JPS63149195A - Electronic blackboard device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention is a sheet winding type electronic whiteboard device capable of forming a plurality of pages of writing surfaces, and in particular, a sheet movement instruction, a number of copies, and a copy instruction. This invention relates to an operation unit that performs operations such as operations.

(Prior Art) FIG. 4 is an external view of a conventional electronic whiteboard device, and FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the electronic whiteboard device.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, 1 is a housing, 2 is a white sheet, 3 is an operation panel for instructing movement, copying, etc. of the sheet 2, 4 is an operation unit equipped with the operation panel 3, and 8 is a sheet feeding system. 9 is a sheet winding drum; 10 is a motor that drives the sheet feeding drum 8; 11 is a motor that drives the sheet winding drum 9; 12 is a fluorescent light; 13 is a light beam path;
14 is a mirror, 15 is a lens, 16 is a light receiving element, 17 is a light receiving element peripheral circuit, 18 is a control circuit, 21 is an image memory circuit, 22 is a motor drive circuit, 23 is a printing control circuit, 24 is recording paper, 25 is a Recording paper feed motor, 26 is a platen roller, 27 is a thermal head, 28 is a roller, 2
9 is a power source.

Next, the operation will be explained.

The data written with markers on the white sheet 2 is transmitted by the motor 10 that drives the sheet feed drum 8, the motor 11 that drives the sheet winding drum 9, and the recording paper feed motor 25 according to signals from the operation unit 4. Rotate at the same time and seat 2
is sent out from the sheet delivery drum 8 and wound up on the sheet winding citram 9. The information written on the white sheet 2 is illuminated by a light source 12 immediately before being wound onto the sheet winding drum 9, and the light of the image of the information is transmitted along the light beam path 13.
The direction is changed by the mirror 14 through the lens 15
The light is projected onto the light receiving element 16 through the light. The screen projected on the light-receiving element 16 is converted into an electric signal as a single line in the vertical direction, and is converted into an electric signal in the horizontal direction synchronized with the feeding speed of the white sheet 2, and is controlled. It is output to the thermal head 27 through the circuit 18 and the print control circuit 23. The information on the white sheet 2 is reduced and copied onto the recording paper 24, and cut into a predetermined size by a cutter (not shown).

Next, the movement and copying operation of the sheet 2 based on the operation of the operation panel 3 will be explained.

The sheet 2 is formed in an elongated shape and has a plurality of pages of writing surfaces. The operation panel 3 is equipped with a feed 9 key that sends the sheet 2 in the direction of the arrow in, and a rewind key that winds the sheet 2 in the direction of the arrow B. By pressing the feed key or the rewind key several times in succession, the sheet 2 is moves several pages in the direction of arrow A or B.

Further, the operation panel 3 is provided with a page display section, which displays which page of the sheet 2 is currently displayed. When copying is to be performed next time, the currently printed page is copied by pressing the copy key provided on the operation panel 3.

Further, the operation panel 3 is provided with a 2-screen compression copy key, a 4-screen compression copy key, a 2-screen continuous copy key, a 3-screen continuous copy key, and a 4-screen continuous copy key. The compression copy key reads two or four pages continuously while moving the sheet 2, and compresses and prints each page onto a recording paper 24 of a predetermined size. Figure 6 shows the printout of a 4-screen compressed copy, and shows the recording paper 24 of a predetermined size that is output when performing normal copying.
4 pages of the screen are compressed and printed in a. The continuous copy key reads two to four pages continuously while moving the sheet, and prints them continuously on the recording paper 24. FIG. 7 shows the print output of continuous copying of 4 screens, in which 4 pages worth of screens are successively printed on a long recording paper 24b.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, according to the conventional electronic whiteboard device, any key for 2-screen compression copying, 4-screen compression copying, or 2-screen to 4-screen continuous copying is pressed, and the compression or continuous copying is performed. There is no means for displaying which printing mode has been instructed.

Therefore, when the sheet 2 is continuously moving, it is unclear which printing mode is being used for copying, or whether the sheet is simply being fed by pressing the feed key. That is, when someone other than the operator views the screen, they may feel uneasy because they cannot tell which pages are being copied and, conversely, which pages are not being copied.

Therefore, it has been proposed to provide a plurality of lamps on the operation panel and turn on the lamp corresponding to each printing mode so that it is possible to tell which printing mode is being copied. Providing such lamps has the problem of increasing the cost of the operation panel.

(Means for Solving the Problems) An electronic whiteboard device according to the present invention includes a sheet having a plurality of pages of writing screens, a page display section for displaying the page position of the sheet, and an instruction means for instructing a print mode. Prepare,
In an electronic whiteboard device that is capable of continuously reading characters, figures, etc. written on multiple pages of the sheet and printing the read image information in an instructed printing mode, for displaying each of the printing modes. A display font memory that stores font data; and a control section that reads out the corresponding display font data from the display font memory and sends it as a display signal according to an instruction of the printing mode, and the page display section Display is performed according to the display signal.

(Function) According to the present invention, when the screens of multiple pages of a sheet are continuously read and printed in an instructed print mode, display font data indicating the print mode is read from the display font memory, and the page In order to perform a display in accordance with the font data on the page display section that displays the position, the page display section displays a print mode. Therefore, by looking at the display on the page display section, it can be determined which printing mode has been instructed to be printed.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an operating section and its surroundings according to an embodiment of the present invention. The overall configuration of the electronic whiteboard device is the same as that shown in the block diagram of FIG. 5 described above, so its explanation will be omitted.

The sheet movement and copying operations performed by operating the operation panel 3 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5. In this embodiment, an apparatus will be described in which the sheet 2 has a five-page writing screen and is capable of copying from one to four pages of the screen.

A page display section 30 displays which page is displayed when the sheet 2 is stopped, and is formed of a seven-segment "8"-shaped LED. 31 is a feed key for the sheet 2, and 32 is a rewind key.

By pressing the feed key 31, the motors 10 and 11 are driven.
Sheet 2 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow, and the next page appears.

When Sheet 2 finishes moving, the page display section 30 displays Sheet 2.
Display the newly surfaced page. When the rewind key 32 is pressed, the motor 10.degree. 11 rotates in the opposite direction, the sheet 2 moves in the direction of arrow B, and the previous page appears. 33
is a sheet movement stop key, and when the sheet is moved by pressing the feed key 31 or the rewind key 32, by pressing this sheet movement stop key 33, the motor 10,
11 is stopped, and the seat 2 can be stopped at any position. In addition, forward 9 key 31 or rewind key 3
By pressing 2 several times in succession, the sheet 2 can be continuously fed several pages or rewound. 3
4 is a copy number display section that displays the number of copies, 35.3
6 is a copy number instruction key, and 37 is a clear key. −
38 is a copy key, and by pressing this copy key l-38, the page displayed on the page display section 30,
That is, the currently displayed page of sheet 2 is copied. Further, when multiple copies are instructed using the number-of-copies instruction keys 35 and 36, the read image signal is stored in the image memory circuit 21, and the second and subsequent copies are printed according to this stored signal. . Further, 39 is a two-screen compression copy key, and 40 is a four-screen compression copy key.

By pressing these keys, sheet 2 is advanced by 2 pages and 4 pages, respectively, and after the screens of 2 pages and 4 pages are read continuously at once, the sheets are moved to the specified positions. The image is compressed and printed on recording paper 24 having a size of . Also, 41
is a 2-screen continuous copy key, 142 is a 3-screen continuous copy key, and 43 is a 4-screen continuous copy key. By pressing each key, sheet 2 is continuously fed by 2 to 4 pages, and the sheets 2 to 4 are continuously fed. One page of the screen is read continuously and printed continuously on the recording paper 24.

Incidentally, instructions for printing mode (hereinafter simply referred to as copy mode) by pressing the various keys described above are stored in the storage means 44, and an instruction signal is sent from the storage means 44 to the control circuit 18. The control circuit 18 controls sheet movement, copying operations, etc. based on the instruction signal. Furthermore, the control circuit 18
A display signal is sent to the display means 45, and the display means 45 displays the page display section 30 and the number of copies display section 34 based on the display signal. If the copy keys 38 to 43 for instructing various copy modes are pressed here, the page display section 30 displays the various copy modes shown in FIG. 2. First, when the copy key 38 is pressed, the currently displayed page of sheet 2 (ie, the page to be copied) is displayed. or,
When the 2-screen compression copy key 39 is pressed, r2J(2
screen) display and r CJ (Compressible
Copy (compressed copy) is displayed alternately, and when the 4-screen compression copy key 40 is pressed, the display of "4" and the display of rCJ are alternately displayed. Furthermore, when the 2-screen continuous copy key 41 is pressed, the display of "2" and the display of r L J (Long Copy: long copy) are displayed alternately, and similarly, the 3-screen continuous copy key 42, 4 is pressed. When the screen continuous copy key 43 is pressed, "3", "L" and "4" are displayed alternately, respectively.

rLJ is alternately displayed. Note that for displaying in accordance with these various copy modes, the display font data for the display is stored in the display font memory 46, and the control circuit 18 stores the display font data for the display based on the instruction signal from the storage means 44. Necessary font data is read from the font memory 46 and synthesized with a signal indicating the cycle for alternate display output from the timer 47 to form a display signal, and the display means 45
This is done by sending the

Note that the display on the page display section 30 indicating various copy modes is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be alternately displayed using different alphabets or symbols that can distinguish between compressed copy and continuous copy. It has the same function and effect, and alphabets or symbols corresponding to all copy modes are determined, and the alphabets or symbols are displayed continuously or blinking based on the periodic signal from the timer 47. You can also do it like this.

The displays indicating various copy modes have been explained above.
The state of movement of the sheet 2 by pressing the forward key 31 and the rewind key 32 may be displayed on the page display section 30. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when sheet 2 is moving between the first page and the second page, "1" is displayed and "1" is displayed.
2" is displayed alternately, and in the same manner, sheet 2 is displayed as 2.
This can be done by displaying each page alternately when navigating between two pages.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the screens of multiple pages of a sheet are read continuously and printed in five specified printing modes, the display font memory is used to select the printing mode from the display font memory. In order to read the display font data indicating the page position and display the page position according to the font data, it is possible to determine which printing mode is specified by looking at the display on the page display section. I can understand.

Therefore, when the sheet is continuously moving, it is possible to distinguish whether a copying operation is being performed or a simple sheet feeding operation, and it is also possible to tell which printing mode is being used for copying, so that it is possible for anyone other than the operator to know. Even if someone sees it,
You don't have to worry about whether it will be copied or not.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an operation section of an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the display of the page display section in copy mode, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the display of the page display section when the sheet is moved, Fig. 4 is an external view of the electronic whiteboard device, and Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the display of the electronic whiteboard device. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of 4-screen compressed copying, and FIG. 7 is a 4-screen continuous copying printout. 2...Seat, 3...Operation panel, 4...Operation unit, 1
8... Control circuit, 24... Recording paper, 30... Page display section, 31... Forward key, 32... Rewind key, 38... Copy key, 39... 2 screens Compression copy key, 40...4 screen compression copy key, 41...2
Screen continuous copy key, 42... 3 screen continuous copy key, 43... 4 screen continuous copy key, 46... Display font memory. Patent applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. “Repulsion” Prisoner No. 3
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A sheet having a plurality of pages of writing screens, a page display section for displaying the page position of the sheet, and an instruction means for instructing a printing mode, the sheet having a plurality of pages of writing screens, the sheet comprising: a sheet having a writing screen of a plurality of pages; , an electronic whiteboard device capable of continuously reading figures, etc. and printing the read image information in an instructed print mode, comprising: a display font memory that stores display font data indicating each of the print modes; , a control unit configured to read out corresponding display font data from the display font memory and send it as a display signal according to an instruction of the print mode, and to control the page display unit to perform display according to the display signal. Characteristic electronic whiteboard device.