CN107404596B - Copying method, image capturing device using same and copying system - Google Patents

Abstract

An image capture device includes: an automatic feeder, including: a paper input tray, supporting data media; and a control panel, including a button assembly for selecting the image capture aspect of the data media; an image capture assembly, capturing image capture Oriented image; the processor is electrically connected to the automatic document feeder, the image capture component and the button component; the storage area is electrically connected to the processor and includes an image module, which stores the program code for starting the image capture and the image capture oriented program code. image; and an output unit, electrically connected to the processor, and receiving and outputting the image of the image capture orientation. The processor is used to control the image capture component to capture the image capture oriented image of the data medium based on the program code and different signals of the button component, and transmit the image to the output unit. The invention also provides related copying methods.

Description

Copying method and image capturing apparatus and copying system using the same

technical field

The present invention relates to a copying method, in particular to an image capturing device and a copying system using the copying method.

Background technique

When users copy data media, if there is only a single document, the general flatbed scanner is currently the most commonly used; however, when using a flatbed scanner, the operation steps include: flip cover, align and place, state setting, start Wait, or even wait until the copying is completed, the user will forget to take away the original data medium because the operation time is too long. However, if there are multiple documents to be manipulated, the flatbed scanner is very time-consuming for the user.

In order to save time, users will use the automatic document feeder to scan. However, the automatic sheet feeders of general business machines have different internal specifications. Some documents come out directly from the front end of the document feeder (straight-through type), and some documents turn a U-shaped bend and come out from the rear end of the document feeder (U type). Straight-through ADFs or U-shaped ADFs can be designed to make single-sided or double-sided copies using image capture module technology. When the single-sided copy method is set, the data medium will only be copied on one side; when the double-sided copy method is set, there will be a path flow for scanning both sides.

However, when single-sided data is required, the user often does not know whether to place the data face up or down, which often leads the user to place the data face up, resulting in a blank output image, which indicates that the user placed the face is wrong, so it must be done again. Indicating unclear results in this way causes the user to waste time and resources.

In order to solve the long-standing problem, the present invention provides a technology that is convenient for users to copy. The user can place the data medium on the automatic paper feeder and operate it simply and clearly, so as to avoid the repeated occurrence of operation errors.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a copying method and an image capturing apparatus and a copying system using the copying method. The present invention enables the user to easily determine the data plane to be copied and set with one key, so that the image capture device starts the setting steps, so as to achieve the effect of saving resources.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides an image capture device for selecting an image capture face of a copy data medium, comprising: an automatic paper feeder, comprising: a paper input tray for supporting the data medium; and a control panel, comprising one or more key components for selecting the image capturing face of the data medium; at least one image capturing assembly for capturing the image of the image capturing face of the data medium; the processor, electrically connected to the automatic paper feeder, an image capture assembly and the key assembly; a storage area, electrically connected to the processor, and comprising at least one image module, used for storing program codes for enabling image capture and storing the image capture-oriented image of the data medium; and an output The unit is electrically connected to the processor and receives and outputs an image capture-oriented image of the data medium. According to the program code and different signals of the key components on the control panel, the processor controls the image capture component to capture the image of the data medium facing the image capture side, and transmits the image to the output unit. The different signals of the key components on the control panel can correspond to different image modules (ImageModule) to control the corresponding operations of the image capture components; or a single image module can be activated at different times to control the capture and store the captured image plane in the corresponding storage area.

The present invention also provides a copying system for selectively copying the images of the first side, the second side or the first side and the second side of the data medium, comprising: an automatic paper feeder, comprising: a paper input tray for placing The data medium performs image capture and storage operations; and the sensing device is used to detect the existence of the data medium; the control panel uses at least one button assembly to display the first side, the second side and the The images of the first side option, the second side option and the double-sided option for image capture and storage operations on the first side and the second side, providing the user with a mode for selecting the desired copy; and the image capturing component, according to the button component option to set a corresponding signal to start. The first-side option sends a first signal, the second-side option sends a second signal, and the double-side option sends a third signal to activate the image capture component. Wherein, the first side of the data medium may be the side that the user sees the data medium (the top side of the data medium), and the second side may be the side (the bottom side of the data medium) that the user cannot see the data medium; and vice versa .

Wherein, when the sensing device monitors the data medium of the paper input tray, it enters the selected scan format set by the image module; when the sensing device does not monitor the data medium of the paper input tray, the image module is set back to the original setting fixed state.

The invention provides a copying method of an image capture device, comprising the following steps: automatically sensing a data medium located on an automatic sheet feeder; enabling an image side option on the automatic sheet feeder to present a standby state; The image side to be copied; the image side signal of the image side option selected by the user is transmitted to the processor; and the processor starts the corresponding module according to the image side signal to perform the copying operation.

The present invention also provides a copying method for an image capture device, comprising the following steps: using a sensing device to automatically sense a data medium located in an automatic paper feeder to generate a sensing signal; automatically feeding the data medium according to the sensing signal and retrieving double copies of the data medium enable the image side option on the automatic sheet feeder to appear on standby; enable the user to select the image side to be copied according to the image side option instruction; transmit the image side signal of the image side option selected by the user to the processor; and The processor starts the corresponding module to perform the copying operation according to the image plane signal.

The invention provides a copying method and a business machine system using the copying method, which facilitates the user to directly select the format page to be copied from the image, and avoids placing the data page to be copied on the paper input tray by mistake, thereby achieving human nature. The effect of chemical, environmental protection and resource saving.

The technical content and features of the present invention can be further understood from the following embodiments and accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only For some embodiments of the present invention, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is the electronic device of the business machine with automatic sheet feeder according to the present invention;

1a is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

1b is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

1c is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

1d to 1f are schematic diagrams of operation interfaces of a copying method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

2a-2b are system block diagrams of the copying method according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a copying system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

3a-3b are schematic diagrams of a copying system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of a copying method of an electronic device of a multi-function machine according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart of a copying method for an electronic device of a multi-function machine according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is another example of the electronic device of the multi-function machine with automatic sheet feeder according to the present invention;

6a is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention;

6b is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention;

7a is a system block diagram of a copying method according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention;

7b to 7c are schematic diagrams of operation interfaces of two examples of the copying method according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention.

Component label description

a, b, c, d: channel ports

ab, cd, dd: paper feed channel

1, 1': the electronic device of the business machine

10: Console

11: Processor

12, 12', 14, 14', 16, 16': Button assembly

13: Auto Sheet Feeder

15: Panel

18: Output unit

19: Image capture component

20: Paper feed mechanism assembly

21: The first light-transmitting viewing area

23: The first image capture sub-component

24: The second light-transmitting viewing area

25: Second image capture sub-component

30: Paper feed mechanism assembly

31: Translucent viewing area

33: Image capture sub-component

101, 102, 104 to 107: Steps

131: Sensing device

132: Input tray

171, 172: Image sub-module

173: Image Module

201-207: Steps

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 1a, and FIGS. 2a-2b. FIG. 1 is an electronic device 1 of a multi-function machine with an automatic sheet feeder according to the present invention, and FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2a-2b are system block diagrams of the copying method according to the present invention. The present invention provides a copying method: when a user uses the paper input tray 132 provided on the automatic paper feeder 13 on the electronic device 1 of the multi-function machine, a copy of the data medium is placed on the paper input tray 132 to perform the copy operation of the data medium When the copy method is used to select and copy the option data of the first side, the second side or the double side (the first side and the second side) of a data medium to operate, the electronic device 1 of the multi-function machine comprises: an automatic paper feeding 13, including a paper input tray 132 for supporting the data medium; and a control panel 10, including key assemblies 12, 14 and 16 for selecting the image capture side of the data medium (the one the user desires to obtain) image surface, data surface or printing surface); processor 11 (see FIG. 2a), electrically connected to the automatic paper feeder 13, image capture component 19 and the key components 12, 14 and 16; storage area 17, electrically connected to is connected to the processor, and includes: at least one image module 173 for storing program codes for enabling image capture and storing the image of the data medium for image capture; and an output unit 18 for being electrically connected to the processor 11 , and receives and outputs the image oriented to the image capture of the data medium; wherein, the processor 11 controls the image capture component 19 to capture according to the program code and different signals of the key components 12 , 14 and 16 on the control panel 10 The image of the data medium captures the facing image and transmits the image to the output unit 18 .

The different signals sent by the key elements 12 , 14 and 16 on the control panel 10 correspond to different image sub-modules 171 and 172 and the image module 173 or different image capture sub-assemblies of the image capture assembly 19 . The output unit 18 includes a printer, a fax machine, an external storage device transmission port or a network transmission port. It is worth noting that the MFP electronic device 1 may be an image capture device, in which case the output unit 18 may not be a printer, a facsimile machine or even omitted, so the copying method of the image capture device does not necessarily involve converting the data The media is output as a physical copy.

The automatic paper feeder 13 further includes a sensing device 131, which is arranged at the feeding end of the feeding tray 132 to sense whether the data medium exists. When the sensing device 131 detects the data medium, copy the The method settings will start to start. The image capturing face of the data medium may be the first face button assembly 12 corresponding to the first face of the data medium, the second face button assembly 14 corresponding to the second face of the data medium, or the first face and the second face. Two-sided double-sided key assembly 16 . Button components can also be presented as options on the screen. An implementation manner is: when the sensing device 131 senses the data medium, the setting option of the image capture orientation of the image module is activated; taking the fifth embodiment of FIG. 3 as an example, that is, one option corresponds to one image subtype. Modules, such as: the first side button component 12 is set to send a first signal to the processor 11 to activate the first part of the program code stored in the first image sub-module 171 to control the image capture component to capture the first side of the data medium (above) image; the second side button component 14 is set to send a second signal to the processor 11 to activate the second part of the program code stored in the second image sub-module 172 to control the image capture component to capture the data media The image on the second side (below); the double-sided button assembly 16 is set to send a third signal to the processor 11 to activate the program codes of the first image sub-module 171 and the second image sub-module 172 to control the image capture assembly to capture data An image of both sides (top and bottom) of the media. Of course, in this embodiment, the user can directly start to enter the mode of setting the setting of the image capture direction when the user touches the button component of the image capture direction, and it is not necessary to start the setting image capture when the data medium is sensed by the sensing device. Gets the mode for the set of faces.

Another implementation is: when the sensing device senses the data medium, the setting option of the image capture orientation is activated; taking the fifth embodiment of FIG. 3 as an example, the selection of the data medium orientation on the control panel is It is controlled by a single image module 173 and does not require a plurality of image sub-modules to be created separately. For example, the first-side button assembly 12 is set to send a first signal and activate the single image module 173 (loading program code) to At the first time point t1, the first image capturing sub-assembly 23 is activated to scan the first side (upper surface) of the data medium; the second side button assembly 14 is set to send the second signal and activate the single image module 173 to scan the first side (upper surface) of the data medium; At a time point t2, the second image capture sub-assembly 25 is activated to scan the second side (below) of the data medium; the double-sided button assembly 16 is set to send the third signal and activate the single image module 173 to scan the second side (below) of the data medium; The first image capturing sub-assembly 23 is activated at the point t1, and the second image capturing sub-assembly 25 is activated at the first time point t2 to scan both sides (top and bottom) of the data medium. Of course, in this embodiment, the mode of setting the image capture orientation can be directly activated by touching the button assembly on the image surface, and the mode of setting the image capture orientation can be activated without sensing the data medium through the sensing device. .

Once the copy method is set and activated, the data medium begins to enter the paper feed channel, and the operation of the data medium may start from the uppermost layer of the data medium, or it may start from the lowermost layer of the data medium.

The first-side key assembly 12, the second-side key assembly 14 and the double-sided key assembly 16 are for the purpose of allowing the user to clearly identify the face (image capture face) of the data plane to be selected, without the need for the data plane to be entered. It is troublesome if the paper tray is set up or down; it means that the double-sided button assembly 16 uses text, graphics, or text-graphics, and it means that the double-sided data are reserved. For example, in this embodiment, the first-side key assembly 12, the second-side key assembly 14 and the double-sided key assembly 16 are expressed together with graphics and text (which can also be regarded as a kind of graphics), clearly indicating the user Requires the aspect of operation to achieve the effect of saving time and environmental protection.

In this embodiment, three button assemblies are provided: the first-side button assembly 12 is used for sending a first signal, and the corresponding function is to capture the image of the first side of the data medium; the second-side button assembly 14 is used for For sending the second signal, the corresponding function is to capture the image of the second side of the data medium; and the double-sided key assembly 16 is used for sending the third signal, and the corresponding function is to capture the double-sided image of the data medium. The first side is, for example, the side up of the data medium, the second side is, for example, the side down of the data medium, and the two sides are both sides (top and bottom) of the data medium. It is worth noting that a single button assembly can be used to replace the three button assemblies, and a single button assembly can send three different signals to enable the processor to start capturing and storing the first side, the second side or the first side and the second side of the data medium. The image of the surface is in the image module. For example, pressing the button assembly once means capturing the first side, pressing it twice means capturing the second side, and pressing the button assembly three times means capturing the first side and the second side. Alternatively, continuously pressing the button assembly emits one prompt tone to indicate the capture of the first side, two prompt sounds to indicate the capture of the second side, and three prompt sounds to indicate the capture of the first side and the second side.

FIG. 1b is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1b, the first-side key assembly 12, the second-side key assembly 14 and the double-sided key assembly 16 of the data medium are expressed together with graphics and characters; although the panel 15 is narrow and elongated and can only display characters, it does not Affects the user's selection-oriented operations on data media.

Please refer to FIG. 1c, which is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first-side button assembly 12', the second-side button assembly 14' and the double-sided button assembly 16' of the data medium are expressed in words; the user can clearly select the desired operation according to the instructions (image capture) After fetching the plane), the program code of the corresponding image module is loaded and activated to start the action.

1d to 1f are schematic diagrams of operation interfaces of a copying method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1d, in this embodiment, the key components on the control panel 10 are used to operate the facing of the data medium, and the facing options correspond to the first-sided key components 12 and the double-sided key components 16, which are used to control the image of the data medium. Capture orientation. If the user needs to capture a single-sided (upper) image of the data medium, he or she will place the image face up, press the first-face button assembly 12, and the electronic device will immediately start the single-sided image capture with the image face up; otherwise Likewise, if the user wants to capture double-sided data images, he or she can place the data medium at will, press the double-sided button assembly 16, and the electronic device will immediately start the double-sided capture of images.

Referring to FIG. 1e, in this embodiment, the key components on the control panel 10 are used to operate the facing of the data medium, and the facing options correspond to the second-sided key components 14 and the double-sided key components 16, which are used to control the image of the data medium. Capture orientation. If the user needs to scan the single side (below) of the data medium, he or she will place the image side down, press the second side button assembly 14, and the electronic device will immediately start the single side image capture with the image side down; The technical content of the double-sided image data is shown in Figure 1d.

Referring to FIG. 1f, in this embodiment, the key components on the control panel 10 are used to operate the orientation of the data media, and the orientation options correspond to the first-surface key components 12 and the second-surface key components 14, which are used to control the data media Image capture orientation. If the user needs to scan the top of the data medium, place the image side up, press the first button assembly 12, the electronic device will immediately start the single-sided image capture with the image side up; if the user needs to scan the data medium Next, place the image face down, press the second button assembly 14, the electronic device will immediately start the single-sided image capture with the image face down; and if the user needs to scan the top and bottom of the data medium, then The image surface is placed randomly, and the first-side button assembly 12 and the second-side button assembly 14 are pressed at the same time, the electronic device will immediately start the double-sided image capture, in which the user can press and hold one of the button assemblies. Press another key assembly again to provide a double-sided scanning instruction; or, after pressing and releasing one of the key assemblies, the user can press the other key assembly within a predetermined time (for example, within 2 seconds), and the electronic The electronic device starts to perform double-sided scanning after the predetermined time set by the device has elapsed; or after pressing and releasing one of the key assemblies, the electronic device scans immediately, but because the data medium is still being fed or the electronic device is still warm. In the machine, the user has sufficient time to press another button assembly, as long as the image capturing assembly 19 has time to perform double-sided scanning.

The above-mentioned key assemblies of the first to third embodiments include at least one single-sided image capturing sub-assembly (for example, 33 in FIG. 3 a ) facing upward or downward, which is electrically connected to the data medium disposed in the paper input tray 132 . , and the other key assembly of these key assemblies is electrically connected to the double-sided image capture sub-assembly of the image capture assembly (eg, 23 and 25 in FIG. 3 ). The present invention can facilitate the user to accurately place the data surface of the data medium in the correct direction, and avoid repeated try and errors.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of a copying system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is an implementation in which an image capture sub-assembly is provided on each side of the paper feeding channel of the paper feeding mechanism assembly 20 , so the copy system of this embodiment includes a first image capture sub-assembly 23 and a second image capture sub-assembly Subassembly 25. The present invention further provides a copying system for selecting a copy data medium by using the first-side key assembly 12, the second-side key assembly 14 or the double-sided key assembly 16, comprising: an automatic paper feeder 13, including a paper feed tray 132, used for scanning (image capture) and storage operations for a set of data media; a control panel 10, using at least one button assembly 12, 14 and 16 to display the first key for operating and setting the data media. Side, Side 2, and Side 1, Side 2, Side 1, Side 1, Side 1 and Side 2 for image capture and storage. Startup is performed according to a corresponding signal issued by the setting of the option of the button assembly; wherein, the first side button assembly 12 (corresponding to the first side option) sends a first signal, the second side button assembly 14 (corresponding to the second side button assembly 14 (corresponding to the second side option) to send a second signal, and the double-sided button assembly 16 (corresponding to the double-sided option) sends a third signal (double-sided capture signal) to the processor to receive, so that the processor controls the image capture component to start (capture take an image of the first and/or second side of the data medium). The activation of the image capturing component includes capturing the image of the first side at the first time point t1 , or/and capturing the image of the second side at the second time point t2 .

Wherein, the image capturing component further includes a first image capturing sub-component 23 for capturing the image of the first side of the data medium; a second image capturing sub-component 25 for capturing the second image of the data medium face image. The processor controls the activation of the first image capturing sub-assembly 23 at the first time point t1; and controls the activation of the second image capturing sub-assembly 25 at the second time point t2.

In this embodiment, when the third signal is activated, the activation of the first time point t1 and the activation of the second time point t2 are independent of each other; for example, the first image capture sub-assembly 23 and the second image capture sub-assembly 25 are opposite If established, the first time point t1 and the second time point t2 are different time points due to the design of the image capture technology.

Another technical content: the user can select the desired copy mode; the first image sub-module 171 corresponds to the first signal of the first-side key assembly 12; the second image sub-module 172 corresponds to the second-side key of the data medium The second signal of the component 14 ; wherein, different signals of the key components on the control panel correspond to different image modules 171 and/or 172 .

Wherein, when the sensing device detects the existence of the data medium, the data medium travels to the paper feed channel ab between the channel ports a and b for image capture; a control panel 10 is used to display or set the first step of the data medium. The one-side key assembly 12, the second-side key assembly 14 and the image or text representing the double-sided key assembly 16 provide the user with the mode of copying required for the selection; a first image sub-module 171 is used for corresponding monitoring in the processor When the first signal of the button assembly 12 on the first side of the data medium is received, the first image capture sub-assembly 23 is activated to capture the image of the button assembly 12 on the first side through the first light-transmitting viewing area 21 ; a second image The sub-module 172 is configured to activate the second image capturing sub-assembly 25 to perform the second-side key-pressing through the second light-transmitting viewing area 24 when the processor correspondingly monitors the second signal of the second-side button assembly 14 of the data medium Image capture of component 14 . Wherein, when the sensing device monitors the data medium on the paper input tray, it enters the setting selection mode. When the image of the data medium is captured, the sensing device on the paper input tray does not monitor the data medium on the paper input tray, and the selection mode is set to return to the original state at this time. Among them, the image capture methods of the first image sub-module 171 and the second image sub-module 172 are independent of each other, and the same image module 173 can also be used, but different signals are set at different time points. In order to control the activation of the first image capturing sub-assembly 23 and the second image capturing sub-assembly 25, the storage operation of the image capturing is performed.

In another embodiment to achieve the same effect, the image capture component includes a first image capture sub-assembly 23 and a second image capture sub-assembly 25; wherein, the program code of the first image sub-module 171 is based on the first image The first signal of the button assembly 12 controls the first image capture sub-assembly 23 to capture and store images on the first side of the data medium; the program code of the second image sub-module 172 is based on the second side of the button assembly 14 The second signal is used to control the second image capture sub-assembly 25 to capture and store images on the second side of the data medium; and the processor starts the first image capture simultaneously or not according to the third signal of the double-sided option The sub-assembly 23 and the second image capture sub-assembly 25 .

Wherein, when the copying system monitors the third signal, in this embodiment, the processor activates the first image capture sub-assembly 23 and the second image capture sub-assembly 25; in system control, it is used for simultaneous or different The first image sub-module 171 and the second image sub-module 172 are activated.

Please refer to FIGS. 3a-3b, which are schematic diagrams of a copying system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is an implementation of setting an image capture sub-assembly 33 in the paper feed channel of the paper feeder assembly 30, so the purpose of the operation of this embodiment is to provide an operation method of the technical content of a single image capture assembly . Therefore, the present invention also provides a copying system for selecting a copy data medium by using the first-side key assembly 12, the second-side key assembly 14 or the double-sided key assembly 16, comprising: an automatic paper feeder 13, including a paper feeder The disk 132 is used for placing a copy of the data medium for image capturing operation; a control panel 10 uses at least one button assembly 12, 14 and 16 to display the first side, the second side and the The text or image of the first side image option, the second side image option and the double side image option for the image capture and storage operation of the first side and the second side provide the user to select the desired copy mode. The image capture component is based on A corresponding signal issued by the setting of the option of the button assembly is activated; wherein, the first-side button assembly 12 sends a first signal, the second-side button assembly 14 sends a second signal, and the double-sided button assembly 16 sends out a signal A third signal enables the image capture component. The activation of the image capturing component includes capturing the image of the first side at the first time point t1, or capturing the image of the second side at the second time point t2.

In the above-mentioned technology, the same technical effect can already be achieved in the technical scope in which the console is shown in Fig. 1d or Fig. 1e. Therefore, the present invention also provides a copying system for selectively copying a copy of a data medium by using one of the first-side key assembly 12 or the second-side key assembly 14, and a double-sided key assembly 16, including: an automatic paper feeding The device 13 includes a paper input tray 132 for placing a piece of data media for image capture operations; a control panel 10 using at least one button assembly 12 or 14 with a display facing up or down, and a double-sided button assembly 16 Displays the first-side image option or second-side image option, and the text or image of the double-side image option for controlling and setting the image capture and storage action on the data medium, providing the user with the copy mode required for the selection, a The image capture sub-assembly operates according to a corresponding signal sent by the option setting of the button assembly; wherein, the first-side button assembly 12 sends a first signal or the second-side button assembly 14 sends a second signal, And the double-sided button assembly 16 sends a third signal to the processor to receive, so that the processor controls the image capture assembly to start. The activation of the image capturing component includes capturing the image of the first side at the first time point t1, or capturing the image of the second side at the second time point t2.

Wherein, at the first time point t1 and the second time point t2, the processor controls the image capture subassembly to start up, and captures double-sided images of the data medium passing through different paper feeding paths.

The present invention also provides a copying system for selecting a copying data medium by using the first-side key assembly 12, the second-side key assembly 14 or the double-sided key assembly 16, comprising: a sensing device for monitoring a paper feed tray The data medium on the device, wherein, when the sensing device detects the presence of the data medium, the data medium travels to the paper feed channel cd between the channel ports c and d and the paper feed channel dd of the channel ports d to d for image capture Take; a control panel 10, using the first-side key assembly 12, the second-side key assembly 14 and the double-sided key assembly 16, to provide the user with selecting the desired copy mode; a first image sub-module 171 for corresponding monitoring to The first signal of the first-side button assembly 12, that is, to activate the image capture subassembly 33 to capture images from the data medium in the paper feed channel cd through the light-transmitting viewing area 31 at the first time point t1; a second image subassembly 33 The module 172 is used for correspondingly monitoring the second signal of the button assembly 14 on the second side, that is, starting the image capturing subassembly 33 to image the data medium in the paper feed channel dd through the light-transmitting viewing area 31 at the second time point t2 capture. When the processor detects that the double-sided button assembly 16 is pressed, the processor loads the program codes of the first image sub-module and the second image sub-module at the same time or not at the same time.

The program code of the first image sub-module 171 can activate the image capture sub-assembly 33 to capture images from the data medium via the paper feed channel cd through the light-transmitting viewing area 31 ; the program code of the second image sub-module 172 can activate The image capture sub-assembly 33 captures the image of the turned data medium discharged from the channel opening d, sucked in and discharged (paper feed channel dd) through the light-transmitting viewing area 31 . It can be seen from this that when the first image sub-module 171 is activated (the processor loads its program code), the image capture sub-assembly 33 is activated through the paper feed channel cd; and the second image sub-module 172 is activated (the processor loads its program) code), the image capture sub-assembly 33 is not activated when the medium passes through the paper feed channel cd, but is activated to capture the downward-facing image data of the data medium when the medium passes through the paper feed channel dd.

Wherein, when the copying system detects the third signal, the data medium will first pass through the path of the paper feed channel cd to allow the activated image capture sub-assembly 33 to capture the image of the first side of the data medium; exit) through the path of the paper feed channel dd, so that the activated image capture sub-assembly 33 captures the image of the second side of the data medium. In this way, the double-sided image capture of the data medium can be completed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the image capture subassembly 33 is activated twice.

Please refer to FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a copying method of an electronic device of a multi-function machine according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. A sensing device 131 is arranged at the entrance of the paper feeding tray 132 of the automatic paper feeder 13. In step 101, the sensing device automatically senses the data medium located in the automatic paper feeder; in step 102, the sensing device transmits a sensing signal to the processor; in step 104, the processor activates the image surface options on the control panel 10 to present a standby state, such as displaying options on the touch panel or triggering the indicator light of the physical button assembly to light up or flash, reminding the user to make a selection , especially these indicator lights will not light up or flash when there is no data medium, so as to save energy and reduce light pollution; in step 105, the user selects the desired image plane (image capture In step 106, the image plane signal of the image plane option selected by the user is transmitted to the processor; in step 107, the processor starts the corresponding module according to the image plane signal (for example, when storing the image capture program code) The image capture module and the print module of the print program code are used to control the image capture (scanning) component and the printer component, or the image capture (scanning) component and the image capture program code can also be regarded as a module, or The printing program code and the printer component are regarded as another module) to perform the copy operation, and of course, the subsequent image capture or copy operation of the data medium can also be performed according to the image plane signal. In this embodiment, when the user places the data medium on the paper input tray 132 of the automatic sheet feeder 13, the sensing device senses the existence of the data medium, and transmits this information to the processor, and the processor correspondingly Activate the option selected on the relevant data media page on the control panel; thus, the user can clearly know which side of the page to operate on, without having to try and error again and again.

The image surface option is a key component or an image presented by the touch panel. If it is a button assembly, it consists of a plurality of button assemblies; if it is an image option on a touch panel, there is a text or image or image representation that clearly indicates the first side, the second side or both sides.

Since the technical feature of the present invention is to clearly and directly indicate the technical content of the user's operating surface options, the options on the image surface can also be at least one option facing upward or downward on the data medium, and then attaching a double-sided option to achieve this. effect of invention.

The image plane options are used to provide options for the user's operation plane, and individual options have different signals transmitted to the processor to start corresponding operations. Therefore, it can be seen that if there are two options, there are two signals respectively indicating that the upper or lower copy option of the data medium is activated, and the duplex copying option; if there are three options, there are three signals indicating that the data is activated. Face-up, face-down, and duplex copy options for media. The signals respectively activate corresponding modules or time control to achieve corresponding copying requirements. In addition, the image plane option can provide the user with options of multiple operation planes, and the options of the individual operation planes respectively have different signals transmitted to the processor to start corresponding operations.

Please refer to FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a copying method of an electronic device of a multi-function machine according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention. A sensing device is arranged at the entrance of the paper feeding tray 132 of the automatic paper feeder 13. In step 201, the sensing device automatically senses the document of the data medium located in the automatic paper feeder; in step 202, the sensing device Send the sensing signal to the processor; in step 203, the processor activates the double-sided scanning mode, and stores all captured image surfaces (such as the first and second surfaces) in the temporary storage area; in step 204, processes In step 205, the user selects the image side to be copied according to the instruction of the image side option; in step 206, the image side of the image side option selected by the user is selected. The signal is transmitted to the processor; in step 207, the processor activates a corresponding module (eg, a printing module storing a printing program code for controlling a printer component) to perform a copying operation according to the image plane signal. In this embodiment, when the user places the data medium on the paper input tray 132 of the automatic paper feeder 13, the sensing device senses the existence of the data medium, and transmits this information to the processor, and the processor starts the automatic The image capture command stores all the top-facing and bottom-facing images of the data medium in the temporary storage area first, and enables the option of the image plane for the user to select. If there are multiple data media, the copying system only scans the first data media, and then stops feeding other data media, so that the image side option is in a standby state. Therefore, the user can clearly select the page to be copied, for example, by using the waiting time of scanning the first data medium to learn how to select the image side, so as to effectively use the time. In addition, when there are other data media, or when the user places other data media within a predetermined period of time (such as but not limited to 5-10 seconds), the processor senses another sensing signal of the other data media according to the sensing device and The image plane signal activates the corresponding modules (such as the image capture module that stores the image capture program code and the print module that stores the print program code, respectively used to control the image capture (scanning) component and the printer component) to perform other data media operations. Copy and image capture operations, for example, perform image capture or copy operations on the front side, back side or both sides of the subsequent data medium according to the copy option of the first data medium. This design is suitable for situations where a large amount of data media needs to be copied and the input tray cannot hold that much data media at one time.

FIG. 6 is another example of the electronic device 1 ′ of the business machine with an automatic sheet feeder according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6 , the electronic device 1 ′ of the multi-function machine is similar to that of FIG. 1 , except that the paper feed tray 132 of the automatic paper feeder 13 is in a substantially upright state. It is worth noting that the paper feed tray 132 of the automatic paper feeder 13 may also be in a completely upright state. In the above state, the user needs to judge whether the image side of the data medium faces the front, the back or both sides. 6a is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is similar to FIG. 1a, except that the pattern of the key assemblies 12, 14 and 16 allows the user to distinguish whether they are front, rear, or double-sided. FIG. 6b is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of a copying method according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is similar to FIG. 1c, except that the text on the key assemblies 12', 14' and 16' allows the user to distinguish whether they are front, rear, or double-sided. It is worth noting that the above-mentioned FIGS. 1 b , 1 d to 1 f can also be applied to the electronic device of the multi-function machine of FIG. 6 .

In this embodiment, the activation of the image plane option can be activated when the processor receives that the sensing device senses the existence of the data medium, or can activate the image plane option after the processor has finished capturing the image plane of the data medium.

7a is a system block diagram of a copying method according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention. 7b and 7c are schematic diagrams of operation interfaces of two examples of the copying method according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 7a and 7b, the console 10 of this example further includes an activation button 48 for sending the second signal S2 to the processor 11, and the button assembly (facing the selection button assembly) is a single button assembly 46, It is used for sending the first signal S1 to the processor 11 . In FIG. 7b, the button assembly 46 is a single-sided image capture selection button, and the instruction provided to the user is that the image capturing side is facing up (in other examples, the instruction provided to the user is that the image capturing side is facing down), The start button 48 is a start button. When the processor 11 receives the first signal S1 and the second signal S2 (for example, the user presses the key element 46 first, then the start button 48, or both are pressed simultaneously), the processor 11 controls the image capturing element 19 Capture only the first side of the image. That is, the user needs to select the image capturing direction first, and then start the image capturing action. When the processor 11 only receives the first signal S1 but not the second signal S2 (for example, the user only presses the button element 46), the image capturing element 19 is not activated and continues to wait for the user's instruction. The start button 48 displays a light signal or a sound message to instruct the user to press the start button 48 . That is, the action of the user selecting the image capture face cannot initiate the image capture action. When the processor 11 only receives the second signal S2 but does not receive the first signal S1 (for example, the user only presses the start button 48 ), the processor 11 controls the image capture component 19 to capture the images of the first side and the second side image. That is, the default start mode of the entire image capture device is the double-sided image capture mode. In this way, a simple operation method can also be provided.

The example of FIG. 7c is similar to that of FIG. 7b, except that the default start mode of the entire image capture device is the single-sided image capture mode, the key component 46 is a double-sided image capture selection button, and the instruction provided to the user is to capture the image The orientation is double-sided. Therefore, when the processor 11 receives the first signal S1 and the second signal S2, the processor 11 controls the image capturing component 19 to capture the images of the first side and the second side. When the processor 11 only receives the first signal S1 but not the second signal S2, the image capture component 19 is not activated, and continues to wait for the user's instruction. Of course, the activation button 48 can also display a light signal or a sound message to instruct the user to press the start button 48 . When the processor 11 only receives the second signal S2 but not the first signal S1, the processor 11 controls the image capturing component 19 to capture only the image of the first side. This can also provide another convenient operation method.

To sum up, the present invention provides a copying method and a business machine system using the copying method, which is convenient for users to intuitively select the format page to be copied directly from the image, and avoids misplacement of the data page to be copied on the paper input tray to achieve the effect of humanization, environmental protection and resource saving.

The specific embodiments proposed in the detailed description of the embodiments are only used to facilitate the description of the technical content of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention to the above-mentioned embodiments in a narrow sense, without exceeding the spirit of the present invention and the protection scope of the claims. Under the circumstance of the present invention, all the changes and implementations made belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. An image capture device for selecting an image capture aspect for copying a data medium, comprising:

an automatic document feeder, comprising:

a paper feeding tray for supporting the data medium; and

a control panel including one or more key assemblies for selecting an image capture orientation of the data media; at least one image capturing component for capturing the image of the image capturing surface of the data medium;

the processor is electrically connected to the automatic paper feeder, the image capturing assembly and the button assembly;

the storage area is electrically connected to the processor and comprises at least one image module for storing a program code for starting image capture and storing an image of the image capture face of the data medium; and

the output unit is electrically connected to the processor, and receives and outputs the image of the image capturing surface of the data medium;

the processor controls the image capturing component to capture the image of the image capturing surface of the data medium according to the program code and different signals of the key component on the control panel, and transmits the image to the output unit.

2. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the output unit comprises a printer, an external storage device transfer port, or a network transfer port.

3. The image capture device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the image capture side of the data media is the first side, the second side, or both the first side and the second side of the data media.

4. The image capturing apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the key assemblies is electrically connected to a single-sided image capturing sub-assembly of the image capturing assembly that faces upward or downward when the data medium is disposed on the paper feeding tray, and another of the key assemblies is electrically connected to a double-sided image capturing sub-assembly of the image capturing assembly.

5. The image capturing apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the key assemblies is electrically connected to a single-sided image capturing sub-assembly of the image capturing assembly that faces forward or backward when the data medium is disposed on the paper feeding tray, and another of the key assemblies is electrically connected to a double-sided image capturing sub-assembly of the image capturing assembly.

6. The image capturing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the image module comprises:

a first image sub-module for storing a first portion of the program code and an image of the first side of the data medium; and

a second image submodule for storing a second portion of the program code and an image of the second side of the data medium.

7. The image capturing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor receives a dual-side capture signal for controlling the image capturing assembly to capture images of the first side and the second side of the data medium.

8. The image capture device of claim 3, wherein the key assembly is a single key assembly configured to send three different signals to initiate capturing and storing an image of the first side, the second side, or both the first side and the second side of the data media in the image module.

9. The image capturing device of claim 8, wherein the first side is an upper side of the data media when disposed on the paper feed tray; and the second side is the lower side of the data medium when the data medium is arranged on the paper feeding tray.

10. The image capturing device of claim 8, wherein the first side is a front side of the data media when disposed on the paper feed tray; and the second side is the rear side of the data medium when the data medium is arranged on the paper feeding tray.

11. The image capture device of claim 3, wherein the key assembly is three key assemblies, comprising:

the first surface key assembly is used for sending a first signal and starting a corresponding function to capture and store the image of the first surface of the data medium;

the second surface key assembly is used for sending a second signal and starting a corresponding function to capture and store the image of the second surface of the data medium; and

and the double-sided key assembly is used for sending a double-sided capture signal and starting a corresponding function to capture and store the images of the first side and the second side of the data medium.

12. The image capturing device of claim 3, wherein the key assembly is two key assemblies, comprising:

the first surface key assembly is used for sending a first signal and starting a corresponding function to capture and store the image of the first surface of the data medium; and

and a second surface key assembly for sending a second signal to start a corresponding function of capturing and storing an image of the second surface of the data medium, wherein when the first surface key assembly and the second surface key assembly are pressed at the same time period, a double-sided capture signal is sent to start a corresponding function of capturing and storing images of the first surface and the second surface of the data medium.

13. The image capture device of claim 7, wherein the image capture assembly comprises a first image capture subassembly and a second image capture subassembly; the first image sub-module is used for controlling the first image capturing sub-module to capture and store the image of the first surface of the data medium; the second image sub-module is used for controlling the second image capturing sub-module to capture and store the image of the second surface of the data medium; and the double-sided capture signal is used for controlling and starting the first image sub-module and the second image sub-module.

14. The image capture device of claim 7, wherein the image capture assembly comprises an image capture subassembly; the first image sub-module is used for controlling the image capturing sub-assembly to capture and store the image of the first surface of the data medium; the second image sub-module is used for controlling the image capturing sub-assembly to capture and store the image of the second surface of the data medium; and the double-sided capture signal is used for controlling the image capture subassembly to capture and store the images of the first side and the second side of the data medium.

15. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the automatic sheet feeder further comprises a sensing device disposed at a sheet feeding end of the sheet feeding tray for sensing the data medium.

16. The image capturing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the sensing device is configured to monitor the presence of the data medium, activate the key assembly, and activate an image capture oriented setting option.

17. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the control panel further comprises an activation button for sending the second signal to the processor, and the button assembly is a button assembly for sending the first signal to the processor, wherein:

when the processor receives the first signal and the second signal, the processor controls the image capturing component to capture only the image of the first surface;

when the processor only receives the first signal and does not receive the second signal, the image capturing component is not started; and

when the processor receives only the second signal but not the first signal, the processor controls the image capturing component to capture the images of the first surface and the second surface.

18. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the control panel further comprises an activation button for sending the second signal to the processor, and the button assembly is a button assembly for sending the first signal to the processor, wherein:

when the processor receives the first signal and the second signal, the processor controls the image capturing component to capture the images of the first surface and the second surface;

when the processor only receives the first signal and does not receive the second signal, the image capturing component is not started; and

when the processor receives only the second signal but not the first signal, the processor controls the image capturing component to capture only the image of the first surface.

19. A copying system for selectively copying an image of a first side, a second side, or both of a data medium, comprising:

an automatic document feeder, comprising:

the paper feeding tray is used for placing the data media for image capturing and storing; and

sensing means for monitoring for the presence of said data media;

the control panel displays images of a first surface option, a second surface option and a double-surface option for controlling and setting the image capturing and storing operation of the first surface, the second surface and the first surface and the second surface of the data medium by utilizing at least one key assembly, and provides a user with a copy mode required to be selected; and

the image acquisition component sets a corresponding signal to be sent out for operation according to the options of the key component;

the first surface option sends a first signal, the second surface option sends a second signal, and the double-surface option sends a third signal to start the image capturing component.

20. The copying system of claim 19, wherein the image capture assembly comprises: a first image capture subassembly for capturing an image of the first side of the data media; and a second image capture subassembly for capturing an image of the second side of the data media.

21. The copying system of claim 20, wherein the activation of the image capture component comprises capturing an image of the first side at a first time or capturing an image of the second side at a second time.

22. The copying system of claim 19, wherein the image capture assembly includes an image capture subassembly configured to capture images of the first side and the second side of the data medium at a first time and a second time, respectively.

23. The copying system of claim 20, wherein the copying system controls activation of the first image capture subassembly at a first point in time; and controlling the start of the second image capturing subassembly at a second time point.

24. The copying system of claim 22, wherein the first time point and the second time point are time points for controlling activation of the image capture subassembly.

25. The copying system of claim 23 or 24, wherein the actions at the first point in time and the second point in time are independent of each other.

26. The copying system of claim 20, wherein the first image capturing subassembly and the second image capturing subassembly are two image capturing subassemblies respectively disposed on the same paper feed path but on opposite sides thereof.

27. The copying system of claim 24, wherein the first time point and the second time point are time points for controlling the image capturing subassembly to capture images of the data media passing through different paper feed paths.

28. The copying system of claim 22, wherein the first point in time is different from the second point in time when the double-sided option asserts the third signal.

29. A copying method of an image capture device is characterized by comprising the following steps:

a. automatically sensing a data medium positioned in the automatic paper feeder;

b. starting the image surface option on the control panel to present a standby state;

c. enabling a user to select an image surface to be copied according to the image surface option instruction;

d. transmitting the image plane signal of the image plane option selected by the user to a processor; and

e. the processor starts a corresponding module to carry out copying operation according to the image surface signal;

wherein the image side option is a key assembly.

30. The method for copying an image capturing device as claimed in claim 29, wherein in steps a and b: and the processor senses the data media, automatically starts a double-sided image capturing and storing mode and stores all captured image surfaces in a temporary storage area.

31. The method for copying an image capturing device as claimed in claim 30, wherein said key assembly is represented by text or graphics.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the image plane option includes at least one of an upward facing or a downward facing option for placing the data media on the auto document feeder and a double-sided option.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein the image plane options include top, bottom and both sides options for the data media to be placed on the auto document feeder.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein the image plane option includes at least one of an option to place the data media in front of or behind the auto document feeder and a double-sided option.

35. The method of claim 30, wherein the image plane options include the data media placement on front, back, and both sides of the auto document feeder.

36. The method for copying the image capturing device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the image plane options are used to provide options for a plurality of operation planes of the user, and different signals are respectively transmitted to the processor for respective options of the operation planes to start corresponding actions.

37. A copying method of an image capture device is characterized by comprising the following steps:

a. utilizing a sensing device to automatically sense a data medium positioned in the automatic paper feeder to generate a sensing signal;

b. automatically feeding the data media according to the sensing signal and capturing double-sided images of the data media;

c. starting the image surface option on the control panel to present a standby state;

d. enabling a user to select an image surface to be copied according to the image surface option instruction;

e. transmitting the image plane signal of the image plane option selected by the user to a processor; and

f. the processor starts a corresponding module to carry out copying operation according to the image surface signal;

wherein the image side option is a key assembly.

38. The method as claimed in claim 37, wherein in step f, the processor activates the corresponding module according to another sensing signal of the other data media sensed by the sensing device and the image plane signal, and performs copying and image capturing operations on the other data media.

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