JP2597586B2 - Information processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that executes data processing in various devices used for information processing according to a menu displayed on a display.

(Prior Art) In recent years, an electronic filing apparatus for electronically filing document information has been developed as one type of information processing apparatus, and accordingly, electronic filing of document information has been actively pursued. The electronic file device is a device that digitizes a conventional paper file as document image data and stores it in an optical disk device or the like. According to such an electronic file device, there is an advantage that the storage space required can be significantly reduced as compared with the space required for storing a conventional paper file. According to this type of electronic file device, it is easy to attach a keyword to document image data, and it is easy to classify and register each document according to its system. It is possible to improve the efficiency.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In a conventional filing apparatus, an operator initially selects which process to execute from among search, registration, reduction, and others, and enters each mode. For example, when search is selected, a document can be searched from the optical disk, displayed on a display, and a necessary document can be printed.

If registration is selected, a document read by the scanner can be recorded on the optical disc. Further, there is a hierarchical mode even after each mode is selected, and many operations are required merely for performing processing such as search or registration. In addition, since each process is executed in the set mode, for example, in the case of performing registration after searching, an operation for returning to the initial mode is necessary first, making it difficult to use the document filing apparatus. Is causing it. Furthermore, if another process is to be interrupted while the registration process is being executed, it is necessary to stop the previous process and then set another process, which complicates the interrupt process.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a document filing apparatus capable of reducing operations in registering information and easily interrupting other processing during information registration.

According to the present invention, there is provided a means for displaying a common icon including a plurality of processing icons in a standby state in which any type of processing is not executed or interrupted, A process designating unit for sequentially designating a plurality of processes to be executed via a plurality of process icons of the common icons displayed in the standby state in a desired process order; and a common process including an interrupt icon and an interrupt icon during execution of the process. Means for displaying an icon, and interruption / interrupt designation means for designating interruption and interruption via an interruption icon and an interruption icon for interrupting processing by interrupting processing while maintaining the processing order during execution of the processing. Means for displaying a common icon including a processing resume icon during processing suspension, and changing the processing order of processing during suspension. Processing restart designating means for designating processing restart via the restart icon to restart without processing, and processing types, processing order, processing being executed, processing being interrupted in the standby state, the execution state and the interruption state, There is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: means for displaying a standby state and activation of a process; and means for activating a process designated by a designation unit.

(Operation) The processing specifying means specifies processing to be executed in response to the click order of the processing icons, and the interruption / interruption specifying means specifies interruption and interruption processing in response to the clicking of the interruption icon and the interruption icon, and resumes. The designating means designates processing for resuming the interrupted processing without changing the processing order in response to the click of the restart icon.

[Embodiment] According to a document filing apparatus as an information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, a scanner 1 for supplying document image data and a printer 5 for outputting document image data are connected to a scanner printer interface 2. The scanner printer interface 2 has image data buses (I) and (II)
And control buses (I) ', (II)'. The image data buses (I) and (II) and the control buses (I) 'and (II)' are connected to an enlargement / reduction circuit 6, a character generation circuit 11, and a compression / expansion circuit 12. Compression / expansion circuit 12
The optical disk 13 is connected to the optical disk 13 and compresses and expands recorded and reproduced image information of the optical disk 13.

The image data buses (I) and (II) and the control buses (I) 'and (II)' are connected via the image bus switching control circuit 3 to the memory data buses (I) and (II) and the control buses (I) and (I). II). An image buffer memory 4, a display memory 7, a display controller 8, a vertical / horizontal conversion circuit 10, and two-dimensional address generators 15 and 16 are connected to the memory data buses (I) and (II) and the control buses (I) and (II). Is done. The two-dimensional address generators 15 and 16 are connected to the image buffer memory 4 via an address (ADRS) bus (I), and are connected to the address (ADRS).
RS) is connected to the display memory 7 via the bus (II). The display memory 7 is connected to a display controller 8 that controls display means (display) 9.

Scanner printer interface 2, image bus switching control circuit 3, enlargement / reduction circuit 6, display controller 8, aspect conversion circuit 10, character generation circuit 11, compression / expansion circuit
The 12, and two-dimensional address generators 15, 15 and 16 are connected to the CPU 14 via the CPU bus. CPU memory 1 on the CPU bus
7, interface 18, mouse 19 and keyboard 20 are connected.

In the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, document image data read by scanning of the scanner 1 is taken into the apparatus via the interface 2 and stored in the image memory 4 via the image bus switching control circuit 3.

On the other hand, the document image data stored in the image memory 4 is
The display memory 7 which has been enlarged and reduced by the enlargement / reduction circuit 6
And displayed on the display 9 under the control of the display controller 8. When the enlargement / reduction processing of the document image data is unnecessary, it goes without saying that the processing by the enlargement / reduction circuit 6 is not performed. The transfer of the document image data from the display memory 7 to the image memory 4 is performed in the same manner.

FIG. 2 shows an initial screen on the display 9 in the document filing apparatus according to the present invention. A document window 201 for displaying a document is provided at the center, and icons indicating guides for enlarging, reducing, rotating, and scrolling the document are arranged at the right end. These icons are designated by operating the corresponding keys of the mouse or the keyboard, and processing represented by the icons, for example, enlargement, reduction, etc., can be performed on the document in the document window.

The keyboard function keys (F1
To F10), there is a function area (202),
Microcomputers F1 to F10 representing devices for inputting and outputting documents, for example, a scanner, a printer, a display, a document box, and the like, are arranged. These microcomputers F1 to F10 have the following meanings.

Scanner (F1): Inputs a document from Scanner 1 and transfers it to another device.

Printer (F2): Prints a document transferred from another device by the printer 5.

Display (F3): The document transferred from another device is displayed on the display 9 and stored in the internal image memory 4. Further, it transfers the document stored in the internal display memory 4 to another device.

Document box (F4): Records a document transferred from another device on the optical disc 13. In addition, a document is taken out from the optical disc 13 and transferred to another device.

Combining the four devices represented by F1 to F4 above,
Many processes can be performed by transferring documents between devices. For example, by transferring a document in the order of the scanner (F1) and the printer (F2), a copy of the document described on the paper can be obtained.

According to the document filing apparatus of the present invention, the following 10 types of document transfer can be performed by combining four devices, namely, a scanner (F1), a printer (F2), a display (F3), and a document box (F4). it can.

(1) Scanner (F1) / Display (F3) A document is input from the scanner 1 and displayed in the document window 201.

(2) Scanner (F1) / Printer (F2) A document is input from the scanner 1 and printed by the printer 5.

(3) Scanner (F1) / Document Box (F4) Input a document from the scanner 1 and register it on the optical disk 13.

(4) Document box (F4) / Display (F3) Documents are searched from the optical disc 1 and the document window 201 is displayed.
To be displayed.

(5) Document box (F4) / Printer (F2) Documents are retrieved from the optical disk 13 and printed by the printer 5.

(6) Display (F3) / Printer (F2) The document in the document window 201 is printed by the printer 5.

(7) Display (F3) / Document Box (F4) The document in the document window 201 is registered in the optical disk 13.

(8) Scanner (F1) / Display (F3) / Printer (F2) A document is input from the scanner 1, displayed in the document window 201, and printed by the printer 5 after confirmation.

(9) Scanner (F1) / Display (F3) / Document Box (F4) A document is input from the scanner 1, the input text is displayed in the document window 201, and after confirmation, is registered on the optical disk by the printer 5.

(10) Document box (F4) / Display (F3) / Printer (F2) A document is retrieved from the optical disk 13, the retrieved document is displayed in the document window 201, and after confirmation, printed by the printer 5.

As can be understood from the above description, by transferring a document between devices such as a scanner, a printer, a display, and a document box, almost all of the searching and registering processes can be performed in the filing process.

Note that the document box actually uses the optical disk 13, and it is necessary to open and close the optical disk 13 before performing the above processes (1) to (10). This processing is performed in the DB function in the menu bar area 203 shown in FIG. A display mode is displayed in the menu bar area 203.
Although there are editing functions, these are for performing the processing described below.

Display mode: for changing the number of document windows 201 displayed on the display 9; FIGS. 2 and 3
As shown in the figure, the number of document windows 201 can be changed to one and four.

Editing function: This function is for performing image editing (for example, cut and paste, layout, text input, etc.) on a document displayed in the document window 201.

DB function: formatting (definition) of the optical disc 13,
This is for opening, closing, and narrowing down all documents in the optical disc 13 under certain conditions and storing them in a document box, or deleting documents that meet certain conditions.

The scanner, the printer, the display, and the document box each have an attribute (property) relating to document transfer independently, and each property sheet can be displayed on the display 9 in order to change or confirm this attribute. 4 to 7 show screens in a state where each property sheet is displayed. In order to display this property, it is displayed by pressing the function key corresponding to the function selection key on the keyboard 20, the mouse cursor is positioned on the corresponding microcomputer with the mouse 19, and the right button on the mouse 19 is pressed and released ( Click).
Also, to erase the property sheet, use the keyboard 20
Press the F9 or F10 key. With the mouse 19, move the mouse cursor to the microcomputer indicating F9 (confirm) or F10 (cancel) on the property sheet and click the left button.

On the property sheet of the scanner 1, attributes such as the size of the input document, the density of the document, the reading density (resolution), and the paper feed mode (book: book or automatic paper feed: ADF) are set. When the paper feed mode is BOOK, image information of only one original is input, and when the paper feed mode is ADF, image information for the number of images stored in the ADF holder is continuously input.

On the property sheet of the printer 1, attributes such as the number of copies are set. On the display property sheet, the display time of the document in the document window 201 is set. The document display time is an attribute effective when the scanner 1 or the like is in the ADF mode, and is a time for displaying a document when the document is continuously transferred from the scanner 1. When this document display time has elapsed, the input sequence of the next document is executed.

The property sheet of the document box displays information indicating how many documents are currently in the document box and the number of reading / writing items. When a document is read from the optical disc 13, an attribute or the like for each sheet (sequential) or continuous (collective) is set. This is the same as the paper feed mode in the scanner property sheet.

 Next, the ten types of document transfer described above will be described.

Mode 1: Scanner (F1) / Display (F3) In the initial state, a display screen as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 is displayed on the display 9. In FIG.
The operation when the document transfer mode of the scanner (F1) / display (F3) is executed and the state change of the function area are shown. In the figure, the mark (Fx) (where x = 1 to 10) indicates the operation of pressing the keyboard function key or moving the mouse cursor to the icon in the function area corresponding to the function key and clicking the left button. It represents.

First, F1 is designated by, for example, a mouse cursor, and when the button of the mouse 19 is clicked at the designated position, a highlighted frame is displayed on the F1 icon in response to this (FIG. 8 (b)). Next, when the mouse cursor is moved to the F3 icon and the button of the mouse 19 is clicked, a highlighted frame is displayed on the F3 icon as shown in FIG. 8c. When the mouse button is clicked again in this state, that is, in a state where the F3 icon is designated, the execution of the document transfer from the scanner 1 to the display 9 is started. At this time, FI and F3
A halftone dot as shown in FIG. 8D is displayed on the icon. Thereafter, when a document is input from the scanner 1, a document image is displayed in a document window 201 shown in FIG. 2 and an F7 icon in the function area 202 is displayed as shown in FIG. Is displayed. In this state, when F7 is designated by the mouse 19 or the keyboard 20, the document transfer from the scanner 1 to the display 9 is executed again. On the other hand, when F10 is instructed, the apparatus can be returned to the initial state as shown in FIG. 8 (f).

Note that F10 (cancel) can be instructed at any time, and the input instruction is canceled at the time of FIGS. 8 (b) and 8 (c). At the time of (e), the input from the scanner 1 to the display 9 is cancelled. Termination of the document transfer is performed.

Generally, a document transfer instruction method is performed as follows.
That is, an icon corresponding to the order of the device to which the document is to be transferred is instructed once, and an icon corresponding to the last device is instructed again to start the document transfer. By instructing the cancel icon at any time before the document transfer is started, all the contents already instructed are cleared.

9 and 10 show a scanner (F1) and a printer (F).
2) and operations for scanner (F1) and document box (F4) are shown. These operations are similar to the operations of the scanner (F1) and the display (F3), except that the document read by the scanner is printed or registered instead of being displayed in the document window 201, and is different from the previous operation. .

11 and 12 show the operation for the document box (F4) / display (F3) and the document box (F4) / printer (F2). Steps (a) to (d) are the same as the previous operation, except that one document is read from the optical disk 13 in step (e), displayed in the document window in the operation in FIG. 11, and printed in FIG. Is done. In step (e), "next page" and "previous page" are displayed on the icons corresponding to F7 and F8. When the "next page" is specified, a counter indicating the number of items to be taken out when reading in the document box is incremented by one, and when the "previous page" is specified, the counter is decremented by one. . Thereafter, the process returns to step (d), and a similar document transfer is performed. When "cancel (F10)" is instructed, the document transfer ends.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show operations for the display (F3) / printer (F1) and the display (F3) / document box (F2), and perform the same operations as described above.

The operation described above is for document transfer on two devices, but document transfer on three devices will now be described.

FIG. 15 shows operations related to the scanner (F1), display (F3), and printer (F2). Steps (a) to (e) represent a step of instructing document transfer. In step (f), a document is read by a scanner and displayed in a document window. Until now, the document transfer between the scanner and the display (display) has been performed. In the step (f), "print" and "re-input" are displayed on the icons corresponding to F7 and F8, respectively.

In the above state, the operator operates the document window 210.
Check the documents in. At this time, if it is determined that the density setting or the like of the scanner 1 is not appropriate, the scan property sheet shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, and the attributes are set again.
Specify “Re-input (F8)”. As a result, a document is input from the scanner 1 with the newly set attributes, and the document is displayed in the document window 201. When the operator determines that the input state of the document is good, "F7 (print)" is instructed, and the document is transferred between the display and the printer (step g). At this time, "next document" is displayed on the icon corresponding to F7.

When the icon F7, that is, the "next document" is designated, the operation returns to step (e), and the document transfer to the scanner / display / printer is executed from the beginning. If F10 (cancel) is instructed, the document transfer can be terminated at any time. Further, at any time, a property sheet of the scanner, the printer, the display, and the document box is displayed, and each attribute can be confirmed and changed.

16 and 17 show the operations related to the scanner (F1) / display (F3) / document box (F4) and the document box (F4) / display (F3) / printer (F2).

In the operation described above, the attributes of the scanner and the document box are the BOOK mode and the sequential reading mode, respectively, and there is a confirmation step each time one document is transferred. For example, steps (f) and (g) in FIG. 16 correspond to this.

Next, the case where the attribute of the scanner is the ADF mode will be described. This is the same when the document box is in the batch reading mode. Figure 18 shows that the scanner is in ADF mode (F
1) Operations related to display (F3) and document box (F4) are shown. In this operation, steps (a) to (e) are input stages for instructing document transfer. However, this is different from the previous operation in that “stop” is displayed on the icon corresponding to F6 in the step (e). Unless "stop" is instructed in step (e), the scanner 1 reads the document by the number of documents stored in the ADF holder of the scanner, and each document is automatically displayed after being displayed in the document window 201 for a certain period of time. The document is registered on the optical disc 13 at the same time.

The time during which a document is displayed in the document window 201 is the time set in the display property sheet. When the operator instructs "stop" in step (e), the document transfer is temporarily stopped, and the function area 202 displays the menu shown in step (g). In this state, when "re-input (F8)" is instructed, the scanner 1 reads the document again.

When the suspension is released and the document transfer is to be continued, an operation of step (e) is performed by instructing "continue (F6)".
Return to. When the transfer of all the documents stored in the holder is completed, or when "cancel (F10)" is instructed, the document transfer ends, and the state of step (f) is reached.

As described above, according to the document filing apparatus of the present invention, an instruction for processing such as search and registration can be executed only by supporting an icon representing a device three to four times.

By indicating the display mode in the menu bar area 203 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
One document window can be displayed alternately.
4 inside the device represented by “Display (F3)”
Four document image buffers are provided corresponding to one window.

When there is one document window 201 as shown in FIG. 2 when a document is transferred between the scanner and the display, the document is displayed in the document window 201. However, when there are four document windows as shown in FIG. The document is displayed in the document window 201 with "final" written on the right side of the document window 201.

When the document is transferred to the display / printer, the document in the document window with the "final" mark is printed.
The "final" mark is always attached to only one document window, and the "final" mark can be cyclically moved to each window by pressing the space key of the keyboard 20. As a result, the operator can display up to four documents in the desired document window, and can print or register the document in the desired document window on the optical disc.

According to the display shown in FIG. 3 (a), the document window 201 in which "1" is displayed at the upper left is the input / output document window, and in the case of FIG. 3 (b), "2" is displayed at the upper right. The document window thus set becomes an input / output document window.

Next, the operation shown in FIG. 8 to FIG. 18 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The table used in the description of this operation is shown in FIG. The instruction table (a) is for holding the number of icons designated by the operator and the permutation of the function numbers corresponding to the icons, and the transfer table (b) is for storing the icons for the document transfer process that can be processed by the document filing apparatus. A number is provided to hold a permutation of function numbers and is used for reference. These tables (a) and (b)
Are stored in the CPU memory 17, for example.

First, when the power is turned on, the initial state of each unit is set in accordance with the program stored in the CPU memory 17. At this time, a document window 201, a function area 202 and a menu bar area 20 shown in FIG.
3 is displayed. This display pattern information is, for example, C
Information transferred from the PU memory 17 or the external floppy disk to the display memory 7. In this state, information corresponding to any of the icons F1 to F10 is input by the keyboard 20 or the mouse 19. Input information is F by CPU14.
It is determined whether any one of 1 to F4 matches. If they match, that is, if a determination of YES is obtained, the CPU 1 determines whether the function number corresponding to the input information matches the last function number in the instruction table (a) shown in FIG.
4 judges. If they do not match, that is, if it is determined as NO, it is determined whether three or more function numbers have already been registered in the instruction table. If this determination is NO, that is, if three or more function numbers are not registered, the number of icons in the instruction table is increased by one,
The function number for which the instruction has been input is recorded in the instruction table, and a highlight frame is displayed on the icon corresponding to the newly recorded function number. Thereafter, the flow returns to the instruction input flow.

If three or more function numbers are recorded in the instruction table, the instruction table is cleared and the highlighted frame of the icon is deleted. When the input function number matches the last function number in the instruction table, the permutation of function numbers in the instruction table (a) (for example, F1 → F3) and the order of function numbers in the transfer table (b) (F1 → F3, F1 → F2, F1 → F4 ...). If there is a match between the two function numbers, the highlighted frame of the icon is deleted and the document transfer process is started in the order shown in the instruction table (a). For example, assuming that the function numbers are registered in the instruction table in the order of F1 → F3, the document is read by the scanner 1 and the document information is sent to the image data bus via the scanner printer interface 2. The document information of the image data bus is stored in the display memory 7 via the image bus switching control circuit 3. The document information in the display memory 7 is read out by the display controller 8 and is displayed on the display 9.
And displayed as a document. That is, scan 1
The document transfer from the to the display 9 is automatically performed.

When the document transfer is completed, the instruction table (a) is cleared, and the operation returns to the instruction input flow. If the order of the instruction table (a) is not registered in the transfer table (b), the instruction table (a) is cleared, the highlighted frame of the icon is deleted, and the operation returns to the instruction input flow.
If the instruction input is F10, the instruction table is cleared, the highlighted frame of the icon is deleted, and the operation returns to the instruction input flow.

Assuming that the function numbers are registered in the instruction table (a) in the order of F1 → F3 → F4 corresponding to FIG. 16, a document is read by the scanner 1, and the document data is transferred to the image data bus via the scanner printer interface 2. Sent to The document data of the image data bus is stored in the image buffer memory 4 and the display memory 7 via the image bus switching control circuit 3. The document data in the display memory 7 is read by the display controller 8, input to the display 9, and displayed as a document. The document data in the image buffer memory 4 is read and input to the compression / expansion circuit 12 via the image bus switching control circuit 3 and the image data bus. The document data is subjected to compression processing by a compression / expansion circuit 12, and is input to an optical disk 13 as a document box and recorded. That is, the document data is transmitted from the scanner 1 to the display 9.
And transferred to the optical disc 13.

Next, in the process of performing the document transfer process starting from the input of the instruction, the operation of the system shown in FIG. 18, particularly when the mode of the first device of the document transfer includes the ADF and reads all at once is shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to the drawings.

When the document transfer process is started, first, the read mode of the first device in the document transfer, that is, the first device of the instruction table (a), for example, the scanner 1 is checked. When this mode is batch transfer by ADF or the like, the process proceeds as follows. That is, it is determined whether "stop" is instructed. If this determination is NO, it is determined whether there is a text to be transferred in the first device, that is, the scanner 1. If this determination is YES, a series of document transfer processing is executed without interruption. For example, when an instruction regarding a scanner / display / printer is given, 1
For the first time, document input, document display, and document printing from the scanner are sequentially executed. A series of document transfer operations at this time are performed according to the same process as described with reference to FIG.

After the first series of document transfer processing is completed, the flow returns to the flow for checking the instruction input of "stop" again, and "stop" is instructed for the second and subsequent series of document transfer processing, or the first series of document transfer processing is performed. It is repeated without interruption until there is no more text to transfer in the device. When there is no more text to be transferred in the first device, the text transfer process ends.

When "stop" is instructed, the document transfer operation is suspended until the next instruction is input. If the instruction of “continue” is input, the process returns to the flow of determining whether there is a document to be transferred to the first device, and returns to the loop of a series of document transfer processes.

In the instruction input, when the function selection and F1 to F4 are input, the property sheet of the device corresponding to F1 to F4 is displayed, the attributes of each device are confirmed and changed, and the instruction input flow is performed again. Return to

In the above-described embodiment, when the transfer start is instructed, the function number corresponding to the last instructed device is again instructed, but the function number F9 of the function area 202 is executed as shown in FIG. As a start function, transfer start can be instructed by designating F9 with a mask cursor or a function key of a keyboard. That is, when executing the document transfer related to the scanner / document box in FIG. 22, F1
Document transfer can be started by designating functions in the order of (scanner) → F4 (document box) → F9 (start execution).

As described above, by setting the read mode of the first device of document transfer collectively, the document transfer process can be repeatedly executed without interruption.

Next, interruption and interruption of the operation will be described.

FIG. 23 shows a flow in which interruption and interruption of the operation are unified. During standby, a menu as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. At this time, a common icon shown in FIG. 24A is displayed in the function area 202. When the print F2 key of the common icon is subjected to a write single click (Rs) as shown in FIG. 24 (b), a scanner property sheet is displayed as shown in FIG. 24 (c). When a predetermined mode is selected from the property sheet and the confirmation F9 is left single clicked (Ls), a selection mode of a processing order for continuously practicing a plurality of processes is set. In this selection mode, the icons in the function area 202 are sequentially left-clicked according to a desired processing order. For example, when proceeding from the document box to print via display, first, the document box icon F4 is left-clicked (Ls) as shown in FIG. 24 (d), and then the display icon F3 is clicked. Is done. Finally, the print icon F2 is clicked twice. When the print icon F2 is clicked for the second time, the processing is executed in the order described above. At this time, a common icon including an interrupt icon F7 and an interrupt icon F8 is displayed in the function area 202 as shown in FIG.

During the execution of the process, the icon F2, F3,
F4 is highlighted as shown in FIG. In this state, to interrupt the process being displayed, the interruption icon F7 is clicked (Ls). In addition, this interruption
Set processing order (document box → image display → printer)
Refers to the case where the operation mode is changed or the operation is simply stopped without changing the operation mode.

Due to the interruption, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), the common icons including the restart icon F6 are displayed with the icons F2, F3, and F4 of the set processing being highlighted.

In the interruption, when changing the operation mode, the icon of the process to be changed, for example, the printer icon F2 is clicked (Rs). At this time, the printer property sheet is displayed as shown in FIG. 25 (c). In this property sheet, the number of prints, add-on designation, cassette size, and reduced printing are selectively changed. When the confirmation of the property sheet is clicked (Ls) after the change, a common icon including the restart icon F6 is displayed as shown in FIG. 25 (d). At this time, the resume icon F6
Is clicked (Ls), the interrupted process is resumed according to the changed mode.

Next, a case where an interrupt is applied to a process being executed will be described. Note that an interrupt is a process in which the currently executing process (document box → image display → printer) is temporarily stopped, and a new process can be interrupted and executed.

When setting this interrupt mode, the interrupt icon F8 of the common icon shown in FIG. 26 (a) is clicked (Ls). At this time, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), the common icons including the restart icon F6 are displayed with the icons F2, F3, and F4 of the processes being executed previously highlighted. In this common icon, the scanner icon F1 is clicked (Ls) for a process to be interrupted, for example, a process from the scanner 1 to the printer 5. In response to this click (Ls),
The scanner property sheet shown in FIG. 26 (c) is displayed. The document size, document density, and density are set by this property sheet, and when the confirmation is clocked (Ls) thereafter, the common icon is displayed again.

Interrupt processing, that is, processing from the scanner to the printer is set by the redisplayed common icon. For this, the scanner icon F1 is first clicked (Ls),
Next, the print icon F2 is clicked twice. Icon specified in response to a second click on icon F2
The emphasis frames are displayed on F1 and F2, and the execution of the interrupt processing (scanner to printer) is started.

When the interruption process is the BOOK mode, that is, the mode of scanning and printing a book one page at a time, a common icon shown in FIG. 26 is displayed. On the other hand, in the ADF mode, that is, when a plurality of originals are automatically inserted, a common icon shown in FIG. 26 is displayed. In ADF mode,
By clicking the suspend icon F6, the continuous operation of the interrupt processing is temporarily suspended, and the operation mode can be changed. Further, when the interrupt icon is further clicked, other processing can be interrupted.

When the interruption process is completed, a common icon including the restart icon F6 is displayed as shown in FIG. 26 (g). When the resume icon F6 of this common icon is clicked,
The suspended processing, that is, the document box → display → the printer is resumed from the suspended processing. At this time, a common icon before interruption as shown in FIG. 26 (a) is displayed.

In the above interruption and interruption processing, the cancellation icon F1
If 0 is clicked, the process ends in the middle.

 Next, processing in consideration of interrupt processing will be described for each function.

Scanner → Printer (BOOK mode) The common icons shown in Fig. 27 are displayed. In this mode, each page of the book is read by the scanner 1 and printed by the printer 5, so that interruption and interruption can be arbitrarily performed.

Scanner → Printer (ADF mode) The common icon shown in Fig. 28 is displayed. In this mode, a plurality of documents are continuously read by the scanner 1 and sequentially printed by the printer 5. When the interruption icon F6 is clicked in the continuous operation of the scanner 1 and the printer 5, the continuous operation of the scanner 1 and the printer 5 is temporarily suspended, and the operation mode can be changed by displaying the property sheet of the scan 1 and the printer 5. When the restart icon of the common icon displayed after the change of the operation mode is clicked, the scanner → printer (ADF mode) is restarted according to the new operation mode.

When the interrupt icon F7 is clicked in the continuous operation, the continuous operation is interrupted, and another process can be designated by the same process as in FIG.

When the cancel icon F10 is clicked in the process from the scanner to the printer, the process is stopped.

Scanner → Display → Printer (BOOK mode) Initial common icons for executing this process are shown in FIG. When one page of a book or the like is read by the scanner 1, an image of the read page is displayed on a monitor. When the operator checks the image displayed on the monitor, the confirmation icon F6
Is clicked. At this time, the read image is printed by the printer 5.

When the document reading icon F8 is clicked instead of the confirmation icon F6, the book image is read again by the scanner 1 without printing.

In the BOOK mode, when reading a plurality of documents separated after checking the reading state in the ADF mode, the interruption icon F9 is clicked, and the paper feeding mode of the scanner property sheet is changed to the ADF mode.

In the BOOK mode, if the user wants to change the print mode such as the number of copies, a printer property sheet is displayed while the image is being displayed, and the operation mode is changed in this property sheet.

Scanner → Image display → Printer (ADF mode) The initial common icon for executing this process is shown in FIG. When the processing order is specified by the common icon, the display time is specified in the display property sheet, and the number of prints is specified in the print property sheet.

By executing the above processing, the original sent by the ADF is read by the scanner 1, the image is displayed for a set time, and the designated number is automatically printed.

When the interruption icon F6 is clicked in the continuous operation of the above processing, the operation mode of the processing being executed can be changed in the displayed property sheet.

When the interrupt icon F7 is clicked, the continuous operation is temporarily suspended, and another process can be designated. The procedure of the interrupt process in this interrupt is performed in the same manner as in FIG.

If the cancel icon F10 is clicked during the execution of the above processing, the processing ends.

When a predetermined number of documents have been read, the process ends, and the process returns to the initial state, that is, standby.

Scanner → Image display (BOOK mode, ADF mode) The common icons shown in FIG. 31 are displayed. This process is executed by sequentially clicking the scan icon F1 and the image ideographic icon F3 in the common icon. That is, in the book mode, images are displayed one page at a time, and the process ends. In the case of the ADF mode, originals are automatically sent in sequence by a designated constant, scanned, and displayed on a monitor.

To stop the above process in the middle, cancel icon F1
0 is clicked.

Scanner → Document Box (BOOK Mode) This process executes an operation of recording an image read by the scanner on a document box constituted by a storage medium such as an optical disk.

The initial common icons for executing this processing are as shown in FIG. That is, the common icon includes the next page icon F6 and the interruption icon F8.

First, the scanner icon F1 is clicked, and a scanner property sheet shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. In this property sheet, an operation mode such as a BOOK mode is set. Next, the document box property sheet is read, and the operation mode is set. In this case, there is an operation mode for setting writing to a plurality of pages, such as adding a page or inserting a page.

When the operation mode is set and the processing order, that is, the order from the scanner to the document box is set, that is, the scanner icon F1 is clicked first, and then the document box icon F4 is clicked twice, the processing is started. Execution starts. In this case, the reading of the document is started after the document is set on the scanner. When processing multiple pages, the next page icon
F6 is clicked for the specified number.

If you want to switch to ADF mode while converting the document manually as described above, click the interrupt icon F8
Is clicked. At this time, the paper feed mode on the scanner property sheet (FIG. 4) is changed to ADF.

After setting the operation mode and clicking Confirm,
If the common property sheet containing the resume icon is
It is displayed as shown in FIG. When the icon F6 is clicked again, the interrupted processing is resumed.

If the interruption is not for changing the operation mode, but is merely for interruption, the confirmation of the property sheet is clicked without changing the operation mode. At this time, the resume icon F6 is displayed, and by clicking this resume icon,
Execution of the suspended processing is resumed. In the above-mentioned mode, when the cancel icon F10 is clicked, the processing being executed is terminated halfway, and returns to the initial state.

Scanner → Document Box (ADF Mode) In this process, the originals sent by the ADF are sequentially read by the scanner 1 and the image is recorded on a document box constituted by a storage medium such as the optical disk 13.

The initial common icons for executing this process are as shown in FIG. That is, the common icon includes the interruption icon F6 and the interruption icon F7.

First, the scanner icon F1 is clicked, and a scanner property sheet shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. In this property sheet, an operation mode such as an ADF mode is set. Next, the document box property sheet is read, and the operation mode is set. In this case, there is an operation mode for setting writing to a plurality of pages, such as adding a page or inserting a page.

When the operation mode is set and the processing order, that is, the order from the scanner 1 to the document box is set, that is, when the scanner icon F1 is clicked first and then the document box icon F4 is clicked twice, the processing is performed. Is started. In this case, the reading of the original by the scanner is started after a plurality of originals are set on the ADF.

As described above, when reading and recording are continuously performed in the ADF mode, the continuous operation is temporarily interrupted, and when the operation mode is changed, the interruption icon F6 is clicked. In this interruption, the operation mode can be changed by reading out the scanner property sheet (FIG. 4) or the document box property sheet (FIG. 7).

After setting the operation mode and clicking Confirm,
The common property sheet including the resume icon is, for example, 33rd
It is displayed as shown in FIG. When the restart icon F6 is clicked, the interrupted processing is restarted.

If the interruption is not for changing the operation mode, but is merely for interruption, the confirmation of the property sheet is clicked without changing the operation mode. At this time, the resume icon F6 is displayed, and by clicking this resume icon,
Execution of the suspended processing is resumed.

When interrupting another process in the continuous operation in the ADF mode, the interrupt icon F7 is clicked. At this time, a common property sheet including the resume icon shown in FIG. 33 (b) is displayed. The interrupt processing is designated by the common icon. For example, scan → printer processing is designated. In the specification of the interrupt processing, the operation mode is specified by the property sheet. When the printer icon F2 is clicked twice, execution of the interrupt process (scan → printer) is started.

When the interruption processing is completed, the first processing interrupted by the interruption, that is, the processing from the scanner to the document box, is restarted by clicking the resume icon F6.

When the cancel icon F10 is clicked in the above operation, the process ends in the middle.

Scanner → Image display → Document box (BOOK mode) The initial common icons for the execution of this process are as shown in FIG. 34 (a). First, the document box icon F4 is clicked, and the document box properties (FIG. 7) are displayed. The operation mode of the document box is set based on this property.
At this time, writing of a plurality of pages such as page addition and page insertion is set as necessary.

When the setting of the operation mode is completed, the processing order, ie, the scanner, the image display, and the document box are sequentially specified, and the document box icon is displayed.
Execution of the process is started by clicking F4 twice. That is, the image read by the scanner 1 is displayed in the document window 201. When the image is confirmed by the operator, the image is recorded on the optical disk as a document box by clicking the image recording icon.

To skip the read image and read the image again from the scan, the document reading icon F8 is clicked. The document reading icon F8 is clicked when reading the next document (page) after recording the image.

When skipping the read image and reading the image again from the scanner, the document reading icon F8 is clicked. The document reading icon F8 is clicked when reading the next document (page) after recording the image.

Check the reading status by BOOK mode, and then
When reading a plurality of documents continuously in the mode, the interruption icon F9 is clicked to change to the ADF mode. When the scanner property sheet is displayed during suspension, the paper feed mode in this is changed to ADF. Thereby, the BOOK mode is changed to the ADF mode. When the change of the operation mode is completed, a common icon shown in FIG. 34 (b) is displayed. Resume icon for this common icon
When F6 is clicked, the interrupted process is
It is executed depending on the mode.

If another process, such as a process for printing a read document during the image display of the above process, is to be interrupted, the interrupt icon F7 is cleared.

After setting the interrupt, an interrupt process, that is, a scanner → printer process is designated. When this interrupt processing ends, the 34th
The common icon shown in FIG. 8B is displayed, and when the restart icon F6 of the common icon is clicked, the process interrupted by the interruption is restarted.

If the cancel icon F10 is clicked during the execution of the above process, the process ends in the middle of the process. When the processing of the specified number of originals is completed, the processing is completed and returns to the initial state.

Scanner → Image display → Document box (ADF mode) Initial common icons for the execution of this processing are as shown in FIG. 35 (a). First, the document box icon F4 is clicked, and the document box properties (FIG. 7) are displayed. The operation mode of the document box is set based on this property.
At this time, the ADF is used when writing a plurality of pages such as adding a page or inserting a page.

When the setting of the operation mode is completed, the processing order, ie, the scanner, the image display, and the document box are sequentially specified, and the document box icon is displayed.
Execution of the process is started by clicking F4 twice. That is, the image read by the scanner 1 is displayed in the document window 201 for a certain period of time, and is recorded on the optical disk 13 as a document box.

When the process is interrupted during execution of the process, the interrupt icon F6 is clicked. At this time, a common icon shown in FIG. 35 (b) is displayed. When the operation mode is changed during this interruption, the property sheet of the process requiring the change is read and displayed. The operation mode is changed based on this property sheet. When the change of the operation mode is completed, the execution of the interrupted process is resumed by clicking the resume icon F9 shown in FIG. 35 (b).

When the image recording icon F6 of the interruption common icon is clicked, the image displayed in the image window can be registered as it is in the binder. Further, when the document reading icon F8 is clicked, the read image is skipped, and the next document placed on the stacker of the ADF is read. When the restart icon F9 is clicked after the completion of these interrupted processes, the execution of the first process is restarted.

When the cancel icon F10 is clicked during suspension,
Terminates in the middle of processing.

To interrupt the continuous operation in the ADF mode temporarily and execute another process as an interrupt, the interrupt icon F7 is clicked.

After setting the interrupt, an interrupt process, for example, a scanner → printer process is designated. When this interrupt processing is completed,
The common icon shown in FIG. 35 (b) is displayed, and when the restart icon F6 of the common icon is clicked, the processing interrupted by the interruption is restarted.

If the cancel icon F10 is clicked during the execution of the above process, the process ends in the middle of the process. When the processing of the specified number of originals is completed, the processing is completed and returns to the initial state.

Document box → Printer (sequential mode) In this process, a document box, that is, an image recorded on the optical disk 13 is read out and printed by the printer 5. In the case of this processing, a common icon shown in FIG. 36 (a) is displayed. The document box icon F4 of this common icon is clicked, and the document box properties (FIG. 7) are read. In this property, the reading mode is set to the sequential mode and another mode is set.

When the setting of the operation mode is completed, the processing of the document box → the printer is set. At this time, the execution of the processing is started by clicking the printer icon F2 twice.

When the page reading mode is selected in the setting of the operation mode, only one page indicated by the document pointer of the document box is printed. When the page printing is completed, the process returns to the initial state.

If the cancel icon F10 is clicked during the above process, the process ends.

Document box → Printer (Batch reading mode) In this process, images are read from the optical disk 13 at once and printed as a plurality of documents. The initial common icon in this case is shown in FIG. The document box icon F4 of this common icon is clicked, and the document box properties (FIG. 7) are displayed. In this property, batch page reading or batch document reading is set, and another mode is set.

When the operation mode is set, processing of the document box → the printer is set. In this process setting, when the printer icon F2 is clicked twice, execution of the process is started. In this case, a plurality of pages and a plurality of documents are collectively read from the document box, that is, the optical disk 13, and their images are sequentially and sequentially printed by the printer 5.

In the continuous operation, when the operation is temporarily interrupted, the interruption icon F6 is clicked. The operation is interrupted in response to the click of the interrupt icon F6, and the property sheet is displayed. When changing the operation mode, the operation mode is changed in the displayed property sheet.
Upon completion of the change, a common icon shown in FIG. 37 (b) is displayed. When the restart icon F6 of the common icon is clicked, the execution of the interrupted process is restarted.

If the interrupt icon F7 is clicked during processing to interrupt another processing, the processing being executed is interrupted,
The common icon shown in FIG. 37 (b) is displayed. Interrupt processing, for example, processing from a scanner to a printer, is designated by the common icon. At this time, the printer icon
If F2 is clicked twice, interrupt processing is executed.

When the interruption process is completed, by clicking the resume icon F6, the process interrupted due to the interruption, that is, the process from the document box to the printer, is resumed from the point where it was interrupted.

The timing at which the interruption and interruption can be performed is the end of printing of one page.

When the printing of the specified number of pages and the number of documents is completed, the process returns to the initial state. However, if the cancel icon F10 is clicked during the execution of the process, the process ends.

Document box → image display → printer (sequential mode) In this process, a common icon shown in FIG. 38 is displayed. The document box icon F4 is clicked, and the document box properties (FIG. 7) are read and displayed. This property sets the page read mode.

When the execution of the process is started by two clicks of the printer icon F2, the read image is displayed in the image window. The operator checks the displayed images, and clicks the icon F6 for each image, and the image is printed. In this case, the page to be read is set arbitrarily by operating the keys of the next page, the previous page, the previous document, etc. of the keyboard,
The page can be displayed and only the desired page can be printed. When an image is displayed in the document window 201, the property sheet can be read and the operation mode can be changed.

 When the above process ends, the process returns to the initial state.

Document box → image display → printer (batch reading mode) In this process, a common icon shown in FIG. 39 (a) is displayed. By clicking the document box icon F4, the document box properties (FIG. 7) are read and displayed. In this property, batch page reading or batch document reading is set.

When the execution of the batch reading mode is started, a plurality of pages and a plurality of documents are read from the optical disc 13, displayed on the document window 201, and printed by the printer.

If the interruption icon F6 is clicked during the execution of the batch reading mode, the processing being executed is interrupted. At this time, a common icon shown in FIG. 39 (b) is displayed. If it is desired to change the operation mode during this suspension, the operation mode is changed in the property sheet. When the resume icon F6 is clicked after the change, the interrupted process starts executing again according to the change operation mode.

If the interrupt icon F7 is clicked during the execution of the process, the process being executed is interrupted, and the interrupt process is set. The setting of the interrupt processing is performed in the same manner as described above.

When the interruption processing is completed and the resume icon F6 is clicked, the processing interrupted due to the interruption resumes the execution.

When the printing of the specified number of pages and the specified number of documents is completed, the process returns to the initial state. However, when the processing ends in the middle of the processing, the cancel icon F10 is clicked.

Note that the timing of entering the interruption or interruption is set at the end of printing of one page.

Document box → image display (sequential mode) The initial common icons for this process are shown in FIG. The document box properties are read, and the sequential reading mode is set. When the execution of this process is started, a page indicated by the document pointer of the document box is displayed in the image window. When each of the icons F6 is clicked, the next page can be read.

By operating keys indicating the next page, the previous page, the next document, etc. of the keyboard, the page to be read can be operated and the contents in the binder can be viewed.

If the user clicks the cancel icon F10, the process can be terminated halfway.

Document box → image display (batch reading mode) In this batch reading mode, a common icon shown in FIG. 41 (a) is displayed. By clicking the document box icon F4, the document box properties (FIG. 7) are read, and the batch page reading and batch document reading mode are set. When the processing in this mode is executed, successive pages are sequentially displayed as images, and the images stored in the binder can be confirmed.

To temporarily suspend the above-described continuous image display, the suspend icon F6 is clicked. The operation mode can be changed on the property sheet displayed during this interruption. To restart the processing, the restart icon F6 of the common icon shown in FIG. 41 (b) is clicked.

If the interrupt icon F7 is clicked to interrupt another process while the process is being executed, the process is suspended and the
41 The common icon shown in FIG. Interrupt processing is designated in this common icon. When the interruption processing is completed and the resume icon F6 is clicked, the execution of the suspended processing is resumed.

The timing of entering the above-mentioned interruption or interruption is set at the time when one image display is completed. When the display of the designated page number and the document number is completed, the display returns to the initial state. When the cancel icon F10 is clicked, the process ends even during the processing.

Image display → Printer This process prints the image displayed in the image window. Such processing includes cut-and-paste images after display editing,
Used when printing an image read by a scanner.

Image display → Document box In this process, an additional page is added to the image displayed in the image window, and the image is recorded in the binder. This process is used when recording the cut-and-paste image after display and editing in a document box.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a document file device, but is not limited to this, and may be a CD-ROM, a word processor,
It can also be applied to information processing devices such as Pacocon. In addition, CD-RO
When applied to M, a scanner for inputting documents is not required.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, in a case where image information is continuously registered, for example, in a document filing apparatus, it is possible to interrupt a process during execution of a process for registration. it can. Therefore, for example, even during the registration work of long document information or the like, another process can be arbitrarily executed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a display surface displaying a single document window, and FIGS. FIG. 4 shows a display surface showing scanner properties, FIG. 5 shows a display surface showing printer properties, and FIG. 6 shows a display property showing four document windows. FIG. 7 is a view showing a display surface, FIG. 7 is a view showing a display surface on which a document box property is displayed, FIGS. 8 to 18 are views showing display forms of a function area for executing various document transfers, and FIG. FIG. 20 is a flowchart for executing document transfer, FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an instruction table (a) and a transfer table (b), FIG. 21 is a flowchart for executing document transfer by batch reading of documents, and FIG. Figure 22 shows the funk of starting execution FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing processing including interruption and interruption, and FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a common icon and a property sheet for processing of a document box → image display → printer. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a common icon and a property sheet for interrupting processing, FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a common icon and a property sheet for interrupt processing,
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing common icons for scanner → printer (BOOK mode) processing, FIG. 28 is a diagram showing common icons for scanner → printer (ADF mode) processing, and FIG. 29 is a scanner → FIG. 30 is a diagram showing common icons for image display → printer (BOOK mode) processing, FIG. 30 is a diagram showing common icons for scanner → image display → printer (ADF mode) processing, and FIG. 31 is a scanner → Figure showing common icons for image display (BOOK mode, ADF mode) processing. Figure 32 shows scanner → document box (BOOK mode)
Figure 33 shows common icons for processing of scanner → document box (ADF mode). Figure 34 shows scanner → image display → document box (BOOK).
Figure 35 shows the common icons for the processing of the scanner, image display, and document box (ADF mode). Figure 36 shows the common icons for the processing of the document box (ADF mode). ) Is a diagram showing common icons for processing, FIG. 37 is a diagram showing common icons for document box → printer (batch reading mode) processing, and FIG. 38 is a document box →
FIG. 39 shows common icons for image display → printer (sequential mode) processing, FIG. 39 shows common icons for document box → image display → printer (batch reading mode) processing, and FIG. 40 shows FIG. 41 is a diagram showing common icons for processing of document box → image display (sequential mode), and FIG. 41 is a diagram showing common icons for processing of document box → image display (collective reading mode). 1 ... scanner, 5 ... printer, 7 ... display memory,
8 display controller, 9 display, 13 optical disk, 14 CPU, 17 CPU memory,
19 ... mouse, 20 ... keyboard.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A means for displaying a common icon including a plurality of processing icons in a standby state in which any type of processing is not executed or interrupted, and the plurality of processing icons of the common icons displayed in the standby state A process designating means for sequentially designating a plurality of processes to be executed through a processing order according to a desired processing order; a means for displaying a common icon including an interrupt icon and an interrupt icon during the execution of the process; and a processing order during the execution of the process. A suspend / interrupt designating means for designating suspend / interrupt via the suspend icon and the interrupt icon in order to suspend processing and perform interrupt processing while holding A means for displaying an icon, and a resume icon for resuming a suspended process without changing the processing order. Means for designating processing restart via the CPU, and displaying the type of processing, the order of processing, the processing being executed, the processing being interrupted, the standby state and the activation of the processing in the standby state, the execution state and the interruption state An information processing apparatus comprising: means for activating a process specified by the specifying means.