JPH09284703A - Image output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image output device that directly records the image pickup data and time, image pickup location and name of a person on a photograph, purpose of image pickup, and the name, address, postal number or the like of the processor in the case of a portrait onto a recording medium in the image output device for a color image reproduction system reproducing a color image. SOLUTION: The image output device is provided with a display means on which a color image to be reproduced is displayed prior to reproduction of a color image and the color image is observed, an input means inputting character data to be printed out on a recording medium, and a head having lots of pins and also with a print means 207 printing out character data onto a recording medium, a font memory storing front data, and a control means reading font data from the font memory according the character data inputted by the input means to control the print means 207.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image output device, and more particularly, to a color memory for photoelectrically reading a color image and converting the image data into a digital signal to obtain an image data of a frame memory or the like. The present invention relates to an image output device for a color image reproduction system which reproduces a color image on a recording material such as color paper by performing image processing on the image data stored in the data storage device and stored in the image data storage device. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A color image recorded on a negative film, a reversal film or a color print is recorded on a C
The data is photoelectrically read by a photoelectric conversion element such as a CD, converted into a digital signal, stored as image data in image data storage means such as a frame memory, and further, image processing is performed on the image data stored in the image data storage means. Recording material such as color paper or CRT
There has been proposed a color image reproducing system for reproducing on a display means such as. According to this color image reproduction system, even if a color image is photographed under unsuitable photographing conditions such as underexposure or overexposure and recorded on a negative film, reversal film or color print, image processing is performed on the image data. Can be reproduced as a color image having a desired color and gradation, and a color image recorded on a negative film, a reversal film or a color print can be reproduced with a different color and gradation as desired. Is desirable because it can be reproduced as a color image having

[0003]

Conventionally, the owner of a photograph adds the date and time the photograph was taken, the place where the photograph was taken, the name of the person in the photograph, the purpose of the photograph, etc., to the album, Often, it is kept as a record together with the photograph, but if such a record is printed on the photograph itself, it is very convenient for organizing the photograph. Also, if the name, address, zip code, etc. of the owner of the photograph can be printed on the photograph, the photograph itself can be used as a postcard, which is convenient. However, heretofore, even in the case of reprinting a photograph, at best, only the printing conditions and the like are printed on the back surface of the photograph, and there is no system for printing such a record on the photograph itself. Therefore, according to the present invention, a color image is photoelectrically read, image data obtained by converting the color image into a digital signal is stored in an image data storage unit, and image processing is performed on the image data stored in the image data storage unit. hand,
An image output device for a color image reproduction system that reproduces a color image on a recording material such as color paper, and if the recording material is a shooting date, a shooting place, and a portrait photograph, the name of the person in the image, Purpose of shooting, name of owner,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image output device capable of directly recording an address, a postal code, etc.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is as follows.
Prior to the reproduction of the color image, a display means for displaying and displaying the color image to be reproduced, an input means for inputting character data to be printed on the recording material, and a head having a large number of pins are provided. Printing means for printing character data on the recording material, a font memory storing font data, and reading font data from the font memory according to the character data input to the input means, And an image output device including a control unit that controls the printing unit. According to the present invention, a display means for displaying and observing a color image to be reproduced is provided prior to the reproduction of the color image, so that the color data is printed on the recording material to be reproduced. And a color image can be associated with each other, and since a print means having a head having a large number of pins is provided, it is possible to print Chinese characters as well. If so, the customer prints the character data that the customer wants to record in association with the photograph, such as the name of the person in the picture and the purpose of shooting, on the recording material from which the color image was reproduced and records it. It will be possible.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a color image reproduction system including an image output device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a color image reproduction system reads a color image and generates digitized image data, and an image reading device 1, and performs predetermined image processing on the image data generated by the image reading device 1. The image processing device 5 and the image output device 8 for reproducing a color image based on the image data subjected to the image processing by the image processing device are provided. The image reading device 1 includes a transmissive image reading device that photoelectrically reads a color image recorded on a film F such as a negative film or a reversal film, and a reflective image reading device that photoelectrically reads a color image recorded on a color print. By selectively connecting the device to the image processing device 5,
Both a color image recorded on a film F such as a negative film or a reversal film and a color image recorded on a color print can be reproduced.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a transmissive image reading apparatus for a color image reproducing system including an image output apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
The transmissive image reading device 10 can photoelectrically read a color image by irradiating a color image recorded on a film F such as a negative film or a reversal film with light and detecting the light transmitted through the film. The light source 11, the light amount adjusting unit 12 capable of adjusting the light amount of the light emitted from the light source 11, and the light emitted from the light source 11 into red (R), green (G) and blue (B). Color separation unit 13 and light source 11 for separating into three colors
So that the light emitted from the film F is evenly applied to the film F, the diffusion unit 14 for diffusing the light, the CCD area sensor 15 for photoelectrically detecting the light transmitted through the film F, and the light transmitted through the film F CCD area sensor 15
It is equipped with a lens 16 for forming an image. The transmissive image reading device 10 further includes an amplifier 17 for amplifying the R, G, and B image signals generated and photoelectrically detected by the CCD area sensor 15, and an A for digitizing the image signal.
A / D converter 18, CCD correction means 19 and R for performing correction processing of dark current on the image signal digitized by the A / D converter 18
A log converter 20 for converting the G and B image data into density data is provided. The log converter 20 is connected to the interface 21.

The film F is held by the carrier 22, and the film F held by the carrier 22 is the motor 2
The driving roller 24 driven by 3 feeds the image to a predetermined position, holds it in a stopped state, and when the reading of the color image of one frame is completed, the image is fed by one frame. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 25 is a screen detection sensor, which detects the density distribution of the color image recorded on the film F and outputs the detected density signal to the CPU 26 which controls the transmissive image reading apparatus 10. Based on this density signal, the CPU 26 calculates the screen position of the color image recorded on the film F, and when determining that the screen position of the color image has reached a predetermined position, the motor 23
Is configured to be stopped. In the transmissive image reading apparatus 10, first, the film F is irradiated with red light, and the light transmitted through the film F is photoelectrically detected by the CCD area sensor 15, and the 1 of the film F is detected.
R image data for one frame is generated, and the generated R image data for one frame is transferred to the image processing apparatus for every 10 bits, and then the film F is irradiated with green light and transmitted through the film F. Light is photoelectrically detected by the CCD area sensor 15 to generate G image data for one frame of the film F, and the generated G image data for one frame is
It is transferred to the image processing apparatus every 10 bits. Finally,
The film F is irradiated with blue light, the light transmitted through the film F is photoelectrically detected by the CCD area sensor 15, and B image data for one frame of the film F is generated.
The generated B image data for one frame is transferred to the image processing apparatus every 10 bits.
Therefore, in the transmissive image reading device 10,
The generated image data is transferred to the image processing apparatus 5 in units of one frame for each of the R, G, and B image data.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a reflection type image reading apparatus for a color image reproducing system including an image output apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the reflection-type image reading device 30 irradiates a color image recorded on the color print P with light, and detects the light reflected by the color print P.
It is configured to photoelectrically read color images,
A light source 31, a mirror 32 for reflecting the light emitted from the light source 31 and reflected on the surface of the color print P, and a color balance filter 33 for adjusting the sensitivity of R, G, B of the light reflected on the surface of the color print P. , A light amount adjustment unit 34 capable of adjusting the light amount of the light reflected on the surface of the color print P, a CCD line sensor 35 for photoelectrically detecting the light reflected by the color print P, and the light reflected by the color print P. A lens 36 for forming an image on the CCD line sensor 35 is provided. The CCD line sensor 35 is composed of a three-line sensor corresponding to the three colors of R, G, and B, and is moved from the color print P by the CCD line sensor 35 while moving the light source 31 and the mirror 32 in the direction of the arrow. The color image recorded on the color print P is two-dimensionally read by detecting the reflected light.

The reflection type image reading device 30 further includes:
An amplifier 37 that amplifies the R, G, and B image signals photoelectrically detected by the CCD line sensor 35, an A / D converter 38 that digitizes the image signal, and a digitized by the A / D converter 38. For the image signal
CC that performs correction processing for variations in sensitivity and dark current for each pixel
It is provided with a D correction means 39 and a log converter 40 for converting the image data of R, G, B into density data. The log converter 40 is connected to the interface 41. In the reflective image reading device 30, the color print P
Is held stationary by a carrier (not shown),
The light source 31 and the mirror 32 are configured to be moved in the direction of the arrow by a driving unit (not shown). The reflective image reading device 30 is controlled by the CPU 46. In the reflection-type image reading device 30, a CCD line sensor composed of three line sensors corresponding to the three colors of R, G, and B moves on the color image recorded on the color print P to move to R and G. , B is generated, the generated image data is sequentially transferred to the image processing apparatus. Therefore, in the reflective image reading device 30, the R image data of the first pixel, the G image data of the first pixel, the B image data of the first pixel, and then the R image data of the second pixel, The image data such as the G image data of the second pixel and the B image data of the second pixel is transferred to the image processing apparatus in 12-bit units in pixel units.

4 and 5 are block diagrams of the image processing apparatus 5 used in the color image reproducing system including the image output apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the image processing device 5 includes an interface 48 connectable to the interface 21 of the transmissive image reading device 10 or the interface 41 of the reflective image reading device 30, and a reflective image. The image data transferred from the reading device 30 or the transmissive image reading device 10 is input from the image reading device 1 and a data processing unit 46 that performs a process such as changing the number of bits of the transferred image data and negative / positive inversion. Further, the arithmetic mean calculating means 4 adds the values of two adjacent pixel data, averages them, and allocates them to one pixel data.
9 and the pixel data in each line of the image data sent from the arithmetic mean calculation means 49 are alternately stored.
Line buffer 50a and second line buffer 5
0b and the line data stored in the line buffers 50a and 50b are transferred to store the image data corresponding to the color image of one frame recorded on the film F or the color image recorded on one color print P. It comprises a first frame memory unit 51, a second frame memory unit 52 and a third frame memory unit 53. Here, the first line buffer 50a and the second line buffer 50b store the odd-numbered pixel data of each line of the image data in one line buffer,
The even-numbered pixel data is alternately stored in the other line buffer.

The arithmetic mean calculation means 49 arithmetically averages the values of two adjacent pixel data for the image data of one frame which is continuously transferred every 10 bits from the transmissive image reading device 10. Then, R is assigned to the image data for each pixel transferred every 12 bits from the reflection-type image reading device 30 so as to be assigned to one pixel data.
The value of two adjacent pixel data of image data, the value of two adjacent pixel data of G image data, and the value of two adjacent pixel data of B image data are respectively averaged to obtain one pixel data. Is configured to assign to. Further, the image reading apparatus 1 once reads a color image of one frame recorded on the film F or a color image recorded on one color print P to generate digital image data, and this first reading is performed. Based on the image data obtained by (pre-reading), the image processing apparatus 5 sets the image reading conditions for the second reading (main reading), and again executes the reading of the color image (main reading) to perform digital reading. The first frame memory unit 51 is configured to generate image data, and the image data obtained by the pre-reading which is the first reading is stored in the second frame memory unit 5 in the first frame memory unit 51.
The second and third frame memory units 53 have a second
The image data obtained by the main reading, which is the reading of, is stored.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the details of the first line buffer 50a, the second line buffer 50b, the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52 and the third frame memory unit 53. Is. As shown in FIG. 6, the image processing apparatus 5 processes the first line buffer 50a and the second line buffer 50a to process the image data generated by reading the color image.
Line buffer 50b, first frame memory unit 51, second frame memory unit 52 and third frame memory unit
The frame memory units 53 of R, G, and
A first R line buffer 50aR, a first G line buffer 50aG and a first B line buffer 50aB, a second R line buffer 50bR, a second G line buffer 50bG and a first R line buffer 50aR which store image data corresponding to B. 2 B line buffer 50bB, R data memory 51
R and G data memory 51G and B data memory 51
B, R data memory 52R, G data memory 52G, B data memory 52B, and R data memory 53
R, G data memory 53G and B data memory 53B
It has. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the image data obtained by prefetching is input to the first frame memory unit 51 and the image data stored in the second frame memory unit 52 is output.

A CPU 6 for controlling the entire image processing apparatus 5
0, the first R line buffer 50aR, the first G line buffer 50aG, and the first B line buffer 50a.
B, second R line buffer 50bR, second G line buffer 50bG and second B line buffer 50b
B, R data memory 51R, G data memory 51G and B data memory 51B, R data memory 52R, G data memory 52G and B data memory 52B and R data memory 53R, G data memory 53G and B
The data memory 53B stores the image data transferred from the reflective image reading device 30 for each color on a pixel-by-pixel basis or on a line-by-line basis. The first, second or third frame stores image data for one frame for each color. Memory unit 5
Format changing means for storing in 1, 52, 53 is configured. The format changing means configured in this way changes the format of image data as follows. In the transmissive image reading device 10 including the CCD area sensor 15, first, red light (R) is applied to the film to generate R image data for one frame of the film, and the R image data is transferred to the image processing device 5. Then, the film is irradiated with green light (G), G image data for one frame of the film is generated and transferred to the image processing device 5, and finally, the film is irradiated with blue light (B), The B image data for one frame of the film is generated and transferred to the image processing apparatus 5. Therefore, in the transmissive image reading device 10, the generated image data is transferred to the image processing device 5 in units of one frame, that is, in units of surface for each of the R, G, and B image data.

On the other hand, in the reflection type image reading device 30 equipped with the CCD line sensor 35, R,
CCD equipped with a 3-line sensor corresponding to the three colors G and B
The line sensor 35 moves on a color image recorded on a color print or the like to generate image data corresponding to R, G, B, and sequentially transfers the image data to the image processing device 5,
It is configured to read color images. Therefore, in the reflection-type image reading device 30, the generated image data is the R image data of the first pixel, the G image data of the first pixel, the B image data of the first pixel, and then the second image data. R image data of a pixel, G image data of a second pixel, B image data of a second pixel, such as R,
Each of the G and B image data is transferred to the image processing device on a pixel-by-pixel basis, or the R image data of the first line, the G image data of the first line, and the B image data of the first line. , Then the R image data of the second line, the second
Whether the generated image data is transferred to the image processing apparatus 5 for each R, G, B image data, such as the G image data of the line B and the B image data of the second line. Thus, in this example, the generated image data is configured to be transferred to the image processing device in pixel units.

In the image processing apparatus 5, the image data is stored in the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52 or the third frame memory unit 53 for each frame. There is. Here, the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52, and the third frame memory unit 53 store R data memory 51R, G data for storing image data corresponding to R, G, B, respectively. Memory 5
1G and B data memory 51B, R data memory 52
R, G data memory 52G and B data memory 52B
And R data memory 53R, G data memory 53G
The R, G, B image data sent from the image reading apparatus 1 is composed of an R data memory 51R, a G data memory 51B, and a B data memory 51B. 52R, G data memory 52G and B data memory 52B or R
It is stored in the data memory 53R, the G data memory 53G, and the B data memory 53B, respectively. Therefore, the image data transferred from the transmissive image reading device 10 to the image processing device 5 sequentially for each frame of R, G, and B image data is sequentially and directly transferred to the first frame memory unit. 51 R data memory 51R, G data memory 51G and B data memory 51B, 2nd frame memory unit 52 R data memory 52R, G data memory 52G and B data memory 52B or 3rd frame memory unit 53 R data Memory 53
R, G data memory 53G and B data memory 53B
Can be stored.

On the other hand, the reflection type image reading device 3
The image data from 0 is R image data of the first pixel, G image data of the first pixel, B image data of the first pixel,
Next, R image data of the second pixel, G image data of the second pixel, B image data of the second pixel, and so on.
Since the image data, the G image data, and the B image data are continuously transferred to the image processing device 5 for each pixel, the R image data, the G image data, and the B image data are replaced with the corresponding R data memory and the G data. In memory or B data memory,
It is necessary to selectively store the data. Therefore, in the image processing device 5, when the image data from the reflective image reading device 30 is stored in the second frame memory unit 52, for example, the CPU 60
Causes the R image data of the first pixel sent first to be stored in the R memory unit 52R, and the G image data of the first pixel sent next to be stored in the G memory unit 52G. The B image data of the first pixel sent to the R memory unit 52B is stored in the B memory unit 52B, and the R image data of the second pixel sent to the fourth is stored in the R memory unit 52R. The G image data of the second pixel thus obtained is stored in the G memory unit 52G,
The B image data of the second pixel sent sixth is stored in the B memory unit 52B, and the three memory units 52R, 52G, and 52B are controlled to send R image data in pixel units. , G, B image data are stored in the R memory unit 52R, G memory units 52G and B
The memory unit 52B is configured to be selectively and sequentially stored.

Further, in this example, each memory unit is
Since it is composed of the DRAM, the refresh operation is necessary, while the image data is sent regardless of the refresh operation of each memory unit.
During the refresh operation, each memory unit cannot store image data. Therefore, before the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52, and the third frame memory unit 53,
First line buffer 50a and second line buffer 5
0b is provided, and by these, the image data is temporarily held and then stored in the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52, or the third frame memory unit 53. The image data sent regardless of the refreshing operation can be stored in the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52, or the third frame memory unit 53. Here, the first line buffer 50a and the second line buffer 50b are controlled by the CPU 60 and are configured to alternately store the transferred image data. First line buffer 50a
Is a first R line buffer 50aR, a first G line buffer 50aG and a first B line buffer 50a.
The second line buffer 50b includes a second R line buffer 50bR, a second G line buffer 50bG, and a second B line buffer 50bB. The G image data is alternately supplied to the R line buffer 50aR and the second R line buffer 50bR.
Alternately, the B image data is alternately supplied to the G and second G line buffers 50bG.
The line buffers 50bB are alternately stored.

Therefore, the reflection type image reading device 30
When storing the image data from the first pixel in the second frame memory unit 52, the CPU 60 replaces the first R image data of the first pixel with the first R image data.
The G image data of the first pixel, which is stored in the line buffer 50aR and sent next, is stored in the first G line buffer 5
0aG, and the B image data of the first pixel sent third is stored in the first G line buffer 50aG, and the R image data of the second pixel sent fourth is stored in the second Stored in the R line buffer 50bR of the second pixel, the G image data of the second pixel sent fifth is stored in the second G line buffer 50bG, and the B image of the second pixel sent sixth The data is stored in the second G line buffer 50bG, the R image data of the third pixel sent to the 7th is stored in the first R line buffer 50aR, and the R image data of the third pixel sent to the 8th is sent. The G image data of the pixel is stored in the first G line buffer 50aG, and so on, in the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52, or the third frame memory unit 53. And controls the six line buffers provided in, to, selectively, sequentially, and stored,
Of the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52, and the third frame memory unit 53, the frame memory unit capable of storing image data is configured to store the image data.

A CPU 60 for controlling the entire image processing apparatus 5
Is a CPU 26 that controls the transmissive image reading apparatus 10.
Alternatively, a CPU that controls the reflection-type image reading device 30
46 is communicable via a communication line (not shown), and is also communicable via a communication line (not shown) with a CPU that controls the image output device 8 described later. C
The PU 60 can correct the image reading condition for performing the main reading of the color image and the image processing condition as necessary, based on the image data obtained by the pre-reading stored in the first frame memory unit 51. Is configured. That is, the CPU 60, based on the image data obtained by the pre-reading,
CCD area sensor 15 or CCD line sensor 3
In order to efficiently use the dynamic range of 5,
The image reading condition for the main reading is determined, and the reading control signal is sent to the CPU 26 of the transmissive image reading apparatus 10.
Alternatively, it is output to the CPU 46 of the reflective image reading device 30. When the reading control signal is input, the CPU 26 of the transmissive image reading device 10 or the CPU 46 of the reflective image reading device 30 controls the light amount and the CCD area sensor 15 or the CCD line adjusted by the light amount adjusting unit 12 or the light amount adjusting unit 34. The storage time of the sensor 35 is controlled. At the same time, the CPU 60, based on the obtained image data, makes it possible to reproduce a color image having the optimum density, gradation and color tone on the color paper so that the first image processing means and the second image described later can be used. A control signal for correcting the image processing condition such as the parameter of the image processing by the processing means is output to the first image processing means and the second image processing means as needed.

As described above, the first image data obtained by the first image reading, that is, the pre-reading determines the image reading condition and the image processing condition for the second image reading, that is, the main reading. Therefore, in this example, a color image is reproduced on a CRT based on the image data obtained by prefetching, as will be described later.
The operator can set the image processing conditions by observing the reproduced color image, and the data amount of the image data obtained by the pre-reading is displayed on the CRT by the image data generation device. The image is reduced to a reproducible data amount and stored in the first frame memory unit 51. Therefore, in the transmissive image reading apparatus 10, the C
The CD area sensor 15 transfers only image data corresponding to an odd field or an even field, and in the reflection type image reading device, the light source 3
By doubling the moving speed of 1 and the mirror 32, that is, the sub-scanning speed, the image reading device 1 is configured so that the data amount of the image data to be generated becomes 1/2 compared with the case of the main reading. Further, the arithmetic mean calculating means 49 of the image processing device 5 is configured to send the received image data 2
The value of one pixel data is added and the averaged data is 1
By allocating the pixel data to one pixel data, the number of pixel data of each line of the image data is reduced to 1/2, and only the pixel data of one of the odd line and the even line of the image data is stored in the first line buffer 50a and the second line. Of the first line buffer 50a and the second line buffer 50b are stored alternately in the line buffer 50b, and the image data stored in one of the first line buffer 50a and the second line buffer 50b is stored in the frame memory. The number of pixel data of image data to be captured is reduced to 1/16. In this way, since the number of pixel data in the image data is reduced at the time of pre-reading, the second frame memory unit 52 and the third frame memory unit 53 for storing the image data obtained by the main reading are the negative film or the negative film. It has a capacity to store a color image for one frame recorded on a film F such as a reversal film or an image data obtained by reading a color image recorded on one color print P. As the first frame memory unit 51 for storing the image data obtained by the pre-reading, one having a much smaller capacity than the second frame memory unit 52 and the third frame memory unit 53 is used.

The image processing apparatus 5 further applies a color image on a color paper to the image data stored in the second frame memory unit 52 and the third frame memory unit 53 with desired density, gradation and color tone. So as to be reproduced, the image stored in the first image processing unit 61 and the first frame memory unit 51 for performing image processing such as gradation correction, color conversion, and density conversion by a lookup table or matrix calculation. Image processing such as gradation correction, color conversion, and density conversion is performed on the data by a look-up table or matrix calculation so that a color image can be reproduced on a CRT screen described later with a desired image quality. The image processing means 62 is provided. The outputs of the second frame memory unit 52 and the third frame memory unit 53 are connected to the selector 55, and stored in either the second frame memory unit 52 or the second frame memory unit 53 by the selector 55. Image data is selectively selected by the first image processing means 61.
It is configured to be inputted to. First frame memory unit 51, second frame memory unit 52
And the input bus 6 of the third frame memory unit 53
3 and the output bus 64, a data bus 65 is provided. The data bus 65 stores a CPU 60 that controls the entire color image reproduction system, a memory 66 that stores an operation program of the CPU 60, and image data. ,
A storable hard disk 67, a CRT 68, a keyboard 69, a communication port 70 connected to another color image reproduction system via a communication line, the CPU 26 of the transmissive image reading device 10 or the reflective image reading device 30.
A communication line with the CPU 46 is connected.

The first image processing means 61 is connected to the data synthesizing means 75, and the data synthesizing means 75 is connected to the synthetic data memory 76. Composite data memory 76
Is an R data memory 76R, G data memory 76 for storing image data such as figures and characters corresponding to R, G, B
The G and B data memory 76B is provided, and the color image recorded on the film F or the color print P is read and combined with the image data. A figure to be composited with the color image when is played,
It stores image data such as characters. The data synthesizing means 75 is connected to the interface 77. Figure 7
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an image output device for a color image reproduction system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, an image output device 8 according to an embodiment of the present invention is an interface 78 that can be connected to an interface 77 of the image processing device 5, a CPU 79 that controls the image output device 8, and an input from the image processing device 5. An image data memory 80 including a plurality of frame memories for storing the image data thus obtained, and a D / A converter 81 for converting the image data into an analog signal.
A laser beam irradiation means 82, and a modulator driving means 83 for outputting a modulation signal for modulating the intensity of the laser light. The CPU 79 is configured to be communicable with the CPU 60 of the image processing apparatus 5 via a communication line (not shown).

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the laser light irradiation means 82. The laser light irradiation means 82 includes red semiconductor laser light sources 84a, 84b and 84c.
The laser light emitted from the laser light source 4b is converted into a green laser light by the wavelength conversion means 85, and the semiconductor laser light source 8
The laser light emitted by 4c is converted into blue laser light by the wavelength conversion means 86. Red laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser light source 84a, wavelength conversion means 8
The green laser light whose wavelength has been converted by 5 and the blue laser light whose wavelength has been converted by the wavelength converting means 86 respectively enter optical modulators 87R, 87G, 87B such as an acousto-optic modulator (AOM). The modulation signals are input to the optical modulators 87R, 87G, and 87B from the modulator driving means 83, and the intensity of the laser light is modulated according to the modulation signals. ing. The laser light whose intensity is modulated by the optical modulators 87R, 87G, and 87B is reflected by the reflection mirror 88R,
The polygon mirror 89 is reflected by 88G and 88B.
Incident on. The image output device 8 includes a magazine 91 that stores web-shaped color paper 90 in a roll shape, and the color paper 90 is configured to be transported in the sub-scanning direction along a predetermined transport path. In the conveying path of the color paper 90, perforation means 92 for perforating a reference hole is provided at the side edge portion of the color paper 90 at intervals corresponding to the length of one color print. In the inside, according to this reference hole, the conveyance of the color paper 90 and the laser light irradiation means 82 are synchronized, and as described later, the predetermined position of the color paper 90 is exposed by the laser light irradiation means 82. Has been done.

The laser light modulated by the light modulators 87R, 87G and 87B is scanned in the main scanning direction by the polygon mirror 89, and the color paper 90 is exposed through the fθ lens 93. Here, color paper 90
Is transported in the sub-scanning direction, the entire surface is exposed by laser light. Here, the conveyance speed of the color paper 90 in the sub-scanning direction is the main scanning speed of the laser light,
That is, it is controlled by the CPU 79 so as to be synchronized with the rotation speed of the polygon mirror 89. The color paper 90 exposed by the laser light is processed by the development processing unit 9
4, a predetermined color developing process, a bleach-fixing process, and a washing process are performed, and a color image is reproduced on the color paper 90 based on the image data subjected to the image processing by the image processing device 5. Color paper 90 which has been subjected to color development processing, bleach-fixing processing and water washing processing by a color developing tank 94, a bleach-fixing tank 95 and a water washing tank 96.
Is sent to the drying unit 97 and, after being dried, one frame of a frame is moved by the cutter 98 which is driven in synchronization with the conveyance of the color paper 90 based on the reference hole formed in the side edge portion of the color paper 90. The film F is cut into a length corresponding to the color image recorded on the color paper P or one color paper P, sent to the sorter 99, and accumulated for each sheet corresponding to one film F or for each customer. Is configured.

Here, a color developing tank 94 and a bleach-fixing tank 9 are provided.
As the water washing tank 96, the drying unit 97, the cutter 98 and the sorter 99, those used in ordinary automatic developing machines can be used. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing details of the first image processing means 61. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the first image processing means 61 is a color density gradation conversion means 100 for converting density data, color data and gradation data of image data, and a saturation conversion for converting saturation data of image data. Means 101, digital magnification conversion means 102 for converting the number of pixel data of image data, frequency processing means 103 for performing frequency processing on image data, and dynamic range conversion means 104 for converting the dynamic range of image data are provided. FIG. 10 is a detailed view of the image output device 8 on the upstream side of the color developing tank 94. As shown in FIG. 10, the image output device 8 includes a first conveying roller pair 201, a first sensor 200, and a perforating means 9 along the conveying path of the web-shaped color paper 90.
2. A second conveyance roller pair 202, a third conveyance roller pair 203, a drum 204, which is intermittently driven by a step motor, and a fourth conveyance roller pair, which is intermittently driven by a step motor (not shown). 205, the second sensor 20
6, a printing unit 207 that prints on the back surface of the color paper 90, and a fifth conveyance roller 2 that is intermittently driven by the same stepper motor as the fourth conveyance roller pair 205.
08, the first cutter 20 for cutting the color paper 90
9. A sixth conveying roller 21 driven by a constant speed motor
A second cutter 211 that cuts the color paper 90 at a different timing from the first and second cutters 209 and a seventh transport roller 212 that sends the color paper 90 to the color developing tank 94.

First sensor 200 and second sensor 2
Reference numeral 06 denotes a photo sensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element. When the web-shaped color paper 90 is exposed based on the image data, the pair of transport rollers 2
01, 202, 203, 205, the drum 204 and the transport rollers 208, 210, 212 are asynchronous with each other,
The web-shaped color paper 90 is configured to be rotated and rotated at different timings and speeds. In order to absorb the difference in the rotation timing and the conveyance speed, between the conveyance roller pair 201 and the conveyance roller pair 202,
Between the conveyance roller pair 202 and the conveyance roller pair 203 and the drum 204, the conveyance roller pair 203 and the drum 204
And the conveying roller pair 205, between the conveying roller 208 and the conveying roller 210, and between the conveying roller 210 and the conveying roller 212, respectively.
Is configured to form a loop. That is, when the punching means 92 punches the reference hole in the side edge portion of the color paper 90, the rotation of the second transport roller pair 202 is temporarily stopped, and when the punching operation is completed, the second transport roller pair is finished. 202 is rotated again and the color paper 90 is conveyed. Therefore, the second pair of transport rollers 2
02 conveys the color paper 90 intermittently. On the other hand, the color paper 90 in the magazine 91 is always pulled out at a constant speed by the first conveying roller pair 201 driven by the constant speed motor. Therefore, the first conveying roller pair 201 and the second conveying roller pair 202 do not have the same timing and speed of rotation, and therefore, in the image output device 8, the first conveying roller pair 201 and the second conveying roller pair 202 are not in the same timing. Roller pair 2
No. 02, the color paper 9 between the first conveying roller pair 201 and the perforating means 92 is compensated for the difference in the conveying timing and the conveying speed of the color paper 90.
0 to form a first loop L1. Here, the presence or absence and the size of this loop L1 are detected by the first loop detection sensor 215.

Further, the exposure section includes a third pair of conveying rollers 20.
The web-shaped color paper 90 includes the drum 204 and the third conveying roller pair 2
It is sandwiched between 03 and 03, and is exposed by the laser beam from the laser beam irradiation means 82 while being conveyed at a constant speed in the sub-scanning direction. Therefore, in this image output device 8, the second pair of conveying rollers 202 that intermittently conveys the color paper 90, the third pair of conveying rollers 203 that conveys the color paper 90 at a constant speed during exposure, and The web-shaped color paper between the second conveying roller pair 202 and the third conveying roller pair 203 and the drum 204 in order to compensate for the difference in timing and speed of conveying the color paper 90 between the drum 204 and the drum 204. 90 to form a second loop L2. The presence and the size of the loop L2 are detected by the second loop detection sensor 216. The color paper 90 exposed by the laser light from the laser light irradiation means 82 is further arranged in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the color paper 90, and the two printing means 20 are arranged.
By 7, the character data designated by the customer, such as the shooting date and time, the shooting location, the name of the person in the picture, the purpose of shooting, etc., is printed on the back side thereof. In the present embodiment, as the printing means 207, 24-pin, that is, 24-dot impact dot type heads are used. Therefore, kanji can also be printed, and in the past, even when a photo was reprinted, at best, printing conditions could only be printed, but according to the present embodiment, the shooting date and time, the shooting location,
In the case of a portrait photograph, the character data that the customer wants to record in association with the photograph, such as the name of the person in the picture and the purpose of shooting, is displayed on the back side of the color paper 90 on which the color image is reproduced. It can be printed and recorded. When printing on the back surface of the color paper 90 by the printing unit 207, the operator reproduces the color image to be reproduced on the color paper 90 on the CRT 68, and the color image and the color paper on which the color image is reproduced. The data to be printed on the back side of 90 is made to correspond to the data to be printed specified by the customer, and the keyboard 6
By inputting in 9, the data to be printed is CP
It is transmitted from U60 to the CPU 79 which controls the image output device 8 via a communication line (not shown). CPU79
Is an 8-bit font memory (not shown) consisting of six ROMs, three for each printing means 207.
In accordance with print data input from the CPU 60 via a communication line (not shown), 8-bit fonts are read from each font memory,
By driving each Punlit unit 207 by 8 dots, characters specified by the customer on the back surface of the color paper 90, such as the shooting date and time, the shooting location, and if it is a portrait, the name of the person in the picture, the purpose of the shooting, etc. The data is sent to each Punlit unit 2
07 is printed on one line, that is, two lines in total.

At the time of printing by each printer unit 207, the color paper 90 is intermittently conveyed by the fourth conveying roller pair 205 and the fifth conveying roller 208 which are driven by the same step motor (not shown). It Therefore, in this image output device 8, at the time of exposure, the third conveying roller pair 203 and the drum 204 that convey the color paper 90 and the fourth conveying roller pair that intermittently conveys the color paper 90 at a constant speed during exposure. Two
In order to compensate for the difference in the timing and speed at which the color paper 90 is conveyed between the fifth conveyance roller 208 and the fifth conveyance roller 208, the third conveyance roller pair 203 and the drum 204, and the fourth conveyance roller pair 205 are The web-shaped color paper 90 in between is formed so as to form the third loop L3. The presence and the size of this loop L3 are detected by the third loop detection sensor 217. Further, in the image output device 8 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the upstream side of the color developing tank 94, such as the fourth conveying roller pair 205 and the fifth conveying roller 208, which synchronously convey the color paper 90, is synchronized. Transport mechanism of
In order to always convey the color paper 90 at a constant speed, and to compensate for the difference in the conveyance timing and the conveyance speed of the color paper 90 that is generated between the color paper 90 and the conveyance mechanism on the downstream side of the color developing tank 94 that performs development processing, A fourth loop (reservoir section) is formed on the web-shaped color paper 90 between the fifth conveyance roller 208 and the sixth conveyance roller 210.
It is configured to form L4. The presence or absence and the size of the fourth loop L4 are detected by the fourth loop detection sensor 218. This fourth loop L4 is
The time until the exposed color paper 90 is sent to the color developing tank 94 is extended, and the color paper 90
It also has the function of stabilizing the latent image formed above.

Image output device 8 according to the embodiment of the present invention
In the above, the conveyance speed of the color paper 90 by the sixth conveyance roller 210 is higher than the conveyance speed of the color paper 90 by the fifth conveyance roller 208, and
When the size of the loop L4 becomes smaller than a predetermined size, the second cutter 211 is operated to cut the web-shaped color paper 90, and the color paper 90 is smoothly fed into the color developing tank 94. Is guaranteed to be done. Further, when the length of the color paper 90 continuously fed into the color developing tank 94 exceeds a predetermined length, for example, 8 meters, the second cutter 211 is operated and the web-shaped color paper 90 is cut. Is configured. In order to continue feeding the color paper 90 into the color developing tank 94 even when the second cutter 211 is operated, in the image output device 8 according to the present embodiment, the second cutter 211 and the seventh transport roller 212 are used. And the web-shaped color paper 90 between the first and the second loop L5. This fifth
The presence / absence and the size of the loop L5 are detected by the fifth loop detection sensor 219. The fifth loop L5 conveys the timing of conveying the color paper 90 generated between the sixth conveying roller 211 and the seventh conveying roller 212 or the color paper conveying mechanism on the downstream side of the color developing tank 94, and It also has the function of compensating for speed differences.

A color image reproducing system including the image output apparatus according to the present embodiment is a unit (lot) of negative film or reversal film for processing one film or processing a predetermined number of color prints requested by a customer. Alternatively, after the reproduction of the color image recorded on the color print is completed, the reproduction of the color image is temporarily stopped, and the exposed color paper 90 is transferred to the first cutter 20.
It is configured so that it can be cut by 9 and developed to produce a color print. That is, when the operator inputs a command to execute the pause process from the keyboard 69, the exposed portion of the color paper 90 is changed to the first portion based on the last image data.
Until the color paper 90 passes through the cutter 208,
The web-shaped color paper 90 is cut by the first cutter 208 when the exposed portion of the color paper 90 passes through the first cutter 208 based on the final image data sent without being exposed. Only the exposed color paper 90 is sent to the color developing tank 94, the bleach-fixing tank 95 and the water washing tank 96 to be quickly discharged from the image output device 8, and thereafter the reproduction of the color image is temporarily stopped. Is configured to.

A color image reproducing system including the transmission type image reading device 10 or the reflection type image reading device 30, the image processing device 5 and the image output device 8 according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is as follows. In this way, the color image recorded on the film F or the color print P is read, image data is generated, the image data is subjected to image processing, and the color image is reproduced on the color paper 90. When reproducing a color image recorded on a film F such as a negative film or a reversal film, the transmissive image reading device 10 is connected to the interface 48 of the image processing device 5 via the interface 21, and the film is read. F is set on the carrier 22. When the film F is set on the carrier 22, a drive signal is output from the CPU 60 to the motor 23, and the motor 23 drives the drive roller 24. As a result, the film F is conveyed in the direction of the arrow. The screen detection sensor 25 detects the density distribution of the film F and outputs the detected density signal to the CPU 26. Based on this density signal, the CPU 26 calculates the screen position of the color image recorded on the film F, and when it determines that the screen position of the color image has reached a predetermined position, stops the drive of the motor 23. As a result, the color image recorded on the film F is
The CCD area sensor 15 and the lens 16 are stopped at a predetermined screen position. At a predetermined timing, then
Light is emitted from the light source 11, and the light amount is adjusted by the light amount adjusting unit 12. In this embodiment,
The color image recorded on one frame of the film is read twice, the image reading conditions are determined based on the image data obtained by the first reading (prefetching), and the light amount adjusting unit 12 sets the color image on the film F. The second reading (main reading) is performed by adjusting the light amount of the emitted light and the accumulation time of the CCD area sensor 15. Therefore, at the time of pre-reading, the light emitted from the light source 11 is
The color separation unit 13 is adjusted to a predetermined light amount by 2
Are separated into three colors of R, G, and B respectively, and first, the light of R is applied to the film F, then the light of G, and finally the light of B is applied to the film F, respectively. Then, the light transmitted through the film F is photoelectrically read by the CCD area sensor 15.

Image data for one field generated by reading a color image by the CCD area sensor 15 is amplified by an amplifier 17 and then converted into a digital signal by an A / D converter 18. The image data converted into a digital signal is subjected to correction of variations in sensitivity and dark current for each pixel by the CCD correction means 19, and after being converted to density data by the log converter 20, the interface 21 and the interface. 48
Only the image data of the odd field or the even field is sent to the image processing device 5 line by line via the. On the other hand, when reproducing the color image recorded on the color print P, the reflective image reading device 30 is connected to the interface 48 of the image processing device 5 via the interface 41, and the color print P is transferred to the carrier. Supported by 42. The light emitted from the light source 31 is reflected on the surface of the color print P, passes through the mirror 32, enters the color balance filter 33, and R,
After the sensitivities of G and B are adjusted, the light amount adjustment unit 34 adjusts the light amount. As described above, in the pre-reading, the light emitted from the light source 31 is adjusted to a predetermined light amount by the light amount adjustment unit 34, and the CCD line sensor 35 including three line sensors corresponding to R, G, and B is used. Is received and photoelectrically read. Here, the light source 31 and the mirror 32 are moved at a predetermined speed in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3, that is, a sub-scanning direction by a driving unit (not shown),
As a result, the color image recorded on the color print P supported by the carrier (not shown) is two-dimensionally read, and the image data corresponding to R, G, and B is generated by the CCD line sensor 35. It At the time of pre-reading, the moving speed of the light source 31 and the mirror 32, that is,
The sub-scanning speed is set to be higher than that during the main reading.

The image data corresponding to R, G and B generated by the CCD line sensor 35 is amplified by an amplifier 37 and then converted into a digital signal by an A / D converter 38. The image data converted into a digital signal is processed by the CCD correction means 39.
After the variation of the sensitivity for each pixel and the correction of the dark current, the log converter 40 converts the density data into density data, and then, via the interface 41 and the interface 48,
Each line is sent to the image processing device 5. When the image processing device 5 receives the image data from the transmissive image reading device 10 or the reflective image reading device 30, the averaging calculation means 49 causes the adjoining four pixels of the image data sent line by line. By adding the data values and averaging them to obtain one pixel data, the number of pixel data of each line of the image data is reduced to 1/4, and the first line buffer 50a and the second line buffer 50b are processed. ,
Alternately stored for each line. Here, during pre-reading, the CPU 60 connects only the first frame memory unit 51 to the input bus 63, and connects the second frame memory unit 52 and the third frame memory unit 53 to the input bus 63. Is controlled so that the line buffer 50a or 5
Only the image data stored in 0b is sequentially transferred to the first frame memory unit 51 line by line as preread image data. Thus, the image data corresponding to the color image recorded on the film F of one frame or the color print P of one sheet has the number of pixel data of 1 /
16 as the image data corresponding to R, G, and B, respectively, as R data memory 51R, G data memory 51G, and B of the first frame memory unit 51.
It is stored in the data memory 51B.

Thus, the first read is performed by the prefetch.
The image data stored in the frame memory unit 51 is sent to the data bus 65 and analyzed by the CPU 60. Based on the image data read by the pre-reading, the CPU 60 transmits the read control signal through the data bus 65 so that the color image is read by the main reading so as to be suitable for the dynamic range of the CCD area sensor 15. Of the image reading apparatus 10
CPU of the PU 26 or the reflection type image reading device 30
46 and outputs the image reading conditions for the main reading automatically so that the image having the optimum density, gradation and color tone can be reproduced on the color paper 90 based on the image data obtained by the main reading. To decide. The CPU 26 of the transmissive image reading device 10 or the CPU 46 of the reflective image reading device 30 uses the reading control signal input from the CPU 60 to irradiate the film F with a desired amount of light during the main reading,
Alternatively, the light amount adjusting unit 12 or the light amount adjusting unit 3 is set so that the desired amount of light reflected by the color print P is received by the CCD line sensor 35.
3 is controlled, and the accumulation times of the CCD area sensor 15 and the CCD line sensor 35 are adjusted.

At the same time, the CPU 60 executes the first image processing means 6 via the data bus 65 according to the analysis result of the image data read by the pre-reading, if necessary.
Sending a control signal to the first and second image processing means 62,
Correct image processing conditions such as image processing parameters.
Further, the image data read by pre-reading and stored in the first frame memory unit 51 is sent to the second image processing means 62, and gradation correction, color conversion, density conversion, etc. are performed by a look-up table or matrix operation. After the image processing is performed, the CRT is sent via the data bus 65.
68, and a color image is displayed on the screen of the CRT 74. The operator observes the color image displayed on the screen of the CRT 68 and, if necessary, the keyboard 6
9 can be operated to modify the image reading condition and / or the image processing condition for the main reading. When the operator operates the keyboard 69 and inputs an instruction signal that the image reading condition and / or the image processing condition for the main reading should be corrected, the instruction signal is sent to the CPU 60 via the data bus 65. Is entered. CPU6
0 generates a control signal based on the instruction signal and outputs it to the data bus 65, and the control signal is the CPU 26 of the transmissive image reading device 10 or the reflective image reading device 3.
0 CPU 46 and / or first image processing means 6
0 and / or sent to the second image processing means 61,
Image reading conditions and / or image processing conditions are modified. In this embodiment, the data bus 65 is the first
Of the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52, and the third frame memory unit 53 are formed separately from the input bus 63 and the output bus 64. , The second frame memory unit 52 or the third
The operator can input various instruction signals while inputting to the frame memory unit 53 or while outputting image data from them, and
A color image can be reproduced on the screen of the CRT 68.

In this way, when the image reading condition and / or the image processing condition for the main reading are determined by the pre-reading, the main reading is executed. When reading this book,
CCD area sensor 15 of transmissive image reading device 10
Generates image data of an odd field and an even field of a color image recorded on one frame of the film F. Further, the CCD line sensor 35 of the reflection image reading device 30 operates at a low sub-scanning speed to produce one color image. The color image recorded on the print P is read to generate image data, and the image data is input to the image processing apparatus 5 line by line via the interface 21 or the interface 41 and the interface 48. The image data read by the main reading input to the image processing device 5 is input to the averaging arithmetic operation unit 49, but during the main reading, the addition processing operation unit 49 does not perform addition processing on the image data, The input image data is transferred to the first line buffer 50a and the second line buffer 50b alternately line by line. During the main reading, the CPU 60 causes the second frame memory unit 52 and the third frame memory unit 5 to operate.
Among the three, only the frame memory unit capable of writing image data is connected to the input bus 63, and the connection between the other frame memory unit and the first frame memory unit 51 and the input bus 63 is disconnected. Has been done. That is, when a color image is read, only one of the first frame memory unit 51, the second frame memory unit 52, and the third frame memory unit 53 is connected to the input bus 63. The image data is stored only in the frame memory unit. This is the image data corresponding to the color image recorded on the frame with the film F or the color image recorded on one color print P obtained by the actual reading through the output bus 64 and the selector 55. While being transferred to the first image processing means 61, it is possible to execute the pre-reading of the color image recorded on the next frame of the film F or the color image recorded on another color print P, and further by the main reading. Image data corresponding to the obtained color image recorded on a frame of the film F or the color image recorded on one color print P is output to the first image processing means via the output bus 64 and the selector 55. During the transfer to 61, the color image recorded on the next frame of the film F or the color image recorded on another color print P is transferred. Data reading efficiency of the color image reproducing system can be achieved by completing the reading and executing the main reading of the color image recorded on the next frame of the film F or the color image recorded on another color print P. Is to improve. Therefore, one line at a time, alternately,
The image data stored in the first line buffer 50a and the second line buffer 50b is transferred to the second frame memory unit 52 or the third frame memory unit 53, and the image data corresponding to R (red) is R
Image data corresponding to G (green) is stored in the data memory 52R or 53R, and G (green) image data is stored in the G data memory 52G or 53R.
The image data corresponding to B (blue) is the B data memory 52B.
Alternatively, image data corresponding to a color image stored in the second frame memory unit 52 or the third frame memory unit 53 and recorded in one frame F or one color print P is stored in the second frame memory unit 52 or the third frame memory unit 53, respectively. Remembered.

The image data obtained by the main reading is the R data memory 52R or 53 of the second frame memory unit 52 or the third frame memory unit 53.
After being stored in the R, G data memory 52G or 53R, B data memory 52B or 53B, the image data is
It is output to the first image processing means 61. Here, C is set so that only the image data stored in either the second frame memory unit 52 or the third frame memory unit 53 is output to the first image processing means 61.
The PU 60 controls the selector 55. First
The image processing means 61 of the color density gradation conversion means 100, the saturation conversion means 101,
Digital magnification conversion means 102, frequency processing means 103
And the dynamic range conversion means 104,
Image processing such as color density gradation conversion, saturation conversion, color tone conversion, digital magnification conversion, frequency processing, and dynamic range conversion is performed according to a look-up table or matrix operation. In this way, the image data subjected to the image processing by the first image processing means 61 is output to the data synthesizing means 75.

The operator uses the keyboard 69 to
When an instruction signal indicating that the data should be combined with the image data obtained by reading the color image is input, the CPU 6
The data combining signal is output from 0 to the data combining unit 75, and the data combining unit 75 reads the image data such as a figure or character to be combined with the image data obtained by reading the color image from the combined data memory 76. Synthesize
On the other hand, when no instruction signal is input to the keyboard 69, no processing is executed. After that, the image data is
It is output from the data synthesizing means 75 to the image output device 8. From the data synthesizing means 75 of the image processing device 5 through the interface 77 and the interface 78,
When the image data is input to the image output device 8, the input image data is stored in the image data memory 80 including a plurality of frame memories. Since the reading operation of the color image recorded on the film F or the color print P and the operation of the image output device 8 are not synchronized, the image reading device 1 reads the image and the image processing device 5 receives the image processing. The image data is input to the image output device 8 regardless of the processing of the image output device 8. Therefore, in this image output device, an image data memory 80 for storing the image data input from the image processing device 5 is configured by a plurality of frame memories, and the image data is sequentially stored in the frame memory. Then, even if the image reading device 1 reads the image at high speed and the image data is sent to the image output device 8, the image output device 8 reproduces the color image on the color paper 90 at a predetermined speed. Guaranteed to be able to.

The operation of each means in the image output device 8 is CP
It is controlled by U79. When the image output device 8 is started up, first, the leading end of the web-shaped color paper 90 is pulled out from the magazine 91 and nipped by the first conveying roller pair 201. The pair 201 sequentially pulls out from the magazine 91. After the first loop L1 is formed, the pulled-out color paper 90 is sent to the second conveying roller pair 202 through the perforation means 92. Then, it is sent between the third pair of conveying rollers 203 and the drum 204, and further fed to the fourth.
Is sent to the pair of transport rollers 205. At this point, the second
Loop L2 and the third loop L3 are not formed.
The web-shaped color paper 90 is further conveyed, and as shown in FIG.
When detected by 06, the first conveyance roller pair 201,
Second transport roller pair 202, third transport roller pair 203
And drum 204 and fourth conveying roller pair 205
Is stopped. In this state, the perforating means 92 forms a reference hole in the color paper 90. In the present embodiment, the color paper 90 on the upstream side of the portion in which the reference hole is formed is exposed, and when the image output device 8 is activated, the second sensor 206 and the punching means. A portion of the color paper 90 between the portion 92 and 92 is not exposed and is not used for reproducing a color image.

In this way, when the reference holes are formed in the color paper 90 by the perforating means 92, the first conveying roller pair 201, the second conveying roller pair 202, the third conveying roller pair 203, the drum 204, and the second conveying roller pair 203. The pair of conveyance rollers 205 of No. 4 is rotated again, the conveyance of the color paper 90 in the sub-scanning direction is restarted, and the image data is read from the image data memory 80. The read image data is converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 81 and input to the modulator driving means 86 to generate a modulation signal. At the same time, the semiconductor laser light source 84a emits red laser light, and the semiconductor laser light sources 84b and 84c emit infrared laser light.
The laser light emitted from the laser light is converted into green laser light by the wavelength conversion means 85, and the laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser light source 84c is converted into blue laser light by the wavelength conversion means 86, and then red laser light is emitted. Light modulator 8
7R, green laser light enters the optical modulator 87G, and blue laser light enters the optical modulator 87B. Modulation signals are input to the optical modulators 87R, 87G, and 87B from the modulator driving means 83, and the intensity thereof is modulated according to the modulation signal, that is, image data, and the laser light is reflected by the reflection mirrors 88R and 88G. , 88B and enters the polygon mirror 89. The polygon mirror 89 is rotated at a predetermined speed, and the laser light is backed up on the drum 204 by the polygon mirror 89 and passes through the fθ lens 93 on the surface of the color paper 90 being conveyed in the sub scanning direction. Then, the main scanning is performed. Therefore, the color paper 90 is R, G, B
The two-dimensional exposure is performed by the laser light. The color paper 9 is synchronized with the rotation of the polygon mirror 89.
Since 0 is conveyed in the sub-scanning direction, the color paper 90 is exposed by the laser light so as to correspond to the color image recorded on the film F or the color print P. Further, by the punching means 92,
When the reference holes are punched in the color paper 90, the rotational speeds of the first transport roller pair 201, the second transport roller pair 202, the third transport roller pair 203, the drum 204, and the fourth transport roller pair 205 are changed. The second loop L2 is adjusted between the second conveying roller pair 202 and the third conveying roller pair 203 and the drum 204 so that the third loop L2 forms the third conveying roller pair 203 and the drum 204 and the fourth conveying roller pair. During 205, a third loop L3 is formed respectively. Color paper 90 exposed by laser light
Is printed by the printing means 207 on its back surface, on the back surface thereof, character data designated by the customer, such as shooting date / time, shooting location, and in the case of a portrait, the name of the person in the picture, the purpose of shooting, etc. Fifth transport roller 208, sixth
Then, it is sent to the color developing tank 94 via the carrying roller 210 and the seventh carrying roller 212.

In this way, the color paper 90 sent to the color developing tank 94 is color-developed, bleach-fixed in the bleach-fixing tank 95, washed in a water washing tank 96, and image-processed by the image processing apparatus 5. A color image is reproduced on the color paper 90 based on the image data. The color paper 90 that has been subjected to the color development processing, the bleach-fixing processing and the water washing processing is sent to the drying section 97, and after being dried, based on the reference holes punched in the side edges of the color paper 90, the color paper 90 The cutter 98 driven in synchronism with the conveyance of the sheet is cut into a length corresponding to the color image recorded on the film F of one frame or the color print P of one frame, and is sent to the sorter 99 and sent to the sorter 99. Film F
Are collected for each number of sheets or for each customer. When the operator inputs an instruction to perform a pause process to the keyboard 69, based on the last image data to be reproduced, the exposed portion of the color paper 90 passes through the first cutter 209, The color paper 90 is sent, and when the exposed portion of the color paper 90 passes the first cutter 209 based on the last image data to be reproduced, the color paper 90
Is cut by the first cutter 209, and the conveyance is stopped. In this state, the web-shaped color paper 90 is formed with the second loop L2 and the third loop L3, the tip end of which extends beyond the second sensor 206 and the first cutter 209. It is located in the part facing the cutting edge. Therefore, in this state, the color paper 9
When the exposure of 0 is restarted, only the color paper 90 on the upstream side of the portion where the reference hole is punched by the punching unit 92 is exposed, so that the second loop L is formed from the punching unit 92.
The first cutter 209 through the second and third loops L3.
The portion of the color paper 90 extending up to is not exposed and will not be used for image reproduction. The length of the color paper 90 that is not used for reproducing the image forms a second loop L2 and a third loop L3, as compared with when the image output device 8 is activated, and
Since its tip portion is located beyond the second sensor 206 and in a portion facing the cutting edge of the first cutter 209,
It will be longer.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when the reproduction of the color image is resumed after the temporary stop processing is performed, the leading end of the web-shaped color paper 90 is nipped by the first conveying roller pair 201. The first sensor 200 detects that the color paper 90 has been rewound until it is rewound, and that the front end of the web-shaped color paper 90 has been rewound until it is nipped by the first conveying roller pair 201. Then, in the same manner as when the image output device 8 is activated, the second
Of the color paper 90 until the front end of the color paper 90 is detected by the second sensor 206 without forming the loop L2 and the third loop L3, and then the reproduction of the color image is started. Each transport means is controlled. According to the present embodiment, by reproducing the color image to be reproduced on the color paper 90 on the CRT 68, the character data to be printed on the back surface of the color paper 90 on which the color image is to be reproduced, and the color image. Can be made to correspond to each other, and since a 24-pin, that is, an impact dot type head of 24 dots is used as the printing means 207, kanji can also be printed. Therefore, the shooting date and time, the shooting location, In the case of a portrait photograph, the character data that the customer wants to record in association with the photograph, such as the name of the person in the picture and the purpose of shooting, is displayed on the back side of the color paper 90 on which the color image is reproduced. It becomes possible to print and record.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that it is a thing. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the light amount adjusting unit 12 and the light amount adjusting unit 34 are controlled by the reading control means 21 and 41 based on the image data obtained by the pre-reading.
Control to adjust the amount of light in the main reading,
Although the storage time of the CCD area sensor 15 and the CCD line sensor 35 in the main reading is controlled, the light amount adjusting unit 12 and the light amount adjusting unit 34 are controlled to
Even if only the amount of light in the main reading is adjusted, or the CCD area sensor 15 and C in the main reading are adjusted.
You may make it control only the accumulation | storage time of the CD line sensor 35. In addition to these, or
Instead of these, CCD area sensor 15 and CCD
The clock speed of the line sensor 35 may be controlled. Further, in the above embodiment, the first image processing means 61 is the color density gradation converting means 100, the saturation converting means 101, the digital magnification converting means 102, the frequency processing means 103 and the dynamic range converting means 1.
04, the input image data is configured to undergo color density gradation conversion, saturation conversion, magnification conversion, frequency processing and dynamic range conversion in this order, but prior to frequency processing If the magnification conversion is performed, the order of image processing by the other processing means can be arbitrarily changed.

In the above embodiment, the reflective image reading device 10 uses the CCD line sensor 35 to read a color image.
A CCD area sensor may be used instead of the line sensor 35. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the color image is reproduced on the color paper 90, but the color image may be reproduced only on the CRT 68 but not on the color paper 90. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the image data generated by the reflection-type image reading device 30 is transferred to the image processing device 5 for each pixel, but the format changing means is transferred in line units. , R data memory 51R, a first frame memory unit 51 having a G data memory 51G and a B data memory 51B, an R data memory 52R, a G data memory 52G and a B data memory 52B. A second frame memory unit 52 or a third R data memory 53R, a G data memory 53G and a B data memory 53B.
If the image data is selectively stored in the frame memory unit 53, the image data from the reflection-type image reading device 30 is converted into the R image data of the first line,
Line G image data, first line B image data, then second line R image data, second line G image data, second line B image data, red ( You may make it transfer to the image processing apparatus 5 line by line for every image data of R), green (G), and blue (B).

Furthermore, in the present invention, the means does not necessarily mean a physical means, but also includes the case where the function of each means is realized by software. Further, the function of one means may be realized by two or more physical means, or the functions of two or more means may be realized by one physical means.

[0046]

According to the present invention, the image data obtained by photoelectrically reading the color image and converting it into a digital signal is stored in the image data storage means, and the image data stored in the image data storage means is stored in the image data storage means. An image output device for a color image reproduction system that reproduces a color image on a recording material such as color paper by performing image processing, and if the recording material is a photographing date, a photographing place, or a portrait photograph, It is possible to provide an image output device capable of directly recording the name of a person in the picture, the purpose of photographing, the owner's name, address, zip code, and the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a color image reproduction system including an image reading device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a transmissive image reading apparatus for a color image reproduction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a reflective image reading device for a color image reproduction system.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of an image processing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of an image processing apparatus.

FIG. 6 shows a first frame memory unit, a second frame memory unit
3 is a block diagram showing details of a frame memory unit and a third frame memory unit of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an image output device for a color image reproduction system that reproduces a color image on a color paper based on image data read by the image reading device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Is.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a laser light irradiation unit of the image output device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing details of first image processing means of the image processing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a detailed view of the image output device on the upstream side of the color developing tank.

FIG. 11 is a detailed view of the image output device on the upstream side of the color developing tank when the image output device is activated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 F Film P Color print 1 Image reading device 5 Image processing device 8 Image output device 10 Transmission type image reading device 11 Light source 12 Light intensity adjustment unit 13 Color separation unit 14 Diffusion unit 15 CCD area sensor 16 Lens 17 Amplifier 18 A / D converter 19 CCD correction means 20 Log converter 21 Interface 22 Carrier 23 Motor 24 Driving roller 25 Screen detection sensor 26 CPU 30 Reflective image reading device 31 Light source 32 Mirror 33 Color balance filter 34 Light intensity adjustment unit 35 CCD area sensor 36 Lens 37 Amplifier 38 A / D converter 39 CCD correction means 40 Log converter 41 Interface 46 CPU 48 Interface 49 Addition / averaging calculation means 50a First line buffer 50a R First R line buffer 50aG First G line buffer 50aB First B line buffer 50b Second line buffer 50bR Second R line buffer 50bG Second G line buffer 50bB Second B line buffer 51th 1 frame memory unit 51R R data memory 51G G data memory 51B B data memory 52 2nd frame memory unit 52R R data memory 52G G data memory 52B B data memory 53 3rd frame memory unit 53R R data memory 53G G data Memory 53B B Data memory 55 Selector 60 CPU 61 First image processing means 62 Second image processing means 63 Input bus 64 Output bus 65 Data bus 66 Memory 67 Hard disk 68 CRT 69 Key 70 communication port 75 data synthesizing means 76 synthetic data memory 76RR data memory 76G G data memory 76B B data memory 77 interface 78 interface 79 CPU 80 image data memory 81 D / A converter 82 laser light irradiating means 83 modulation Device driving means 84a, 84b, 84c Semiconductor laser light source 85, 86 Wavelength converting means 87R, 87G, 87B Optical modulator 88R, 88G, 88B Reflecting mirror 89 Polygon mirror 90 Color paper 91 Magazine 92 Perforating means 93 fθ lens 94 Color developing tank 95 Bleaching / fixing tank 96 Washing tank 97 Drying section 98 Cutter 99 Sorter 100 Color density gradation converting means 101 Saturation converting means 102 Digital magnification converting means 103 Frequency processing means 104 Dynamic range changing Means 200 First sensor 201 First conveying roller pair 202 Second conveying roller pair 203 Third conveying roller pair 204 Drum 205 Fourth conveying roller pair 206 Second sensor 207 Printing means 208 Fifth conveying roller 209 1st cutter 210 6th conveyance roller 211 2nd cutter 212 7th conveyance roller 215 1st loop detection sensor 216 2nd loop detection sensor 217 3rd loop detection sensor 218 4th Loop detection sensor 219 Fifth loop detection sensor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A color image is read photoelectrically and converted into a digital signal to obtain image data, which is stored in an image data storage means, and the image data stored in the image data storage means is subjected to image processing. And an image output device for a color image reproducing system for reproducing a color image on a recording material, displaying a color image to be reproduced prior to reproduction of the color image, and observable display means, and the recording means. Input means that can input the character data to be printed on the material,
A printing unit having a head having a large number of pins, capable of printing character data on the recording material, a font memory storing font data, and the font memory according to the character data input to the input unit. An image output device comprising: a control unit that reads font data from the printer and controls the printing unit.