JP2697824B2 - Control method in document image processing apparatus - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for creating and registering a new document in a document image processing apparatus. [Prior Art] A conventional document image processing apparatus merely searches for a stored document and displays it on a display unit. Therefore, when a plurality of searched images are to be registered as a new document, an output is performed. It was necessary to output an image from the unit and to input again from the input unit. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, in the above-described conventional apparatus, the operation becomes complicated when performing the above processing, and the image data is once replaced with paper through the output unit, and the image information of the paper is transmitted to the input unit. As a result, the image quality is degraded because the image data is reloaded into the storage unit as image data. [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention registers a document composed of images of a plurality of pages in a storage medium, searches for the registered document, and displays the searched document. A search step of searching for at least one document from the storage medium; a specifying step of specifying a desired image from the documents searched in the searching step; A display step of displaying a plurality of designated images in a list, a rearrangement step of rearranging the plurality of images displayed in the display step in a desired order, and a plurality of images rearranged in the rearrangement step. A registration step of registering the same as a single document in the storage medium. Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an input unit 1 for inputting data, a processing unit 2 for processing data, a storage unit 3 for storing information such as a document input from the input unit 1, and an input unit 1 A display unit 4 for displaying information of a document or the like or a processing result, and an output unit 5 for outputting data processed by the processing unit 2
And The memory 11 in the storage unit 3 temporarily stores the document image data stored on the optical disk 12 and the record information (management information) stored on the hard disk 13. The image reader 14 in the input unit 1 converts the read image into a digital signal and stores the digital signal in the optical disk 12 or outputs the image from the output unit. The keyboard 15 is for inputting a keyword for document search and a command for data processing. Pointing device (PD) 16 displays 17
The left button 19 and the right button 20 are used for operation. Laser beam printer
Reference numeral 18 is used for high-resolution image formation. The hard disk 13 stores an array of keywords necessary for document search as a record, and the optical disk 12 can store a large amount of non-rewritable document image data. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are diagrams for explaining the structure of a file on the hard disk 13. FIG. The document management file 21 shown in FIG.
a, the address 21b of the first page is stored. The keyword 21a records a search keyword attached to each document. The address 21c of the first page records the record address of the first page of the page management file 31 (shown in FIG. 4) in which the management information of the page of the document is recorded. The page management file 31 shown in FIG. 4 stores a page address 31a, a page 31b, an actual image storage position 31c, and a chain address 31d of the next page. The page management file 31 forms one record by 31a, 31b, 31c and 31d, and one record manages information of one page of a document. Page 31b indicates how many pages of the document the page management record corresponds to. The real image storage position 31c is the address of the real image stored in the optical disk 12, and is recorded by the addresses of the first sector and the last sector. The chain address 31d of the next page indicates the address of a record in which information of the next page is stored when there is a page to be continued. The content of the next page chain address 31d is "F
"F" means that there is no next page. In other words, it indicates that the record is information of the last page of the document. FIG. 1, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9 are diagrams for explaining the operation contents of this embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a state where the searched image 41 is displayed on the display 17. Here, 42 is a command icon, and this part is the left button of the pointing device 16.
The process is advanced by designating at 19 or pressing a function key in the keyboard 15 corresponding to this command icon. FIG. 6 is a screen displayed after designating the pickup icon in FIG.
Indicates the contents of instructions to the operator. FIG. 7 shows that each time the pickup process is executed,
This indicates image information to be developed in the table, and includes a keyword 21a, a page 31b, and an actual image storage position 31c. FIG. 8 shows the contents of the memory 11 of FIG.
In the pickup list 71, the keyword 21a and the page 31b are displayed. Number 71a is
It is a serial number from 1 and when creating a new document, the number 71
a becomes the page of the new document. First Pick Up List 7
When 1 is displayed, the images are arranged in the order in which they were picked up. FIG. 1 is a diagram when a line whose page is to be changed is designated in the pick-up list 71, and reference numeral 81 denotes line inversion. FIG. 9 shows the contents after the line specified in FIG. 1 has been moved to the target line (target page). Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above embodiment. Note that S1 to S14 indicate each step. First, a document creation icon is designated by the pointing device 16 or the keyboard 15 from the command icons 42 displayed on the display 17 (S1). Next, a document search process is executed, and an image necessary for creating a new document is displayed on the display 17 (S2). If it is determined that the image is to be one page of the new document, the icon "Pickup" is designated from the command icons 42 by using the left button 19 of the pointing device 16 or the keyboard 15 (S3). Document search keyword 21a and page 31b of the extracted image
The document management file 21 and the page management file 31 in the hard disk 13 are stored in the hard disk 13 with the image address (actual image storage position) 31c.
, And expanded in the memory 11 (S4). The operator determines whether or not to pick up the next image each time one image is picked up, and if it continues, returns to S2 to display the next image. When the pickup process is completed, by specifying the end icon from the command icons 42 by using the left button 19 of the pointing device 16 or the keyboard 15, the contents developed in the memory 11 are picked up on the display 17 by the pickup list 71. (S6). The operator determines whether or not the images of the new document can be arranged in the display order of the pickup list (S7). If this is the case, the process proceeds to S10. If the order of the images is to be changed, the pointing device 16 is moved to the line indicating the image to be changed in the pick-up list 71 and the right button 20 is designated, whereby the above line is inverted. Next, when the pointing device 16 is moved to a target line (a destination line) and the right button 20 is designated again, the contents of the inverted line are moved to the designated target line and the inversion disappears. Lines other than the moved contents are moved up and down one line at a time as needed to fill the previously inverted line (S8). By repeating the above operation, the pages of the new document are configured in order from the top of the pickup list 71. Each time the above rearrangement process is performed, the contents developed in the memory 11 are also rearranged (S9).
After the list is rearranged, it is determined whether or not to display the images in the order of the list (S10).
Proceed to 13. When displaying the image, the image in the optical disk 12 is read from the actual image storage position 31c in the memory 11, and is sequentially displayed on the display 17 (S11). While checking the displayed image, it is determined whether or not the page setting is appropriate (S12).
Is displayed. The contents of the list displayed at this time are displayed with the contents after the processing if the rearrangement processing has been executed. When it is determined in S12 that the page is appropriate or when it is determined in S10 that no image is to be displayed, a keyword for searching for the picked-up image as one document is set (S13). After setting the keyword, the picked-up image is sequentially read from the actual image storage position 31c of the optical disk 12, the image is written to a new address of the optical disk 12, and the document management file 21 in the hard disk 13 is read based on the set keyword. A record is added to the page management file 31 (S14). In the above embodiment, the image of the new document is rewritten to a new address on the optical disk. However, if there is no problem in the operation of the subsequent images, the page management of the new document is performed without rewriting. By setting the actual image storage position of the file to the old image address (the actual image storage position of the pickup image), there is no need to rewrite the image on the optical disk, and the optical disk capacity does not decrease. In the above embodiment, the pointing device is used when rearranging the list. However, the pointing device may be operated from the keyboard. In the above embodiment, the reordering process is performed by displaying the search keyword. Next, a case in which the reduced image index is displayed and the reordering process is performed will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the structure of the page management file 31a in the hard disk 13, and the same parts as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The page management file 31 shown in FIG. 11 stores a page address 31a, an index image storage location 31b ', an actual image storage location 31c', and a chain address 31d of the next page. Here, the index image refers to an image obtained by reducing a part or the whole of the actual image at a fixed reduction ratio. The page management file 31 forms one record by 31a, 31b 'and 31c'31d, and one record manages information of one page of a document. Index image storage location 31
b 'and the actual image storage position 31c'
The addresses of the reduced image image and the actual image of the page stored in the first sector and the address of the first sector and the last sector are recorded. FIG. 12 to FIG. 16 are diagrams for explaining the operation content of the present embodiment. The same parts as those in FIGS. 5 to 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 12 shows that each time the pickup process is executed,
The image information to be developed in the table includes a keyword 21a, an index image storage position 31b ', and an actual image storage position 31c'. Reference numeral 121 denotes a provisionally assigned image information number, which is an ascending number from 1 for the purpose of describing the present embodiment. FIG. 13 shows an index image 131 pointed to by the index image storage location 31b 'in the memory 11 of FIG. 12 read from the optical disk 12 and displayed on the display 17. In the present embodiment, up to six index images can be displayed at a time. Reference numeral 132 denotes a page of the new document, which is the same as the image information number 121 developed in the memory 11. FIG. 14 shows the case where the index image 71 of FIG. 13 is designated by the pointing device 16, and the designated index image is temporarily erased and can be freely moved in the screen instead. Small rectangular cursor 141
Is displayed. FIG. 15 shows the contents when the index image that has been temporarily deleted is displayed after the rectangular cursor 141 in FIG. 14 is moved to the position of the second index image. Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above embodiment. Note that S1 to S14 indicate each step. First, a document creation icon is designated from the command icons 42 displayed on the display 17 by using the left button 19 of the pointing device 16 or the keyboard 15 (S1). Next, a document search process is executed, and an image necessary for creating a new document is displayed on the display 17 (S2). If it is determined that the image is to be one page of the new document, the icon "Pickup" is designated from the command icons 42 by using the left button 19 of the pointing device 16 or the keyboard 15 (S3). The document search keyword 21a, index image storage position 31b ', and actual image storage position 31c' of the obtained image are read from the document management file 21 and the page management file 31 in the hard disk 13, and are developed in the memory 11 (S4). Each time the operator picks up one image, the operator determines whether or not to pick up the next image.
Return to S2 to display the next image. When the pick-up process is completed, the end icon is designated from the command icons 42 by the left button 19 of the pointing device 16 or the keyboard 15, thereby storing the index image storage position 31b in the contents developed in the memory 11. 'Are read from the optical disk 12 and a maximum of six index images 131 are displayed on the display 17 (S6). The operator determines whether the images of the new document may be arranged in the order in which the index images are displayed (S7). Here, since a maximum of six index images can be displayed in one screen, if six or more images are picked up, the previous screen icon or the next screen icon from the command icons 42 is displayed on the left of the pointing device 16. By specifying with the button 19 or the keyboard 15, all the picked-up images can be confirmed. When the previous screen icon is specified, the previous index image group of up to six currently displayed index image groups is displayed. When the next screen icon is specified, the next index image group after the currently displayed index image group is displayed. The image group is displayed. As a result of the judgment in S7, if the order is acceptable as it is, the process proceeds to S10. If you want to change the order of the images, point the pointing device 16 in the indexed image you want to change.
Is moved, and the right button 20 is designated, the designated index image is temporarily erased, and at the same time, the cursor of the arrow of the pointing device 16 is replaced with a small rectangular cursor. Next, by moving the pointing device 16, the rectangular cursor is moved into the index image corresponding to the page where the image is to be inserted. Here, when the page to be inserted is not in the display screen, the previous screen icon and the next screen icon are designated as necessary. When the right button of the pointing device 16 is designated after moving the rectangular cursor, the index image temporarily deleted for movement is displayed on the page. Index images other than the moved image are moved one page at a time to the previous page or the next page as needed to fill the original position of the moved image (S8). By repeating the above operation, from the beginning of the index image 131 (1
The pages of the new document are configured in order (from the index image in which is displayed). Every time the above rearrangement process is executed, the contents expanded in the memory 11 are also rearranged (S9). After the rearrangement of the index images is completed, it is determined whether to display the real images (normal images) 41 in the rearranged order (S1).
0) If not displayed, go to S13. To display, the optical disk 1 is moved from the actual image storage location 31c 'in the memory 11.
2 is read and sequentially displayed on the display 17 (S1
1). While checking the display image, it is determined whether the page setting is appropriate (S12). If it is determined that the page setting is inappropriate, the process returns to S6 to display the index image. The index images displayed at this time are displayed in the order after the processing if the rearrangement processing has been executed. When it is determined in S12 that the page is appropriate, or when it is determined in S10 that the actual image is not to be displayed, a keyword for searching for the picked-up image as one document is newly set (S1).
3). After setting the keywords, the index image 131 and the real image 41 of the picked-up image are sequentially read from the index image storage position 31b 'and the real image storage position 31c' of the optical disk 12, and the respective images are stored in the new address of the optical disk 12. Then, a record is added to the document management file 21 and the page management file 31 in the hard disk 13 with the written address and the set keyword (S14). In the above embodiment, the image of the new document is rewritten to a new address on the optical disk. However, if there is no problem in the operation of the subsequent image, the page management file of the new document is not rewritten. The index image storage position and the actual image storage position of the optical disk are set to the old image address (the index image storage position and the actual image storage position of the pickup image), so that there is no need to rewrite the image on the optical disk, and the capacity of the optical disk is reduced. You don't have to. In the above embodiment, a pointing device is used when rearranging the index images. However, the index images may be operated from a keyboard. [Effects] As described above, according to the present invention, when a plurality of searched images are registered as a new document, the images are displayed on the display unit without the intervention of the output unit and the input unit, and the operation is performed. This has the effect that a new document can be created effectively.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a list of picked-up images, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams for explaining a storage file structure of a hard disk in the above embodiment. FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9 are diagrams for explaining the operation in the above embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the contents developed in the memory in the above embodiment. is there. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of creating a new document in the above embodiment. 11 to 15 are diagrams showing the operation in another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of creating a new document in another embodiment. In the figure, 1 is an input unit, 2 is a processing unit, 3 is a storage unit, 4 is a display unit, 5 is an output unit, 11 is a memory, 12 is an optical disk, 13 is a hard disk, 14 is an image reader, 15 is a keyboard,
16 is a pointing device, 17 is a display, 18 is a laser beam printer, 19 is a left button, 20 is a right button,
21 is a document management file, 21a is a keyword, 21b is the address of the first page, 31 is a page management file, 31a is a page address, 31b is a page, 31c is an actual image storage position, 31
d is the chain address of the next page, 41 is an image, 42 is a command icon, 51 is a message area, 71 is a pick-up list, 71a is a number, 81 is a line inversion, 121 is an image information number, 131 is an index image, and 132 is an index image. Page 141 is a rectangular cursor.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A control method in a document image processing apparatus for registering a document including a plurality of pages of images in a storage medium, searching for the registered document, and displaying the searched document, wherein a search for searching at least one document from the storage medium is performed. A designation step of designating a desired image from the documents searched in the search step; a display step of listing a plurality of images designated in the designation step; and a plurality of pictures displayed in the display step A reordering step of reordering the images in a desired order; and a registration step of registering the plurality of images reordered in the reordering step as a new document in the storage medium. A control method in the image processing device.