Printer and method for controlling printer

Abstract

The present invention is employed for self-service printing vending machines installed in various stores, for example. The present invention is provided for detecting an abnormality of an image and for displaying the abnormality with the corresponding image to be printed. The abnormality is corrected in accordance with an instruction by a user.

1 . A printer comprising:
 image data inputting means for inputting image data;   abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality of an image input as the image data;   displaying means for displaying a result detected by the abnormality detecting means;   inputting means for inputting an instruction for printing the image, which is displayed by the displaying means; and   printing means for printing the image which is instructed to be printed by the inputting means.   
   
   
       2 . The printer according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 image correcting means for correcting an abnormality of the image in accordance with an instruction by a user.   
   
   
       3 . The printer according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the image data inputting means successively inputs a plurality of pieces of image data corresponding to a plurality of images,   the abnormality detecting means detects an abnormality of each of the plurality of images input by the image data inputting means, and   the display means displays the plurality of images together with corresponding detection results detected by the abnormality detecting means as a list.   
   
   
       4 . The printer according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the image data inputting means successively inputs a plurality of pieces of image data corresponding to a plurality of images,   the display means displays the plurality of images as a list, and   the abnormality detecting means detects an abnormality of an image which is instructed to be printed by the image data inputting means.   
   
   
       5 . A method for controlling a printer, comprising:
 an image data inputting step of inputting image data;   an abnormality detecting step of detecting an abnormality of an image corresponding the image data;   a displaying step of displaying a result detected in the abnormality detecting step;   an inputting step of inputting an instruction for printing the image, which is displayed in the displaying step; and   a printing step of printing the image which is instructed to be printed in the inputting step.