placed in close contact with the coordinate value input surface to read the image extraction start coordinate position, image extraction end coordinate position, etc. of the input document, etc., and then the input document is kept in close contact with the coordinate value input surface. , as shown by the dotted line in FIG.
6, the input document will not shift from the coordinate value input surface.

Next, enter the address book as shown in Figure 3,
The operation of this embodiment will be explained in more detail by taking as an example the process of transcribing to a plurality of envelopes as shown in FIG.

First, the original 309 is set on the flat plate of the platen cover 102 in which the coordinate value input device is incorporated.
With the cursor 104, the image extraction start coordinate position 302 and the image extraction end coordinate position 30 in the name field are
3. Input the image extraction start and end coordinate positions 304 and 305 of the postal code, the image extraction start and end coordinate positions 306 and 307 of the address, the start coordinate position 308 of the last column, and the number of columns into the image processing device. At this time, the input document is attracted to the platen cover 102 by air suction, so that when the platen cover is next closed, it is set on the platen while maintaining its position. In this operation, the coordinate position can be input on the input document using the cursor 104, so the operator's effort is much less than the conventional method of inputting the coordinate value using a numeric keypad or the like.
and can carry out work quickly.

Next, when the input document is optically read and the read image information is sent to the image processing unit 206, the image processing unit 206 selects the image information determined by the position information from the coordinate value input device. is stored in the memory in the name column, postal code column, address column, etc. Next, the image processing unit 206 appropriately rearranges the once stored image information on the memory. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the image information is rearranged so that the postal code is placed in the upper right corner of the envelope 301, the address is placed in the upper center, and the name is placed in the center. Then,
A printer 208 that outputs the information in memory as is.
Accordingly, one envelope is output for each column of the original 309.

According to this embodiment, processing such as printing a plurality of addressed envelopes from an address book can be performed consistently and quickly with less effort.

As described above, according to the present invention, coordinate values can be input and the document can be optically read while the document remains in close contact with the flat plate of the platen cover incorporating the coordinate value input device, so these operations can be performed quickly. It is easy to perform and easy to operate. Furthermore, the apparatus is simple because the conventional numeric keypad or the like used in the past is not required to input coordinate values.

In the embodiments of the present invention, air suction was used as a method for closely adhering the input document to the platen cover, which is a coordinate value input device. It is obvious that it is okay to do so. In this way, the cost of the device is significantly reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIGS. 1 and 2 are a perspective view and a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a document, and FIG. 4 is an example of an envelope transcribed according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a broken perspective view showing a specific example of the platen cover of the present invention. 102...Platen cover, 103...Input original, 104...Cursor, 106...Platen,
201... Image reading unit, 206... Image processing unit,
207...Memory, 208...Printer, 210
...Air chamber, 211...pipe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A platen cover incorporating a function of specifying an extraction area of a document to be read, an image reading section that reads document information set between the platen cover and the platen, and the image reading section. an image processing unit having at least a function of extracting information corresponding to the extraction area from the image information read by the image processing unit;
An image processing apparatus comprising: a memory that stores image information processed by the image processing section; and an image output section that outputs the image data stored in the memory, wherein the platen cover is connected to the original document. a flat plate that is in contact with the flat plate, and coordinates arranged in close contact with the flat plate for inputting the coordinates of a position specified by a cursor to the image processing unit for indicating an arbitrary position on the flat plate. An image processing apparatus comprising: input means; and means for bringing the document into close contact with the flat plate.