JPH0818911A - Image recording device and image reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To apply the device to a laboratory system by receiving print-out information for a required reproduced image and recording the information to a prescribed area of a recording medium so as to obtain a content of print- out without any misprinting. CONSTITUTION:A recorded image with a smaller image number is being reproduced in the reproduction mode set at first. The image number in this case is designated by an operation key 26. When the image displayed on a monitor 22 is a desired image, print-out data such as number of printed image sheets and a print size are inputted by using the key 26. When the data are inputted control section 24 generates print-out information and it is tentatively stored. This operation is conducted for all desired images. Then a printout information file obtained finally is stored in the control section 24. Then the device 10 is set to the recording mode and the print-out information is stored in a specific area of a disk 16. The disk on which the information is recorded is brought to a laboratory.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus and an image reproducing apparatus suitable for making a hard copy of image data recorded on a writable image recording medium such as a magneto-optical disk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When printing out (hard copy) an arbitrary image among images recorded on an image recording medium whose data can be rewritten, for example, a magneto-optical disc (MO disc), once the data is rewritten from the magneto-optical disc. Images need to be played back and monitored. As a monitor system used in such a case, an image recording / reproducing apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 4 can be considered.

In the image recording / reproducing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 4, the image signal (still image signal) supplied to the terminal 12 is converted into a signal form suitable for writing in the recording system 14, and then the image recording medium ( In this example, which is a recording medium), it is supplied to and recorded on the magneto-optical disk 16. The image data reproduced from the magneto-optical disk 16 is reproduced by the reproducing system 18.
At the output terminal 20
Be led to. An image being recorded or reproduced is displayed on the monitor 22 so that a recording monitor and a reproduction monitor can be performed. The control unit 24 is composed of a microcomputer, and controls the recording and reproducing. Reference numeral 26 is an operation key.

When a specific image is printed out by using the image recording / reproducing apparatus 10 as described above, the image recording / reproducing apparatus 10 is set in the reproduction mode and the operation key 26 is used to specify the image number to be reproduced. The designated image is displayed on the monitor 22 to confirm the image to be printed out. The user lists up the image number, the number of prints, the print size, etc. on a memo paper as shown in FIG. 5, for example. Then, the list (memo paper) and the magneto-optical disk 16 are delivered to a specialized lab (a shop that provides printouts) to request printing.

[0005]

As described above, conventionally, since the image number and the like are recorded while confirming the image to be printed out, the number and size of the images to be printed out are erroneously entered, or the memo paper is used. When it is not used, the order is made only from the memory, so the content may be different from what the user should originally order.

This is because it is necessary to submit a list of desired image numbers to the laboratory separately from the magneto-optical disk 16. When information such as the number of printouts of a desired image, print size, and trimming is exchanged between the user and the laboratory, a print error (printout different from the user's request) is apt to occur.
Also in the lab, it takes time to manually select the required images.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems and proposes an image recording apparatus and an image reproducing apparatus applicable to a lab system in which the contents of a printout are not inconsistent. is there.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the image recording apparatus described in claim 1, an image recording medium on which data can be written is reproduced to monitor the image, and necessary reproduction is performed. It is characterized in that printout information for an image is inputted and recorded in a predetermined area of the image recording medium.

In the image reproducing apparatus according to the second aspect, when the specified reproduced image is printed out from the image recording medium in which the data can be written, the printout information recorded in the image recording medium is recorded. Play,
This printout information is used as control data for the printer.

[0010]

As shown in FIG. 1, the image reproduced from the magneto-optical disk 16 is confirmed on the monitor 22, and if confirmed, printout information as shown in FIG. The control unit 24 creates a printout information file based on this data input. When the same data input is completed for all the printout images, the image recording / reproducing apparatus 10 enters the recording mode, and the printout information file data is recorded in the printout information area 46 of the magneto-optical disc 16 shown in FIG. It

In the lab, this handed magneto-optical disk 1
By searching the printout information file from No. 6, it is possible to know the printout information necessary for specifying the image to be printed out accurately without human assistance.

When the laboratory system is equipped with an automatic printout processing system using search data including automatic search for printout information, an image desired by the user can be requested by the user without human intervention. It can be processed automatically.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a case where an example of an image recording apparatus and an image reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a lab system will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a case where the present invention is applied to an image recording / reproducing apparatus 10 provided with an image recording system and an image reproducing system, respectively. The image recording / reproducing apparatus 10 can be applied to a digital camera (still camera) using a disc or a card.

The image signal supplied to the terminal 12 is supplied to the image input / output unit 30. The image input / output unit 30 is a circuit system that performs A / D conversion and D / A conversion processing. The digitized image signal is stored in the image memory 32 and then supplied to the image processing unit 34 to perform image compression or the like. Is processed. After that, it is supplied to the writable image recording medium (recording medium) 16 via the recording / reproducing unit 36 and recorded in a predetermined image area 44 (see FIG. 2). The data in the image memory 32 is also supplied to the image display unit 38, and the image data is displayed on the monitor 22.

The recording medium 16 may be a magneto-optical disk, an IC card, a write-once optical disk, or the like. In this example, a magneto-optical disk is used.

The image data reproduced from the magneto-optical disk 16 is supplied to the image processing unit 34 through the recording / reproducing unit 36, and after being subjected to image data decompression processing, etc., it is supplied to the image memory 32 and one image data is recorded. Image data is stored. Thereafter, the image input / output unit 30 restores the original image signal and guides it to the output terminal 20. The image data stored in the image memory 32 is also supplied to the image display unit 38, so that the image data reproduced thereby can be monitored.

The data reproduced from the magneto-optical disk 16 is not only image data, but also image management information recorded on this disk and printout information described later are reproduced at the same time. The data) is supplied to the control unit 24 via the recording / reproducing unit 36, and the content of the data is analyzed. When the image control data is compressed, the control data is sent to the control unit 24 via the image processing unit 34.
Is supplied to. The control unit 24 is composed of a microcomputer as described above, and controls the entire recording and reproduction.

A communication interface 40 is connected to the control unit 24 as necessary, and a part of the control data is supplied to an external device via the communication interface 40.
42 indicates the external output terminal.

As described above, according to the present invention, information such as an image number to be printed out (printout information) is recorded on the magneto-optical disk 16 which is a recording medium. It can be recorded in the area 46 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a recording format on the disc. 16a is a chucking hole,
An area 42 for recording image management information is provided on the outermost periphery of the disc, and an image area 44 is provided at the center of the disc. The image area 44 is divided into a plurality of sectors. The track between the image area 44 and the image management information area 42 is applied to the printout information area 46.

An example of the procedure for recording the printout information in the area 46 will be described below. (1) First, the reproduction mode is set and the recorded image is reproduced from the smaller image number. It is also possible to specify a specific image number for reproduction. The image number in this case is designated by the operation key 26. (2) The operation key 26 is used to search for an image to be printed out. (3) When the image displayed on the monitor 22 is the desired image, printout data such as the number of prints of the image and the print size (A4, A5, A6, ...) Are used by using the operation keys 26. input. (4) When these data are input, the control unit 24 displays the data in FIG.
A printout information file as shown in
This is temporarily saved. (5) The operations (2) to (4) are performed for all desired images. Then, the finally obtained printout information file is stored in the control unit 24. (6) Next, the device 10 is switched to the reproduction mode. Thereafter, the file recording mode is set and the printout information is recorded in the above-mentioned specific area 46.

As the information to be printed out, in addition to the example shown in FIG. 3, color information, information for enlarging or reducing a part of an image, and the like can be considered.

The magneto-optical disk 16 on which such printout information is recorded is brought to the laboratory. In the lab, the magneto-optical disk 16 brought is installed in a printing system similar to that shown in FIG.

Therefore, referring to FIG. 1, the address of the image corresponding to the reproduced printout information is searched based on the image management information, and the image data is passed through the image input / output unit 30 to the printer (not shown). Not supplied). Depending on the configuration of the connected printer, the image data can be output as digital data itself.

On the other hand, the printout information is also supplied to the printer through the communication interface 40. The above-mentioned communication interface 40 is indispensable in this image recording / reproducing apparatus used in the lab system.

The printer analyzes the supplied printout information and prints out the number of sheets, the size,
Partial trimming processing is executed. Such image processing is performed for all of the list of printout information. The monitor 22 can confirm which image the printer is currently printing.

The printout information can be displayed on the monitor 22 simultaneously with the image or individually. It is also possible to print out the printout information itself in the form as shown in FIG. 3 and provide it to the user. Therefore, in this case, the image recording / reproducing apparatus 10 that constitutes the laboratory system itself has a configuration in which a simple printer is incorporated, so that the user can print out the printout information as needed. It is very convenient.

Although the present invention is applied to the apparatus including the recording system and the reproducing system in the above-described embodiments, it can be easily understood that the invention corresponding to the claims can be applied to the image recording apparatus and the image reproducing apparatus.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, the printout information for the image recorded on the recording medium is recorded and reproduced so that it can be used as the printout processing information.

According to this, when the user is requested to print out an image that matches his or her preference, the printout process can be executed based on the printout information corresponding to 1: 1 inputted by the user himself. Images and sheets will not be printed out against the user's will due to incorrect entry in the list or incorrect ordering.

Further, since the automatic printing can be performed by using the printout information, it is possible to save the printing time, the labor cost and the like, and it is possible to construct the system excellent in the economical efficiency. Therefore, the present invention is suitable for application to a lab system or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of an image recording / reproducing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship between recording areas when a disc is used as an image recording medium.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a printout information file recorded on an image recording medium.

FIG. 4 is a system diagram of a conventional image recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of memo data used by a user.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 image recording / reproducing apparatus 16 magneto-optical disk 22 monitor 24 control unit 26 operation keys 42 image management information area 46 printout information area

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An image recording medium in which data can be written is reproduced to monitor the image, printout information for a necessary reproduced image is input, and this is recorded in a predetermined area of the image recording medium. An image recording device characterized in that 2. When printing out a specified reproduction image from an image recording medium in which data can be written, the printout information recorded in the image recording medium is reproduced, and this printout information is used as printer control data. An image reproducing device characterized by being used as. 3. The image management information is recorded on the image recording medium, and the address of the image designated by the printout information is searched with the image management information.
The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the searched image data is read out.