JP3176590B2 - Information processing apparatus and information equipment using the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing apparatus using the same, such as a copying machine and a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus having a function of processing a designated area of a document. And information devices using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 60-201773 discloses that a "facsimile apparatus" detects a band-shaped mark written on an edge of a document, and transmits an enlarged area designated by the mark. ing. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-16
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-219316 discloses a "document reading sheet" and a facsimile apparatus using this carrier sheet. A method and a facsimile apparatus using the same, discloses that a mark is written on a document carrier sheet, the mark is detected, a designated area is specified, and only the designated area is transmitted.

[0003]

In a facsimile apparatus for directly writing a mark for detecting an enlargement ratio or a designated area on a document or a document carrier sheet, when a different place of the same document is transmitted to different destinations, the facsimile apparatus must be used. There is a problem that the written mark must be deleted one by one.

In view of the above, the present invention arranges a template for specifying an area on a document, recognizes the area where the template is arranged and the type thereof, and performs processing such as enlargement according to the type. And an information processing apparatus using the same.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a processing finger which is arranged on a document and instructs a predetermined processing method.
Display template , reading means for reading information on the document, and the processing instruction template arranged on the document.
Detecting the rate, to detect the area and the predetermined machining process on RuHara <br/> draft instructs the said modifying instruction template processing finger
Display template detecting means, and the detected processing instruction table of the information on the document read by the reading means.
For the information Plates are obtained from the area on the document to be indicated, the information processing apparatus and an information processing means for performing a predetermined processing method.

[0006] The present invention according to claim 2, wherein the processing instruction Te <br/> Plates detecting means, a plurality of sets of processing instructions template
The information processing means identifies the processing
The predetermined type determined according to the type of the instruction template
An information processing apparatus is configured to perform a processing method on information obtained from an area on a document specified by the processing instruction template .

[0007] The present invention according to claim 3, wherein the processing instruction Te <br/> Plates detecting means recognizes the way of placing the said modifying instruction template, the information processing unit, the processing instruction Ten <br / An information processing apparatus wherein the predetermined processing method determined according to the placement recognized by the plate detection means is applied to information obtained from an area on a document specified by the specification means;

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the predetermined processing is performed.
The method is performed by using the source indicated by the processing instruction template.
Divide the information of the manuscript area into multiple areas in a predetermined direction
Then, the divided areas are set at a predetermined distance from each other.
In the predetermined direction, and
Information that is symmetric in the predetermined direction with respect to the information of the area
Is added to the information of each of the arranged areas .

[0009]

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a processing instruction template which is arranged on a document and instructs a predetermined processing method,
Reading means for reading information on the original, processing instruction template detecting means for detecting a processing instruction template arranged on the original, and detecting a predetermined processing method instructed by the processing instruction template; and An information processing apparatus comprising: information processing means for performing the predetermined processing method specified by the processing instruction template on the read information on the document.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a processing instruction template arranged on a document and instructing a predetermined processing method,
Reading means for reading information on the document; processing instruction template detection for detecting the processing instruction template arranged on the document and detecting an area on the document indicated by the processing instruction template and the predetermined processing method Means for performing the predetermined processing method on information obtained from an area on the document specified by the detected processing instruction template among information on the document read by the reading means; and It is an information processing apparatus provided with.

[0012]

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a processing instruction template which is arranged on a document and instructs a predetermined processing method,
Reading means for reading information on the original, processing instruction template detecting means for detecting a processing instruction template arranged on the original, and detecting a predetermined processing method instructed by the processing instruction template; and Information processing means for performing the predetermined processing method specified by the processing instruction template on the read information on the document.

[0014]

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment. In the first embodiment, an example will be described in which the information processing apparatus according to the present invention is mounted on a facsimile. In FIG. 1, 1
In the processing instruction template to be sandwiched together with the document 50 on the document carrier sheet 51, the processing instruction template
G1 is a frame-shaped sheet member having an open area, which is determined to be black at the time of reading. The original carrier sheet 51 is composed of two sheet-like members that can hold the original 50 in a sandwiched state, and one of the sheet-like members that is in contact with the original surface is capable of reading image information on the original surface. Made of a transparent material, such as a transparent film. 100 is a facsimile, 2 is a document reading means for reading the document 50 sandwiched between the carrier sheets 51, and corresponds to a scanner mounted on a normal facsimile. Reference numeral 3 denotes a document storage unit that stores at least a part of the document 50 read by the document reading unit 2, and is usually configured by a RAM. Reference numeral 4 denotes a processing instruction text from the image data stored in the document storage means 2.
Processing instructions <br/> template detection means for detecting an area indicated by Plates 1, the detected processing instruction balance 5
This is an information processing means for performing predetermined processing such as enlargement on information on the document specified by the rate 1. 1000 is normal RO
A control unit including a memory such as an M or a RAM and a CPU is connected to each of the units 1 to 5, and controls the operation of each unit and the exchange of data between the units. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the data of the document processed by the information processing means 5 is printed by being controlled by the control unit 1000 or transmitted to another facsimile through a telephone line.

Next, an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described at the same time while describing the operation of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In order to explain the operation of the present embodiment more easily, an example will be described in which, when some characters of a document transmitted by facsimile are small and difficult to read, those portions are designated and enlarged. Hereinafter, the operation procedure of the present embodiment will be described below.

[0017] [Step1A] As shown in the installation of the processing instruction template view 3 (a), pressurized to processed like portion of the document 50
The work instruction template 1 is placed and sandwiched between the carrier sheets 51. [STEP 2a] Reading of Document The document sandwiched between carrier sheets is read by the document reading means 2 and stored in the document storage means 3. Here, the image data of the manuscript is written as I (x, y). For example, I (x, y) = 0 in a blank part of a manuscript, and I (x, y) in a black part with characters.
= 1 is stored. 0 <= x <= 172 for normal facsimile
8, 0 <= y <= 1100.

[STEP 2a] Reading of the Document The document sandwiched between the carrier sheets is read by the document reading means 2 and stored in the document storage means 3. Here, the image data of the manuscript is written as I (x, y). For example, I (x, y) = 0 in a blank part of a manuscript, and I (x, y) in a black part with characters.
= 1 is stored. 0 <= x <= 172 for normal facsimile
8, 0 <= y <= 1100.

[STEP 3a] Detection of designated area The template detecting means 4 allows the processing instruction template on the document to be processed.
The area where the template 1 is located is detected. For example
The processing instruction template 1 is created so as to have a frame shape composed of a black area thicker than the characters on the original as shown in FIG. It can be easily detected as follows. First, an image of a document is divided into small areas including a predetermined number of pixels, and a small area including a predetermined number or more of black pixels (I (x, y) = 1) is selected as a candidate area for the designated area. Next, with respect to the selected small area, mutually connected areas that are in contact with each other in the vertical, horizontal, and oblique directions are obtained. Finally, an area corresponding to the size of the processing instruction template 1 is selected from the obtained connected areas.

[STEP 4a] Processing of the designated area The information processing means 5 indicates the area designated by the frame-shaped processing instruction template 1 detected in [STEP 3a], ie, the area surrounded by the frame-shaped processing instruction template 1. A predetermined processing set in advance is performed on the image data. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the processing instruction Te
When the area surrounded by the template 1 is vertically and horizontally doubled, that is, when the area is quadrupled, the simplest is the usual image processing. Assuming that the enlarged image is I '(X, Y), I' (2x, 2y) =
I '(2x + 1,2y) = I' (2x, 2y + 1) = I '(2x + 1,2y + 1) = I (x, y). Where x and y are the detected machining instructions
It represents the position of the pixel inside the area of the template 1.

According to the first embodiment, the processing instruction template 1 is placed at the portion of the original 50 to be processed and is inserted into the carrier sheet 51 according to the procedure described in [STEP 1a] to [STEP 4a]. The portion can be detected and processing such as enlargement can be performed. Further, since the processing instruction template 1 is merely inserted, the same original can be repeatedly processed by changing the position of the insertion.

In the first embodiment, the processing instruction
Although the Plates 1 to sandwich the carrier sheet 51, in the present invention, when reading the original 50, the pressurized
As long as the engineering instruction template 1 is arranged on the original 50, the processing instruction template 1 may be arranged on the original 50 in any manner, and there is no particular need to use a carrier sheet. For example, the processing instruction template leave first repeated that the possible tacky material such as a peeled off and pasted on the back surface coating, machining instructions on document 50 Template 1
The processing instruction template 1 may be arranged at a desired position on the document 50 in such a manner that it can be temporarily attached at the time of reading.

In the first embodiment, a sheet-like processing instruction template 1 which is determined to be black when read is used.
However, if the processing instruction template 1 is such that after reading the document 50 and the processing instruction template 1, only the processing instruction template can be identified with respect to the image information on the document 50, , May be anything. For example, if the document reading means is capable of reading in color or gray scale, a processing instruction consisting of a sheet having a specific color
Using the template , this color indicates the processing instruction template.
The plate may be detected.

In the first embodiment, the frame shape is added.
Although the processing instruction template 1 is used, in the present invention, the processing instruction template may have any shape as long as it can indicate a predetermined area.
For example, the processing instruction template leave a stripe shape along the side of the image information to be processed on the original by placing the processing instruction template, modifying instruction Te
The image information to be processed in an area located beside the template may be specified.

In the first embodiment, enlargement has been described as an example of the predetermined processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that processing having various decorative effects such as reduction and shadowed characters can be performed. In this case, various types of processing may be registered in the facsimile in advance, and the user may select the type by a push button operation, a jog shuttle operation, or the like.

As a predetermined processing method, only information read from the area specified by the processing instruction template 1 is held without performing processing such as enlargement or decoration, and read from an area other than the specified area. The information thus obtained may be deleted, and only the information in the designated area may be extracted, that is, a so-called trimming process may be performed. In the above procedure, but was detected processing instruction template by image processing from the data of the document read by the document reading unit, separately from the document reading means for reading an original, processing instruction Te
A special scanner that reads the template may be used.

(Embodiment 2) Next, a second embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, the processing instruction template
In the above, an example has been described in which an area on a document at a predetermined rate is detected and predetermined processing is performed. In this case, the predetermined processing method must be input in advance by a user operating a button or the like of a device. Was. The second embodiment is designed so that a plurality of types of processing methods can be used more easily.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the second embodiment.
The same components as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that a processing instruction template detecting means 4 is used, a processing instruction template type recognizing means 6 for identifying a plurality of types of processing instruction templates , an information processing means 5 is used. it is to replaced by modifying instruction template type information processing unit 7 for performing processing on the document in accordance with the type of the recognized processing instruction template.

The operation of the image synthesizing apparatus according to the second embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. However, [STEP1b], [STEP1b], [STEP1b] are different from the flowchart of FIG. 2 showing the operation of the first embodiment.
Only [EP3b] and [STEP4b] will be described. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, three different processing instructions Te
Plates 1a, 1b, described in example identifies the 1c.
Each processing instruction template is provided with a white rectangular area of a predetermined size as identification information at different positions.

[0030] [STEP1b] processing instruction Te corresponding to a plurality of processing methods as shown in the selection and installation diagram 6 of the plurality of processing instruction template
Select the down plate 1a~1c, place the processing instruction template to the processing you want to part of the original document, sandwiching the carrier sheet.

[0031] [STEP3b] by the recognition processing instruction template recognition unit 6 of the type of processing instructions template, firstly, in the same manner as in [STEP3a] in the first embodiment, the processing instruction balance
Find the rate area. Next, 4 of the obtained rectangular area
As shown in FIG. 7, an area having a predetermined size is set for the corner, and the number of white pixels in the area is counted. Finally,
Most select an area that contains the white pixel, the processing finger
Location A, B with a white rectangular area within shows the template,
Based on C and D, the type of the processing instruction template is determined.

[STEP 4b] For the types A, B, C, and D recognized by the type-specific information processing instruction template recognition means 6, as shown in FIG. To the manuscript. For example, the processing instruction template 1 as shown in FIGS. 6 (a)
top left a, i.e. performs enlargement processing when there is a white have regions in the position indicated by A in FIG. 7, process instruction Ten as shown in FIG. 6 (b)
Top right of the plate 1b, i.e. performs reduction processing when there is a white area in the position shown by B in FIG. 7, pressurized as shown in FIG. 6 (c)
If there is a white area at the lower right of the engineering instruction template 1c, that is, at the position shown in FIG. 7C, it is set so as to perform the shadowing processing, and the processing is performed.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the processing finger
Since the type is recognized based on the characteristics of the display templates 1a to 1c and the predetermined processing is performed based on the type, the user does not need to operate the buttons of the device for selecting the function, and can perform the desired processing on the document. Can be applied.

In the second embodiment, in order to simplify the recognition process, a part of the black processing instruction template is whitened, and a plurality of processing instructions are detected by detecting where the part is located in the processing instruction template. Although the instruction template is identified, another identification information such as a barcode may be added, or the shape of the processing instruction template itself may be recognized.

In the case where the original reading means is capable of reading in color or gray scale, the processing of a sheet having a color corresponding to a desired processing is performed.
Use the instruction template, and use the processing instruction template.
Color and reports open so as to be detected by the processing instruction template type recognition unit, may be performed on the information read a processing corresponding to the colors from the original.

(Embodiment 3) Next, a third embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, a plurality of machining instructions
The example in which the template is automatically switched to the processing method desired to be performed on the document by identifying the template has been described. The third embodiment is designed so that a plurality of processing means can be selected using one type of processing instruction template .

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the third embodiment.
The same components as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted. Differences of the second embodiment and the first embodiment, the processing instruction template detection means 4, the way of placing the processing instruction template recognizing processing instruction template placed way recognition means 8, also information processing unit 5, in accordance with the way of placing the recognized processing instruction template modifying instruction template placed how specific information processing unit 9 for performing processing on the document, is that the replaced respectively.

The operation of the image synthesizing apparatus according to the third embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. However, [STEP3c], [STEP3c], [STEP3c] are different from the flowchart of FIG. 2 showing the operation of the first embodiment.
Only EP4c] will be described. In the present embodiment, FIG.
As shown in 0, it is a vertically symmetrical processing instruction template
An example will be described in which one corner of the sheet 1d is whitened by a predetermined size, the placement is recognized based on the position of the detected white part in the detected processing instruction template 1d, and the type of processing is automatically switched. .

[STEP 1c] Installation of Processing Instruction Template As shown in FIG. 10, the processing instruction template 1d is installed on the original 50 in a predetermined direction according to the processing method to be applied, and is sandwiched between the carrier sheets 51.

[0040] [STEP3c] by way of recognition means 6 Place recognition processing instruction template of how to place the processing instruction template, first,
In the same manner as [STEP3b] of the second embodiment, the processing instruction
The area of the template 1d is obtained, and the area including the most white pixels is selected for the four corners of the obtained rectangular area. Based on the location of the region, the processing instruction balance
The way of setting the rate 1d is determined.

[STEP4d] Information processing by placement For the placements (a), (b) and (c) recognized in [STEP3c],
As shown in FIG. 10, predetermined processing such as enlargement, reduction, shadowing, etc. is performed on the document. As described above, according to the third embodiment, the placement of the processing instruction template 1d is recognized, and the predetermined processing is performed based on the placement. Therefore, only one type of processing instruction template is changed and used. It is possible to easily select a plurality of types of processing and perform desired processing on the original.

(Embodiment 4) Next, a fourth embodiment according to the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described. In the first to third embodiments, the processing instruction
By the processing such as expanding the indicated area by PLATES, an example was described that facilitate reading the document. In the fourth embodiment, the density distribution of a document is further detected, and faint characters written with a pencil, a ball-point pen, or the like are corrected, and consideration is given to making the characters thick and easy to read.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the fourth embodiment. The same components as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted. In FIG. 11, reference numeral 2 denotes a document reading means for reading a document, which corresponds to a scanner mounted on a normal facsimile. Reference numeral 3 denotes a document storage unit for storing at least a part of the document read by the document reading unit 2, and is usually constituted by a RAM. Reference numeral 10 denotes a document correction parameter determining means for detecting the density distribution of the document and determining a correction parameter for a blurred portion, and reference numeral 11 denotes a faint portion for correcting a blurred portion of the document based on the correction parameters determined by the document correction parameter determining means 10. It is a correction means.

Next, an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described at the same time, while describing the operation of the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In order to explain the operation of the present embodiment in a more understandable manner, here, an example is shown in which a document that is transmitted in a finely-granulated state as shown in FIG. Will be described. Hereinafter, the operation procedure of the present embodiment will be described below.

[STEP 1d] Reading of a Document The document sandwiched between carrier sheets is read by the document reading means 2 and stored in the document storage means 3. Here, the image data of the manuscript is written as I (x, y). For example, I (x, y) = 0 in a blank part of a manuscript, and I (x, y) in a black part with characters.
= 1 is stored. 0 <= x <= 172 for normal facsimile
8, 0 <= y <= 1100.

[Step 2d] Determination of blur correction parameter The blur correction parameter determining means 10 first determines a blurred portion of the document. For example, the original document is divided into small areas containing pixels I (x, y) of a predetermined number or more (the number of pixels is such that one character is divided into several small areas, for example, a rectangular area of 30 pixels square). Then, the number of black pixels (I (x, y) = 1) is calculated in each area. The smaller the number of black pixels, the finer the part of the character written in that part is, and the greater the number, the thicker the character can be determined. Next, based on the number of black pixels included in the small area, a correction parameter for thickening a blurred portion is determined. The correction parameter is a numerical value representing how thick the correction is, for example, a value from 1 to 5. For this determination, for example, a result obtained by empirically associating the range of the number of black pixels with the correction parameter may be used, or “more” or “less” of black pixels may be expressed by a membership function.
The determination may be made using fuzzy inference or the like. Here, when the number of black pixels is equal to or more than a predetermined number, no correction is performed. As a result, it is possible to prevent a region such as a photograph from being blackened and becoming difficult to see, and to correct only thin characters to be thick.

[Step 3d] Blurring Correction The blur correcting means 11 performs blur correction for each of the divided small areas based on the correction parameters determined in [STEP 2d]. For example, when the correction parameter is determined to be 1, the image data of the (correction parameter + 1) row in the divided small area is obtained by shifting each row to the left and right by (correction parameter + 1) and the original image data. , Total 3 *
OR operation is performed for (correction parameter + 1) rows,
This is set as new (correction parameter + 1) -row image data.

According to the above procedure, as shown in FIG. 13 (2), thin and faint characters are corrected to be thick and easy to see. As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, since the density distribution of the document is corrected to be thick according to the degree of fine and fading, it is possible to transmit a document which is easy to read even if the document is created with a pen or pencil. Become.

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, a fifth embodiment according to the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described. In the first to fourth embodiments, as a method of processing a document, processing such as enlargement, blur correction, shadowing, etc., for improving readability and improving appearance has been described as an example. In the fifth embodiment, a confidential function is provided to a facsimile by encrypting a part designated by a processing instruction template so that only a person who knows the decryption method can read the part. It is considered to have.

The operation of the information processing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14A shows, for example,
By [STEP1a] to [STEP3a] in the first embodiment,
It is assumed that the designated area by the processing instruction template is the detected original 50 and is stored in the original storage unit 3.
Here, an example of encrypting the opening of "Christmas party" will be described. First,
As shown in FIGS. 14A to 14D, the detected area is divided into a predetermined number of areas along a predetermined direction, for example, the reading direction of the document 50. Next, as shown in the received document 150 shown in FIG.
14 (d) are arranged at a predetermined distance along the predetermined direction, and information of each area is symmetrical in the predetermined direction, that is, information in FIG. 14 (b).
(a ') to (d') are added adjacent to each area. At this time, in order to facilitate the decoding on the receiving side of the original, as shown in FIG. 14B, for example, (a), (a) For example, fine broken lines may be arranged as in ()), and coarse wavy lines may be inserted in portions indicating different divided regions. Decoding of the processed manuscript (FIG. 14 (2)) can be performed by folding a mountain at a fine broken line, folding a valley at a coarse broken line, and matching a mountain-folded portion with a valley-folded portion. That is, the original cannot be read unless the original is folded or separated and pasted, so that it can be seen at a glance whether or not a person other than the addressee has read the original, and the confidential function can be easily added to the original.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, the processing finger
By dividing the designated area by the display template and performing mirror finishing, a confidential document can be easily created. The encryption of the designated area by the processing instruction template 1 is not limited to the split mirror processing described above as an example, and other encryption may be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 50 may be encrypted with a random dot stereogram or the like and transmitted, so that the received document 250 converted into a random dot stereogram may be received. Also, by providing the receiving facsimile with means for decryption processing in advance, the information read from the document can be encrypted so that the information can be decrypted only by a facsimile capable of performing the decryption processing. Alternatively, the data may be transmitted.

In the first to fifth embodiments,
Although the information processing apparatus has been described using a facsimile, in the present invention, the information processing apparatus may be used in a scanner or another information apparatus having another image reading unit such as a copying machine. The same effects as those of the first to fifth aspects are achieved. For example, using an information processing device as a scanner, an area designated by a processing instruction template is enlarged and read, or a copier is used for processing.
Only the area designated by the instruction template can be trimmed and read, and only the designated area can be printed and output. This makes it possible to process information on a document without complicated operations.

[0053]

According to the first embodiment, it is possible to perform processing such as enlargement by detecting the portion by simply placing the processing instruction template at the portion of the document to be processed and placing it in the carrier sheet. Become.

According to the second embodiment, the processing instruction template
Recognizes the type of plate, since the predetermined processing based on the type, the user does not need to operate the buttons or the like of a device for function selection, only changing the type of processing instructions template, desired to original Can be processed.

According to the third embodiment, the processing instruction template
By recognizing the way of placing the plate, one of the processing
By simply changing the placement of the processing instruction template using only the instruction template, it is possible to perform desired processing on the document.

According to the fourth embodiment, a thin and faint portion is determined from the density distribution of the original and corrected to be thick, so that an original which is easy to read even if the original is created with a pencil or a ballpoint pen can be transmitted. It becomes possible.

According to the fifth embodiment, the processing instruction template
By dividing the designated area by the plate and applying mirror finishing, the contents of the manuscript can be encrypted, so that confidential manuscripts that cannot be decrypted by anyone other than the addressee can be sent easily, and other people can decrypt it. There is also an effect that it is possible to easily know whether or not the user has done it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing method.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a plurality of processing instruction templates and a processing method thereof;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a method for recognizing a processing instruction template type;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a processing method corresponding to a method of placing a processing instruction template .

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure according to the third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of blurring correction;

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of encryption processing (a mountain-folded / valley-folded original).

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of encryption processing (random dot stereogram).

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1a-1d Processing instruction template 2 Document reading means 3 Document storage means 4 Processing instruction template detecting means 5 Information processing means 6 Processing instruction template type recognition means 7 Processing instruction template type information processing means 8 Processing instruction template placement recognition means 9 Information processing means for each processing instruction template placement 10 Blur correction parameter determining means 11 Blur correction means 50 Document 51 Document carrier sheet 100 Facsimile 150, 250 Received document 1000 Control unit

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on front page (72) Inventor Takeshi Imanaka 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-8-125855 (JP, A) JP-A-5-137005 (JP, A) JP-A-4-288541 (JP, A) JP-A-6-3344862 (JP JP-A-8-32794 (JP, A) JP-A-9-107462 (JP, A) JP-A-7-168938 (JP, A) JP-A-8-167029 (JP, A) 8-329110 (JP, A) JP-A-9-16766 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04N 1/38-1/393 G06T 3/00 400

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] A processing instruction template arranged on a document to instruct a predetermined processing method; reading means for reading information on the document; detecting the processing instruction template arranged on the document; Processing instruction template detecting means for detecting the area on the document and the predetermined processing method specified by the processing instruction template, and information on the document read by the reading means,
An information processing apparatus, comprising: information processing means for performing the predetermined processing method on information obtained from an area on a document specified by the detected processing instruction template. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing instruction template detecting unit identifies a plurality of types of the processing instruction templates, and the information processing unit determines a type of the identified processing instruction template. The predetermined processing method determined according to,
An information processing apparatus for performing information processing on information obtained from an area on a document specified by the processing instruction template. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing instruction template detecting unit recognizes how to place the processing instruction template, and the information processing unit is recognized by the processing instruction template detecting unit. An information processing apparatus, wherein the predetermined processing method determined according to the placement method is applied to information obtained from an area on a document specified by the specifying means. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined processing method divides information of an area on the document specified by the processing instruction template into a plurality of areas in a predetermined direction. Are arranged along the predetermined direction at a predetermined distance from each other, and information symmetrical in the predetermined direction with respect to the information of each of the arranged areas is assigned to each of the arranged areas. An information processing apparatus characterized in that it is processing to be added to information. 5. A predetermined processing method which is arranged on a document and instructed
A processing instruction template to the reading means for reading the information on the document, the processing instruction template disposed on the document detection
And a predetermined processing method specified by the processing instruction template.
Processing instruction template detecting means for detecting the information on the document read by the reading means,
The predetermined processing method specified by the processing instruction template
Information comprising information processing means for applying a method
Processing equipment. 6. A predetermined processing method is arranged on a manuscript and specified.
A processing instruction template to be read, reading means for reading information on the original, and the processing instruction template arranged on the original.
Area on the document specified by the processing instruction template
And a processing instruction template for detecting the predetermined processing method
And preparative detecting means, of the information on the document to the reading unit has read,
On the original specified by the detected processing instruction template
A predetermined processing method for the information obtained from the area
Information processing means for performing information processing.
Engineering equipment. 7. A predetermined processing method is arranged on a manuscript and specified.
Processing instruction template to be read, reading means for reading information on the original, and detecting a processing instruction template arranged on the original
And a predetermined processing method specified by the processing instruction template.
Processing instruction template detecting means for detecting
Processing the information on the original read by the
Apply the predetermined processing method specified by the instruction template
Information equipment provided with information processing means.