JPH0548875A - Picture processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to perform an editing operation without soiling an original by simplifying the operation panel of a copying machine and eliminating a time when other person can not use the copying machine due to the editing operation of the machine. CONSTITUTION:The range of a color conversion, the designation of the color and other copying conditions in a picture are preliminarily set in an IC card 1 by a personal computer 3 which is separate from a copying machine 4. When this IC card 1 is loaded to the copying machine 4, the set copying conditions are outputted from the IC card 1 to the copying machine 4. With the use of these copying conditions, the copying machine 4 is made to perform a copying operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention stores image data read by, for example, an image reading device or a copying machine in an IC card, and an IC is executed by a personal computer different from the above device.
The present invention relates to an image processing system that edits image data stored in a card and then records the edited image data in a copying machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a copying machine or the like, an original copy function, an enlarged / reduced copy function, or an edit function for changing a part of the original color has been added. Is coming.

In such a copying machine, in addition to designating the density, the number of sheets and the like on the operation panel, an editing instruction for changing the color of a part of the document is also provided. Therefore, various keys are arranged on the operation panel, which is complicated and difficult to understand.

In addition, when the color of a part of an original is changed or edited, the range is input with coordinate values using a ten-key pad or a digitizer. When inputting this range, there is a problem that it takes a long time for operation and is occupied by the operator for that time and cannot be used by other people.

Further, there has been proposed a method in which a range for changing a color of a part of a document is indicated by using a marker or the like. In this case, although the operability is good, there is a drawback that the document is stained. ..

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, the operation panel of the image forming apparatus is complicated and difficult to understand, and the editing operation in the image forming apparatus takes time, so that another person may not be able to understand it. It had the drawback that it could not be used and the originals would be dirty.

According to the present invention, the operation panel of the image forming apparatus can be simplified, the time during which the image forming apparatus cannot be used by another person due to the editing operation can be eliminated, and the image can be edited without making the document dirty. The purpose is to provide a processing system.

[0008]

An image processing system according to the present invention comprises a first mounting means for mounting a storage medium in which image data is stored, and image data from the storage medium mounted in the first mounting means. For reading out the image data read by the first reading means, and an editing condition such as color conversion information for the image displayed by the outputting means. A first device having an instructing means and a second writing means for writing an editing condition such as color conversion information instructed by the instructing means into a storage medium mounted by the first mounting means; Second mounting means for mounting the storage medium, and the second mounting means.
Second reading means for reading the editing conditions such as color conversion information stored in the storage medium mounted on the mounting means, reading means for reading the image data, and image data read by the reading means. The second device includes an image forming unit that forms an image edited on the image carrier with editing conditions such as color conversion information read by the second reading unit.

The image processing system of the present invention comprises a first mounting means for mounting a storage medium for storing image data,
First reading means for reading the image data from the storage medium mounted on the first mounting means, output means for displaying and outputting the image data read by the first reading means in various colors, and Instructing means for instructing the editing conditions of the color and range for color conversion with respect to the image displayed by the output means, and the image within the range for color conversion instructed by the instructing means as the display color of the other part. Write processing conditions for displaying and outputting with different colors by the output means, and editing conditions of the color and range for performing color conversion instructed by the instructing means to the storage medium mounted by the first mounting means. A second device for mounting the storage medium, and a color conversion stored in the storage medium mounted on the second mounting device. Editing article with colors and ranges And a reading means for reading the image data, and the image data read by the reading means is edited under the editing conditions of the color and range for color conversion read by the second reading means. And a second device having an image forming means for forming the formed image on the image carrier.

[0010]

According to the present invention, in the first device, the storage medium for storing the image data is mounted by the first mounting means, the image data is read from the mounted storage medium, and the read image data is read. Displaying, instructing editing conditions such as color conversion information for the displayed image, writing the instructing editing conditions such as color conversion information to the storage medium mounted by the first mounting means, In the second device, the storage medium is mounted by the second mounting means, and the editing conditions such as the color conversion information stored in the mounted storage medium are read by the second reading means and read by the reading means. The image data is edited under the editing conditions such as the color conversion information read by the second reading means to form an image on the image carrier.

According to the present invention, in the first device, the storage medium for storing the image data is mounted by the first mounting means, the image data is read from the mounted storage medium, and the read image data is read. The output condition is displayed, the editing conditions of the color and range for performing color conversion on the displayed image are instructed, and the image within the instructed color conversion range is different from the display color of other parts. Displayed by the output means, and the editing condition of the color and range for performing the instructed color conversion is written in the storage medium mounted by the first mounting means, and the second device stores the storage condition. The medium is loaded by the second loading means, and the editing conditions of the color and range for color conversion stored in the loaded storage medium are read by the second reading means and read by the reading means for reading the image data. Image data from the second Is obtained by the image edited by the editing condition of the color and range for the color conversion read out so as to form on an image bearing member by the reading means.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an image processing system as an embodiment of the present invention. In other words, this image processing system uses image data and editing conditions (copying conditions).
Is stored in the IC card (storage medium) 1, a reading device 2 that reads an image on a document and records the image on the IC card 1, an image stored in the IC card 1 is displayed, and editing conditions for the image are input. A personal computer (personal computer) 3 performs normal copying processing, reads an image on a document and records it on the IC card 1, and I
It comprises a copying machine 4 which edits a document image according to the editing conditions stored in the C card 1 and prints it out.

The IC card 1 has a CPU 5 for controlling the entire IC card 1, a ROM 6 in which a control program and the like are stored, and an RA for storing a plurality of predetermined units of image data.
It is composed of M7. CPU5, ROM6, R
The AM 7 is connected by the bus 8. RAM7
Has an image data storage area for a plurality of pages for storing image data of A4 size and an image data management area for storing management data such as various editing conditions (copying conditions) for each image data. ..

A scanner as the reading device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, 11 is the scanner body,
An original placing table (platen glass) 12 made of transparent glass is fixed to the upper surface of the scanner body 11. A reading reference plate (scale) 13 serving as a reference surface on which an original is placed is provided on the upper surface of the end of the original placing table 12. Documents up to A4 size, for example, can be placed on the document table 12. Further, on the upper surface of the main body 11, a document cover 14 that can cover the document on the document table 12 is rotatably provided. Further, the side of the main body 11 has an IC card insertion slot into which the IC card 1 is inserted.
Along with 11a, an operation panel 15 including a display unit (not shown) for displaying various operating states and a reading start key (not shown) for instructing the start of reading is provided.

The control circuit of the reading device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the CPU 33 as a control unit for controlling the whole of the reading device 2, the operation panel 15, the standardization circuit 34, the memory 35, the motor drive unit 36, the A / D converter 37, the IC card writing unit 38, and the light source control. They are connected to each other via the section 39 and the bus 40.

The normalization circuit 34 normalizes (shading correction, that is, the dispersion of the photoelectric converter 22 described later) based on the image data obtained by A / D converting the reflected light from the document and the reflection reference data stored in the memory 35. Correction). This standardized data is stored in the IC card writing section 38.
Is output to the IC card 1 via. The memory 35 stores in advance reflection reference data obtained by A / D converting the light reflected by the reflection reference plate (not shown), and also stores image data standardized by the normalization circuit 34.

The light source control section 39 is connected to an illumination lamp (fluorescent lamp) 20 for illuminating an original and controls the lighting and the light amount of the illumination lamp. The motor drive unit 36 is the illumination lamp.
It is connected to a scanning motor (for example, a pulse motor) 31 for moving a carriage (not shown) on which 20 and the like are mounted, and drives the same. The A / D converter 37 is connected to a photoelectric converter 22 that outputs the image of the document as an electric signal by photoelectrically converting the reflected light from the document, and converts the electric signal from the photoelectric converter 22 into a digital signal. It is to convert. Of the signals from the A / D converter 37, the digital signal corresponding to the image data is output to the normalization circuit 34, and the other signals are output to the memory 35 or the light amount control unit 39.

The IC card writing unit 38 stores the standardized image data stored in the memory 35 in the C card in the IC card 1.
It is output to PU5. As a result, the CPU 5 in the IC card 1 stores the received image data in the image data storage area of the RAM 7. Further, the insertion of the IC card 1 into the IC card insertion slot 11a may be detected by a detector.

Next, the operation of the reading device 2 having the above-mentioned structure will be described. For example, now, the IC card 1 is inserted into the IC card insertion port 11a, an original is placed on the original placing table 12, and the reading start key of the operation panel 15 is turned on. Then, the CPU 33 turns on the illumination lamp 20 and drives the scanning motor 31 to move the carriage 23. As a result, the light from the illumination lamp 20 passes through the document table 12 and a reflection reference plate (not shown).
And the original is irradiated. Light reflected from the reflection reference plate and the document is guided to the photoelectric converter 22 via a mirror or the like. The photoelectric converter 22 converts the light into an electric signal and sends it to the A / D converter 37. The A / D converter 37 converts this analog signal into a digital signal.

The signal from the A / D converter 37 by the reflection reference plate is stored in the memory 35 as reflection reference data. Then, the signal from the original from the A / D converter 37 is standardized by the standardization circuit 34 using the reflection reference data stored in the memory 35, and once stored in the memory 35, the IC card document is written. C in the IC card 1 via the insertion part 37
Output to PU5. At this time, the write request from the CPU 33 is output to the CPU 5 in the IC card 1 via the IC card writing unit 37.

As a result, the CPU 5 in the IC card 1 stores the received image data in the RAM 7. That is,
When the CPU 5 receives the write request from the CPU 33, the CPU 5 enters the write mode, and then the received image data is read.
Store in AM7. Next, the CPU 5 determines whether or not the image data of A4 size or more is received. This judgment result is A
If the image data of more than 4 sizes is not received, I
It is determined whether the data transfer from the C card writing unit 37 is completed. If the data transfer is not completed, the process returns to the image data storing process. If the data transfer is completed, the area being written is A
Write the data corresponding to the white background until the size becomes 4. After that, the CPU 5 sets the flag F of the next area of the RAM 7 to "0" indicating that the previous page (area) and the image are not involved. When the CPU 5 determines that the image data of A4 size or more is received, the CPU 5 sets the flag F of the next area of the RAM 7 to "1" indicating that the image is continuous with the previous page (area). After the image data is stored in the RAM 7 in the IC card 1, the I card is inserted through the IC card insertion port 11a.
When the C card 1 is taken out, the processing ends.

The personal computer 3 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, a keyboard portion 3a composed of various keys is provided on the upper surface of the lower portion of the main body, and ST is provided inside the upper opening / closing portion rotatably connected to the lower portion of the main body.
A liquid crystal display section 3b using N liquid crystal is provided, and an IC card insertion slot 3c into which the IC card 2 is inserted and an FD insertion slot 3d into which a normal floppy disk FD is inserted are provided on the right side surface of the main body. It is provided. The configurations of the keyboard portion 3a and the liquid crystal display portion 3b are the same as those used in a general word processor, personal computer, or the like. On the liquid crystal display section 3b, the image read from the IC card 1 and the like are displayed.

The control circuit of the personal computer 3 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the CPU 44 controls the entire personal computer 3. The CPU 44 has the keyboard 3
a, a ROM 47 in which a control program is stored, a RAM in which read images and the like supplied from the scanner 2 are stored
46, a display controller 45 for driving the liquid crystal display section 3b, an IC card read / write for storing data in the IC card 4 inserted from the IC card insertion slot 3c and reading data from the IC card 4 The unit 48, an FD reading / writing unit 49 for storing data in the floppy disk FD inserted from the FD insertion slot 3d and reading data from the floppy disk FD, and I
Insertion detectors 43 for detecting the insertion of the C card 1 into the IC card insertion slot 3c are respectively connected via the bus 50.

The keyboard section 3a has an enter key En as an input key and function keys F1 to F1 for instructing a function displayed on the liquid crystal display section 3b.
It is composed of F10 and the like. For example, trimming corresponds to function F1, masking corresponds to function F2, and function F3
For color conversion, for function F4 for inputting the number of copies, for function F5 for inputting copy magnification, for function F6 for inputting paper size, and for function F7. Yes, no input corresponds to, the UP key input corresponds to function F8, and the DOWN key input corresponds to function F9.

The CPU 44 is a RA of the IC card 1.
The image data supplied from the image data storage area in M7 via the IC card reading / writing unit 48 is stored in the RAM 46, and the stored image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 3a. Further, when various editing conditions are input to the image data displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 3a by the keyboard unit 3b, the CPU 44 stores the editing conditions in the RAM 46 as management data. The CPU 44 is
The management data stored in the RAM 46 is output to the CPU 5 in the IC card 1 using the IC card reading / writing unit 48. The insertion detector 43 is, for example, a known one including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and is optically detected.

Next, the operation of the personal computer 3 having the above structure will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS. For example, a power switch (not shown) is turned on now. Then, the CPU 44 initializes the entire system, displays "standby" on the liquid crystal display unit 42, and the insertion detector 43 causes the I card to be inserted into the IC card insertion slot 3c.
It is determined whether or not the insertion of the C card 1 is detected.

When the insertion of the IC card 1 is detected, C
PU44 is the IC card 1 via the IC card reading / writing unit 48.
The CPU 5 outputs the image data read request. When the reading request from the CPU 44 is supplied, the CPU 5 enters the reading mode, and the A4 size image data (the image data of the first page) and the next area stored in the first area of the image data storage area of the RAM 7 The contents of the flag F of No. 1 are read and output to the IC card reading / writing unit 48. Then, the CPU 44 stores the image data supplied to the IC card reading / writing unit 48 in the RAM 46, and the display control unit
Under the control of 45, the image data stored in the RAM 46 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 3a. In addition, if there is a connection as the content of the flag F, the data indicating the connection is also displayed on the liquid crystal display unit.
Displayed at 42.

A screen switching key (not shown) is turned on while the data indicating the connection is displayed. Then, the CPU 44 is connected to the CPU 5 of the IC card 1 via the IC card reading / writing unit 48 and outputs an image reading request. When the connection image read request is supplied from the CPU 44, the CPU 5 stores the A stored in the next area of the image data storage area of the RAM 7.
The image data of four sizes is read and output to the IC card reading / writing unit 48. Then, the CPU 44 stores the image data supplied to the IC card reading / writing unit 48 in the RAM 46, and displays the image data stored in the RAM 46 on the liquid crystal display unit 3a under the control of the display control unit 45.

When the UP key as the function F8 is pressed in the image display state, the CPU 44 judges the display of the image data immediately before the image data currently being displayed, and the IC card reading / writing unit. C of IC card 1 via 48
A read request for the immediately preceding image data is output to PU5. When the CPU 5 is supplied with the read request of the immediately preceding image data from the CPU 44, the read address is set to 1
The pages are returned to the original state, and the A4 size image data stored in the previous area of the image data storage area of the RAM 7 is read and output to the IC card reading unit 48. Then, the CPU 44 stores the image data supplied to the IC card reading / writing unit 48 in the RAM 46, and displays the image data stored in the RAM 46 on the liquid crystal display unit 3a under the control of the display control unit 45.

Further, when the DOWN key as the function F9 is pressed in the image display state, the CPU 44 judges the display of the image data immediately preceding the image data currently being displayed, and the IC card reading / writing unit. IC card 1 through 48
The CPU 5 outputs a request to read the next image data. When the CPU 44 is supplied with the request for reading the next image data from the CPU 44, the CPU 5 sets the read address to 1
By advancing by one page, the A4 size image data stored in the image data storage area of the RAM 7 which is one area ahead is read and output to the IC card reading / writing unit 48.
Then, the CPU 44 stores the image data supplied to the IC card reading / writing unit 48 in the RAM 46, and the image data stored in the RAM 46 under the control of the display control unit 45.
Display with 3a.

Further, while the image data is being displayed on the liquid crystal display section 3a, various editing conditions are set by turning on various function keys, etc.
It is stored in the RAM 46 by U44. After this setting is completed, C
The PU 44 uses the IC card reading / writing unit 48 to manage the management data as various editing conditions stored in the RAM 46.
Output to the CPU 5 of the card 1. The CPU 5 stores the management data from the CPU 44 in correspondence with the transmitted image data in the management data storage area of the RAM 7. Then, when the end key is pressed and turned on, the CPU 44 determines the end of the process, the IC card 1 is ejected from the IC card insertion opening 41a, and the power is turned off. The management data input process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

That is, when the initial screen is displayed, the CPU is pressed by pressing the function keys F1 and F2.
Reference numeral 44 determines trimming and masking, and the instruction of the editing area is guided on the liquid crystal display portion 3a. According to this guide,
The first in the editing area with the cursor keys or mouse
Move the pointer to the point and press the enter key to
Confirm the point, move the pointer to the second point in the editing area,
Confirm the second point by pressing the Enter key. And
When the enter key is pressed again, the CPU 44 displays the edit area on the screen, and at the same time, instructs the image processing and the first point and the second point.
The coordinates of the point, that is, the instruction for the first image editing area is stored in the RAM 46 as an editing condition. Further, the instructions for other image editing areas can be made in the same manner as above.

When the initial screen is displayed and the lower side of the image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 3a with the cursor keys or the mouse, the CPU 44 switches the color conversion mode by pressing the function key F3. The liquid crystal display unit 3a is instructed to determine the color conversion area.

In accordance with this guidance, as shown in FIG. 7, the pointer is moved to the first point in the editing area with the cursor keys or the mouse, and the first point is confirmed by pressing the enter key. Move the pointer to the point and press the enter key to confirm the second point. Then, by pressing the enter key again, the CPU 44 causes the liquid crystal display unit 3a to display the color conversion area on the screen as shown in FIG. 8, and is further instructed on the color to be converted. The color to be converted is instructed according to this guidance. For example, when the color conversion is red, the function key F1 is pressed, and when the color conversion is blue, the function key F2 is pressed.

After the instruction of the color to be converted, the CPU 44 stores the instruction of the converted color of the image and the coordinates of the first point and the second point, that is, the instruction for one image editing area in the RAM 46 as the editing condition.

When the liquid crystal display section 3a is capable of color display, the image in the color conversion area is displayed in the same color as the designated color, or in a color different from other images. May be. In this case, when performing color conversion editing, an image within the conversion range can be displayed in the same color as the color for which color conversion is performed on the liquid crystal display unit 3a, and the content of editing becomes easy to understand. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the black portion and the red portion can be printed on the image of one original.

Further, when the function key F4 is pressed, the CPU 44 judges the input of the number of copies, and the input is guided on the liquid crystal display section 3a. Enter the number of copies according to this guide. After this, press the enter key and the CPU
44 stores the number of copies in the RAM 46 as an editing condition.

By pressing function key F5, CP
U44 judges the input of the copy magnification, and the input is guided on the liquid crystal display portion 3a. The copy magnification is input according to this guidance. Thereafter, when the enter key is pressed, the CPU 44 stores the copy magnification in the RAM 46 as an editing condition.

CP is pressed by pressing the function key F6
U44 judges the input of the paper size, and the input is guided on the liquid crystal display portion 3a. Input the paper size according to this guide. After this, pressing the enter key causes the CPU 44
Stores the paper size in the RAM 46 as an editing condition.

By pressing function key F7, CP
U44 determines whether or not double-sided copying is necessary, and the input is guided on the liquid crystal display unit 3a. In response to this guidance, enter the necessity of double-sided copying, that is, yes or no. Thereafter, when the enter key is pressed, the CPU 44 stores the necessity of double-sided copying in the RAM 46 as an editing condition.

After the setting of each editing condition, the CPU 44 sends the management data as various editing conditions stored in the RAM 46 to the IC card 1 via the IC card reading / writing unit 48.
Output to the CPU 5. The CPU 5 stores the management data from the CPU 44 in correspondence with the transmitted image data in the management data storage area of the RAM 7.

The internal structure of the copying machine 4 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, a photoconductor drum (image carrier) 52 is rotatably provided at a substantially central portion in the main body 51. A charger charger 53, an exposure unit 54, developing units 55 and 56, a transfer charger 57, a peeling charger 58, a cleaner 59, and a charge eliminator 60 are sequentially arranged around the photosensitive drum 52 along the rotation direction thereof. ing. The developing device 55 contains a black developer, and the developing device 56 contains a red developer. A developing device (not shown) containing a blue developer may be mounted instead of the developing device 56 containing a red developer.

An exposure system 61 is provided in the upper part of the main body 51. The exposure system 61 includes an exposure lamp 62, first to third reflecting mirrors 63, 64, 65, and a lens block for zooming.
66, and fourth to sixth reflecting mirrors 67, 68, 69. Exposure lamp 62, first to third reflecting mirrors
63, 64 and 65 are mounted on a carriage (not shown) and moved, and are configured as scanning units.

In the vicinity of the variable power lens block 66, FIG.
A reading unit 70 as shown in 0 is provided. The reading unit 70 is composed of a lens 71 that guides an optical image from a document and a CCD 72 that outputs an electric signal corresponding to the formed optical image. The main body 51 is placed on a desk 75 so as to be separable, and inside the desk 75, paper feed cassettes 76 and 77 are provided so as to be freely inserted and removed from the front side.

A large-capacity sheet feeder (LCF) 78 of 1,000 sheets or more is provided on one side of the main body 51, and a manual sheet feeder 79 is provided on the upper surface of the large-capacity sheet feeder 78. It is provided. If the most frequently used paper (for example, A4 size) P is set in the large-capacity paper feeder (LCF) 78, the number of paper outs can be reduced.

The large-capacity sheet feeder 78 has an upper cover 78a, and this upper cover 78a also serves as a guide for the manual sheet feeder 79. Further, the large-capacity paper feeder 78 includes a paper feed roller 78b and a separation roller 78c.
The 78b and the separating roller 78c are also used as the paper feeding roller and the separating roller of the manual paper feeding unit 79.

The paper P fed from the paper feeding cassettes 76, 77, the large-capacity paper feeding device (LCF) 78 or the manual paper feeding portion 79 is fed along the paper feeding path 80 provided in the main body 51. It is designed to be transported.

A registration roller 81, the transfer / separation chargers 57 and 58, a conveyance belt 82, a fixing device 73, and a pair of paper discharge rollers 83 are sequentially arranged in the paper conveyance path 80 along the conveyance direction of the paper P.
Are arranged.

Further, on the upper surface of the main body 51, there is a document table.
84 is provided, and a platen cover 85 is provided on the document placing table 84. A platen sheet 86 is provided inside the platen cover 85.

On the other hand, a sorter device 87 is used for discharging the main body 51.
Are integrated together. This sorter device 87 is composed of a plurality of bins 88 ... Arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, and a gate means 89 provided between the bins 88 ... And the paper discharge roller pair 83. ing. The gate means 89 includes a guide body 90 that is expandable and contractible and rotatable, and a discharge roller pair 91 is provided at the rotating end of the guide body 90.

A reversing tray 92, which constitutes a continuous reversing means by the gate means 89, is provided below the bins 88 ... On the reversing tray 92, a reversing roller 93 that can be vertically moved and can rotate in the forward and reverse directions, and a rotatable switching gate.
94 is provided, and further, an idle roller 95 as a feed roller is provided below the discharge roller pair 91.

When the gate means 89 is moved to the lowermost stage on the idle roller 95, the discharge roller pair 91 rolls to serve as the discharge roller of the stacker 96, and the paper P is directly transferred to the stacker 96. It is being sent.

During normal copying, however, the exposure system 61 scans the original placed on the original placing table 84 with light, and the reflected light is on the photosensitive drum 52 whose surface is charged by the charger 53. To form an electrostatic latent image. This electrostatic latent image is visualized by the developer supplied by the developing device 55 or 56. At this time, the paper P is supplied from the paper feed cassettes 76, 77, the large-capacity paper feed device 78, or the manual paper feed unit 79, so that the image transfer unit 52a between the photoconductor drum 52 and the transfer charger 57 is fed. The paper P is sent and the visible image on the photosensitive drum 52 is transferred to the paper P.

The sheet P on which the image is transferred is peeled off from the photosensitive drum 52 by the action of the peeling charger 58, and is conveyed to the fixing device 73 by the conveyor belt 82 to fix the image. The sheet P on which the image is fixed is discharged via the sheet feeding roller 83, and is discharged onto the uppermost bin 88 via the gate means 89 of the sorter device 87.

Further, when a plurality of originals are copied and sorted, the gate means 89 is rotated in the vertical direction and selectively sent to each bin 88 through the discharge roller pair 91 to be sorted. It will be.

In the case of double-sided copying, the gate means 89 is rotated to the lowermost end, the lower side of the discharge roller pair 91 is brought into contact with the idle roller 95, and the reversing roller 93 is used.
The switching gate 94 is moved upward, and the image-fixed sheet P sent from the fixing device 73 is sent to the reversing tray 92 via the discharge roller pair 91. Then, the reversing roller
When the trailing edge of the sheet P is disengaged from the pair of discharge rollers 83 when the trailing edge of the sheet P comes out of contact with the sheet P while the sheet 93 is rotated in the reverse direction, the reverse roller 93
Is stopped and the gate 94 rotates downwards,
The paper P is shot down at the pivot end.

Next, the reversing roller 93 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the paper P is sent between the discharge roller pair 91 and the idle roller 95 and is nipped and conveyed. In this way, when the paper P is nipped and conveyed, the switching gate 94 and the reversing roller 93 are raised.
At this time, the next paper P is sent to the discharge roller pair 91, and is sent onto the reversing tray 92 in a state of overlapping with the previous paper P. The preceding paper P is nipped and conveyed by the discharge roller pair 91 and the idle roller 95 and directly introduced into the stacker 96.

An IC card insertion portion 101 is provided on the upper side of the copying machine 4 beside the operation panel 100. This IC card insertion portion 101 is usually embedded so as to be flush with the operation panel 100, and the switch 102 on the entire surface is embedded.
By pressing, the IC card insertion opening 103 is rotatably changed so as to be exposed on the entire surface side so that it can be operated, as shown in FIG. IC card slot 103
By inserting the IC card 1 into the
And an IC card reading / writing unit, which will be described later, are connected.

Next, the control circuit of the copying machine 4 is shown in FIG.
Will be described with reference to. That is, the copying machine 4 is provided with a main controller 110 for controlling the entire copying machine 4.
The main control unit 110 stores an operation panel 100 for inputting various copying conditions via a bus 116, a copying unit 111 for copying an image of an original, a control program, and an image read by the reading unit 70. The memory 112 for storing data, and the image data stored in the memory 112 are output to the CPU 5 in the IC card 1 or the RA in the IC card 1
An IC card reading / writing unit 113 for reading the editing condition as management data stored in M7 is connected. Further, the main control unit 110 is connected to the CCD 72 of the reading unit 70 via an amplifier 114 and an A / D converter 115.

Next, each operation of the copying machine 4 will be described. For example, now, the IC card 1 is inserted into the IC card insertion portion 101
Insert the document into the IC card insertion slot 103 of the device, place the document on the document table 84, and set the copy conditions with the various keys on the operation panel 100, and then either insert the copy key or use the card only key. Or, after specifying each mode with the print & card key, turn on the copy key. Then, the main control unit 110 determines that the writing mode for only the IC card 1 is designated when the key is pressed only for the card, executes the writing process to the IC card 1, and prints
When the card key is input, the copy process is executed and the writing process to the IC card 1 is executed. When the copy key is input without the key of the above card or the print & card key being input, Performs normal copy processing only. The IC card 1 may not be inserted when only the above-mentioned normal copy processing is executed. During a normal copy operation, the main control unit 110 uses the copy conditions set by the operation panel 100 to make a copy with the copy unit 111.

That is, the exposure system 61 scans the original document placed on the original document table 84 with light, and the reflected light is imaged on the photoconductor drum 52 whose surface is charged by the charging charger 53 to be statically imaged. A latent image is formed. This photoconductor drum 52
The electrostatic latent image on the upper side is visualized by supplying the developer by the developing device 55 or 56. At this time, the paper cassette
The paper P is fed to the image transfer portion 52a between the photoconductor drum 52 and the transfer charger 57 by supplying the paper P from the large-capacity paper feeders 76, 77, or the manual paper feeder 79. The visible image on the photosensitive drum 52 is transferred to the paper P. The sheet P on which the image is transferred is peeled from the photoconductor drum 52 by the action of the peeling charger 58, and is conveyed to the fixing device 73 by the conveyance belt 82 to fix the image. The sheet P on which the image is fixed is ejected via the sheet feed roller 83, and is ejected onto the uppermost bin 88 via the gate means 89 of the sorter device 87.

When the writing process is performed only on the IC card 1, the exposure system 61 scans the original placed on the original placing table 84 with light, and the reflected light is reflected by the lens 71 in the reading section 70.
Is guided to the CCD 72 via. The CCD 72 converts the light into an electric signal, and the A / D converter 11 via the amplifier 4.
Send to 5. The A / D converter 115 converts this analog signal into a digital signal and outputs it to the memory 112. As a result, the read image data of the original is stored in the memory 112, and the stored image data is stored in the IC card reading / writing unit.
It is output to the CPU 5 in the IC card 1 via 37.

As a result, the CPU 5 in the IC card 1 stores the received image data in the RAM 7. That is,
When the CPU 5 receives the write request from the main controller 110, the CPU 5 enters the write mode and stores the received image data in the RAM 7. Next, the CPU 5 determines whether or not the image data of A4 size or more is received. If the result of the determination is that the image data of A4 size or more is not received, it is determined whether the data transfer from the IC card reading / writing unit 37 is completed. If the data transfer is not completed, the storage process of the image data is executed. When the data transfer is completed, the data corresponding to the white background is written until the area being written reaches A4 size. After that, the CPU 5 sets the flag F of the next area of the RAM 7 to "0" indicating that the previous page (area) and the image are not involved. When the CPU 5 determines that the image data of A4 size or more is received, the CPU 5 sets the flag F of the next area of the RAM 7 to "1" indicating that the image is continuous with the previous page (area).

After the image data is stored in the RAM 7 in the IC card 1, the IC card 1 is taken out from the IC card insertion opening 103 of the IC card insertion portion 101,
The process ends. Also, copy processing is performed and IC
When the writing process to the card 1 is performed, the writing process and the normal copying process are simultaneously performed.

When the number of copies is plural, the IC
The writing process to the card 1 is performed only at the first first scan, and the IC card 1
The writing process to is not performed.

Even if the copying process and the writing process to the IC card 1 are simultaneously performed when the exposure system 61 is moving forward (FWD), the copying process is performed when the exposure system 61 is moving forward (FWD). The writing process to the IC card 1 is performed when the exposure system 61 is returned (B
It may be performed in WD).

Further, the IC card 1 is inserted into the IC card insertion portion 10
The IC card editing mode is specified by inserting the IC card into the IC card insertion slot 103 and pressing the IC card editing key of the operation panel 100. Then, the main control unit 110
The designation of the C card edit mode is determined, and the management data read request is output to the CPU 5 in the IC card 1 via the IC card read / write unit 37. As a result, the CPU 5 in the IC card 1 outputs all the management data stored in the image data management area in the RAM 7 to the main control unit 110 via the IC card reading / writing unit 37. Main controller 11
0 indicates the management data supplied from the IC card 1 in the memory 11
Remember in 2. At this time, the management data for the first image data in the plurality of management data, that is, various editing conditions are selected and indicated by the number display. Further, the selection change of the management data for other image data is performed by an instruction of the ten-key pad, and the number of the selected image data is displayed on the number display.

In this state, the original is placed on the original placing table 84 for the selected image data and the copy key is depressed. As a result, the main control unit 110 causes the copying unit 111 to make a copy using the editing conditions stored in the memory 112.

That is, the number of copies, the size of copy paper,
Copying is performed according to the necessity of double-sided copying, image processing instructions such as masking, trimming, and color conversion, and instructions in the image editing area. However, when the developing device for the developer corresponding to the color conversion instruction is not mounted, the main control unit 110 guides the mounting of the developing device for the corresponding color.

As described above, the range for performing color conversion, the designation of colors, and other copying conditions are set in the IC card in advance by a personal computer different from the copying machine, and this IC card is mounted in the copying machine. In doing so, the IC card outputs the copying conditions set above to the copying machine, and the copying machine performs the copying operation using the copying conditions.

As a result, it is not necessary to provide a complicated copying condition setting key in the copying machine, and the operation panel can be simplified. Further, by setting complicated copying conditions, the exclusive time of the copying machine can be shortened, and the copying machine can be used efficiently. Also, unlike the ones that use markers, etc.
Do not stain the manuscript. Since the image to be handled is digital data, color conversion editing can be easily performed. When performing color conversion editing, an image within the conversion range can be displayed in the same color as the color to be color-converted on the liquid crystal display unit of the personal computer, and the content of the editing becomes easy to understand.

[0073]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
The operation panel of the image forming apparatus can be simplified, the time during which the image forming apparatus cannot be used by another person due to the editing operation can be eliminated, and the image processing system capable of performing the editing operation without contaminating the document can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an image processing system showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing a configuration of a reading device and a personal computer shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit of the reading device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit of the personal computer shown in FIG.

5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the personal computer shown in FIG.

6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the personal computer of FIG.

7 is a diagram showing a display example of a liquid crystal display unit of the personal computer of FIG.

8 is a diagram showing a display example of a liquid crystal display unit of the personal computer of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of printing by the copying machine of FIG.

10 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the copying machine of FIG.

11 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of an IC card insertion portion of the copying machine shown in FIG.

12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit of the copying machine shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... IC card (storage medium), 2 ... reader, 3 ... personal computer, 3a ... liquid crystal display section, 3b ... keyboard section, 4 ... copy machine, 5 ... CPU, 6 ... ROM, 7 ... RA
M, 8 ... Bus, 20 ... Lighting lamp, 22 ... Photoelectric converter, 31 ...
Scanning motor, 33 ... CPU, 35 ... Memory, 38 ... IC card writing unit, 43 ... Insertion detector, 44 ... CPU, 45 ... Display control unit, 46 ... RAM, 47 ... ROM, 48 ... IC card reading document Plug-in section, 72 ... CCD, 100 ... Operation panel, 110 ... Main control section,
111 ... Copying unit, 112 ... Memory, 113 ... IC card reading / writing unit.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first mounting means for mounting a storage medium on which image data is stored, and a first reading means for reading image data from the storage medium mounted on the first mounting means.
Outputting means for displaying and outputting the image data read out by the first reading means, instructing means for instructing editing conditions such as color conversion information for the image displayed by the outputting means, and instructing by this instructing means. A second device for writing editing conditions such as color conversion information to the storage medium mounted by the first mounting device; and a second mounting device for mounting the storage medium. Means, a second reading means for reading editing conditions such as color conversion information stored in the storage medium mounted on the second mounting means, a reading means for reading image data, and a reading means for reading the image data. A second device having image forming means for forming an image on the image carrier, the image data being edited under the editing conditions such as color conversion information read by the second reading means. Features Image processing system. 2. A first mounting means for mounting a storage medium storing image data, and a first reading means for reading image data from the storage medium mounted in the first mounting means.
Outputting means for displaying and outputting the image data read by the first reading means in various colors, and instructing means for instructing editing conditions of colors and ranges for color conversion of the image displayed by the outputting means. Processing means for displaying and outputting the image within the range for performing the color conversion instructed by the instructing means by the output means in a color different from the display color of the other part, and the color conversion instructed by the instructing means. A first writing means for writing the editing condition of the color and range for performing the writing to the storage medium mounted by the first mounting means.
Device, a second mounting means for mounting the storage medium, and a second reading means for reading the editing conditions of the color and range for color conversion stored in the storage medium mounted on the second mounting means. Image reading means, reading means for reading image data, image data read by the reading means, and image data obtained by editing the image data read by the second reading means under editing conditions of color and range for color conversion. Second having image forming means formed on the body
An image processing system, comprising: