JP2018164173A - Image reading apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the performance of retrieving data having an object attached thereto.SOLUTION: An acquisition unit 111 acquires image data indicating a first image read by a reading unit 16. A reception unit 112 receives information on an object which is instructed to be attached to the first image by a user with the use of, for example, a touch panel 151. A determination unit 114 reads out a setting table 121 stored in a storage unit 12 so as to determine an output format. If the output format determined by the determination unit 114 is a first format which expresses a plurality of pieces of data as a collection of elements, then an output unit 115 outputs first data including the first image, the object, and positional information including a position of the object in the first image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus and a program.

  In Patent Document 1, in an image forming apparatus having a function of previewing image data obtained by reading a document image before image formation, a locus of a touch position on the preview image displayed as a preview is detected, and the detected locus is detected. An image forming apparatus is disclosed in which a line figure according to is added to image data of a document image and printed.

JP 2010-200285 A

  An object of the present invention is to improve the searchability of image data to which an object is added.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an image reading apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a reading unit that reads a first image formed on a medium, and a reception unit that receives an object to be added to the first image from a user. When the output format is a first format that expresses a plurality of data as a collection of components, the first image, the object, and position information indicating the position of the object in the first image are included. An output unit for outputting first data.

  An image reading apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the image reading apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the output unit has the second format in which the output format is a second format represented only by raster format image data. Second data indicating a second image obtained by synthesizing the object at a position indicated by the position information in one image is output.

  An image reading apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the image reading device according to the second aspect, wherein the output unit indicates the first image in association with the second data when outputting the second data. It outputs 3 data.

  An image reading apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the image reading apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the output unit includes the second image indicated by the second data and the third data indicated by the third data. One image is output to continuous pages.

  An image reading apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the image reading apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the object includes character information.

  An image reading apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the image reading apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the reception unit is configured to select the position from a plurality of positions determined in advance in the first image. The user's instruction for selecting the position of the object is received.

  An image reading apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention includes the extraction unit according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the extraction unit extracts a region satisfying a predetermined condition from the first image. The output unit generates the object from the region when the region is extracted and the format of the output is the first format, the object, the position information corresponding to the region, and the The first data including the first image is output.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program having a reading unit that reads a first image formed on a medium, a receiving unit that receives an object to be added to the first image from a user, and a plurality of output formats. Output the first data including each of the first image, the object, and position information indicating the position of the object in the first image in the first format that represents the data of This is a program for functioning as a part.

According to the first and eighth aspects of the invention, it is possible to improve the searchability of the data to which the object is added, as compared with the aspect in which the first data is not output.
According to the invention of claim 2, data corresponding to the output format is output.
According to the invention of claim 3, when the output format is the second format, in addition to the data after adding the object, the data before adding the object is output.
According to the invention of claim 4, the images before and after adding the object are output as continuous pages.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, an object is searched for by characters.
According to the invention of claim 6, the position of the object in the first image is selected.
According to the seventh aspect of the invention, the first data including the object generated from the first image is output.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the image processing system 9 which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the terminal. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an image reading apparatus 1. FIG. The figure which shows the example of the setting table. 1 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of an image reading apparatus 1. FIG. The figure which shows the example of the display screen 141 which the display part 14 has. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the image reading apparatus 1. FIG. An example of a preview screen for confirming an added object. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation flow of the image reading apparatus 1.

1. Embodiment 1-1. Overall Configuration of Image Processing System FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an image processing system 9 according to the present embodiment. The image processing system 9 includes a communication line 4 that forms a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and the like, an image reading device 1 connected to the communication line 4, and a terminal 2.

  A terminal 2 shown in FIG. 1 is a terminal that receives data output from the image reading apparatus 1 via a communication line 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing system 9 may have one terminal 2 or a plurality of terminals 2.

  An image reading apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an apparatus that reads an image (referred to as a first image) formed on a medium and outputs data obtained by adding an object received from a user to the first image. The medium is, for example, paper. The image processing apparatus 9 included in the image processing system 9 may be one as shown in FIG. 1 or plural.

  An object is an element of an image that is represented by being superimposed on the image, and is disposed so as to be superimposed on the first image that is read when the user operates the image reading device 1. The object is, for example, a line segment indicating the locus of the user's operation element, a character selected by the user's operation, an image, or the like, and a combination thereof. The object may be information indicating an action on the first image to be overlaid, such as a subtractive color filter, a gradation inversion filter, and a Gaussian filter. The object may be an animation that is a changing image. The animation may change periodically, for example, or may change at the timing displayed on the liquid crystal screen or the operation timing.

1-2. Terminal Configuration FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the terminal 2. The terminal 2 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, a display unit 24, and an operation unit 25.

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a computer program (hereinafter simply referred to as a program) in which the CPU is stored in the ROM and the storage unit 22. Is read and executed to control each part of the terminal 2.

  The storage unit 22 is a large-capacity storage unit such as a solid state drive or a hard disk drive, and stores various programs read by the CPU of the control unit 21.

  The communication unit 23 is a communication circuit connected to the communication line 4 by wireless or wired. The terminal 2 exchanges information with the image reading apparatus 1 through the communication line 4 by the communication unit 23.

  The operation unit 25 includes operation elements such as operation buttons for giving various instructions. The operation unit 25 receives an operation by a user and supplies a signal corresponding to the operation content to the control unit 21. The operation unit 25 may have a touch panel that detects contact or pressure of an operation body such as a user's finger or stylus pen.

  The display unit 24 includes a liquid crystal display and displays an image under the control of the control unit 21. On the liquid crystal display of the display unit 24, the transparent touch panel of the operation unit 25 may be arranged to overlap.

1-3. Configuration of Image Reading Device FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the image reading device 1. The image reading apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, a display unit 14, an operation unit 15, and a reading unit 16. Further, the image reading apparatus 1 may include a forming unit 17 indicated by a broken line in FIG.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and controls each unit of the image reading device 1 by the CPU reading and executing a program stored in the ROM and the storage unit 12.

  The communication unit 13 is a communication circuit that connects to the communication line 4 wirelessly or by wire. The image reading apparatus 1 exchanges information with the terminal 2 through the communication line 4 by the communication unit 13.

  The operation unit 15 includes operation elements such as operation buttons for giving various instructions. The operation unit 15 receives an operation by a user and supplies a signal corresponding to the operation content to the control unit 11. The operation unit 15 includes a touch panel 151 that detects an operation body such as a user's finger or a stylus pen. The user may transmit his / her identification information to the control unit 11 via the operation unit 15 when using the image reading apparatus 1. Further, the operation unit 15 may have a means for identifying the user, such as a card reader.

  The display unit 14 has a display screen 141 such as a liquid crystal display, and displays an image under the control of the control unit 11. On the display screen 141, the transparent touch panel 151 of the operation unit 15 is disposed so as to overlap.

  The storage unit 12 is a large-capacity storage unit such as a solid state drive or a hard disk drive, and stores various programs read by the CPU of the control unit 11. In addition, the storage unit 12 stores a setting table 121.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the setting table 121. FIG. 4A shows the “user ID” that is identification information of the user who uses the image reading apparatus 1, the “data name” that is the name of data output by the image reading apparatus 1, and the format of the data. Various settings such as a “form name” as a name are stored. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4A, the user ID is “U01”, the data name is “F991”, and the format name is “first format b”.

  The setting table 121 shown in FIG. 4A is updated by a user operation on the image reading apparatus 1. The control unit 11 of the image reading device 1 reads the format name described in the setting table 121 and specifies the format of data designated by the user to operate the operation unit 15 to be output to the image reading device 1. . The setting table 121 may be stored in the RAM of the control unit 11, for example. In this case, the storage unit 12 may not store the setting table 121.

  Note that the format of data output by the image reading apparatus 1 is not limited to that specified by the user. For example, the setting table 121 illustrated in FIG. 4B stores “user ID” and “format name” in association with each other. In the setting table 121 shown in FIG. 4B, since the format of data to be output for each user is determined in advance, the format of the data is specified when the image reading apparatus 1 identifies the user.

  Further, for example, the setting table 121 illustrated in FIG. 4C indicates any of the image reading devices 1 such as the time when the image reading device 1 reads the first image or the time when the image reading device 1 outputs data. A “format name” is associated with each “time zone” to which the time to use the function belongs. In the setting table 121 shown in FIG. 4C, since the data format is determined in advance for the time zone to be used, the data format is specified according to the time when the image reading apparatus 1 is used by the user. Is done.

  The reading unit 16 is a unit that optically reads a medium. The reading unit 16 includes an imaging device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor, reads a first image formed on a medium, and generates image data indicating the first image.

  The forming unit 17 is a unit that forms an image based on the image data. The forming unit 17 forms an image on a sheet by, for example, an electrophotographic method or a thermal transfer method.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of the image reading apparatus 1. The image reading apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 5 includes a main body having a reading surface (not shown) protected by glass or the like, and a sheet feeder attached to the main body by a hinge so as to be opened and closed. The sheet feeder is a device that continuously supplies a medium to a reading surface.

  A user installs a plurality of media on which images are formed on a sheet feeder in a closed state, and causes the image reading apparatus 1 to continuously read images formed on the plurality of media. In addition, the user opens the sheet feeder, installs one medium directly on the reading surface, and causes the image reading apparatus 1 to read an image formed on the medium.

  Further, the main body has a forming portion 17. The forming unit 17 includes a container that stores paper as a medium that has been cut into a predetermined size, and in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 11, the paper is taken out from the container one by one by a transport roll. An image is formed by transferring an image formed on a photosensitive member, a transfer belt, or the like onto a sheet. The medium is not limited to paper, and may be a resin sheet, for example. In short, the medium may be any medium that can record an image on the surface.

  The sheet feeder described above includes a display unit 14 and an operation unit 15. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display screen 141 included in the display unit 14. When a user instructs the operation unit 15 to read the first image, the reading unit 16 reads the first image formed on the medium and sends image data indicating the first image to the control unit 11. As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 11 displays a preview screen for confirming the first image on the display screen 141 of the display unit 14 based on the image data sent from the reading unit 16.

  On the preview screen shown in FIG. 6, the first image is displayed in the area g1, and various icons (icon c0, icon c1, icon c2, icon c3, icon c4) are displayed around the first image. For example, the icon c0 indicates an instruction to end the preview screen, and the icon c1 indicates an instruction for forming the displayed first image on the medium by the forming unit 17. The user gives an instruction to the image reading apparatus 1 by touching (clicking) the area of the touch panel 151 corresponding to these icons. An icon c2, an icon c3, and an icon c4 indicate instructions for enlarging the screen, adding an object, and setting the image reading apparatus 1, respectively.

1-4. Functional Configuration of Image Reading Device FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the image reading device 1. The control unit 11 of the image reading apparatus 1 illustrated in FIG. 7 executes the program stored in the storage unit 12 to obtain the acquisition unit 111, the reception unit 112, the display control unit 113, the specifying unit 114, and the output unit 115. Function. Moreover, the control part 11 may function as the extraction part 116 as shown with the broken line in FIG.

  The acquisition unit 111 acquires image data indicating the first image read by the reading unit 16. The acquisition unit 111 may request the first image from the reading unit 16 in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 15. In this case, an operation that causes the acquisition unit 111 to request the first image may be received by the reception unit 112.

  The accepting unit 112 accepts information on an object that the user has instructed to add to the first image by operating the touch panel 151, for example. The accepting unit 112 accepts information indicating the content of the object as object information and position information indicating a position where the object is superimposed on the first image.

  The position information includes, for example, coordinates represented by a set of the width direction and the height direction of the first image. The position information may include identification information for identifying a layer in which an object is arranged and information indicating an order in which the layers are superimposed when a plurality of layers (also referred to as layers) are superimposed on the first image. Good. Information on the order of layers in which objects are arranged specifies which objects are viewed by a viewer when a plurality of objects are stacked, for example.

  For example, when the user draws an object over the first image via the operation unit 15, the reception unit 112 specifies the content of the object from the shape of the drawn object, and the first image in which the object is drawn. Identify the location of and accept the information for this object.

  The display control unit 113 displays a preview screen for confirming the first image on the display screen 141 of the display unit 14 based on the image data acquired by the acquisition unit 111. Further, when the receiving unit 112 receives object information, the display control unit 113 may display an image in which the object is added to the first image on the preview screen.

  Note that if the user can specify an object to be added to the first image and a position to add the object, the display control unit 113 may not display the preview screen. In this case, the display unit 14 may not have the display screen 141.

  FIG. 8 is an example of a preview screen for confirming the added object. When a user gives an instruction to add an object to the first image by operating the operation unit 15, the receiving unit 112 receives information on the instructed object and transmits the information to the display control unit 113. .

  Based on the received object information, the display control unit 113 sends a control signal to be displayed on the display screen 141 to the display unit 14 using the first image to which the object is added as a preview screen. For example, the display unit 14 displays a preview screen shown in FIG. 8 on the display screen 141.

  On the preview screen shown in FIG. 8, the first image is displayed in the region g1, and the object drawn in a red frame is displayed in the region g21 overlapping the first image. A person who sees this display (referred to as a viewer) is informed that the inside of the red frame is the portion emphasized by the user.

  In the preview screen shown in FIG. 8, a sticky note with a character string “confirmation” and a character string “wrong” are written in the region g22 and the region g23 that overlap the region g1 where the first image is displayed. An object called a sticky note is displayed. These objects contain character information.

  An object including character information is a search target by characters. For example, when the viewer inputs a character string “wrong” and causes the image reading apparatus 1 or the terminal 2 to execute a search, an object arranged in the region g23 is searched. Also, by including characters in the object, the viewer can grasp the intention that the user has added the object by using these characters.

  Note that characters included in the object may be designated by the user via the operation unit 15, or one of a plurality of options indicating a character string determined in advance by the image reading device 1 is selected by the user. May be specified. The object may include so-called meta information that is not displayed or formed as an image. The meta information may be, for example, information indicating the time when an object is added, identification information (user ID) of a user who gives an instruction to add an object, or the like. The character included in the object may be information indicating a location where information is stored, such as a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) on the Internet. In this case, for example, when the user performs an operation such as clicking on the object, information described in the resource indicated by the URI included in the object is acquired.

  The specifying unit 114 reads the setting table 121 stored in the storage unit 12 and specifies the output format. The output unit 115 outputs data according to the output format specified by the specifying unit 114. For example, when the output unit 115 outputs data to the communication unit 13, the output data is received by the terminal 2 via the communication line 4. For example, when the output unit 115 outputs data to the forming unit 17, an image indicated by the output data is formed on the medium. For example, when the output unit 115 outputs data to the storage unit 12, the data is stored in the storage unit 12.

  When the output format specified by the specifying unit 114 is the first format, the output unit 115 outputs first data including each of the first image, the object, and position information indicating the position of the object in the first image. To do.

The first format means a format in which the data structure in the document can be grasped and expressed as a collection of components. Specifically, an electronic document in which a vector format or a raster format, which will be described later, or a page with a tag is decomposed into one page of the document and a tag added to the page can be grasped. The document is in the first format.
The vector format is a format in which a shape drawn in an image is expressed by, for example, a function or a parameter. Examples of the vector format include PDF (Portable Document Format).

  In the first data represented in the first format, the individual elements constituting the image are only included in the first data, and are independent within the first data. Therefore, an object that is one of the elements included in the first data can be extracted and separated in the terminal 2, and can be re-edited. It is also possible to restore the first image before the object is added from the first data.

  Further, when the output format is the second format, the output unit 115 outputs second data indicating the second image obtained by combining the object at the position indicated by the position information in the first image.

The second format means a format that is expressed only by image data digitized into a raster format.
The raster format is a format in which an image is represented by gradations of pixels arranged in a grid pattern. Examples of raster formats include JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group), PNG (Portable Network Graphics), GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), and the like.

  In the second data expressed in the second format, since each element constituting the image is synthesized into one image, the object cannot be extracted or separated in the terminal 2, and can be re-edited. Impossible. It is also impossible to restore the first image before the object is added from the second data.

  When outputting the second data, the output unit 115 may output third data indicating the first image in association with the second data. Thereby, for example, the terminal 2 that has received the second data output by the image reading device 1 cannot restore the first image before the object is added from the second data. The first image is acquired from the third data output in association with the data.

  The extraction unit 116 extracts a region that satisfies a predetermined condition from the first image. This condition is, for example, whether the gradation of the color drawn in the area is within a predetermined range, whether the shape drawn in the area indicates a rectangle, an ellipse, or the like. For example, the extraction unit 116 may perform this extraction when the reception unit 112 receives an instruction from the operation unit 15 to extract a region that satisfies the above-described conditions.

  The output unit 115 extracts an area satisfying the above-described conditions, and if the output format is the first format, the output unit 115 generates an object from the extracted area. Then, the output unit 115 outputs the generated object, position information corresponding to the extracted area, and first data including the first image.

  In addition, when generating the above-described object, the output unit 115 may perform processing for filling the inside of the region based on the color around the region extracted by the extraction unit 116 in the first image. . In an area that satisfies the above-described conditions, a sticky note is often affixed to the medium itself, or is often added with a marker such as red. The color around this area is often close to the color of the original document before a physical object such as a tag or marker is added. Therefore, by applying the process of filling the inside of the extracted area with the color around the extracted area, the output unit 115 is estimated to be close to the original document before the object such as a tag is physically added. The image is output as the first image.

1-5. Operation of Image Reading Device FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation flow of the image reading device 1. When the control unit 11 of the image reading apparatus 1 controls the reading unit 16 to read the first image formed on a medium such as paper, and acquires image data indicating the first image (step S101), the acquisition is performed. The first image indicated by the image data is displayed on the display screen 141 of the display unit 14 (step S102).

  If there is a region that satisfies a predetermined condition in the first image, the control unit 11 extracts this region (step S103). When the area is extracted, the control unit 11 generates an object based on the contents drawn in the area.

  When the user draws an object over the first image via, for example, the operation unit 15 and instructs the image reading apparatus 1 to add the object to the first image, the control unit 11 performs the operation of the user. The information of the object corresponding to is accepted (step S104).

  The control unit 11 refers to the setting table 121 of the storage unit 12 and specifies, for example, an output format designated by the user (step S105). Then, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the format specified in step S105 is the first format (step S106).

  If it is determined that the specified format is the first format (step S106; YES), the control unit 11 generates first data including image data indicating the first image, and the first data includes step S104. And the position information indicating the position of the object in the first image is included (step S107). And the control part 11 outputs this produced | generated 1st data toward the terminal 2 via the communication line 4, for example (step S110).

  When determining that the identified format is not the first format (step S106; NO), the control unit 11 includes second data indicating a second image obtained by combining the image indicated by the object with the position of the first image indicated by the position information. Is generated (step S108). And the control part 11 outputs this produced | generated 2nd data toward the terminal 2 via the communication line 4, for example (step S110).

  In addition, when outputting the second data, the control unit 11 illustrated in FIG. 9 outputs the third data indicating the first image in association with the second data. In this case, for example, the control unit 11 adds third data indicating the first image before and after the generated second data (step S109). Thereby, the control part 11 outputs the 2nd image shown by 2nd data, and the 1st image shown by 3rd data to a continuous page (step S110).

  A “page” is a unit of image data corresponding to one surface of a medium. In addition, when outputting the third data in association with the second data, the control unit 11 generates second data indicating the second image obtained by synthesizing the object after performing gradation correction to make the color of the first image light. May be. As a result, the color of the first image that becomes the background is thinned and becomes relatively inconspicuous, and it is emphasized that the object is added.

  With this configuration, when outputting in the first format, the image reading apparatus 1 outputs the first data that can mechanically search for the object added by the user. Improves.

  Also, with this configuration, the image reading apparatus 1 outputs the first data including the object or the second data obtained by combining the objects according to the determined output format.

  Also, with this configuration, even if the output format is the second format, the image reading apparatus 1 outputs the third data in association with the second data. Therefore, the user at the terminal 2 that has received these data A first image that cannot be restored from the second data and before the object is added is obtained from the third data.

  In addition, with this configuration, the image reading apparatus 1 outputs the second image indicated by the second data and the first image indicated by the third data to the continuous pages. When these data are output by the forming unit 17, a document composed of a plurality of pages, in which a page before the object is added before and after the page to which the user added the object, is created. Is done.

  Then, the user confirms the portion that cannot be confirmed by the object by adding the object by using the original document sandwiched between the front and back. In this case, since the first image and the second image are output on successive pages, the user can view the image before the object is added before and after the page on which the image after the object is added. Find the page that formed.

2. Modification The above is the description of the embodiment, but the contents of this embodiment can be modified as follows. Further, the following modifications may be combined.

2-1. Modification 1
In the embodiment described above, when the output format is the second format, the output unit 115 outputs the second data indicating the second image in which the object is combined with the position indicated by the position information in the first image. However, the third data indicating the first image in which the object is not combined may be output instead of the first data and the second data described above. In this case, the object is not reflected in the output.

2-2. Modification 2
In the embodiment described above, when outputting the second data, the output unit 115 outputs the third data indicating the first image in association with the second data. However, the output unit 115 may output only the second data. Good. In this case, the control unit 11 does not have to perform step S109 shown in FIG.

2-3. Modification 3
In the embodiment described above, when outputting the second data, the control unit 11 adds the third data indicating the first image before and after the generated second data. That is, the output unit 115 realized by the control unit 11 outputs the second image indicated by the second data and the first image indicated by the third data to successive pages. However, the output unit 115 does not have to output the first image and the second image on successive pages. For example, the output unit 115 may output the first image together with the page number of the associated second image at the beginning or end of a document composed of a plurality of pages. In short, it is only necessary to inform the viewer that the second image in which the objects are combined and the first image before the objects are combined.

2-4. Modification 4
In the embodiment described above, the receiving unit 112 specifies the content of the object from the shape of the object drawn by the user and specifies the position of the first image on which the object is drawn. The user's instruction for selecting the position of the object from a plurality of predetermined positions in the first image may be received.

  The predetermined positions include, for example, page numbers, upper stage, interruption, lower stage, upper right, center, lower left, and the like, relative sections in the page, and the like. The sections in the page may be divided into a predetermined number such as 3 divisions or 9 divisions.

  In many documents with a large number of pages, if the page number of the part that needs to be confirmed is known, it is often unnecessary to know the position within the page. In addition, if the position in the page is roughly known, it may not be necessary to determine in detail. According to this configuration, for example, even when the display screen 141 is relatively small and it is difficult to specify the position to add the object in detail, the position to add the object can be determined only by selecting a predetermined rough position option. It is specified.

2-5. Modification 5
In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 11 functions as the extraction unit 116 that extracts a region that satisfies a predetermined condition from the first image. However, the region may not be extracted from the first image. In this case, the control unit 11 does not have to perform step S103 shown in FIG.

2-6. Modification 6
The program executed by the control unit 11 of the image reading apparatus 1 is a recording that can be read by a computer device such as a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic tape and a magnetic disk, an optical recording medium such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. It may be provided in a state stored in a medium. It is also possible to download this program via a communication line such as the Internet. Note that various devices other than the CPU may be applied as the control means exemplified by the control unit 11 described above. For example, a dedicated processor or the like is used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image reading device, 11 ... Control part, 111 ... Acquisition part, 112 ... Reception part, 113 ... Display control part, 114 ... Identification part, 115 ... Output part, 116 ... Extraction part, 12 ... Storage part, 121 ... Setting Table: 13 ... Communication part 14 ... Display part 141 ... Display screen 15 ... Operation part 151 ... Touch panel 16 ... Reading part 17 ... Forming part 2 ... Terminal 21 ... Control part 22 ... Storage part 23: Communication unit, 24: Display unit, 25 ... Operation unit, 4 ... Communication line, 9 ... Image processing system.

Claims (8)

A reading unit that reads the first image formed on the medium;
A receiving unit that receives an object to be added to the first image from a user;
When the output format is a first format that expresses a plurality of data as a collection of constituent elements, the first image, the object, and position information indicating the position of the object in the first image are included. An output unit for outputting data;
An image reading apparatus. When the output format is a second format represented only by raster format image data, the output unit displays a second image obtained by combining the object with the position indicated by the position information in the first image. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein two data are output. 3. The image reading apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when outputting the second data, the output unit outputs third data indicating the first image in association with the second data. 4. The image according to claim 3, wherein the output unit outputs the second image indicated by the second data and the first image indicated by the third data to successive pages. Reader. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the object includes character information. The said reception part receives the instruction | indication of the said user who selects the position of the said object from the several predetermined position in the said 1st image, The any one of Claim 1 to 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The image reading apparatus described in 1. An extraction unit that extracts a region satisfying a predetermined condition from the first image,
The output unit generates the object from the area when the area is extracted and the format of the output is the first format, the object, the position information corresponding to the area, and the first The image reading apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first data including an image is output. A computer having a reading unit for reading a first image formed on a medium,
A receiving unit that receives an object to be added to the first image from a user;
When the output format is a first format that expresses a plurality of data as a collection of constituent elements, the first image, the object, and position information indicating the position of the object in the first image are included. A program that functions as an output unit that outputs data.

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