JPH10322485A - Printer with scanner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To read film image and image information stored in an external recording medium without the use of a device such as a wordprocessor and a personal computer, to print it out simply and to write the image information on the external recording medium. SOLUTION: A printer reads an image of an inserted and developed IX 240 film (film with magnetic recording section) and a recording medium write section 15 writes the image information on a loaded recording medium 10 and the image information is printed out by a printer section 3. Then the image information having already been recorded on the loaded recording medium 10 is read by a recording medium read section 16 and printed out by the printer section 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer with a scanner, and more particularly, to reading image information from an original,
A printer device with a scanner capable of printing the image information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a tendency for printer devices to be diversified, for example, by adding a scanner device for reading a film image. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-316
No. 114 (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example (1))
2. Description of the Related Art A printer with a reading scanner in which a printer used for a word processor (hereinafter, referred to as a word processor) and an image reading scanner are integrated has been proposed. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-11546 (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example (2))
For example, a serial printer with an image scanner combining a scanner and a printer used in a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as a personal computer) has been proposed. Example (3)), a printer with an image scanner equipped with an image scanner is proposed.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional printers with a scanner have the following problems. That is, in the above conventional example (1), when printing,
Since the operation on the word processor is complicated and difficult, there is a problem that it is difficult for a person who is not good at the operation of the word processor, especially for an amateur. Further, when the user wants to simply print the data recorded on the information recording medium without requiring the operation of a word processor, the operation is similarly complicated and difficult to use. The data created by the word processor can be stored on a floppy disk or read out. However, as shown in the state diagram of the floppy disk inserted into the word processor in FIG. There is also a problem that the floppy disk 102 cannot be read and written by the word processor 101 of this model.

On the other hand, in the above conventional examples (2) and (3), when a printer is used by a plurality of personal computers, (a) when the connected personal computer is changed each time work is performed, (b) LAN
There was a problem when connecting with each other.

The case (a) will be described. There are various types of commercially available personal computers. In addition, as the type of personal computer, there are a desktop type that can be used stationary, and a laptop type that is portable and can be used outside. The shape of the connector of the printer which can be connected to these personal computers is various, and the shape is different only by a different maker or even by the same maker with a different type. Therefore, as shown in the printer connection state diagram of FIG. 15, even when one printer 105 is used, different connectors 108 and 109 are provided for each personal computer to be connected, for example, for each of the desktop personal computer 106 and the laptop personal computer 107. However, there is a problem that the printer cable must be prepared, the cost is increased, and replacement of the cable is troublesome and troublesome.

In the case of (b), L in FIG.
As shown in the AN connection state diagram, first, in order to connect the host personal computer 112 to which the printer with scanner 119 is connected to the laptop personal computer 113 and the desktop personal computer 114 by LAN, the connecting portions 115b and 115c of the LAN cable 115 are connected. And 115a
It is necessary to install the connection LAN boards 117, 118, and 116 respectively in the throttle of the PC card in the laptop type and in the expansion slot in the desktop type or the host personal computer via the PC. The above connection LAN boards differ only in the PC manufacturer, or even if the manufacturers are the same, the PC types are different, and the corresponding boards are different. Therefore, LAN boards corresponding to each manufacturer and type must be prepared. Costly. In addition, there is a problem that it takes much time to understand the hardware and software for configuring the LAN.

Assuming that a personal computer is used, the personal computer 121 has a scanner 122, a printer 123, a monitor 124, a keyboard 125, and a mouse 126 as shown in FIG. Since they are connected by 130, there are many cables around the personal computer 121, which makes it difficult to organize and hinders. In addition, when there are many cables, there is a problem that it takes time to connect and disconnect the cables when moving the personal computer.

When data is sent from the personal computer to the printer, as shown in the data flow diagram of FIG. 18, the image data 133 is sent from the personal computer 131 to the printer 132.
4, the printer driver software cannot operate alone, and the OS (operating system) 135 needs to be activated.

For this reason, the drive software described above upgrades the OS of a personal computer, or upgrades a new type of OS.
If you change it to S, the driver software you used until then will not work. So you have to contact the manufacturer to get it or download it from the Internet. Also, there is a problem that even if it is obtained, it takes time to install it on a personal computer.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and takes in images such as films without using expensive devices such as word processors and personal computers.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a printer with a scanner that can read out image information recorded on an external recording medium and can easily print the image information, and can also write image information on the external recording medium.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printer with a scanner capable of reading image information from a document and printing the image information. A recording medium loading section in which the image information read from the original or processed information obtained by processing the image information can be written to an external recording medium loaded in the recording medium loading section. Means. In the printer device with a scanner, it is possible to print image information or processed image information written on the external recording medium by the writing unit, or image information previously recorded on the loaded external recording medium. it can.

A printer device with a scanner according to a second aspect of the present invention is a printer device with a scanner capable of reading image information from a document and printing the image information, wherein an external recording medium can be removably loaded. Recording medium loading section, writing means capable of writing information on an external recording medium loaded in the recording medium loading section, image information from the original written by the writing means, And control means for controlling which of the processed information or the image information written in advance on the external recording medium is to be printed. The printer with a scanner prints any of image information from the original written by the writing means, information obtained by processing the image information, and image information previously written on the external recording medium. be able to.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the printer with a scanner according to the first or second aspect, the external recording medium is a magneto-optical disk. In the printer device with a scanner, it is possible to write image information read from the document or processed information obtained by processing the image information on the magneto-optical disk.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a printer with a scanner having a built-in external recording device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the printer with a scanner according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 4 for controlling the apparatus.
A scanner unit 1 for capturing an image of a developed IX240 film (film with a magnetic recording unit) as a document;
A recording / reproducing unit 2 having a writing unit and a reading unit for writing and reading on a removable recording medium
And a printer unit 3 for printing. The image information of the IX240 film captured by the scanner unit 1 by this apparatus is processed, that is, IX2 related to photographing.
For example, the correction can be performed on the external recording medium 10 such as a mounted memory card by performing a correction based on the 40 information. Further, the image information written on the recording medium 10 can be read out and printed out by the printer unit 3. The corrected image information of the film is
It is also possible to print out directly by the printer unit 3 without going through the recording medium 10.

The scanner unit 1 constituting the present apparatus is
IX that reads photographic information such as photographic conditions and screen size of X240 film and outputs it to IX240 information correction unit 14
An image reading unit 11 driven by the driving unit 13 to scan the developed IX240 film and output image data to the IX240 information correcting unit 14; and a photographing unit input from the IX240 information reading unit 11. The IX240 information correction unit 14 corrects the image data input from the imaging unit 12 based on the information, and outputs the image data to the recording medium writing unit 15.

The recording / reproducing section 2 includes a recording medium writing section 15 for writing image data output from the IX240 information correction section 14 to an external recording medium 10 which can be attached to and detached from the apparatus main body. It comprises a recording medium reading unit 16 that reads image data from the recording medium 10 and outputs the image data to the printer unit 3.

The printer section 3 has a built-in head drive section, and prints image data input from the recording medium reading section 16 or image data output directly from the IX240 information correction section 14 onto a print sheet. Print.

The control unit 4 includes an IX240 information reading unit 1
1, an imaging unit 12, an IX240 information correction unit 14, a recording medium writing unit 15, a recording medium reading unit 16,
It outputs a control signal to the printer unit 3 and the like.

In the printer with a scanner according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the developed I
The X240 film is mounted on the scanner unit 1 and the imaging unit 12
Is driven by the drive unit 13, the captured image of the IX240 film is captured as image data as electrical image information. At that time, the IX240 information reading unit 1
At the same time, IX240 information relating to photographing written on the IX240 film is also taken in. The image data output from the imaging unit 12 is corrected by the IX240 information correction unit 14 based on the IX240 information, and the corrected image data is recorded on a separately mounted recording medium by the recording medium writing unit 15. Written. Further, the image data written on the recording medium 10 is read by the recording medium reading unit 16 and
Is output and printed.

As described above, according to the printer device with a scanner of the present embodiment, it is possible to read out the image of the film or the image information recorded on the external recording medium without using an expensive device such as a word processor or a personal computer. In addition, the present invention can provide a printer device with a scanner that can print images on an external recording medium and can easily perform the operation.

Next, a printer with a scanner having a built-in external recording device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is an external view of the printer with a scanner according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a format / file type selection unit provided on the apparatus main body of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a display panel also provided on the apparatus main body of FIG. It is a top view.

In the printer device with a scanner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a film insertion opening 26 into which a developed film 29 as a document can be inserted is provided on an exterior portion of the main body 21 of the device. Magneto-optical disk 30 as a medium
, A print / eject port 28 for ejecting the print paper 31, a format / file type selection operation section 22 for selecting the format of the recording medium and the type of image file, and a display section And a display panel 23 including an input touch panel.

As shown in FIG. 3, the format / file type selection operation section 22 has a format selection button group 22a and a file type selection button group 22b, and a display for referring to the type of the selected format. 22
Display 22d for referring to c and the type of file extension
Is provided.

On the display panel 23, as shown in FIG. 4, processing content selection switches "1", "2",
"3", an up (UP) switch, a down (DOWN) switch, and an execution switch of the command / file selection touch panel unit 23b for designating a command, a file name, and the like, and a display 23c for referring to processing contents. ,
A display unit 23d for displaying an error message, a command, and a file name, and an image display unit 23e for displaying image data are provided. Components and the like built in the main body 21 will be described later in detail.

The outline of the fetching and printing operations of the film image information in the printer device with the scanner will be described. The user operates the selection button group 22a to select one of the formats for the computer type of the magneto-optical disk 30 and perform formatting. further,
One of the extensions of the image file when the image data is recorded on the magneto-optical disk 30 is selected by operating the file type selection button group 22b of the format / file type selection operation unit 22. Recording of image data described later, or
At the time of reproduction, processing based on the extension of the image file is performed.

Next, the type of the processing content is designated by operating the processing content selection switch on the touch panel 23a. When the film is scanned according to the processing content, the developed film 29 is inserted through the insertion port 27. The image on the film 29 is captured by the scanner unit, and is converted into image data, which is electrical image information. The image data is written to the magneto-optical disk 30 via the recording / reproducing unit or output to the printing unit, and the printing paper 31 is discharged from the discharge port 28. Alternatively, image data recorded on the magneto-optical disk 30 can be read and printed.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a printer with a scanner according to the second embodiment. This apparatus mainly includes a scanner unit 51 which takes in an image of the developed film 29 and converts the image into image data which is electrical image information.
An external recording device unit 52 which is a recording / reproducing unit for image data on the magneto-optical disk 30; and a printer unit for printing image data output from the scanner unit 51 or image data reproduced from the magneto-optical disk 30. 53
, External recording medium information section 55, format selection section 5
6, a file type selection unit 57, and a control unit 54 having a control circuit for controlling all control elements of the apparatus.

The scanner unit 51 includes a film detector 1
01a, and a film insertion detecting circuit 101 for detecting that the film 29 has been inserted into the main body 21.
The CCD 102 converts the transmitted light of the film 29 into an image through an imaging optical system described later and converts the image into an electric signal.
An A / D conversion circuit 103 for converting analog image data into digital image data; and a frame memory 1 for storing digital image data for one frame of film.
04; an output destination switching circuit 105 for switching the output destination when outputting the input image data;
The exposure and color tone correction circuit 106 for correcting the exposure and color tone of the input image data to image data that humans feel beautiful.

In the above-described image pickup optical system, the light of the fluorescent tube 108 scanned and driven by the motor 107 is applied to the film 29.
, Is reflected by the mirror 109, further passes through the projection lens 110, and forms an image of the film 29 on the image forming surface of the CCD 102.

The external recording device section 52 includes an external recording data conversion circuit 202 for converting image data and a file format into a format that can be recorded on the magneto-optical disk 30 as a recording medium, and an image data on the magneto-optical disk 30. Recording circuit 203 for recording and head drive circuit 204
A magnetic head 205 for generating a magnetic field, an optical head unit to be described later, a reproducing circuit 206 for reproducing image data recorded on the magneto-optical disk 30, and a printer unit 53 for printing image data. An external recording data conversion circuit 207 for converting the data into possible data, an external recording medium connection detection circuit 201 for detecting that the magneto-optical disk 30 is mounted on the main body 21 based on an output of the magneto-optical disk detector 201a, It comprises a disk rotation drive spindle motor 215.

The optical head section includes a semiconductor laser section 211, objective lenses 212 and 213, and a light emitting / receiving unit 214. The file format of the image data recorded on the magneto-optical disk 30 is, for example, a bitmap format having a file extension of “.BMP”.

The printer unit 53 includes a line buffer 301 for storing image data, for example, image data for one frame at equal intervals, a thermal head type printer head 303, and the printer head 303. It comprises a head control circuit 302 for turning on and off and printing on the printing paper 31, and a paper feeding mechanism.

The paper feed mechanism is provided with a print paper 307.
, And includes a platen roller 305 driven by a drive motor 304 and a paper feed roller 306. The printer head may be an optical head or a nozzle head for applying pressure, other than the thermal head type. The printing paper 307 is not particularly limited, and may be plain paper, image receiving paper (for transferring an ink ribbon), paper that itself develops color, or film. Alternatively, a method of performing printing by transfer using an ink ribbon may be used.

The external recording medium information section 55 has a format selection section 56 and a file type selection section 57, and fetches the format information selected by the format selection button 22a via the format selection section 56. The file extension information selected by the file type selection button 22b is taken in via the file type selection unit 57. Then, the information is output at the time of formatting the magneto-optical disk 30 or at the time of recording and reproducing image data.

The control unit 54 includes a scanner unit 51, an external recording device unit 52, a printer unit 53, an external recording medium information unit 55, a format selection unit 56, and a file type selection unit 5.
Control circuit 40 for receiving and transmitting control signals
1 and touch panel sections 23a and 23b for selecting a processing operation on the display panel 23 and for selecting a command file on the format / file type selection operation section 22 (see FIG. 3).
(See FIG. 4) and the display panel 2
The display device 403 includes three display units 23d and 23e (see FIG. 4).

Next, the operation between the above-described components in the present apparatus configured as described above will be described. The CCD 102 of the scanner unit 51 receives the light passing through the projection lens 110 based on a control signal of the control circuit 401, and outputs the result to the A / D conversion circuit 103. A /
The D conversion circuit 103 converts an analog value sent from the CCD 102 into a digital value based on a control signal of the control circuit 401, and outputs the digital value to the frame memory 104.

The frame memory 104 temporarily stores the value input from the A / D conversion circuit 103, and outputs the value to the output destination switching circuit 105 based on the control signal of the control circuit 401. The output destination switching circuit 105 includes the frame memory 10
4 is output to the exposure / color tone correction circuit 106, the external recording data conversion circuit 202, or both, based on the control signal of the control circuit 401. At that time, the output data does not change.

The exposure / color tone correction circuit 106 controls the image data sent from the output destination switching circuit 105
Based on the control signal of No. 1, the exposure and the color tone that a human feels beautiful are corrected and output to the line buffer 301. More specifically, the correction processing includes gamma correction for R, G, and B and ICC.
(INTERNATIONAL COLOR CONSORTIUM) profile, that is, processing such as color matching.

The line buffer 301 includes a control circuit 401
, The image data sent from the exposure / color tone correction circuit 106 or the external recording data conversion circuit 207 is stored. These data are written to the line memory for each print data of one line of the printing paper. Further, the image data is output from the line buffer 301 to the head control circuit 302.

On the other hand, the external recording data conversion circuit 202
Based on the control signal of the control circuit 401 and the value sent from the output destination switching circuit 105 based on the information of the external recording medium information section 55 selected by the file type selection section 57, The data is converted so that the data can be recorded in the format and output to the recording circuit 203.

The recording circuit 203 outputs a signal for recording data on the magneto-optical disk 30 based on the control signal of the control circuit 401. The reproduction circuit 206 also controls the magneto-optical disk 30 based on the control signal of the control circuit 401.
The external recording data conversion circuit 207 reproduces the recording data of
Output to

The external recording data conversion circuit 207 controls the control signal of the control circuit 401 and the external recording medium information section 5 selected by the format selection section 56 and the file type selection section 57.
, The image data sent from the reproduction circuit 206 is converted into data for printing and output to the line buffer 301.

Next, the processing operation of the printer with a scanner according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of the main routine of FIG. When the power switch of the present apparatus is turned on, the processing of FIG. 6 is started, and all of this processing is performed under the control of the control circuit 401. First, in step S1, the control circuit 401 controls the scanning unit 51, the printer unit 53, and the external recording device unit 52 to enable scanning, printing, and recording / reproduction.
An initialization signal is output.

In step S2, the type of a user-operated selection switch input on the processing content selection touch panel unit 23a of the display panel 23 of FIG. 4 is read and discriminated. That is, if the process selection switch "1" or "2" is input, the process proceeds to step S3, and if the process selection switch "3" is input, the process proceeds to step S4.
Proceed to.

When the process selection switch "1" on the touch panel is operated, a process for taking in a film image by scanning and then performing a printout is selected. When the process selection switch “2” is operated, a process of capturing a film image by scanning and then storing the image data on the magneto-optical disk 30 is selected. When the process selection switch "3" is operated, the image data recorded on the magneto-optical disk 30 is read out and printed out.

In step S3, prior to the start of the scanning operation, it is determined whether or not the film 29 has been inserted into the main body 21 via the detector 101a.
, And the insertion state of the film 29 is checked. If the film 29 has been inserted, step S
The process proceeds to step S5, where a scan process of a subroutine of FIG. Then, the process proceeds to step S7. Film 2
If No. 9 has not been inserted, the flow advances to step S6 to set an error flag indicating that a film has not been inserted during scanning. Then, step S1 described later.
Proceed to 2.

In step S7, the process selection switch number of the touch panel 23a input in step S2 is checked again. If the process selection switch "1" has been input, the process proceeds to step S8, where the process selection switch "2" Is input, the process proceeds to step S9.

When the process proceeds to step S8, the output destination switching circuit 105 sets the data output destination to the exposure / color tone correction circuit 1
Send the signal to be set to the 06 side. In step S10, an exposure / color tone correction signal is output to the exposure / color tone correction circuit 106. Then, in step S11, a printing process of a subroutine of FIG. 8 described later is executed, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step S13 described later.

When proceeding to step S9, the detector 201a detects whether the magneto-optical disk 30 is mounted on the main body 21 in the same manner as in step S4, and when it is mounted, proceeds to step S16. If not, the process proceeds to step S18.

In step S16, the output destination switching circuit 105 sends the data output destination to the external recording data conversion circuit 20.
A control signal for the second side is output, and a writing process of a subroutine of FIG. 11 described later is executed in step S17. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S13 described below.

In step S18, the fact that the magneto-optical disk 30 is not mounted is displayed in the error message column of the display section 23d in the display panel 23 of FIG. 4, and the flow advances to step S19. In step S19, the information of "whether to perform the operation again from the beginning" input by the operator from the input device 402 is read. If the information is to be redone, the process proceeds to step S12. wait.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S2 that "3" other than the processing selection switches "1" and "2" has been input, and the process proceeds to step S4, the magneto-optical disk 30 is mounted. Is detected via the detector 201a, and if it is attached, the process proceeds to step S14. If it is not attached, the process proceeds to step S15, indicating that the recording medium at the time of reading data is not attached. An error flag is set, and the process proceeds to step S12.

In step S14, FIG.
Of the subroutine is executed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S11, and after executing the printing process of the above subroutine, proceeds to step S13.

In step S12, an error process of a subroutine of FIG. 9 described later is executed, and the next step S1 is executed.
Proceed to 3. In step S13, step S2 is performed again.
Including error flags to enable the following processing,
Post processing for clearing the flags and input data set in a series of operations is performed, and the process returns to step S2.

Next, the processing of each subroutine called in the main routine of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, the scan processing of the subroutine of FIG. 7 will be described.
In step 1, a signal for driving the motor 107 to move the fluorescent tube 108 is output. The fluorescent tube 108
Is scanned across the film 29 and the film 2
One scan is performed for one frame corresponding to nine frames. In step S102, a control signal for capturing an optical signal transmitted through the film by the scanning is output to the CCD 102.

In step S103, a control signal for converting an analog signal stored in the CCD 102 into a digital signal is output to the A / D conversion circuit 103. In step S104, a control signal for storing one frame of data in the memory is output to the frame memory 104.
Then, the scanning is started and the loading of one frame of the film image data is started.

In step S105, it is determined whether or not an error has occurred during the scanning for one frame. If an error has occurred, the flow advances to step S106 to set an error flag indicating an error during scanning, and step S108 Proceed to. If not, the process proceeds to step S107. In step S107, it is determined whether or not scanning for one frame has been completed.
Returning to step S05, if it is completed, the process proceeds to step S108.

In step S108, the frame memory 1
A control signal for terminating the storage of the image data is output to the control unit 04. In step S109, the A / D conversion circuit 103
A control signal for ending the / D conversion is output. Step S
At 110, a control signal for terminating the capture of the optical signal is output to the CCD 102. In step S111, a control signal for stopping motor 107 is output. With these control signals, the image data for one frame of the film is completely taken into the memory, and the present subroutine ends.

Next, the printing process of the subroutine of FIG. 8 will be described. In step S201, the platen roller 30
5 to output a control signal for driving the motor 304 for rotating the motor 5. In step S202, a control signal for outputting image data is output to the line buffer 301. In step S203, an image signal for printing on printing paper is output to the head control circuit 302 via the thermal head 303, and printing is started.

Subsequently, in step S204, it is determined whether an error has occurred during printing of one frame. If an error has occurred, the process proceeds to step S205, and if no error has occurred, the process proceeds to step S206. Step S20
In step 5, an error flag indicating an error during printing is set, and the flow advances to step S207. In step S206,
It is determined whether printing for one frame has been completed.
The process proceeds to step S207, and if not completed, returns to step S204.

In step S207, the head control circuit 3
02, a signal for ending printing is output. Step S2
At 08, a signal for terminating data output is output to the line buffer 301. In step S209, a stop control signal is output to the motor 304 to stop the platen roller 305, and the routine ends.

Next, the error processing of the subroutine of FIG. 8 will be described. In step S301, the content of the error is determined from the value set in the error flag. Step S
In step 302, the content of the error determined in step S301 is output to the display device 403, the content is displayed on the display panel 23, and the routine ends.

Next, the reading process of the subroutine of FIG. 10 will be described. In step S401, a drive control signal for rotating the spindle motor 215 to rotate the magneto-optical disk 30 is output. Step S402
Then, a control signal for reproducing the value read by the light emitting / receiving unit 214 as data is output to the reproducing circuit 206. In step S403, a control signal for converting data output from the reproduction circuit 206 into a form that can be output to the line buffer 301 is output to the external recording data conversion circuit 207, and reading of image data from the magneto-optical disk 30 is started.

In step S404, it is determined whether an error has occurred during reading of one file. If an error has occurred, the flow advances to step S405 to set an error flag indicating an error during reading of the file. If no error has occurred, the process proceeds to step S406, and the reading state of one file is determined. If reading has been completed, the process proceeds to step S407. If not, the process returns to step S404.

In step S407, a control signal for terminating the data conversion is output to the external recording data conversion circuit 207. In step S408, a control signal for terminating the reproduction is output to the reproduction circuit 206. In step S409, a stop control signal for stopping the spindle motor 215 is output, and
This routine ends.

Next, the writing process of the subroutine of FIG. 11 will be described. In step S501, the spindle motor 215 is used to rotate the magneto-optical disk 30.
And outputs a drive control signal for rotating. Step S50
In step 2, a control signal for converting the image data in the frame memory 104 into data recordable on the magneto-optical disk 30 is output to the external recording data conversion circuit 202. In step S503, a control signal for recording image data on the magneto-optical disk 30 is output to the recording circuit 203. The recording circuit 203 includes a semiconductor laser unit 211 and a driving circuit 20.
4 to start recording image data on the magneto-optical disk 30.

In step S504, it is determined whether an error has occurred during the writing of one file. If an error has occurred, the flow advances to step S505 to set an error flag indicating that an error has occurred during the writing of the file. If no error has occurred, step S506 is performed.
It is determined whether the writing of one file has been completed. If the writing has been completed, the process proceeds to step S507. If the writing has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S504.
Return to

In step S507, a control signal for terminating the recording is output to the recording circuit 203. Step S5
At 08, a control signal for ending the data conversion is output to the external recording data conversion circuit 202. In step S509, a stop control signal for stopping the drive of the spindle motor 215 is output, and this routine ends.

In the printer with scan according to the second embodiment, the magneto-optical disk 3 is used as a recording medium.
0 is applied, but other than that, a floppy disk may be used, and not only a removable disk, but also a PC card, a hard disk on a network connected by a LAN, smart media, SRAM, DRAM, or the like may be used as a recording medium. good.

The method of the scanner unit 51 and the printer unit 53 is not limited to those described above. For example, for the scanner unit, data can be captured by an image sensor, and for the printer unit, Any printing method may be used as long as it can be controlled by the head control circuit. The external recording device 52 can read / write not only image data but also a character data file in a text format.
3, it is also possible to print.

Further, the film 29 is not limited to the method of taking in only one frame of image data in one scan as in the apparatus of the present embodiment, but the whole film of the cartridge is scanned. It is also possible to provide a function of printing as an index print on one sheet of printing paper. As described above, the way of processing and outputting image data is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

As described above, according to the printer apparatus with a scanner of the present embodiment, a system environment equivalent to the conventional system as shown in FIG. It is possible to take in an external storage medium attached to the printer and print out the image by a simple operation. In addition, since it can be used without knowledge of the operation and mechanism of a complicated computer, even a beginner or an elderly person can easily use the present apparatus.

Further, an external recording device 5 in which the apparatus is built
2 allows you to read and write image files in the format of files used on various personal computers. If you want to input image data to a personal computer and perform image processing, Even when the user wants to use it, he can easily read and write data on the external recording medium.

Further, since the external recording medium can be read and written, data can be easily exchanged with the outside without connecting a cable to a printer. Also,
Scanning and printing can be easily performed without a peripheral device such as a personal computer.

Next, a description will be given of a printer with a scanner incorporating an external recording apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a main block configuration diagram of the scanner / printer of the present embodiment. The apparatus mainly includes a scanner unit 51, an external recording device unit 52, a printer unit 53,
A control unit 54 for controlling the whole; and an I / O unit 61 as an interface unit for exchanging data with a peripheral device 62
However, each component other than the I / O unit 61 is the same as the component in the second embodiment.

The peripheral device 62 is, for example, a device for outputting image data such as a digital still camera. By connecting the output of the peripheral device 62 to the I / O section 61, the image data photographed by the digital still camera or the like can be directly output. Can be sent to the printer unit 3 and printed out.
Of course, the connectable peripheral device 62 is not limited to the digital still camera, but may be any peripheral device that can output image data.

According to the printer device with a scanner of the third embodiment, in addition to the effects of the device of the second embodiment, the scanner unit 51 and the external recording unit 5
2. Since the printer unit 53 can be directly connected to the peripheral device 62, it is possible to easily input and output data according to the purpose.

Next, a description will be given of a printer with a scanner incorporating an external recording apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a scanner unit 71 included in the printer device with a scanner according to the present embodiment. It should be noted that the printer unit 53, the control unit 54, and the like constituting the printer device with the scanner are the same control elements as those built in the device of the second embodiment. Although not shown, it is assumed that the external recording device unit 52 is similarly built in.

The scanner 71 is similar to the scanner 51 of the second embodiment.
2, a magnetic reproducing head for reading magnetic data recorded on the film 72, including an A / D conversion circuit 103, a frame memory 104, an output destination switching circuit 105, an exposure / color tone correction circuit 106, etc. 113, and
It has a reproducing circuit 112, a magnetic recording head 116 for writing magnetic data, a recording circuit 115, and an IX240 correction circuit 114.

In the printer device with a scanner according to the present embodiment, it is possible to insert the developed IX240 film 72, take in the image data, and print out the image data. A film compatible with a photo system, in which a magnetic recording section 72a coated with a magnetic coating is provided, so that photographing information can be recorded.

As shown in FIG. 13, the scanner unit 7 of this apparatus
In 1, the reproducing circuit 112 reads the magnetic data of the magnetically recorded photographing information via the reproducing head 113,
The exposure / color tone correction circuit 106 and the IX 240
Output to the correction circuit 114.

The photographic information recorded on the inserted IX240 film 72 is read by the reproducing head 113. For example, if the reproduced data is photographic information of "panoramic photography in backlight", information of "backlight" Is sent to the exposure / color tone correction circuit 106, and the information “panorama” is sent to the IX240 correction circuit 114.

In the exposure / color tone correction circuit 106, in the case of the above-mentioned photographing information, the image data corrected so as to have an appropriate exposure based on the input “backlight” information is output to the IX240.
Output to the correction circuit 114. Further, the IX240 correction circuit 114 corrects the data so that the image data input from the exposure correction circuit 106 can be printed as a panorama, and outputs the data to the printer unit 53.

On the other hand, the recording circuit 115 can write photographic information such as addition and correction to the magnetic recording section 72a of the film 72 via the magnetic recording head 116 based on the signal of the control section 4.

According to the printer with a scanner of the fourth embodiment, in addition to the effects of the apparatus of the second embodiment, the photographic information of the IX240 film is reproduced, and the image data Can be easily corrected, so that a print reflecting the intention of photographing can be easily performed.

(Supplementary Note) The following configuration is obtained by the above embodiment. (1) scanner means for reading image information from a document;
A writing unit that has a recording medium loading unit to which an external recording medium can be removably loaded, and that can write at least image information from the scanner unit to the external recording medium; and image information from the scanner unit. Or printing means capable of printing image information written on the loaded external recording medium, wherein the scanner means, the writing means and the printing means are provided integrally. Characteristic printer device with scanner. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (1), an image such as a film or image information recorded on an external recording medium can be read and printed easily without using an expensive device such as a word processor or a personal computer. It is also possible to write image information such as a film on an external recording medium.

(2) The printer with a scanner according to (1), wherein the original is a developed film, and the scanner reads the developed film to read image information. According to the printer with a scanner described in Appendix (2), in addition to the effects of the printer with a scanner described in Appendix (1), an image of a developed film can be easily read as image information.

(3) The supplementary note (1), wherein the external recording medium is a magneto-optical disk, or
The printer device with a scanner according to (2). According to the printer with a scanner described in Appendix (3), in addition to the effects of the printer with a scanner described in Appendix (1) or (2), more image information can be easily written on the magneto-optical disk. It becomes possible.

(4) Image information is read from the original,
In a printer device with a scanner capable of printing the image information, a recording medium loading section capable of detachably loading an external recording medium, and format information or file information of the external recording medium loaded in the recording medium loading section Format input means capable of inputting at least one of the following, and writing means capable of writing read image information to an external recording medium loaded in the recording medium loading unit based on an output from the format input means. And a printer device with a scanner. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (4), the external recording medium is formatted using the format input means without using an expensive device such as a word processor or a personal computer, and the image is output to an image such as a film or the external recording medium. The recorded image information can be read and printed easily, and the image information such as a film can be written on an external recording medium.

(5) Scanner means for scanning a document, an external recording device for writing image data to a recording medium,
A printer with a scanner, comprising: printer means for printing image data. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), data can be transferred by an external recording medium, so that data can be easily transferred to and from the external recording medium without connecting a cable or a LAN. Can be done.

(6) The printer device with a scanner according to appendix (5), wherein the scanner means has a photographing information reading / writing means capable of reading / writing photographing information of scanned image data. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (6), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), it is possible to read and write shooting information of image data, so that the shooting information can be easily utilized. In addition, various prints can be made, and photographing information can be easily corrected or added.

(7) The printer device with a scanner according to (5), wherein the scanner means has image correction means for performing image processing correction of the scanned image data. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (7), in addition to the effects of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), image data can be corrected by image processing. The input image data can be corrected and output without the presence.

(8) The printer device with a scanner according to (5), wherein the external recording device comprises magneto-optical recording and reading / writing means capable of reading and writing data on the magneto-optical recording medium. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (8), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), data can be read from and written to a magneto-optical recording medium. And the seek time is fast, so that input / output of image data is simplified.

(9) The printer with a scanner according to appendix (5), wherein the external recording device comprises external recording information conversion means for converting data written on the external recording medium into data printable by the printer means. apparatus. Appendix (9)
According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5)
In addition to the effects of the printer device with a scanner described above, since data on an external recording medium can be converted into data for printing, printing can be performed without being affected by the data format of the external recording medium.

(10) The printer device with a scanner according to (5), wherein the printer means comprises a thermal head means for recording on paper by thermal control. Note (1
According to the printer device with a scanner described in (0), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in (5), since the image can be transferred to paper and printed, photographic printing with rich gradation expression is performed. be able to.

(11) The printer device with a scanner according to (5), wherein the scanner means has a driving means for scanning the image pickup device, and the printer means has a driving means for driving the print head. . According to the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (11), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (5), the scanner unit and the printer unit can have a drive unit independently. And the printer unit can be controlled with high precision.

(12) The printer with a scanner according to (5), wherein the external recording device comprises an IC memory read / write means capable of reading / writing the memory of the integrated circuit. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (12), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (5), reading and writing of the IC memory is possible, so that the recording medium using the IC memory that can be quickly accessed Can be used.

(13) The printer with a scanner according to (5), wherein the external recording device comprises volatile memory read / write means capable of reading / writing volatile memory. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (13), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), since volatile memory can be read and written, a volatile memory that can be accessed quickly is used. A recording medium can be used.

(14) The printer with a scanner as described in appendix (5), wherein the external recording device is constituted by a nonvolatile memory reading / writing means capable of reading / writing a nonvolatile memory. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (14), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), since the nonvolatile memory can be read and written, a nonvolatile memory that can be accessed quickly is used. A recording medium can be used.

(15) The printer with a scanner as described in appendix (5), wherein the external recording device is constituted by a disk-shaped recording medium reading / writing means capable of reading / writing a disk-shaped recording medium. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (15), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), reading and writing of a disk-shaped recording medium can be performed, so that the printer is inexpensive and widely used. A disk-shaped recording medium can be used.

(16) The printer device with a scanner according to supplementary note (5), wherein the external recording device comprises card-type recording medium reading / writing means capable of reading / writing a recording medium in the form of a card. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (16), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), reading and writing of a recording medium in the form of a card can be performed, so that compact and quick access is possible. A card-shaped recording medium can be used.

(17) The printer device with a scanner according to supplementary note (5), wherein the external recording device is constituted by electric read / write means capable of reading / writing data on a recording medium by an electric signal. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (17), in addition to the effects of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), data on a recording medium can be read and written by an electric signal, so that quick access can be achieved. A recording medium using a signal can be used.

(18) The printer with a scanner as described in appendix (5), wherein the external recording device comprises magnetic reading / writing means capable of reading / writing data on a recording medium by a change in magnetism. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (18), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (5), data in a recording medium can be read and written by a change in magnetism. Inexpensive recording media typified by

(19) The printer device with a scanner according to supplementary note (5), wherein the external recording device comprises optical reading / writing means capable of reading / writing data on a recording medium by a change in light. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (19), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (5), data on a recording medium can be read and written by a change in light. And a large-capacity recording medium represented by

(20) The photographing information read / write means is
IX that can read and write magnetic information on IX240 film
A printer with a scanner according to supplementary note (6), comprising magnetic read / write means for 240 films. Appendix (20)
According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (6)
In addition to the effects of the printer device with a scanner described above, IX
Since the magnetic information of the 240 film can be read and written, various prints using the photographing information of the film can be easily performed.

(21) The printer with a scanner as described in appendix (7), wherein the image correcting means comprises an exposure / color tone correcting means capable of correcting exposure and color tone of an image. Appendix (2
According to the printer device with a scanner described in 1), in addition to the effects of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (7), since exposure and color tone that determine photographic quality can be corrected, appropriate photography can be performed.

(22) A scan signal for causing the scanner means to scan a document, a write signal for writing image data to the external recording device, a read signal for reading image data, and printing of image data to the printer means. (5) The printer device with a scanner according to (5), further comprising: a print signal for causing According to the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (22),
In addition to the effects of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (5), the scanner, the external recording device, and the printer can be controlled by a microcomputer, so that the device can be used without connecting a control device such as a personal computer. Therefore, it can be used without scanning or printer driver software, and can be used without complicated operation of a personal computer.

(23) Based on the control of the control means,
The printer with a scanner according to appendix (22), further comprising external recording medium information means for outputting information on how to read and write image data to the external recording device. Appendix (2
According to the printer device with a scanner described in 3), in addition to the effects of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (22), since the control is performed based on information on how to read and write image data from an external recording device, Reading and writing can be performed regardless of the data format of the recording medium.

(24) The external recording medium information means:
The printer with a scanner according to attachment (23), comprising format information means for outputting information on the format of the external recording medium. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (24), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Appendix (23), the external recording device is controlled based on the information of the format of the external recording medium.
You can read and write data created on a PC or word processor.

(25) The external recording medium information means includes:
The printer with a scanner according to attachment (23), comprising file information means for outputting information of a file on an external recording medium. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (25), in addition to the effects of the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (23), the external recording device is controlled based on information of a file on the external recording medium. You can read and write data created with a word processor.

(26) The external recording medium information means:
A printer with a scanner according to claim 23, comprising: format information means for outputting information on the format of the external recording medium; and file information means for outputting information on a file on the external recording medium. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (26), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (23), the external recording device is controlled based on the format of the external recording medium and the information of the file. It can read and write data created by a personal computer or word processor.

(27) The printer with a scanner as described in appendix (5), further comprising an interface means for exchanging data with a peripheral device capable of outputting image data. According to the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (27), in addition to the effect of the printer device with a scanner described in Supplementary Note (5), since it can be directly connected to a peripheral device, image data can be easily recorded on a recording medium or paper. Can be printed.

[0113]

As described above, according to the printer device with a scanner according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, an image such as a film or an external recording medium can be used without using an expensive device such as a word processor or a personal computer. It is possible to read out the image information recorded on the external storage medium and easily print the image information, and to write the image information such as a film on an external recording medium.

According to the printer with a scanner according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the printer with a scanner according to the first or second aspect, the external recording medium is a magneto-optical disk. Therefore, the handling of the external recording medium is easy, and the recording capacity can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a printer device with a scanner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a printer with a scanner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a format / file type selection unit provided on a main body of the printer device with a scanner in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a display panel provided on a main body of the printer with a scanner in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the printer with a scanner shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a main routine of a processing operation in the printer with a scanner in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a scanning process of a subroutine called in the main routine of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a printing process of a subroutine called in the main routine of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an error process of a subroutine called in the main routine of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a reading process of a subroutine called in the main routine of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a writing process of a subroutine called in the main routine of FIG. 6;

FIG. 12 is a main block configuration diagram of a printer device with a scanner according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a scanner unit included in a printer device with a scanner according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state where a floppy disk is inserted into a conventional word processor.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a conventional printer connection state.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a conventional LAN connection state of a personal computer.

FIG. 17 is a connection state diagram of a conventional personal computer.

FIG. 18 is a data flow diagram of a conventional personal computer and printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 29, 71 scanner unit (scanner) 2 recording / reproducing unit (recording medium loading / unloading unit with removable recording medium) 3, 53 printer unit (printer) 4, 54 control unit (control unit) ) 10 external recording medium 15 recording medium writing unit (writing unit) 16 recording medium reading unit (reading unit) 30 magneto-optical disk (external recording medium) 52 external recording device unit (recording medium) 203: a recording circuit (writing means) 206: a reproducing circuit (reading means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A printer equipped with a scanner capable of reading image information from a document and printing the image information, comprising: a recording medium loading section capable of removably loading an external recording medium; and the recording medium loading section. Writing means capable of writing image information read from the original document or processed information obtained by processing the image information to an external recording medium loaded in the external recording medium; and A printer device with a scanner, wherein the written image information or the image information recorded in advance on the loaded external recording medium can be printed. 2. A printer equipped with a scanner capable of reading image information from a document and printing the image information, comprising: a recording medium loading section capable of detachably loading an external recording medium; and the recording medium loading section. A writing unit capable of writing information to an external recording medium loaded in the storage unit, image information from the original written by the writing unit, information obtained by processing the image information, or the external recording medium. Control means for controlling which of the pre-written image information is to be printed, and a printer device with a scanner. 3. The printer device with a scanner according to claim 1, wherein the external recording medium is a magneto-optical disk.