JPH05227411A - Multifunction copying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an inexpensive multifunction copying machine by which information such as characters and marks can be added to picture data transferred with a facsimile equipment, a read picture and printed data from a computer. CONSTITUTION:A decomposer 13 having a function developing data from the computer connected on a network or code data on the character and the mark from a public line into a bit map, and a facsimile module 16 are provided. Code data on the character and the mark inputted from a console panel 12 are developed into the bit map by using the units 13 and 16. A picture processing part 17 synthesizes data as picture data from the computer or the public line, and a picture recording part 18 outputs/records it. Then, the facsimile module 16 facsimile-transmits it.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multifunction copying machine which has a facsimile function, a printer function, or both functions and which can be connected on a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus of this type, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. -131075 discloses these copiers, which combine character information with image data read by an image reading device and output and record it.

[0003]

However, these devices require the work of reading character information to be added to an input image with a scanner and storing it in a memory card. In addition, when a multifunction copying machine is configured by adding a facsimile function or printer function, the operation is performed separately from the function of adding information such as characters and symbols of the facsimile module or the font expansion function of the decomposer. Providing a function to expand the code data of the character information to be added, which is input from the panel, into a bitmap leads to an increase in cost.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems of the prior art and to provide information such as characters and symbols in an image read by an image input unit, image data transmitted and received by a facsimile machine, print data from a computer. It is an object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive multi-function copying machine capable of outputting and recording, and transmitting by facsimile.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an image input section for reading an image on a document, an operation panel for inputting an operation command of a copying machine and code data such as characters and symbols to be added, and an image. In a multi-function copying machine including a processing unit and an image recording unit for performing output recording of an image processed by the image processing unit, code data transmitted from a computer connected on a network is expanded into a bitmap. A decomposer is included, or a facsimile module that is connected to a public line and has the function of expanding code data such as characters and symbols into a bitmap is included. By connecting to a network that connects equipment such as a facsimile machine or a computer that has the function of expanding to a map,
Code data such as characters and symbols input from the operation panel is expanded into a bitmap using the functions of the decomposer, the facsimile module, and the device, and the image processing unit inputs the image data from the image input unit. Image data or print data from the computer or facsimile image data from the facsimile module is combined and output and recorded in the image recording unit,
Facsimile transmission is performed by the facsimile module.

That is, according to the present invention, the code data input from the operation panel is expanded into a bitmap using the font expansion function of the decomposer or the font expansion function of the facsimile module, and the image processing unit It is possible to combine the image with the input image, output the data, and send the image data of the facsimile.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in a multifunction copying machine, an image read by an image input unit, image data transmitted / received by a facsimile module, without newly adding a circuit for expanding code data into a bitmap, It becomes possible to add information such as characters and symbols to the printer data from the computer, perform output recording, and transmit image data of the facsimile module.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a multifunction copying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The multi-function copying machine of this embodiment has an image reading unit 11
The image reading unit 11 scans a document placed on a platen (not shown) to read an image. The image data converted into an electrical signal by the image reading unit 11 is sent to the image processing unit 17 via the data bus 15.

The operation panel 12 is provided with buttons and keys necessary for operating the multi-function copying machine, and a display section for displaying the number of copies and the like. Further, an instruction for adding information such as characters and symbols to the input image data and input of code data such as characters and symbols to be added to the input image data are also performed through the operation panel 12.

The decomposer 13 converts the code data transmitted from the computer 14 connected to the multi-function copying machine into a bit map, and according to the present invention, an input image of characters, symbols and the like input from the operation panel. Code data to be added to data is also converted into a bitmap. The converted bitmap data is the data bus 1
5 to the image processing unit 17.

The facsimile module 16 is connected to a public line and transmits / receives facsimile image data. The received image data is sent to the image processing unit 17 through the data bus 15. At the time of transmission, the image data processed by the image processing unit 17 is sent to the facsimile module 16 through the data bus and then sent through the public line.

The image processing unit 17 receives the image data read by the image reading unit 11, the image data converted into the bitmap by the decomposer 13, and the image data received by the facsimile module 16 from the operation panel 12. The decomposer 13 combines the additional information such as characters and symbols converted into bitmaps. The combined image data is sent to the image recording unit 18 or the facsimile module 16 through the data bus 15.

The image recording unit 18 is a device for supplying and recording the image data processed by the image processing unit 17 line by line, and forms an image on a recording sheet by an electrophotographic recording system using a laser or the like. To do.

Next, the decomposer 13 and the image processor 17
A method of synthesizing images performed by and will be described with particular reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, the code data such as characters and symbols input from the operation panel 12, which is the information to be added to the input image, and the position information indicating in which part of the input image the additional information is to be combined are the data bus. It is transferred to the decomposer 13 and the image processing unit 17 via 15, respectively. In the decomposer 13, when the code data is input, the CPU 21 delivers the address of the font indicated by the code data to the ROM 22 which stores the font data. ROM 22 storing font data
Then, the bitmap data of the font stored in the address received from the CPU 21 is extracted and stored in the memory 23.
Expand to the top. When all the input code data are expanded in the memory 23, the data in the memory 23 is transferred to the image processing unit 17 via the data bus 15. In the image processing unit 17, based on the position information, the combined position calculation unit 24 calculates the position at which the code data expanded from the bitmap received from the decomposer 13 and the input image data are combined, and the position is calculated as the input image data. The image combined with the additional information is developed on the page memory 25.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of a multi-function copying machine as another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the multi-function copying machine 31 of this embodiment includes an image reading unit 11, an operation panel 12, an image processing unit 17, and an image recording unit 18 connected by a data bus 15, and a network. 20 can be connected. The network 20 includes a facsimile device 32 connected to a public line and a printer 33.
Also, a computer 34 and the like are connected.

In this embodiment, in addition to the function of transmitting and receiving facsimile data, the facsimile device 32 has the ability to develop code data such as characters and symbols into a bit map, A decomposer 35 for expanding code data such as a symbol into a bitmap is associated. In the multi-function copying machine 31 of this embodiment, when it is desired to combine additional information such as characters and symbols with the image input by the image reading unit 11, characters to be added using the operation panel 12, When code data such as a symbol is input, the facsimile device 32 receives the code data of the information to be added, develops it into a bit map, transfers it to the image processing section 17 of the multi-function copying machine 31, and transfers it as described above with reference to FIG. The input image and the additional characters, symbols, and the like are combined by the same operation as the above operation. Alternatively, the decomposer 35 receives the code data, which is the information to be added, input from the operation panel 12, develops it into a bitmap, transfers it to the image processing unit 17 of the multifunction copying machine 31, and causes it to be combined. You can
Thus, according to the present invention, it is connected to the network to which the multifunction copying machine is connected,
By using a device having a function of converting code data into a bitmap, the input image and the additional information can be combined.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In a multifunction copying machine, without adding a circuit for expanding code data into a bitmap, an image read by the image input unit, image data transmitted / received by facsimile, print data from a computer, characters, Add information such as symbols, output record,
It is possible to provide an inexpensive multifunction copying machine capable of transmitting facsimile image data.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a multi-function copying machine as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an operation of synthesizing an input image and additional information in the multifunction copying machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a multifunction copying machine as another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Image Reading Section 12 Operation Panel 13 Decomposer 14 Computer 15 Data Bus 16 Facsimile Module 17 Image Processing Section 18 Image Recording Section 20 Network 21 CPU 22 ROM 23 Memory 24 Image Compositing Position Calculation Section 25 Page Memory 32 Facsimile Device 33 Printer 34 Computer 35 Decomposer

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An image input section for reading an image on a document,
A decomposer that expands code data transmitted from a computer connected to the network into bitmap data, an operation panel that inputs operation data of a copying machine and code data such as characters and symbols to be added, and an image processing unit ,
In a multi-function copying machine including an image recording unit for performing output recording of an image processed by the image processing unit,
Code data such as characters and symbols input from the operation panel is developed into a bitmap by the decomposer and combined with input image data from the image input unit or print data from the computer in the image processing unit. do it,
A multi-function copying machine characterized in that the image is recorded in the image recording section. 2. An image input unit for reading an image on a document,
A facsimile module connected to a public line for transmitting and receiving facsimile image data, an operation panel for inputting operation data of a copying machine and code data such as characters and symbols to be added, an image processing unit, and the image processing unit. In a multi-function copying machine having an image recording unit for performing output recording of processed images, the facsimile module is provided with a function of expanding code data such as characters and symbols into a bit map and input from the operation panel. The code data of the characters, symbols, etc. that have been processed is developed into a bitmap by the facsimile module, and is combined with the input image data from the image input unit or the facsimile image data from the facsimile module in the image processing unit. , Output recording at the image recording unit, or the facsimile module Multifunction copier, characterized in that or facsimile transmission at. 3. An image input section for reading an image on a document,
A decomposer that expands the code data transmitted from the computer connected to the network into bitmap data, a facsimile module that is connected to the public line to send and receive facsimile image data, operation commands of the copying machine and characters to be added, Input from the operation panel in a multi-function copying machine including an operation panel for inputting code data such as symbols, an image processing unit, and an image recording unit for performing output recording of an image processed by the image processing unit Code data such as characters and symbols is expanded into a bitmap by the decomposer, and the image processing unit inputs image data from the image input unit, print data from the computer, or a facsimile image from the facsimile module. Combined with data, output recorded in the image recording unit Or multifunction copier, characterized in that or facsimile transmission by the facsimile module. 4. An image input section for reading an image on a document,
A multi-functional apparatus including an operation panel for inputting operation instructions of a copying machine and code data such as characters and symbols to be added, an image processing section, and an image recording section for performing output recording of an image processed by the image processing section In the function copying machine, the multifunction copying machine is connected to a network to which a device having a function of expanding code data into a bitmap is connected, and code data such as characters and symbols input from the operation panel is transferred to the device. Is expanded into a bit map, and the image processing unit combines the input image data from the image input unit or the data from the device and outputs and records the image in the image recording unit. Function copier.