摘要:
An image processing device includes: (1) a scanner unit for inputting image data; (2) an image memory for storing the image data; (3) a machine control board for confirming the characteristics of the image data; (4) a binary image processing section for performing image processing with respect to the image data; (5) an operation key group for setting a processing mode of the binary image processing section; and (6) a main-CPU for managing (i) the characteristics of each image data confirmed by the machine control board and (ii) a processing mode set by the operation key group, as management information, with reference to the corresponding image data stored in the image memory. The binary image processing section performs image processing with respect to the image data according to the management information managed by the main-CPU. Since the image data is processed according to its management information managed in the management table, it is possible to manage the image processing so that appropriate image processing is applied to each inputted image data, and that time-wasting image processing is not applied to image data improperly inputted.
摘要:
Communications devices connect a plurality of digital copying machines. One of the copying machines is used to search among the other copying machines for those whose processing functions match conditions and priorities regarding image processing, post-processing, size of paper, and functions set by the operator. Those machines that match the conditions and priorities set by the operator are registered as being capable of allocation processing operations. Thereafter, the current availability of the registered digital copying machines is checked, and an outputting job is allocated, and image data is transferred, to available ones of the digital copying machines, thereby causing them to perform an allocation processing operation. Therefore, by setting the conditions and priorities for obtaining hard copies as desired by the operator using one digital copying machine, the capable and available other digital copying machines are selected and caused to perform an allocation processing operation. Accordingly, the operator him/herself does not have to select manually and/or individually some from among the plurality of copying machines connected in a network defining an image forming system, and the burden upon the operator is reduced.