WO2005120845A1 - プリント装置及びプリンタ制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a printing apparatus and a printer control method, and particularly to a technique suitable for use in a printing apparatus capable of communicating with a digital camera in a direct manner.
- the inventors of the present application have paid attention to such a point, and have proposed a method of directly connecting a digital camera and a printer and giving a print instruction on a display device normally provided in the digital camera (hereinafter, referred to as photo direct print). Has already gone a few times.
- the advantage of adopting the photo-direct printing system is that it can easily print without having to start a personal computer, and it does not require a personal computer. The point is that construction can be performed at low cost.
- a display usually provided in the digital camera is used as a means for confirming various instructions, in particular, an image to be printed. There is no need for a special display for confirmation, and furthermore, the cost can be further reduced.
- the photo direct print system is proposed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-009390.
- the present invention has been made in view of a powerful problem, and an object of the present invention is to enable photo-direct printing without operating a printer.
- a printing apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium, comprising: communication means for communicating with a digital camera; digital camera recognition means for recognizing the digital camera; Status display means for displaying an operation state of the printing apparatus; and when the status display means indicates a power-off state, the communication means communicates with the digital camera, and the digital camera recognition means controls the digital camera.
- a printing apparatus is provided which has a display changing means for changing the display by the state display means from the printing apparatus side.
- a printer control method for recording an image on a recording medium comprising a communication step of communicating with a digital camera, and a digital camera for recognizing the digital camera. Communicating with the digital camera by the communication step in a recognition step, a state display step of displaying an operation state of the printing apparatus on state display means, and a state in which the state display means displays a power-off state.
- a printer control method including a display change step of changing a display by the status display means from a printing apparatus side when the digital camera is recognized in the digital camera recognition step.
- a computer program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a printer that records an image on a recording medium, comprising: a communication step of communicating with a digital camera; A digital camera recognizing step of recognizing the digital camera; and In a state where the status display means is displaying the power-off state, when the digital camera communicates with the digital camera in the communication step and recognizes the digital camera in the digital camera recognition step, A computer program is provided for causing a computer to execute a process including a step of changing the display by the status display means from the printing apparatus side.
- a recording medium on which the computer program described above is recorded.
- a communication means for communicating with an external device, a recognition means for recognizing a predetermined device as the external device communicating with the communication means, and a display in accordance with a power on / off state State display means for changing the state, and the state display means indicating a power-off state, and a state where the predetermined device is recognized by the recognition means.
- a communication device comprising: a determination unit configured to determine that a display state is changed by a unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit predetermined information to the predetermined device when the determination unit determines that the display is to be changed. Is provided.
- a communication means for communicating with an external device, a recognizing means for recognizing a predetermined device as the external device communicating with the communication means, and a power on / off state Status display means for changing a display state according to the status display means, and a display by the status display means when the recognition device recognizes the predetermined device in a state where the status display means indicates a power-off state.
- Communication means having a determination means for determining that the state is to be changed, and a transmission means for transmitting predetermined information to the predetermined device when the determination means determines that the display is to be changed;
- An image output device comprising: output screen display means for displaying a screen for image output; receiving means for receiving the predetermined information; and receiving the predetermined information by the receiving means. Accordingly, there is provided an image output apparatus having a change unit for changing a display state of the output screen display unit.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a case where a digital camera and a printing apparatus are connected in the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a printer device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a digital camera according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure on the printing device side according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure on the printing apparatus side according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure on the printing apparatus side according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure on the printing device side according to a fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display state of the digital camera.
- FIG. 1 is an external view of a photo direct printer (PD (Photo Direct) printer) according to the present embodiment
- FIG. 2 shows how a digital camera is directly connected to the printer.
- PD Photo Direct
- the PD printing apparatus 1000 functions as a normal personal computer printer that receives and prints data from a host computer (personal computer), and is stored in a storage medium such as a memory card. It has a function to directly read and print existing image data, or to receive and print image data from a digital camera.
- the main body forming the outer shell of the PD printing apparatus 1000 has outer members of a lower case 1001, an upper case 1002, an access cover 1003, and a discharge tray 1004.
- the lower case 1001 forms a substantially lower half of the PD printing apparatus 1000
- the upper case 1002 forms a substantially upper half of the main body. It has a hollow body structure having a storage space for storing, and an opening is formed in each of the upper surface and the front surface thereof.
- one end of the discharge tray 1004 is rotatably held by the lower case 1001 so that the opening formed on the front surface of the lower case 1001 can be opened and closed by the rotation. For this reason, when executing the recording operation, the discharge tray 1004 is rotated to the front side to open the opening, so that the recording sheets can be discharged from here, and the discharged recording sheets are sequentially printed. It can be loaded.
- the paper output tray 1004 contains two auxiliary trays 1004a and 1004b, and each tray is pulled out as needed to expand the paper support area to three levels. Can be reduced.
- the access cover 1003 has one end rotatably held by the upper case 1002 so as to be able to open and close an opening formed in the upper surface.
- the recording head cartridge (not shown) or the ink tank (not shown) housed inside can be replaced.
- a projection formed on the back surface rotates the cover opening / closing lever.
- the open / closed state of the access cover can be detected by detecting the rotational position with a microswitch or the like.
- a power key 1005 is provided on the upper surface of the upper case 1002 so as to be able to be pressed.
- An operation status display section 1006 is provided on the upper surface 1010 of the upper case 1002.
- the operation status display section 1006 has a light-emitting element such as an LED, so that the user can visually check whether the PD printing apparatus 1000 is in an operable state or not.
- An automatic feeding unit 1007 automatically feeds a recording sheet into the apparatus main body.
- Reference numeral 1008 denotes a paper interval selection lever for adjusting the distance between the print head and the recording sheet.
- Reference numeral 1012 denotes a terminal for connecting a digital camera described later.
- a digital camera often uses a USB (Universal Serial Bus) as a means for connecting to a personal computer. Therefore, in this embodiment, the terminal 1012 employs a USB interface. Alternatively, other communication means may be used. Also, the connection with the digital camera is made from the front as shown in the figure to simplify the connection work.
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- the PD printing apparatus 1000 includes an interface for realizing printing from a personal computer. Normally, once connected to a personal computer, the connection state is maintained unless there is special circumstances, so the interface terminal is provided on the back.
- the connection interface between the personal computers may be a parallel interface, USB interface, etc. of the Centronitas specification, but at least supports the bidirectional communication function.
- a card slot 1009 is used to directly read and print image data stored in a storage medium such as a memory card.
- FIG. 2 shows a state where PD printer 1000 and digital camera 3012 according to the present embodiment are connected.
- a cable 5000 (eg, a USB cable) includes a connector 5001 for connecting to a connector 1012 of the PD printing apparatus 1000 and a connector 5002 for connecting to a connector 5003 for connecting a digital camera 3012. Get ready.
- digital camera 3012 Is connected to a personal computer, the captured image can be transferred to the personal computer by connecting the connector 5001 to the USB connector of the personal computer.
- the digital camera 3012 is configured to be able to output image data stored in an internal memory via a connection connector 5003.
- various configurations can be adopted as the configuration of the digital camera 3012, such as a configuration that includes a memory as a storage unit inside and a configuration that includes a slot for mounting a removable memory.
- image data from the digital camera 3012 can be printed directly by the PD printing apparatus 1000.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a control system of the PD printer 1000 according to the present embodiment.
- 1 is a CPU that controls the entire apparatus
- 2 is a ROM that stores operation processing procedures (programs) and fonts of the CPU 1
- 3 is a RAM used as a work area of the CPU 1.
- Reference numeral 4 denotes a UI (user interface: equivalent to 1005 and 1006 in FIG. 1) that allows the user to directly operate and check the status display of the printer.
- Reference numeral 5 denotes an interface for connection with a personal computer
- reference numeral 7 denotes an interface (USB host side) for connection with a digital still camera
- Reference numeral 6 denotes a printer engine unit.
- the force S which is a print engine that discharges an ink liquid by using thermal energy, and the recording method are not limited thereto.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a digital camera (digital still camera) 3012.
- reference numeral 31 denotes a CPU that controls the entire digital camera
- 32 denotes a ROM that stores the processing procedure of the CPU 31.
- 33 is a RAM used as a work area of the CPU 33
- 34 is a switch group for performing various operations.
- Reference numeral 35 denotes a liquid crystal display, which is used for confirming a captured image and displaying a menu for performing various settings.
- Reference numeral 36 denotes an optical unit, which is mainly composed of a lens and a drive system thereof.
- 37 is a CCD element, and 38 is a driver for controlling the optical unit 36 under the control of the CPU 31.
- the 39 is a connector for connecting a storage medium 40 (compact flash (registered trademark), memory card (registered trademark), smart media (registered trademark), etc.), and 41 is a personal computer or a PD printer in the embodiment. It is a USB interface (USB slave side) for connecting to 1000.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a processing procedure of the PD printer 1000 when the digital camera 3012 and the PD printer 1000 according to the first embodiment are connected with a USB cable.
- the process starts from step S501 with the PD printer 1000 turned off when viewed from the user.
- the first is the hardware power off state.In this state, the power supply is stopped, the CPU stops operating, and the power is turned off, so operations other than starting external power supply (for example, other than pressing the power key) Operation).
- step S502 the power-off display state is set, that is, the operation status display unit 1006 indicates the power-off state by the user. Generally, the LED will be off.
- step S503 it is checked in step S503 whether the power key has been pressed. As a result, if the power key has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S506 described below, and if not, the process proceeds to step S504.
- step S504 it is checked whether the USB cable has been inserted. As a result of this confirmation, if the USB cable is not inserted, the flow returns to step S503 to continue the processing. If the USB cable has been inserted, the process proceeds to step S505.
- step S505 it is checked whether negotiation processing based on a predetermined communication standard with the digital camera 3012 connected by a USB cable has been successful. It is checked whether the device connected with the USB cable is a digital camera and whether or not it has a photo direct print function.
- step S505 If the result of the check in step S505 indicates that the negotiation has failed, the process returns to step S503 to continue the process. If the negotiation is successful, the process proceeds to step S506.
- step S506 the CPU changes to the power-on display state, and the operation status display unit 1006 enters a state indicating power-on as viewed from the user.
- the LED is lit, but the LED may blink until the initialization processing is completed in combination with the print engine initialization processing in step S507. In any case, it is sufficient if the user can clearly understand that the state of the PD printer 1000 has changed compared to the power-off state. Therefore, the LED may be used as described above, and the buzzer sound may be used.
- the method of realizing the notification such as the notification by the noise or the noise (operation sound) generated by scanning the carriage.
- step S507 print engine initialization is started in step S507, and predetermined information is transmitted to the external device in response to the completion of the initialization. This allows the external device to recognize that the printer has completed preparation for printing. Then, the process proceeds to step S508.
- Step S508 and subsequent steps are the same as those of the normal PD printer 1000, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- step S504 If it is determined in step S504 that the USB cable has been inserted, the power is not turned on unconditionally and the check is performed in step S505 because a device that does not support photo direct printing, such as a mouse or speaker, may be used. This is because, when connected to the PD printer 1000 via a USB cable, it is not necessary to initialize the print engine of the PD printer 1000.
- FIG. 9 shows an example of a display state of the digital camera connected as shown in FIG.
- the print setting screen 90 is connected to a printer via a USB cable, and is displayed when predetermined communication is started.
- the screen is displayed when the negotiation is successful in step S505 in FIG. 5, and various print settings such as image selection and trimming designation can be performed.
- a print button 91 at the lower left of the print setting screen 90 is a button for instructing execution of printing. However, at the stage of step S505, the print execution button 91 is grayed out (or may be hidden) so that a print execution instruction cannot be given.
- 92 is a print number setting button
- 93 is a trimming button
- 94 is a cancel button.
- step S507 When the digital camera recognizes that the initialization of the printer has been completed through step S507, the display is changed so that the print execution button 91 is clearly displayed, and the print operation can be performed by the user. enable.
- the state of the power supply display is changed (S506), and then the printer preparation operation (S507) is performed.
- the printer may be prepared (initialization operation), and the display may be changed to the power-on state when the preparation is completed. Then, when it is determined that the display has been changed to the power-on state, information of some kind of information is transmitted to the digital camera.
- the digital camera may change the display contents, such as by moving to the print setting screen 90 or activating the print execution button 91 of the print setting screen 90.
- the display contents such as by moving to the print setting screen 90 or activating the print execution button 91 of the print setting screen 90.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the PD printer 1000 when the digital camera 3012 and the PD printer 1000 according to the second embodiment are connected by a USB cable.
- step S601 the process is started from step S601 in a state where the PD printer 1000 is turned off when viewed from the user. Then, first, the power is turned off in step S602. Next, it is checked whether the power key is pressed in step S603. If the power key has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S607, in which the power flag is set to “0” in step S607, and the process proceeds to step S608 described below.
- step S604 it is checked whether the USB cable has been inserted. If the USB cable is not inserted as a result of this check, the process returns to step S603 and continues. On the other hand, if the USB cable is inserted, go to step S605
- step S605 it is checked whether the negotiation process with the digital camera 3012 connected by the USB cable is successful. If the negotiation has failed, the process returns to step S603 and continues.
- step S606 the power flag is set to 1 in step S607, and the process proceeds to step S608.
- step S608 the power is turned on.
- step S610 the print engine initialization is started in step S609, and when the initialization is completed, the process proceeds to step S610.
- step S610 the print engine performs print processing. The details are omitted here. The behavior is appropriate according to the photo direct print function.
- step S611 it is determined whether the power key has been pressed. If the result of this check is that the power key has been pressed, the flow proceeds to step S614 described below. If it is determined in step S611 that the power key has not been pressed, the process advances to step S612. In step S612, it is checked whether the USB cable has been disconnected.
- step S610 If the result of this check is that the USB cable has not been unplugged, processing returns to step S610 and continues. If the USB cable is disconnected, the process proceeds to step S613. In step S613, it is checked whether the power flag is “1”.
- step S614 If the power flag is “1”, this means that the power was turned on in the route of steps S604 ⁇ S605 ⁇ S606 ⁇ S608, that is, the power was turned on by turning on the USB cable. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S614.
- step S614 the power is turned off, that is, the operation status display unit 1006 is turned off when viewed from the user. Generally, the LED is turned off. However, the LED may blink until the end processing is completed in combination with the print engine end processing in the next step S615.
- step S615 print engine termination processing is started in step S615, and when the termination processing is completed, the flow proceeds to step S616.
- Steps S616 and subsequent steps are the same as those of the normal PD printer 1000, and a description thereof will be omitted, and the present embodiment will be terminated in step S616.
- step S612 the reason why the power is not turned off unconditionally when the USB cable is disconnected in step S612 and the check is performed in step S613 is that the power was turned on by pressing the power key in step S603. Because of this fact, we consider that there is a possibility that a print job will be issued from a personal computer even after the USB cable is disconnected. [0068] Conversely, when the power is turned on due to the insertion of the USB cable in step S614, the power supply is relatively unlikely to issue a print job from the personal computer after the USB cable is disconnected. This is because it is considered relatively safe to turn off.
- the USB By switching to the power-off state when the cable is disconnected, the user's two operation procedures for performing the photo direct print process can be safely omitted, and simpler photo direct print can be realized. .
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the PD printer 1000 when the digital camera 3012 and the PD printer 1000 according to the third embodiment are connected with a USB cable.
- Steps S701 to S716i correspond to steps S601 to S616 in the flowchart of Fig. 6, except that each process does not go directly to step S711 from step S710, but proceeds to step S717. Is the same.
- step S717 it is determined whether a print instruction has been received from a personal computer. As a result of this check, if a print instruction has been received, the process proceeds to step S718, the power flag is set to “0”, and the process proceeds to step S711 described below.
- step S717 If the print instruction has not been received as a result of the confirmation in step S717, the process proceeds to step S711. If the process of the PD printer 1000 proceeds to step S711, the process ends.
- step S718 The reason why the power flag is set to 0 in step S718 is that even after the USB cable is unplugged due to the fact that a print instruction has been received from the personal computer in step S717. This is the force that considers that a print job from a personal computer may be issued. If the power flag is set to 0, even if the USB cable is unplugged in the future, the process returns to step S710 according to the determination in step S713, and processing will continue. Can be prevented.
- the original purpose of the act of checking whether a print instruction has been received from the personal computer in step S717 is to determine whether there is a high possibility that a print job will be issued from the personal computer after the USB cable is disconnected. It is to judge. Therefore, as a practical confirmation means, confirmation may be made by actually issuing a print job as described in step S717, or device recognition (Enumeration) from the USB host side may be performed. Confirmation may be made based on the confirmation, or other means may be used.
- the power-on operation is performed by pressing the power button regardless of the actual transition method to the power-on state.
- FIG. 8 shows a digital camera 3012 and a PD printer 1000 according to the fourth embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a processing procedure of the PD printer 1000 when connected by a B cable.
- Steps S801 to S808 correspond to steps S501 to S508 in the flowchart of Fig. 5, and each process is performed when the determination in step S805 is No.
- step S809 the operation of step S809 will be described in detail.
- step S809 an error display state, that is, a state in which the operation status display unit 1006 indicates Error is seen from the user.
- an LED of a color different from the LED indicating power on / off is blinking. This means, for example, that the device connected to the USB This is to notify the user if the device does not support RectoPrint.
- the process proceeds to step S802, returns to the power-off state again, and continues the process. Thereafter, the process of the PD printer 1000 ends when the process proceeds from step S802 to step S808.
- step S809 The reason for displaying an error in step S809 is to inform the user that direct photo printing cannot be performed. Therefore, it is only necessary to understand that the state of the PD printer 1000 is clearly different from the user as compared with the power-off / on state, so that LEDs of different colors may be used as described above, or LEDs of the same color may be used. You can change the blinking pattern.
- step S802 the error display may be maintained until the USB cable is unplugged.
- the PD printer 1000 negotiates with the external device connected with the USB cable in the power-off state, shifts to the power-on state by succeeding in the negotiation, and fails in the negotiation. In this case, by displaying an error, it is possible to realize a simple and reliable photo direct print without omitting one operation procedure of the user when performing the photo direct print process.
- the power-on state described here can be considered to have a different display form from the power-off state. That is, when the power is not turned on, all the display units are normally turned off. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the part that internally manages the communication function is energized. However, when no image output device such as a digital camera is connected or communication with the image output device is not established, all display units are turned off as if the power was not turned on. To
- the display state becomes the same as a normal energized state in response to the start of communication between the image output device and the printer.
- the normal energized state it is not necessary to make it the same as the normal energized state. By doing so, it can be recognized that communication has been sufficiently established. Furthermore, it is not necessary to perform the power-on operation.
- the instruction sent to the PD printer 1000 other than the photo direct print has been described as the print instruction from the personal computer. However, this is not necessarily limited to only the instruction from the personal computer. It means an instruction issued by a device other than the target PhotoDirect Print.
- the connection means is not limited to this, and other means may be used.
- wireless blue tooth (registered trademark) or wireless LAN
- Many digital cameras have a USB interface, and considering that hardware resources can be used as they are, a USB connection is desirable and the burden on digital camera manufacturers can be reduced.
- the printer device is described as a USB host
- the digital camera is described as a USB slave.
- Many of these recent digital cameras are equipped with a USB slave function for communication with personal computers, the number of digital camera manufacturers is larger than the number of printer manufacturers, and the role of host Considering that there is little concern about power supply, the printer side plays the role of host, and the manufacturer has little burden on each manufacturer when constructing the system targeted by the present invention. It has a lot of benefits and is also a preferred form for end users.
- the present invention also includes a case where the above-described program code is supplied and the various devices are operated in accordance with a program stored in a computer (CPU or MPU) of the system or the apparatus.
- the program code of the software implements the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the program code itself and means for supplying the program code to the computer, for example,
- a recording medium storing such a program code constitutes the present invention.
- a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, or the like can be used as a recording medium for recording the program code.
- the computer executes the supplied program code, so that the functions of the above-described embodiment are not only realized, but also the OS (operating system) or other operating system running on the computer.
- Such a program code is included in the embodiment of the present invention even when the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized in cooperation with application software or the like.
- the function expansion board or the function expansion unit is instructed based on the instruction of the program code.
- the present invention also includes a case where a CPU or the like provided in the computer performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.
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