KR20030061500A - System and method for storing and managing user's registration and information of digital copy machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for registering a user and storing the user information of a digital copier are provided to make the user easily use a complex function of the digital copier by granting an ID and a password to each user, and registering and storing the information fixed by the user in the digital copier. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises a scanner controller(10) reading an image of a manuscript and converting the image into a digital image, a system controller(20) processing the data of a printer, the network, and a scanner, and managing the whole system, and a printer engine controller(30) carrying out the control to print the final printing data to the printer. An operation panel(40) for enabling the user to fix and manage the digital copier is linked with the scanner controller(10). The user fixes and carries out a desired function according to a displayed menu by using an operation key(42) and a touch screen(44) of the operation panel(40). The system controller(20) includes a hard disk(25) to realize a document management system for temporarily storing, editing, and modifying a lot of images.

Description

System and method for storing and managing user's registration and information of digital copy machine}

The present invention relates to a system and method for user registration and user information storage management of a digital copier, and more particularly, by providing an ID (ID) and a password (Password) to a digital copier user, The present invention relates to a system and method for user registration and user information storage management of a digital copier, which enables the corresponding user to easily use the complex functions of the digital copier.

That is, when the digital copier user enters his ID and password into the digital copier and enters the user mode, the user can use his or her own setting mode and history management, without having to set various functions of the digital copier every time. A user registration and user information storage management system and method for making a digital copier available.

In general, digital copiers offer higher quality and more features than analog copiers. This means that the digital copier converts the image of the scanning unit into a digital image to increase the resolution by using techniques such as image interpolation, and the image converted into digital data can be processed and edited according to various purposes and stored. And even transmission. Various functions of such a digital copier are possible because analog signals can be converted into digital signals and stored and used in a memory.

The digital copier as described above basically includes an image scanning unit which reads an image and converts data into a digital area, and a printing unit which receives and outputs an image to be finally printed as shown in FIG. 1. The digital copier 100 of FIG. 1 may add various optional types of functions in addition to the basic functions implemented by the basic configuration as described above. For example, a network printer or a network scanner may be added by adding a network function. In addition, a fax function may be added to enable a single fax function. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a general purpose computer (PC) connected to or directly connected to the digital copier 100 by a network, and reference numeral 3 denotes a facsimile connected to the digital copier 100.

Since the digital copier 100 converts an image into a digital signal and uses the same, the digital copier 100 provides various functions that are not expected in an existing analog copier. Therefore, the use menu of the digital copier will inevitably be as large as the various functions of the digital copier.

Such a digital copier provides a user with convenience by providing various functions, but the user has a cumbersome problem of having to understand and understand how to use various functions.

In addition, when the user uses the digital copier, even if the user sets the menu to the value that he / she uses, the digital copier is generally used by many people. There is a problem.

On the other hand, in the digital copier, when the (menu) item to be set increases from several to dozens, the user substantially gives up the use of the various functions of the digital copier and uses only a few simple functions. It can cause inefficient and inefficient problems to use like conventional analog copiers.

In addition, when the digital copier has a function of network and / or fax, there is a problem that a user must secretly manage his / her own counterpart number when a corresponding address or fax number of a transmission destination is input to an original document.

The present invention has been created to solve the above problems, by providing an ID (ID) and password (Password) to the user of the digital copier to ensure that the information set and specified by the user himself registered and stored in the digital copier It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for user registration and user information storage management of a digital copier, which facilitates the complex functions of the digital copier.

1 is a functional configuration diagram of a general digital copier system.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a user registration and user information storage management system of the digital copier according to the present invention.

3 is a state transition configuration diagram of a user registration and user information storage management method of the digital copier according to the present invention;

4 to 6 are each a flow chart of a user registration and user information storage management method of the digital copier according to the present invention.

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10: scanner controller 15: memory (DRAM)

20 System Controller 25 Hard Disk

30: print engine controller 40: operation panel

42: Operation Key 46: Graphic LCD

100: digital copier

In order to achieve the above object, the user registration and user information storage management system of the digital copier according to the present invention includes a scanner controller for reading an image of an original and converting it into a digital image, processing data of a printer, a network, and a scanner unit, and a digital copier system. A digital copier comprising a system controller for controlling the whole and a print engine controller for controlling data to be printed, comprising: an interactive operation panel means for setting a user's desired value; User information temporary storage management means for temporarily storing and managing user information such as a user ID and a password inputted through the operation panel means; And information storage management means for storing the user information temporarily stored in the temporary storage management means upon the user's request so that the user can read it again when necessary and set the use environment of the digital copy machine as his own. It features.

In a preferred embodiment of the system of the present invention, the temporary storage management means is a DRAM in the scanner controller, and the information storage management means is a hard disk in the system controller.

In addition, the user registration and user information storage management method of the digital copier according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the scanner controller for reading the image of the document and converting it into a digital image, processing the data of the printer, network and scanner unit and digital A digital copier comprising a system controller for controlling the copier system as a whole, a print engine controller for controlling data to be printed, and an operation panel for setting and managing the digital copier system by a user, wherein the user has a user ID and a user ID. Register and store the password and usage information on the hard disk of the digital copier through the operation panel, and if necessary, enter their ID and password through the operation panel to call up the stored stored usage information and use the digital copier. Po steps And it characterized in that.

In a preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention, a user setting step of accessing the user's usage information is provided by asking and answering an ID and a password in the operation panel.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of: blowing information of a user whose ID and password have been verified through the operation panel from the hard disk of the digital copier to load the system; And reflecting and displaying the user information as a menu item of the operation panel for each function of a corresponding menu.

In a preferred embodiment of the method, the method comprises the steps of modifying and / or modifying the user information.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the user registration and user information storage management system and method of the digital copying machine according to the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related well-known technologies or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

2, the system of the present invention is a scanner controller 10 for reading an image of a document and converting it into a digital image, a system controller 20 for processing data of a printer, a network, and a scanner and managing the entire digital copier system; And a print engine controller 30 which controls to print the final data to be printed on the printer.

On the other hand, in the system of the present invention, the operation panel 40 for the user to manage setting of the digital copier 100 is preferably linked to the scanner controller 10 as shown. The user sets and performs a desired function according to the displayed menu using the operation key 42 and the touch screen 44 of the operation panel 40.

The system controller 20 manages the entire system. That is, the system controller 20 manages the scanner unit, the printer engine unit, and also manages portions related to the network. The system controller 20 incorporates a hard disk 25 to implement a document management system for temporarily storing, editing, and modifying a large amount of images.

The system of the present invention temporarily stores and manages the user's information in the DRAM memory 15 of the scanner controller 10, and when the user requests storage, the user information corresponding to the hard disk 25 of the system controller 20 is stored. Save it.

Thus, according to the system of the present invention, by storing the various usage information data of the user on the hard disk 25 of the system controller 20, and read it again if necessary, the user can easily use the digital copier's own environment. Can be set up and managed

The operation of the method of the present invention by the system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

When the digital copier operates normally, when the power of the digital copier is turned on, the digital copier enters the standby mode as shown in FIG. 4 through a predetermined process. Since the standby mode of the digital copier as shown in FIG. 4 is almost similar to the prior art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the standby mode of the digital copier, the user can press the user setting mode button displayed on the graphic LCD 46 on the operation panel 40 (FIG. 2) to allow the digital copier to enter the user mode (1 in FIG. 3; FIG. 5). S21, S22). At this time, the digital copier requires the user's ID and / or password and the user inputs his or her registered ID and password for approval (2 in FIG. 3; see S24 and S26 in FIG. 5).

The user information is loaded into the user information database stored in the hard disk 25 in the system controller 20 of the digital copier and registered as a variable to be referred to when the digital copier operates in the current state (3 in FIG. 3; S28..S38).

Then, when a specific operation of the digital copier is started by a series of commands of the user, the reference variable registered in the above process is used (see ⑤ ⑥ in FIG. 3). Of course, information about the variables is provided to the user via the large graphic LCD 46 on the operation panel 40 (see S40 in FIG. 5). As a result, the setting of the user mode according to the present invention is terminated (see S41 of FIG. 5).

When the series of operations described above is completed, the system controller 20 temporarily stores image data or user variables, etc., according to the operation result in the memory 15 and finally stores them in the hard disk 25 when the user designates permanent storage. (See ⑧⑨ of FIG. 3). If you do not want to save the currently specified variables, the system controller 20 returns to the variables that the digital copier had in the previous standby mode. At this time, the method has a procedure very similar to that of the user setting mode, which will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6.

The return to the conventional standby mode is performed by pressing the user mode reduction button displayed on the operation panel 40, for example. If there is a request for storing the last variable and data of the current user mode, the system controller 20 stores the data on the hard disk 25 (see S61..S64 in Fig. 6). Next, the system controller 20 loads the standby mode variable stored when the user setting mode is performed from the hard disk 25 (see S66 of FIG. 6).

Then, the digital copier loads the standby mode information database stored in the hard disk 25 in the system controller 20 and registers it as a variable to be referred to when the digital copier operates in the current state (3 in FIG. 3; FIG. 6). S68..S74).

Thereafter, when a specific operation of the digital copier is started by a series of commands of the user, the system controller 20 uses a variable to be referred to. Of course, information about the variables is provided to the user via the large graphic LCD 46 on the operation panel 40 (see S78 in FIG. 6). As a result, the release user mode according to the present invention ends (S80).

When the series of operations as described above is completed, temporarily store image data or standby mode variables, etc., according to the operation result in the memory 15, and when the user designates permanent storage, data and variables temporarily stored in the memory. Is finally stored in the hard disk 25.

As a result, according to the present invention, if various functions of the digital copier are managed by the database for each user, individual users can use the digital copier more easily and quickly while maintaining their own settings. If users use digital copiers to store and manage different settings according to their personal characteristics or personal preferences, it is easier to use copiers that are used by many people. For example, in the case of the copy function of the digital copier, the values set by the people of different trends are additionally compared.

For example, a person named "A" copies A3 manuscripts whose images are mainly picture files such as photographs. Therefore, the person specifies the original size A3 and the paper cassette defaults to the cassette containing the A3 paper. In addition, the mode is set to the Photo mode to obtain an optimal image. Brightness and contrast set the best condition for your original. The person who uses the same digital copier usually scrapes the main contents of the daily paper into A4 size. Therefore, this person must specify the magnification to reduce and copy to the size desired. It also selects the background remove function of the newspaper. Brightness and contrast are set to the most appropriate values for copying newspapers. Since it is a mixture of pictures and texts, it is used by setting it to Text mode.

Even in the simple case as described above, the two persons have to move in and out of a number of menu items in order to check the corresponding function that is suitable for them. If the setting is not complete, the result of copying should be checked once again. Moreover, the more serious the setting items, such as the parameters related to the network or the parameters related to the fax, are more serious. The present invention solves the problems of the prior art by allowing users to easily set and manage their own variables. Give it.

As described above, a system and method for storing and managing user registration and user information of a digital copier according to the present invention may be provided by the user by assigning an ID and password to the digital copier user. By having the information registered and stored on the digital copier, the user can easily use the complex functions of the digital copier.

That is, when the digital copier user enters his ID and password into the digital copier and enters the user mode, the user can use his or her own setting mode and history management, without having to set various functions of the digital copier every time. It offers the advantage of being available.

Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

Claims (6)

Digital scanner including a scanner controller that reads an image of an original and converts it into a digital image, a system controller that processes data in the printer, network, and scanner and controls the entire digital copier system, and a print engine controller for controlling data to be printed. In the copier, Interactive operation panel means for setting a user's desired value; User information temporary storage management means for temporarily storing and managing user information such as a user ID and a password inputted through the operation panel means; And information storage management means for storing the user information temporarily stored in the temporary storage management means upon the user's request so that the user can read it again when necessary and set the use environment of the digital copy machine as his own. A system for storing and managing user registration and user information of a digital copier. 2. The storage and management of user registration and user information of a digital copier according to claim 1, wherein the temporary storage management means is a DRAM in the scanner controller and the information storage management means is a hard disk in the system controller. System. A scanner controller that reads the image of the document and converts it into a digital image, a system controller that processes the data of the printer, the network and the scanner, and controls the entire digital copier system, a print engine controller for controlling the data to be printed, and the user A digital copier comprising an operation panel for setting and managing a digital copier system, The user registers and stores his / her own ID, password, and usage information in the storage medium of the digital copier through the operation panel, and if necessary, inputs his / her ID and password through the operation panel to store his / her usage information. Invoking and using the digital copier to store and manage user registration and user information of the digital copier. 4. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a user setting step of accessing and using user information by asking and answering an ID and a password in the operation panel. The method according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising: loading information from a storage medium of the digital copy machine into the system by blowing information of a user whose ID and password have been verified through the operation panel; And displaying the user information by reflecting the user information as a menu item of the operation panel for each function of the corresponding menu. 2. 4. A method according to claim 3, comprising the steps of modifying and / or modifying the user information.