JP2008141701A - Information processing apparatus and information processing method thereof, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus capable of reducing delay of other FAX data, information processing method thereof, and program. <P>SOLUTION: A server terminal 102 acquires a leading job from standby jobs and in the case the acquired leading job has the same transmission destination as FAX reception data received from a client terminal 101, a coupling region 901 is recognized from the FAX reception data, the number of OCR-recognized lines within the coupling region 901 is then acquired, and the OCR-recognized data are inserted into a data insertion enabled region of the acquired leading job and coupled. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method thereof, and a program, and more particularly, to an information processing apparatus that transmits a plurality of FAX data, an information processing method thereof, and a program.

  Conventionally, a slip is received by FAX, and the FAX data itself received by the transmission source for the purpose of confirming reception (reception) for this FAX, or the received FAX data is attached with a receipt mark and returned. ing.

In this business, since a large amount of replies are made (a lot of jobs waiting for transmission are generated), efficient transmission is required. In order to efficiently perform FAX transmission, a method of transmitting reply data of the same destination as one job is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-37693 A

  However, in the conventional FAX transmission method, since a plurality of FAX data are transmitted as one job, the amount of data per job is large, and it takes time to transmit one job. For this reason, the transmission of other FAX data is delayed, resulting in a decrease in transmission efficiency.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method therefor, and a program that can reduce the delay of other FAX data.

  In order to achieve the above object, the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 transmits and receives the FAX data when transmitting the FAX data to the external terminal in the information processing apparatus that transmits and receives FAX data to and from the external terminal. Recognizing a combination area for combining the data of the FAX data and other data of the other FAX data from the area of the FAX data and the storage means for storing in the transmission standby area which is a storage area for performing the combination A discriminating means for discriminating an insertable area into which the other data can be inserted in the area; a receiving means for receiving the other FAX data; and the stored FAX data being transmitted in the same manner as the received other FAX data. First determination means for determining whether the received FAX data is the previous FAX data; and when the stored FAX data is the same destination FAX data, the reception Recognizing the combined area from another FAX data area and acquiring the other data in the combined area, and inserting the acquired other data into the insertable area of the stored FAX data And coupling means for coupling.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing method according to claim 7 is an information processing method of an information processing apparatus including an external terminal, a transmission unit that transmits FAX data, and a reception unit that receives FAX data. When transmitting FAX data to the external terminal, a storage step of storing the FAX data in a transmission standby area that is a storage area for transmitting the FAX data, and the FAX data from the stored FAX data area, A determination step of recognizing a combined area for combining other FAX data with other data and determining an insertable area into which the other data can be inserted in the combined area; and A first determination step of determining whether the received FAX data is the same destination FAX data as other FAX data received by the means; and the stored FAX data In the case of the FAX data of the same destination, a data acquisition step of recognizing the combined area from the area of the received other FAX data and acquiring the other data in the combined area; A combining step of inserting and combining the acquired other data into the insertable area of FAX data.

  In order to achieve the above object, a program according to claim 8 causes a computer to execute an information processing method of an information processing apparatus including an external terminal, transmission means for transmitting FAX data, and reception means for receiving FAX data. When transmitting the FAX data to the external terminal, a storage module that stores the FAX data in a transmission standby area that is a storage area for transmitting the FAX data, and an area of the stored FAX data, A discriminating module for recognizing a coupling area that couples the data of the FAX data and other data of other FAX data, and discriminating an insertable area in which the other data can be inserted in the coupling area; First, it is determined whether the received FAX data is the same destination FAX data as other FAX data received by the receiving means. Disconnection module and the stored FAX data are the same destination FAX data, the combined area is recognized from the area of the other received FAX data, and the other data in the combined area is A data acquisition module to be acquired, and a combination module for inserting and combining the acquired other data into the insertable area of the stored FAX data.

  According to the present invention, when the FAX data stored in the transmission standby area is the same destination as the other received FAX data, the combined area is recognized from the received other FAX data, Since other data is acquired, and the acquired other data is inserted and combined into the stored FAX data insertable area, transmission delay of other FAX transmission data can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a FAX transmission system as an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the FAX transmission system 1 includes a server terminal 102 that controls the entire system 1, a FAX terminal 103 that transmits and receives analog FAX data, and a client terminal 101 that is operated by an operator. Connect to each other.

  The FAX terminal 103 can communicate with an external FAX terminal 104 via the telephone line network 106, and FAX data is transmitted and received. When FAX data is received from the FAX terminal 104, the FAX terminal 103 performs A / D conversion. FAX reception data is generated, and the FAX reception data is transferred to the server terminal 102. Here, in this embodiment, TIFF is used as the data format of FAX reception data, but the data format is not limited to this as long as it is recognized as image data.

  The communication between the FAX terminal 103 and the FAX terminal 104 is not limited to an analog line, and may be a digital line. In this case, there is no need for A / D conversion between the FAX terminal 103 and the FAX terminal 104 because of communication using digital signals.

  The server terminal 102 stores and manages FAX reception data transferred from the FAX terminal 103 in a hard disk or the like.

  The client terminal 101 displays FAX reception data managed by the server terminal 102 by the operator, generates reply data (FAX transmission data), and transmits the FAX transmission data to the FAX terminal 103 through a FAX driver. When the FAX terminal 103 receives the FAX transmission data, the FAX terminal 103 performs D / A conversion on the FAX transmission data and generates FAX data that can be transmitted to the FAX terminal 104 via the telephone line network 106.

  It should be noted that the FAX transmission is performed every time the FAX reception data transferred from the FAX terminal 103 is acquired by the server terminal 102 without using (displaying) the client terminal 101 by the image processing of FIGS. Data may be generated and transmitted to the FAX terminal 103.

  Based on the transmission request from the server terminal 102, the FAX terminal 103 transmits the generated FAX data to the corresponding FAX number.

  In this embodiment, the server terminal 102 and the FAX terminal 103 are configured separately, but may be integrated devices.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of the server terminal 102 in FIG. Since the hardware configuration of the client terminal 101 is basically the same as that of the server terminal 102, only the hardware configuration of the server terminal 102 will be described below, and description of the hardware configuration of the client terminal 101 will be omitted.

  2, the server terminal 102 includes a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a ROM 203, a LAN adapter 204, a video adapter 205, a keyboard 206, a pointing device such as a mouse 207, a hard disk 208, and a recording medium drive 209. These are connected to each other via a system bus 200. Actually, an interface circuit, a chip set, and the like exist between the CPU 201 or the recording medium drive 209 and the system bus 200, but are omitted in the drawing.

  The system bus 200 is a variety of system buses such as a PCI bus and an AGP bus, and a plurality of system buses are usually connected via so-called chip sets, but are omitted in FIG.

  The CPU 201 stores programs stored in the ROM 203, the hard disk 208, or the storage medium drive 209 in the RAM 202 and then sequentially reads them to execute various control processes described later.

  The RAM 202 loads a part of the OS and an application program, and temporarily stores data such as arrays and variables used when the application program is executed under the control of the CPU 201.

  The ROM 203 stores a control program (so-called BIOS) for each hardware. A part of the operating system (OS) can also be stored.

  A LAN adapter (network interface card) 204 is a communication interface for connecting to a network.

  The video adapter 205 is a so-called video graphic adapter (VGA) to which various displays such as a liquid crystal display are connected.

  The hard disk 208 stores various application programs including an operating system and screen information (information for displaying a screen on a display described in html, CGI, or the like). The hard disk 208 also stores form layouts of various FAX reception data and their form names as shown in FIG.

  Further, the hard disk 208 stores management information for managing FAX reception data and FAX transmission data, and application programs for realizing FAX transmission / reception (including transfer) and various control processes described later.

  Data stored in the hard disk 208 may be managed by a database.

  The recording medium drive 209 is a drive device that can read data on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-ROM drive, or a DVD-R drive.

  In this embodiment, the server terminal 102 is configured to perform the processing of the flowchart described later, but may be configured to perform processing in the FAX terminal 103.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the FAX terminal 103 in FIG.

  In FIG. 3, the FAX terminal 103 includes a system bus 30, a CPU 31, a RAM 32, a ROM 33, a LAN adapter 34, and a hard disk 38, similarly to the server terminal 102. Further, the FAX terminal 103 includes a liquid crystal panel & I / F 35, a communication line I / F 36, a scan engine 37, and a print engine 39.

  The liquid crystal panel & I / F 35 includes a touch panel and has a display function and a data input function. The communication line I / F 36 serves as an interface with the telephone line network 106 (FIG. 1). The scan engine 37 optically reads analog FAX data and performs A / D conversion to generate FAX reception data. The print engine 39 prints data (FAX reception data) input from the scan engine 37 on paper or the like.

  The hard disk 38 of the FAX terminal 103 stores a transfer program for transferring FAX reception data to the server terminal 102 in addition to the system program and the like. Further, a storage destination for transferring FAX reception data (for example, a folder path in the hard disk 208 of the server terminal 102) and a transmission waiting queue that holds the transferred FAX transmission data as a job are also stored and managed.

  Further, the hard disk 38 may have a table in which a storage destination is stored for each FAX number (transmission source FAX number). In that case, the FAX number at the time of reply may be managed.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of image processing executed by the server terminal 102. Hereinafter, the waiting job means FAX data in the transmission waiting queue (transmission waiting area) of the server terminal 102.

  When the server terminal 102 and the FAX terminal 103 are configured in the same casing, the standby job means FAX data in the transmission waiting queue (transmission standby area) of this casing.

  In FIG. 4, first, it is determined whether or not FAX reception data is received from the client terminal 101 (step S401). As a result of the determination, the process proceeds to step S407 when FAX reception data is received, and to step S402 when it is not received. At this time, various information for FAX transmission (for example, transmission destination FAX number) is also received.

  In this embodiment, the server terminal 102 receives FAX reception data from the client terminal 101, but generates FAX data to be sent back to the FAX terminal 104 using the FAX reception data received from the FAX terminal 103, and the FAX data is You may make it transmit from the server terminal 102 via the FAX terminal 103. FIG.

  In this case, in step S401, the FAX reception data is received from the FAX terminal 103, and when reply FAX data is generated, the process proceeds to step S407, and when reply FAX data is generated. The FAX data information is recorded in the reception history list (FIG. 7).

  Whether the server terminal 102 has received FAX reception data from the client terminal 101 is divided into a transmission standby area and a storage area for data received from the client terminal 101. First, the received FAX reception data is stored in the storage area. The data is stored, and when this storage is detected, the data is moved to the transmission standby area. In this case, it is configured to move to the transmission standby area after determining whether or not image combination described later can be performed.

  In addition, as a method for the server terminal 102 to receive from the client terminal 101, it is also possible to receive via a FAX driver (not shown) of the client terminal 101.

  Further, a dedicated application may be stored in the client terminal 101 and the server terminal 102, communication may be performed between the applications, and FAX reception data may be received. In this case, the process of step S401 is determined by detecting reception by the application of the server terminal 102.

  In step S402, it is determined whether FAX transmission is possible or not. Specifically, when the transmission port to the FAX terminal 103 that is the transmission destination is not used, it is determined that FAX transmission is possible.

  If the server terminal 102 and the FAX terminal 103 have the same casing, it is determined that FAX transmission is possible when the transmission port to the FAX terminal 104 is not used. The determination of whether or not FAX transmission is possible may further determine whether or not there is a standby job.

  As a result of the determination in step S402, when FAX transmission is impossible, the processing from step S401 is repeated, and when FAX transmission is possible, the processing proceeds to step S403. Here, in the present embodiment, the process of step S402 is performed after the process of step S401. However, the process of step S402 may be performed first.

  In step S403, the first job is acquired from the standby job (the job in the transmission queue (FAX data in the transmission standby area)).

  In step S404, the top job acquired in step S403 is transmitted via the FAX terminal 103 to the FAX terminal 104 set as the FAX transmission destination.

  In this case, it is assumed that data is transmitted from the FAX terminal 103 to the FAX terminal 104 via a FAX driver (not shown) of the server terminal 102.

  In step S405, the standby job information corresponding to the transmitted job is deleted from the standby job information list (FIG. 6). Information used in step S406 (for example, information on image combination executed in step S413 described later (hereinafter referred to as “combined information”)) is stored in the RAM 202.

  In step S406, the reception history list (FIG. 7) stored in the RAM 202 is updated based on the transmission date and time of the job deleted in step S405 and the combination information corresponding to the job. Specifically, when the FAX transmission data is a job formed by combining a plurality of FAX reception data received in step S401 by processing in step S413 described later, a plurality of IDs are waiting as combination information of the job. Registered in the job information list (FIG. 6). In this case, the same transmission date and time (transmission date and time of the deleted job) is added to the transmission date and time corresponding to the plurality of IDs in the reception history list (FIG. 7).

  As a result, when the user browses the transmission date and time in the reception history list and the plurality of FAX reception data are combined and transmitted as one FAX transmission data, the data corresponding to each FAX reception data is It is possible to reliably grasp whether the data has been transmitted to 104.

  In step S407, the data information about the FAX reception data received in step S401 and the reception date and time of the data are added (recorded) to the reception history list (FIG. 7).

  In step S408, it is determined whether there is a standby job based on the standby job information list (FIG. 6). If it is determined in step S408 that there is a standby job, the process proceeds to step S409. If there is no standby job, the process proceeds to step S411.

  In step S409, the FAX transmission destination number of the received FAX reception data is acquired.

  In step S410, based on the standby job information list (FIG. 6), it is determined whether or not there is a job having the same FAX transmission destination number as the FAX transmission destination number acquired in step S409. As a result of the determination in step S410, if there is a job having the same FAX transmission destination number, the process proceeds to step S413, and if not, the process proceeds to step S411.

  In step S411, FAX reception data received as a standby job in the transmission queue (transmission standby area) is added (stored).

  In step S412, job information related to the standby job added in step S411 is recorded in the standby job information list (FIG. 6), and then the process proceeds to step S414. Here, the job information related to the standby job includes the form name of the FAX transmission data and the information on the insertable area. Note that the method for acquiring these pieces of information is the same as steps S501 and S502 described later, and will be described with reference to FIG.

  Note that the same processing as step S402 may be executed after the processing of step S412.

  In step S413, the image combining process of FIG. 5 described later is performed, and then the process proceeds to step S414.

  In step S414, it is determined whether or not to end the main image processing. If not, the process from step S401 is repeated.

  In this embodiment, the standby job is transmitted in step S404. However, it may be performed after any step as long as it is after the transmission possible state is detected. It should be noted that the transmission can be performed when the image combination is not executed for the first job of the standby job, and can be transmitted at the timing when the image combination processing is completed when it is executed for the first job. Configure as follows.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the image combining process in step S413 in FIG.

  In FIG. 5, first, in step S501, form recognition (form identification) of the received FAX reception data is performed. The server terminal 102 determines which of the plurality of form layouts (FIG. 8) stored in the hard disk 208 the received FAX reception data corresponds to. Thereafter, the form name of the corresponding form layout is acquired by this determination.

  When the form layout as shown in FIG. 8 is registered in the hard disk 208, as shown in FIG. 9, information on a target area (hereinafter referred to as “combined area”) 901 in step S506 to be described later is also registered. . Here, the combined area 901 is a range corresponding to a slip line of a form, and is set as an OCR area for each line. That is, by performing the processing in step S501, information about which area of the received FAX reception data image is the combined area 901 can be acquired.

  In step S414 in FIG. 4, the combined area recorded in the standby job information list is also acquired in the same manner.

  Next, in step S502, information of an area (data area) 1001 (FIG. 10) in which data can be acquired as an OCR result among the combined areas 901 acquired by form recognition in step S501 is acquired. Specifically, for the information in the data area 1001, the OCR process is performed for each OCR area in the combined area 901, and the number of rows that can be acquired as an OCR result is acquired as the number of OCR areas. For example, since the number of OCR areas is two in the combined area 901 shown in FIG. 10, the value “2” is acquired as the information of the data area 1001.

  In step S414 in FIG. 4, the information of the data insertable area recorded in the waiting job information list can be OCR-recognized from the total number of lines that can be OCR processed in the combined area 901 (character data has been acquired. ) Obtained by subtracting the number of OCR areas. For example, the total number of rows that can be OCR processed in the combined area 901 shown in FIG. 10 is 10 and the number of OCR areas is 2. Therefore, a value of “8” is acquired as information on the insertable area 1002. .

  Thereafter, n = 001 is set (step S503), and job information of the nth FAX job number in the standby job information list (FIG. 6) is acquired (step S504).

  Next, it is determined whether the FAX transmission destination number in the acquired job information is the same as the FAX transmission destination number of the FAX reception data currently being processed (step S505).

  If the result of determination in step S505 is not the same destination, n is incremented by 1 (step S506), and the process proceeds to step S513. On the other hand, if the destination is the same destination, it is determined whether the form name in the job information acquired in step S504 is the same as the form name of the currently received FAX reception data (step S507). If it is the same form, the process proceeds to step S508, and if it is not the same form, the process proceeds to step S506.

  In step S508, it is determined whether the size of the data area is equal to or smaller than the size of the data insertable area. Specifically, when the number of OCR recognized lines in the combined area 901 of FAX reception data acquired in step S502 is equal to or less than the number of lines not OCR recognized in the combined area 901 of the standby job, the data area Is less than or equal to the size of the data insertable area. On the other hand, when the number of OCR-recognized lines in the combined area 901 of FAX reception data exceeds the number of OCR lines in the combined area 901 of the standby job, the size of the data area is larger than the size of the data insertable area. Determined to be large.

  If it is determined in step S508 that the size of the data area is equal to or smaller than the size of the data insertable area, the process proceeds to step S509. If the size of the data area is greater than the size of the data insertable area, step S506 is performed. The process moves to.

  In step S513, it is determined whether the comparison with all the standby job information in the standby job list of FIG. 6 has been completed. If the comparison with all standby job information is not completed, the processing from step S504 is repeated.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S513, when the comparison with all the standby job information has been completed, it is determined that there is no standby job list having the same FAX transmission destination, and the process proceeds to step S411 in FIG. Thus, even when transmission is possible during the execution of the image combining process in step S413, this process can be executed reliably.

  In step S509, the text data recognized in the OCR as data in the data area in step S502 is inserted into the data insertion possible area of the standby job, thereby combining the image of the standby job and the FAX reception data. More specifically, this insertion processing is pasted as an image so that the text data of each line in the data area fit in each line of the data insertion possible area of the standby job.

  If transmission is possible during the execution of the image combining process in step S509, the transmission process to the FAX terminal 104 is performed at the timing when the image combining process is completed.

  Here, in this embodiment, the image combination in step S509 is configured to insert text data in the data area of the FAX reception data into the data insertion possible area of the standby job. You may comprise so that the text data of the data area of a waiting job may be inserted in a possible area.

  In this case, the waiting job is deleted, and an interrupt is made at the transmission waiting order where the waiting job from which the combined FAX reception data is deleted exists.

  Also, before performing image combination, it is determined whether the received date of the received FAX reception data is the same date, or whether the date described in the order form is the same date. You may comprise as follows. It should be noted that when determining whether the dates described in the order form are the same date, the determination is made based on the date obtained by the OCR process.

  Thus, the FAX data transmitted / received on a completely different day is not combined, so that the side for receiving the combined FAX data (FAX terminal 104), for example, when checking the order contents for each day Becomes easier.

  In step S510, the standby job information recorded for the standby job after image combination is updated. The information to be updated includes the ID of FAX reception data that has undergone image combining in step S509 as combined information, and the number of rows in which information on the data insertable area is recalculated. Recalculation of data insertable area information is performed by subtracting the number of rows in the data area acquired in step S502 from the number of rows in the insertable area before image combination. At this time, the line number that can be inserted next can also be stored.

  Instead of updating and storing the number of rows in the data insertable area, the number of all lines in the combined area of the standby job and the number of lines in the data area may be updated and stored.

  Next, in step S511, the FAX transmission data is deleted, and this process ends.

  4 and 5, when there is no standby job having the same destination as the received FAX reception data (NO in step S410), the FAX reception data is added to the standby job (step S411). At this time, information on the data available area included in the combined area of the added standby job is recorded as standby job information (step S412). On the other hand, when there is a standby job with the same transmission destination as the received FAX reception data (YES in step S410), an image of the data area included in the combined area of the FAX reception data is acquired, and the data of the standby job with the same transmission destination is acquired. The acquired image is inserted into the insertable area and image combination is performed (step S509). Thereby, the transmission delay of other FAX transmission data in the transmission waiting queue can be reduced.

  Although this embodiment can be applied to reply work for receiving FAX data, it can also be applied to work for sending many order slips to an ordering party as an ordering work.

  The object of the present invention is achieved by executing the following processing. That is, a storage medium that records a program code of software that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus is stored in the storage medium. This is the process of reading the code.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention.

  Moreover, the following can be used as a storage medium for supplying the program code. For example, floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD + RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM or the like. Alternatively, the program code may be downloaded via a network.

  Further, the present invention includes a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by executing the program code read by the computer. In addition, an OS (operating system) running on the computer performs part or all of the actual processing based on an instruction of the program code, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing. Is also included.

 Furthermore, a case where the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized by the following processing is also included in the present invention. That is, the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. Thereafter, based on the instruction of the program code, the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing.

It is a block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the FAX transmission system as an information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematically the hardware constitutions of the server terminal in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the FAX terminal in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the image processing performed by a server terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the image combination process of step S413 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a waiting job information list. It is a figure which shows a reception history list. It is a figure which illustrates a form layout. It is a figure which shows the joint area | region in a form layout. It is a figure used for demonstrating the image processing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 FAX transmission system 101 Client terminal 102 Server terminal 103 FAX terminal 104 FAX terminal 105 LAN
106 Telephone network

Claims (8)

In an information processing apparatus that transmits / receives FAX data to / from an external terminal,
Storage means for storing in the transmission standby area, which is a storage area for transmitting the FAX data, when transmitting the FAX data to the external terminal;
From the FAX data area, a binding area that combines the FAX data data with other data of other FAX data is recognized, and an insertable area into which the other data can be inserted is determined within the binding area. Discrimination means;
Receiving means for receiving the other FAX data;
First determination means for determining whether the stored FAX data is the same destination FAX data as the received other FAX data;
Data acquisition means for recognizing the combined area from the area of the received other FAX data and acquiring the other data in the combined area when the stored FAX data is FAX data of the same destination When,
An information processing apparatus comprising: combining means for inserting and combining the acquired other data into the insertable area of the stored FAX data. The coupling means includes
Form recognition means for recognizing the form of the same destination FAX data as the received other FAX data,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the recognized forms are the same, the combination is performed. The discrimination means includes
Character recognition means for recognizing the data from the combined region;
A calculating means for calculating, as the insertable area, an area where the character recognition is not performed in the combined area;
Second determination means for determining whether the character-recognized other data can be inserted into the calculated insertable area;
The said combination means inserts the other data by which the said character recognition was carried out in the said insertable area | region, when the said 2nd judgment means judges that it can insert. Information processing device. Form layout recognition means for recognizing the form layout of the combined area,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the character recognition unit performs character recognition of the combined area in units of lines based on the recognized form layout. The calculating means calculates the insertable area as the number of lines in the combined area where the character was not recognized,
The second determination means includes other calculation means for calculating the number of lines of characters recognized as the other data from the combined area, and the number of lines calculated as the insertable area is When it is equal to or larger than the number of rows calculated as other data, it is determined that insertion is possible,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the combining unit includes an updating unit that updates the number of rows calculated as the insertable area based on the number of rows calculated as the other data. Port usage determining means for determining whether the transmission port of the external terminal is used;
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit FAX data in the transmission standby area to the external terminal when the transmission port is not used. . In an information processing method of an information processing apparatus including an external terminal, a transmission unit that transmits FAX data, and a reception unit that receives FAX data,
A storage step of storing the FAX data in the transmission standby area, which is a storage area for transmitting the FAX data, when transmitting the FAX data to the external terminal;
An insertable area for recognizing a combined area for combining the data of the FAX data with other data of other FAX data from the stored FAX data area, and inserting the other data in the combined area A determination step for determining
A first determination step of determining whether the stored FAX data is FAX data of the same transmission destination as other FAX data received by the receiving unit;
Data acquisition for recognizing the combined area from the area of the other received FAX data and acquiring the other data in the combined area when the stored FAX data is FAX data of the same destination Steps,
An information processing method comprising: a combining step of inserting and combining the acquired other data into the insertable area of the stored FAX data. A program that causes a computer to execute an information processing method of an information processing apparatus including an external terminal, a transmission unit that transmits FAX data, and a reception unit that receives FAX data,
A storage module for storing the FAX data in the transmission standby area, which is a storage area for transmitting the FAX data, when transmitting the FAX data to the external terminal;
An insertable area for recognizing a combined area for combining the data of the FAX data with other data of other FAX data from the stored FAX data area, and inserting the other data in the combined area A determination module for determining
A first determination module for determining whether the stored FAX data is FAX data of the same transmission destination as other FAX data received by the receiving unit;
Data acquisition for recognizing the combined area from the area of the other received FAX data and acquiring the other data in the combined area when the stored FAX data is FAX data of the same destination Module,
And a combining module for inserting and combining the acquired other data into the insertable area of the stored FAX data.

Images