KR100325770B1 - Output method of a stored printing and scan data - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multifunction device, and more particularly, to a method of storing print data and scan data in a multifunction device and selectively outputting the stored data. To this end, in the embodiment of the present invention, the scan data of the inserted document is addressed and stored in the memory every time the scan data storage mode is selected, and the print data downloaded from the host computer is addressed every time a print data download command is received. Store in memory. Whenever a print and download instruction of print data is received, the print data downloaded from the host computer is addressed and stored in the memory, thereby reading scan data or print data corresponding to the designated address when an arbitrary address is designated by the user. To output as a single image.

Description

Save and Save Printed and Scanned Data Selected Output Method {OUTPUT METHOD OF A STORED PRINTING AND SCAN DATA}

The present invention relates to a multifunction device, and more particularly, to a method of storing print data and scan data in a multifunction device and selectively outputting the stored data.

In general, multi-function peripheral refers to the implementation of multiple functions such as copying and PC-printing in one device. If the ink jet multifunction device refers to a multifunction device employing the ink jet method. In this multifunction printer, copying means to scan a document already printed on the multifunction printer and output it as one image. PC-printing means downloading and printing an image created on a PC. If multiple images are required, multiple copies can be made to ensure that multiple images are desired at once.

However, in the general multifunction apparatus as described above, a document already outputted must be scanned for each copy, and thus, a document already outputted must be provided for each required copy of the document. In addition, if you want to print the image created on the PC later, it is cumbersome to track the document to be printed on the PC and download it again to the multifunction device.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a scan data storage and stored data selection output method capable of storing scan data in a multifunction apparatus and selectively outputting a plurality of stored scan data.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a print data storage and a selective output method of stored data that can store print data downloaded from a host computer in a multifunction device and selectively output the stored print data.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method of outputting print data downloaded from a host computer as an image and storing the print data in a multifunction apparatus for selective output.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of selectively outputting specific print data or scan data in a multifunction apparatus that stores a plurality of print data and scan data.

The present invention for achieving the above object has a memory divided into a scan data storage area and a print data storage area, and receives the print data from the host computer and outputs a scan image of the ink jet MFP for outputting as a single image In the storage and storage data selection output method,

A first process of addressing and storing in the memory the scan data of the inserted document every time the scan data storage mode is selected;

A second process of addressing the print data downloaded from the host computer and storing it in the memory each time a print data download command is received;

A third process of addressing the print data downloaded from the host computer and storing it in the memory each time a print and download command of print data is received;

And a fourth process of reading out scan data or print data corresponding to the designated address and outputting the scanned data as one image.

1 is a block diagram of a multifunction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a control flow chart according to an embodiment of the present invention, a control flow chart for explaining the process of printing the print data downloaded from the host to the multifunction device, or the print data downloaded and stored in the multifunction device.

3 is a control flow diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention, a control flow diagram for explaining the process up to storing the scan data.

Figure 4 is a control flow diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention, a control flow diagram for explaining the process of selecting and outputting the print and scan data stored in the multifunction device.

5 is an exemplary print dialog box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 illustrates a user memory map in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a multifunction printer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and more particularly, a block diagram of a multifunction printer employing an ink jet method. Referring to FIG. 1, the central processing unit (CPU) 100 controls the operation of each unit of the multifunction apparatus according to a control program stored in the memory unit 102. For example, the CPU 100 stores scan data input from the scanner 106 in the scan data storage area of the user memory 114 when the scan data storage mode is selected. The memory unit 102 may include a ROM in which an operation program, a protocol control program, various emulation programs, and initialization data of the CPU 100 are stored, and a RAM temporarily storing data according to program execution of the CPU 100. It is composed of

The printer 104 includes various mechanisms for conveying and printing paper and performs printing in an ink jet method under the control of the CPU 100. The scanner 106 scans the inserted document image and outputs the scanned data according to the document image. The OPE 108 is provided with a key input unit having a plurality of keys for inputting various commands, and a display unit for externally displaying the operation state of the multifunction apparatus. The key input unit includes a scan data storage mode selection key according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Modem (modulator-demodulator) 110 modulates the output data and image data of the CPU 100 to an analog signal and transmits to the telephone line through the LIU (Line Interface Unit) 112, from the telephone line The received analog signal is demodulated and provided to the CPU 100. The LIU 112 includes telephone circuits for handset (not shown) calls and forms a line between the telephone line and the modem 110 or the handset under the control of the CPU 100. The host interface 118 provides an interface to an external host computer. Meanwhile, the user memory 114 is divided into a scan data storage area and a print data storage area as shown in FIG. 6, and stores scan data or downloaded print data in each area under the control of the CPU 100.

2 is a control flowchart according to an embodiment of the present invention, which shows a control flowchart for explaining a process of storing print data downloaded from a host computer in a multifunction apparatus or storing the downloaded print data in a multifunction printer and printing the same. will be. 3 is a control flow chart illustrating a process up to storing scan data in the user memory 114 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method of storing the print data downloaded from the host computer in the user memory 114 provided in the multifunction apparatus will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

First, assuming that the multifunction apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is in the standby state in step 200, the CPU 100 checks whether there is a host command in step 210. The term 'host command' is assumed to refer to any command received through the host interface 116. If the host command is received, the CPU 100 proceeds to step 220 and checks whether the received host command is a print command. If the test result is a print command, the CPU 100 first receives print data in step 230, and prints the received print data as one image on the recording medium surface in step 240. These steps 230 and 240 are the same as the printing data output method in a general MFP.

If the received host command is not a print command in step 220, the CPU 100 proceeds to step 250 and checks whether the download command is performed. The 'downloading command' is a command for downloading a document created on the host computer to the multifunction apparatus and storing it in the user memory 114. In order to receive such a download command, a function for selecting a download command from the printer driver should be provided. In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an example of a print dialog for selecting a 'downloading' command and a 'printing and downloading' command is illustrated as shown in FIG. 5. That is, when a user simply wants to store a document created on the host computer in the multifunction apparatus, the user may open the print dialog box as shown in FIG. 5 and select downloading. In this case, the download command of the print data is sent to the multifunction device by the printer driver. In addition, a document created on a host computer may be output as a single image and stored in the user memory 114 for later use. In the print dialog box, 'printing and downloading' may be selected. That is, the 'printing and downloading command' is a command for first printing a document created in the host computer and storing print data according to the created document in the user memory 114.

Therefore, if the received host command is a download command in step 250, the CPU 100 proceeds to step 260. In step 260, the CPU 100 stores the print data downloaded from the host computer in the print data storage area of the user memory 114 shown in FIG. 6. The CPU 100 proceeds to step 270 to assign addresses in the order of storing the print data, and then proceeds to step 280 to switch to the standby state. For reference, FIG. 6 illustrates that 10 print data are sequentially stored in the print data storage area.

If the received host command is not a downloading command in step 250, the CPU 100 proceeds to step 290 to check whether the received host command is a print and download command. If the received host command is not a print and download command as a result of the test, the method of saving print data according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is terminated. However, if the received host command is a print and download command, the CPU 100 proceeds to step 300 and stores the downloaded print data in the print data storage area of the user memory 114 shown in FIG. 6. The CPU 100 proceeds to step 310 and assigns an address in the order of printing data, and then proceeds to step 320 and prints the downloaded print data as one image.

As described above, according to the present invention, the document created in the host computer may be downloaded from the multifunction apparatus in steps 250 to 270 and stored in the print data storage area of the user memory 114. In addition to storing it in the printout, it can be printed out as a single image. Therefore, the user may read and print the print data stored in the user memory 114 later.

Hereinafter, a method of storing the data scanned by the scanner 106 in the user memory 114 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

At step 410, the CPU 100 checks whether the scan data storage mode is selected at step 410. The selection of the scan data storage mode is generated by pressing the scan data storage mode selection key provided in the key input unit of the OPE 108. In step 410, if the scan data storage mode is selected, the CPU 100 proceeds to step 420 to scan the inserted document image. In operation 430, scan data is stored in the scan data storage area illustrated in FIG. 6. Thereafter, the CPU 100 assigns an address in step 440 so that the scan data is sequentially stored in the scan data storage area of the user memory 114.

Hereinafter, a method of selecting and outputting scan data or print data stored in the user memory 114 will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a control flowchart according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a control flowchart for explaining a process of selecting and outputting print and scan data stored in the user memory 114 of the multifunction apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 4, in a standby state (step 500), the CPU 100 checks in step 510 whether there is a print data storage selection from the OPE 108. The stored data refers to scan data and print data stored in the user memory 114. If there is a print selection of the test result storage data in step 510, the CPU 100 proceeds to step 520 and requests address designation. Such an address specification request can be implemented by displaying both the address of the scan data and the print data address stored in the user memory 114 to the outside through the display portion of the OPE 108. In this case, the address can be displayed by dividing the scan data and the print data. For example, the user can first select whether to select scan data, and then display the address of the stored scan data or print data according to the user's response. In this case, the document information for each scan data or print data is input in advance. By receiving and storing, it can be programmed to identify the scan data or print data stored at each address.

If it is determined in step 530 that there is an address designation in response to the various addressing requests as described above, the CPU 100 reads the scan data or the print data stored at the address specified in step 540 and proceeds to step 550. After printing and outputting as one image, the selective output method of scan data or print data according to the embodiment of the present invention is terminated.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the document created by the host computer can be downloaded, stored in the user memory 114 of the multifunction apparatus, and then printed out. The scanned data can be stored in the user memory 114 and printed out later.

On the other hand, the detailed description of the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, of course, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention stores the scanned data downloaded from the host computer in the memory provided in the multifunction apparatus, and also scans the data scanned by the scanner inside the multifunction apparatus and outputs it as a single image, thereby requiring the same image. There is an advantage that the desired image can be output using only the multifunction device without the use of a host computer. It also has the advantage of printing multiple copies of the same image with a single scan of the desired image.

Claims (5)

In the multifunction device scan data storage and stored data selection output method, Checking whether the scan data storage mode is selected; Scanning an image of an inserted document when the scan data storage mode is selected; Addressing the scan data of the image and storing it in a memory; Scan data storage and selective output method of the stored data, characterized in that the step of reading out the scan data stored in the specified address at the specified address and output as a single image. The method of claim 1, further comprising outputting the scan data as one image after storing the scan data. In the multi-function print data storage and storage data selection output method of receiving a print data from the host computer and outputting as a single image, Checking whether a download command of print data is received from the host computer; Receiving print data from the host computer upon receiving a download command of the print data, assigning the received print data to an address, and storing the print data in a memory; A print data storage and selective output method of stored data, characterized in that the print data stored at a specified address is read out and output as a single image when an arbitrary address is designated. In the multi-function print data storage and storage data selection output method of receiving a print data from the host computer and outputting as a single image, Checking whether a print and download command of print data is received from the host computer; Receiving print data from the host computer upon receiving a print and download command of the print data, addressing the received print data, and storing the print data in a memory; And storing the print data and outputting the downloaded print data as a single image. In the scanning and storage data storage and storage data selection method of the ink jet MFP having a memory divided into a scan data storage area and a print data storage area, and receives the print data from the host computer to output as a single image , A first process of addressing and storing in the memory the scan data of the inserted document every time the scan data storage mode is selected; A second process of addressing the print data downloaded from the host computer and storing it in the memory each time a print data download command is received; A third process of addressing the print data downloaded from the host computer and storing it in the memory each time a print and download command of print data is received; And a fourth process of reading out the scan data or the print data corresponding to the designated address and outputting the scanned data or the print data as one image when designating an arbitrary address.