JP5113613B2 - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus capable of forming an image on a sheet and forming a mark serving as a guide for a processing position when post-processing such as punching or stapling is performed on the sheet on which the image is formed.

After an image is formed on a sheet by an image forming apparatus, post-processing such as punching, stapling, and cutting may be performed on the sheet. In such a case, a position where the post-processing is to be performed (for example, a punch position) It is convenient to clearly indicate the stapling position, cutting position, etc.) on the paper.
The invention disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 enables printing of a mark serving as a guide for a post-processing position at the same time as forming an image on a sheet for such a purpose. In a personal computer or printer that prints images or the like, punching processing of paper discharged from the printer can be easily performed. An object of the present invention is to easily create a center mark necessary for punching processing so that a punching operation can be quickly performed. Information input by a personal computer is sent to a printing unit. When outputting, the mark information indicating the center position of the edge of the paper to be printed can be output to the printing unit together with the input document information and the like. At this time, such a mark can be selected from a plurality of options, and a mark suitable for the document style to be printed can be printed.
JP 2002-240388 A

  After the image is formed on the sheet by the image forming apparatus, the post-processing is performed using, for example, the invention described in Patent Document 1 in order to perform post-processing such as punching, stapling, and cutting on the paper. Even when the power position (for example, punch position) is clearly indicated on the paper, which processing device is actually selected from a plurality of available handheld processing devices corresponding to the type of post-processing to be performed. The current situation is that it depends on the experience and intuition of the user.

  For example, in the case of punching an image-formed sheet, as a punching device that can be used on hand, a single hole forming device, a small two-hole forming device with relatively low penetrating force, and a penetrating force relatively We own a total of three strong large two-hole forming devices, and which device is used according to the number of sheets to form two punch holes on multiple sheets of paper on which images have been formed. Is a problem.

  That is, if the number of sheets to be processed exceeds the processing capacity of the selected apparatus, there is a possibility that a defect may occur in the sheet punching process or a malfunction may occur in the apparatus. In addition, even though the number of sheets to be processed is small, it is conceivable that using a large apparatus has a problem in usability and cannot be processed quickly.

  In addition, when a person other than the producer of the paper on which the image is formed performs post-processing intended by the producer, it should be used only by looking at the paper on which the image and the mark of the processing position are formed. In addition to the type of processing device, there is also a problem that the processing method cannot be determined in the first place. In other words, even if a portion to be post-processed is printed at a specific position on the paper on which the image is formed, only the producer who formed the image on the paper knows whether the subsequent processing is punching or stapling. The type of equipment that should be used is unclear.

  Therefore, the present invention eliminates the need to rely on experience and intuition for selecting a processing apparatus to be used in post-processing when an image is formed on a sheet by an image forming apparatus and post-processing such as punching is performed on the sheet. In addition to forming an image on a sheet so that the processing device to be used can be determined without knowing the type of post-processing intended by the image creator, the desired position of the sheet is desired. An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of performing marking for promptly performing post-processing in an appropriate state.

An image forming apparatus according to claim 1 is provided.
An image having an input unit for inputting image information, a control unit for processing image information input from the input unit, and an output unit for forming an image on a sheet based on the image information processed by the control unit In the forming device,
The controller is
Information on the paper thickness type and number of sheets to be post-processed and the processing type of post-processing is acquired, the processing amount is calculated from the paper thickness and the number of sheets corresponding to the paper thickness type, and the processing amount and the processing type A mark indicating a post-processing device suitable for the post-processing device and a processing position by the post-processing device is selected from a pre-registered list and given to the output unit, and the mark is formed on a sheet together with the image. Yes.

An image forming apparatus according to claim 2 is provided.
An image having an input unit for inputting image information, a control unit for processing image information input from the input unit, and an output unit for forming an image on a sheet based on the image information processed by the control unit In the forming device,
The paper thickness type of the paper and the paper thickness corresponding to each paper thickness type are stored, and the post-processing is performed in accordance with the combination of the post-processing type and the post-processing amount of the paper. A storage unit for storing a post-processing device to be used and a mark indicating a post-processing position;
In the control unit,
Each piece of information regarding the paper thickness type and number of sheets to be post-processed and the post-processing type is input,
The controller is
Obtaining the paper thickness corresponding to the inputted paper thickness type from the storage unit;
Calculate the product of the input sheet number and the paper thickness acquired from the storage unit as the processing amount,
Obtaining the mark corresponding to the combination of the input processing type and the calculated processing amount from the storage unit,
The mark information acquired from the storage unit is given to the output unit, and the mark is formed on a sheet together with the image.

An image forming apparatus according to claim 3 is provided.
An image having an input unit for inputting image information, a control unit for processing image information input from the input unit, and an output unit for forming an image on a sheet based on the image information processed by the control unit In the forming device,
The paper thickness type of the paper and the paper thickness corresponding to each paper thickness type are stored, the paper size type of the paper and the paper size corresponding to each paper size type are stored, and the post-processing process A storage unit that stores a mark indicating a post-processing position and a post-processing position to be used for the post-processing corresponding to a combination of a type and a processing amount of the paper to be post-processed;
In the control unit,
Each piece of information regarding the paper thickness type, the number of sheets to be post-processed, the paper size type, the post-processing type, and the post-processing position is input.
The controller is
Obtaining the paper thickness corresponding to the inputted paper thickness type from the storage unit;
Calculate the product of the input sheet number and the paper thickness acquired from the storage unit as the processing amount,
Obtaining the mark corresponding to the combination of the input processing type and the calculated processing amount from the storage unit;
Obtaining the size corresponding to the input paper size type from the storage unit;
The formation position of the mark on the sheet is calculated based on the input processing position and the size acquired from the storage unit,
The information on the mark acquired from the storage unit and the information on the formation position of the mark are given to the output unit, and the mark is formed on a sheet together with the image.

An image forming apparatus according to claim 4 is the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The sheet thickness is represented by a ratio based on the thickness of one kind of sheet among the sheet thickness types.

An image forming apparatus according to claim 5 is the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The size is represented by the width and length of the paper.

An image forming apparatus according to claim 6 is the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The processing type of the post-processing is selected from a group of processing types including a plurality of types of punching processes having a plurality of holes, a plurality of types of stapling processes having a plurality of locations, and a cutting process. It is characterized by two or more processing types.

According to the image forming apparatus described in claim 1 or 2,
The control unit that processes the image information acquires information on the paper thickness type and number of sheets to be post-processed and the processing type of post-processing, and calculates the processing amount from the paper thickness and the number of sheets corresponding to the paper thickness type. Then, a mark indicating the post-processing device suitable for the processing amount and the processing type and the processing position by the post-processing device is selected from a pre-registered list and given to the output unit, and the mark is attached to the paper together with the image. Can be formed.

According to the image forming apparatus described in claim 3,
The control unit receives each piece of information regarding the paper thickness type, the number of sheets and the paper size type of the paper to be post-processed, the post-processing processing type, and the post-processing processing position, and the input paper thickness The sheet thickness corresponding to the type is acquired from the storage unit, the product of the input sheet number and the sheet thickness acquired from the storage unit is calculated as a processing amount, and the input processing type is calculated. The mark corresponding to the combination of the processing amounts is acquired from the storage unit, the size corresponding to the input paper size type is acquired from the storage unit, and acquired from the input processing position and the storage unit The formation position of the mark on the sheet is calculated according to the size, and the mark information acquired from the storage unit and the formation position information of the mark are provided to the output unit. Thereby forming the serial mark.

  According to an image forming apparatus described in claim 4, in the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the sheet thickness is set to one of the sheet thickness types. It can be expressed as a ratio based on thickness.

  According to the image forming apparatus of the fifth aspect, in the image forming apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the size can be expressed by a width and a length of a sheet.

  According to an image forming apparatus described in claim 6, in the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the post-processing processing types are a plurality of types with a plurality of types of holes. By using two or more processing types selected from a group of processing types consisting of punch processing, multiple types of staple processing with multiple types of locations, and cutting processing, post-processing of various types It can be used for various purposes including options.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention that the patent applicant believes best at the time of filing to implement the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a list showing processing target information according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a sheet stored in a storage unit of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a view showing a thickness information table, FIG. 4 is a view showing a sheet size information table stored in the storage unit of the image forming apparatus of the first embodiment, and FIG. 5 is stored in the storage unit of the image forming apparatus of the first embodiment. 6 is a diagram showing a pattern table (processing device information table), FIG. 6 is a diagram showing types of patterns in the first embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a process scheduled to be used for paper on which images are formed in the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a list showing device profiles, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results, and selected pattern types in the first embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing information processing procedures in the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results, and selected pattern types in the second embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results, and selected pattern types in the third embodiment. Is a diagram showing user input information, processing results and selected pattern types in the fourth embodiment, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results and selected pattern types in the fifth embodiment, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the user input information in 6 embodiment, a process result, and the kind of pattern selected.

(1) 1st Embodiment (FIGS. 1-9)
First, the configuration of the image forming apparatus of this example will be described.
The image forming apparatus of this example forms an image on a sheet based on the input image information, and performs post-processing type to be performed on the image-formed sheet, type of processing apparatus to be used, and post-processing. An image forming apparatus having a function of forming a mark representing a position to be applied on a sheet together with the image.
As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus of this example includes an input unit 1 for inputting various control information and image information, a storage unit 2 for storing various information necessary for control, and an input. Performs processing of image information input by the unit 1 and supervises processing of various types of information such as selection processing of post-processing marks using information on post-processing input by the input unit 1 and information of the storage unit 2 The control unit 3 is configured to perform the processing, and the output unit 4 forms an image on a sheet based on the information processed by the control unit 3.

  The input unit 1 includes a touch panel 5 for inputting various control information and the like for operating the apparatus. Information input from the touch panel 5 by a user's key operation includes information on a sheet as a processing target to be post-processed after an image is formed. As shown in FIG. 2, the processing target information includes post-processing type (2-hole punch, 3-hole punch, 2-point staple, cutting, etc.) and a processing position (on the paper, Bottom, right, left, top left, etc.), number of sheets to be post-processed, paper thickness type (plain paper, matte paper, postcards, etc.) Paper sizes (A3, A4, B4, B5) and the like. The input unit 1 further includes a scanner 6 that reads a document placed on a document table (not shown) and outputs the image as image information. In the processing target information, the paper size may be automatically acquired from the image information of the document read by the scanner 6. Information input from these input units 1 is read into the control unit 3 to be described later.

  The storage unit 2 is a part in which various types of information necessary for forming marks on the sheet on which the image is formed are used as a guide for post-processing. As shown in FIG. 3, the sheet thickness table 7 as the first storage means in the storage unit 2 is a table so that the sheet thickness types of the sheets correspond to the sheet thicknesses corresponding to the respective sheet thickness types on a one-to-one basis. Stored in the format. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the paper size table 8 as the second storage means in the storage unit 2 is information on the paper size type of the paper and the width × length which is the paper size corresponding to each paper size type. Are stored in a table format so as to correspond one-to-one. Further, the processing device table 9 (pattern table) as the third storage means in the storage unit 2 corresponds to a combination of a post-processing type and a post-processing paper amount as shown in FIG. Thus, the processing apparatus to be used for the post-processing and the mark pattern indicating the post-processing position are stored in a table format so as to correspond one-to-one.

  In FIG. 5, among the information stored in the table format in the third storage means, the mark pattern information is set as including information on the processing device, and therefore corresponds to the mark pattern. It is not necessary to store the information about the processing device itself as an independent item in the processing device table 9. In FIG. 5, the “processing device” portion is displayed in a separate frame from the other information. In this way, information about the processing device is not stored in the processing device table 9 as an independent item. This is to show that each pattern corresponds to a specific processing apparatus.

  FIG. 6 shows the contents of the mark patterns 1 to 12 shown in FIG. Among these mark patterns, patterns 1 to 6 represent the punch positions of 2 holes or 3 holes with triangle marks, and represent the type of punch apparatus that is a processing apparatus by the color or pattern of the triangle and the letters A to E. ing. Patterns 7 to 10 represent one or two stapling positions with circle marks in which short lines are written, and represent the type of the staple device that is a processing device by the color or pattern of the circle and the letters F to H. Yes. The patterns 11 to 12 represent the cutting position by a broken line and the type of the cutting apparatus that is a processing device by the letter I or J in the dotted circle mark written in the center of the broken line.

  FIG. 7A shows the profiles of the processing apparatuses A to J for use in post-processing that is scheduled to be executed after image formation on the sheet on which an image is formed by the image forming apparatus. The profile includes a permissible process indicated by a possible process type and the number of sheets when converted into plain paper. FIG. 7B shows the types of the processing apparatuses A to J shown in FIG. 7A (a brief description of the apparatus). The proper use of the processing apparatus corresponding to the combination of the processing type and the processing amount in the pattern table shown in FIG. 5 is determined based on the profile of each processing apparatus shown in FIG.

  Based on various control information input from the touch panel 5 of the input unit 1, image information input from the scanner 6, information read out from the storage unit 2, and the like. And control for forming marks indicating the post-processing position and the type of device to be used when post-processing the same sheet, including the above-described control related to image formation. Control means 10 for performing overall control of the apparatus.

  Specifically, the control unit 10 takes in image information from the scanner 6, causes the image processing unit 11 to process the image information and output the image information to an output unit 4 described later, and forms an image of a document read by the scanner 6 on a sheet. Let

  Also, the control means 10 causes the reference value conversion means 12 to calculate the number of sheets when converted to plain paper, which is the reference paper in this example, as the processing amount. That is, the reference value conversion means 12 is controlled by the control means 10, obtains a thickness coefficient from the paper thickness type input from the touch panel 5 and the paper thickness table 7 (FIG. 3) in the storage unit 2, and is input from the touch panel 5. The product of the processed number of sheets and the thickness coefficient is calculated to obtain the processing amount.

  The control means 10 causes the mark selection means 13 to determine a mark pattern that indicates a processing position and represents a specific processing device on the paper used for image formation in this example. That is, the mark selection unit 13 is controlled by the control unit 10 and is based on the processing type input from the touch panel 5 and the processing amount calculated by the reference value conversion unit 12 (the number of processed sheets converted to plain paper). A mark pattern (a mark indicating a specific processing device and a position processed by the processing device) is specified by the processing device table 9 (FIG. 5). Further, the mark selecting unit 13 rotates the information of the specified mark pattern as necessary in accordance with the processing position input from the touch panel 5, so that the direction of the mark pattern is adapted to the processing position at the time of image formation. Can be.

  The control unit 10 causes the mark position determination unit 14 to determine a position where a mark indicating the processing position is formed on the paper used for image formation in this example. That is, the mark position determining means 14 is controlled by the control means 10 and is the width × length which is the paper size from the paper size type of the paper inputted from the touch panel 5 and the paper size table 8 (FIG. 4) of the storage unit 2. And the position of the mark pattern corresponding to the paper processing position is calculated based on the width × length information and the processing position input from the touch panel 5. Specifically, if the processing position is left, right, or horizontal, the position is half the paper length. If the processing position is top, bottom, or vertical, it is half the paper width. Position.

  The control means 10 has a processing device registration means 15 for changing or newly registering the contents stored in the processing device table 9 (pattern table, FIG. 5).

  The output unit 4 forms an image of the document read by the scanner 6 on a sheet based on the image information and the mark pattern information from the image processing unit, and based on the specified processing target information at a predetermined position on the sheet. A mark pattern indicating a post-processing position or the like is formed as an image. The image forming principle of the output unit 4 is not limited.

Next, when actually forming an image using the image forming apparatus of this example, a specific example of what mark pattern is actually selected when processing target information is designated I will give you a description.
As shown in FIG. 8, in this example, as the processing target information (user input information) input by the user from the touch panel 5, the processing type is “2-hole punch”, the processing position is “left”, and the processing number is “3”. “Sheet”, paper quality (paper thickness type) is “matte paper”, and paper size is “A4”.
A process in which the image forming apparatus determines a mark pattern and a formation position thereof and prints on a sheet based on the processing target information (user input information) will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the user inputs processing target information (user input information), the control unit 3 starts necessary information processing. In the control unit 3, the reference value conversion unit 12 is controlled by the control unit 10, and obtains a thickness coefficient from the sheet thickness type input from the touch panel 5 and the sheet thickness table 7 (FIG. 3) of the storage unit 2 (S1).

Further, the product of the number of processed sheets input from the touch panel 5 and the thickness coefficient is calculated to obtain the processing amount (S2). At this time, the handling of the product of the number of processed sheets and the thickness coefficient after the decimal point can be arbitrarily determined, but may be rounded up for the purpose of taking a value on the safe side.
In this example, since the thickness coefficient is 1.3 and the number of processed sheets is 3, the amount of processing is 1.3 × 3 = 3.9 (4 when moved up).

  In the control means 10, the mark selection means 13 is controlled by the control means 10, and based on the processing type (2-hole punch) input from the touch panel 5 and the processing amount (4 sheets) calculated by the reference value conversion means 12, the storage unit The mark pattern 1 (the processing device is device A) is specified by the processing device table 9 (FIG. 5) (S3).

  Further, the mark selecting means 13 adapts the direction of the mark pattern to the processing position during image formation by rotating the specified mark pattern information according to the processing position input from the touch panel 5 as necessary. Can do.

  In the control means 10, the mark position determination means 14 is controlled by the control means 10, and the paper size type (A 4) input from the touch panel 5 and the paper size from the paper size table 8 (FIG. 4) in the storage unit 2. A certain width × length information of 210 mm × 297 mm is specified (S4).

  Based on this information and the processing position (left) input from the touch panel 5, a half position of the paper length of 297 mm is calculated as the position of the mark pattern at the left edge of the A4 paper which is the processing position ( S5).

  The image processing means 11 of the control means 10 forms the mark pattern at the corresponding position on the paper according to the mark pattern determined by the procedure of S1 to S5 and its position (S6). At this time, an image is also formed on the sheet based on the image information read by the scanner 6.

  On the paper discharged from the image forming apparatus, an image of the read original is formed, and a mark based on the contents of post-processing to be performed later is formed at an appropriate position. In this example, since the mark of the pattern type shown in FIG. 8 or the mark of the pattern 1 shown in FIG. 6 is formed at the center of the left edge of the A4 sheet, the position of the mark triangle is set using the apparatus A. You can see that you only need to punch. That is, the punch A may be formed at the positions of two triangles as marks by using the apparatus A which is a punch for one hole twice. This means that even if the person who entered the user information and formed the image does not know the contents of the instructed post-processing by looking at the sheet on which the image has been formed.

  As described above, according to this example, after an image is formed on a sheet by the image forming apparatus, when post-processing such as punching is performed on the sheet, the post-processing conditions and the optimal apparatus for this are preliminarily determined. If the combination is determined, it is not necessary to rely on experience and intuition regarding selection of a processing apparatus to be used for post-processing. Further, it is possible to correctly determine the type of post-processing intended by the image forming person or the device to be actually used after the marking according to the marked mark even if the person who actually performs the post-processing does not know.

  Second to sixth embodiments described below are other specific examples in which image formation is performed by inputting different processing target information (user input information) in the same image forming apparatus as the first embodiment. . Accordingly, the description of the configuration of the image forming apparatus that overlaps with that of the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate, and the information processing procedure (see FIG. 9) and result in the control unit 3 of the image forming apparatus and the mark selected as a result will be described. The pattern will be described.

(2) Second embodiment (FIG. 10)
As shown in FIG. 10, as processing target information (user input information) input by the user from the touch panel 5, the processing type is “3-hole punch”, the processing position is “left”, the processing number is “8”, The paper quality (paper thickness type) is “plain paper” and the paper size is “A3”.

  When the user inputs processing target information (user input information), the control unit 3 starts necessary information processing. In the control unit 3, the reference value conversion unit 12 is controlled by the control unit 10, and obtains a thickness coefficient from the sheet thickness type input from the touch panel 5 and the sheet thickness table 7 (FIG. 3) of the storage unit 2 (S1).

  Further, the product of the number of processed sheets input from the touch panel 5 and the thickness coefficient is calculated to obtain the processing amount (S2). In this example, since the thickness coefficient is 1.0 and the number of processed sheets is 8, the processing amount is 1.0 × 8 = 8.0.

  In the control means 10, the mark selection means 13 is controlled by the control means 10, and based on the processing type (3-hole punch) input from the touch panel 5 and the processing amount (8 sheets) calculated by the reference value conversion means 12, the storage unit The mark pattern 5 (the processing device is the device D) is specified by the processing device table 9 of FIG. 2 (FIG. 5) (S3).

  In the control means 10, the mark position determination means 14 is controlled by the control means 10, and the paper size type (A 3) input from the touch panel 5 and the paper size from the paper size table 8 (FIG. 4) in the storage unit 2. A certain width × length information of 297 mm × 420 mm is specified (S4).

  Based on this information and the processing position (left) input from the touch panel 5, a half position of the paper length of 420 mm is calculated as the position of the mark pattern at the left edge of the A3 paper as the processing position ( S5).

  The image processing means 11 of the control means 10 forms the mark pattern at the corresponding position on the paper according to the mark pattern determined by the procedure of S1 to S5 and its position (S6). At this time, an image is also formed on the sheet based on the image information read by the scanner 6.

  On the paper discharged from the image forming apparatus, an image of the read original is formed, and a mark based on the contents of post-processing to be performed later is formed at an appropriate position. In this example, since the mark of the pattern type shown in FIG. 10 or the mark of the pattern 5 shown in FIG. 6 is formed at the center of the left edge of the A3 sheet, the position of the mark triangle is set using the apparatus D. You can see that you only need to punch. That is, it is only necessary to form punch holes at three triangular positions as marks by using the device D, which is a small punch for three holes, once. This means that even if the person who entered the user information and formed the image does not know the contents of the instructed post-processing by looking at the sheet on which the image has been formed.

(3) Third embodiment (FIG. 11)
As shown in FIG. 11, as processing target information (user input information) input by the user from the touch panel 5, the processing type is “2-hole punch”, the processing position is “right”, the processing number is “15”, The paper quality (paper thickness type) is “plain paper”, and the paper size is “A4”.

  When the user inputs processing target information (user input information), the control unit 3 starts necessary information processing. In the control unit 3, the reference value conversion unit 12 is controlled by the control unit 10, and obtains a thickness coefficient from the sheet thickness type input from the touch panel 5 and the sheet thickness table 7 (FIG. 3) of the storage unit 2 (S1).

  Further, the product of the number of processed sheets input from the touch panel 5 and the thickness coefficient is calculated to obtain the processing amount (S2). In this example, since the thickness coefficient is 1.0 and the number of processed sheets is 15, the processing amount is 1.0 × 15 = 15.

  In the control means 10, the mark selection means 13 is controlled by the control means 10, and based on the processing type (2-hole punch) input from the touch panel 5 and the processing amount (15 sheets) calculated by the reference value conversion means 12, the storage unit The mark pattern 3 (the processing device is the device C) is specified by the processing device table 9 (FIG. 5) (S3).

  Further, the mark selecting means 13 rotates the information of the specified mark pattern 3 in accordance with the processing position input from the touch panel 5 to the right so that the direction of the mark pattern is adapted to the processing position at the time of image formation. Keep it.

  In the control means 10, the mark position determination means 14 is controlled by the control means 10, and the paper size type (A 4) input from the touch panel 5 and the paper size from the paper size table 8 (FIG. 4) in the storage unit 2. A certain width × length information of 210 mm × 297 mm is specified (S4).

  Based on this information and the processing position (right) input from the touch panel 5, the half position of the paper length of 297 mm is calculated as the position of the mark pattern at the right edge of the A4 paper as the processing position ( S5).

  The image processing means 11 of the control means 10 forms the mark pattern at the corresponding position on the paper according to the mark pattern determined by the procedure of S1 to S5 and its position (S6). At this time, an image is also formed on the sheet based on the image information read by the scanner 6.

  On the paper discharged from the image forming apparatus, an image of the read original is formed, and a mark based on the contents of post-processing to be performed later is formed at an appropriate position. In this example, since the mark of the pattern type shown in FIG. 11 obtained by rotating the pattern 3 shown in FIG. 6 by 180 degrees is formed at the center of the right edge of the A4 sheet, the position of the triangle of this mark is set to the apparatus. It can be seen that punching using C is sufficient. That is, it is only necessary to form punch holes at the positions of two triangles as marks by using the apparatus C which is a large punch for two holes once. This means that even if the person who entered the user information and formed the image does not know the contents of the instructed post-processing by looking at the sheet on which the image has been formed.

(4) Fourth embodiment (FIG. 12)
As shown in FIG. 12, as processing target information (user input information) input by the user from the touch panel 5, the processing type is “two-point staple”, the processing position is “left”, the number of processed sheets is “5”, The paper quality (paper thickness type) is “matte paper”, and the paper size is “A4”.

  When the user inputs processing target information (user input information), the control unit 3 starts necessary information processing. In the control unit 3, the reference value conversion unit 12 is controlled by the control unit 10, and obtains a thickness coefficient from the sheet thickness type input from the touch panel 5 and the sheet thickness table 7 (FIG. 3) of the storage unit 2 (S1).

  Further, the product of the number of processed sheets input from the touch panel 5 and the thickness coefficient is calculated to obtain the processing amount (S2). In this example, since the thickness coefficient is 1.3 and the number of processed sheets is 5, the processing amount is 1.3 × 5 = 6.5.

  In the control means 10, the mark selection means 13 is controlled by the control means 10, and based on the processing type (two staples) input from the touch panel 5 and the processing amount (6.5 sheets) calculated by the reference value conversion means 12, The mark pattern 9 (the processing device is the device H) is specified by the processing device table 9 (FIG. 5) in the storage unit 2 (S3).

  In the control means 10, the mark position determination means 14 is controlled by the control means 10, and the paper size type (A 4) input from the touch panel 5 and the paper size from the paper size table 8 (FIG. 4) in the storage unit 2. A certain width × length information of 210 mm × 297 mm is specified (S4).

  Based on this information and the processing position (left) input from the touch panel 5, a half position of the paper length of 297 mm is calculated as the position of the mark pattern at the left edge of the A4 paper which is the processing position ( S5).

  The image processing means 11 of the control means 10 forms the mark pattern at the corresponding position on the paper according to the mark pattern determined by the procedure of S1 to S5 and its position (S6). At this time, an image is also formed on the sheet based on the image information read by the scanner 6.

  On the paper discharged from the image forming apparatus, an image of the read original is formed, and a mark based on the contents of post-processing to be performed later is formed at an appropriate position. In this example, since the mark of the pattern type shown in FIG. 12 or the mark of the pattern 9 shown in FIG. 6 is formed at the center of the left edge of the A4 sheet, the position of the straight line within the mark circle is set to the apparatus H. It can be seen that stapling may be performed using. That is, the apparatus H, which is a stapling apparatus for two places, is used once to staple each of the straight positions in the two round marks as marks. This means that even if the person who entered the user information and formed the image does not know the contents of the instructed post-processing by looking at the sheet on which the image has been formed.

(5) Fifth embodiment (FIG. 13)
As shown in FIG. 13, as processing target information (user input information) input by the user from the touch panel 5, the processing type is “two-place staple”, the processing position is “up”, the processing number is “20”, The paper quality (paper thickness type) is “plain paper”, and the paper size is “A4”.

  When the user inputs processing target information (user input information), the control unit 3 starts necessary information processing. In the control unit 3, the reference value conversion unit 12 is controlled by the control unit 10, and obtains a thickness coefficient from the sheet thickness type input from the touch panel 5 and the sheet thickness table 7 (FIG. 3) of the storage unit 2 (S1).

  Further, the product of the number of processed sheets input from the touch panel 5 and the thickness coefficient is calculated to obtain the processing amount (S2). In this example, since the thickness coefficient is 1.0 and the number of processed sheets is 20, the processing amount is 1.0 × 20 = 20.

  In the control means 10, the mark selection means 13 is controlled by the control means 10, and based on the processing type (two-point staple) input from the touch panel 5 and the processing amount (20 sheets) calculated by the reference value conversion means 12, the storage unit The mark pattern 10 (the processing device is the device G) is specified by the processing device table 9 of FIG. 2 (FIG. 5) (S3).

  Further, the mark selecting means 13 rotates the information of the specified mark pattern 10 according to the processing position input from the touch panel 5 so that the direction of the mark pattern is adapted to the processing position at the time of image formation. Keep it.

  In the control means 10, the mark position determination means 14 is controlled by the control means 10, and the paper size type (A 4) input from the touch panel 5 and the paper size from the paper size table 8 (FIG. 4) in the storage unit 2. A certain width × length information of 210 mm × 297 mm is specified (S4).

  Based on this information and the processing position (upper) input from the touch panel 5, a half position of the sheet length of 210 mm is calculated as the position of the mark pattern at the upper edge of the A4 sheet as the processing position ( S5).

  The image processing means 11 of the control means 10 forms the mark pattern at the corresponding position on the paper according to the mark pattern determined by the procedure of S1 to S5 and its position (S6). At this time, an image is also formed on the sheet based on the image information read by the scanner 6.

  On the paper discharged from the image forming apparatus, an image of the read original is formed, and a mark based on the contents of post-processing to be performed later is formed at an appropriate position. In this example, since the mark shown in the pattern type of FIG. 13 obtained by rotating the pattern 10 shown in FIG. 6 by 90 degrees is formed in the center of the upper edge of the A4 sheet, a straight line within the circle of this mark is formed. It can be seen that it is sufficient to staple the position using the apparatus G. That is, the apparatus G, which is a large business stapling apparatus for one place, may be used twice to staple the positions of the straight lines in the two round marks as marks. This means that even if the person who entered the user information and formed the image does not know the contents of the instructed post-processing by looking at the sheet on which the image has been formed.

(6) Fifth embodiment (FIG. 14)
As shown in FIG. 14, as processing target information (user input information) input by the user from the touch panel 5, the processing type is “cut”, the processing position is “center / horizontal”, the processing number is “9”, The paper quality (paper thickness type) is “matte paper”, and the paper size is “A4”.

  When the user inputs processing target information (user input information), the control unit 3 starts necessary information processing. In the control unit 3, the reference value conversion unit 12 is controlled by the control unit 10, and obtains a thickness coefficient from the sheet thickness type input from the touch panel 5 and the sheet thickness table 7 (FIG. 3) of the storage unit 2 (S1).

  Further, the product of the number of processed sheets input from the touch panel 5 and the thickness coefficient is calculated to obtain the processing amount (S2). In this example, since the thickness coefficient is 1.3 and the number of processed sheets is 9, the processing amount is 1.3 × 9 = 11.7.

  In the control means 10, the mark selection means 13 is controlled by the control means 10, and based on the processing type (cutting) input from the touch panel 5 and the processing amount (11.7 sheets) calculated by the reference value conversion means 12, the storage unit The mark pattern 12 (the processing device is device J) is specified by the processing device table 9 (FIG. 5) (S3).

  Further, the mark selecting means 13 rotates the information of the specified mark pattern 10 according to the processing position input from the touch panel 5 so that the direction of the mark pattern is adapted to the processing position at the time of image formation. Keep it.

  In the control means 10, the mark position determination means 14 is controlled by the control means 10, and the paper size type (A 4) input from the touch panel 5 and the paper size from the paper size table 8 (FIG. 4) in the storage unit 2. A certain width × length information of 210 mm × 297 mm is specified (S4).

  Based on this information and the processing position (center / horizontal) input from the touch panel 5, the half position of the sheet length of 297 mm is calculated as the position of the mark pattern at the center of the A4 sheet as the processing position. (S5).

  The image processing means 11 of the control means 10 forms the mark pattern at the corresponding position on the paper according to the mark pattern determined by the procedure of S1 to S5 and its position (S6). At this time, an image is also formed on the sheet based on the image information read by the scanner 6.

  On the paper discharged from the image forming apparatus, an image of the read original is formed, and a mark based on the contents of post-processing to be performed later is formed at an appropriate position. In this example, the broken line of the mark shown in the pattern type of FIG. 14 in which the pattern 12 shown in FIG. 6 is rotated 90 degrees and turned sideways is formed at the center of the A4 sheet. It can be seen that the apparatus J should cut the paper. That is, the position of the broken line that is a mark may be cut using the apparatus J that is a large cutting apparatus for business use once. This means that even if the person who entered the user information and formed the image does not know the contents of the instructed post-processing by looking at the sheet on which the image has been formed.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a list showing processing target information in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a sheet thickness information table stored in the storage unit 2 of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a sheet size information table stored in the storage unit 2 of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a pattern table (processing device information table) stored in the storage unit 2 of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the types of patterns in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a list showing a profile of a processing apparatus scheduled to be used for a sheet on which an image is formed in the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results, and selected pattern types in the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the information processing procedure in the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results, and selected pattern types in the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results, and selected pattern types in the third embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results, and selected pattern types in the fourth embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results, and selected pattern types in the fifth embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing user input information, processing results, and selected pattern types in the sixth embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input part 2 ... Memory | storage part 3 ... Control part 4 ... Output part 5 ... Touch panel 6 ... Scanner 7 ... Paper thickness table as 1st memory | storage part 8 ... Paper size table as 2nd memory | storage means 9 ... 3rd 10... Control means 11... Image processing means 12... Reference value conversion means 13... Mark selection means 14 .. Mark position determination means 15.

Claims (6)

An image having an input unit for inputting image information, a control unit for processing image information input from the input unit, and an output unit for forming an image on a sheet based on the image information processed by the control unit In the forming device,
The controller is
Information on the paper thickness type and number of sheets to be post-processed and the processing type of post-processing is acquired, the processing amount is calculated from the paper thickness and the number of sheets corresponding to the paper thickness type, and the processing amount and the processing type A mark indicating a post-processing device suitable for the post-processing device and a processing position by the post-processing device is selected from a pre-registered list and given to the output unit, and the mark is formed on a sheet together with the image. Image forming apparatus. An image having an input unit for inputting image information, a control unit for processing image information input from the input unit, and an output unit for forming an image on a sheet based on the image information processed by the control unit In the forming device,
The paper thickness type of the paper and the paper thickness corresponding to each paper thickness type are stored, and the post-processing is performed in accordance with the combination of the post-processing type and the post-processing amount of the paper. A storage unit for storing a post-processing device to be used and a mark indicating a post-processing position;
In the control unit,
Each piece of information regarding the paper thickness type and number of sheets to be post-processed and the post-processing type is input,
The controller is
Obtaining the paper thickness corresponding to the inputted paper thickness type from the storage unit;
Calculate the product of the input sheet number and the paper thickness acquired from the storage unit as the processing amount,
Obtaining the mark corresponding to the combination of the input processing type and the calculated processing amount from the storage unit,
An image forming apparatus, wherein the information on the mark acquired from the storage unit is provided to the output unit, and the mark is formed on a sheet together with the image. An image having an input unit for inputting image information, a control unit for processing image information input from the input unit, and an output unit for forming an image on a sheet based on the image information processed by the control unit In the forming device,
The paper thickness type of the paper and the paper thickness corresponding to each paper thickness type are stored, the paper size type of the paper and the paper size corresponding to each paper size type are stored, and the post-processing process A storage unit that stores a mark indicating a post-processing position and a post-processing position to be used for the post-processing corresponding to a combination of a type and a processing amount of the paper to be post-processed;
In the control unit,
Each piece of information regarding the paper thickness type, the number of sheets to be post-processed, the paper size type, the post-processing type, and the post-processing position is input.
The controller is
Obtaining the paper thickness corresponding to the inputted paper thickness type from the storage unit;
Calculate the product of the input sheet number and the paper thickness acquired from the storage unit as the processing amount,
Obtaining the mark corresponding to the combination of the input processing type and the calculated processing amount from the storage unit;
Obtaining the size corresponding to the input paper size type from the storage unit;
The formation position of the mark on the sheet is calculated based on the input processing position and the size acquired from the storage unit,
An image forming apparatus, wherein the information on the mark acquired from the storage unit and the information on the formation position of the mark are supplied to the output unit, and the mark is formed on a sheet together with the image. 4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sheet thickness is represented by a ratio based on a thickness of one kind of sheet among the sheet thickness types. 5. . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the size is expressed by a width and a length of a sheet. The processing type of the post-processing is selected from a group of processing types including a plurality of types of punching processes having a plurality of holes, a plurality of types of stapling processes having a plurality of locations, and a cutting process. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein there are two or more processing types.