JP2004287042A - Image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device which allows an apparent state of a recording paper to be reflected on a preview image by easy operation. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming device is provided with a state acquisition control part 11 and a display control part 12, where the control part 11 accepts a selection indication of a paper feed cassette through an operation panel 7 and stores an image on a recording paper read by a scanner 51 in a memory 8 in association with the paper feed cassette indicated by the selection indication when acquiring the image on the recording paper, and the control part 12 accepts a selection indication of a paper feed cassette through the operation panel 7 and takes an image stored in the memory 8 in association with the paper feed cassette indicated by the selection indication, as the background to display a document image read by the scanner 51 on a display device 704 when forming an image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus capable of displaying a preview image.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, image forming apparatuses such as copiers having a preview function capable of displaying a document image read by a scanner on a display device such as a liquid crystal panel as a preview image before forming the image on recording paper have been developed. Proposed. However, in an image forming apparatus having such a preview function, when an image read from a document is displayed as it is on a display device, the color of the recording paper or the like is not reflected in the preview image. There is an inconvenience that the previewed state is not accurately displayed.
[0003]
Therefore, conventionally, the color information of the recording paper is acquired in advance by using a scanner, and a color conversion table for reflecting the color of the recording paper in the preview image is generated based on the color information. An image processing apparatus has been proposed in which a preview image is generated by converting a color using this color conversion table (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-70665
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the image processing apparatus in which the color of the recording paper is reflected on the preview image using the color conversion table as described above, the user operates the image forming apparatus every time the recording paper is changed to a different color. Then, the color information is reacquired from the recording paper after the change and a color conversion table is newly generated, so that it is troublesome to change to a recording paper of a different color.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide an image forming apparatus that can reflect the appearance of a recording sheet on a preview image by a simple operation.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of storage sections for storing a plurality of types of recording paper for forming an image of the document for each type, a display section for displaying the image of the document, and the document. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit that forms an image of the recording paper on the recording sheet, wherein the state acquiring unit acquires state information indicating a visual state of the recording sheet, and the state acquiring unit acquires the state information. A storage unit for storing the state information of the recording paper in association with information indicating a storage unit in which the same type of recording paper is stored, and a receiving unit for receiving a selection instruction for selecting the storage unit And a display control unit for displaying an image of the document on the display unit based on the state information stored in the storage unit in association with information indicating the storage unit selected by the selection instruction. Is characterized by .
[0008]
According to the first aspect of the invention, the storage unit associates the status information of the recording paper acquired by the status acquisition unit with the information indicating the storage unit in which the same type of recording paper is stored. It becomes possible to memorize. Then, when a selection instruction from the user is received, the image of the document is displayed on the display unit based on the state information stored in the storage unit in association with the information indicating the storage unit selected by the selection instruction. Therefore, it is possible to display the image of the document in which the visual state of the recording paper is reflected.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first aspect, the state obtaining unit includes a color information receiving unit that receives an input of color information indicating a color of the recording paper, and receives the color information. Acquiring the color information received by the unit as the state information, and displaying the image of the document on the display unit with the color indicated by the color information acquired by the state acquisition unit as a background. It is characterized by having
[0010]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the color information indicating the color of the recording paper received by the color information receiving unit is associated with the information indicating the storage unit storing the same type of recording paper as the recording paper. Can be stored in the storage unit. Then, when a selection instruction from the user is received, the image of the document is displayed on the display unit with the background color stored in the storage unit in association with the information indicating the storage unit selected by the selection instruction. Therefore, it is possible to display the image of the document in which the color of the recording paper is reflected.
[0011]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first aspect, the state acquisition unit reads an image of a recording sheet as the state information, and the display control unit reads the image of the recording sheet by the state acquisition unit. The image of the original is displayed on the display unit with the obtained image of the recording paper as a background.
[0012]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the image of the recording paper read by the state acquisition unit and the information indicating the storage unit storing the same type of recording paper as the recording paper are stored in the storage unit in association with each other. It becomes possible to do. Then, when a selection instruction from the user is received, the image of the document is displayed on the display unit with the image of the recording paper stored in the storage unit as a background in association with the information indicating the storage unit selected by the selection instruction. Since the image is displayed, the image of the document on which the image of the recording paper is reflected can be displayed.
[0013]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first aspect, the status acquisition unit receives, as the status information, an image of a recording sheet output from an externally connected device, The display control unit displays the image of the document on the display unit with the image of the recording paper received by the state acquisition unit as a background.
[0014]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an image of a recording sheet output from an externally connected device is associated with information indicating a storage unit in which a recording sheet of the same type as the recording sheet is stored. It becomes possible to memorize in the section. Then, when a selection instruction from the user is received, the image of the document is displayed on the display unit with the image of the recording paper stored in the storage unit as a background in association with the information indicating the storage unit selected by the selection instruction. Since the image is displayed, the image of the document on which the image is reflected can be displayed using the image of the recording paper output from the external device.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view schematically showing an internal configuration of a copying machine 1 which is an example of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0016]
The copying machine 1 includes a main body 2, a stack tray 3 disposed on the left side of the main body 2, a document reading section 5 disposed on the top of the main body 2, and a copy reading section 5 disposed above the document reading section 5. The copier 1 includes an original feeding unit 6 and an operation panel 7 provided at the front of the copier 1. The operation panel 7 includes a start key 701 for the user to input a print execution instruction, a numeric keypad 702 for inputting an RGB code indicating the number of prints and colors, and an OK key 703 for confirming the input of the operation instruction. And a display 704 including a liquid crystal touch panel for displaying a preview image, a key switch, or the like, or detecting that an image or a key switch displayed on a screen is pressed by a user and receiving various operation instructions. .
[0017]
The document reading unit 5 includes a scanner 51 including a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor and an exposure lamp, and a document table 52 and a document reading slit 53 formed of a transparent member such as glass. The scanner 51 is configured to be movable by a drive unit (not shown). When reading a document placed on the document table 52, the scanner 51 is moved to a position facing the document table 52 and an image acquired while scanning the document image is scanned. The data is output to the control unit 10 described later. When reading the original fed by the original feeding unit 6, the original is moved to a position facing the original reading slit 53, and is synchronized with the operation of transporting the original by the original feeding unit 6 through the original reading slit 53. Then, an image of the document is acquired, and the image data is output to the control unit 10.
[0018]
The document feeding unit 6 includes a document placement unit 61 for placing a document, a document ejection unit 62 for discharging a document whose image has been read, and a document placement unit 61 for placing a document placed on the document placement unit 61. An original transport mechanism 63 including a paper feed roller (not shown), a transport roller (not shown), and the like for feeding out the originals one by one and transporting the originals to a position facing the original reading slit 53 and discharging the originals to the original discharge unit 62 is provided. As a result, the image of the document placed on the document placing portion 61 can be read from the scanner 51 via the document reading slit 53.
[0019]
The main body 2 includes a plurality of paper feed cassettes 461a, 461b, 461c for storing recording paper of different sizes, colors, or types on which watermark images are printed, a manual feed tray 462, and paper feed cassettes 461a, 461b, Paper feed rollers 463a, 463b, and 463c that feed out the recording paper one sheet at a time from 461c and convey it to the recording unit 40, and paper feed rollers 464 that feed out the recording paper one by one from the manual feed tray 462 and convey them to the recording unit 40. The image forming apparatus includes a paper feed cassette 461a, 461b, 461c, and a recording unit 40 that forms an image on the recording paper conveyed from the manual feed tray 462.
[0020]
The recording unit 40 outputs a laser beam based on the image data acquired by the scanner 51 to expose the photosensitive drum 43, an image forming unit 44 that forms a toner image on the photosensitive drum 43, A transfer unit 41 for transferring the toner image on the photosensitive drum 43 to the recording paper; a fixing unit 45 for heating the recording paper to which the toner image has been transferred to fix the toner image on the recording paper; A paper transport device 46 transports the recording paper by a transport roller or the like provided in the transport path and discharges the recording paper to the stack tray 3 or the discharge tray 48.
[0021]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the copying machine 1 shown in FIG. The memory 8 includes status information such as image data of the recording paper read by the scanner 51 and data representing the color of the recording paper, and a paper feed cassette 461a containing the same type of recording paper as the recording paper. This is a memory in which information indicating any one of 461b and 461c and the manual feed tray 462 is stored in association with each other. An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 9 is a storage device that stores data of a document image read by the scanner 51 and the like.
[0022]
The control unit 10 controls the operation of the entire apparatus. For example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores a program for controlling the copying operation of the copying machine 1 and a program for performing preview display, temporarily stores data. (Random Access Memory) for storing the control program, a microcomputer for reading the control program from the ROM and executing the control program.
[0023]
Then, the control unit 10 executes a program for controlling the copying operation, so that the HDD 9, the scanner 51, the document conveying mechanism 63, the recording unit 40, and the By outputting a control signal for controlling the operation of each part of the panel 7, the copier 1 performs a predetermined copying operation. Further, the control unit 10 functions as the state acquisition control unit 11 by executing a program for acquiring a visual state such as a color of a recording paper and an image, and executes a program for performing a preview display. Thereby, it also functions as the display control unit 12.
[0024]
The control unit 10 is connected to an external device such as a personal computer via the communication I / F unit 13 and stores the data of the document image and the image of the recording paper transmitted from the personal computer in the HDD 9 respectively. For example, it is stored in the memory 8.
[0025]
The state acquisition control unit 11 acquires the visual state of the recording paper stored in each storage unit of the paper feed cassettes 461 a, 461 b, 461 c and the manual feed tray 462, for example, via the operation panel 7. The operation input of the RGB code representing the color of the recording paper is received as state information, stored in the memory 8 in association with the storage unit in which the recording paper of the color is stored, or the image of the recording paper read using the scanner 51, for example. The data is stored in the memory 8 as state information in association with the storage unit in which the recording paper on which the same image as the recording paper is formed is stored.
[0026]
When the press of the start key 701 is detected, the display control unit 12 associates state information such as color data and image data stored in the memory 8 in association with the storage unit storing the recording paper used for copying. Read out. Then, the display control unit 12 causes the display 704 to display the image of the document read using the scanner 51 with the color and the image as a background.
[0027]
Next, the operation of the copying machine 1 configured as described above will be described. FIGS. 3 and 4 are flowcharts for explaining an example of the operation of acquiring the visual state of the recording paper by the copying machine 1 shown in FIG.
[0028]
First, for example, when the initial screen 705 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display 704 by the control unit 10, the control unit 10 accepts that the user has pressed the initial setting key 706 (YES in step S <b> 101). ), The process proceeds to an initial setting mode for receiving settings of various functions of the copying machine 1, and an initial setting screen 707 shown in FIG. 6, for example, is displayed on the display 704 (step S102).
[0029]
Next, when it is accepted by the control unit 10 that the recording paper state setting key 708 for setting the state information such as the color of the recording paper and the image is pressed, the state of the recording paper is set in step S104. (YES in step S103). On the other hand, when the control unit 10 accepts that the close key 709 has been pressed, the process in the initial setting mode ends (NO in step S103, YES in step S122).
[0030]
Next, in step S104, the status acquisition control unit 11 displays, for example, a recording paper status setting screen 710 shown in FIG. When the state acquisition control unit 11 accepts that the cassette (1) setting key 711 for selecting the sheet cassette 461a has been pressed (YES in step S105), the recording stored in the sheet cassette 461a. When the process proceeds to step S106 to acquire the paper status information, while the status acquisition control unit 11 receives the pressing of the cassette (2) setting key 712 for selecting the paper feeding cassette 461b (step S105) (NO in Step S107 and YES in Step S107), and the process proceeds to Step S108 in order to acquire the state information of the recording sheets stored in the sheet cassette 461b. Further, when the state acquisition control unit 11 accepts that the close key 713 has been pressed, the processing in the initial setting mode ends (NO in step S107, YES in step S109).
[0031]
Note that, in the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4, the description of the processing when the paper feed cassette 461c and the manual feed tray 462 are selected is omitted, but the processing is performed in the same manner as when the paper feed cassette 461a is selected. .
[0032]
Next, in step S106, the state acquisition control unit 11 displays, for example, a recording paper state setting screen 714 shown in FIG. Then, the user presses the image reading key 715 for acquiring the image of the recording paper as the state information while the recording paper stored in the cassette (1) is placed on the document placing portion 61. Is received by the state acquisition control section 11 (YES in step S110), the control section 10 outputs a control signal for transporting the recording paper to the document transport mechanism 63 by one page, and the document transport mechanism 63 The recording paper fed from the unit 61 is conveyed to a position facing the document reading slit 53. A control signal for causing the scanner 51 to read an image on the recording paper is output from the control unit 10 to the scanner 51 in synchronization with the recording paper transporting operation, and the recording paper is transported by the scanner 51 to a position facing the document reading slit 53. The image of the received recording paper is read (step S111).
[0033]
Next, the image of the recording paper read by the scanner 51 is stored in the memory 8 in association with the image of the recording paper stored in the paper feed cassette 461a by the state acquisition control unit 11 (step S112), and the initial setting mode is set. Is completed.
[0034]
Thus, the image of the recording paper and the information indicating the paper feed cassette 461a in which the same type of recording paper is stored can be stored in the memory 8 in association with each other.
[0035]
Although the example in which the image on the recording paper is read by using the scanner 51 is shown, the state acquisition control unit 11 outputs the recording output from an external device such as a personal computer connected via the communication I / F unit 13, for example. A configuration may be adopted in which a paper image is received and stored in the memory 8 in association with information indicating a storage unit such as the paper feed cassette 461a. Further, the type of the image of the recording paper is not limited, for example, a confidential watermark picture in which "secret" indicating a confidential document is circled, a template for various forms, and the like.
[0036]
On the other hand, on the recording paper state setting screen 714, a color setting key 716 for setting the color of the recording paper by the state acquisition control unit 11 selects one color from, for example, four colors of blue, pink, yellow, and green. It is displayed as possible. Then, when the state acquisition control unit 11 receives that the color setting key 716 is pressed (YES in step S113), the color information indicating the color selected using the color setting key 716 is displayed in the state acquisition control unit. 11 and stored in the memory 8 in association with the color of the recording paper stored in the paper feed cassette 461a (step S114), and the processing in the initial setting mode ends. On the other hand, when the press of the close key 718 is received by the state acquisition control unit 11 (NO in step S113, YES in step S115), the initial setting mode is performed without storing the color or image of the recording paper. The process ends.
[0037]
For example, when the state acquisition control unit 11 accepts that the RGB code key 717 has been pressed, for example, the RGB code input by the user using the numeric keypad 702 indicates the color of the recording paper stored in the paper cassette 461a. May be stored in the memory 8 in association with each other. Further, the color setting key 716 is not limited to an example in which the color is indicated by characters, and may be a setting key that indicates the color by displaying the color of the recording paper itself on the display 704.
[0038]
Also, regarding the status information of the recording paper stored in the paper feed cassette 461b, in steps S116 to S121, the same processing as in steps S110 to S115 is performed, and the status information of the recording paper and the same type of the recording paper are used. The information can be stored in the memory 8 in association with the information indicating the sheet cassette 461b in which the recording sheet is stored.
[0039]
By the operation of the state acquisition control unit 11 as described above, for example, A4 recording paper on which a watermark image is printed is stored in the paper feeding cassette 461a, yellow A3 recording paper is stored in the paper feeding cassette 461b, and the paper feeding cassette is stored. When green B5 recording paper is stored in the paper tray 461c and blue A4 recording paper is placed in the manual feed tray 462, the image of the watermark picture is stored in the memory 8 in association with the paper feeding cassette 461a. Color information indicating yellow can be stored in association with 461b, color information indicating green can be stored in association with the sheet cassette 461c, and color information indicating blue can be stored in association with the manual feed tray 462.
[0040]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the preview operation by the copying machine 1 shown in FIG. First, a document is placed on the document placing portion 61, and in a state where an initial screen 705 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display 704, a cassette (1) key for selecting a storage portion is displayed on the initial screen 705. 719, a cassette 2 key 720, a cassette 3 key 721, and a storage section selection key 723 including a manual feed key 722 are displayed. Then, for example, A4 recording paper on which a watermark picture is printed is stored in a paper feed cassette 461a (cassette {circle around (1)}), and yellow A3 recording paper is stored in a paper feed cassette 461b (cassette {circle around (2)}). When green B5 recording paper is stored in the cassette 461c (cassette 3), "A4" is displayed on the cassette 1 key 719, and "A3" is displayed on the cassette 2 key 720. "B5" is displayed on the cassette (3) key 721.
[0041]
Thus, the user can select the storage unit storing the recording paper of that size by pressing the storage unit selection key 723 displaying the size to be copied. For example, when the user wants to use A4 recording paper, if the controller 10 receives that the cassette (1) key 719 displayed as "A4" is pressed, the paper feed cassette 461a is selected. (Step S201).
[0042]
In step S201, the controller 10 may be configured to accept that the cover attaching key 724 for setting the cover attaching function on the copying machine 1 has been pressed. When the control unit 10 accepts that the cover attaching key 724 is pressed, the cover attaching function is set. For example, the front cover and the back cover are imaged using the recording paper placed on the manual feed tray 462. Are formed, and for the other pages, images are formed using recording paper stored in the paper feed cassette 461a. Therefore, when the control unit 10 accepts that the cover attaching key 724 is pressed, the manual feed tray 462 is selected at the time of forming an image of the front cover and the back cover, and the paper feed cassette 461a is at the time of forming images of other pages. Selected.
[0043]
Next, when the controller 10 receives that the start key 701 has been pressed (step S202), the controller 10 outputs a control signal for transporting the document to the document transport mechanism 63 by one page. Documents fed one by one from the document placing portion 61 by the document feeder 63 are conveyed to a position facing the document reading slit 53. A control signal for causing the scanner 51 to read a document image is output from the control unit 10 in synchronization with the document transport operation, and the document transported by the scanner 51 to a position facing the document reading slit 53. An image is read (step S203). Further, image data representing the document image read by the scanner 51 is received and stored by the HDD 9 (step S204).
[0044]
Next, the display control unit 12 refers to the data stored in the memory 8 and determines whether the state information associated with the storage unit selected in step S201, for example, the paper feed cassette 461a, is stored in the memory 8. Is checked (step S205). If the state information associated with the sheet cassette 461a is not stored in the memory 8 (NO in step S205), the process proceeds to step S207 to display a preview of the document image. If the associated state information is stored (YES in step S205), the display control unit 12 sets the background of the preview screen based on the state information (step S206). At this time, for example, when the cover setting function is set, when reading the first and last pages of the document, that is, the images of the front cover and the back cover, they are stored in the memory 8 in association with the manual feed tray 462. Blue is set as the background of the preview screen, and when reading an image of another page, the watermark picture stored in the memory 8 in association with the paper feed cassette 461a is set as the background of the preview screen.
[0045]
Next, in step S207, the display control unit 12 displays the background set as the background of the preview screen on the display 704, and displays the document image stored in the HDD 9 over the background. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an image displayed on the preview screen. For example, when the cover function is set, a blue background 602 is used as the background of the original image 601 of the first page, and the preview image in which the original image 601 is superimposed on the blue background 602 as the preview screen 603 is displayed. A background image 605 of a confidential watermark picture is used as the background of the document image 604 on the second page, and a preview image 606 in which the document image 604 is superimposed on the background image 605 is displayed as a preview screen.
[0046]
Next, in step S208, for example, a signal indicating the presence / absence of a document output from a document sensor (not shown) that detects the presence / absence of a document placed on the document placement unit 61 is confirmed by the display control unit 12, If there is a document on the document placement unit 61 (YES in step S208), the process proceeds to step S203 to read the next document image, and the processes in steps S203 to S207 are repeated. Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a preview screen 725 including a plurality of document images is displayed on the display 704. As shown in FIG. 12, the display control unit 12 displays the preview images for a plurality of pages in an overlapping manner, and when the user presses the image of the page for which the user wants to check the preview image, the preview image is enlarged. It may be displayed.
[0047]
As described above, through the processing of steps S201 to S208, the user can confirm the preview screen on which the image of the color of the recording paper or the watermark picture is reflected by a simple operation of selecting the recording paper or setting the cover attaching function. It becomes possible to do.
[0048]
On the other hand, when there is no original on the original placing portion 61 (NO in step S208), the standby state of the start key 701 is set (step S209), and when the press of the start key 701 is received by the display control unit 12 ( (YES in step S209), and proceeds to step S210 to perform image formation.
[0049]
Next, in step S210, for example, when the cover attaching function is set, the control unit 10 reads out the image data of the first page from the HDD 9 and outputs the image data to the optical unit 42 to form the image. A laser beam is output from the optical unit 42 to the photosensitive drum 43 charged by the unit 44 based on image data of the page, an electrostatic latent image is formed on the photosensitive drum 43, and a developing unit (not shown) As a result, the electrostatic latent image is developed into a toner image. Then, the blue recording paper is fed out of the manual feed tray 462 by the paper feed roller 464 driven by the control signal from the control unit 10, and the recording paper is further fed by the paper conveyance device driven by the control signal from the control unit 10. By 46, the sheet is conveyed to the transfer section 41. Then, the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum 43 is transferred to the recording paper conveyed to the transfer unit 41, and the recording paper on which the toner image is further transferred is heated and fixed by the fixing unit 45. Thereafter, the sheet is discharged to the stack tray 3. As a result, the image data of the first page serving as the front cover, that is, the blue recording paper on which the document image 601 has been copied, is discharged to the stack tray 3.
[0050]
Next, the control section 10 reads the image data of the second page from the HDD 9 and develops the image as a toner image on the photosensitive drum 43 in the same manner as described above. Then, the recording paper on which the confidential watermark picture is printed is fed out from the paper supply cassette 461a by the paper supply roller 463a driven by the control signal from the control unit 10, and in the same manner as described above, the recording paper is The recording paper on which the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum 43 is transferred, and on which the toner image is further transferred is heated and fixed by the fixing unit 45, and then discharged to the stack tray 3. Thus, the image data of the second page, that is, the recording paper with the confidential watermark picture on which the document image 604 is copied is discharged to the stack tray 3. Thereafter, the image data of another page stored in the HDD 9 is formed on the recording paper in the same manner as described above, and is discharged to the stack tray 3.
[0051]
As a result, for example, it is possible to obtain a recording sheet on which an image is formed so as to obtain the same visual state as the preview screen 725 shown in FIG.
[0052]
Although the example in which the present invention is applied to a copying machine has been described, the present invention may be applied to an image forming apparatus such as a printer and a facsimile.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the user gives a selection instruction for selecting a storage unit to the reception unit, the visual state of the recording paper stored in the storage unit is reflected. Since the image of the document can be displayed on the display unit, the appearance of the recording paper can be reflected on the preview image by a simple operation.
[0054]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the image of the document can be displayed on the display unit with the color indicated by the color information of the recording paper input by the user as a background, the user can use the color of the recording paper. Can be easily confirmed.
[0055]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the image of the document can be displayed on the display unit with the image of the recording paper read by the state acquisition unit as a background, so that the recording paper on which the image is formed is used. In addition, the image of the recording paper can be easily reflected on the image of the document displayed on the display unit.
[0056]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the image of the document can be displayed on the display unit with the image of the recording paper output from the externally connected device as a background, so that the digitized image data can be displayed. When the image of the recording paper is formed based on the image, the image of the document on which the image of the recording paper is reflected can be easily displayed on the display unit using the digitized image data.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of a copying machine which is an example of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the copying machine shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the copying machine shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the copying machine shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an initial screen displayed on a display unit.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an initial setting screen displayed on a display unit.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recording paper state setting screen displayed on a display unit.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recording paper state setting screen displayed on a display unit.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the copying machine shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing a preview screen displayed on a display unit.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for describing a preview screen displayed on a display unit.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a preview screen displayed on a display unit.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Copier
2 Body
3 stack tray
5 Document reading section
7 Operation panel (receiving unit, color information receiving unit)
8 memory (storage unit)
9 HDD
10 control unit
11 Status acquisition control unit
12 Display control unit
13 Communication I / F unit (status acquisition unit)
44 Image forming unit
51 Scanner (Status Acquisition Unit)
61 Original loading section
461a, 461b, 461c Paper cassette (storage unit)
462 manual feed tray (storage section)
704 display unit (display unit)

Claims (4)

A plurality of storage sections for storing a plurality of types of recording paper for forming an image of a document for each type, a display section for displaying an image of the document, and forming an image of the document on the recording paper An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit;
A state acquisition unit that acquires state information indicating a visual state of the recording paper;
A storage unit that stores the state information of the recording paper acquired by the state acquisition unit and information indicating a storage unit in which the same type of recording paper is stored as the recording paper,
A receiving unit that receives a selection instruction for selecting the storage unit,
A display control unit configured to display an image of the document on the display unit based on the status information stored in the storage unit in association with information indicating the storage unit selected by the selection instruction. Image forming apparatus. The state obtaining unit includes a color information receiving unit that receives input of color information indicating the color of the recording paper, and obtains the color information received by the color information receiving unit as the state information,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display an image of the document on a background of a color indicated by the color information acquired by the state acquisition unit. . The state acquisition unit reads an image of a recording sheet as the state information,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display an image of the document with an image of the recording paper read by the state acquisition unit as a background. The state obtaining unit receives an image of a recording sheet output from an externally connected device as the state information,
2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display an image of the document with an image of the recording paper received by the state acquisition unit as a background. 3.

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