JPS59188682A - Operating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operating device of a copying machine, etc., and also to raise the use efficiency by providing a display part, a function key, etc. on the operating part, selecting a desired data mode by inputting a key to display an abbreviation, a symbol, etc. CONSTITUTION:The operating device of the copying machine, etc. is provided with a soft key part 200, a preset key part 300, etc., in addition to a general key part 100. This key part 200 is constituted of a soft use function key 201, a liquid crystal display part 202, etc., the key part 300 is constituted of a standard mode reset key 301, a preset key 302, a preset key indicator 303, etc., to read-out the label of a copying function by the key part 200, etc. In this state, a data mode selected by the key 201 is displayed on the display part 202 by an abbreviation, a symbol, etc., and simultaneously, in accordance with a selection, an operator guide and a message, etc. are also displayed on the display part 202. Thus, the operating device of the copying machine, etc. is simplified, and also, its use efficiency is raised.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to an operating device for an image information processing apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, or a facsimile.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, image information processing apparatuses, such as copying machines, simply copy original documents to faithfully reproduce them. Furthermore, even recent multi-functional copying machines have limited functions such as reducing or enlarging a document at a fixed magnification, automatic document feeding function, automatic collation function, etc. These operations are performed by mechanical control, and due to physical limitations, it can be said that the range of multifunctional copying machines has reached its limit. Therefore, even though it is a copying machine operating device,
All that was done was to light up an LED corresponding to each key or switch, or to display the setting status of a function corresponding to one key IK based on the setting position of each key or switch. However, recently, various image manipulation functions using photoelectric conversion elements,
Image information processing devices having image transfer functions, image quality processing functions, and the like have been proposed. Therefore, if an operating section with a one-to-one correspondence between keys and functions is used, the device becomes larger and the operation becomes complicated.

Purpose The present invention has been made in view of the above drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display section, function keys, etc. on the operation section,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an operating device for an image information processing device such as a copying machine that has improved usage efficiency and is simplified.

Embodiment FIG. 1-1 shows the appearance of a copying machine and its operating device which are one embodiment of the present invention. This device basically consists of two units. They are reader A and printer B. This reader and printer are separated mechanically and functionally.
It is designed to be used on its own.

Connections are made using cables, etc. Also, reader A has operating device A.
-1 is provided.

FIGS. 1-2 are structural cross-sectional views of a copying machine and its operating device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The document is placed face down on the document table glass 903, and its placement reference is on the back left side when viewed from the front. The original is pressed onto the original glass by the original cover 904.

The original is illuminated by a fluorescent lamp rung 902, and the reflected light passes through mirrors 905 and 907 and a lens 906 to C0.
An optical path is formed to condense light onto the D9010 surface.

The mirror 907 and the mirror 905 are arranged to move at a relative speed of 2:1. This optical unit is moved from left to right at a constant speed by a DC servo motor without applying PLL. The moving speed is 180 mm/sec on the outward path when irradiating the original, and 4 mm/sec on the return path.
68 arm/sec. The resolution in this sub-scanning direction is 16 tines/g. The thickness of documents that can be processed ranges from A5 to A3, and the document placement direction is A5. B
5. A4 is placed vertically, B4. A3 is placed horizontally. There are three return positions for the optical unit depending on the document size. The first point is A5. B5. Common to A4, at 220 degrees from the document standard position, the second point is B4
It is the same (at 364mm, the third point is the same at M (at 431.8m).

Next, regarding the main scanning direction, during main scanning, the maximum horizontal width of A4 paper is 297 mm depending on the orientation in which the document is placed.

And this is 16 Pe! , /ran, the number of bits of COD is 4752 (=297X1
6) Since bits are required, this device uses two 2628-bit COD array sensors and drives them in parallel. Therefore, 16 tines /rrrm, 18
Based on the condition of 0 van/sec, the outline of the printer placed under the reader will be explained mainly in FIGS. 1-1 and 1-2. The image signal processed by the reader section and made into bit serial is input to the laser scanning optical system unit 925 of the printer. This unit consists of a semiconductor laser, collimator lens, rotating polygon mirror, F
It consists of a θ lens and a tilt correction optical system. The image signal from the reader is applied to a semiconductor laser and undergoes electrical-to-optical conversion, and the diverging laser light is converted into parallel light by a collimator lens, and is irradiated onto a polyhedral mirror that rotates at high speed, thereby scanning the laser light onto a photoreceptor 908. . The rotation speed of this polyhedral mirror is 2.60 rpm. The distance during scanning is approximately 400 mm, and the effective image is 297 m in A4 horizontal size. Therefore, the signal frequency applied to the semiconductor laser at this time is approximately 20 MFlz (NR,z
). The laser beam from this unit is transmitted to the mirror 924.
The light is incident on the photoreceptor 908 via.

For example, the photoreceptor 908 is composed of three layers: a conductive layer, a photosensitive layer, and an insulating layer. Therefore, process components are arranged thereto which make it possible to form an image. 909 is a front static eliminator, 91o is a front static eliminator, 911 is a primary charger,
912 is a secondary charger, 913 is a front exposure lamp, 914
915 is a developing device, 915 is a paper feed cassette, 916 is a paper feed roller, 917 is a paper feed guide, 918 is a registration roller, 9
19 is a transfer charger, 92o is an application roller, 921 is a conveyance guide, 922 is a fixing device, and 923 is a tray. The speed of the photoreceptor 908 and the conveyance system is the same as the forward path of the reader < 18
0 kaku/sec. Therefore, the speed of copying using a combination of a reader and a printer is 30 A4 sheets/minute.

Also, printers use a separation belt on the front side to separate copy paper that has been damaged by the photosensitive drum, but because of this, the image of the belt is missing. If the signal is added to that amount, it will be developed, and the toner will stain the separation belt, which will also stain subsequent sheets of paper, so do this on the reader side in advance. The length of the belt, which is 8 meters long, is designed to cut off the video electrical signal for print output. Also, if toner adheres to the leading edge of the copy paper, it will wrap around the fixing roller when it is fixed and cause a jam, so the reader side should also cut the electrical signal to prevent the toner from adhering to the leading edge of the paper. are doing.

In addition, in the device of this example, the image information is an electrical signal;
Furthermore, since the reader and printer are separated and have independent functions, it is possible to transfer image information between them. When communicating, this device can only be used when a reader/printer is included.
In the case of a reader only, a communication module is attached to the reader side, and in the case of a printer only, a communication module is attached to the printer side, and local communication within the premises is made possible by connecting these units in a loop. Communication outside the premises is made possible by placing all gateways (interfaces between public lines and local networks) on the loop.

Furthermore, an e-mail system or the like can be configured between the head office building and the branch office building, which are connected to the network and the copying device unit.

Next, the functions of the copying machine and its operating device according to this embodiment will be explained. In addition to simple copying functions, this device also has a variable magnification function that allows arbitrary enlargement/reduction, an editing function that allows you to extract or delete any part of a document, and a function that automatically detects the size and position of the document. It has various functions such as automatic scaling and editing. These functions for manipulating images of documents are collectively referred to as "image manipulation functions." In addition to making copies of original images scanned by a connected printer, the CCU (Communication Coordinator)
The original image can be sent to another printer via the ntrolUnit (communication control unit). Also, original images sent from other readers can be received by the local printer. Such functions are called image manipulation functions. Furthermore, the above-mentioned selected functions can be arbitrarily registered in six preset keys. The registered contents can be specified arbitrarily by the user, and the contents are retained even when the power is turned off. Such a function is called a "preset function." Furthermore, there is an automatic exposure function that removes the background of the original, and a halftone processing function that outputs images with gradations such as photographs with good reproduction.

These are collectively referred to as "image quality processing functions." To summarize, there are five image manipulation functions:

Variable magnification functions include equal magnification (100% magnification), fixed magnification (size specified), stepless magnification (50 to 200% magnification specified),
There is Y magnification (independent magnification in the main and sub-scanning directions).

The image reversal function includes original image, negative/positive reversal image.

Editing functions include no editing, white masking, and black masking. However, the latter two automatically switch to auto XY magnification, and other magnification functions cannot be specified. Additionally, there are white frame trimming, black frame trimming, and automatic document position detection. However, here, the magnification, image reversal, movement, and special magnification functions are linked.

The movement functions include no movement, destination specification, origin movement (cornering), and centering.

Special magnification function: No special magnification specified, magnification O), X
There is a Y variable magnification auto. However, the latter two cannot specify other scaling functions. The movement function and special scaling function are enabled only when the editing functions such as white/black frame trimming and automatic document position detection are specified.

Image transfer functions include local copy (normal copy), transmission (sending original images to other printers via the CCU), and receiving (receiving original images from other readers via the CCU). .

Also, the preset functions include registration (memorizing in the preset key) and reading (reading out the stored contents of the preset key). Also, some of the preset keys have a reset machine to return to standard mode.

There is also Noh.

Further, the image quality processing functions include automatic exposure (AE) and halftone processing.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the operating device A-1 of FIG. 1.

This operation section is roughly divided into three blocks.

100 is a part of a general-purpose key of a conventional copying machine.

Reference numeral 200 denotes a portion of soft keys used by the user to create a copy/transmission function as desired. The central block 300 is a preset key section of function keys for registering, reading, and resetting copying and transmitting functions arbitrarily created by the user using the soft key section 200. Some of the 100 general purpose keys are those used in conventional copiers.

101 is the copy button. 102 is an oath display conventionally used in copying machines and the like. Reference numeral 103 is a display device for displaying the desired set number of copies and the number of intermediate copies.

104 is a copy density switching lever and a display therefor. Reference numeral 105 is a selection display device for selecting whether the original image is text only, photo only, text and photos mixed, or section paper.

These are copies of the above original images in an optimized form. A display 106 displays whether the selected cassette stage is the upper stage or the lower stage. Reference numeral 107 is a display device for displaying the paper size stored in the cassette of the selected cassette stage. 108 is θ to 9, a group of ten keys, the number of sheets is set on the sheet number display, and the soft key 200 is used to enter numerical values in the program creation process (e.g., magnification of magnification, sender address specification, etc.) ) used for 114 is a clear reset key. The latter key, 109 entry keys, is provided as an entry confirmation key.

110 is an interrupt key, 111 is a copy cancel key, 112 is a cassette stage switching key, and 113 is an original image switching key. In order to label the preset key part 300 with the name of a function created by the user, it is structurally possible to write a label. 302 is a preset key, and since there are six preset keys, the user can register six types of functions. Further, 303 is a preselect key display for displaying a preset location, and -301 is a standard mode return key. Further, the soft key part 200 has function keys 201 from F1 to F6, and 202 is a display device for displaying messages, function key labels, and other modes and data.

This embodiment is a liquid crystal display.

FIG. 3 shows details of the display 202 and function keys 201. The display 202 uses a 5x7 LCD display for 32 characters.

An enlarged view of one character (within the dotted line) in FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, 1 is a 5×7 dot portion of the liquid crystal display for displaying characters, and 2 is a 5×1 dot portion for displaying under par.

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the liquid crystal display in this embodiment. 3 is a controller for the liquid crystal display, and a key human power section 5
It determines the key data from , and sends the display liquid crystal address and display character data to the liquid crystal driver 4 through the D line. A detailed diagram of the driver No. 4 is shown in FIG. Note that 6 is a peripheral CPU for liquid crystal display, which is included in the driver 4 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the driver drives the liquid crystal display 202 in a matrix manner. In other words, the driver is the peripheral CPU
There are 4 pieces including 6, and 40 from each driver in the vertical direction.
There is a book line, so 160 books. In the horizontal direction, there are 8 lines out of 16 lines from COM, ~COM, of the ferrule CPU 6. Total 160X
As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, 8 lines are used to drive 32 (5 x 8 dots) liquid crystal displays (160 x 8 dots), and address data from the controller 3 drives the display. Characters are displayed on the LCD. In addition, 7 is
This is the main CPU that performs various controls of the main body of the copying machine, and a description of the main CPU itself will be omitted here in order to explain the liquid crystal display. One embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above.

The display will be briefly explained below.

In FIG. 3, the data displayed on the liquid crystal display 202 is roughly divided into function keys 2, SK1 to SK6.
01 key label, a message to the operator, and an input key from the numeric keypad 108 are displayed.

Brackets are added to distinguish between soft key labels and messages, and when an input from the numeric keypad 108 is requested, an under par is made to blink.

To distinguish between soft key label settings and unset soft key labels, a question mark symbol is added after the label for unset (unselected) soft key labels, and if the soft key label is set (already selected), an additional label is added. Attach the mation mark. For this purpose, each function has a function setting cylinder flag for determining whether the cylinder is set or not, and the controller 3 in FIG. 5 turns on the flag when the function setting is completed.

A detailed explanation of the operating device, including the display mode, will be given below.

Power on in Figure 7-1 or equal size reset key 3 in Figure 2
Display 202 of soft key part 200 when 01 is pressed
Indicates the display status of.

Of the 32 digits on the liquid crystal, area a, which is 11 digits from the left, is an editing mode name display area, and one of the characters shown in Figure 7-2 is always displayed. However, DPAD is DOCUMENT
PO8ITION AUTODE'rECTION
(The 5th digit of document ab is the auto display area, and is displayed as "auto" as shown in Figure 7-3 only when automatic scaling is set in the edit mode.The 10th digit of area C is , any of the characters shown in FIG. 7-4 are displayed in the magnification display area. Note that the portion bd in FIG. 7-4 shows an example of the magnification input by the operator.

In the display state shown in FIG. 7-1, if SK6 corresponding to '-ETC' is pressed, the display state becomes as shown in FIG. 8-1.

The 5 digits of area d in FIG. 8-1 are negative/positive inversion ON/OFF display areas, and either one of FIG. 8-2 is always displayed. The 11th digit of area e is a transmission mode name display area, and one of the characters shown in FIG. 8-3 is always displayed.

Next, we will explain the procedure for setting the variable magnification function. When 4 is pressed on key 8, the display on display 202 becomes as shown in FIG. 9-1. Here, if a key other than 6 is input to 8 corresponding to "CANC", the apparatus enters the variable magnification mode.

Note that when the key SK6 corresponding to "CANC" is pressed, the display returns to the stage before selecting the variable magnification mode, that is, the display state shown in FIG. 7-1.

This is one of the reset keys. If you press the SKI key indicating enlarged copy in Figure 9-1, b in Figure 7-4 will be displayed.
A question mark is displayed next to the type of enlargement for part b. The desired enlargement type is displayed using the ETC key BK6, and when that key is pressed, the question mark becomes an exclamation mark to indicate that it has been set. Even if you press the SK2 key indicating reduced copy,
Similarly, a question mark is displayed in the bc section of Fig. 7-4, and keys are set. "95%"
Even when pressing SK3 corresponding to the display of "100 CH" and SK4 corresponding to the display of "100 CH", an exclamation is displayed on the selected side of the magnification display in part ba of FIG. 7-2. 9-3 shows the transition state of the display on the display (202 in Figure 2) when the key SK5 corresponding to "Chishitei" is pressed.
As shown in the figure. If the magnifications in the X direction and Y direction are not equal in the previous time, the setting procedure for arbitrary magnification starts from the display state 9-a, and if they are equal, from the display state 9-b. "CANC" key S
When K6 is pressed, the mode of arbitrary magnification is canceled and the mode returns to the stage before that mode is set, that is, display state 9-1 (this is one of the reset keys). In display state 9-c, No. When the key SK5 corresponding to "///" is pressed, the display state changes to display state 9-d.

The under par part that is flashing here is shown in Figure 2 108.
A desired magnification, for example 123%, is set using the numeral keys and the enter key 109. And display state 9-
It becomes e. Further, when the "No?" key SK5 is pressed in the display state 9-f, the display state 9-e is entered. And OK
'' key SK5 changes to display state 9-g, indicating that the magnification has been set. If you wish to change it, press the key corresponding to the set area (for example, 9-h) to change display state 9-g. Return to step d. Then, you can specify a new item.

When the key SK4 corresponding to "YES?" is pressed in display state 9-c, the display state changes to display state 9-i in FIG. 9-4. If the key corresponding to "YES///" is pressed in 9-f, the display state 9-i shown in FIG. 9-4 is similarly entered.

The bundle 9-4 diagram will be explained below. In the display state 9-i of FIG. 9-4, in order to specify the magnification in the X direction and the Y direction, the under par of the magnification display section in the X direction first prinks.

When a magnification is input using the aforementioned numeric keypad or enter key, the display state changes to 9-j, and when the magnification in the Y direction is designated, the under par of the magnification display section in the Y direction plinks. Similarly, when a magnification is input (for example, 78%), the display state changes to display state 9-k. Further, by pressing SK4, the display state 9-c in FIG. 9-3 directly changes to the display state 9-k in FIG. 9-4.

If you wish to change the magnification here, press the corresponding key (2:1 correspondence in this case) such as 9-6.9-m to return to the display state 9-n or 9-j. Further, when the key SKs corresponding to "°'OK" is pressed in the display state 9-k, the display state 9-p is entered, and the designation of the magnification is completed.

Figure 9-4 display states 9-r, 9-j, 9-k.

At 9-n, press 6 on function key (soft key) 8 corresponding to "CANC"-J'-,! :,
It returns to the stage before setting the magnification, and the display state becomes as shown in Figure 9-1 (this can be said to be one of the reset keys)
.

Next, in FIG. 8-1, a description will be given of the case where the transmission mode is entered by manual input of the keys of SK2 (see the flowchart for performing transmission in FIG. 10-1). SK2 in Figure 8-1
By inputting the key, the display state becomes 10-a in FIG. 10-2.

A timer causes this display state to transition to display state 10-b after a certain period of time has elapsed. Here, the destination is specified (FIG. 10-1, 1O-aa). "=#-1?", "+27
”,”i? ” etc. indicate the number address of the terminal. What is displayed between parentheses indicates a message to the operator. Therefore, in display state 10-b, no input is made even if the SKI function key is pressed. Also, when you press the function key corresponding to each desired destination terminal, the question mark changes to an exclamation mark, indicating that an input has been made.This example shows the case where there are three terminals, but It may be more than that.Now the key human power is to connect all terminals (
(excluding own terminal) as the destination, the 10th-
The display state changes to display state 10-C in FIG. However, if the cancel key SK6 is pressed in the display states 10-b and 10-c, the display returns to the display state of FIG. 8-1. Then, when the OK key SK5 is pressed in the display state 10-b or 10-C, the mode for specifying the transmission size is entered, and the display state is 10-b.
-d (Fig. 10, 10 bb).

After that, specify the size as described above.

Next, the editing mode will be explained. In editing mode,
As mentioned above, there are three major steps: trimming, masking,
There is automatic document position detection, etc., but first I will explain trimming. FIG. 11-1 shows a trimming mode setting flow. Note that trimming has the functions of specifying a destination, moving the origin, and centering. First, in step 11-b of FIG. 11-1, it is set whether unnecessary parts of the image area are to be made white or black. The display state at that time is shown in 1l-bb of FIG. 11-2. Here 5K6 (cancel key)
When wo is pressed, the display returns to the display state 1l-aa shown in Fig. 11-2. The display state 1l-aa is 'Henscherer?' in Figure 7-1. If the soft key SKI corresponding to " is pressed, the display state changes to 1l-aa.Display state 1l in FIG. 11-2
-bb, pressing SK1 or SK2 sets a flag that makes unnecessary parts of the image area white. Also SK3 or SK4
Pressing sets a flag that turns unnecessary parts of the image area black. Then, in step 11-C of FIG. 11-1, the trimming point is input using the numeric keypad, clear key, and enter key. The display state in Fig. 11-2 is from 1l-CC (for a certain period of time as a timer) to 11-c.
Transition to td, under par, link and wait for input from numeric keypad. Then, by using the numeric keypad, 1l-
Set the trimming points as in the display state of ee. If you want to change the value, press the clear reset key 114 in Figure 2 to set it again (this can also be said to be one of the reset keys), or press the soft key below the value you want to reset and set it again. fix. When the key SK5 corresponding to OK is pressed in the display state box 11-ee of FIG. 11-2, the display state becomes 11-ff, and the process enters the step of setting the movement point (step 11-d of FIG. 11-1). Note that the display state 1l-ff transitions to the display state 11-gg by a timer. If SKI is pressed, the process advances to NO in step 11-d and only the magnification is changed. Step 11-h is entered.

Here, select whether to use XY magnification auto, magnification auto, or specify the magnification.

In the display state 11-gg of FIG. 11-2, SK2. SK3
．． When any of SK4 is pressed, the step of moving the trimming area (step 11-e in Figure 11-1,
11-f.

11-g).

If you want to move the cropping area to a certain position, use ′
City? (Movement destination designation flag set by pressing the 2 key at 8 corresponding to ")", the movement point is set in the same way as the trimming point setting. After that, the step 11-h, the step of setting the magnification, is entered.

If you proceed to NO in step 11-e of Fig. 11-1 and press SK4 in the display state 11-gg of the step (origin movement flag set), then proceed to step 11- of Fig. 11-1, Enter the magnification setting stage. In other words, it is equivalent to the variable magnification mode in which the document is placed at the corner of the document table.

In the display state 11-gg in Figure 11-2, "Center?"
If you press the key SK3 corresponding to
YES in step 11-d in the diagram, N in step 11-e
O, NO in step 11-f, YE in step 11-g
If you proceed to S, set the centering flag and move to the 11th
In step 11-h of Fig.-1, the magnification setting stage is entered. This is equivalent to placing the original at the center of the original table.

Next, specify the destination of the solid trimming mode as described above.
Moving the origin and centering will be briefly explained using diagrams of a document table and a document.

Figure 12-1 shows a document placed on the document table, with the origin (0,
0) is the upper left corner of the document table. Reference numeral 903 is the document table shown in FIGS. 1-2. 12-a is a manuscript. To set the trimming point, set the X coordinate TXMAX of the diagonal point (12-b, l2-C) of an arbitrary rectangular area as shown in Figure 12-2.
, IN to TX8, Y coordinate 'rYMAX, TYMIN
(The unit is set by specifying -).

When setting the destination of the trimming area, the first
As shown in Figure 2-3, specify the X, Y coordinates of the trimming area.
Point of maximum value in each direction (Fig. 12-2)
Specify where to move the point) (Figure 12-3
−b' point).

Next, the case of moving the origin will be explained. In order to set the coordinates of the minimum point 12-b of the trimming area in Figure 12-2 to (0, 0), point 12-b is determined from the
Subtract the values of the X and Y coordinates of , and set the new coordinate difference as the movement point 12-b " 12 , // (12th-
Figure 4). Thereafter, if scaling is specified, enlargement and reduction steps are performed. For example, Fig. 12-5 is reduced, Fig. 12-6
The figure shows the enlargement, and the point 12-b" in Figure 12-4 is
The origin remains the same.

Next, the case of centering will be explained. FIG. 12-7 shows this procedure for determining a moving point based on input data (coordinates of points 12-8 and 12-b in FIG. 12-2) by setting trimming points. 12th-
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a case where the image is centered and the magnification is set to 2x for both MX and MY. In Figure 12-7, P
BX and PSY are the lengths of the copy paper in the X and Y directions, respectively.

Step 12-aa TXMAX-TXMIN and TYM
AX-TYMIN represents the effective trimming width in the X direction and the Y direction, respectively. Therefore, multiplying each by the magnification represents the length of the trimming area to be actually copied in the X direction and the Y direction. Therefore, TXM, TYM are the 12th-
As shown in Figure 8 (in Figure 12-8, the magnification is IVI
X=MY=2).

Further, in FIG. 12-8, both the X direction and the Y direction are 0 or positive. Therefore, if TXM>0 and TYM>0 do not hold in step 12-bb, the coordinates do not exist on the document table, and a warning is displayed. Also, TXM〉0 and TYM〉
If it is 0, at point 12-b in Figure 12-2, TX
If MIN is moved to TXM and TYMIN is moved to TYM, the result will be as shown in Figure 12-8.

Next, masking will be explained in edit mode. 1st
Figure 3-1 is the flowchart. The display state is the first
Masking in 1l-aaiC in Figure 1-2? When the function keys SK3 and 14SK4 corresponding to " are pressed, the masking mode is entered (display state 13-a in FIG. 13-2).

Here, if you press SK1 or 81 (2), it will be masked in white, and if SK3 and SK4 are pressed, it will be masked in black, and both will change to display state 13-b by keystroke. (Figure 13-1 Step 13-
aa). Here, by pressing the key SK4 corresponding to "YES?", the display state of step 13-bbχ in FIG. 13-1 becomes 13-c, and by pressing SK5 corresponding to "ETC", +13-d-+13-e-+
13-〇... and so on. Also, display state 13-a
~13-e If you smell it and press SK6, it is a cancel key, so from 13-a the display state 1l in Figure 11-2 will appear.
- You can return to aa and reset the settings. Also, SK6 with 13-b
When is pressed, the screen returns to display state 13-a. Also, display state 13
-C, 13-d, and 13-e, pressing SKe returns to the -show state 13-b. Note that MI in display state 13-e
N is mini size, LTR is letter size, LGL
is livre size, and LDR is leisure size. Now, for example, in display state 13-d, "B4?"
When the soft key SK4 corresponding to SK4 is pressed (Step 13-cc in Figure 13-1) and the masking point is specified in Step 13-dd, the B4 size is automatically changed to the selected paper cassette size. Resize and copy. If the document size is atypical in step 13-bb of FIG. 13-1, that is, 'NO?' in the display state 13-b of FIG. 13-2. If the key SK5 corresponding to " is input, the display state 13-f shown in FIG. 13-2 is entered. If 6 is pressed on 8 here, the display state 1 shown in FIG. 13-2 is entered.
You can return to 3-b and reset the settings. Thereafter, settings are made using the numeric keypad, and in step 13-dd of FIG. 13-1, masking points are set in the same manner as the above-mentioned trimming points. An example of the setting is shown in the display state 13-g of FIG. 13-2. This is white masking and auto magnification, so
Even if you press 4 on the soft key 8 corresponding to 4'', you cannot change the magnification setting.

Next DPAD DOCUMENT PO8ITION
AUTO])ETECTION Automatic document position detection will be explained.

FIG. 14-1 shows a state in which a document is placed on the document table of reader A shown in FIGS. 1-1 and 1-2. Basically, the placement position is fixed based on the origin, but it can also be placed diagonally as shown in the figure.

'E'l' in display state 1l-aa in Figure 11-2
When the key SK5 corresponding to "C" is pressed, the display state changes to the 14th
-It will look like Figure 5. DPAD here? ”
Press KI to enter DPAD mode. DPAD is a mode in which a required portion of the document can be copied by placing the original at an arbitrary position on the document table without having to align it with the standard position of the document table.

In Figure 14-1, in this case, the reference coordinate S on the document table is
From P, the main scanning direction is X1, the sub-scanning direction is Y, and the coordinates of the four points are (X, , Y, ), (X, , Y,
),'(X,.

y, ), (X, , y, ) are detected by pre-scanning the optical system during the pre-rotation operation of the printer. This allows the size and position of the document to be determined. This allows you to determine the scanner scan stroke t during multi-copying,
You can also select the desired cassette. The document cover 904 (FIGS. 1-2) is mirror-finished so that image data outside the area where the document is placed is always black data. In the pre-scan, a main scan and a sub-scan are performed to cover the entire glass surface, and then a scan for printing is performed. This sub-scanning speed is faster than that during printing.

The circuit diagram in FIG. 14-2 shows the logic for detecting the coordinates. Image data binarized by pre-scanning
O is input to shift register 501 in 8-bit units. Once the 8-bit input is completed, the gate circuit 502
checks whether all of the 8-bit data is a white image, and if YES, outputs 1 to the signal line. After starting scanning the original, the F/F 504 is set when the first 8-bit white appears. This F74' is reset in advance by VSYNC (image leading edge signal). After that, the next VSY
Leave it set until NC comes. When the F/F 504 is set, the value of the main scanning counter 551 at that time is loaded into the latch F/F 505. This becomes the X coordinate value. Also, the sub-scanning counter 552 at that time is stored in the latch 506.
The value of is loaded. This becomes the Y coordinate value. Therefore p, (x, .

Y, ) can be found.

Also, each time 1 is output to the signal 503, the value from the main scanning is loaded into the latch 507. This value is immediately stored in clutch 508 (until the next 8 bits enter shift register 501). When the value from the main scan when the first 8-bit white appears is loaded into latch 508, latch 51
The comparator 509 compares the data with the data of 0 (which is set to 10" at the time of VSYNC). If the data of the latch 508 is higher, the data of the latch 508, that is, the data of the latch 507, is loaded into the latch 510. At this time, the value of the sub-scanning counter is set to the latch 511.
The next 8 bits are shifted and
It is processed until it enters the register 501. If the data in the latch 508 and the latch 510 are applied to the entire image area in this way, the maximum value in the X direction of the original area remains in the latch 510, and the coordinate in the Y direction at this time remains in the latch 511. This is the Po(x, , y, ) coordinate.

The F/F512 outputs the horizontal synchronizing signal H8 at F74, which is set when 8-pit white appears for the first time in each main scanning line.
It is reset with YNC, sets the first 8 pits to white, and is held until the next H8YNC. When the F/F 512 is set, the value of the main scanning counter is set in the latch 513, and is loaded into the latch 514 until the next H8YNC. Then, the latch 515 and the comparator 516 compare the magnitude. The maximum value in the X direction is preset in the latch 515 at the time VSYNC occurs. If latch 51
If the data in latch 514 is greater than the data in latch 514, signal 517 becomes active and the data in latch 514, that is, latch 513, is loaded into latch 515.

This operation is performed between H8YNC and H8YNC. When the above comparison operation is performed for the entire image area, the latch 51
5 remains the minimum value of the document coordinates in the X direction. This is X. Also, when the signal line 517 outputs,
The value from the sub-scan is loaded into latch 518. This is Y.

become.

Latches 519 and 520 are loaded with the main scanning counter value and sub-scanning counter value at that time every time 8-pit white appears in the entire image area. Therefore, when the document pre-scanning is completed, the count value at the time when 8-pit white appears last remains on the counter. This is (x, ,
y, ).

The above 8 latches (506, 511, 520, 518
, 505°51・0.515.519) is connected to the CPU pass line BUS in FIG.
The PU will read this data at the end of the previous scan. And among these data, X4, Xs g
The area YI*Y4 is determined as the original area, and trimming processing is performed when scanning the original for printing.

That is, the coordinate components of the original are X, , X, , Y, ,
The coordinates of the dotted line rectangle surrounding the document positions P, -P can be recognized by Y, and it can therefore be seen that at least a sheet of a size corresponding to the dotted line is required.

Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described in which automatic document detection is performed, an automatic magnification command is input, and this portion is magnified and printed to a size that fits the sheet in the cassette.

As shown in FIG. 14-3, the ratios mx and my of the document sizes Ax and Ay in the X and Y directions to the sizes Px and Py of the cassette sheet in the X and Y directions are determined. Then, the smaller ratio is set as the common magnification for X and Y.
Set it to AM and perform the magnification change procedure described above. Therefore, a copy with automatic scaling based on one direction of the sheet can be obtained.

Further, in FIG. 14-4, the ratio of each of the X and Y directions of the document to the X and Y directions of the sheet is determined, and the magnification in the X direction and the magnification in the Y direction are each set independently. Therefore, the original image can be copied to fill the entire sheet. These two types of automatic zooming are similar to the automatic zooming that is performed by specifying the trimming coordinates described above.

Further, the size specification in the transmission mode also refers to the specification of the size of the cassette sheet.

Next, the black frame erasing mode will be explained. For example, in FIG. 12-1, this print is reproduced with the outer side of the document set as white. In Figure 14-5, if you press the key SK2 or SK3 corresponding to "Kuroiku Keshi?"
The display state becomes as shown in 15-a in Figure 2-1, and the black poppy mode is entered. The process will be explained below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 15-2. When the document size is a standard size and the soft key SK4 corresponding to "YES?" is pressed in the display state 15-a of FIG. 15-1 (step 15- of FIG. 15-2),
aa), the display state changes to display state 15-b, and the ETC keys 8 and 5 are pressed until the desired document size is displayed. In that case, the display states are 15-b, 15-c, 1
5-d, 15-b, and so on. If the desired original size is A3, for example, the display state 15-b is displayed, so in the display state 15-S, for example, A3? ” by pressing the soft key SK4 corresponding to the display (15th
Figure-2 Step 15-bb) Original size data is set in the RAM as A3. Also, by pressing SK4, the display state changes to the display state 15-e in which automatic magnification selection is not possible in Fig. 15-1 (step 1 in Fig. 15-2).
5-CC). Here - YES? ” Key SK4 corresponding to
As mentioned in the magnification mode, press 14-3.
The magnification is automatically determined by the ATL method, and the black poppy mode setting is completed. Also, in step 15-cc, 'No?' is displayed in display state 15-e. Soft key SK corresponding to “
When you press 5, the display status changes to 15-f, and the display is at the same magnification (magnification 10).
0%) mode. However, this magnification can be changed using the numeric keypad (step 15-ee). In other words, in display state 15-f, '100%! ! ! This can be done by pressing the soft key SK4 corresponding to '.

If the document size is atypical in step 15-aa of FIG. 15-2, that is, by pressing the soft key SK5 corresponding to "NO?" in display state 15-a of FIG. 15-1, the display state is changed. becomes 15-g. Therefore, the document size is determined by inputting data using the numeric keypad (
Step: 15-ee). Below step 15-cc,
The process is the same as when the original is a standard size as described above. In short, the Croix Poppy mode corresponds to trimming the entire document. Further, in each display state, by pressing 6 on the soft key 8 corresponding to "CANC", the setting stage of the display state can be returned to the previous stage.

Next, the book mode will be explained. In the display state 1l-aH of Fig. 11-2, when the function key SK5 corresponding to 'ETC' is pressed, the display state changes to the 14-
Transition to Figure 5. One book among them? When you press the function key SK4 corresponding to ``, a message will appear.

When the key SK4 is turned on, the display becomes 16-b, and the copy mode is displayed. In other words, only the left half ()・-F L)
, Right half only ()・-FR), Copy left and right onto separate sheets ()・-FLR), Copy left and right on one sheet (Full) are displayed. When you turn on one of them, the display is 16
-It becomes C. Depending on the key turned on (16-a a ~
16-d d ): The yP mode flag is set in the RAM. This is for inputting coordinate data using the numeric keypad, and is for updating the sprint cycle. 16-0 asks whether the size of the book is a standard size (16-ff), and if Yes, the display will be 16-d.
becomes. In that case, A6 to A4 will be displayed as the size,
B7 to B5 are displayed by ETC, and MIN and LTR are further displayed by ETC. For example, when A4 (16
-gg) Set the A4 disk, and the display becomes 16-j asking whether the magnification is auto or not (16-hh). If the desired size is not available or the size is atypical, the display will be from 16-C to 16-
changes to g. That is, first, a length input in the X direction is requested (the cursor blinks). If you set, for example, 175" on the numeric keypad and turn on the enter key, it will be 16-h, and if you request the length input in the Y direction and set, for example, 250, it will be 16-i.
(16-jj) If you notice a data error at this point, you can correct X by turning on SKI, and Y by turning on SK3. If you set the length in the X and Y directions to a length that exceeds the limit, a message "Miss Book Size Set" will be displayed when you press the enter key. If not, 16
When 5 is turned on to key 8 to which OK is marked with -1, the process advances to magnification step 16-j. 16-j with auto magnification,
XY O-) (AT2) or not is displayed (16-k
). In this case, as described above (Yes, if No, the AT2
．． ATL calculates the magnification based on the size of the document and the size of the paper, and the magnification is displayed as 16-1 and 16-m, respectively.

If the magnification is not auto, 16-n is displayed and the same magnification is set. Similarly, in the case of 16-n, the magnification can be changed as described above. Step 15-hh and subsequent steps are the same as in the above-mentioned black poppy mode. The display 16-1-n also displays the copy mode and indicates completion of book data setting.

FIG. 16-3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the book and the platen surface, and the book is placed with the binding margin aligned with the BOOK point and along the effective edge of the platen. L indicates the scan stroke of the optical unit when printing the left half, and R indicates the scan stroke of the optical unit when printing the right half or full print.

In Figure 16-2, before the magnification auto step, the size data is subjected to coordinate transformation (primary transformation) according to the Elicopy mode, which is TYM i N4 in the L mode.
-Y l, TYMAX←(Y2+Y1)XI/2
In R mode, TYMiN←(Y2+Y1)
Convert to mowing/2, TYMAX4-Y2, do not convert in full mode, store both L and R conversion data in full mode, and perform the above-mentioned centering routine at the end of the magnification auto routine. , the final coordinates are determined by centering using the converted coordinates and the magnification. Further, the inverted position of the optical unit in the case of R is determined from the converted coordinates and set. Well, in 9L (Y
x+Y2) 1/2+r, R, full is Yt+r.

In half LR, when returning after scanning one cycle for L, the main CPU determines whether or not the LR7 lag is set in the RAM, and if it is set, it continues to read data for R and performs the second cycle scan. Start and print the right half. Both the L and R portions are printed in the center of the sheet.

Note that the DPAD mode mentioned above is almost the same as the book mode.
, DPAD recognizes the position and size of the original and presses R
In the case of a book, the position of the original is fixed and its size is input using the soft keys.Therefore, there is no standard or non-standard routine as shown in Figure 16-2. Also, the magnification is not displayed when the magnification is auto-set.

Therefore, the coordinate conversion process during DPAD is performed when the optical unit is forward scanned to read the document coordinates after the copy key is turned on. In other words, the linear coordinate transformation, centering, and reversal position setting shown in FIG. 16-2 are performed during the pre-scan and before the start of the main scan.

Note that DPAD automatically performs a trimming process to remove dark spots in the book.

In addition, in the above-mentioned masking, the masking process 1 ash transfer process of the data read from the actual COD is performed using the CCD of the rotation shown in FIG.
The output is converted to image quality by dither processing, etc., and the shift memo IJ (1) and (2) for one line in the X direction is
In Figure 8, 90.91 is an exclusive OR gate used to decide the image area, and OF is a signal that controls it. When it is 1, the inside of the work area determined by the ST counter and EN counter is masked, and the outside is the output image. When this happens, the inside of the area is bound in the output image and the outside of the area is masked. 92 is an AND gate that controls the output of the previous image data; 93 is an AND gate that determines whether to output the mask as black or white; BB is a signal that controls it; when it is 1, it is black;
When it is 0, white is output. 95 is an OR gate that outputs the image output from gates 92 and 93 as VIDEO; 94 is an exclusive OR gate that controls black and white inversion of image data; IN is a signal that controls it; when it is 1, it is the original converted image; 0 Invert when . Each signal is output when the CPU determines that masking, white, black, and negative inputs have been input using soft keys.

When Q of Furi 7=5.82 becomes 1, the output of gate 9o becomes 0, and there is no output from gate 92 until the EN counter increases, that is, until Q becomes O.

The toes are smeared. Instead, the output of the gate 91 is 1 during that period, so when the black/white signal BB is 1, the gate 93 is 1, and therefore the image output gate 95 continuously outputs 1. In other words, it is masked. Conversely, if 0F=1 and BB=O, it will be white masked, and if 0F=0, gate 9 will be masked.
Since each output of 0.91 becomes 1°0 during that time, BB=
When it is set to 1, the area outside the trimming is black, and when 0FF=O1BB=O, the area outside the trimming is white. Incidentally, the ST and EN counters are reset by the aforementioned mask point set data.

The mode setting procedure has been described above, and the pre-t throat keys for registering the set mode will be explained below. Magnification 1 editing mode, positive/negative, destination and size, copy size.

Eight types of registration are possible: original image quality, number of copies, and density. When you press the function key SK5, which is displayed as ``TO LOCK'' as shown in Figure 8-1, the 17-1
The diagram will be displayed. The copy mode at the time of pressing is completely registered by the preset key. It is also possible to combine items registered using preset keys and register them newly. However, if there are mutually exclusive modes, their priorities must be considered. All of this is done by comparing the flags.

Hereinafter, for explanation of registration, a flowchart of the entire apparatus is shown in FIG. 17-2. Here, type 1 indicates the display state shown in FIG. 7-1. Type 2 indicates the display state shown in Figure 8-1. Type 4 indicates the display state shown in FIG. 17-1. Since the editing mode has been explained above, the explanation will be omitted here (step Sl). SK of ETC
By pressing the 6 key, it moves to the type 2 liquid crystal display. Further, following the setting step of the negative/positive inversion mode (step S2) described above is the transmission mode described above (step S3).

Also, type 1. Copying is possible only in the Type 2 display state, and at each stage it is possible to return to the stage prior to setting that mode by pressing the "CANC" key. The registration mode is located at step S4. The mode of registration will be explained below in Figure 17-3.

A registration flowchart is shown in FIG. 17-3. The registration flowchart will be explained below. PK represents a preset key. In Figure 17-3, when you press SK5 corresponding to 'Touroku', the display state changes to registration mode (type 3).
Then (step 17-a), the six indicators 303 corresponding to the preset keys 302 in FIG. 2 blink (step 17-b). In this state, the S corresponding to “CANC”
Pressing K6 interrupts the registration process and the display becomes Type 2 again as shown in Figure 8-1. This means that the mode setting was returned to the previous level by pressing the Tsumegayancel key (one of the reset keys). On the other hand, in the state of step 17-b, any key PK of the preset keys (302 in FIG. 2)
When i (i=1 to 6) is pressed, in step 17-c, PKj (j=1 to 6. is lit. Step 17-
If registered with d, 1 and null RAM +17) PSi 5
The flag TATUS is set to 1, and in step 17-e, the MAIM-MODE (17th-
(consists of 11 types of flags shown in Figure 4) are R,
Psi MODE on AM (11 shown in Figure 17-5)
(consisting of species flags) are stored in correspondence with each other. In step 17-f, R is the transmission data.
MAIN-8D TBL on AM is Psi on RAM
In step 17-g, the editing data MAINEDl and TTB on the RAM are stored in the SD TBL.
L is stored on RAMAM.

Then, a flag PSi5TATUS on the RAM indicating that the PKilC preset mode has been registered is set to 1.

Because of the preset, the flag is backed up by a battery and will not disappear even if the power is turned off, and will not be cleared to 0 except when writing to RAM for the first time.

As shown in step 17-h,
Yi+1 MoDE is set to 2, and the mode becomes the mode of the PKi selected as the registration destination, the corresponding preset key display lights up, and the other preset key displays turn off.

The liquid crystal display becomes the type 2 liquid crystal display state shown in FIG. 8-1, and the registration process ends.

Next, a procedure for calling a registered mode using a preset key will be explained with reference to FIGS. 17-6 and 17-7.

When you turn on the power or press the standard mode return key (Figure 2
01), the mode is standard mode (same size reset), and the standard mode is stored in the main mode area and basic mode area on the RAM (see Figure 17-7). Comparison of the priorities of the preset modes is performed between the main mode and the preset key mode. The mode memory of PSi (i=1 to 6) in FIG. 17-6 is a preset mode memory on the RAM for registering the mode using the preset key PKi (i=1 to G).

Now, when the power is turned on and the display state is the standard mode, it is assumed that modes are registered only in the mode memories of PS1, PS2, and PS3. For example, first psi
Assuming that "Trimming, Magnification, 100" is registered in , when you press the PKI key, YES will be answered in step 17-aa of Figure 17-7, and PSI will be entered for the first time in step 17-b b. No.

In step 17-cc, the answer is NO since this is the first input. In step 17-dd, the answer is NO because it is the main mode. In step 17-ff, the main mode is the standard mode, so the magnification is 100%, and in step 17-hh, calling of the Psi mode "trimming, magnification, 100% J" is permitted, and the 17th-ff
PSL in main mode and basic mode area in Figure 6
mode is memorized (step 17- in Fig. 17-7).
kk). Even if you try to input PS1 again here, YES is returned at step 17-bb in Figure 17-7.
Therefore, input of PS1 is not permitted.Also, even if a preset key whose mode is not registered in the mode memory of PS4 or the like is pressed, the result in step 17-aa in FIG. 17 is No, and manual input of keys such as PK4 is not permitted.

Also, the PS2 mode memory has a 1x magnification of 200 Lf6j
Assume that the magnification mode of is stored in memory. When you press the PK2 key, fl! , 1.7-7, YES in step 17-aa.

Step 17-bb: No, Step 17-c
No for c. In step 17-dd, the main mode is YE because the Henro mode of PSj is stored in memory.
It becomes S. In step 17-ee, the answer is No because the PS2 mode is only a magnification mode. Step 17
In -ff, the main mode is PSl's editing mode, but the magnification is 1x, so it is YES, and PS2's mode ``Haika 200chi'' is also stored in memory ( Step 17-1111)○Additional 1
．． Assume that the mode memory of PS3 stores a variable magnification mode of 150'%J.When the PK3 key is pressed, YES is displayed in step 17-aa of Fig. 17-7.
NO in step 17-bb, NO in X step 17-cc, main mode is Psi in step 17-d d
, the mode is [Trimming, scaling 200%J, and it is the edit mode, so YES0 Step 17-ee,
Since the mode of PS3 is only 150% magnification, the answer is NO. Step 17-f f is a magnification of 200%, so NO,=, Step 17-gg is a PS3
The mode is 150% magnification, and since it is a magnification change mode, the key input of this PK3 is not permitted. Therefore, the main mode includes two keys, PKl and PK2, and two PS1 modes.

PS2 mode composite mode “Trimming, scaling 2
0. O%J is stored in memory. Also, if you want to change only the magnification here, use the soft key to select 1'-15 for 152 inches.
If you enter 2J using the numeric keypad, the main mode will be [Trimming, scaling 152%]. Therefore, if you want to newly register this as a preset key, press the preset key, and if it is a PS4, register the PS4 preset mode.

The basic mode area in Figure 17-6 is for comparison with the main mode area. If there is a difference, the corresponding preset key will blink; if there is no difference, the corresponding preset key will light up. be.

Further, operations such as copy transmission are performed using main mode data.

FIG. 19 shows an example of a system that implements the image transfer function.

191A, 192A, 193A are the aforementioned leaders,
191B.

192B, 193B are the aforementioned printers, 191C
, 192C.

193C is the aforementioned CCU. 191A, 191B
, Station 1 consisting of 191C and 192A
, 192B, 192C Station 2
and 193A, 193B.

193C constitutes a network system via a communication line 194 realized by a coaxial cable or an optical fiber cable.

For example, in the operating section of the reader 191A of station 1, the steps from station 1 to station 2 are performed using the procedure described above and the flow shown in FIGS. 10-1 and 10-2.
After setting the transmission to station 3 and pressing the copy start key 101 of 191A, the image information read by reader 191A is sent to station 2. Printer 192B sent to station 3
, 193B, and are copied onto copy paper of the set size.

When image reception is permitted on the operation section of station 2 or station 3, the interrupt copy display 102f in Fig. 2 flashes on the respective operation section, indicating that the image information sent from the reader of the other station is not being received. Inform the operator that the printer at your station has started copying. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing that the number of sheets transmitted from station 1 is 12 out of the set number of 20 sheets. Nftoki part 200. Preset key part 300° Cassette stage selection key 1129 Image quality processing selection key 113° Density adjustment lever 104 and numeric keypad 108.
Clear reset key 114. The image forming mode has been set using the enter key 109 before the 102f starts blinking/The operator of Histition 2 or Station 3 can continue setting the image forming mode even after the 102f starts blinking. I can continue.

Possibly self-printer 192B or 193BK:
The image forming process of the image information from the 191 leaders of station 1 can be canceled. 1 when canceling
92B or 193B stops the image forming process and when the cancel key 111 is pressed, the light 102f in FIG.

When 102f is blinking in station 2 or station 3, that is, when image formation processing of information from station 1 is being performed, the cancel key 11 is pressed as described above.
1 or the copy start key 10 without canceling the image forming process of the printer using the transfer key 11o.
When 1 is pressed, the information display section 202 displays, for example, as shown in FIG. 20, that information is being received from station 1 and that 12 out of the 20 scheduled to be received have been received so far. The display in FIG. 20 is cleared after a certain period of time or by pressing the clear reset key 114, and returns to the basic display as shown in FIGS. 7-1 to 7-4.

Warning display 10 of station 2 or station 3
2f determines whether the received image forming process is completed for the scheduled number of images, or whether it is canceled due to some error.
Or it will continue blinking until it is canceled by the cancel key or warikomi key at your own station.

If a paper jam, no paper, no cassette, or other serviceman call error occurs during reception at station 2 or station 3 on the receiving side, station 2 on the receiving side, where the situation occurred, Or station 3 stops receiving processing,
Paper jam display 102a, no paper cassette display 102b, and serviceman call error display 1 corresponding to error situations
02e lights up. On the other hand, on the sending station station 1, a paper jam υ display 102a+ is displayed in response to the error details on the receiving side.
The paper cassette removal display 102b and the serviceman call error display 102e flash to notify the operator button that an error has occurred in one or more of the receiving stations [2] and that the receiving process has been canceled. The transmission process continues until all receiving stations cease processing.

Even if the receiving side runs out of toner or the discharged toner is full during reception, the reception process will not be corrected, but once the reception is completed or the process is canceled for other reasons, the receiving side and the situation will change. At the station 2 or station 3 where the error occurred, the toner power is displayed in response to the error situation.
2C or waste toner collection display 102d lights up, and 102c or 102d also blinks at the sending station,
It notifies the operator that one or more of the receiving stations is out of toner or that waste toner should be collected.

From station 1 to station 2. Before starting transmission to station 3 or even after transmission has ended, the mode of transmission to station 2 or station 3 is set to paper 199 in John 3 on the operation panel of station 1.
If a situation such as no paper cassette, no toner, discharged toner collection request, service mango error, or wait occurs, the corresponding display 102 on the operation unit of station 1 will be displayed.
A to 102g flash to notify the operator that such a situation has occurred at any of the stations scheduled as destinations.

Station 1 to Station 1. Station 2.
Even if the mode has already been set on the operation panel of station 1 to send to each printer in station 3, or if the sending process is actually being performed, station 2
．． As mentioned above, if a paper jam or the like occurs at station 3, the corresponding display at station 1 flashes to inform the operator, but if a paper jam or the like occurs at station 1, station 1 will display the status of its own station. gives top priority and lights up the corresponding display.0 If transmission is not set at station 1,
On the operation panel of station 1 (d Display only the status of your own station.

The station status display and warning display process for cutting errors etc. will be explained below with reference to FIG. Toner collection 4. Toner supply 5. Uniformity check from control 6. It is assumed that there are a total of seven warning displays: serviceman call error 7 and wait.

one! Check whether there is an error in any of the transmittable stations, including the own station and the sender station (step 21-i'). If there are no errors, turn off all seven display lamps and complete the process (Step 21-
2). If there is any error, it is checked whether the first error, such as a paper jam error, has occurred in any of them (step 2l-3), (step 21-4). If there is no paper jam in any printer, turn off the paper feed check display (step 21).
5') If paper jam sheller occurs at any station, check whether it occurs at your own station (
Step 2l-4). If it is not your station,
A blinking paper feed check display is displayed as an error occurring at another station (step 2l-5). (Step 2l-
In step 4), if a paper jam error occurs at the own station, the paper feed check display is turned on even if a paper jam error occurs at another station (step 2l-
5). Now that we have finished checking for paper jams, we will check for out-of-paper errors (1=2).
(Step 21-7).

Similarly, each of the seven warning displays blinks.

After controlling the lighting and turning off, i=7 in step 21-6.
Processing ends when Easier error handling.

In addition, when determining the presence or absence of an error in step 21-3, in addition to selecting all the target stations that can transmit, it is also possible to select a group consisting of any number of stations, or a group consisting of any number of stations in the same room or floor. It is also possible to easily limit the number of error checks to stations located in , and the number of error checks may be any number.

The relationship between display contents on the liquid crystal display section and key processing will be described below using FIG. 22.

First, in step 22-1, the presence or absence of key human power is checked. If there is any key input, the contents displayed on the liquid crystal display at that time are checked in step 22-2. There are two main types of content displayed on the liquid crystal display. One is soft key labels and various data (magnification, coordinates, etc.) for setting or specifying the copy transmission mode, and the other is operator guidance and operational errors and readers that inform the operator of the setting procedure.

There are error messages that tell you what errors have occurred with the printer. In step 22-2, if the displayed content is a soft key label or date, the process advances to YES, and the input key is not necessarily ignored, but is processed accordingly, and the liquid crystal display content also changes to copy and transmit. Continuing to set the mode (step 2274) On the other hand, if the displayed content is an error message or operator guidance in step 22-3, it is checked whether the input key is a numeric clear key for a part of the numeric keypad.

If it is a numeric data clear key, the displayed message and guidance are erased, and the soft key labels and data that should originally be displayed are displayed (step 22-7).

In some cases, the clear key used to clear the set number of images, magnification, coordinates, etc. is also used to clear the contents of the liquid crystal display while messages and guidance are being displayed. In step 22-3, if the clear key is not manually powered, the key is not accepted.

If it is determined in step 22-I that there is no key power, the contents displayed on the liquid crystal display are checked in step 22-5. If the soft key label and data are displayed, proceed to YES and do not perform any processing, but if it is an operator guidance or error message, proceed to NO and check whether the display continues for a certain period of time, for example 5 seconds ( Step 22-6). If it is not displayed for 5 seconds, no processing is performed, but if it is displayed for 5 seconds, the message or guidance is cleared and the soft key label and data are displayed, as in the case where there was a clear key manually.

Effects As described in detail, according to the present invention, the status of the station can be easily determined, the displayed IW information can also display abbreviations, symbols, messages, etc., and mode data can be selected, set, registered, Since it is possible to change, delete, etc., it is possible to provide an operating device for an image information processing device that is very simple, compact, and highly efficient even as image information processing devices become more multifunctional.

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FIG. 1-1 is a diagram showing the overall appearance of a projector which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1-2 show the overall structure of a copying machine which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operating device of the copying machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the display 2o2° function key 201 in the operating device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the display 202 in FIG. 3 (solid line portion in FIG. 3). FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the liquid crystal display in this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a detailed diagram of the driver 4 of FIG. 5. FIG. 7-1 is a diagram showing the display state of the display 202 of the keyboard section 200 when the power is turned on or the same-size reset key 301 is pressed. FIG. 7-2 is a diagram showing the types of characters displayed in the edit mode name display area of the display 202. FIG. 7-3 is a diagram showing characters displayed in the automatic display area of the display 202. FIG. 7-4 is a diagram showing characters displayed in the magnification display area of the display 202. Figure 8-1 1-1: This is a diagram showing one of the transition states from Figure 7-1 o K '82 is a diagram showing the characters displayed in section d of Figure 8-1 . FIG. 8-3 is a diagram showing the characters displayed in section e of FIG. 8-1. FIG. 9-1 is a diagram showing the display state that changes when the key SK4 is pressed in FIG. 7-1. FIG. 9-2 is a flowchart for setting variable magnification mode. Figure 9-3 is 9-
1 is a diagram showing a display state that changes when SK5 is pressed in FIG. 1. Figure 9-4 is the display state 9 of Figure 9-3.
-C is a diagram showing the display state that changes when SK4 is pressed. FIG. 10-1 is a flowchart for performing transmission. FIG. 10-2 is a diagram showing the display state that changes when the key SK2 in FIG. 8-1 is pressed. FIG. 11-1 is a trimming mode setting flowchart. Figure 11-2 is step 11-b of Figure 11-1.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the display state that changes when setting whether to make an unnecessary part of an image area white or black. FIG. 12-1 is a diagram showing the original placed on the original table. 12-2 are diagrams in the case where the trimming points are set in the document 12-a. This is No. 12-3. 1st
Figure 2-4 is a diagram when the origin is moved. No. 12-5
The figure is a diagram in which the origin has been moved as in Figure 12-4, but is scaled down, and Figure 12-6 is a diagram in the opposite case, which is enlarged. FIG. 12-7 is a flowchart showing the centering procedure. FIG. 12-8 is a diagram showing the copy position of a centered (2x magnification) original. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display transition state when the SK3 key is pressed while 14-1 is a diagram showing a state in which a document is placed on the document table 903 of the printer A;
Figure 4-2 is a circuit diagram of the DPAD. Figure 14-3 D
It is a flowchart of automatic magnification change in PAD mode. Figure 14-4 shows the X direction and Y direction in DPAD mode.
It is a 70-chart of automatic scaling in each direction. FIG. 14-5 is a diagram showing the display state when the SK5 key is pressed in the display state 1l-aa of FIG. 11-2. Figure 15-1 shows SK2 in the display state of Figure 14-2.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display state in black frame erasing mode when the key is pressed. FIG. 15-2 is a flowchart for erasing black frames. FIG. 16-1 is a diagram showing the display state in book mode when SK4 is pressed in FIG. 14-5. FIG. 16-2 shows a flowchart of book mode setting. FIG. 16-3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the book and the document table. FIG. 17-1 is a diagram showing a display state when the key SK5 is pressed in the display state of FIG. 8-1. FIG. 17-2 is an overall flowchart of the functions of the copying machine of this embodiment. FIG. 17-3 is a flowchart of registration. Figure 17-4 is a diagram of the main mode flag on the RAM. FIG. 17-5 is a diagram of the preset mode flag on RAlvI. Fig. 17-6 is an explanatory diagram for calling a registered mode using a preset key ((). Fig. 17-7 is a flowchart for calling a registered mode using a preset key. Fig. 18 is an image FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a system that realizes an image transfer function. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a display in transmission mode. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a display in a transmission mode. This is a flowchart of status display. Fig. 22 is a flowchart of display contents on the liquid crystal display section and key processing. A is a reader, A-1 is an operating device, 7 is a main CPU, B is a printer, 109 is an enter key, 101 is a copy button, 108 is a numeric keypad, 114 is a part of clear set keys, 200 is a part of soft keys, 201 is a function (
202 is the liquid crystal display, 300 is a part of the preset keys, and 301 is the standard mode return key. 303 is a preset key display. Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd. No. 10-? Aman 72-711a y shaku-shin111111112)

Claims (1)

[Claims] one or more information display means capable of displaying at least abbreviations and symbols, and at least one means corresponding to at least one of the information display means, and information displayed by the information display means An operating device characterized in that it is possible to select a desired data mode using the key means based on the key means.