EP0479051A2 - Method for monitoring the copying process - Google Patents
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- EP0479051A2 EP0479051A2 EP91115886A EP91115886A EP0479051A2 EP 0479051 A2 EP0479051 A2 EP 0479051A2 EP 91115886 A EP91115886 A EP 91115886A EP 91115886 A EP91115886 A EP 91115886A EP 0479051 A2 EP0479051 A2 EP 0479051A2
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
- G03G15/50—Machine control of apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern, e.g. regulating differents parts of the machine, multimode copiers, microprocessor control
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
- G03G21/04—Preventing copies being made of an original
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
- G07C9/30—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass
- G07C9/32—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check
- G07C9/33—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check by means of a password
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/26—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting apparatus
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- the invention is based on a method according to the preamble of the main claim.
- the object is achieved by the features described in the characterizing part of the main claim.
- the operator can only reduce the number of copies during the final inspection. In an advantageous manner, however, this is not done by entering a keyboard, but by means of a barcode reading pen, so that manipulation is practically no longer possible here either.
- the order number can be read into the device by the operator at the input station using a reading pen. To make work easier during the final inspection, at least a part of the order number read in at the input station could be printed on each copy. This enables the copies to be clearly assigned to the respective order.
- the order number and the corresponding copy data are then transferred to this data record. During the final inspection, the number of copies made is still corrected by the operator. This data record can then only be changed or deleted using a special, access-protected program.
- the pricing unit is switched off and only switched on again at the end of the order, the copies made during this time are also transferred to the opened data record.
- the combined copying and developing device has an input work station 1.
- the order number is removed from the order bag and read.
- the copying and developing device is connected via line 3 to the data storage device 10 of the pricing unit.
- a data record is created in the data memory for the read order number.
- the operator now places the film at the input station 1 in the original stage of the copying device 4.
- the device now checks whether an order number has already been read in with the stylus 2 and a data record has been created. If this is not the case, the copying device 4 remains locked and an error message is generated. Furthermore, the request is made to first read in the order number.
- the film is automatically drawn into the copying device 4, scanned and copied.
- the photo paper exposed during the copying process is developed in the developing device 5, cut and stored in the sorter 6 according to orders.
- the pricing can either be done by inserting the job bag into a printer 9 or a price tag made on the printer is attached to the job bag.
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Die Erfindung geht aus von einem Verfahren nach dem Oberbegriff des Hauptanspruches.The invention is based on a method according to the preamble of the main claim.
Seit einiger Zeit sind Geräte bekannt, mit denen von bereits entwickelten fotografischen Filmen Kopien angefertigt, das belichtete Fotopapier entwickelt und daraufhin sortiert abgelegt werden kann. Das hat zur Gründung von Läden oder sogar Ladenketten geführt, in denen vor allem Hobby-Fotografen ihre entwickelten Filme abgeben, innerhalb kürzester Zeit die Kopien mitnehmen, also auf die Fertigstellung ihres Auftrages warten können.For some time devices have been known with which copies of already developed photographic films can be made, the exposed photographic paper developed and then sorted. This has led to the establishment of shops or even chain stores, in which amateur photographers in particular hand in their developed films, take the copies with them within a very short time, so they can wait for their order to be completed.
Es kommt nun immer wieder vor, daß Angestellte solcher Läden Aufträge auf eigene Rechnung bearbeiten und dadurch die Geräte praktisch ohne Entgelt zu ihrem eigenen Nutzen verwenden. Den Besitzern solcher Läden und Geräte kann dadurch ein erheblicher Schaden entstehen.It happens again and again that employees of such shops process orders for their own account and thus use the devices for their own benefit practically without payment. This can cause considerable damage to the owners of such shops and equipment.
Es ist daher die Aufgabe der Erfindung, ein Verfahren zum Überwachen solcher Kopieraufträge zu entwickeln, durch das die auf einem Kopiergerät bearbeiteten Aufträge und die Anzahl der erstellten Kopien nachweislich festgehalten werden.It is therefore the object of the invention to develop a method for monitoring such copy jobs, which demonstrably records the orders processed on a copier and the number of copies made.
Gelöst wird die Aufgabe durch die im kennzeichnenden Teil des Hauptanspruchs beschriebenen Merkmale. Dadurch wird erreicht, daß der Kopiervorgang ohne das Eröffnen eines offiziellen Auftrages nicht mehr gestartet werden kann. Sobald aber ein offizieller Auftrag eröffnet wird, wird auch sichergestellt, daß dessen Daten festgehalten werden. Diese Daten können ohne das Einverständnis oder die Zustimmung des Besitzers oder der verantwortlichen Person nicht mehr gelöscht werden. Lediglich bei der Endkontrolle kann die Anzahl der Kopien von der Bedienperson noch reduziert werden. In vorteilhafter Weise geschieht dies jedoch nicht durch eine Tastatur-Eingabe, sondern mit Hilfe eines Strichcode-Lesestiftes, so daß auch hier praktisch eine Manipulation nicht mehr möglich ist. Ebenso kann die Auftragsnummer von der Bedienperson an der Eingabestation über einen Lesestift in das Gerät eingelesen werden. Um bei der Endkontrolle die Arbeit zu erleichtern, könnte auf jede Kopie zumindest ein Teil der an der Eingabestation eingelesenen Auftragsnummer aufgedruckt werden. Dies ermöglicht eine eindeutige Zuordnung der Kopien zu dem jeweiligen Auftrag.The object is achieved by the features described in the characterizing part of the main claim. This means that the copying process can no longer be started without opening an official order. However, as soon as an official order is opened, it is also ensured that its data are recorded. This data can no longer be deleted without the consent or consent of the owner or the responsible person. The operator can only reduce the number of copies during the final inspection. In an advantageous manner, however, this is not done by entering a keyboard, but by means of a barcode reading pen, so that manipulation is practically no longer possible here either. Likewise, the order number can be read into the device by the operator at the input station using a reading pen. To make work easier during the final inspection, at least a part of the order number read in at the input station could be printed on each copy. This enables the copies to be clearly assigned to the respective order.
Ist an das Kopier- und Entwicklungsgerät eine Auspreis-Einheit mit Datenspeicher angeschlossen, so wird in vorteilhafter Weise bei jeder Auftragseröffnung ein entsprechender Datensatz in dem Datenspeicher angelegt.If an pricing unit with a data memory is connected to the copying and developing device, a corresponding data record is advantageously created in the data memory each time an order is opened.
Die Auftragsnummer und die entsprechenden Kopierdaten werden dann in diesen Datensatz übertragen. Bei der Endkontrolle wird die Anzahl der erstellten Kopien durch die Bedienperson noch korrigiert. Dieser Datensatz kann dann nur über ein spezielles, zugriffgeschütztes Programm geändert oder gelöscht werden.The order number and the corresponding copy data are then transferred to this data record. During the final inspection, the number of copies made is still corrected by the operator. This data record can then only be changed or deleted using a special, access-protected program.
Müssen über das Gerät einmal eine größere Anzahl von Testkopien gefahren werden, so wird auch für diese Kopien ein spezieller Datensatz angelegt und entsprechend gekennzeichnet.If a large number of test copies have to be run via the device, a special data record is also created for these copies and marked accordingly.
Wird nach dem Starten des Kopiervorganges durch das Einlesen der Auftragsnummer die Auspreis-Einheit ausgeschaltet und erst am Ende des Auftrags wieder eingeschaltet, werden auch die in dieser Zeit erstellten Kopien in den eröffneten Datensatz übertragen.If after the start of the copying process by reading in the order number, the pricing unit is switched off and only switched on again at the end of the order, the copies made during this time are also transferred to the opened data record.
Weitere Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen und werden nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung näher beschrieben. Es zeigen:
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- ein Ablaufschema des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens und
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- ein Kopier- und Entwicklungsgerät, das nach dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren arbeitet.
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- a flow diagram of the inventive method and
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- a copying and developing device that works according to the inventive method.
Das kombinierte Kopier- und Entwicklungsgerät weist einen Eingabe-Arbeitsplatz 1 auf. Hier wird mit Hilfe des Lesestiftes 2 die Auftragsnummer von der Auftragstasche abgenommen und eingelesen. Das Kopier- und Entwicklungsgerät steht über die Leitung 3 mit dem Datenspeicher 10 der Auspreis-Einheit in Verbindung. Im Datenspeicher wird für die eingelesene Auftragsnummer ein Datensatz angelegt. Die Bedienungsperson legt nun an der Eingabestation 1 den Film in die Vorlagenbühne der Kopiervorrichtung 4 ein. Es wird nun von dem Gerät geprüft, ob bereits mit Hilfe des Lesestiftes 2 eine Auftragsnummer eingelesen und ein Datensatz angelegt wurde. Sollte dies nicht der Fall sein, bleibt die Kopiervorrichtung 4 gesperrt und es wird eine Fehlermeldung generiert. Weiterhin erfolgt die Aufforderung, zuerst die Auftragsnummer einzulesen.The combined copying and developing device has an input work station 1. Here is with help of the
War die Auftragsnummer ordnungsgemäß eingelesen worden, so wird der Film selbständig in die Kopiervorrichtung 4 eingezogen, gescannt und kopiert. Das während des Kopiervorganges belichtete Fotopapier wird in der Entwicklungsvorrichtung 5 entwickelt, geschnitten und im Sorter 6 nach Aufträgen geordnet abgelegt.If the order number had been read in correctly, the film is automatically drawn into the
An der Endkontrollstation 7 werden alle Bilder eines jeden Auftrages nochmals auf ihre Qualität untersucht. Sollten unverkäufliche Bilder dabeisein, muß dies beim Auspreisen berücksichtigt werden. Der für den Auftrag angelegte Datensatz, in den zwischenzeitlich auch die Kopierdaten - wie z. B. die Anzahl der Kopien - übertragen wurden, muß entsprechend korrigiert werden. Um auch hier keine Manipulation zuzulassen, geschieht dies nicht über eine Tastatur-Eingabe, sondern mit Hilfe des Lesestiftes 8. Dies kann entweder dadurch erfolgen, daß der Lesestift über einen Strichcode auf der Rückseite der Kopie geführt wird, der die Auftragsnummer und die Bildnummer enthält, oder es ist ein Tablett mit verschiedenen Strichcodes vorgesehen und die Bedienperson sucht sich den entsprechenden Strichcode zur Preisreduzierung unter der angebotenen Auswahl aus. Der für den Auftrag angelegte Datensatz wird dann entsprechend geändert.At the final inspection station 7, all images of each order are examined again for their quality. If there are unsaleable pictures, this must be taken into account when pricing out. The data record created for the job, in which the copy data - such as B. the number of copies - transferred, must be corrected accordingly. In order not to allow any manipulation here either, this is not done via keyboard input, but with the help of Reading pen 8. This can be done either by running the reading pen over a bar code on the back of the copy, which contains the order number and the picture number, or a tray with different bar codes is provided and the operator looks for the corresponding bar code to reduce the price from the selection offered. The data record created for the order is then changed accordingly.
Ist der Auftrag dann auf diese Weise geprüft, kann er von der Bedienperson am Endkontrollplatz 7 abgeschlossen werden. Die Auspreisung kann entweder durch das Einlegen der Auftragstasche in einen Drucker 9 erfolgen oder aber es wird ein auf dem Drucker angefertigtes Preisschild auf der Auftragstasche angebracht.If the order is then checked in this way, it can be completed by the operator at the final inspection station 7. The pricing can either be done by inserting the job bag into a
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DE4031110A DE4031110A1 (en) | 1990-10-02 | 1990-10-02 | METHOD FOR MONITORING COPYING PROCESSES |
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EP0479051B1 EP0479051B1 (en) | 1994-12-28 |
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EP0799709A1 (en) * | 1996-04-04 | 1997-10-08 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Image forming apparatus with controlled access |
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US3997873A (en) * | 1975-03-31 | 1976-12-14 | Manitou Systems, Inc. | Multiterminal monitoring system |
GB2077189A (en) * | 1980-05-22 | 1981-12-16 | Systemkiki Co Ltd | Copying machine managing apparatus |
EP0208340A2 (en) * | 1982-04-19 | 1987-01-14 | Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. | Card operated copying machine |
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