JP2006135644A - Document processing system, and its document processing method, document processor and image input device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document processing system directly storing scanned images scanned by a multifunctioned machine provided with a scanning function in a document repository server even after working them, and also to provide its document processing method, document processor and image input device. <P>SOLUTION: When the execution of scanning is inputted, a browser transmits the execution of scanning to the document processor. When the document processor receives the execution of scanning, an instruction preparation part prepares an instruction and a UI preparation transmits the instruction to the composite machine. When the browser receives the instruction, an instruction processing part analyzes the instruction and the browser displays the contents of the instruction on a control panel. When the start of the execution of scanning is inputted, the instruction processing part delivers the contents of the instruction to a scanning processing part, the scanning processing part executes scanning according to the contents of the instruction, and a document transmission/reception part transmits a scanned document to the document processor. The document processor stores the document in a specified storage place. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a document processing system, a document processing method thereof, a document processing device, and an image input device, and more particularly to a document processing system that transfers and stores a scan image, a document processing method thereof, a document processing device, and an image input device.

  Conventionally, in order to store a scan image scanned by a multifunction peripheral having a scan function in a document repository server, there are the following methods.

(1) Method of uploading to a document repository server using HTTP PUT (2) Method of temporarily storing a scan image in a transfer server that performs transfer and transferring it to the document repository server using the transfer server (1) In general, the method (2) has a disadvantage that it cannot be uploaded after the scan image is processed such as OCR, and the method (2) overcomes the disadvantage of the method (1). However, since a transfer server is indispensable on the system, there is a demand for a technique that does not have a transfer server and processes a scan image and then stores it in a document repository server.

Therefore, for example, the job server transmits low resolution image data corresponding to the image data stored in the HDD of the copying machine to the host computer, receives processing information for the low resolution image data from the host computer, and receives it. There is an image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and an image processing method that process image data stored in an HDD according to processing information (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-173897

  However, Patent Document 1 describes a configuration for receiving processing information from a job server, but does not describe a configuration for storing image data in a job server.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a document processing system, a document processing method therefor, a document processing apparatus, and an image input apparatus that can be directly stored in a document repository server even after a scan image scanned by a multifunction device having a scan function is processed. The purpose is to do.

  To achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a document processing in which an image input device having a browser capable of interpreting and displaying and operating a file and a document processing device having a document repository function are connected via a network. In the system, the document processing device includes an instruction book creation unit that creates an instruction sheet that describes an operation performed by the function of the image input device, and an instruction book created by the instruction book creation unit to the image input device. An instruction form transmitting means for sending, and the image input device reads an instruction according to the contents of the instruction form analyzed by the instruction form analyzing means for analyzing the instruction form from the document processing apparatus; A browser for requesting the document processing apparatus to create the instruction and sending the instruction sent from the instruction sending means. Characterized by receiving a write.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the browser specifies a storage location of a document to be read by the document reading unit with respect to the document processing device, and the instruction creation unit is configured with the browser. The image input device includes a document communication unit that transmits a document read by the document reading unit according to the instruction to the storage location. To do.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the document communication means includes an instruction for processing on the document read by the document reading means in the instruction sheet by the instruction sheet analyzing means. When analyzed, the document is transmitted to the processing unit connected via the network, and the processed document is received from the processing unit.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the document processing apparatus creates a password when the instruction creation unit creates the instruction, and authenticates the password. The instruction creating unit creates the instruction describing the password, and the browser stores the document read in accordance with the instruction describing the password when the document is stored in the document processing apparatus. The password processing means permits storage of the document when the password is authenticated.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a document processing apparatus having a document repository function connected to an image input apparatus having a browser capable of interpreting and displaying and operating a file through a network. When a request to create an instruction describing the operation performed by the function of the input device is received, the instruction creating unit that creates the instruction and the instruction created by the instruction creating unit to the image input device And an instruction sheet transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the instruction creation unit includes a storage location of a document to be read by the image input device in the request for creation of the instruction document from the image input device. If so, an instruction document describing an instruction to store in the storage location is created.

  The invention of claim 7 is the invention of claim 6, further comprising password processing means for creating a password when the instruction creating means creates the instruction, and authenticating the password. The instruction creation unit creates an instruction describing the password created by the password processing unit, and the password processing unit authenticates the password received together with the document storage request from the image input device, Storage of the document is permitted.

  The invention according to claim 8 is an image input apparatus having a browser that is connected to a document processing apparatus having a document repository function via a network and that can interpret and display a file, and functions from the document processing apparatus. Comprising: an instruction analysis unit that analyzes an instruction describing an operation performed by the document; and a document reading unit that reads a document according to the content of the instruction analyzed by the instruction analysis unit. Is generated from the document processing apparatus, and an instruction sheet transmitted from the document processing apparatus is received.

  According to a ninth aspect of the invention, there is provided the document communication means according to the eighth aspect of the invention, wherein the document read by the document reading means is transmitted to the storage location in accordance with an instruction describing the specification of the document read by the document reading means. And the browser designates a storage location of a document to be read by the document reading means to the document processing apparatus.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect of the invention, the document communication unit includes an instruction for processing on the document read by the document reading unit in the instruction sheet by the instruction sheet analyzing unit. When analyzed, the document is transmitted to the processing unit connected via the network, and the processed document is received from the processing unit.

  The invention of claim 11 is a document processing method for a document processing system in which an image input device having a browser capable of interpreting and displaying and operating a file and a document processing device having a document repository function are connected via a network. The browser requests the document processing device to create an instruction describing the operation performed by the function of the image input device, and the document processing device responds to the request to create the instruction. Is generated by the instruction sheet creating means, and the created instruction sheet is transmitted to the browser by the instruction sheet transmitting means. The browser receives the instruction sheet transmitted from the instruction sheet transmitting means, and the image input device Analyzes the instruction from the document processing device by the instruction analysis unit, and reads the document by the document reading unit according to the contents of the analyzed instruction. It is characterized in.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, in the invention of the eleventh aspect, the browser designates a storage location of a document to be read by the document reading means to the document processing apparatus, and the instruction creation means is the browser. The image input apparatus transmits a document read by the document reading unit according to the instruction to the storage location by a document communication unit.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the document communication means includes an instruction for processing on the document read by the document reading means in the instruction sheet by the instruction sheet analyzing section. When analyzed, the document is transmitted to the processing unit connected via the network, and the processed document is received from the processing unit.

  The invention according to claim 14 is the invention according to claim 12, wherein when the instruction creating means creates the instruction, a password is created by a password processing means, and the instruction creating means describes the password. When the instruction is created and the browser stores the document read in accordance with the instruction describing the password, the password is transmitted to the document processing apparatus, and the password processing means authenticates the password. The storage of the document is permitted.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to store an image scanned from an image input device to a repository server after performing processing such as OCR.

  In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to directly store a scanned image in a repository server without providing an extra transfer server.

  Embodiments of a document processing system, a document processing method, a document processing apparatus, and an image input apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a document processing system 1 to which the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a document processing system 1 includes a multifunction machine 2 to which an image input apparatus according to the present invention is applied, a document processing apparatus 3 according to the present invention, and a document processing apparatus 4 connected to a network 5. Composed.

  The multifunction device 2 is a digital device capable of processing a plurality of functions such as copying, printing, scanning, and faxing.

  The document processing apparatus 3 is a Web server having a document repository function, and stores and manages various documents, and creates instructions (scripts describing operations on the multifunction machine 2) that can be executed on the multifunction machine 2. .

  The document processing device 4 performs processing such as image processing on the document scanned by the multifunction device 2. As processing performed by the document processing device 4, resolution and compression ratio corresponding to a storage destination, an output destination, or a transfer destination. Change, rotation, trimming, color profile change, combination (image, document), OCR (Optical Character Reader), translation, and the like.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functional configurations of the multifunction peripheral 2 and the document processing apparatus 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the multifunction device 2 includes a browser 6, a control panel 7, an instruction form processing unit 8, a scan processing unit 9, and a document transmission / reception unit 10.

  The browser 6 communicates with the document processing apparatus 3 using HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) or the like, interprets a Web page (hereinafter referred to as a page) described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or the like, and goes to the control panel. Is displayed. Specifically, the communication of the document processing apparatus 3 includes a request for a page or instruction to the document processing apparatus 3, reception of a page or instruction transmitted from the document processing apparatus 3, and the like.

  The control panel 7 displays a page received by the browser 6 from the document processing apparatus 3 and accepts settings for each function of the multi-function device 2 from the user. For example, a liquid crystal touch panel method may be used.

  The instruction processing unit 8 performs processing such as analysis of the instruction received by the browser 6 from the document processing device 3.

  The scan processing unit 9 performs a process of scanning image information of a manuscript serving as a copy placed on the platen 11 as electronic data.

  The document transmission / reception unit 10 performs processing for transmitting the document scanned by the scan processing unit 9 to the document processing device 3 and processing for transmitting the document to the processing device 4 when processing the document.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the document processing apparatus 3 includes a UI creation unit 12, an instruction form creation unit 13, a password processing unit 14, and a document storage unit 15.

  The UI creation unit 12 creates a page to be displayed on the control panel of the multi-function device 2 and communicates with the browser 6 of the multi-function device 2 using HTTP or the like, and issues a request for creating a page or instruction from the multi-function device 2. A reception process and a transmission process of a page or instruction to the multifunction device 2 are performed.

  The instruction creation unit 13 creates an instruction according to the request for the instruction from the multifunction device 2.

  The password processing unit 14 issues and authenticates a one-time password (a random character string that becomes a “seed” of the authentication character string) necessary for storing a document from the multifunction device 2 to the document processing device 3. This one-time password is issued when an instruction is created, and is required to be input when a document scanned in accordance with the instruction is stored in the document processing device 3.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent storing a document other than a document scanned according to the instruction created by the document processing apparatus 3.

  The document storage unit 15 stores a document transmitted from the multifunction device 2.

  A functional operation performed by the multifunction device 2 and the document processing device 3 when a document is scanned by the scanning function of the multifunction device 2 and stored in the document processing device 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When a user inputs a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 3 through the control panel 7 of the multifunction device 2, the browser 6 accepts a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 3, and sends the request to the document processing apparatus 3 requested by the connection destination. The page request is transmitted by HTTP.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing device 3 receives a page request from the multifunction device 2, it transmits the first page to the multifunction device 2.

  When the browser 6 of the multifunction device 2 receives the first page from the document processing device 3, the browser 6 displays the received first page on the control panel 7.

  Thereafter, when the user inputs a new page request through the control panel 7, the browser 6 transmits a page request to the document processing apparatus 3, and the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 3 receives the page request. Then, a page corresponding to the received request is transmitted to the multifunction device 2, and when the browser 6 of the multifunction device 2 receives the page from the document processing device 3, the received page is displayed on the control panel 7.

  When the user inputs the scan execution and the specification of the storage location of the document to be scanned by the control panel 7, the browser 6 transmits the scan execution and the specification of the storage location of the document to the document processing apparatus 3.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing device 3 receives the scan execution from the multifunction device 2 and the designation of the document storage location, the UI creation unit 12 notifies the instruction creation unit 13 that the scan execution has been received and creates the instruction. When the unit 13 accepts the notification that the scan has been performed, the unit 13 creates an instruction, and passes the created instruction to the UI creation unit 12. When the UI creation unit 12 receives the instruction, 2 is transmitted.

  When the browser 6 of the multifunction device 2 receives the instruction from the document processing device 3, the browser 6 passes the received instruction to the instruction processing unit 8. When the instruction processing unit 8 receives the instruction, the received instruction is analyzed. Then, the analyzed contents of the instruction sheet are transferred to the browser 6. When the browser 6 receives the contents of the instruction sheet, the contents of the received instruction sheet are displayed on the control panel 7.

  When the user confirms the content of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel 7 and inputs the start of scanning by the control panel 7, the browser 6 notifies the instruction sheet processing unit 8 of the start of scanning, and the instruction sheet When the processing unit 8 receives the notification of the start of the scan, the processing unit 8 notifies the scan processing unit 9 of the start of the scan and delivers the contents of the instruction sheet. The scan processing unit 9 notifies the start of the execution of the scan. When receiving the contents of the instruction sheet, the document placed on the platen 11 is scanned according to the contents of the received instruction sheet, and the scanned document is transferred to the document transmitting / receiving unit 10.

  The instruction sheet processing unit 8 passes the storage location of the document described as the contents of the instruction sheet to the document transmitting / receiving unit 10, and the document transmitting / receiving unit 10 stores the document scanned by the scan processing unit 9 and the document from the instruction sheet processing unit 8. When the storage location is received, the received document and the storage location are transmitted to the document processing apparatus 3.

  When the document processing apparatus 3 receives the document and the storage location from the multifunction device 2, the document processing device 3 stores the document in the designated storage location in the document storage unit 15.

  When the document processing is described as the content of the instruction, the instruction processing unit 8 stores the document storage location and information on the processing (for example, the location of the document processing device 4 that performs the processing). When the document transmission / reception unit 10 receives the document scanned by the scan processing unit 9 and the storage location of the document from the instruction processing unit 8 and information on the processing, The document is transmitted to the processing device 4 based on the information.

  When the document transmitting / receiving unit 10 receives the processed document from the processing device 4, the document transmitting / receiving unit 10 transmits the processed document and the storage location to the document processing device 3.

  When the document processing apparatus 3 receives the processed document and the storage location from the multifunction machine 2, the document processing device 3 stores the processed document in the designated storage location in the document storage unit 15.

  Next, when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device are illustrated. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The multi-function peripheral transmits a page request to the document processing apparatus (step S301). The document processing apparatus receives the page request from the multifunction peripheral, and transmits the page to the multifunction peripheral in accordance with the received page request (step S302). The multi-function peripheral receives the page from the document processing apparatus and displays the received page (step S303).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a page representing the contents of a folder displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. The page shown in FIG. 4 includes a folder for “development unit UI design G member” stored in “development unit UI design G folder”, a file of “specification document V1”, a file of “specification document V2”, “ A file of “specification V3” and a file of “specification V4” are displayed. Here, in order to save the scanned document in the “development unit UI design G folder”, the user presses the “scan save” button on the page shown in FIG.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the MFP transmits the scan execution to the document processing apparatus by pressing the “scan save” button on the page shown in FIG. S304). The document processing apparatus receives the scan execution from the MFP, creates an instruction (which describes storing the scanned document in the “development unit UI design G folder”) (step S305), and creates the instruction Is transmitted to the multifunction machine (step S306). The multifunction peripheral receives the instruction from the document processing apparatus, analyzes the received instruction (step S307), and displays the contents of the analyzed instruction (step S308).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. In the page shown in FIG. 5, as the scan processing settings, “storage location” is “development unit UI design G folder”, “reading resolution” is “200 dpi”, and “image quality of document” is “ “Text / Photo” is displayed, and “Processing of document” is “OCR” (that is, OCR processing is performed on the scanned document). Here, if the setting of the above-described scan processing is acceptable, the user presses the “Yes” button on the page shown in FIG.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the MFP performs scanning (step S309) by pressing the “Yes” button on the page shown in FIG. 5, and processes the scanned document. If so (YES in step S310), the process proceeds to step S311. If the scanned document is not processed (NO in step S310), the process proceeds to step S313.

  When the scanned document is to be processed (YES in step S310), the multifunction peripheral transmits the scanned document to the document processing apparatus (step S311), and when the processed document is received from the document processing apparatus (in step S312). YES), the process proceeds to step S313.

  The multifunction peripheral transmits the scanned document or the processed document to the document processing apparatus (step S313). The document processing apparatus receives the scanned document or processed document from the MFP, and stores the scanned document or processed document in the designated storage location (in the “development unit UI design G folder”). S314), the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Next, when a one-time password is used when a document is scanned by the scanning function of the multifunction device 2 and stored in the document processing device 3, the functional operations performed by the multifunction device 2 and the document processing device 3 will be described with reference to FIG. To explain.

  When a user inputs a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 3 through the control panel 7 of the multifunction device 2, the browser 6 accepts a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 3, and sends the request to the document processing apparatus 3 requested by the connection destination. The page request is transmitted by HTTP.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing device 3 receives a page request from the multifunction device 2, it transmits the first page to the multifunction device 2.

  When the browser 6 of the multifunction device 2 receives the first page from the document processing device 3, the browser 6 displays the received first page on the control panel 7.

  Thereafter, when the user inputs a new page request through the control panel 7, the browser 6 transmits a page request to the document processing apparatus 3, and the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 3 receives the page request. Then, a page corresponding to the received request is transmitted to the multifunction device 2, and when the browser 6 of the multifunction device 2 receives the page from the document processing device 3, the received page is displayed on the control panel 7.

  When the user inputs the scan execution and the specification of the storage location of the document to be scanned by the control panel 7, the browser 6 transmits the scan execution and the specification of the storage location of the document to the document processing apparatus 3.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing device 3 receives the scan execution from the multifunction device 2 and the designation of the document storage location, the UI creation unit 12 notifies the instruction creation unit 13 that the scan execution has been received and creates the instruction. The unit 13 notifies the password processing unit 14 that an instruction will be created when the notification that the scan is received is received, and the password processing unit 14 generates a one-time password when the notification for creating the instruction is received. Then, the created one-time password is transferred to the instruction creation unit 13, and upon receiving the one-time password, the instruction creation unit 13 creates an instruction describing the received one-time password, and the created instruction is sent to the UI creation unit. When the UI creation unit 12 receives the instruction, the UI creation unit 12 transmits the received instruction to the multifunction device 2.

  When the browser 6 of the multifunction device 2 receives the instruction from the document processing device 3, the browser 6 passes the received instruction to the instruction processing unit 8. When the instruction processing unit 8 receives the instruction, the received instruction is analyzed. Then, the contents of the analyzed instruction are delivered to the browser 6, and when the browser 6 receives the contents of the instruction, the contents of the received instruction (including the one-time password) are displayed on the control panel 7.

  When the user confirms the content of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel 7 and inputs the start of scanning by the control panel 7, the browser 6 notifies the instruction sheet processing unit 8 of the start of scanning, and the instruction sheet When the processing unit 8 receives the notification of the start of the scan, the processing unit 8 notifies the scan processing unit 9 of the start of the scan and delivers the contents of the instruction sheet. The scan processing unit 9 notifies the start of the execution of the scan. When the content of the instruction is received, the document placed on the platen 11 is scanned according to the content of the received instruction, the scanned document is transferred to the document transmitting / receiving unit 10, and the browser 6 inputs the password. The requested page is displayed on the control panel 7.

  When the user inputs a secret password that is known only by the control panel 7, the software provided in the multifunction machine 2 and the one-time password transmitted from the document processing apparatus 3 and the password input by the user are fixed. Calculation is performed according to the procedure, and the browser 6 transmits the generated result (hereinafter referred to as a response) to the document processing device 3.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing device 3 receives the response from the multifunction device 2, the UI creation unit 12 passes the received response to the password processing unit 14. Authenticate whether or not.

  When the password processing unit 14 authenticates that the user is an authorized user, the password processing unit 14 notifies the UI creation unit 12 that the authentication has been performed. 2 is notified.

  When the browser 6 of the multifunction device 2 receives the authenticated notification from the document processing device 3, the browser 6 notifies the instruction processing unit 8 of the authentication, and when the instruction processing unit 8 receives the authenticated notification, the content of the instruction document When the document storage unit 10 receives the document scanned by the scan processing unit 9 and the document storage location from the instruction processing unit 8, the document transmission / reception unit 10 The storage location is transmitted to the document processing device 3.

  When the document processing apparatus 3 receives the document and the storage location from the multifunction device 2, the document processing device 3 stores the document in the designated storage location in the document storage unit 15.

  When the password processing unit 14 has not authenticated, the password processing unit 14 notifies the UI creation unit 12 that the authentication has not been performed. When the UI creation unit 12 receives a notification that the authentication has not been performed, the password processing unit 14 indicates that the authentication has not been performed. Notify the multifunction device 2.

  When the browser 6 of the multi-function device 2 receives the non-authenticated notification from the document processing device 3, the browser 6 displays a page indicating that the authentication has not been performed on the control panel 7.

  Next, when a one-time password is used when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device, the processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, the processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and the multifunction device and the document processing device are performed. A communication processing procedure will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

  The multi-function peripheral transmits a page request to the document processing apparatus (step S601). The document processing apparatus receives the page request from the multifunction peripheral, and transmits the page to the multifunction peripheral in accordance with the received page request (step S602). The multi-function peripheral receives the page from the document processing apparatus, displays the received page (step S603), and transmits scan execution to the document processing apparatus (step S604). The document processing apparatus receives scan execution from the multifunction device, creates an instruction describing the one-time password (step S605), and transmits the created instruction to the multifunction device (step S606). The multi-function peripheral receives the instruction from the document processing apparatus, analyzes the received instruction (step S607), and displays the contents of the analyzed instruction (step S608).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. In the page shown in FIG. 7, as the scan processing settings, “storage location” is “development unit UI design G folder”, “reading resolution” is “200 dpi”, and “image quality of document” is “ “Text / Photo”, “Document Processing” is “OCR”, and “Password” are displayed. Here, if the setting of the above-described scan processing is acceptable, the user presses the “Yes” button on the page shown in FIG.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, the MFP performs scanning (step S609) by pressing the “Yes” button on the page shown in FIG. 7, and processes the scanned document. If so (YES in step S610), the process proceeds to step S611. If the scanned document is not to be processed (NO in step S610), the process proceeds to step S613.

  When the scanned document is to be processed (YES in step S610), the multifunction peripheral transmits the scanned document to the document processing apparatus (step S611), and when the processed document is received from the document processing apparatus (in step S612). YES), the process proceeds to step S613.

  The multi-function peripheral displays a password input request (step S613).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a password input request displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. The page shown in FIG. 8 displays a password input field. Here, the user inputs the password confirmed on the page shown in FIG. 7 into the input field, and presses the “Yes” button on the page shown in FIG.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, the MFP transmits the password to the document processing apparatus by pressing the “Yes” button on the page shown in FIG. 8 (step S614). The document processing apparatus receives the password from the multifunction peripheral and authenticates the password (step S615). If the password is not authenticated (NO in step S615), the process proceeds to step S616. If the password is authenticated (YES in step S615), the process proceeds to step S618.

  If the password has not been authenticated (NO in step S615), the document processing apparatus notifies the MFP that the password has not been authenticated (step S616). The multi-function peripheral receives a notification that the password has not been authenticated from the document processing apparatus, displays that the password has not been authenticated (step S617), and ends the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If the password has been authenticated (YES in step S615), the document processing apparatus notifies the multifunction peripheral that the password has been authenticated (step S618). The multifunction peripheral receives a password authentication notification from the document processing apparatus, and transmits the scanned document or the processed document to the document processing apparatus (step S619). The document processing apparatus receives the scanned document or processed document from the multifunction peripheral, stores the scanned document or processed document in the designated storage location (step S620), and performs the flowchart shown in FIG. finish.

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the document processing system 1 to which this invention is applied. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functional configurations of a multifunction machine 2 and a document processing apparatus 3. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device when scanning an original with the scanning function of the multifunction device. . 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a page representing the contents of a folder displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of an instruction sheet displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. When using a password when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device, the processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, the processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and the communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device It is a flowchart which shows. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of an instruction sheet displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a password input request displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Document processing system 2 Multifunction machine 3 Document processing apparatus 4 Document processing apparatus 5 Network 6 Browser 7 Control panel 8 Instruction processing part 9 Scan processing part 10 Document transmission / reception part 11 Platen 12 UI creation part 13 Instruction preparation part 14 Password processing part 15 Document storage

Claims (14)

In a document processing system in which an image input device having a browser that can interpret and display and operate a file and a document processing device having a document repository function are connected via a network.
The document processing apparatus includes:
An instruction creation means for creating an instruction describing the operation performed by the function of the image input device;
An instruction sheet transmitting means for transmitting the instruction sheet created by the instruction sheet creating means to the image input device;
The image input device includes:
An instruction analysis means for analyzing an instruction from the document processing apparatus;
Document reading means for reading a document according to the content of the instruction analyzed by the instruction analyzing means,
The browser
Requesting the document processing device to create the instructions;
A document processing system for receiving an instruction sheet transmitted from the instruction sheet transmitting means. The browser
A storage location of a document read by the document reading unit is designated for the document processing apparatus,
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction describing the specification of the storage location from the browser,
The image input device includes:
The document processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a document communication unit that transmits a document read by the document reading unit according to the instruction to the storage location. The document communication means includes
If it is analyzed by the instruction analysis unit that the instruction to process the document read by the document reading unit is described in the instruction, the document is transmitted to the processing unit connected via the network. And
The document processing system according to claim 2, wherein the processed document is received from the processing unit. The document processing apparatus includes:
A password processing means for creating a password when the instruction creating means creates the instruction and authenticating the password;
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction describing the password,
The browser
When storing a document read according to the instruction describing the password, the password is transmitted to the document processing device,
The password processing means includes
The document processing system according to claim 2, wherein storage of the document is permitted when the password is authenticated. In a document processing apparatus having a document repository function connected via an image input apparatus having a browser capable of interpreting, displaying and operating a file,
Upon receiving a request for creating an instruction describing the operation performed by the function of the image input device from the image input device, an instruction creating unit for creating the instruction;
A document processing apparatus comprising: an instruction sheet transmitting unit that transmits the instruction sheet created by the instruction sheet creating unit to the image input device. The instruction creation means
When the request for creating the instruction from the image input device includes a storage location of the document to be read by the image input device, an instruction describing the instruction to store in the storage location is created. The document processing apparatus according to claim 5. A password processing means for creating a password when the instruction creating means creates the instruction, and authenticating the password;
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction describing the password created by the password processing means,
The password processing means includes
The document processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when the password received together with the document storage request from the image input apparatus is authenticated, the document storage is permitted. In an image input device having a browser connected to a document processing device having a document repository function via a network and capable of interpreting and displaying and operating a file,
An instruction analysis means for analyzing an instruction describing an operation performed by a function from the document processing apparatus;
Document reading means for reading a document according to the content of the instruction analyzed by the instruction analyzing means,
The browser
Requesting the document processing device to create the instructions;
An image input device receiving an instruction sheet transmitted from the document processing device. Document communication means for transmitting the document read by the document reading means to the storage location according to an instruction describing the specification of the document read by the document reading means,
The browser
The image input device according to claim 8, wherein a storage location of a document read by the document reading unit is designated for the document processing device. The document communication means includes
If it is analyzed by the instruction analysis unit that the instruction to process the document read by the document reading unit is described in the instruction, the document is transmitted to the processing unit connected via the network. And
The image input device according to claim 9, wherein the processed document is received from the processing unit. In a document processing method of a document processing system in which an image input device having a browser capable of interpreting and displaying and operating a file and a document processing device having a document repository function are connected via a network.
The browser requests the document processing device to create an instruction describing the operation performed by the function of the image input device;
The document processing device creates the instruction sheet by the instruction sheet creating means in response to the request for creating the instruction sheet,
Send the created instruction to the browser by means of instruction sending means,
The browser receives the instruction sent from the instruction sending means,
The image input device includes:
Analyzing instructions from the document processing device by means of instruction analysis means,
A document processing method of a document processing system, wherein a document is read by a document reading unit in accordance with the contents of the analyzed instruction. The browser
Specifying the storage location of the document to be read by the document reading means to the document processing apparatus,
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction describing the specification of the storage location from the browser,
The image input device includes:
The document processing method of the document processing system according to claim 11, wherein a document read by the document reading unit according to the instruction is transmitted to the storage location by a document communication unit. The document communication means includes
If it is analyzed by the instruction analysis unit that the instruction to process the document read by the document reading unit is described in the instruction, the document is transmitted to the processing unit connected via the network. And
The document processing method of the document processing system according to claim 12, wherein the processed document is received from the processing unit. When the instruction creation unit creates the instruction, a password is created by the password processing unit,
The instruction creating means creates an instruction describing the password,
When the browser stores the document read in accordance with the instruction describing the password, the browser transmits the password to the document processing device,
The document processing method of the document processing system according to claim 12, wherein the password processing means permits storage of the document when the password is authenticated.

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