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Image forming apparatus

a technology of forming apparatus and forming tube, which is applied in the field of image forming apparatus, can solve the problems of deteriorating operability and sometimes creating confusion, and achieve the effect of enhancing operationality and high frequency of use of the apparatus

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-08-28
KK TOSHIBA +1
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The apparatus automatically updates default image quality settings based on usage patterns, improving operability by minimizing the need for frequent manual adjustments and ensuring consistent image quality for frequent users, thereby reducing the risk of errors and enhancing user experience.

Problems solved by technology

Therefore, confusion is sometimes created, when the copy is desired by the same user on pre-copy conditions.
Therefore, even the user who frequently uses the above-described apparatus has to always change the same setting or read the designated number, and this deteriorates operability.

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first embodiment

[0035]An image forming apparatus of a digital color copy machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0036]FIGS. 1, 2 schematically show inner constitution blocks of the image forming apparatus such as the digital color copy machine which reads a color image on a original according to the present invention to form a duplicated image. The image forming apparatus is roughly constituted of: a color scanner section 1 as image read means for reading and inputting the color image on the original; a color printer section 2 as image formation means for forming the duplicated image of the inputted color image; a control section 3 which controls the whole image forming apparatus; and a control panel 4.

[0037]In the control panel 4, various settings are performed. For example, by a touch key input of a liquid crystal display unit 4a, type change of a original mode (photo mode, text mode, text / photo mode), adjustment of manual dens...

second embodiment

[0098]As a second embodiment, for the setting of the item which permits the default update managed by the image forming, copy job unit, and threshold value by the use number for each item, addition / deletion of the associated management value of the set information data storage portion 19a, download change for upload of the value and correction of the value, and further the setting of a process parameter set into the image processing of the image processing setting control unit 20, the data can be transmitted / received by LAN and PHS so that a remote maintenance function of the image quality is possible.

[0099]As shown in FIG. 16, this case can be realized, when an external access section 5 is added to the control circuit of FIG. 1.

[0100]The external access section 5 is constituted of a controller CPU 22 which controls the whole of the access section, LAN interface 23, radio LAN interface 24, and serial port 25. The LAN interface 23 is connected to connected to a terminal (remote monit...

third embodiment

[0109]As a third embodiment, the corresponding value of the set information data storage portion is separately set in order to manage the use of the process conditions of the monitor process unit every unit of a plurality of users or groups, so that the default process setting mode can be switched by a use management unit to automatically update the default process setting mode.

[0110]In this case, first, users who use this apparatus and similar to one another in the image quality adjustment are grouped for each department, and a management number is given to each department. Moreover, the same part as that of the first embodiment is denoted with the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 17, the set information data storage portion 19a, monitor table 19b, and monitor process unit 21 are replaced with a set information data storage portion 82, monitor table 80, and monitor process unit 81.

[0111]Thereby, a plurality of set contents of...

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Abstract

In the present invention, in a color copy machine, original modes of copy job units, and setting changes of sharpness adjustment, whose updates are permitted beforehand, are totaled, change of default is judged, when this accumulated result is larger than a threshold value, and the original mode whose accumulated result is larger than the threshold value, and the sharpness adjustment are set to change a default state of an image processing unit.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 228,923, filed Aug. 28, 2002, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to image forming apparatuses such as a color digital copy machine.[0003]In recent years, digital copy machines have rapidly spread in offices.[0004]For the digital copy machine as a product which replaces a conventional monosaturated analog copy machine, a high-speed monosaturated digital copy machine on which an electronic sort function has been used. In these several years, partly because of a progress in color printed matters, or color data prepared in the office, a color digital copy machine has also increasingly been used.[0005]Particularly, since main body price and copy unit price of the color digital copy machine are still high, many users use the copy machine in a plurality of fields, or use a function ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06K15/00G06T5/00H04N1/46H04N1/58H04N1/60
CPCH04N1/46
Inventor MORO, AKIHIRO
Owner KK TOSHIBA