JPH06245003A - Image information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To exactly store and print a file where a both-sides original and a one-side original coexist without judgement by a user by providing with a judgement means judging at least either of the judgements of the presence/ absence of a front image or that of a back image. CONSTITUTION:This processor is provided with an image storage means 1 reading an image on an original to store the piece of image data in a memory and an image forming means 2 printing accumulated image data on a recording paper. Then, the means 1 is provided with a front/back image managing and storing means 11 separating the front image and the back image to manage/ store them and a judgement means 12 judging the presence/absence of the back and front. On the other hand, the means 2 is provided with a both-sides image forming means 21 forming the front/back image as the both-sides image, a front image forming means 22 forming the front image as the one-side image and a back image forming means 23 forming the back image as the one-side image. Then, the original is stored in a magneto-optical disk while whether it has an image or not is checked by each side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image information processing apparatus such as an electronic file having an image forming section for printing a file in which a double-sided image and a single-sided image are mixed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an image storage means for storing image information read from a document by a scanner in a storage medium such as a magneto-optical disk, and the stored image information is read out from the storage medium to output an image such as recording paper. An image information processing apparatus having an image forming unit that prints on a medium is known.

In this type of image information processing apparatus, when printing a file in which both double-sided originals and single-sided originals are mixed, the operator judges whether the page is double-sided or single-sided and stores the image information, and the image is stored. It is known to print a file in which a double-sided original and a single-sided original are mixed according to information.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, when storing image information, the operator judges whether the original is a double-sided original or a single-sided original one by one, and the image information is stored, which is very troublesome. However, there is a drawback that a double-sided original and a single-sided original may be erroneously stored.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an image information processing apparatus capable of accurately storing and printing a file including both double-sided originals and single-sided originals without the operator's judgment.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided image information having image storage means for storing image information read from a document by a scanner in a storage medium and image forming means for outputting the image information on an image output medium. In the processing device, at least one of a determination means for determining the presence or absence of an image on the front surface and a determination means for determining the presence or absence of an image on the back surface,
A management storage unit that manages and stores image information by distinguishing a front side image and a back side image, an image forming unit that forms a front side image and a back side image as a double sided image, an image forming unit that forms a front side image as a single sided image, and a back side image. By including an image forming unit for forming a single-sided image as a single-sided image, a file in which a double-sided original and a single-sided original are mixed is stored without an operator's judgment
It is designed to be printed.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram conceptually showing the characteristic function in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The image information processing apparatus of the first embodiment reads an image on a document and stores the image data in a memory, and an image data stored in the image storage unit 1 on a recording paper. Image forming means 2 for printing on
And have.

The image storage means 1 has a front / back surface image management storage means 11 for managing and storing the front surface image and the back surface image separately, and a determination means 12 for determining the presence / absence of the front and back images. .

On the other hand, in the image forming means 2, a double-sided image forming means 21 for forming a front / back side image as a double-sided image, a front side image forming means 22 for forming a front side image as a single-sided image, and a back side image. And a back side image forming means 23 for forming a single sided image.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall construction of this first embodiment.

The apparatus shown in FIG. 2 uses the electronic file system 3 as the image storage means 1 and the image printing apparatus 6 as the image forming means 2 for printing the image data accumulated by the image storage means. A combination of a personal computer and a scanner may be used as the image storage means 1.

On the other hand, as the image forming means 2, the communication control I
The facsimile device 8 or a copying machine may be used through the / F unit 38.

The electronic file system 3 has a RAM 33 as information storage means for storing information and a ROM 3 in which the programs shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are stored.
1, a CPU 32 that controls them, an image reading device 4 that reads an image of a document, a scanner control I / F unit 34 that controls the image reading device 4, and a magneto-optical disk device 5 that stores image data and image information. , A disk control I / F unit 35 for controlling the same, an image printing device 6 for printing the stored image, and a printer control I / F for controlling the same.
Section 36 and keyboard 7 for inputting operator's instructions
A key input control I / F section 37 for controlling the same, a facsimile device 8 for inputting and outputting image data through a communication line, and a communication control I / F section 38 for controlling the same.
And a display 9 for displaying the image instructed by the operator
And a display control I / F unit 39 that controls the above.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4 and 7 and 8.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an image data storing process 1 having means for judging the presence / absence of an image based on the number of black pixels of uncompressed image data.

First, when the operator turns on a power switch (not shown) of the electronic file system 3 and a power switch of each device, the CPU 32 checks the RAM, initializes internal parameters, and executes each program according to the programs stored in the ROM 31. After initializing the interface part, etc., the operator waits for keyboard input.

Next, the operator sets a document as shown in FIG. 7 on the image reading device 4 and starts the storage process 1 by key input. Here, the CPU 32 checks the presence / absence of a document through the scanner control I / F unit 34 (S
1) If there is no document, the storage process 1 is ended. If there is a document, uncompressed RA and
Read onto M33 (S2).

Then, the number of black pixels of the uncompressed image data on the surface is counted (S3), and it is checked whether the count value exceeds a certain reference value (S4). The image data is stored in the magneto-optical disk 5 through the disk control I / F unit 35 together with the management information (S5).

If it does not exceed, the image data is not stored and only the management information without the surface is recorded on the magneto-optical disk 5.
Is stored in (S6).

Next, the number of black pixels of the uncompressed image data on the back side is counted (S7), and it is checked whether the count value exceeds the reference value (S8). If it exceeds, the management information with the back side is stored on the RAM 33. And the management information and the image data are stored in the magneto-optical disk 5 (S9).

If it does not exceed, the image data is not stored, only the management information without the back side is stored in the magneto-optical disk 5 (S10), and the presence or absence of the original is checked (S1).
Return to.

In this way, the original is stored on the magneto-optical disk together with the management information while checking whether or not there is an image on each side.

As the means for determining the presence / absence of an image, the means for determining the number of black pixels in uncompressed image data is used.
A means for determining the presence or absence of an image based on the amount of compressed image data may be used.

In the present embodiment, the presence / absence of an image on the front side and the presence / absence of an image on the back side are checked. However, either one may be checked. In that case, the unchecked image is always present. May be.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the print processing 1 of the image data stored in the storage processing 1 described above.

First, the operator inputs search conditions from the keyboard 7 to search for a file to be printed. And
When the corresponding file is found, display the image.
It is also possible to display it on the display 9 through the / F section 39 and let the operator confirm.

Next, the operator sets the recording paper on the image printing device 6 and starts the printing process 1 by key input.

The CPU 32 reads the management information of the corresponding file from the magneto-optical disk device 5 onto the RAM 33 through the disk control I / F unit, checks whether or not there is an image (S20), and if there is no image, prints the image. Complete 1. If there is an image, the image printing apparatus is fed (S21).

Next, the presence / absence of a surface image is checked by the management information (S5, S6) stored in the storage process 1 (S22).

As a result, if there is a surface image, the image data is read from the magneto-optical disk device 5 onto the RAM 33 (S23), and this image data is transferred to the printer control I / F unit 3
It is sent to the image printing device 6 through 6 and printed on the surface of the recording paper (S24).

Then, the presence / absence of the back side image is checked by the management information (S9, S10) stored in the storage process 1 (S25).

As a result, if there is a backside image, the image data is read from the magneto-optical disk device 5 onto the RAM 33 (S
26), this image data is sent to the image printing device 6 through the printer control I / F unit 36 and printed on the back surface of the recording paper (S27). Then, the recording paper is discharged (S28), and the process returns to the check for the presence or absence of the next image data (S20).

If there is no surface image in S22, the processes of S23 and S24 are not performed, but the processes of S25 and thereafter are performed.

If there is no backside image in S25, the processes of S26 and S27 are not performed, but the processes of S28 and thereafter are performed.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 8, the image stored in the magneto-optical disk by the above-described storage processing 1 has an image on the front side and an image on the back side on the front side of the recording paper. For example, it is printed on the back side of the recording paper.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The operations other than the storage processing and the printing processing are the same as those of the first aspect of the present invention.
The operation is similar to that of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the image data storage process 2.

First, the presence / absence of a document is checked through the scanner control I / F section 34 (S31).
The storage process 2 ends.

If there is a document, the image data on the front side is read into the RAM 33 and the data is compressed / not shown.
It is compressed by the decompression unit and stored in the magneto-optical disk device 5 through the disk control I / F unit 35 (S32).

Next, the image data on the back side is similarly compressed and stored in the magneto-optical disk device 5 (S33), and the process returns to the check of the presence or absence of the document (S31).

In this way, if there is a document, the image data is compressed and recorded on the magneto-optical disk regardless of the presence or absence of the image on the front side or the back side.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the image data printing process 2 having means for judging the presence or absence of an image based on the amount of compressed image data.

First, it is checked whether or not there is an image to be printed (S41), and if there is no image, the process ends.

If there is an image, paper is fed (S4
2), the compressed image data of the surface stored in the above storage process 2 is read from the magneto-optical disk device 5 into the RAM 33 (S43).

Then, it is checked whether or not the data amount of the compressed image exceeds the reference value (S44).
The compressed image on M33 is expanded by the data compression / expansion section (S45), and the image data is expanded by the printer control I / F section 3
It is sent to the image printing device 6 through 6 and printed on the surface of the recording paper (S46).

Next, the back side compressed image data stored in the above storage processing 2 is transferred from the magneto-optical disk device 5 to the RAM 3.
3 is read (S47).

Then, it is checked whether the data amount of the compressed image exceeds the reference value (S48), and if it exceeds the reference value, the compressed image on the RAM 33 is expanded by the data compression / expansion unit (S49), and the image is expanded. Printer control I / O data
The image is sent to the image printing device 6 through the F section 36 and is printed on the back surface of the recording paper (S50).

Then, the recording paper is discharged (S51), and the process returns to the check of the presence / absence of an image to be printed (S41).

If the data amount of the surface does not exceed the reference value in S44, the processes in S45 and S46 are skipped and the processes in S47 and thereafter are performed.

If the amount of data on the back side does not exceed the reference value in S48, the processes in S49 and S50 are not performed and
The processing after S51 is performed.

In this way, the image stored in the magneto-optical disk by the above-mentioned storage processing 2 is recorded on the front surface of the recording paper when the front surface image exceeds the reference value, and when the back surface image exceeds the reference value. Will be printed on the back side of.

In the above second embodiment, the compressed image data is stored in the magneto-optical disk, and the compressed image data amount is
Although the presence or absence of the image is checked before printing, it may be stored as uncompressed image data, and the presence or absence of the image may be checked based on the number of black pixels before printing.

In the present embodiment, the presence / absence of an image on the front side and the presence / absence of an image on the back side are checked. However, either one may be checked. In that case, the image not checked is always present. May be.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In a file that contains both one-sided and two-sided originals,
There is an effect that the operator can easily store and print without distinguishing between a double-sided original and a single-sided original.

Further, the operator determines that the double-sided original is a single-sided original and does not store the back-side image, so that the back-side image cannot be printed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a storage process 1 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing print processing 1 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a storage process 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing print processing 1 in the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an example of an original used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of printing paper according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image storage means, 2 ... Image forming means, 3 ... Electronic file system, 4 ... Image reading device, 5 ... Magneto-optical disk device, 6 ... Image printing device, 7 ... Keyboard, 8 ... Facsimile device, 9 ... Display device , 31 ... ROM, 32 ... CPU, 33 ... RAM, 34 ... Scanner control I / F unit, 35 ... Disk control I / F unit, 36 ... Printer control I / F unit, 37 ... Key input control I / F unit, 38 ... Communication control I / F unit, 39 ... Display control I / F unit.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An image information processing apparatus comprising: an image storage means for storing image information read from a document by a scanner in a storage medium; and an image forming means for outputting the image information on an image output medium. An image information processing apparatus, comprising: a determination unit that determines at least one of determination of presence / absence and determination of presence / absence of an image on the back surface. 2. The image according to claim 1, further comprising a determination means for performing at least one of determination of presence / absence of image on front side and determination of presence / absence of image on back side when storing image information. Information processing equipment. 3. The image information processing according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit that determines at least one of determination of presence / absence of image on front side and determination of presence / absence of image on back side during image formation. apparatus. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the determination of the presence or absence of an image on the front side and the determination of the presence or absence of an image on the back side is performed based on the number of black pixels of uncompressed image data.
An image information processing apparatus comprising a determination means for making one determination. 5. The determination device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit that determines at least one of determination of presence / absence of image on front side and determination of presence / absence of image on back side based on compressed image data amount. Image information processing device.