JPH08102811A - Image input / output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To externally facsimile-transmit a report imagewisely outputting abnormality information by transferring abnormality information which can be displayed on the operation panel of a reader part to a printer part so as to print it. CONSTITUTION: A printer controller part 21 judges the abnormality occurrence state of the reader part 1 and the kind of abnormality from the operation state of plural sensors monitoring an error detection routine and the processing state of the reader part 1 and the printer part 2. When it is discriminated as an abnormality state, an abnormal information picture and a corresponding error are displayed on the display screen of the operation panel in the reader part 1 by an error code and a message. At that time, displayed abnormal information is transferrd to the printer part 2 and error information and registration information are outputted as error sheets. A user uses an external facsimile equipment and gives the notice of the error sheet outputed from the printer part 2 to a management base (service center) ant the like.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention uses a digital copying machine to perform a facsimile function, a printer formatter function,
The present invention relates to an image input / output device capable of arbitrarily adding a plurality of functions such as an electronic file function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a scanner section of a digital copying machine,
There has been proposed an image input / output device capable of performing facsimile communication by using a printer unit, or by using a printer unit of a digital copying machine to expand code data from a computer into bitmap data and print it out. .

An image input / output device of this type is constructed with three or more functions such as a copy function, a facsimile function, a printer format function, an image electronic file function, and an image memory function as one unit. .

[0004]

In this type of image input / output device, when some abnormality occurs, only the abnormality is displayed on the operation screen, and the user who sees the display calls a service person. Since the service person visits and investigates the cause of the failure and performs repairs, etc., depending on the repair location based on the abnormality, it takes time for the service person to return to the service station and replace the replacement parts, and repair efficiency is improved. There was a problem that it was extremely low.

Further, when a device capable of executing the composite function processing is optionally connected to function as a composite image input / output device, the abnormal failure location is not limited to the image input / output device main body but also the composite function. In order to diagnose the abnormal state for each process and repair the abnormal portion, it is customary to call a service person and entrust the subsequent recovery process.

For this reason, it is necessary for a service person to diagnose the main body in failure and to identify and procure the abnormal portion and the parts necessary for its recovery, and it is difficult to perform the abnormality diagnosis together with the complex operation, and the normal image input / output is performed. There is a problem that it takes a considerable amount of time before processing becomes possible.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the first to tenth aspects of the present invention are as follows.
Detecting various abnormal states in the image input / output device, printing abnormal information that should be notified to the management base in correspondence with each abnormal state as an image, or transmitting the abnormal information as it is to the management device at the management base. This makes it possible to externally send a facsimile of a notification report that is an image of complicated abnormal information that needs inspection and repair, and automatically send abnormal information directly to the administrator at an appropriate timing. An object is to provide an image input / output device.

[0008]

A first aspect of the present invention is a reader section for reading a document image and outputting image data, and a recording sheet fed from a plurality of accommodating sections based on input image data. In an image input / output device having a printer section for printing a visible image on a material, a plurality of monitoring means for monitoring the operating state of the reader section, and an abnormality occurrence state of the reader section based on the output of each monitoring section, An abnormality information output unit for determining an abnormality type and an abnormality information output unit for transferring and printing the abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader unit to the printer unit when the determination unit determines that the abnormality state is present It is a thing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the abnormality information output means is configured so that the transferred abnormality information is printed by the printer section according to predetermined format data.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the abnormality information output means has storage means for storing in advance individual abnormality information corresponding to the abnormality type, and the abnormality information output means when the determination means determines that the abnormality information is in an abnormal state. The abnormality information read from the storage unit in correspondence with the abnormality type determined by the determination unit is transferred to the printer unit for printing.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a selection means for selecting an abnormality information output mode in which the abnormality information output means transfers the abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader section to the printer section for printing. It is a thing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the case where the abnormality information is output from the printer unit by the counting unit for counting the number of printed sheets printed by the printer unit and the abnormality information output unit,
Counting control means for suspending counting of the number of printed sheets of the counting means is provided.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a visible image is formed on a recording material fed from a plurality of accommodating sections based on a reader section for reading a document image and outputting the image data. For digital copying means having a printer section for printing, a facsimile communication processing function for performing facsimile communication by connecting to a communication line, a computer interface function for communicating with a predetermined computer system, and input code information expanded into a bitmap. One or more from the format processing function of generating image data by performing the image processing, the image storage function of storing the image information in the external storage medium, and the file processing function of searching the image information stored in the external storage medium. Image data that can be connected to an external device that performs complex image processing by inputting and outputting image data separately by adding In the input device, a plurality of monitoring means for monitoring the operating states of the reader section, the printer section, and the external device, and an abnormality occurrence state and an abnormality with respect to any one of the reader section, the printer section, and the external device based on the operating state of each monitoring means. A determining unit for determining the type is provided, and when the determining unit determines that the state is abnormal, the external device automatically transmits predetermined abnormal information to a predetermined management device by facsimile. It is a thing.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the predetermined abnormality information is constituted by abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation section of the reader section.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, an external device is
The transfer abnormality information obtained by editing the predetermined abnormality information in accordance with the predetermined format data is automatically facsimile-transmitted to a predetermined management device.

In a ninth aspect of the present invention, the format data is configured to include identification information for identifying which image input / output device it is.

A tenth aspect of the present invention is provided with selection means for selecting an automatic transmission mode in which a predetermined abnormality information is automatically facsimile-transmitted from an external device to a predetermined management device.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the determination means determines that the reader section is in an abnormal state based on the output of the monitoring means, the abnormality information output means displays the abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader section. The output sheet on which the abnormal information indicating the abnormal state of the reader is printed can be transferred from the external facsimile to the management site.

In the second aspect of the invention, the abnormality information output means causes the printer section to print the transferred abnormality information according to predetermined format data, confirms the contents of the format data, and indicates the abnormal state of the reader section. An output sheet on which information is printed can be accurately transferred from an external facsimile device to an accurate management site.

In the third aspect of the invention, when the determining means determines that the state is abnormal, the abnormality information output means reads out from the storage means corresponding to the abnormality type determined by the determining means. The abnormal information is transferred to the printer unit and printed, and the output sheet on which the appropriate abnormal information is printed according to the abnormal information corresponding to the abnormal type can be transferred from the external facsimile apparatus to the management site.

In the fourth invention, when the abnormality information output mode is selected by the selection means, the abnormality information output means transfers the abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader section to the printer section and prints it. It is possible.

In the fifth aspect of the invention, when the abnormality information is output from the printer section by the abnormality information output means, the counting control means suspends counting of the number of printed sheets of the counting means, and is inevitably consumed when a failure occurs. By treating the number of printed recording materials as a non-count, it is possible to compensate for the economic loss of the user.

In the sixth invention, when the judging means judges that any one of the reader section, the printer section and the external device is in an abnormal state from the operating state of the monitoring means, a predetermined abnormal information is sent from the external device. To automatically send a fax to a specified management device, and to reliably notify the management device at the management base located at a remote location of abnormality information that has occurred in the image input / output device at appropriate timing. It is possible.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, it is possible to reliably notify the management device at the management base located at a remote location of the abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation unit of the reader unit at an appropriate timing.

According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the external device automatically facsimile-transmits the transfer abnormality information in which the predetermined abnormality information is edited according to the predetermined format data to the predetermined management device, and transmits it to the management device side. It is possible to transmit abnormality information of each image input / output device that can be easily discriminated.

In the ninth aspect of the invention, the format data includes identification information for identifying which image input / output device the image data input / output device is transmitting. Can be easily discriminated.

In the tenth invention, when the automatic transmission mode is selected by the selection means, predetermined abnormality information is automatically facsimile-transmitted from the external device to the predetermined management device and automatically transmitted by the user. The mode can be selected appropriately.

[0028]

1 is a block diagram for explaining the structure of an image input / output apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is an image input device for converting an original into image data (hereinafter referred to as a reader unit), 2 is a plurality of recording paper cassettes, and image data is recorded on recording paper by a print command. An image output device (hereinafter referred to as a printer unit) for outputting a visible image, 3 is the reader unit 1
It is an external device electrically connected to and has various functions. The external device 3 has a facsimile unit 4, a file unit 5, a man-machine interface unit 6 connected to the file unit 5, a computer interface unit 7 for connecting to a computer, and information from the computer as a visible image. A formatter unit 8 for storing information from the reader unit 1, an image memory unit 9 for temporarily storing information sent from a computer, and a core for controlling the functions 1 to 9 above. It is provided with a section 10 and the like.

The functions of the above-mentioned respective units 1 to 10 will be described in detail below.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the construction of the reader unit 1 and the printer unit 2 shown in FIG. The configuration and operation will be described below.

The originals stacked on the original feeding device 101 are successively conveyed one by one onto the original glass surface 102. When the document is conveyed, the lamp 103 of the scanner unit is turned on and the scanner unit 104 moves to irradiate the document. The reflected light of the document is reflected by the mirrors 105, 106, 1
After passing through the lens 108, the light is input to the CCD image sensor unit 109 (hereinafter referred to as CCD).

The signal input to the printer unit 2 is converted into an optical signal by the exposure control unit 201 and illuminates the photoconductor 202 according to the image signal. The latent image formed on the photosensitive drum (photoconductor) 202 by the irradiation light is developed by the developing device 203. The transfer paper is conveyed from the transfer paper stacking unit 204 or the transfer paper stacking unit 205 at the same timing as the development, and the developed toner image is transferred to the transfer unit 206. The transferred image is fixed on the transfer paper by the fixing unit 207, and then discharged from the paper output unit 208 to the outside of the apparatus. The transfer paper output from the paper output unit 208 is
When the sort function is effectively operating in the sorter 220, the sheets are discharged to each bin. Further, when the sort function of the sorter 220 is not operating normally (at the time of jamming), the sorter 220 is discharged to the top bin of the sorter 220.

Next, a method for outputting sequentially read images on both sides of one output sheet will be described.

After the output sheet fixed by the fixing section 207 is once conveyed to the sheet discharge section 208, the direction of the sheet is reversed, and a re-feeding transfer sheet stacking section is provided via a conveyance direction switching member (flapper) 209. It is conveyed to 210. When the next original is prepared, the original image is read in the same manner as the above-mentioned program, but the transfer paper is fed from the re-transferred transfer paper stacking section (intermediate tray) 210. Original images can be output on the front and back of paper.

A printer controller unit (controller unit) 211 includes a CPU 211a, a ROM 211b, and an RA.
The image forming process is controlled based on a control program stored in the ROM 211b.

Correspondence between the present embodiment and each means of the first to tenth inventions and their functions will be described below with reference to FIG.

The first invention is a reader unit for reading a document image and outputting image data, and a printer for printing a visible image on a recording material fed from a plurality of accommodating units based on the inputted image data. In the image input / output device having the unit 2, a plurality of monitoring means for monitoring the operation state of the reader unit 1 (error detection routine (not shown) and a plurality of sensors for monitoring the processing states of the reader unit 1 and the printer unit 2, etc.) And a determination means for determining an abnormality occurrence state and an abnormality type of the reader unit 1 from the operating state of each monitoring unit (such as an error detection routine (not shown) and a plurality of sensors that do not monitor the processing states of the reader unit 1 and the printer unit 2). If the controller 211 determines from the output) that the determining means is in an abnormal state, the display is displayed on the operation panel of the reader 1. Abnormality information output means for printing by transferring ability abnormality information to the printer unit 2 (controller 21
1) is provided, and when the controller unit 211 determines that the reader unit 1 is in an abnormal state based on the output of the sensor or the like, the printer displays abnormal information (see FIG. 11) that can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader unit 1. The output sheet on which the abnormal information indicating the abnormal state of the reader unit 1 is printed can be transferred from the external facsimile apparatus to the management site.

In the second aspect of the invention, the abnormality information output means causes the printer section to print the transferred abnormality information in accordance with predetermined format data, and indicates the format data (user No. and facsimile destination as shown in FIG. 12). (Including company name, facsimile number, etc.), the output sheet on which the abnormal information indicating the abnormal state of the reader section is printed can be accurately transferred from the external facsimile device to the correct management site.

A third aspect of the present invention is provided with a storage unit (internal memory of the controller unit 211) for storing in advance individual abnormality information corresponding to the abnormality type, and when the determination unit determines that the abnormality is detected, the abnormality is detected. The information output means transfers any of the abnormality information read from the storage means in correspondence with the abnormality type determined by the determination means to the printer unit 2 for printing, and outputs the abnormality type (original feeding abnormality, original An output sheet on which appropriate abnormality information is printed according to the abnormality information corresponding to (exposure abnormality, etc.) can be transferred from the external facsimile device to the management site.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is a selection unit (of the reader unit 1) for selecting an abnormality information output mode in which the abnormality information output unit transfers the abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader unit 1 to the printer unit 2 for printing. When the selection of the abnormality information output mode is performed by the selection unit, the reader unit 1 is operated by the abnormality information output unit.
It is possible to transfer abnormal information that can be displayed on the operation panel to the printer unit 2 and print it.

A fifth aspect of the invention is to use a counting unit (a counter arranged in the printer unit 2) for counting the number of sheets printed by the printer unit 2 and an abnormality information output unit for outputting the abnormality information from the printer unit 2. And counting control means for suspending counting of the number of printed sheets of the counting means (the controller section 211 of the printer section 2) is provided, and when the abnormality information output means outputs the abnormality information from the printer section, the counting control means operates as the counting means. By stopping the counting of the number of printed sheets and treating the number of printed sheets of the recording material that is inevitably consumed when a failure occurs as a non-count, it is possible to compensate the economic loss of the user.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is a reader unit for reading a document image and outputting image data, and a printer for printing a visible image on a recording material fed from a plurality of accommodating units based on input image data. A digital copying means having a section 2 and a facsimile communication processing (processing by the facsimile section 4) connected to a communication line to perform facsimile communication, a computer interface function for communicating with a predetermined computer system (processing by the computer interface section 7) ), A format processing function (processing by the formatter unit 8) of expanding the input code information into a bitmap to generate image data, an image storage function of storing the image information in an external storage medium (external storage device 520), File processing function to retrieve image information stored in an external storage medium ( (Processing by the file unit 5), an image input / output device to which an external device for performing composite image processing by individually inputting or outputting image data by adding one or a plurality of the reader unit 1 and the printer can be connected. A plurality of monitoring means (sensors (not shown) and an error monitoring routine (not shown) arranged in the reader section 1 or the printer section 2) for monitoring the operating states of the section 2 and the external device 3; Determination unit (CPU 10 of the core unit 10) for determining an abnormality occurrence state and an abnormality type for any one of the unit 1, the printer unit 2, and the external device 3.
03) is provided, and if the determination unit determines that any one of the reader unit 1, the printer unit 2, and the external device 3 is in an abnormal state based on the operating state of the monitoring unit, the external device 3 outputs predetermined abnormality information. Is automatically transmitted to a predetermined management device by a facsimile (by the facsimile unit 4), and the abnormality information generated in the image input / output device is transmitted to the management device at the management base located at a remote location at an appropriate timing. It is possible to make sure notification.

The seventh aspect of the present invention makes it possible to reliably notify abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation unit of the reader unit 1 to the management device at the management base located at a remote location at an appropriate timing.

In the eighth aspect of the invention, the external device 3 automatically sends the transfer abnormality information, which is obtained by editing the predetermined abnormality information according to the predetermined format data (see FIGS. 18 and 20), to the predetermined management device by facsimile. Then, it becomes possible to transmit the abnormality information of each image input / output device that can be easily discriminated to the management device side.

In a ninth aspect of the invention, the format data is identification information (user N) for identifying which image input / output device.
O. Etc.), it is possible for the management device side to easily determine which image input / output device is transmitting the abnormality information.

A tenth aspect of the present invention is a selection means (an operation unit of the reader unit 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 1) for selecting an automatic transmission mode in which predetermined abnormality information is automatically facsimile-transmitted from the external device 3 to a predetermined management device. 22) or a computer connected to the computer interface unit 7) is provided, and when the automatic transmission mode is selected by the selecting means, predetermined abnormality information is sent from the external device 3 to a predetermined abnormality information. Facsimile transmission is automatically performed to the management apparatus, and the user can select the automatic transmission mode as appropriate.

FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram showing a signal processing configuration of the reader unit 1 shown in FIG. The configuration and operation will be described below.

The image information input to the CCD 109 is photoelectrically converted here and converted into an electric signal. CCD109
The color information from the following amplifiers 110R, 110G,
At 110B, the signal is amplified according to the input signal level of the A / D converter 111. The output signal from the A / D converter 111 is
Input to the shading circuit 112, where the lamp 1
The light distribution unevenness of No. 03 and the sensitivity unevenness of the CCD 109 are corrected. The signal from the shading circuit 112 is the Y signal generation / color detection circuit 113 and the external I / F switching circuit 11
9 is input. The Y signal generation / color detection circuit 113 calculates the signal from the shading circuit 112 based on the following equation (1) to obtain the Y signal.

Y = 0.3R + 0.6G + 0.1B (1) Further, it has a color detection circuit for separating the R, G, B signals into seven colors and outputting the signals for the respective colors. The output signal from the Y signal generation / color detection circuit 113 is input to the scaling / repeat circuit 114. The scaling in the sub-scanning direction is performed according to the scanning speed of the scanner unit 104, and the scaling / repeat circuit 114 performs scaling in the main scanning direction. Further, the scaling / repeat circuit 114 can output a plurality of identical images. The contour / edge emphasis circuit 115 obtains edge emphasis and contour information by emphasizing the high-frequency components of the signal from the scaling / repeat circuit 114. The signal from the contour / edge emphasis circuit 115 is input to the marker area determination / contour generation circuit 116 and the patterning / thickening / masking / trimming circuit 117. The marker area determination / contour generation circuit 116 reads a portion of a document written with a marker pen of a designated color to generate contour information of the marker, and the next patterning / thickening / masking / trimming circuit 117 uses this contour. Thicken, mask and trim from the information. Further, patterning is performed by the color detection signal from the Y signal generation / color detection circuit 113. Patterning / Thickening / Masking / Trimming circuit 117
The output signal from the device is input to the laser driver circuit 118 and variously processed signals are converted into signals for driving the laser. The signal of the laser driver circuit 118 is input to the printer unit 2 and image formation is performed as a visible image.

Next, the external I / F switching circuit 119 for interfacing with an external device will be described.

The external I / F switching circuit 119 outputs the image information from the patterning / thickening / masking / trimming circuit 117 to the connector 120 when the image information is output from the reader unit 1 to the external device 3. . When the reader unit 1 inputs image information from the external device 3, the external I
The / F switching circuit 119 inputs the image information from the connector 120 to the Y signal generation / color detection circuit 113.

The above image information is stored in the CPU circuit section (CP
U) 122, and the CPU circuit unit 12
From the value set by 2, the area generation circuit 121
Various timing signals necessary for the image processing are generated. Further, communication with the external device 3 is performed using the communication function built in the CPU circuit unit 122. Sub CPU1
The control unit 23 controls the operation unit 124 and also controls the sub-CP.
Communication with the external device 3 is performed using the communication function built in the U. Reference numeral 129 is a user recognition device.

The configuration and operation of the printer unit 2 will be described below with reference to FIG.

The signal input to the printer unit 2 is converted into an optical signal by the exposure control unit 201 and illuminates the photoconductor 202 according to the image signal. The latent image formed on the photoconductor 202 by the irradiation light is developed by the developing device 203. The transfer sheet is conveyed from the transfer sheet stacking section 204 or the transfer sheet stacking section 205 at the same timing as the latent image, and the developed image is transferred at the transfer section 206. The transferred image is fixed on the transfer paper by the fixing unit 207 and then discharged from the paper output unit 208 to the outside of the apparatus. Paper output section 2
The transfer paper output from 08 is discharged to each bin when the sort function is working in the sorter 220, or to the highest bin of the sorter 220 when the sort function is not working.

Next, a method for outputting sequentially read images on both sides of one output sheet will be described. Fixing unit 20
The output paper sheet fixed at 7 is once conveyed to the paper discharge unit 208, then the conveyance direction of the paper sheet is reversed, and is conveyed to the re-transferred transfer paper stacking unit 210 via the conveyance direction switching member 209. When the next original is prepared, the original image is read in the same manner as the above process, but the transfer paper is fed from the re-transferred transfer paper stacking section 210, so that the same sheet is eventually placed on the front surface and the back surface. Two original images can be output.

The system configuration operation of the external device 3 shown in FIG. 1 will be described below.

The external device 3 is connected to the reader unit 1 by a cable, and the core unit 10 in the external device 3 controls signals and functions. In the external device 3, there are provided an interface between the computer and a facsimile unit 4 for performing facsimile transmission / reception, a file unit 5 for converting various document information into electric signals and storing the same, and a formatter unit 8 for developing code information from the computer into image information. Computer
It comprises an interface section 7, an image memory section 9 for accumulating information from the reader section 1 and temporarily accumulating information sent from a computer, and a core section 10 for controlling the above-mentioned functions.

The configuration and operation of the core section 10 of the external device 3 will be described below with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining the detailed structure of the core section 10 shown in FIG.

The connector 1001 of the core section 10 is connected to the connector 120 of the reader section 1 by a cable. The connector 1001 contains four types of signals, and the signal 1057 is an 8-bit multilevel video signal. Signal 1
Reference numeral 055 is a control signal for controlling the video signal. The signal 1051 communicates with the CPU 122 in the reader unit 1. The signal 1051 and the signal 1052 are the communication IC 1002.
Then, the communication protocol processing is performed and the communication information is transmitted to the CPU 1003 via the CPU bus 1053.

The signal 1057 is a bidirectional video signal line, and it is possible for the core unit 10 to receive information from the reader unit 1 and to output information from the core unit 10 to the reader unit 1. The signal 1057 is the buffer 101.
0, where bidirectional to unidirectional signal 1
058 and signal 1070 are separated. The signal 1058 is
It is an 8-bit multivalued video signal from the reader unit 1 and is input to the LUT 1011 in the next stage. The LUT 1011 converts the image information from the reader unit 1 into a desired value using a look-up table (LUT).

The output signal 1059 from the LUT 1011 is input to the binarization circuit 1012 or the selector 1013. The binarization circuit 1012 has a simple binarization function for binarizing a multi-valued signal 1059 at a fixed slice level, a binarization function for a variable slice level in which the slice level varies from pixels around a target pixel, and It has a binarization function by the error diffusion method. The binarized information is converted into a multivalued signal of "00H" when it is "0" and "FFH" when it is "1", and is input to the selector 1013 at the next stage. The selector 1013 selects the signal from the LUT 1011 or the output signal of the binarization circuit 1012. Selector 10
The output signal 1060 from 13 is input to the selector 1014. The selector 1014 outputs the output video signals from the facsimile unit 4, the file unit 5, the computer interface unit 7, the formatter unit 8, and the image memory unit 9 to the connectors 1005, 1006, 1007, 1 respectively.
Signal 1 input to the core unit 10 via 008, 1009
064 and the output signal 1060 of the selector 1013 are C
It is selected by the instruction of the PU 1003. Selector 1014
The output signal 1061 of 1 is input to the rotation circuit 1015 or the selector 1016. The rotation circuit 1015 has a function of rotating the input image signal by +90 degrees, -90 degrees, and +180 degrees.

The rotating circuit 1015 converts the information output from the reader unit 1 into a binary signal by the binarizing circuit 1012, and then stores it in the rotating circuit 1015 as information from the reader unit 1. Next, according to an instruction from the CPU 1003, the rotation circuit 1015 rotates and reads the stored information.
The selector 1016 controls the output signal 10 of the rotation circuit 1015.
62 or the input signal 1061 of the rotating circuit 1015 is selected, and as the signal 1063, the connector 100 with the facsimile unit 4 and the connector 100 with the file unit 5 are selected.
6, a connector 10 to the computer interface unit 7
07, a connector 1008 with the formatter unit 8, a connector 1009 with the image memory unit 9 and a selector 1017
Output to.

The signal 1063 is a synchronous 8-bit unidirectional video bus for transferring image information from the core unit 10 to the facsimile unit 4, file unit 5, computer interface unit 7, formatter unit 8 and image memory unit 9. The signal 1064 is a synchronous 8-bit unidirectional video bus for transferring image information from the facsimile unit 4, file unit 5, computer interface unit 7, formatter unit 8 and image memory unit 9. Signal 106
It is the video control circuit 1004 that controls the synchronous bus of the signal 3 and the signal 1064.
The control is performed by the output signal 1056 from the No. 4.

The connectors 1005 to 1009 have
Other signals 1054 are connected respectively. Signal 1054
Is a bidirectional 16-bit CPU bus for exchanging data commands asynchronously. Facsimile section 4, file section 5, computer interface section 7,
Information transfer between the formatter unit 8, the image memory unit 9 and the core unit 10 can be performed by the two signals 1063 and 1064 and the CPU bus 1054.

The signal 1064 from the facsimile unit 4, file unit 5, computer interface unit 7, formatter unit 8 and image memory unit 9 is sent to the selector 1014.
Is input to the selector 1017. Selector 1016
Inputs the signal 1064 to the rotation circuit 1015 at the next stage according to the instruction from the CPU 1003.

The selector 1017 selects the signal 1063 and the signal 1064 according to an instruction from the CPU 1003. The output signal 1065 of the selector 1017 is input to the pattern matching unit 1018 and the selector 1019. The pattern matching unit 1018 performs pattern matching with the pattern of the input signal 1065 in advance, and when the patterns match, outputs a predetermined multilevel signal to the signal line 1066. Pattern matching 1018
If they do not match in the pattern matching process, the input signal 1065 is used as the output signal 1066 and the selector 10
It outputs to 19.

The selector 1019 selects the signal signal 1065 and the output signal 1066 according to an instruction from the CPU 1003. The output signal 1067 of the selector 1019 is the L signal of the next stage.
It is input to the UT 1020. The LUT 1020 converts the input signal 1067 according to the characteristics of the printer when outputting the image information to the printer unit 2.

The selector 1021 selects the output signal 1068 and the signal 1065 of the LUT 1020 according to an instruction from the CPU 1003. The output signal of the selector 1021 is input to the expansion circuit 1022 at the next stage. Enlargement circuit 1022
In accordance with an instruction from the CPU 1003, the enlargement ratio can be set independently in the X and Y directions. The expansion method is a first-order linear interpolation method. The output signal 1070 of the expansion circuit 1022 is input to the buffer 1010. The signal 1070 input to the buffer 1010 is output to the CPU 1
In response to the instruction of 003, it becomes a bidirectional signal 1057 and is sent to the printer unit 2 via the connector 1001 and printed out.

The signal flow of the core section 10 and each section will be described below. [Processing of Core Unit 10 Based on Information from Facsimile Unit 4] A case of outputting information to the facsimile unit 4 will be described. The CPU 1003 communicates with the CPU 122 of the reader unit 1 via the communication IC 1002 and issues a document scan command. The reader unit 1 outputs image information to the connector 120 when the scanner unit 104 scans a document according to this document scan command. The reader unit 1 and the external device 3 are connected by a cable, and information from the reader unit 1 is stored in the connector 1001 of the core unit 10.
Is input to Further, the image information input to the connector 1001 is input to the buffer 1010 through the multi-level 8-bit signal line 1057. Buffer 1010 is C
The unidirectional signal 1058 based on the bidirectional signal 1057 is input to the LUT 1011 according to an instruction from the PU 1003. LU
At T1011 the image information from the reader unit 1 is converted into a desired value using a look-up table (LUT).
For example, the background of the original can be skipped.

The output signal 1059 of the LUT 1011 is input to the binarization circuit 1012 at the next stage. Binarization circuit 101
2 converts the 8-bit multilevel signal 1059 into a binary signal. In the binarization circuit 1012, the binarized signal is “0”.
In case of, "00H", and in case of "1", "FFH" and 2
Convert to one multi-valued signal. The output signal of the binarization circuit 1012 is transmitted through the selectors 1013 and 1014 to the rotation circuit 1
015 or the selector 1016.

The output signal 1062 of the rotating circuit 1015 is also input to the selector 1016, and the selector 1016 selects either the signal 1061 or the signal 1062. The signal selection is determined by the CPU 1003 communicating with the facsimile unit 4 via the CPU 1054. The output signal 1063 from the selector 1016 is the connector 100
The data is sent to the facsimile section 4 via 5.

Next, a case of receiving information from the facsimile section 4 will be described.

The image information from the facsimile section 4 is transmitted to the signal line 1064 via the connector 1005. The signal 1064 is generated by the selector 1014 and the selector 10
17 is input. When the image at the time of facsimile reception of the printer unit 2 is rotated and output according to the instruction of the CPU 1003, the rotation circuit 1015 rotates the signal 1064 input to the selector 1014. The output signal 1062 from the rotation circuit 1015 is the selector 1016 and the selector 10.
It is input to the pattern matching 1018 via 17.

When the image at the time of facsimile reception is directly output to the printer unit 2 according to the instruction of the CPU 1003, the signal 1064 input to the selector 1017 is input to the pattern matching unit 1018.

The pattern matching unit 1018 has a function (smoothing function) for smoothing the jaggedness of an image when received by facsimile. The pattern-matched signal is sent to the LUT 1020 via the selector 1019.
Is input to The LUT 1020 can change the table of the LUT 1020 by the CPU 1003 in order to output the image received by facsimile to the printer unit 2 at a desired density.

The output signal 1068 of the LUT 1020 is input to the expansion circuit 1022 via the selector 1021. The expansion circuit 1022 has two values (“00H”, “F”).
The 8-bit multi-value data having FH ") is subjected to expansion processing by a linear interpolation method of the first order. An 8-bit multi-valued signal having many values from the expansion circuit 1022 is sent to the reader unit 1 via the buffer 1010 and the connector 1001. The reader unit 1 inputs this signal to the external I / F switching circuit 119 via the connector 120. External I / F switching circuit 11
Reference numeral 9 inputs the signal from the facsimile section 4 to the Y signal generation / color detection circuit 113. Y signal generation / color detection circuit 11
The output signal from 3 is processed as described above,
The image is output to the printer unit 2 and an image is formed on the output paper. [Processing of Core Unit 10 Based on Information from File Unit 5] A case of outputting information to the file unit 5 will be described.

The CPU 1003 communicates with the CPU 122 of the reader unit 1 via the communication IC 1002 and sends a document scan command. The reader unit 1 outputs the image information to the connector 120 when the scanner unit 104 scans the document according to this command. Reader unit 1
The external device 3 and the external device 3 are connected by a cable, and the reader unit 1
Information is input to the connector 1001 of the core unit 10. The image information input to the connector 1001 is converted into a desired signal by the LUT 1011 from the signal 1058 which is a multi-valued 8-bit signal which becomes a unidirectional signal 1058 by the buffer 1010. The output signal 1059 of the LUT 1011 is output to the selectors 1013, 1014, 10
It is input to the connector 1006 via 16.

That is, without using the functions of the binarization circuit 1012 and the rotation circuit 1015, the 8-bit multi-value data is transferred to the file unit 5 as it is. CPU bus 1054 of CPU 1003
When filing the binarized signal by communicating with the file unit 5 via the, the functions of the binarization circuit 1012 and the rotation circuit 1015 are used. The binarization process and the rotation process are the same as in the case of the facsimile unit 4 described above, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the case of receiving information from the file section 5 will be described.

Image information from the file section 5 is the connector 1
A signal 1064 is input to the selector 1014 or the selector 1017 via 006. For 8-bit multi-valued filing, to selector 1017; for binary filing, selector 1014 or selector 101
It is possible to input in 7. In the case of binary filing, since the processing is the same as that of the facsimile unit 4, description thereof will be omitted.

In the case of multi-value filing, the selector 10
The output signal 1065 from 17 is input to the LUT 1020 via the selector 1019. In the LUT 1020, a look-up table is created according to an instruction from the CPU 1003 in accordance with a desired print density. LUT1020
Is input to the enlargement circuit 1022 via the selector 1021. 8-bit multilevel signal 10 expanded to a desired expansion ratio by the expansion circuit 1022
70 is sent to the reader unit 1 via the buffer 1010 and the connector 1001. The information of the file unit 5 sent to the reader unit 1 is output to the printer unit 2 and the image formation is performed on the output paper, similarly to the operation of the facsimile unit 4 described above. [Processing of Core Unit 10 Based on Information from Computer Interface Unit 7] The computer interface unit 7
It interfaces with a computer connected to the external device 3. The computer interface unit 7 is an SCS.
I, RS232C, and a plurality of interfaces for communicating with Centronics system. The computer interface unit 7 has three types of interfaces as described above, and information from each interface is stored in the connector 10
01 and the CPU bus 1053 to the CPU 1003. The CPU 1003 performs various controls based on the contents sent. [Processing of Core Unit 10 Based on Information from Formatter Unit 8] The formatter unit 8 has a function of expanding command data such as a document file sent from the computer interface unit 7 into image data. C
When the PU 1003 determines that the data sent from the computer interface unit 7 via the CPU bus 1053 is data regarding the formatter unit 8, the PU 1003 transfers the data to the formatter unit 8 via the connector 1008.
The formatter unit 8 develops the transferred data in the memory as a meaningful image such as characters and figures.

Next, a procedure for receiving information from the formatter unit 8 and forming an image on an output sheet will be described.

The image information from the formatter unit 8 is transmitted as a multi-valued signal having two values (“00H”, “FFH”) on the signal line 1064 via the connector 1008. The signal 1064 is input to the selector 1014 and the selector 1017. The selector 1014 and the selector 1017 are controlled by the instruction of the CPU 1003.
Subsequent operations are similar to those of the facsimile unit 4, and therefore description thereof will be omitted. [Processing of Core Unit 10 Based on Information from Image Memory Unit 9] A case of outputting information to the image memory unit 9 will be described.

The CPU 1003 communicates with the CPU 122 of the reader unit 1 via the communication IC 1002 and issues a document scan command. The reader unit 1 causes the scanner unit 104 to scan the document according to this command,
The image information is output to the connector 120. The reader unit 1 and the external device 3 are connected by a cable, and the information from the reader unit 1 is input to the connector 1001 of the core unit 10. The image information input to the connector 1001 is multivalued 8
It is sent to the LUT 1011 via the bit signal line 1057 and the buffer 1010. The output signal 1059 of the LUT 1011 is output by the selectors 1013, 1014, 101.
6. Transfer multivalued image information to the image memory unit 9 via the connector 1009. The image information stored in the image memory unit 9 is stored in the CPU bus 1054 of the connector 1009.
Is sent to the CPU 1003 via. CPU1003
Transfers the data sent from the image memory unit 9 to the computer interface unit 7 described above. The computer interface unit 7 transfers to the computer (workstation 790 in this embodiment) by a desired interface among the above-mentioned three types of interfaces (SCSI, RS232C, Centronics).

Next, the case where information is received from the image memory unit 9 will be described.

First, image information is sent from the computer to the core unit 10 via the computer interface unit 7. When the CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 determines that the data sent from the computer interface unit 7 via the data bus 1053 is data related to the image memory unit 9, the CPU 1003 transfers the data to the image memory unit 9 via the connector 1009. Next, the image memory unit 9 transmits the 8-bit multilevel signal 1064 to the selector 1014 and the selector 1017 via the connector 1009. The output signal from the selector 1014 or the selector 1017 is
In accordance with an instruction from the CPU 1003, similarly to the above-described facsimile unit 4, the image is output to the printer unit 2 and an image is formed on the output paper.

The configuration of the facsimile section 4 shown in FIG. 1 will be described below with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining the detailed structure of the facsimile section 4 shown in FIG.

The facsimile section 4 is connected to the core section 10 by the connector 400 and exchanges various signals. The binary information from the core unit 10 is stored in the memory A405 to the memory D408.
In the case of storing in any of the above, the signal 453 from the connector 400 is input to the memory controller 404, and under the control of the memory controller 404, any one of the memory A405, the memory B406, the memory C407, and the memory D408, or two sets. It is stored in the memory of cascade connection.

The memory controller 404 is the CPU 41
According to the instruction No. 2, a mode for exchanging data with the memory A 405, the memory B 406, the memory C 407, the memory D 408 and the CPU bus 462, and a mode for exchanging data with the CODEC bus 463 of the CODEC 411 having an encoding / decoding function. , Memory A405, memory B406, memory C407, memory D408 contents D
The scaling circuit 403 is controlled by the MA controller 402.
Mode for exchanging data with the bus 454 from
Under the control of the timing generation circuit 409, a mode in which binary video input data is stored in any one of the memories A405 to D408, and a memory content is read from one of the memories A405 to D408, and a signal line 452 is read.
It has the functions of 5 modes in total.

Each of the memories A405 to D408 has a capacity of 2 Mbytes and stores an image of A4 size with a resolution of 400 DPI. The timing generation circuit 409 is connected to the connector 400 by a signal line 459, and controls signals (HSYNC, HSYNC) from the core unit 10.
EN, VSYNC, VEN)
Generate signals to accomplish one function. One is that the image signal from the core unit 10 is sent to the memories A405 to D4.
08, the function of storing in any one memory or two memories, the second is the memory A405 to memory D40
The image signal is read out from any one of
It is a function to transmit to 52.

The dual port memory 410 is connected to the CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 via the signal line 461 and the CP of the facsimile unit 4 via the CPU bus 462.
U412 is connected. The CPUs exchange commands via the dual port memory 410. The SCSI controller 413 is a hard disk (HD) connected to the facsimile unit 4 shown in FIG.
Interface with. It stores the data when sending and receiving a facsimile. CODEC4
Reference numeral 11 reads out the image information stored in any of the memories A405 to D408 and outputs MH, MR, and M.
After encoding by the desired method of the MR method, the memory A
405 to memory D 408 and stores as encoded information.

Further, the coded information stored in the memories A405 to D408 is read out, and MH, MR, and M are read.
After decoding by the desired MR method, the memory A
405 to memory D 408, and stored as decryption information, that is, image information. MODEM414
Is a CODEC 411 or SCSI controller 41
A function for modulating coded information from a hard disk (HD) connected to the mobile phone 3 for transmission on a telephone line;
It has a function of demodulating the information sent from the NCU 415, converting it into decoding information, and transferring the coding information to a hard disk (HD) connected to the CODEC 411 or the SCSI controller 413. The NCU 415 is directly connected to a telephone line via a connector 416 and exchanges information with an exchange installed in a telephone office or the like according to a predetermined procedure.

The facsimile transmission processing operation will be described.

The binary signal from the reader unit 1 is sent to the connector 4
The signal 453 input from the signal 00 through the signal line 453 and reaching the memory controller 404 is stored in the memory A 405 by the memory controller 404. The timing stored in the memory A 405 is generated by the timing generation circuit 409 by the timing signal 459 from the reader unit 1. The CPU 412 is the memory controller 40.
4 memory A405 and memory B406 to CODEC4
11 bus line 463. CODEC411
Reads the image information from the memory A405,
Encoding is performed by the method and the encoded information is written in the memory B406.

A4 size image information is converted to CODEC4
When 11 is encoded, the CPU 412 connects the memory C407 of the memory controller 404 to the CPU bus 462. The CPU 412 stores the encoded information in the memory B4.
The data is sequentially read from 06 and transferred to the MODEM 414.
The MODEM 414 modulates the coded information and the NC
Send facsimile information over the telephone line via U415.

Next, the facsimile transmission processing operation will be described.

The information sent from the telephone line is NCU.
It is input to the facsimile unit 4 in a predetermined procedure by the NCU 415. Information from NCU 415 is M
It enters the ODEM 414 and is demodulated. CPU 412 is C
The information from the MODEM 414 is stored in the memory C407 via the PU bus 462. Information on one screen is memory C4
When stored in 07, the CPU 412 controls the memory controller 404 to change the data line 457 of the memory C407 to the bus line 46 of the CODEC 411.
Connect to 3. The CODEC 411 sequentially reads the encoded information in the memory C407 and decodes it, that is, stores it in the memory D408 as image information.

The CPU 412 is the dual port memory 4
The CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 communicates with the printer unit 2 via the memory D 408 through the core unit 10.
Make settings to print out the image. When the setting is completed, the CPU 412 causes the timing generation circuit 409 to
The signal line 460 outputs a predetermined timing signal to the memory controller 404. The memory controller 404 reads the image information from the memory D 408 in synchronization with the signal from the timing generation circuit 409, transmits it to the signal line 452, and outputs it to the connector 400. The operation up to the output from the connector 400 to the printer unit 2 has been described in the operation of the core unit 10, and thus the details will be omitted.

The detailed structure and operation of the file unit 5 will be described below with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining the detailed structure of the file unit 5 shown in FIG.

The file section 5 is connected to the core section 10 by the connector 500 and exchanges various signals. The multi-valued input signal 551 is input to the compression circuit 503, where it is converted from multi-valued image information into compressed information and output to the memory controller 510. Output signal 552 of compression circuit 503
Is a memory A50 under the control of the memory controller 510.
It is stored in any one of 6 to the memory D 509, or one in which two sets of memories are cascade-connected. The memory controller 510 is instructed by the CPU 516 to execute the memory A50.
6-Mode for exchanging data between the memory D509 and the CPU bus 560, and CODEC for encoding / decoding
Data exchange mode with the CODEC bus 570 of 517 and DMA of the contents of the memory A506 to the memory D509.
The signal 563 is sent to the memory A under the control of the timing generation circuit 514 in a mode in which data is exchanged with the bus 562 from the scaling circuit 511 under the control of the controller 518.
506 to a mode stored in any one of the memories D509,
5 of the mode in which the memory contents are read from any of the memory A506 to the memory D509 and output to the signal line 558
Has two functions.

Each of the memories A506 to D509 has a capacity of 2 Mbytes and stores an image corresponding to A4 at a resolution of 400 DPI. Timing generation circuit 514
Are connected to the connector 500 by a signal line 553, and control signals (HSYNC, VSYNC) are sent from the core unit 10.
C, HEN, VEN) to generate signals to achieve the following two functions. One is the core part 1
The function of storing the information from 0 in any one of the memories A506 to D509 or two memories, and the second is to read the image information from any one of the memories A506 to D509 and read the signal line 556. It is a function to transmit to.

The dual port memory 515 is connected to the CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 via the signal line 554 and the CPU 516 of the file unit 5 via the signal line 560. Each CPU exchanges commands via the dual port memory 515. SCSI
The controller 519 interfaces with the external storage device 520 connected to the file unit 5 of FIG.
The external storage device 520 in this embodiment uses a magneto-optical disk (MO) as a storage medium and stores data such as large-capacity image information.

The CODEC 517 reads out the image information stored in any of the memories A506 to D509, encodes it according to a desired one of the MH, MR, and MMR systems, and then stores it in one of the memories A506 to D509. Is stored as encoded information. Also, memory A
The encoded information stored in the memory 506 to the memory D509 is read and decoded by a desired method of the MH, MR, and MMR methods, and then the encoded information, that is, image information, is stored in any of the memory A506 to the memory D509. Memorize as.

The operation of storing file information in the external storage device 520 will be described below.

The 8-bit multi-valued image signal from the reader unit 1 is input from the connector 500, passes through the signal line 551, and is input to the compression circuit 503. The signal on the signal line 551 is input to the compression circuit 503, where it is converted into a compressed signal 552. The compressed signal 552 is input to the memory controller 510. Memory controller 51
In the case of 0, the timing generation circuit 514 generates the timing signal 559 by the signal 553 from the core unit 10, and the compressed signal 552 is stored in the memory A 506 according to this signal. The CPU 516 connects the memory A 506 and the memory B 507 of the memory controller 510 to the bus line 570 of the CODEC 517. The CODEC 517 reads the compressed information from the memory A 506, encodes it by the MR method, and writes the encoded information in the memory B 507. When the CODEC 517 finishes encoding, the CPU
516 is the memory B 507 of the memory controller 510.
To the CPU bus 560. The CPU 516 sequentially reads the encoded information from the memory B 507,
Transfer to the SI controller 519. The SCSI controller 519 stores the encoded information in the external storage device 520.
To memorize.

Next, the processing operation for fetching information from the external storage device 520 and outputting it to the printer section 2 will be described.

Upon receiving the information retrieval / printing command, the CPU 516 receives the encoded information from the external storage device 520 via the SCSI controller 519 and transfers the encoded information to the memory C508. At this time, the memory controller 510 changes the CPU bus 560 to the bus 5 of the memory C508 according to an instruction from the CPU 516.
Connect to 66. When the transfer of the encoded information to the memory C508 is completed, the CPU 516 causes the memory controller 5
By controlling memory C508 and memory D
509 to bus 570 of CODEC 517. C
The ODEC 517 reads the encoded information from the memory C 508, sequentially encodes the encoded information, and then transfers the encoded information to the memory D 509.

If a scaling such as enlarging / reducing is required when outputting to the printer unit 2, the memory D509 is replaced by the scaling circuit 5.
11 connected to the bus 562 and the DMA controller 518
The contents of the memory D509 are scaled under the control of. CPU5
16 is the core unit 1 via the dual port memory 515.
The CPU 1003 communicates with the CPU 1003 of No. 0, passes through the core unit 10 from the memory D509, and performs setting for printing out an image to the printer unit 2. When setting is completed, CPU51
6 activates the timing generation circuit 514 and outputs a predetermined timing signal from the timing signal 559 to the memory controller 510. Memory controller 510
Is synchronized with the signal from the timing generation circuit 514,
The decoded information is read from the memory D509 and transmitted to the signal line 556. The signal line 556 is used for the expansion circuit 50.
4 and expand the information here. The output signal 555 of the expansion circuit 504 is sent to the core unit 10 via the connector 500.
Output to. The operation up to outputting from the connector 500 to the printer unit 2 has been described in the processing of the core unit 10 and will be omitted.

The configuration and display processing operation of the computer interface unit 7 shown in FIG. 1 will be described below with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining the detailed structure of the computer interface section 7 shown in FIG.
Hereinafter, an example of a process of receiving image information from the file unit 5 and displaying it on the display will be described.

Connector A700 and connector B701
Is a connector for SCSI interface. The connector C702 is a Centronics interface connector. The connector D703 is an RS232C interface connector. The connector E707 is a connector for connecting to the core unit 10.

The SCSI interface has two connectors (connector A700 and connector B701). When connecting a device having a plurality of SCSI interfaces, the connector A700 and connector B701 are used for cascade connection. When the external device 3 and the computer are connected one-to-one, the connector A700 and the computer are connected with a cable, and the connector B701 is connected with a terminator, or the connector B701 and the computer are connected with a cable and the connector A700 is connected. Connect the terminator. Connector A700 or Connector B70
The information input from the S1 is S via the signal line 751.
It is input to the CSI interface A 704 or the SCSI interface B 708. SCSI interface A 704 or SCSI interface B 708 is S
After performing the procedure according to the CSI protocol, the data is output to the connector E707 via the signal line 754.

The connector E707 is the CPU of the core unit 10.
The CPU 1 of the core unit 10 connected to the bus 1054
003 is a SCSI interface connector (connector A700, connector B70) from the CPU bus 1054.
Receive the information entered in 1). CPU of core unit 10
When the data from 1003 is output to the SCSI interface connector (connector A700, connector B701), the procedure is reversed.

The Centronics interface 705 is
It is connected to the connector C702 and input to the Centronics interface 705 via the signal line 752.
The Centronics interface 705 receives data according to the procedure of a predetermined protocol, and the signal line 7
It outputs to the connector E707 via 54. Connector E
Reference numeral 707 denotes the CPU bus 1 of the CPU 1003 of the core unit 10.
054, which is connected to the CPU 54 of the core unit 10.
3 receives the information input to the Centronics interface connector (connector C702) from the CPU bus 1054.

The RS232C interface 706 is connected to the connector D703 and input to the RS232C interface 706 via the signal line 753. RS
The 232C interface 706 receives the data according to the procedure of the determined protocol, and outputs the data to the connector E707 via the signal line 754. Connector E707
Are connected to the CPU bus 1054 of the core unit 10, and the CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 is connected to the CPU bus 1054.
4 outputs data from the CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 that receives the information input to the RS232C interface connector (connector D703) to the RS232C interface connector (connector D703),
The procedure is reversed.

The structure and operation of the formatter unit 8 shown in FIG. 1 will be described below with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining the detailed structure of the formatter unit 8 shown in FIG.

Computer interface section 7 described above
Is determined by the core unit 10, and if the data is related to the formatter unit 8, the CP of the core unit 10
The U 1003 transfers data from the computer to the dual port memory 803 via the connector 1008 of the core unit 10 and the connector 800 of the formatter unit 8.
The CPU 809 of the formatter unit 8 receives the code data sent from the computer via the dual port memory 803. The CPU 809 sequentially develops the code data into image data, and transfers the image data to the memory A 806 or the memory B 807 via the memory controller 808. The memory A 806 and the memory B 807 each have a memory capacity of 1 Mbyte, and one memory (memory A 806 and memory B 807) has three memory capacity.
A resolution of 00DPI can be applied to A4 size paper. If the resolution is 300 DPI and up to A3 paper is used, the memory A806 and the memory B807 are cascade-connected to develop image data.

The memory control is performed by the memory controller 808 according to an instruction from the CPU 809.
Further, when it is necessary to rotate a character or a graphic when developing the image data, the image data is rotated by the rotation circuit 804 and the memory 805 and then transferred to the memory A 806 or the memory B 807. When the expansion of the image data in the memory A806 or the memory B807 is completed, the CPU 809 controls the memory controller 808 so that the data bus line 858 of the memory A806 or the data bus line 859 of the memory B807 is output to the output line 8 of the memory controller 808.
Connect to 51. Next, the CPU 809 communicates with the CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 via the dual port memory 803, and sets the CP of the core unit 10 to the mode for outputting the image information from the memory A 806 or the memory B 807.
The U1003 sets the print output mode in the CPU 122 using the communication function built in the CPU 122 of the reader unit 1 via the communication IC 1002 in the core unit 10.

When the print mode is set, the core unit 1
The CPU 1003 of 0 activates the timing generation circuit 802 via the connector 1008 and the connector 800 of the formatter unit 8. The timing generation circuit 802
The memory controller 80 according to the signal from the core unit 10
8 generates a timing signal for reading image information from the memory A 806 or the memory B 807. Memory A
The image information from 806 or the memory B 807 is input to the memory controller 808 via the data bus line 858. The output image information from the memory controller 808 is transferred to the core unit 10 via the signal line 851 and the connector 800. From the core unit 10 to the printer unit 2
Since the output of the above has been described in the core unit 10, the description thereof will be omitted.

The structure and operation of the image memory unit 9 shown in FIG. 1 will be described below with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 shows the image memory unit 9 shown in FIG.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of FIG.

The image memory section 9 is connected to the core section 10 by the connector 900 and exchanges various signals. The multi-valued input signal 954 is stored in the memory 904 under the control of the memory controller 905. Memory controller 9
05 is a memory 904 and C according to the instruction of the CPU 906.
It has three functions: a mode for exchanging data with the PU bus 957, a mode for storing the signal 954 in the memory 904 under the control of the timing generation circuit 902, and a mode for outputting the memory content from the memory 904 to the signal line 955. Have.

The memory 904 has a capacity of 32 Mbytes and stores an image corresponding to A3 with a resolution of 400 DPI and 256 gradations. The timing generation circuit 902 is connected to the connector 900 by a signal line 952, and controls signals (HSYNC, HEN, VSYNC) from the core unit 10.
C, VEN) to generate signals to achieve the following two functions. One is a function of storing information from the core unit 10 in the memory 904, and the second is a function of transmitting image information from the memory 904 to the signal line 955. The dual port memory 903 has a signal line 9
The CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 is connected via 53, and the CPU 906 of the image memory unit 9 is connected via a signal line 957. Each CPU exchanges commands via the dual port memory 903.

The operation of accumulating the image information in the image memory unit 9 and transferring the accumulated information to the computer will be described below.

The 8-bit multi-valued image signal from the reader unit 1 is input from the connector 900 and input to the memory controller 905 via the signal line 954. The memory controller 905 causes the timing generation circuit 902 to receive the timing signal 956 in response to the signal 952 from the core unit 10.
And the signal 954 is stored in the memory 904 according to this signal.
To memorize. The CPU 906 is a memory controller 90.
No. 5 memory 904 is connected to the CPU bus 957.

The CPU 906 sequentially reads the image information from the memory 904 and transfers it to the dual port memory 903. The CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 reads the image information of the dual port memory 903 of the image memory unit 9 via the signal line 953 and the connector 900, and transfers this information to the computer interface unit 7. The process of transferring information from the computer interface unit 7 to the computer has already been described in detail and will be omitted.

Next, the operation of outputting the image information sent from the computer to the printer section 2 will be described.

The image information sent from the computer is sent to the core unit 10 via the computer interface unit 7. The CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 is a CPU
Image information is transferred to the dual port memory 903 of the image memory unit 9 via the bus 1054 and the connector 1009. At this time, the CPU 9006 controls the memory controller 905 and sets the CPU bus 957 to the memory 9.
04 bus. The CPU 906 transfers the image information from the dual port memory 903 to the memory 904 via the memory controller 905. Memory 904
After transferring the image information to the CPU 906, the CPU 906 controls the memory controller 905 to connect the data line of the memory 904 to the signal 955. The CPU 906 communicates with the CPU 1003 of the core unit 10 via the dual port memory 903, and makes settings for printing an image on the printer unit 2 from the memory 904 through the core unit 10. When the setting is completed, C
The PU 906 activates the timing generation circuit 902 and outputs a predetermined timing signal from the signal line 956 to the memory controller 905. The memory controller 905 reads the image information from the memory 904 in synchronization with the signal from the timing generation circuit 902, transmits it to the signal line 955, and outputs it to the connector 900. The output from the core unit 10 to the printer unit 2 up to the output from the connector 900 to the printer unit 2 has been described in the core unit 10 and thus will be omitted. [First Abnormality Notification Control]
An abnormal state notification control operation in the image input / output apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 and the abnormal notification screen example shown in FIG. The image forming unit including the reader unit 1 and the printer unit 2 is provided with a plurality of sensors (not shown) for detecting the state of the scanner mechanism of the reader unit 1, and the printer unit 2 also has a plurality of sensors (not shown). Sensor is installed, the feeding state of the recording material,
The remaining amount of transfer material (toner) and the light emission state of the laser scanning system are monitored.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example of a first abnormal state notification control procedure in the image input / output device according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (5) indicate each step.

When a failure occurs in the scanner mechanism of the reader unit 1 and it is determined that the copy function processing cannot be continued from the above sensor outputs (1), the image input / output operation is stopped and (2), the abnormality information notification screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display screen of the operation unit 124 (3).
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the corresponding error is displayed as an error code and a message.

Then, the subsequent image input / output operation is prohibited (4). At this time, the displayed abnormality information is transferred to the printer unit 2, the error information and the registration information are output, for example, as an error sheet shown in FIG. 12 (5), and the process ends.

The error sheet shown in FIG. 12 has user numbers registered in advance. And the destination information (digital information) is added and output.

In this way, when an abnormality occurs in the reader unit 1 of the image input / output device, the user confirms the content of the error sheet automatically output from the printer unit 2,
According to the instruction of the error sheet, the error sheet is notified using an external facsimile device such as a management base (service center). In response to this notification (analyzing the error code, user registration number, etc.), the management base immediately determines the human resources and repair parts required for the repair, and starts the user support process. [Second Abnormality Notification Control] Hereinafter, the abnormal state notification control operation in the image input / output device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 13 and the abnormality notification report output example shown in FIG. The image forming unit including the reader unit 1 and the printer unit 2 includes a reader unit 1
A plurality of sensors (not shown) for detecting the state of the scanner mechanism of the printer, and a plurality of sensors (not shown) are also provided in the printer unit 2, the feeding state of the recording material, the remaining amount of the transfer material (toner), The light emission state of the laser scanning system is monitored.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing an example of the second abnormal state notification control procedure in the image input / output device according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (5) indicate each step.

When an abnormality is detected in the scanner mechanism of the reader unit 1 and it is judged that the copy function processing cannot be continued from the output of each sensor (1), the image input / output operation is stopped and (2), the abnormality information notification screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display screen of the operation unit 124 (3).
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the corresponding error is displayed as an error code and a message.

Then, the subsequent image input / output operation is prohibited (4). At this time, the abnormality code information stored in advance in the image forming unit side, the information of the management base as the transfer destination (the abnormality notification report shown in FIG. 14), etc. are transferred to the printer unit 2 and output (5). The process ends.

The regular notification report shown in FIG.
User registration number for identifying the user who has a failure. Is output with "" added.

In this way, when an abnormality occurs in the reader unit 1 of the image input / output device, the user confirms the contents of the abnormality notification report automatically output from the printer unit 2 and confirms the abnormality notification report. According to the instruction of the sheet, the abnormality notification report sheet is notified using an external facsimile device such as a management base (service center). In response to this notification (analyzing the error code, user registration number, etc.), the management base immediately determines the human resources and repair parts required for the repair, and starts the user support process. [Third Abnormality Notification Control] Hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 15, the abnormality notification screen example shown in FIG. 11, and the abnormality notification report output example shown in FIG. The control operation will be described. The image forming unit including the reader unit 1 and the printer unit 2 is provided with a plurality of sensors (not shown) for detecting the state of the scanner mechanism of the reader unit 1, and the printer unit 2 also has a plurality of sensors (not shown). Is provided to monitor the feeding state of the recording material, the remaining amount of the transfer material (toner), the light emitting state of the laser scanning system, and the like.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing an example of a third abnormal state notification control procedure in the image input / output device according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (6) indicate each step.

When an abnormality is detected in the scanner mechanism of the reader unit 1 and it is judged that the copying function processing cannot be continued (1), the image input / output operation is stopped and (2), the abnormality information notification screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display screen of the operation unit 124 (3).
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the corresponding error is displayed as an error code and a message.

Then, the subsequent image input / output operation is prohibited (4). At this time, it is determined whether or not the mode for outputting the abnormality information is selected in advance (5). If NO, the process is terminated, and the abnormality is output only when it is determined that the mode for outputting the abnormality information is selected in advance. The information is transferred to the printer unit 2 and an abnormality notification report (or FIG.
Error sheet) is output (6), and the process ends.

When any output from the printer unit 2 to the management base is executed by the first to third abnormal state notification control, a count-up process by a counter (not shown) for counting the number of image formations of the printer unit is performed. It is limited and controlled so that it is not counted.

Further, when the sheet output from the printer unit 2 is facsimile-transmitted to the management site, the identification information indicating which image input / output device is attached is also added and transmitted. May be. As a result, it becomes possible for the management base side to start a quicker user support system.

In the first to third abnormal condition notification controls, the printer unit 2 outputs the abnormal condition information to notify the printer unit 2 of the abnormal condition of the reader unit 1 constituting the image forming unit, and the user is notified. Has described the case in which the abnormal information sheet output from the printer unit 2 is notified using an external facsimile device. However, when the facsimile function is available as an option of the composite function shown in FIG.
The error information described above is automatically sent to the management site, and due to delays in error notification confirmation by the user or error notification errors, the abnormal occurrence of each I / O device and its abnormal information are quickly acquired, and a serviceman is dispatched. It may be configured to promptly procure the repair parts and the repair parts.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram for explaining the detailed structure of the operation unit shown in FIG. 3. The structure and operation will be described below.

As shown in this figure, the operation unit 124 is CP
The key input to the U1100 from the key input unit 1101 is determined, the display data is read from the memory 1102, and is written in the memory 1103. The display data written in the memory 1103 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 1105 by the liquid crystal controller 1104.

At this time, the CPU 1100 determines that the connector 12
When it is 0, it is connected to the external I / F switching circuit 119 and is connected to the core unit 10 or the reader unit 1. A command is issued from the connector 120 to the facsimile unit 4, the formatter unit 8, the file unit 5, the reader unit 1 and the printer unit 2,
Get the response.

Further, the CPU 1100 sends a command to the core unit 10 or the reader unit 1 in order to always know the information of each unit.
Issued to, determine the state of each part from the response,
The display data is read from the memory 1102, and the memory 11
It is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 1105 by writing in 03. At this time, the CPU 1100 determines whether the LED 11
07 is turned on, turned off, and blinks. 1107 is an LED. [First Abnormality Information Automatic Transmission Processing] Hereinafter, the abnormal information automatic transmission processing operation in the image input / output device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the image forming unit composed of the reader unit 1, the printer unit 2 and the like, a plurality of sensors (not shown) for detecting the state of the scanner mechanism of the reader unit 1 are arranged, and the printer unit 2 is also provided. A plurality of sensors (not shown) are provided to monitor the feeding state of the recording material, the remaining amount of the transfer material (toner), the light emitting state of the laser scanning system, and the like.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing an example of a first abnormal information automatic transmission processing procedure in the image input / output apparatus according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (6) indicate each step.

When a failure occurs in the scanner mechanism of the reader unit 1 and it is judged that the copy function processing cannot be continued from the output of each sensor (1), the image input / output operation is stopped and (2), the abnormality information notification screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display screen of the operation unit 124 (3).
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the corresponding error is displayed as an error code and a message.

Then, the subsequent image input / output operation is prohibited (4). Then, this display information is transferred to the facsimile unit 4 via the core unit 10 (5), the facsimile transmission is performed to the destination stored in advance (6), and the process is ended. In addition, at the time of transmission, for example, the abnormality notification information shown in FIG. . [Second Abnormality Information Automatic Transmission Processing] Hereinafter, the abnormal information automatic transmission processing operation in the image input / output device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Note that the image forming section including the reader section 1, the printer section 2 and the like is provided with a plurality of sensors (not shown) for detecting the state of the scanner mechanism of the reader section 1, and the printer section 2 is also provided. A plurality of sensors (not shown) are provided to monitor the feeding state of the recording material, the remaining amount of the transfer material (toner), the light emitting state of the laser scanning system, and the like.

FIG. 19 is a flow chart showing an example of a second abnormality information automatic transmission processing procedure in the image input / output apparatus according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (7) indicate each step.

When a failure occurs in the scanner mechanism of the reader unit 1 and it is determined that the copy function processing cannot be continued from the above sensor outputs (1), the image input / output operation is stopped and (2), the abnormality information notification screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display screen of the operation unit 124 (3).
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the corresponding error is displayed as an error code and a message.

Then, the subsequent image input / output operation is prohibited (4). Here, it is judged whether the abnormal information itself is related to the facsimile unit 4 or the function of the facsimile unit 4 is not optional (5), and if NO (the facsimile unit 4 can be effectively operated). Then, the display information (data obtained by converting the code information stored in the image input / output device in advance into bitmap data (see FIG. 20) is transferred to the facsimile unit 4 via the core unit 10. The facsimile transmission is performed to the destination stored in advance (6), and the processing is ended.

On the other hand, if the determination in step (5) is YES, the display information is transferred to the printer unit 2, the error notification report shown in FIG. 14 is output as an image (7), and the process is executed. finish. Needless to say, upon transmission, information (user number, etc.) for identifying which image input / output device is used for facsimile transmission is added. [Third Abnormality Information Automatic Transmission Process] Hereinafter, the abnormal information automatic transmission process operation in the image input / output device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Note that the image forming section including the reader section 1 and the printer section 2 is provided with a plurality of sensors (not shown) for detecting the state of the scanner mechanism of the reader section 1, and the printer section 2 is also provided with the sensors. A plurality of sensors (not shown) are provided to monitor the feeding state of the recording material, the remaining amount of the transfer material (toner), the light emitting state of the laser scanning system, and the like.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart showing an example of a third abnormality information automatic transmission processing procedure in the image input / output apparatus according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (6) indicate each step.

When a failure occurs in the scanner mechanism of the reader unit 1 and it is judged that the copy function processing cannot be continued from the above-mentioned sensor outputs (1), the image input / output operation is stopped and (2), the abnormality information notification screen shown in FIG. 22 is displayed on the display screen of the operation unit 124 (3).
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, the corresponding error is displayed as an error code and a message.

Then, the subsequent image input / output operation is prohibited (4). At this time, whether or not to enable the automatic transmission mode when an abnormality occurs in the operation unit 124 is set in advance, for example, a setting (ON / OFF) for enabling the auto serviceman call on the mode setting screen shown in FIG. )
The state is judged (5), and if it is in the OFF state, the processing is terminated, and if it is in the ON state, the display information is transferred to the facsimile section 4 via the core section 10, and the facsimile is transmitted to the destination stored in advance. Transmission is performed (6), and the process ends. In addition, at the time of transmission, information (user N
O. And the like), for example, the abnormality notification information shown in FIG. 18 is transmitted to the management site by facsimile.

If the determination in step (5) is NO, the printer unit 2 uses the external facsimile apparatus to send an abnormality notification report output for notifying the management base of the occurrence of an abnormality. It is also possible to output the image of the abnormality notification report shown in FIG. 14 described above in 2 and terminate the processing.

[0168]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention
According to the invention, when the determination unit determines that the reader unit is in the abnormal state based on the output of the monitoring unit, the abnormality information output unit transfers the abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader unit to the printer unit. Since it is then printed, the output sheet on which the abnormality information indicating the abnormal state of the reader unit is printed can be transferred from the external facsimile apparatus to the management site.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the abnormality information output means causes the printer section to print the transferred abnormality information in accordance with predetermined format data. Therefore, the content of the format data is confirmed to indicate the abnormal state of the reader section. The output sheet on which the abnormal information is printed can be accurately transferred from the external facsimile apparatus to the correct management site.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the judging means judges that it is in an abnormal state, the abnormality information output means is read from the storage means in correspondence with the abnormality type judged by the judging means. Since any one of the abnormal information is transferred to the printer unit and printed, the output sheet on which the appropriate abnormal information is printed according to the abnormal information corresponding to the abnormal type can be transferred from the external facsimile apparatus to the management site.

According to the fourth invention, when the selection of the abnormality information output mode is selected by the selection means, the abnormality information output means transfers the abnormality information which can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader section to the printer section for printing. Can be made.

According to the fifth invention, when the abnormality information output means outputs the abnormality information from the printer section, the counting control means suspends the counting of the number of printed sheets of the counting means.
It is possible to compensate the user's economic loss in the event of a failure by treating the number of prints of the recording material that is inevitably consumed when the failure occurs as a non-count.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the judging means judges that any one of the reader section, the printer section and the external apparatus is in an abnormal state from the operating state of the monitoring means, the external apparatus gives a predetermined abnormality. Since information is automatically sent to a specified management device by facsimile, it is possible to reliably notify the management device at the management base located at a remote location of the abnormality information that has occurred in the image input / output device at appropriate timing. You can

According to the seventh invention, the abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation unit of the reader unit can be reliably notified to the management device of the management base located at the remote point at an appropriate timing.

According to the eighth invention, the external device automatically sends the transfer abnormality information, which is the predetermined abnormality information edited according to the predetermined format data, to the predetermined management device by facsimile. It is possible to transmit abnormality information of each image input / output device that can be easily discriminated to each other.

According to the ninth invention, since the format data includes the identification information for identifying which image input / output device, the management device side transmits or receives any image input / output device. The device can be easily identified.

According to the tenth aspect, when the automatic transmission mode is selected by the selecting means, the predetermined abnormality information is automatically transmitted by facsimile from the external device to the predetermined management device. The transmission mode can be appropriately selected.

Therefore, it is possible to instruct a prompt support system for each image input / output device and to properly manage abnormality information of each image input / output device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image input / output device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a reader unit and a printer unit shown in FIG.

3 is a circuit block diagram showing a signal processing configuration of a reader unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a core section shown in FIG.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a facsimile unit illustrated in FIG.

6 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a file unit illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the computer interface unit illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a formatter unit illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a first detailed configuration of the image memory unit illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a first abnormal state notification control procedure in the image input / output device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an abnormality notification screen displayed on the operation unit shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an error sheet output from the printer unit illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a second abnormal state notification control procedure in the image input / output device according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of an abnormality notification report output output from the printer unit illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of a third abnormal state notification control procedure in the image input / output device according to the present invention.

16 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an operation unit illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of a first abnormality information automatic transmission processing procedure in the image input / output device according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of abnormality notification information to be automatically transmitted by the image input / output device according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of a second abnormality information automatic transmission processing procedure in the image input / output device according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of abnormality notification information that is automatically transmitted by the image input / output device according to the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of a third abnormality information automatic transmission processing procedure in the image input / output device according to the present invention.

22 is a diagram showing an example of a mode setting screen for enabling the automatic transmission mode displayed on the operation unit shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Printer unit 201 Exposure control unit 202 Photosensitive drum 203 Developing device 204 Transferred paper stacking unit 205 Transferred paper stacking unit 206 Transfer unit 207 Fixing unit 208 Paper discharge unit 209 Conveying direction switching member 210 Refeed transfered paper stacking unit 211 Printer controller

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Masahiro Iwadate 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Makoto Kikukawa 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Yaguchi 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Kunio Yoshihara 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An image having a reader unit for reading a document image and outputting image data, and a printer unit for printing a visible image on a recording material fed from a plurality of accommodating units based on input image data. In the input / output device, a plurality of monitoring means for monitoring the operation state of the reader section, a determination means for determining an abnormality occurrence state and an abnormality type of the reader section based on the output of each monitoring means, and the determination means are abnormal. An image input / output device comprising: an abnormality information output unit that transfers abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader unit to a printer unit and prints it when it is determined to be in a state. 2. The image input / output device according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality information output unit causes the printer unit to print the transferred abnormality information according to predetermined format data. 3. The abnormality information output means has a storage means for storing in advance individual abnormality information corresponding to the abnormality type, and when the determination means determines that the abnormality is in an abnormal state, the abnormality information output means determines the abnormality determined by the determination means. 2. The image input / output device according to claim 1, wherein any of the abnormality information read out from the storage unit corresponding to the type is transferred to a printer unit for printing. 4. The selection means for selecting an abnormality information output mode in which the abnormality information output means transfers the abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation panel of the reader section to the printer section and prints it. The image input / output device described. 5. A counting unit for counting the number of printed sheets printed by the printer unit, and a counting control unit for suspending counting of the number of printed sheets of the counting unit when the abnormality information output unit outputs abnormality information from the printer unit. The image input / output device according to claim 1, further comprising: 6. A digital device having a reader unit for reading a document image and outputting image data, and a printer unit for printing a visible image on a recording material fed from a plurality of storage units based on the input image data. A facsimile communication processing function for performing facsimile communication by being connected to a communication line with respect to the copying means, a computer interface function for communicating with a predetermined computer system, and a format for expanding input code information into a bit map to generate image data. One or more of the processing function, the image storage function of storing the image information in the external storage medium, and the file processing function of searching the image information stored in the external storage medium are added to the image data respectively. In an image input / output device that can be connected to an external device that performs input / output and performs composite image processing, A plurality of monitoring means for monitoring the operating states of the printer section, the printer section, and the external device, and the determination of the abnormality occurrence state and the abnormality type for any of the reader section, the printer section, and the external device from the operating states of the respective monitoring means And an image input / output device, wherein the external device automatically sends a predetermined abnormality information to a predetermined management device by facsimile when the determination unit determines that the state is abnormal. . 7. The image input / output device according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined abnormality information is abnormality information that can be displayed on the operation unit of the reader unit. 8. The image input according to claim 6, wherein the external device automatically facsimile-transmits the transfer abnormality information in which the predetermined abnormality information is edited according to the predetermined format data, to the predetermined management device. Output device. 9. The image input / output device according to claim 8, wherein the format data includes identification information for identifying which image input / output device. 10. The image input / output according to claim 6, further comprising selection means for selecting an automatic transmission mode in which a predetermined abnormality information is automatically transmitted by facsimile from an external device to a predetermined management device. apparatus.