JP3074082B2 - Image processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for cutting out a partial area from a document read by a scanner and specifying the entire width of a print sheet.
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus that enlarges and prints at different magnifications in both the vertical and horizontal directions so as to have the same length .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An original is read by a scanner, and based on the read image, an image is colored, a part of the image is cut out, edited, combined with other images, and various image processing is performed. There is an image processing device that outputs to a printer.

One of the usage modes of such a device is as follows.
In some cases, a partial area of a manuscript is enlarged and printed and used for a banner, a banner, a signboard, or the like. In this case, if you specify the length of the print such as a banner, the width of the print paper is fixed, so the aspect ratio of the document to be printed is fixed. There was a problem that it was difficult to obtain, and it was necessary to print again after many trials and errors.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has been made in consideration of the above circumstances.
Provides an image processing device that does not require a setting of the magnification and simplifies the operation when printing is enlarged to the full width of the print paper and to a fixed length. <br/> The purpose is to do.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a scanner for reading an original, a digitizer for designating an area to be enlarged and printed from the original, and an image monitor for displaying an image read by the scanner. Pudding supplied from the paper feed roll
Sensor that automatically detects the width of print paper and print paper
Print length designating means for designating the length of the print area to be printed, and detecting the length of the print area on print paper input by the print length designating means and the sensor.
Calculate the aspect ratio of the print area from the width of the printed print paper and enlarge or reduce the area specified on the digitizer separately in both the vertical and horizontal directions according to the aspect ratio.
Scan the frame line of the area to be printed with
Print area calculation means for outputting on the image monitor superimposed on the image, input means for instructing the contents of image processing to be performed on the designated print area, processing means for performing image processing, and processing the processed image. Memory means for storing;
An image processing apparatus comprising: a printer that outputs a processed image to print paper.

[0006]

1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure, FIG. 3 is a side perspective view, FIG. 4 is a front perspective view, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram, FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a typical coloring process, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a print area on a document, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an enlarged print, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a print area on an image monitor, and FIG. 11 is an operation flowchart of the present invention.

First, an arrangement structure of each part will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a horizontally long housing,
The housing 10 is kept horizontal by a pair of left and right feet 12. The upper surface of the housing 10 has a lid 1 that can be opened and closed upward.
It is 4. The lower part of the legs 12 and 12 is the member 1
The member 16 is connected to a rack 18 for receiving printed paper.

A printer 20 is accommodated in the housing 10 as shown in FIGS. The printer 20 has a paper feed roll 22 and a platen 24 arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. The platen 24 is located on the front side of the paper feed roll 22, and the paper 26 pulled out from the lower edge of the paper feed roll 22 is wrapped around the platen 24 and guided downward from the front edge of the platen 24. The platen 24 is belt-driven by a feed motor 28. The width of the sheet 26 is automatically detected by a sensor (not shown) when the sheet is loaded.

The printer 20 includes a print head 30 that travels left and right along the front surface of the platen 24. The print head 30 is guided by a guide rod 32 and is sent right and left by a belt 36 wound around a carriage motor 34. The print head 30 is of an ink jet type in this embodiment, and its return position (home position)
In this case, the ink ejection nozzle is closed by the capping portion 38, so that the ink ejection nozzle is prevented from drying and is cleaned.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a capping portion 3 for cleaning.
8 is a waste liquid tank for collecting the waste liquid (waste ink) ejected to 8. The print head 30 is provided with four color ink tanks of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black and nozzles. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 42 denotes the print head 30.
Indicates a print area.

A cutter 44 cuts the print sheet 26 below the platen 24. That is, the fixed blade and the movable blade are opposed to each other with the print paper 26 interposed therebetween.
Is to cut.

A scanner 50 is located on the right side of the upper surface of the lid 14. The scanner 50 includes a pressing lid 52 placed on the lid 14 from above, a transport mechanism for feeding the document 53 between the pressing lid 52 and the lid 14 of the housing 10 from right to left, CCD line sensor 54 housed inside
And an optical system for guiding an image on a main scanning line orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the document 53 to the line sensor 54.

As shown in FIG. 4, the transport mechanism is composed of four feed rollers 56 for feeding the original 53 from right to left while sandwiching the original 53 from above and below. The two rollers 56 on the housing 10 side are motors (not shown). Is driven to rotate. The optical system includes an appropriate number of mirrors 58 and lenses 60. Reference numeral 62 denotes a light source.

Reference numeral 64 denotes a digitizer as area input means, which is provided on the upper surface of the lid 14 adjacent to the discharge side of the original 50 of the scanner 50, that is, on the left side. The digitizer 64 includes a coordinate detection plate 66 and a stylus pen 68. The detection plate 66 has a resistor that spreads over the entire surface, and detects coordinates from a change in resistance value when the detection plate 66 is pressed with the tip of the stylus pen 68. For example, the upper right corner of the detection plate 66 is determined as a reference position, and the upper right corner of the document 53 is aligned with the reference position and fixed.

Reference numeral 70 denotes an image monitor formed of a liquid crystal plate; and 72, a keyboard as processing content input means for instructing image processing content. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a monitor 70 is arranged on the back side of the upper surface of the holding plate 52, and a keyboard 72 is arranged on the near side thereof. The operation of the keyboard 72 will be described later.

On the front side of the scanner 50, a confirmation key 74, a start key 76, a print number input key 78, a reduction print key 96, a mode selection key 97, a print length designation key 98 and the like are arranged as shown in FIG. Has been established.

The printer 20, the scanner 50, the digitizer 64, the monitor 70, the keyboard 72, and the keys 74, 76, 78, etc. are connected to the bus 82 via interfaces 80a to 80e, respectively (FIG. 1). 6). The ROM 86 stores an operation program of the CPU 84 and various constants. The bus 82 is also connected to a CPU 84 and a ROM 86 as processing means, a RAM 88 as a memory means, an edit data memory 90, a print data memory 92, and the like.

The print data memory 92 is used when storing edit data for a plurality of originals and continuously printing the data on a printer. Bus 82
May be connected to another CPU or the like via the CPU to mutually transmit and receive image information.

The CPU 84 performs various operations using operation programs stored in the ROM 86 and various constants. The various functions configured by this calculation include a print area calculation unit 84A (FIG. 6).

The print area calculation means 84A calculates the print length designated by the print length designation key 98 and the paper 2
First, the aspect ratio of the print area is calculated from the paper width automatically detected at the time of loading of No. 6. As will be described later, when the print area is specified by two points in the length direction or the width direction from the digitizer 64, an area to be printed is obtained according to the aspect ratio obtained earlier, and this area is set as a frame line and the scanner
This is displayed on the monitor 70 by superimposing it on the image read at 50 .

In FIG. 5, 94 is all clear (AC).
This key is used to delete all edited data during editing. For example, the processing area and contents were input sequentially,
It is used when all of these input processing areas and contents are deleted and input is started again from the beginning.

[0022]

[Coloring / Editing Operation] Next, as one example of the basic image processing of this embodiment, the operation of the coloring / editing process will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the original 53 is set in the right insertion slot of the scanner 50 with its front side (image side) facing down and its back side facing up (FIG. 7, step 200). When the start key 76 is pressed, the scanner 50 is started, and while the document 53 is being fed to the left, the image on the lower surface (front surface) is
(Step 202). The read image data is image-processed by the CPU 84 and stored in the RAM 88, and is also sent to the monitor 70 where the image is displayed.

The document 53 that has passed through the scanner 50 and has been discharged to the left of the presser lid 52 is placed face up on the detection plate 66 of the digitizer 64 adjacent to this discharge port, and is positioned at the reference position (upper right corner). The upper right corner of the document 53 is set (step 204).

Next, a color editing operation is performed using the keyboard 72 or the like (step 206). First monitor 7
The image processing content for the image represented by 0 is mode 20
8, 210, or 212.

The mode 208 is selected when the area surrounded by the lines of the image is to be filled with a predetermined color (filling). When selecting the filling mode 208, the user presses a one-point designation key 214A as an area designation method selecting means for selecting an area designation method (step 214).
If one point in the area to be filled is designated by the stylus pen 68, the area to be filled is input (step 21).
6). The designated point is displayed as a mark on the monitor 70 shown in FIG.

The mode 210 is for selecting an operation (color conversion) for converting a black background portion of a desired area into a desired color, and the area can be designated by two points or multiple points. The two-point designation designates the coordinates of the diagonal position of the area, and is designated by the two-point designation key 218A (step 21).
8). The multipoint designation is to sequentially designate the corners of the area, and is designated by the multipoint designation key 220A (step 22).
0).

The key 218A is used to specify the area.
Alternatively, if the coordinates are input from the digitizer 64 after the selection at 220A (step 216), the coordinates are displayed on the monitor 7.
Displayed as 0. That is, when the two-point designation key 218A is pressed, the first designated point by the digitizer 64 is displayed on the monitor 70 as a mark, and when the second point is designated, another mark is displayed. A rectangular area is displayed by a frame line. This frame line may be a solid line, a dotted line, or a blinking line. Multi-point designation key 22
When 0A is selected, the designated point is displayed by a mark, and each coordinate is connected by a frame in the designated order.

The mode 212 is for selecting a background painting operation (background painting) for coloring the background in a region including an image or a character, that is, a white background portion. After being designated by the point designation key 224A (steps 222 and 224), coordinates are input from the digitizer 64 (step 216). Also in this case, the coordinates of the corners of the area are displayed as marks and the frame lines are displayed as in the case of the designation in the mode 210.

After the work area is input as described above, a pattern is designated (step 226). This designation is performed by the standard pattern designation key group 226A or the registered pattern designation key group 2
This is done by pressing one of 26B. When the design of the pattern is completed, the color is designated next (step 228). This color designation is performed by pressing one of the standard color key group 228A and the registered color key group 228B. When the color density is designated, the color designation key is pressed after designating the density key group 226C.

As described above, when the work content and the work area are input a suitable number of times, the contents are sequentially stored in the edit data memory 90. Confirmation key 7 to confirm the input contents
4 (FIG. 1) is pressed (step 234). As a result, the input result is reduced to, for example, A7 size and printed. If there is any further correction after looking at the confirmation print, the color editing work is performed again on the corrected portion (step 236).

The CPU 84 displays an image on the monitor 70 by combining the contents of the RAM 88 and the edit data memory 90. Here, the data stored in the RAM 88 is in a state where the coordinates of the changing point of the image and the like on the scanning line of the scanner 50 and the information such as the color and the pattern after the changing point are compressed as one group.

The above is a description of the coloring and editing work. Next, an operation in an arbitrary mode, which is an operation according to the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS. In this arbitrary mode, an arbitrary area of the original 53 as shown in FIG. 8, for example, 100 shown by a frame line is enlarged and printed on the print paper 26 as shown in FIG.

First, the mode selection key 97 is pressed as shown in FIGS.
The standard mode is set in the same manner as in the color editing described above (step 250 in FIG. 11), and the original 53 is set on the scanner 50 (step 252). And start key 76
Is pressed, the image of the document 53 is read (step 25).
4) The data is stored in the RAM 88 and displayed on the monitor 70. The original 53 is transferred to the detection plate 66 of the digitizer 64. (Step 256).

Next, an arbitrary mode which is an operation according to the present invention is selected by the mode selection key 97 (step 25).
8). The width of the print paper 26 currently used is automatically detected when the paper is set in the apparatus, and the width of the print paper 26 is A1 size (594 m).
m width), the width printed on this paper is about 580 mm .

In this case, the area 100 is
It shall be enlarged to 2500 mm in length and printed.
In this case, the print length 2500 mm is input using the print length designation key 98 and the keyboard 72 . Do
Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the length and width of the print are displayed in numbers in the message area 71 of the image monitor 70.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the length or width is designated on the digitizer as two points A and B or two points A and C so as to include the area 100 of the original 53 to be printed (step 260). ).

The CPU 84 controls the print area calculating means 8
4A, the aspect ratio of the print area is calculated, and a rectangular frame line 102 having the specified two points A and B or the two points A and C as one side is displayed on the image monitor 70. This frame 1
02, two points A and B or two points A and C are specified again on the digitizer and determined so that the characters and figures of the area to be printed are properly balanced.
62).

Here, the aspect ratio of the rectangle of the frame line 102 is the ratio of the length and width of the print displayed in the message area 71 of the image monitor 70. That is, the frame 102
The aspect ratio is the same as the aspect ratio of the printout area.
Match.

Next, when the coloring and editing are to be performed on the designated area 100 (step 264), FIGS.
What is necessary is just to perform the operation demonstrated in. That is, an area is designated according to the contents of the coloring work (filling, color conversion, background painting) (step 266), and a pattern and a color are designated (step 268). Then, after pressing the confirmation key 74 to confirm the editing contents (step 270), if the start key 76 is further pressed, printing starts (step 272). As a result, as shown in FIG.
Is expanded to the full width of the print paper 26 and the length is 2500
It is enlarged to mm and printed.

[0040]

According to the present invention, as described above ,
Specify the print length to automatically detect the width and print out
Set output print dimensions by inputting by means
Then , according to the shape of the output print, the area specified by the original is scaled separately in both the vertical and horizontal directions before printing.
Since the forces, the pre-banners and banners and signs, such as by a simple operation
You can print out to a fixed length . Also
Scan the frame line indicating the area to be printed out with a scanner.
This image is displayed on the image monitor superimposed on the image
Make settings while checking the printout area on the monitor.
You can set the print area incorrectly or
Eliminates complicated operations such as redoing settings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal structure.

FIG. 3 is a side perspective view.

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an upper surface of a presser lid of the scanner.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a typical operation.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a print area on a document.

FIG. 9 shows an enlarged print.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a print area on an image monitor.

FIG. 11 is an operation flowchart of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 printer 50 scanner 64 digitizer 70 as area input means 70 image monitor 72 keyboard as processing content input means 84 CPU as processing means 84A print area calculation means 88 RAM as memory means 90 edit data memory 92 print data memory 98 print length Print length designation key as designation means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A scanner for reading an original; a digitizer for designating an area to be enlarged and printed from the original; an image monitor for displaying an image read by the scanner ;
That automatically detects the width of the print paper supplied from the
And capacitors, and the print length specifying means for specifying the length of the print area to be printed on the printing paper sheet, printing territory on the input print paper by the print length specifying means
It calculates the aspect ratio of the length to the width of the print area of the print paper detected by the sensor frequency, on said digitizer
Specify the specified area in both vertical and horizontal according to the aspect ratio.
The frame of the area to be enlarged or reduced separately in the direction
Print area calculation means for outputting a line on the image monitor by superimposing a line on the image read by the scanner ; input means for instructing the content of image processing to be performed on the designated print area; processing means for performing image processing; An image processing apparatus comprising: a memory unit that stores a processed image; and a printer that outputs the processed image to print paper.