JP6958516B2 - Reader - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a reading device that reads a document.

Conventionally, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a document reading device capable of executing a conveyed document reading mode for reading a document conveyed by a document conveying device and a fixed document reading mode for reading a document placed on a document mounting table. It has been known. This document reader operates a message prompting the user to switch to the fixed document reading mode and place the document for reloading on the document mounting table when the conveyed document is jammed in the conveyed document reading mode. Display on the panel.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-339830

However, it is not considered to guide the user to the transport read mode as needed.

The reading device of the present invention has a set unit in which a document is set by a user, and includes a transport unit for transporting the document set in the set unit and a mounting unit in which the document is placed by the user. A reading device capable of performing a transport reading mode for reading a document conveyed by a transport unit and a mounting read mode for reading a document mounted on a mounting unit, and the mounting reading mode has been executed. Based on the judgment information acquired by, it is determined whether or not to recommend the transport read mode to the user, and when it is determined that the transport read mode is recommended, the notification unit is controlled to recommend the transport read mode, and the transport read is performed. It is equipped with a control unit that controls the notification unit so that the transport read mode is not recommended when it is determined that the mode is not recommended.

It is an external perspective view of a reader. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a reader. It is a block diagram which shows the control composition of a reader. It is a figure which shows the setting execution start screen which does not include a recommendation message. It is a figure which shows the reading surface setting screen. It is a figure which shows the addition confirmation screen including a recommendation message. It is a figure which shows the addition confirmation screen which does not include a recommendation message. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the reading job in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the setting execution start screen including a recommendation message. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the read job in 2nd Embodiment.

(First Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the reading device will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the reading device 1 includes a main body case 3 and an opening / closing cover 5. The main body case 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The opening / closing cover 5 is rotatably attached to the main body case 3 with the end portion of the opening / closing cover 5 as a fulcrum, and opens and closes the mounting portion 7 provided on the upper surface of the main body case 3.

The manuscript D is placed on the mounting unit 7 by the user. The mounting portion 7 is of a flatbed type, and is made of, for example, a translucent glass plate.

In addition to the mounting portion 7, a touch panel 9, an operation button 11, and a cover detecting portion 15 are provided on the upper surface of the main body case 3. The touch panel 9 displays various screens and accepts various operations from the user. The operation button 11 includes, for example, a power button, a menu button, and the like. The cover detection unit 15 outputs different detection signals depending on the open / closed state of the open / close cover 5.

A carriage 17 and a carriage motor 19 are provided in the main body case 3. The carriage 17 is configured to be reciprocally movable in a predetermined scanning direction. A first reading unit 21 is mounted on the carriage 17. The carriage motor 19 is a drive source that reciprocates the carriage 17 in the scanning direction. The first reading unit 21 reads the lower surface of the document D placed on the mounting unit 7. Further, the first reading unit 21 reads one side of the document D conveyed by the ADF27 (Auto Document Feeder) described later. The first reading unit 21 includes a first light source 23 and a first image sensor 25. The first light source 23 irradiates the document D with light. The first image sensor 25 receives the reflected light from the document D and outputs a read signal.

The opening / closing cover 5 is provided with an ADF 27 and a second reading unit 29. ADF27 is an example of a transport unit. The ADF 27 includes a set tray 31, a transport path 33, a discharge tray 35, and a transport motor 37. The document D is set in the set tray 31 by the user. The set tray 31 is an example of a set unit. The set tray 31 is provided with a document detection unit 39 for detecting the document D on the set tray 31. The transport path 33 is provided with a supply roller 41 and a plurality of transport roller pairs 43. The supply roller 41 supplies the document D set in the set tray 31 to the transport path 33. The transport roller pair 43 transports the document D supplied by the supply roller 41 toward the discharge tray 35. The transfer motor 37 is a drive source for the supply roller 41 and the transfer roller pair 43. When a plurality of documents D are set in the set tray 31, the ADF 27 automatically conveys the plurality of documents D one by one.

The second reading unit 29 reads the surface of the document D conveyed by the ADF 27 on the side opposite to the reading surface by the first reading unit 21. The second reading unit 29 includes a second light source 45 and a second image sensor 47, similarly to the first reading unit 21.

The reading device 1 configured in this way can execute a transport reading mode for reading the document D transported by the ADF 27 and a mounting reading mode for reading the document D mounted on the mounting unit 7. That is, when the document detection unit 39 detects that the document D is set in the set tray 31 of the ADF 27, the reading device 1 executes the transport reading mode, and the document D is set in the set tray 31. When it is detected that it is not present, the on-board read mode is executed.

In the transport reading mode, the first reading unit 21 and the second reading unit 29 read both sides of the document D, and the first reading unit 21 or the second reading unit 29 reads only one side of the document D. There is a single-sided read mode. The user can select either the double-sided reading mode or the single-sided reading mode on the touch panel 9. The touch panel 9 is an example of a selection unit. In the double-sided reading mode, one side of the document D conveyed by the ADF 27 is read by the first reading unit 21, the document D is inverted by the ADF 27, and the other surface of the document D conveyed by the ADF 27 is again read. It may be configured to be read by the first reading unit 21. In this configuration, the second reading unit 29 is unnecessary.

In the present embodiment, the document D is conveyed by the ADF 27 without stopping in the transfer path 33, and the moving document D is read by the first reading unit 21 and the second reading unit 29. The document D is read by the ADF 27. The document D may be transported while being temporarily stopped in the transport path 33, and the temporarily stopped document D may be read by the first reading unit 21 and the second reading unit 29. Both of these configurations are referred to as reading the conveyed document D or reading the conveyed document D.

The control configuration of the reading device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The reading device 1 includes a control unit 49. The control unit 49 includes a CPU 51 (Central Processing Unit), a control storage unit 53, an AFE 55 (Analog Front End), a data processing unit 57, an image storage unit 59, and an interface 61. An ASIC or the like may be used instead of the CPU 51 or in cooperation with the CPU 51. These CPU 51 and ASIC are usually called a processor.

The CPU 51 controls the entire reading device 1 in an integrated manner. The control storage unit 53 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing programs and the like, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporarily storing data, calculation results, and the like. The AFE 55 converts a read signal, which is an analog signal, output from the first image sensor 25 or the second image sensor 47 into a digital signal. The data processing unit 57 makes various corrections to the digital signal output from the AFE 55 and generates image data of the document D. The image storage unit 59 stores the generated image data. As the image storage unit 59, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like can be used. The interface 61 outputs image data to the external device 101. As the external device 101, for example, a personal computer, a server device, or the like can be used.

The setting execution start screen 63, the reading surface setting screen 65, and the addition confirmation screen 67 displayed on the touch panel 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, a start button 69 and a plurality of setting buttons 71 are displayed on the setting execution start screen 63. The start button 69 is a button for starting reading of the document D. The start button 69 may be physically provided on the main body case 3 like the operation button 11, and the same applies to the other buttons displayed on the touch panel 9. The setting button 71 in the present embodiment is a button for displaying a screen for setting the reading surface, reading size, reading resolution, color mode, and the like. When one of the setting buttons 71 is operated, the reading surface setting screen 65 for setting the reading surface is displayed. However, when the setting button 71 is pressed, the setting may be performed without going through another screen.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the reading surface setting screen 65, a single-sided reading button 73, a double-sided reading button 75, and a decision button 77 are displayed. The single-sided read button 73 is a button for selecting the single-sided read mode. The double-sided read button 75 is a button for selecting the double-sided read mode. When the enter button 77 is operated after either the single-sided read button 73 or the double-sided read button 75 is selected, the mode is set according to the selection of the single-sided read button 73 and the double-sided read button 75, and the setting execution start screen is set. Return to 63.

When the start button 69 is operated on the setting execution start screen 63, the transport reading mode or the placement reading mode is executed according to the detection result of the document detecting unit 39, and the document D is read. Meanwhile, the touch panel 9 displays an executing screen (not shown).

When the transport reading mode is executed, the documents D set in the set tray 31 of the ADF 27 are transported and read one by one. Then, after the transfer and scanning of all the original documents D are completed, the setting execution start screen 63 is displayed again on the touch panel 9. On the other hand, when the mounting / reading mode is executed, the carriage 17 scans to read the document D set in the mounting unit 7, and then the replenishment confirmation screen 67 is displayed on the touch panel 9. .. Even when the transport reading mode is executed, the addition confirmation screen 67 may be displayed after the document D is read and before the setting execution start screen 63 is displayed. In this case, it is not necessary to display the recommendation message 83, which will be described later, on the addition confirmation screen 67.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the addition confirmation screen 67, the button 79 with the next manuscript, the button 81 without the next manuscript, and the recommendation message 83 are displayed.

When the button 79 with the next document is operated, the image data of the document D is not output to the external device 101 at this point, and the setting execution start screen 63 is displayed again on the touch panel 9. Then, when the start button 69 is operated after the next document D is set in the mounting unit 7 or the set tray 31 by the user, the image data of the next document D is added to the image data of the previous document D. Is done.

On the other hand, when the button 81 without the next document is operated, the acquired image data is output to the external device 101, and the setting execution start screen 63 is displayed again on the touch panel 9. When the image data of the document D having a plurality of pages is sequentially added and acquired, the image data of the document D having a plurality of pages is collectively output by operating the button 81 without the next document.

The recommendation message 83 is a message for recommending the transport read mode to the user. The wording of the recommendation message 83 is not particularly limited, but for example, a wording such as "It is convenient to use ADF" can be used. Further, when the recommendation message 83 is touched, a guidance screen for guiding how to use the ADF may be called. Although details will be described later, as shown in FIG. 7, the recommendation message 83 may not be displayed on the addition confirmation screen 67.

Here, a comparison is made between the case where the document D having a plurality of pages is read in the transport reading mode and the case where the original D is read in the placement reading mode. When scanning the document D having a plurality of pages in the transport reading mode, the user only needs to operate the start button 69 once after setting the document D having a plurality of pages together in the set tray 31. As a result, the document D having a plurality of pages is automatically conveyed and read in sequence. On the other hand, when reading the document D having a plurality of pages in the loading / reading mode, the user sets the document D on the first page in the mounting section 7, presses the start button 69, and after the reading is completed, the next The operation of pressing the document presence button 79, opening and closing the open / close cover 5, setting the document D on the second page on the mounting portion 7, and then pressing the start button 69 completes the reading of the document D on the final page. It is necessary to repeat until.

As described above, in order to read the document D having a plurality of pages, it is easier for the user to select the transport reading mode than to select the mounting reading mode. However, since some users do not know such a transport reading mode, the mounting reading mode is selected even when scanning a multi-page document D, that is, the document D is set in the loading section 7 page by page. Many people choose to do it.

Therefore, as described above, the reading device 1 displays the recommendation message 83 recommending the transport reading mode on the addition confirmation screen 67 displayed on the touch panel 9 in the mounting reading mode. As a result, even a user who does not know the transport read mode can be notified of the transport read mode and urged to use the transport read mode.

For example, a user who does not know the transport reading mode sets the first page of the original D among the plurality of pages of the original D in the mounting unit 7. Then, after the manuscript D on the first page is read by the placement reading mode, the recommendation message 83 is displayed on the addition confirmation screen 67. After seeing this, the user operates the button 79 with the next document, sets the document D on the second page in the set tray 31 of the ADF 27 instead of the mounting unit 7, and operates the start button 69. As a result, the second and subsequent pages of the original D are read in the transport reading mode. In this case, the image data of the second and subsequent pages of the manuscript D read by the transport reading mode is added to the image data of the first page of the manuscript D read by the placement reading mode and output.

A series of flow of the read job executed by the control unit 49 will be described with reference to FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 8 starts when the power of the reading device 1 is turned on and the reading device 1 is started. As described above, since it is more convenient to use the transport reading mode when scanning the document D having a plurality of pages, the reading device 1 displays the recommendation message 83 recommending the transport reading mode on the replenishment confirmation screen 67. indicate. However, when the document D is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, it is better not to recommend the transport reading mode even when scanning the document D having a plurality of pages. For example, the size of the manuscript D is small like a photograph or a driver's license, or multiple manuscripts D are bound like a book or magazine, so it may not be suitable for transporting the manuscript D by ADF27. Be done. Therefore, the control unit 49 determines whether or not to recommend the transport reading mode to the user based on the first determination information indicating whether or not the document D is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode. The following read job is realized by the CPU 51 executing the program stored in the control storage unit 53, but the configuration may be realized only by the hardware.

In step S01, the control unit 49 displays the setting execution start screen 63 on the touch panel 9 (see FIG. 4).

The control unit 49 determines in step S02 whether or not the start button 69 has been operated. When the control unit 49 determines that the start button 69 has been operated, the control unit 49 proceeds to step S03. When the control unit 49 determines that the start button 69 has not been operated, the control unit 49 repeats step S02. If the setting button 71 is pressed before the start button 69 is pressed, the control unit 49 displays a setting screen corresponding to the pressed setting button 71 on the touch panel 9, and performs an operation on the setting screen. Based on this, make various settings.

In step S03, the control unit 49 determines whether or not the document D is set in the set tray 31 of the ADF 27 based on the detection signal output from the document detection unit 39. When the control unit 49 determines that the document D is set in the set tray 31, the control unit 49 proceeds to step S04.

The control unit 49 executes the transport read mode in step S04.

In step S05, the control unit 49 outputs the acquired image data to the external device 101, and then ends the read job.

On the other hand, when the control unit 49 determines in step S03 that the document D is not set in the set tray 31, the control unit 49 proceeds to step S06.

The control unit 49 executes the loading / reading mode in step S06.

In step S07, the control unit 49 determines whether or not the document D is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode based on the document size information indicating the size of the document D as the first determination information. The document size information is acquired based on the image data of the document D read by the placement reading mode in step S06.

In step S07, when the size of the document D indicated by the document size information is larger than the reference size, the control unit 49 determines that the document D is not unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, and proceeds to step S08. Here, the reference size is determined based on the minimum size of the document D suitable for transport by the ADF 27, and is stored in advance in the control storage unit 53.

In step S08, the control unit 49 displays the addition confirmation screen 67 including the recommendation message 83 on the touch panel 9 (see FIG. 6).

On the other hand, in step S07, when the size of the document D indicated by the document size information is smaller than the reference size, the control unit 49 determines that the document D is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, and proceeds to step S09.

In step S09, the control unit 49 displays the addition confirmation screen 67, which does not include the recommendation message 83, on the touch panel 9 (see FIG. 7).

In step S10, the control unit 49 determines whether the button 79 with the next document has been operated or the button 81 without the next document has been operated. When the control unit 49 determines that the button 79 with the next document has been operated, the control unit 49 returns to step S01. On the other hand, when the control unit 49 determines that the button 81 without the next document has been operated, the control unit 49 proceeds to step S11.

In step S11, the control unit 49 outputs the acquired image data to the external device 101, and then ends the read job.

In this way, when the size of the document D read in the mounting / reading mode is larger than the reference size, the control unit 49 displays the recommendation message 83 on the replenishment confirmation screen 67 and is read in the mounting / reading mode. When the size of the original document D is smaller than the reference size, the recommendation message 83 is not displayed on the addition confirmation screen 67. As a result, when a document D, such as a photograph or a driver's license, whose size is small and is not suitable for reading in the transport reading mode is read in the mounting reading mode, a recommendation message 83 is displayed on the replenishment confirmation screen 67. It is possible to prevent the user from being unnecessarily guided to the transport read mode without being displayed.

In step S07, the control unit 49 sets the document D in the transport reading mode based on the binding section information indicating whether or not the document D has a binding section instead of the document size information as the first determination information. You may decide whether or not it is unsuitable for reading. For example, the control unit 49 acquires the binding unit information based on the image data of the document D read by the mounting / reading mode in step S06. That is, when the acquired image data has a shadow or distortion in the portion corresponding to the binding portion, the control unit 49 acquires the binding portion “yes” as the binding portion information, and there is no such shadow or distortion. Occasionally, the binding part "none" is acquired as the binding part information. The binding portion "Yes" indicates that the document D has a binding portion, and the binding portion "None" indicates that the document D does not have a binding portion.

Further, the control unit 49 may acquire the binding unit information based on the detection signal output from the cover detection unit 15 when the mounting read mode is executed in step S06. That is, when the detection signal output from the cover detection unit 15 indicates that the open / close cover 5 is open, the control unit 49 acquires the binding unit “Yes” as the binding unit information from the cover detection unit 15. When the output detection signal indicates that the open / close cover 5 is closed, the binding portion "none" is acquired as the binding portion information. The control unit 49 may acquire the binding unit information based on both the image data and the detection signal.

Then, in step S07, when the binding portion information is the binding portion “none”, the control unit 49 determines that the document D is not unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, and proceeds to step S08. On the other hand, in step S07, when the binding portion information is the binding portion “Yes”, the control unit 49 determines that the document D is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, and proceeds to step S09.

As described above, the control unit 49 displays the recommendation message 83 on the replenishment confirmation screen 67 when the manuscript D does not have the binding portion, but when the manuscript D has the binding portion, the recommendation message 83 is recommended on the replenishment confirmation screen 67. Do not display message 83. As a result, when a document D, which has a binding portion and is not suitable for reading in the transport reading mode, is read in the placement reading mode like a book or a magazine, a recommendation message 83 is displayed on the replenishment confirmation screen 67. It is possible to prevent the user from being unnecessarily guided to the transport read mode without having to.

In step S07, the control unit 49 may determine whether or not the document D is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode based on both the document size information and the binding section information. In this case, when the control unit 49 satisfies both that the size of the document D indicated by the document size information is larger than the reference size and that the binding section information is "absent", the document D Is not unsuitable for reading in the transport read mode, and proceeds to step S08. On the other hand, when the control unit 49 satisfies at least one of the fact that the size of the document D indicated by the document size information is smaller than the reference size and that the binding section information is the binding section "Yes", the control unit 49 satisfies the document. It is determined that D is unsuitable for reading in the transport read mode, and the process proceeds to step S09.

Further, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, when the size of the document D is larger than the reference size, the control unit 49 is configured to display the recommendation message 83 on the replenishment confirmation screen 67 for inquiring about the presence or absence of the second page. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 49 may not display the recommendation message 83 on the addition confirmation screen 67 for inquiring about the presence or absence of the second page, but may display the recommendation message 83 on the addition confirmation screen 67 for inquiring about the presence or absence of the third page. good. As a result, when both sides of the document D are to be read, one side of the first document D is read by the placement reading mode, and then the first document D is the set tray 31 of the ADF 27. It is possible to prevent the faces that have been read by the mounted read mode from being read twice by the transport read mode.

Further, when the single-sided reading mode is selected, the control unit 49 displays a recommendation message 83 on the replenishment confirmation screen 67 inquiring about the presence or absence of the second page, and when the double-sided reading mode is selected, the second page. The recommendation message 83 may not be displayed on the replenishment confirmation screen 67 for inquiring about the presence or absence of, and the recommendation message 83 may be displayed on the replenishment confirmation screen 67 for inquiring about the presence or absence of the third page. As a result, when one side of the original D is the object to be read, one side of the first original D is read in the placement reading mode, and then the second and subsequent originals D are read by the set tray 31 of the ADF27. You can guide the user to set it to. When both sides of the original D are to be read, the second and subsequent originals D are placed in the set tray 31 of the ADF 27 after the both sides of the first original D are read in the placement reading mode. You can guide the user to set it.

Further, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 49 is configured to display the recommendation message 83 on each addition confirmation screen 67 each time in one read job, but the present invention is limited to this. is not it. For example, the control unit 49 may be configured so that the recommendation message 83 is displayed on the first addition confirmation screen 67 in one read job, and then the recommendation message 83 is not displayed on the subsequent addition confirmation screens 67. ..

(Second Embodiment)
Subsequently, the reading device 1 of the second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the control unit 49 determines whether or not to recommend the transport reading mode to the user, instead of the first judgment information indicating whether or not the document D is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode. This is performed based on the second determination information indicating whether or not the user does not know the transport read mode. When the control unit 49 determines that the transport read mode is recommended to the user based on the second determination information, the control unit 49 displays the recommendation message 83 on the setting execution start screen 63 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the control unit 49 determines that the transport read mode is not recommended to the user based on the second determination information, the recommendation message 83 is not displayed on the setting execution start screen 63 as shown in FIG.

A reading job executed by the control unit 49 in the reading device 1 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S21, the control unit 49 determines whether or not the user does not know the transport read mode as the second determination information based on the on-board read history information indicating the history of the read job in which the on-board read mode is executed. to decide. The loading / reading history information is stored in the control storage unit 53. The placement / reading history information includes information indicating the number of pages of the document D read by the placement / reading mode in each reading job. The history of the read job in which the on-board read mode is executed may be, for example, the history of the reading device 1 since the time of shipment, the history of the latest predetermined number of times, or the history within a predetermined period.

In step S21, the control unit 49 does not know the transport reading mode when the number of reading jobs in which the document D of a plurality of pages is read by the mounting reading mode is greater than the reference number of times based on the mounting reading history information. The determination is made, and the process proceeds to step S22. Here, the reference number of times is stored in advance in the control storage unit 53.

In step S22, the control unit 49 displays the setting execution start screen 63 including the recommendation message 83 on the touch panel 9 (see FIG. 9).

On the other hand, in step S21, the control unit 49 knows the transport reading mode when the number of reading jobs in which the document D of a plurality of pages is read by the mounting reading mode is less than the reference number of times based on the mounting reading history information. It is determined that this is the case, and the process proceeds to step S23.

In step S23, the control unit 49 displays the setting execution start screen 63, which does not include the recommendation message 83, on the touch panel 9 (see FIG. 4).

The control unit 49 determines in step S24 whether or not the start button 69 has been operated. When the control unit 49 determines that the start button 69 has been operated, the control unit 49 proceeds to step S25. When the control unit 49 determines that the start button 69 has not been operated, the control unit 49 repeats step S24.

In step S25, the control unit 49 determines whether or not the document D is set in the set tray 31 of the ADF 27 based on the detection signal output from the document detection unit 39. When the control unit 49 determines that the document D is set in the set tray 31, the control unit 49 proceeds to step S26.

The control unit 49 executes the transport read mode in step S26. In step S27, the control unit 49 outputs the acquired image data to the external device 101, and then ends the read job.

On the other hand, when the control unit 49 determines in step S25 that the document D is not set in the set tray 31, the control unit 49 proceeds to step S28.

The control unit 49 executes the loading / reading mode in step S28.

In step S29, the control unit 49 causes the touch panel 9 to display the addition confirmation screen 67. The recommendation message 83 is not displayed on the addition confirmation screen 67 (see FIG. 7).

In step S30, the control unit 49 determines whether the button 79 with the next document has been operated or the button 81 without the next document has been operated. When the control unit 49 determines that the button 79 with the next document has been operated, the control unit 49 returns to step S23. On the other hand, when the control unit 49 determines that the button 81 without the next document has been operated, the control unit 49 proceeds to step S31.

The control unit 49 outputs the acquired image data to the external device 101 in step S31.

In step S32, the control unit 49 stores the on-board read history information in the control storage unit 53, and ends the read job.

In this way, the control unit 49 displays the recommendation message 83 on the setting execution start screen 63 when the number of reading jobs in which the document D of a plurality of pages is read in the mounting reading mode is larger than the reference number of times, and the mounting reading is performed. If the number of reading jobs in which the document D of a plurality of pages is read by the mode is less than the reference number of times, the recommendation message 83 is not displayed on the setting execution start screen 63. As a result, the recommendation message 83 is displayed for the user who often reads the multi-page document D in the placement / reading mode, that is, the user who does not seem to know the transport reading mode. The recommendation message 83 is not displayed to a user who has rarely read a multi-page document D in the stationary reading mode, that is, a user who seems to know the transport reading mode. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a user who knows the transport read mode from being unnecessarily guided to the transport read mode. Further, for a user who does not seem to know the transport reading mode, a recommendation message 83 is displayed on the setting execution start screen 63 displayed before reading the document D on the first page, so that the document on the first page is displayed. The user can be guided from D to the transport read mode.

In addition, the control unit 49 determines whether or not the number of reading jobs in which the document D of a plurality of pages has been read by the mounting reading mode is greater than the reference number of times, but instead of determining whether or not the reading job has executed the mounting reading mode, the control unit 49 determines for all the reading jobs in which the mounting read mode is executed. It may be determined whether or not the number of reading jobs in which the document D of a plurality of pages is read by the stationary reading mode is more than a predetermined ratio.

Further, the placement / reading history information may indicate the history of read jobs in which the placement / reading mode has been executed for each user. In this case, in step S21, the control unit 49 acquires the user identification information for identifying the user, and the reading job corresponding to the acquired user identification information is based on the reading job in which the original D of a plurality of pages is read. It is sufficient to judge whether or not it is more than the number of times. As a result, even when there are a plurality of users who use the read device 1, the recommendation message 83 is displayed for the user who knows the transport read mode, and the recommendation message 83 is displayed for the user who does not know the transport read mode. The recommendation message 83 can be hidden. In this way, the control unit 49 may identify the user who is currently using the reading device 1 and determine whether or not to recommend the transport reading mode to the user based on the user's history. Like the form, everything using the reading device 1 may also be determined based on the user's history.

(Other variants)
It goes without saying that the reading device 1 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various configurations can be adopted without departing from the gist thereof. For example, the above embodiment can be changed to the following form in addition to the above.

After starting the read job, the control unit 49 refers to the placement read history information, and when the number of read jobs for which the recommendation message 83 is displayed on the addition confirmation screen 67 exceeds a predetermined number of times, the setting execution start screen 63 The recommendation message 83 may be displayed on the screen. On the contrary, after starting the read job, the control unit 49 refers to the placed read history information, and the number of read jobs in which the recommendation message 83 is displayed on the addition confirmation screen 67 is less than the predetermined number of times. Occasionally, the recommendation message 83 may be displayed on the setting execution start screen 63.

The control unit 49 may display the recommendation message 83 and a message or the like with a check box for not displaying the recommendation message 83 on the touch panel 9 in the future. As a result, it is possible to prevent the recommendation message 83 from being unnecessarily displayed to the user who knows the transport read mode and the user who does not want to use the transport read mode.

The control unit 49 is not limited to a configuration in which the recommendation message 83 is displayed on the touch panel 9 as a method of recommending the on-board reading mode to the user. For example, the control unit 49 may turn on or blink the LED (Light Emitting Diode) provided on the opening / closing cover 5 instead of displaying the recommendation message 83 as a method of recommending the mounting read mode to the user. A voice having the same content as the recommendation message 83 may be output from the speaker. That is, the notification unit is a concept including a display unit such as a touch panel 9, a light emitting unit such as an LED, and an audio output unit such as a speaker. Further, the notification unit is not limited to the configuration provided in the reading device 1, and may be a configuration provided outside the reading device 1.

When the transport read mode is executed, the control unit 49 may be configured to recommend the mounted read mode when it is determined that the mounted read mode is more suitable. The determination of what kind of document D is suitable for the transport reading mode or the mounting reading mode is not limited to the above. It is not desirable to recommend the loading / reading mode when the same document D is read in the transport reading mode, and recommending the transport reading mode when the same document D is read in the transport reading mode. Therefore, in order to prevent this from happening, when the other mode is recommended after the document D is read by one mode, the same document D is read by the recommended other mode. Later, it is desirable to prohibit the recommendation based on the reading of the same manuscript D after executing the other mode so as not to recommend the original mode.

The reading device 1 may have a configuration having not only a reading function but also a copy function, a facsimile function, and the like. That is, the "reading device" is a concept including a multifunction device having a reading function, a copying function, a facsimile function, and the like.

The reading device 1 may have a configuration in which the above-described embodiments and modifications are combined. For example, if the user does not know the transport reading mode and determines that the document D is suitable for transport reading, a recommendation message 83 is displayed, the user knows the transport read mode, and the document D. The recommendation message 83 may be hidden if it is determined that is unsuitable for transport reading.

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The reader will be described below.
The reading device has a set unit in which the document is set by the user, and includes a transport unit for transporting the document set in the set unit and a mounting unit in which the document is placed by the user. It is a reading device that can execute the transport reading mode for reading the transported document and the loading / reading mode for reading the document mounted on the mounting unit, and is acquired by executing the loading / reading mode. Based on the judgment information, it is determined whether or not to recommend the transport read mode to the user, and when it is determined that the transport read mode is recommended, the notification unit is controlled to recommend the transport read mode, and the transport read mode is recommended. It is equipped with a control unit that controls the notification unit so that the transport read mode is not recommended when it is determined that the mode is not available.

According to this configuration, based on the judgment information acquired by executing the on-board read mode, it is determined whether or not to recommend the transport read mode to the user, so that the user can be transferred to the transport read mode as needed. Can be guided to.

In this case, the control unit acquires the first judgment information indicating whether or not the document is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode as the judgment information, and the control unit determines whether or not to recommend the transport reading mode to the user. As a judgment, based on the first judgment information, it is determined whether or not the document is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, and when it is determined that the document is not unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, the transport reading mode is set. It is preferable to control the notification unit as recommended and control the notification unit so as not to recommend the transport reading mode when it is determined that the document is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode.

According to this configuration, when a document unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode is read in the placement reading mode, it is possible to prevent the user from being unnecessarily guided to the transport reading mode.

In this case, the control unit acquires the document size information indicating the size of the document as the first determination information, and the control unit conveys the document when the size of the document indicated by the document size information is larger than the reference size. It is preferable to judge that the document is not unsuitable for reading in the reading mode, and when the size of the document indicated by the document size information is smaller than the reference size, it is determined that the document is not suitable for reading in the transport reading mode.

According to this configuration, when a document such as a photograph or a driver's license, which is small in size and is not suitable for reading in the transport reading mode, is read in the loading / reading mode, the user is not required to enter the transport reading mode. It is possible to suppress the induction to.

In this case, it is preferable that the control unit acquires the document size information based on the image data of the document read by the mounting / reading mode.

According to this configuration, it is possible to acquire the document size information indicating the size of the document by using the image data of the document read by the mounting / reading mode.

In this case, the control unit acquires the binding portion information indicating whether or not the document has a binding portion as the first determination information, and the control unit determines that the binding portion information does not have the binding portion. When indicating, it is determined that the document is not unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, and when the binding information indicates that the document has a binding portion, it is determined that the document is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode. Is preferable.

According to this configuration, when a document that has a binding part such as a book or a magazine and is not suitable for reading in the transport reading mode is read by the placement reading mode, the user is unnecessary to enter the transport reading mode. It is possible to suppress the induction.

In this case, it is preferable that the control unit acquires the binding unit information based on the image data of the original document read in the placement / reading mode.

According to this configuration, it is possible to acquire the binding portion information indicating whether or not the original has a binding portion by using the image data of the original document read in the placement reading mode.

In this case, an opening / closing cover for opening / closing the mounting unit and a cover detecting unit for outputting different detection signals depending on the open / closed state of the opening / closing cover are provided, and the control unit is provided from the cover detecting unit when the mounting read mode is executed. It is preferable to acquire the binding portion information based on the output detection signal.

According to this configuration, the binding portion information indicating whether or not the document has a binding portion can be acquired by using the detection signal output from the cover detection unit when the placement reading mode is executed.

In this case, after the loading / reading mode is executed, the control unit displays a replenishment confirmation screen asking the user for the presence / absence of the document on the next page on the notification unit, and the control unit recommends the transport reading mode. It is preferable to control the notification unit so that a recommendation message recommending the transport read mode is displayed on the replenishment confirmation screen when the determination is made.

According to this configuration, the recommendation message is added and displayed on the confirmation screen, so that the user can be accurately guided to the transport read mode.

In this case, when the control unit determines that the transport read mode is recommended, the recommendation message is not displayed on the replenishment confirmation screen for inquiring about the presence or absence of the second page, and the replenishment confirmation screen for inquiring about the presence or absence of the third page. It is preferable to control the notification unit so that the recommendation message is displayed.

According to this configuration, when both sides of the original are to be read, the first original is set in the transport unit after the reading of one side of the first original is performed by the placement / reading mode. , It is possible to prevent the faces that have been read by the mounted read mode from being read twice by the transport read mode.

In this case, in the transport reading mode, a single-sided reading mode for reading one side of the document and a double-sided reading mode for reading both sides of the document are provided, and the control unit sets the transport reading mode. When it is decided to recommend, if the single-sided reading mode is selected, a recommendation message is displayed on the replenishment confirmation screen that inquires about the existence of the second page, and if the double-sided reading mode is selected, the second page It is preferable to control the notification unit so that the recommendation message is not displayed on the addition confirmation screen for inquiring about the presence or absence, and the recommendation message is displayed on the addition confirmation screen for inquiring about the presence or absence on the third page.

According to this configuration, when one side of the original is to be read, one side of the first original is read in the placement reading mode, and then the second and subsequent originals are set in the transport unit. As such, the user can be guided. If both sides of the original are to be read, the user can read both sides of the first original in the placement reading mode and then set the second and subsequent originals in the transport section. Can be induced.

In this case, the control unit acquires the second judgment information indicating whether or not the user does not know the transport read mode as the judgment information, and the control unit determines whether or not to recommend the transport read mode to the user. Based on the second judgment information, it is determined whether or not the user does not know the transport read mode, and when it is determined that the user does not know the transport read mode, the notification unit is controlled to recommend the transport read mode. When it is determined that the user knows the transport read mode, it is preferable to control the notification unit so as not to recommend the transport read mode.

According to this configuration, when the user knows the transport read mode, it is possible to prevent the user from being unnecessarily guided to the transport read mode.

In this case, the control unit acquires the placement read history information indicating the history of the read job in which the placement read mode is executed as the second judgment information, and the control unit loads the placement read history information based on the placement read history information. When the number of reading jobs in which a multi-page document is read by the stationary reading mode exceeds the standard number of times, the user determines that the user does not know the transport reading mode, and the reading job in which the multi-page document is read by the stationary reading mode It is preferable to determine that the user knows the transport read mode when it is less than the reference number of times.

According to this configuration, the recommendation message is not displayed to a user who has rarely read a multi-page document in the placement reading mode, that is, a user who seems to know the transport reading mode. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a user who knows the transport read mode from being unnecessarily guided to the transport read mode.

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A transport unit that has a set unit in which a document is set by a user and conveys the document set in the set unit, and a transport unit.
A mounting portion on which the manuscript is placed by the user is provided.
A reading device capable of executing a transport reading mode for reading the document conveyed by the transport unit and a loading / reading mode for reading the document mounted on the above-mentioned placement unit.
Based on the document read as the judgment information acquired by executing the previously described in-place reading mode, it is determined whether or not to recommend the transport reading mode to the user, and it is determined that the transport reading mode is recommended. When the notification is performed, the notification unit is controlled so as to recommend the transport read mode without giving an error notification, and when it is determined that the transport read mode is not recommended, the notification unit is not recommended so as not to recommend the transport read mode. Control unit, which controls
A reader characterized by being equipped with. A transport unit that has a set unit in which a document is set by a user and conveys the document set in the set unit, and a transport unit.
A mounting portion on which the manuscript is placed by the user is provided.
A reading device capable of executing a transport reading mode for reading the document conveyed by the transport unit and a loading / reading mode for reading the document mounted on the above-mentioned placement unit.
A control unit is provided, which acquires first determination information indicating whether or not the document is unsuitable for reading by the transport reading mode when the preambled reading mode is executed.
The control unit determines whether or not the document is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode based on the first determination information as a determination as to whether or not to recommend the transport reading mode to the user. When it is determined that the document is not suitable for reading in the transport reading mode, the notification unit is controlled to recommend the transport reading mode, and when it is determined that the document is not suitable for reading in the transport reading mode. , A reading device characterized in that the notification unit is controlled so as not to recommend the transport reading mode. The control unit acquires the document size information indicating the size of the document as the first determination information.
When the size of the document indicated by the document size information is larger than the reference size, the control unit determines that the document is not unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, and determines that the document indicated by the document size information. 2. The reading device according to claim 2, wherein when the size of the document is smaller than the reference size, it is determined that the document is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode. The reading device according to claim 3, wherein the control unit acquires the document size information based on the image data of the document read by the pre-described reading mode. The control unit acquires binding portion information indicating whether or not the document has a binding portion as the first determination information.
When the binding portion information indicates that the document does not have the binding portion, the control unit determines that the document is not unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode, and the binding portion information is obtained. The reading device according to claim 2, wherein when the document indicates that the document has the binding portion, it is determined that the document is unsuitable for reading in the transport reading mode. The reading device according to claim 5, wherein the control unit acquires the binding unit information based on the image data of the original document read by the pre-described reading mode. An opening / closing cover that opens and closes the above-mentioned placement part,
A cover detection unit that outputs different detection signals according to the open / closed state of the open / close cover is provided.
The reading device according to claim 5, wherein the control unit acquires the binding unit information based on the detection signal output from the cover detection unit when the pre-described reading mode is executed. A transport unit that has a set unit in which a document is set by a user and conveys the document set in the set unit, and a transport unit.
A mounting portion on which the manuscript is placed by the user is provided.
It is a reading device capable of executing a transport reading mode for reading the document conveyed by the transport unit and a loading / reading mode for reading the document mounted on the above-mentioned placement unit.
Based on the determination information acquired by executing the previously described in-place read mode, it is determined whether or not to recommend the transport read mode to the user, and when it is determined that the transport read mode is recommended, the transport read is performed. A control unit that controls the notification unit so as to recommend the mode and controls the notification unit so as not to recommend the transfer reading mode when it is determined that the transfer reading mode is not recommended is provided.
After the previously described in-place reading mode is executed, the control unit causes the notification unit to display a replenishment confirmation screen for inquiring the user about the presence or absence of the manuscript on the next page.
The control unit controls the notification unit so that when it is determined that the transport read mode is recommended, a recommendation message recommending the transport read mode is displayed on the addition confirmation screen. Reader. When the control unit determines that the transport read mode is recommended, the recommendation message is not displayed on the replenishment confirmation screen that inquires about the presence / absence of the second page, and the replenishment that inquires about the presence / absence of the third page. The reading device according to claim 8, wherein the notification unit is controlled so that the recommendation message is displayed on the confirmation screen. In the transport reading mode, a selection unit is provided, which allows the user to select either a single-sided reading mode for reading one side of the document or a double-sided reading mode for reading both sides of the document.
When the control unit determines that the transport read mode is recommended, if the single-sided read mode is selected, the recommendation message is displayed on the replenishment confirmation screen inquiring about the presence or absence of the second page, and the recommendation message is displayed. When the double-sided reading mode is selected, the recommendation message is not displayed on the addition confirmation screen for inquiring about the presence or absence of the second page, and the recommendation message is displayed on the addition confirmation screen for inquiring about the presence or absence of the third page. The reading device according to claim 8, wherein the notification unit is controlled so as to display. A transport unit that has a set unit in which a document is set by a user and conveys the document set in the set unit, and a transport unit.
A mounting portion on which the manuscript is placed by the user is provided.
A reading device capable of executing a transport reading mode for reading the document conveyed by the transport unit and a loading / reading mode for reading the document mounted on the above-mentioned placement unit.
Based on the determination information acquired by executing the previously described in-place read mode, it is determined whether or not to recommend the transport read mode to the user, and when it is determined that the transport read mode is recommended, the transport read is performed. A control unit that controls the notification unit so as to recommend the mode and controls the notification unit so as not to recommend the transfer reading mode when it is determined that the transfer reading mode is not recommended is provided.
The control unit acquires, as the determination information, the on- board read history information indicating the history of the read job in which the previously described in-place read mode is executed .
A reading device comprising executing either the transport read mode is recommended or the transport read mode is not recommended based on the previously described in-place read history information. The control unit recommends the transport reading mode when the number of reading jobs in which the document having a plurality of pages is read by the prescriptive reading mode is greater than the reference number of times based on the prescriptive reading history information. The reading device according to claim 11, wherein the transport reading mode is not recommended when the reading job in which the document having a plurality of pages is read by the stationary reading mode is less than the reference number of times.

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