TWI409690B - Control module and method of multifunction printer - Google Patents

Abstract

A control method of a multifunction printer is provided. The method includes following the steps. Firstly, the MFP provides a plurality of input devices and output devices. Then, a user select one of the input devices to input an input document. Next, an image process module run an image process for the input document to output an image document. Finally, the user select one of the output devices to receive and process the image document. In this way, the present invention can select input and output way to determine operation of the MFP by the user.

Description

Control module and method of multifunctional transaction machine

The invention relates to a multifunctional transaction machine, in particular to a control module for controlling operation of a multifunctional transaction machine and a method thereof.

The existing MFPs provide a variety of functional operation options, such as fax, copy, print, scanner, etc., and these functions operate to satisfy the general user in the transaction. The operational requirements on the processing can achieve significant results.

However, in terms of the functional operation provided by the MFP, only a plurality of functional operations are set on one machine for the user to select, and the real integration interface is not implemented. Because only one single function operation is provided for each function operation provided by the existing multifunction printer, for example, only the input electronic file can be printed when printing and printing on the paper, When scanning, you can only scan the loaded paper and select the output to e-mail or file to upload to a location. When faxing, you can only receive a fax data from the paper fax output or fax and print the output.

However, for the user, the MFP is only the output input device of the data. However, when the user operates the MFP, the main functions (such as Fax, Copy, Print, Scanner) must be selected in order to select the selected function. Subsequent operations are performed, but it is often not known to the user whether these primary functions define the execution of the function as input or output.

Therefore, the existing multi-function machine is greatly limited in use, and it only has multiple independent machines at the same time, but does not exert the integration effect between the main functions.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a control module and method for a multi-function machine, which allows a user to select an input mode and an output mode of a desired data, and then determine a multi-function transaction through the results of these selections. The way the machine operates.

In order to solve the above technical problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling a multifunction printer includes: providing a plurality of input device options and a plurality of output device options for a user to select; determining the input device options Whether one of them is selected by the user; when one of the input device options is selected, an input file is obtained from the selected input device option, and an image processing is performed on the input file to output a An image file; thereafter determining whether one of the output device options is selected by a user; and when one of the output device options is selected, outputting the image file to the selected output device option Perform an output process.

In order to solve the above technical problem, according to still another aspect of the present invention, a control module for a multifunction printer includes: a plurality of input devices, a plurality of output devices, an image processing module, and an input operation module. The image processing module is coupled between the input device and the output device and configured to output an image file; and the input operation module is provided with a plurality of selectable input device options to respectively activate the input devices, and A plurality of output device options respectively activate the output devices. And when one of the input device options is selected and one of the output device options is selected, the input operation module obtains one from the input device that is activated by the selected input device option. Inputting a file, and controlling the image processing module to perform image processing on the input file to output an image file, and output the image file to the output device that is activated by the selected output device option for output processing.

The control module and method of the multi-function server according to the foregoing solution are selected by the user to provide an input file by the input device, and the output device performs output processing on the input file, so that more The way the functional machine is used is up to the user.

The above summary, the following detailed description and the annexed drawings are intended to further illustrate the manner, the Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be described in the following description and drawings.

In the case of a MFP, it provides many functions, such as Fax, Copy, Print, Scanner, etc., but for the average user, how It is not clear that the function of distinguishing these functions is to input data from the side of the MFP and output data there. Therefore, the present invention provides a method for controlling the operation of the MFP by selecting the data input source and the data output location of the MFP, so that the user can clearly know the functional operations performed by the MFP.

Please refer to the first figure. This embodiment is a schematic diagram of the system architecture of the control module of the multifunctional transaction machine of the present invention. The control module of the MFP includes an input operation module 10, an input module 12, an image processing module 14, and an output module 16. The input operation module 10 is coupled to the input module 12, the image processing module 14, and the output module 16, and is separately controlled.

The input module 12 refers to an input device provided with input file input in the multifunction printer, and the input file may be input data of paper materials or electronic files. The input module 12 is an input device including a facsimile receiving device 120, a paper receiving device 122, and an electronic document receiving device 124. The facsimile receiving device 120 is provided with an input function for receiving facsimile data, and the paper receiving device 122 is provided with The input function of the paper input, the electronic document receiving device 124 is provided with an input function of receiving an electronic file. Therefore, all the input devices provided by the input module 12 have a common point for the operation of inputting data, but the source location of the input data can be selected by the user according to the operation requirements.

The output module 16 is an output device provided with an output file for inputting an input file input by the input module 12 in the multifunction printer. In this embodiment, the output module 16 includes a fax output device 160, a file uploading device 162, an email output device 164, and a print output device 166. The fax output device 160 is provided with an output function of fax data, and the file uploading device 162 An output function for uploading files to a location is provided, the email output device 164 is provided with an output function for sending data by email, and the print output device 166 is provided with an output function for printing paper. All the output devices provided by the same output module 16 have a common point for the operation of outputting data, but the output data output by the output device can be selected by the user according to the operation requirements.

The image processing module 14 is coupled between the input module 12 and the output module 16 , and mainly provides image processing to the input file input by the input module 12 , so that the output module 16 can smoothly read the input module 12 . The input file you entered. The image processing module 14 mainly processes the input file into an image file having an undistorted image format output, and the undistorted image format of the image file is in accordance with a dot pattern (BMP) or a joint imaging expert group (JPEG) standard. For illustrative purposes only, the present invention is not limited to these image formats, and other image formats having no distortion can be applied.

As for how to activate each input device in the input module 12 and each output device in the output module 16, the input operation module 10 receives the facsimile receiving device 120, the paper receiving device 122, and the electronic file in the input module 12 The devices 124 are each provided with a corresponding input device option, and the fax output device 160, the file uploading device 162, the email output device 164, and the print output device 166 in the output module 16 are also provided with a corresponding one. Output device options for the user to select the input device and output device to be activated through these options.

In addition, when the input operation module 10 is activated when an input device of the input module 12 is activated and an output device of the output module 16 is activated, the image processing module 14 is controlled to output by the activated input device. The input file performs image processing, and outputs an image file after the image processing to the activated output device.

Please refer to the second figure, which is a flowchart of the control method of the multi-function machine according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to the first figure for the related system architecture. The execution steps of the control method of the MFP are as follows: First, the user selects an input operation mode through the input operation module 10 (step S201), and then the input operation module 10 inputs a plurality of inputs according to the selected result. The device option receives a selection input by one of the users, and performs an execution of the input device corresponding to the selected input device option to receive an input file; when the input device is selected, the type of the input device can be regarded Determining whether to set an input parameter (such as step S203), the input parameter is mainly used to adjust the setting content of the activated input device, and the input parameter can be set by the operation of the input operation module 10 Give the input device selected for activation.

Next, the input operation module 10 controls the image processing module 14 to perform image processing on the input file input by the input device that is activated (step S205), and the image processing performed by the image processing module 14 transmits the input file through the image. The formatted processing converts an undistorted image file.

Then, the output operation mode is selected through the input operation module 10 (step S207), and then the input operation module 10 receives the selection input by one of the plurality of output device options according to the selected result, and is selected to The output device corresponding to the output device option is activated to receive the image file output by the image processing module 14; after the output device is selected, whether the output parameter is set according to the type of the output device (step S209) The output parameter is mainly used to adjust the setting content of the activated output device, and the output parameter is that the output parameter can be set to the selected output device through the operation of the input operation module 10, and then activated. The output device performs output processing on the image file.

For example, when the user selects to activate the paper receiving device 122 as the input mode through the input operation module 10, and selects the startup email output device 164 as the output mode. The input parameter to the paper receiving device 122 can be set to read a paper input from a certain paper slot of the multifunction printer as an input file, and the image processing module 14 images the paper input by the paper receiving device 122. Processing to convert to an image file that conforms to the format that the output device can read. The output parameter of the email output device 164 can be set to the mailbox address of the email used by the recipient, and the email file output device 164 sends the image file to the recipient in a format suitable for email communication. Use the email address of the email.

With the above description, the control module and the method of the multi-function machine of the embodiment can allow the user to define the operation mode of the multi-function machine by selecting the input and output modes, instead of using the conventional method. The function transaction machine defines the execution mode of the MFP by selecting the execution function. Therefore, the present invention can effectively integrate the functional operation of the MFP, and can make the user clearly know how the data is input and how to output, so that the operation can be more humanized.

However, the drawings and descriptions disclosed above are only examples of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make various other modifications according to the above description, and these changes still belong to the inventive spirit of the present invention. The scope of the patents defined below.

10. . . Input operation module

12. . . Input module

120. . . Fax receiving device

122. . . Paper receiving device

124. . . Electronic document receiving device

14. . . Image processing module

16. . . Output module

160. . . Fax output device

162. . . File uploading device

164. . . Email output device

166. . . Print output device

1 is a system architecture diagram of a control module of a multifunction printer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and a second diagram of a control method of a multifunction printer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention .

10. . . Input operation module

12. . . Input module

120. . . Fax receiving device

122. . . Paper receiving device

124. . . Electronic document receiving device

14. . . Image processing module

16. . . Output module

160. . . Fax output device

162. . . File uploading device

164. . . Email output device

166. . . Print output device

Claims (11)

A control method for a multifunction printer includes: providing a plurality of input device options and a plurality of output device options in an input operation module of the multifunction printer for the user to select one of the input device options One of the output device options to define an operational usage mode of the multifunction printer, and each of the input device options corresponds to an input device that activates the multifunction printer, and each of the output device options correspondingly activates the multifunction device An output device of the transaction machine; determining whether one of the input device options is selected; and when one of the input device options is selected, selecting the input device from the selected input device option Obtaining an input file, and performing an image processing on the input file to output an image file; determining whether one of the output device options is selected; and when one of the output device options is selected, Outputting the image file to the output device corresponding to the selected output device option Line-output processing; wherein the image processing process the input file into the image file having an image format output, and the image file is readable by the output device that is compatible with the selected output device option The file format taken. The control method of the multifunction printer according to claim 1, wherein the input device is a facsimile receiving device, a paper receiving device or an electronic document receiving device. The control method of the multifunction printer according to claim 1, further comprising: setting an input parameter of the input device that is activated corresponding to the selected input device option. The method for controlling a multifunction printer according to claim 1, wherein the output device is a facsimile output device, a file uploading device, an e-mail output device, or a print output device. The control method of the multifunction machine according to claim 4, further comprising: setting an output parameter of the output device corresponding to the selected output device option. The control method of the MFP according to claim 1, wherein the image format of the image file conforms to a bitmap (BMP) or a Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) standard. A control module for a multifunction printer includes: a plurality of input devices; a plurality of output devices; an image processing module coupled between the input devices and the output devices for outputting an image file; And an input operation module, wherein a plurality of input device options and a plurality of output device options are selectable for the user to define the multi-function transaction by selecting one of the input device options and one of the output device options The operation mode of the machine is used to respectively activate the input devices, and the output device options are respectively used to activate the output devices; Wherein the input operation module is obtained from the input device that is activated relative to the selected input device option when one of the input device options is selected and one of the output device options is selected Inputting a file, and controlling the image processing module to image-process the input file into the image file having an image format output, and the image file is compatible with the output device selected by the selected output device option The file format that can be read, and outputs the image file to the output device that is activated by the selected output device option for output processing. The control module of the multifunction printer according to claim 7, wherein the input device is a facsimile receiving device, a paper receiving device or an electronic document receiving device. The control module of the multi-function machine of claim 7, wherein the input operation module is further obtained when the input file is obtained from the input device that is activated by the selected input device option. The input parameter of the input device activated corresponding to the selected input device option is set. The control module of the multifunction printer according to claim 7, wherein the output device is a fax output device, a file uploading device, an email output device or a print output device. The control module of the MFP according to claim 7, wherein when the image file is output to the output device selected by the selected output device option for output processing, the input operation mode is further transmitted. The group sets the output parameters of the output device that are activated corresponding to the selected output device option.