JP2006262323A - Data transfer device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data transfer device capable of transferring different image data before and after partial erasure of image data between an operator of the device and a non-operator.
The image data for transfer is taken out before or after partial erasing, which is mounted on a digital copying machine, and based on re-user information, the operator can edit the image data before and after image processing, the operator For other re-users, the image data after image processing is temporarily stored as document data in the association storage device 101 and transferred to the filing device 200 as document data, thereby facilitating re-searching of the filed image.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a data transfer apparatus that transfers processing data to an apparatus that stores and manages data.

Conventionally, important archived documents (manuscript documents displaying images and characters) and documents that may be used in the future have been filed in paper and organized on a bookshelf or the like.
In recent years, along with the advancement and speeding up of data processing technology, along with the reduction in the price of storage means for storing data, documents that need to be stored are read by a scanner device and stored in a large-capacity storage device. A so-called filing device has appeared. Further, there has been proposed a device for easily taking out image data processed in the past by taking a copy by using a digital copier or the like and transferring the digitized original image data to a filing device. Specific examples thereof include the techniques described in the following patent documents.

JP 2000-113168 A JP 2000-172720 A

By the way, as a data transfer device for transferring image data to such a filing device, a digital copier may be used and an image processing function of the digital copier may be used. At this time, the appearance of the original and the transfer paper after copying may change greatly, giving a different impression. When distributing the copy paper using the image processing function and simultaneously filing the file on the filing device to the person who distributed it, the distribution source mainly handles the original, so it knows the image before image processing, but the distribution destination In this case, the processed image is distributed as transfer paper.
In such a situation, when searching for image data filed in the filing device later by thumbnail search, the search is performed based on whether the searcher mainly viewed the image before image processing or the image after image processing. If the image to be different is different. In other words, when distributing materials for which image processing is entrusted, the distribution source mainly looks at the image before image processing, and the distribution destination only sees the image after image processing, so it is distributed when filed on the filing device There was a need to change the image data to be filed depending on whether it was the original or distribution destination.

Here, the image data for transfer is taken out before or after partial erasing that is installed in the digital copier, and based on the re-user information, the operator is the image data before and after image processing, other than the operator The image data after the image processing can be temporarily stored in the association storage device as document data and transferred to the filing device as document data, so that the re-search of the file that has been filed can be facilitated.
Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide means for extracting image data before and after partial erasure of image data, and to divide the apparatus operator from those other than the operator based on the user information. Another object of the present invention is to provide a data transfer device that temporarily stores image data taken out in a storage device and enables transfer of different image data between an operator of the device and a non-operator.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a data transfer apparatus that can cope with a case where frame erasure processing is performed with different impressions before partial erasure of image data and after partial erasure of image data.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a data transfer apparatus that can cope with a case where a center erasing process is performed, which has different impressions before and after image processing.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, image capturing means for capturing a document as image data, storage means for storing the image data captured by the image capturing means, and retrieval / reading of the image data stored in the storage means. Re-user specifying means for inputting re-user information permitted under a predetermined condition as specific information, image data stored in the storage means, re-user information input by the re-user specifying means, Storage management means for managing image data captured in association with each other as document data, transfer means for transferring the document data and user information to the outside of the apparatus, and partial erasure of the image data stored in the storage means Image data not erased by the partial eraser, and image data partially erased by the partial eraser. The temporarily stored in the storage means as document data, the data transfer device for transferring to the outside by said transfer means, to achieve the first object.
According to a second aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the image data partial erasure performed by the partial erasure means is a frame erasure to achieve the second object.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the partial erasure of the image data performed by the partial erasure means is a center erasure to achieve the third object.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the image data before and after the partial erasure of the image data are taken out, and the image data taken out separately for the operator of the apparatus and the non-operator is obtained according to the re-user information. The image data is temporarily stored in the storage device, and different image data can be transferred between an operator of the device and a non-operator.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform the process according to the first aspect when the frame erasing process is performed with different impressions before the partial erasing of the image data and after the partial erasing of the image data.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform the process of the first aspect when the center erasing process is performed, which has a different impression before and after the image processing.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a data processing apparatus that processes data and a filing apparatus that stores and manages data according to the present embodiment. In this figure, 100 is a data processing device for processing data handled by the user, 200 is a large-capacity hard disk device (storage means) 201 built-in (may be externally attached), and data is stored so that a specific user can reuse it. It is a filing device (storage management device) to be managed.
The control device 110 of the data processing device 100 and the server device 210 of the filing device 200 are connected via an intranet (Ethernet (registered trademark) cable 300) and send processing data in the data processing device 100 to the filing device 200. The system is constructed so as to function as a filing system that performs storage management, calls (reads) stored data from the hard disk device 201 as necessary, and provides it to the user so that it can be reused.

In the data processing apparatus 100, a scanner 120 that reads image data from a document image to be transmitted / copied, a printer 130 that records and outputs an image on a sheet with a recording medium such as toner based on the read / received image data, and communication Connected to the PSTN via the line 400, executes predetermined line control at the time of outgoing / incoming calls, performs line connection or disconnection, and modulates / demodulates the image data and various procedural signals by a modem device (facsimile communication) A communication control unit 140 that performs various operations as a display operation unit, and a touch panel (operation unit) 150 with a display (display unit) that performs an input operation, and an operation that performs an input operation such as a drive condition and a setting or a command by a user. A panel 160 is connected to the control device 110.
The control device 110 sends the read / received image data to the image processing unit 170 and temporarily stores and stores it in the storage device (hard disk device) 101. In addition, in this control device 110, a built-in CPU (central processing unit) operates with various information such as drive conditions and management data of each part of the device in accordance with a control program read from a ROM (read-only memory). Thus, necessary data is stored in a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the devices 101 to 170 are controlled in an integrated manner to execute various functions as the data processing device 100.
That is, the data processing apparatus 100 has a reading function for transferring image data read by the scanner 120 to another terminal device such as a PC (personal computer) via an intranet, and a copying function for recording and outputting the read image data by the printer 130. And a transmission / reception function for facsimile transmission of the read image data by the communication control unit 140 and facsimile reception of the image data.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the filing apparatus 200. The filing device 200 is constructed by a personal computer (PC) having a display 220 and a keyboard 230 or a server device 210 of a workstation. The server apparatus 210 includes a CPU 202, a ROM 203, a RAM 204, a network I / F (interface) 205, a disk I / F 206, a display I / F 207, and a keyboard I / F 208, in addition to the hard disk device 201. Then, the CPU 202 performs various processes by comprehensively controlling each part of the device in accordance with an application program read from the hard disk device 201.

This server apparatus 210 is connected to a network I / F 205 with an Ethernet (registered trademark) cable 300 for constructing an intranet. The server apparatus 210 receives image data and additional information transferred from the control apparatus 110 via the intranet, and receives a hard disk. Additional information is associated with the device 201 and stored and managed. Then, the stored data in the hard disk device 201 associated with the user ID in the additional information input from the keyboard 230 is searched and read out, and the additional information and thumbnail images of the image data can be selected on the display 220 in a calendar format. Display output.
As a result, a filing system that outputs the selected stored data to the data processing apparatus 100 or the client PC or printer apparatus so as to be reusable is constructed together with an intranet terminal device such as the data processing apparatus 100.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example on the screen of the touch panel 150. The data processing apparatus 100 in this filing system selects a function to be used by the function selection buttons 152a to 152c after specifying the user himself / herself to be operated by the user designation button group 151. When the start key 161 on the operation panel 160 shown in FIG. 4 is pressed, reading of the original set on the scanner 120 is started in accordance with the designated conditions such as the number of copies and the density. The read image data is processed by the selected function, and data to be processed during or after reading the original is stored together with additional information such as the user ID of the operator specified by the user specifying button group 151 and instruction conditions. Temporarily accumulates in the device 101.
After that, it is sent to the server device 210 of the filing device 200 at a preset time (for example, at night when the load on the network is low) and stored and managed so that it can be reused.

In the screen of the touch panel 150 in FIG. 3, 153 is a clear button for canceling input, 154 is a display area for outputting a message such as an input method, 155 is a scale for displaying the amount of data stored in the hard disk device 101, 156 Is a confirmation button for confirming user designation input or transfer cancellation designation, 158 is a button for canceling transfer of processed data to the filing device 200 by pressing during document reading operation or immediately after completion, and designating execution of erasure, Reference numeral 157 denotes a shift button for switching the display screen or switching the display method.
Note that the user designation button group 151 in FIG. 3 is illustrated as “user1” or the like, but is not limited thereto, and a user name or the like may be displayed.

  In the operation panel 160 of FIG. 4, 162 is a counter for counting the number of copies and the number of copies, 163 is a numeric keypad for inputting numbers and the like, 164 is an interrupt key for interrupt processing during processing, and 165 is selected. Clear key for canceling mode selection such as copy mode or facsimile millimeter mode, 166 is a slide key for designating the darkness of the read image, 167 is a clear key for canceling input or stopping the operation, and 168 for designating an erase area It is an erase designation key for shifting to the screen.

The control device 110 of the data processing apparatus 100 is continuously designated by the user designation button group 151 for each user designated by the user designation button group 151, for example, the past five operations from the latest operation. One or more users (patterns) up to the above are stored (managed) as history data in the RAM for each operation. When any one of the user designation buttons 151 is selected (designated for the first time) in order to designate the user to operate, the user designated following the latest operation together with the user designation buttons 151. The user-specified button group 151 is highlighted.
Further, when the user's own user designation button group 151 is pressed (the second and subsequent presses), the user designation button group 151 of the user designated at the time of the previous operation is highlighted in order from the latest one in time series. . Then, a user ID that is highlighted (designated) when the start key 161 for starting the processing of the data processing device 100 is pressed (determined) is sent to the filing device 200 as additional information in addition to the user ID of the operator. Attach to processing data.

At this time, when the clear button 153 is pressed after selecting the user specifying button group 151 (first pressing) in order to specify the user to operate, the control device 110 uses the user specified in the past. Instead of this, a user to be attached to the processing data as additional information can be designated by newly pressing the user designation button group 151. The user designated at this time is stored in the RAM as the latest one. On the other hand, when the clear key 153 is pressed and the start key 161 is pressed without specifying a user other than the user by the user specification button group 151, the specification of only itself (no other user specification) is updated to the latest RAM. Remember in.
In addition, when the shift button 157 is pressed after selecting the user-specified button group 151 of the user to be operated (first press), the time-series order read from the RAM is reversed, and the oldest one is operated from the oldest. The user designation button group 151 of the designated user is displayed in reverse video. That is, the user designation button group 151 constitutes a user designation means, and the control device 110 constitutes a reuse user management means.

  When the clear button 153 is pressed after the first pressing of the user designation button group 151, if the subsequently designated user completely matches the user stored in the RAM, the storage is avoided. You may do it.

FIG. 5 shows an erase designation screen 181 displayed on the touch panel 150 when the erase designation key 168 in the operation panel 160 is pressed. The range designation for partial erasure is performed using the erase designation screen 181 and includes a frame erase button 182, a center frame erase button 183, and an erase area icon 187 indicating a partial erase item.
When designating the range of partial erasure, when erasing the frame, the frame erasure dimension display 182a is highlighted when the frame erasure button 182 is pressed, and the frame erasure dimension can be designated by inputting from the numeric keypad 163 on the operation panel 160. It becomes. Similarly, in the case of the center erase, when the center frame erase button 183 is pressed, the center erase dimension display 183a is highlighted, and the center erase dimension can be designated by an input from the numeric keypad 163 on the operation panel 160.

Next, the flow of image data will be described. The image data read by the scanner 120 in FIG. 1 is sent to an image processing unit 170 that performs partial erasure processing. The image data processed by the image processing unit 170 is sent to the printer 130 and written on the transfer paper.
At the same time, the input image data A and the output image data B of the image processing unit 170 are temporarily stored in the storage device 101 by the CPU 202 and later transferred to the server device 210 through the network I / F 205 together with the attached file including the re-user information. Is done.

Next, the processing procedure of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. It waits for key input on the touch panel 150 or the operation panel 160 (step 11), and when there is a key input (step 11; Y), it is determined whether it is user information registration for registering a re-user (step 12).
As a result, in the case of user information registration (step 12; Y), user registration is performed (step 21), and the process returns to step 11. On the other hand, if it is not user information registration (step 12; N), the frame erase button 182 or the center frame erase button 183, which is the key input for partial erase designation, is judged (step 13), and the key for partial erase designation is determined. If it is an input, an erase dimension is designated (step 22).

On the other hand, if the key input is not for partial erasure designation (step 13; N), it is determined whether reading is started (step 14). If the reading is not started (step 14; N), other key inputs are performed. The corresponding operation is registered (step 23), and the process returns to step 11.
When reading is started (step 14; Y), the image file before partial erasure and the image file after partial erasure are stored in the storage device 101 at the start of scanning (step 15).
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the continuous scan is completed (step 16). If it is continued (step 16; N), the process returns to step 15; if it is completed (step 16; Y), partial erasure is performed. Is registered (step 17).

If already registered (step 17; Y), the file temporarily stored and the image file before partial erasure are first registered in the storage device 101 of the input image data A of the image processing unit 170 which is the data before partial erasure. An attached file that associates the operator user registration information that is the device as a document is generated (step 24), and the process proceeds to the next post-color processing image file.
In the processing of the image file after partial deletion, the file temporarily stored in the storage device 101 of the output image data B of the image processing unit 170, which is the data after partial deletion, the image file after partial deletion, and the user registration information are used as a document. After generating the attached file to be associated (step 18), the image file temporarily stored in the storage device 101 and the attached data are transferred to the filing device 200 via the network I / F 205 to the server device 210 (step 19). The image data can be filed before and after the partial erasure process (step 20).
In this way, when partial erasure is designated by the frame erasure button 182 and the center frame erasure key 183, the transfer image data is taken out from before and after the image processing apparatus that performs color image processing, and designated by the re-user specifying means. Based on the re-user information of the processed image data, the operator associates and stores the image data before and after the image processing, and the image data after the image processing as the document data for the re-user other than the operator. By temporarily accumulating in the apparatus 101 and transferring it as document data to the filing apparatus 200, it is possible to facilitate re-searching of the filed image.

It is the figure which showed the structure of the data processing apparatus which processes data, and the filing apparatus which accumulate | stores and manages data. It is the figure which showed the structure of the filing apparatus. It is the figure which showed the example of a display in the screen of a touchscreen. It is the figure which showed the key on the operation panel. It is the figure which showed the deletion designation | designated screen displayed on a touch panel when the deletion designation | designated key of an operation panel was pressed. It is the flowchart which showed the process sequence of the key input of a touch panel or an operation panel.

Explanation of symbols

100 Data processing device 101 Storage device (hard disk device)
110 Controller 120 Scanner 130 Printer 140 Communication Control Unit 150 Touch Panel (Operation Unit)
151 User designation button group 152a to 152c Function selection button 160 Operation panel 161 Start key 170 Image processing unit 200 Filing device 201 Hard disk device 202 CPU
203 ROM
204 RAM
205 Network I / F (interface)
206 Disk I / F
207 Display I / F
208 Keyboard I / F
210 Server device 220 Display 230 Keyboard 300 Ethernet (registered trademark) cable 400 Communication line

Claims (3)

Image capturing means for capturing a document as image data;
Storage means for storing image data captured by the image capturing means;
Re-user specifying means for inputting re-user information permitted to search and read image data stored in the storage means under specified conditions as specific information;
Storage management means for managing image data stored in association with the image data stored in the storage means and the re-user information input by the re-user specification means as document data;
Transfer means for transferring the document data and re-user information to the outside of the apparatus;
Partial erasure means for partially erasing the image data stored in the storage means,
Image data that is not erased by the partial erasure unit and image data that has been partially erased by the partial erasure unit are temporarily stored in the storage unit as document data, and transferred to the outside by the transfer unit. Data transfer device. 2. The data transfer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partial deletion of image data performed by the partial deletion unit is frame deletion. 2. The data transfer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partial erasure performed by the partial erasure means is center erasure.

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