KR0155216B1 - The method to store and print the written form by image-shaping apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

[Technical field to which the invention described in the claims belongs]

The present invention relates to a printing method of an image forming apparatus.

[Technical Challenges to Invent]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a form storage and printing method of an image forming apparatus capable of storing form data of a predetermined form frequently used to solve the above-described problems and printing the form data in response to a printing command.

[Summary of the solution of the invention]

The present invention provides a printing method of an image forming apparatus having predetermined nonvolatile memory means, comprising: a mode setting step of setting a form storage mode or a form printing mode in response to key data input from a user; A data receiving retrieval step of retrieving whether there is a data input, and when data input is retrieved, retrieves the current mode setting state, converts the input data corresponding to the format storage mode setting into bitmap data, and stores it in the form storage area of the nonvolatile storage means. And a form storing step of printing and outputting the converted data, a form printing step of reading and printing the formatted stored bitmap data corresponding to the input data in response to setting of the form printing mode, and a form storing mode. And type is not entered in printing mode Itaconic converting into bitmap data to be composed of a normal printing step of printing output.

[Important Uses of the Invention]

The present invention can be importantly used in an electrophotographic developing printer.

Description

Form storage and printing method of the image forming apparatus

1 is a block diagram of a general image forming apparatus.

2 is a flowchart showing the printing process of the conventional image forming apparatus.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a form storing and printing process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing method of an image forming apparatus, and more particularly, to a form storing and printing method of an image forming apparatus which receives form data having a predetermined form and stores it in a non-volatile state and prints it.

In general, an image forming apparatus such as a laser beam printer receives data from a personal computer, converts the input data into bitmap data, and prints the data. FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus that is an example of an image forming apparatus, and includes a video control unit 100 and an engine unit 200.

The video control unit 100 is changed into a PC interface unit 110 for interfacing the input / output signal with the personal computer 50 and bitmap data for printing the video data input from the PC interface unit 110. A control unit 120 for controlling the overall operation, an engine interface unit 130 interfacing the input / output signal with the engine unit 200 under the control of the control unit 120, and a plurality of keys capable of generating key data. And an operation panel unit (Operating Pannel Equipment 140; OPE) for outputting the key data to the controller 120 and displaying the display data generated during the control operation when the key data is generated. Under the control of the control unit 120, video data input from the PC interface unit 120 and various data generated when controlling the printing operation of the control unit and It consists of a memory 150 for storing a control program of the group controller 120.

The engine unit 200 receives the bitmap data from the video control unit 100 described above and prints it on the paper. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional printing process of the image forming apparatus. Referring to FIG. 1, the process is as follows.

First, in step 201, when the controller 120 initializes the configuration of the image forming apparatus and reaches the printing standby state (online state), the controller 120 searches whether the data is input through the PC interface unit 110 in step 203. FIG. If a data input is found, the controller 120 receives the data in step 205 and converts the data into bitmap data for printing. When the end of the data or the form feed command is detected in step 207, the converted bitmap data is transmitted to the engine unit 200 in step 209. In step 211, the engine unit 200 prints the transmitted bitmap data. do.

However, the above-described conventional printing method has a problem in that the data of the forms must be retransmitted from an external data input device (personal computer, etc.) whenever the forms of the specific state commonly used in public offices and companies are printed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a form storing and printing method of an image forming apparatus capable of storing form data of a predetermined form frequently used to solve the above-described problems and printing the form data in response to a printing command.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing method of an image forming apparatus having a predetermined nonvolatile memory means, comprising: a mode setting step of setting a form storage mode or a form printing mode in response to input of key data from a user; A data reception retrieval step for retrieving whether there is data input from the outside; and retrieving the current mode setting state when the data input is retrieved, converting the input data corresponding to the format storage mode setting into bitmap data A form storing step of storing in the form storage area of the means and printing the converted data; and reading the form stored bitmap data corresponding to the input data in response to the form printing mode setting, and printing the same. Printing step, the form storage mode and Or the printing mode, converts the data input to the bit map data will be composed of a normal printing step of printing output.

3 is a flowchart showing a form storing and printing process of an image forming apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a process of performing an exemplary embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 as described above.

First, in step 301 of FIG. 3, the controller 120 performs an initialization process of the image forming apparatus to enter a printing standby state. Thereafter, in step 303, the controller 120 searches whether there is data input through the PC interface 110 and the OPE 140. In the present invention, the user may set the form storage mode or the form printing mode through the OPE 140, and the mode setting through the OPE 140 is well known. When the data input is detected in step 303, the controller 120 determines whether the current setting mode is the form storage mode. In step 303, the control unit 120 performs a conventional regular printing process through steps 313 to 319. However, if it is determined in step 305 that the form storage mode, the control unit 120 determines whether the form printing mode in step 307, and if not in the form printing mode, the control unit 120 converts the input data into bitmap data The data is stored in the format storage area of the memory 150 including volatile storage means. Thereafter, the converted bitmap data is transmitted to the engine unit 200 in step 317 so that the form is printed in step 319. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 307 that the form printing mode, in step 311 transmits the form data (bitmap data) stored in the form storage area of the memory 150 to the engine unit 200, and in step 319 the form is printed To be printed. In the above-described process, in the form printing mode, the form-specific information data may be used as the data received in step 303, so that the controller 120 reads the bitmap data stored in the corresponding region in the memory 150 and prints it out. .

As described above, the present invention has the advantage of simplifying the printing process by storing the form data of a frequently used form in a non-volatile state and inputting only the form number to obtain a printing output of the form.

Claims (2)

A printing method of an image forming apparatus comprising predetermined nonvolatile memory means; A mode setting step of setting a form storing mode or a form printing mode in response to key data input from a user; A data reception retrieval step of retrieving whether there is data input from the outside; When the data input is found, the current mode setting step is searched, and the data input corresponding to the format storage mode setting is converted into bitmap data, stored in the form storage area of the nonvolatile memory means, and the printed data is printed out. A form storage step; A format printing step of reading out the form-stored bitmap data in response to the format printing mode setting and printing the same; And a normal printing step of converting input data into bitmap data for printing and outputting the data unless the form storage mode and the form printing mode are used. The method of claim 1; Form storage and printing method of the image forming apparatus, characterized in that the image forming apparatus is an electrophotographic developing printer.