JP7395885B2 - Image processing device and image processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image processing device and an image processing program.

Patent Document 1 includes a scanner that scans a document placed on a contact glass, and a storage device that can store punch hole patterns, etc., and identifies the punch holes from data read from the document by the scanner, and detects the shadows of the punch holes. In an image forming apparatus equipped with an image processing unit that performs erasing, etc., the scanner reads a pressure plate sheet that holds down a document placed on a contact glass, detects the image data level, and uses it as a criterion for determining punch holes. It is disclosed that the information is provided with a changing means that can be stored and changed at any time.

Patent No. 3518639

When detecting a punch hole in a sheet, in a configuration in which a punch hole at a predetermined position is detected, it is necessary to register the position of the punch hole.
Therefore, the user needs to measure the position of the punch hole in advance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an image processing device and image processing system that eliminates the need for a user to measure the position of a punch hole when registering the position of the punch hole, compared to a case where the user measures the position of the punch hole in advance. The purpose is to provide programs.

The gist of the present invention to achieve this object resides in the following inventions. The "claims" below are the claims originally filed.
The invention according to claim 1 includes a processor, and when registering punch hole position information that is information indicating the position of the punch hole in the paper, the processor generates an information image in which information indicating the position in the paper is written. performs a reading process to read the paper on which is printed, and performs a registration process to register position information of the punch hole using the information image from the image of the paper read by the reading process. , an image processing device.

A second aspect of the invention is the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein in the reading process, a sheet with punched holes and a sheet on which the information image is printed are read in duplicate.

A third aspect of the invention is the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the reading process reads a sheet of paper on which the information image is printed and has punched holes.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the image processing apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the registration process sets a portion where the information image does not exist as the position of the punch hole.

The invention according to claim 5 performs a display control process for controlling to display a registration screen for registering punch hole position information of the punch holes of the paper read by the reading process, and the registration process The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the punch hole position information is registered according to a user's operation.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, the display control process controls to display a screen for selecting the punch hole position information registered by the registration process when reading paper with punch holes, and selects the punch hole position information registered by the registration process. 6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the image processing apparatus performs a deletion process of deleting the punch hole from the image of the paper using the punch hole position information obtained.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, when registering punch hole position information, which is information indicating the position of the punch hole in the paper, in the computer, an information image in which information indicating the position in the paper is written is printed. This is an image processing program for functioning as a reading means for reading paper, and a registration means for registering position information of the punch holes using the information image from the image of the paper read by the reading means.

According to the image processing device of claim 1, when registering the position of a punch hole, it is not necessary for the user to measure the position of the punch hole, compared to a case where the user measures the position of the punch hole in advance. be able to.

According to the image processing apparatus of the second aspect, the information image can be exposed in the punched hole portion in the paper.

According to the image processing apparatus of the third aspect, it is possible to punch holes in a sheet of paper on which an information image is printed.

According to the image processing device of the fourth aspect, a portion where there is no information image can be used as the position of the punch hole.

According to the image processing apparatus of the fifth aspect, the punch hole position information can be registered by the user's operation.

According to the image processing apparatus of the sixth aspect, punch holes can be deleted from the image of the paper.

According to the image processing program of claim 7, when registering the position of a punch hole, it is not necessary for the user to measure the position of the punch hole, compared to a case where the user measures the position of the punch hole in advance. be able to.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual module configuration diagram regarding a configuration example of the present embodiment. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a system configuration using this embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing for deleting punch holes. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of a punch hole position information table. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing example (A) according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a coordinate system of position information. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of overlapping a sheet with embedded position information and a document with punched holes. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing example (B) according to the present embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a computer that implements the present embodiment. FIG.

Hereinafter, an example of a preferred embodiment for realizing the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example of this embodiment.
Note that a module generally refers to logically separable components such as software (computer programs are included in the interpretation of "software"), hardware, and the like. Therefore, the module in this embodiment refers not only to a module in a computer program but also to a module in a hardware configuration. Therefore, this embodiment provides a computer program for making the computer function as those modules (for example, a program for making the computer execute each procedure, a program for making the computer function as each means, a program for making the computer It also serves as an explanation of programs, systems, and methods for realizing the functions of However, for convenience of explanation, words such as "storing", "storing", and equivalent words are used; however, when the embodiment is a computer program, these words mean "storing in a storage device" or "storing". This means controlling the device so that it stores information. In addition, modules may have one-to-one correspondence with functions, but in implementation, one module may be composed of one program, multiple modules may be composed of one program, or conversely, one module may be composed of one program. may be composed of multiple programs. Also, multiple modules may be executed by one computer, or one module may be executed by multiple computers by computers in a distributed or parallel environment. Note that one module may include other modules. Further, hereinafter, the term "connection" is used not only for physical connection but also for logical connection (for example, data exchange, instructions, reference relationships between data, login, etc.). "Predetermined" refers to something that has been determined before the target process, not only before the process according to this embodiment starts, but also after the process according to this embodiment starts. Also, before the target process, it is used to include the meaning that it is determined according to the situation/state at that time or according to the situation/state up to that point. If there are multiple "predetermined values", they may be different values, or two or more values ("two or more values" includes all values, of course). They may be the same. Furthermore, the statement "If A, do B" is used to mean "determine whether A is the case, and if it is A, do B." However, this excludes cases where it is not necessary to determine whether or not it is A. Furthermore, when things are listed like "A, B, C", etc., unless otherwise specified, this is an exemplary list, and includes cases where only one of them is selected (for example, only A).
In addition, a system or device is composed of multiple computers, hardware, devices, etc. connected by communication means such as a network (a "network" includes a one-to-one communication connection), or a This also includes cases where it is realized by a computer, hardware, device, etc. The terms "device" and "system" are used interchangeably. Of course, the term "system" does not include anything that is nothing more than a social "mechanism" (in other words, a social system) that is an artificial arrangement.
In addition, for each process performed by each module, or for each process performed within a module, the target information is read from the storage device, and after the processing is performed, the processing results are written to the storage device. be. Therefore, a description of reading from the storage device before processing and writing to the storage device after processing may be omitted. Note that storage devices here include hard disk drives, RAM (abbreviation for Random Access Memory), external storage media, storage devices via communication lines, registers in CPU (abbreviation for Central Processing Unit), etc. Good too.

The image processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment has an image processing function for deleting punch holes from an image read from a document, and as shown in the example of FIG. It has a storage module 115, a display control module 120, a user interface module 125, a punch hole deletion module 130, and an output module 135.
In particular, the image processing apparatus 100 has a function of registering position information of punch holes, and deletes punch holes using the registered position information of punch holes.
A punch hole is a hole created by punching a hole in paper such as a document. For example, a round hole punched to bind documents using files, clipboards, strings, etc. Note that punch holes include copies of documents with punch holes.

The reading module 105 is connected to a registration module 110, a display control module 120, and a punch hole deletion module 130. The reading module 105 controls a reading device such as a scanner to read the image of the document, and passes the image to the registration module 110, display control module 120, or punch hole deletion module 130. "Reading" in image reading control includes, for example, reading a paper document with a scanner, camera, etc., receiving an image from an external device via a communication line by fax, etc., This includes reading out images stored in a hard disk (including a server connected via a network) as well as a hard disk. The image may be a binary image or a multivalued image (multivalued images include color images). The image to be read may be a single image or may be an image consisting of multiple pages. Furthermore, the content of the image may be a document used for business, a pamphlet for advertising, or the like.

Furthermore, when registering punch hole position information, which is information indicating the position of a punch hole in the paper, the reading module 105 reads a paper sheet on which an information image containing information indicating the position in the paper is printed. .
The reading performed by the reading module 105 may be a scan for only registering punch holes (generally referred to as a pre-scan), or may be a scan of paper, which is the original scan target. good. In the former case, a scan of paper of the same size as the paper on which the prescan was performed is performed after the prescan, and in the latter case, the paper after the scanned paper is scanned and Scanning of paper of the same size will continue. Generally, in the latter case, the first page is the paper to be read.
Here, the "information indicating the position within the paper" specifically includes information indicating the position in a coordinate system in which the origin is set within the paper.

Further, the reading module 105 may read a sheet of paper with punch holes and a sheet of paper on which an information image is printed redundantly.
Since "the paper with the punched holes and the paper on which the information image is printed overlap", the information image is exposed in the punched hole part, and the reading module 105 prints the information image in the punched hole part. It will be loaded.
Note that for the "overlapping" form, it is sufficient if there is a "sheet with punched holes" on the side to be read, and a "sheet with an information image printed on it" on the back side (or the second sheet). In order to read two sheets of paper at once, for example, (1) stack the first sheet of paper with punched holes and the second sheet of paper with information images printed on it, and place it on the platen glass. You can also place it above and read it,
(2) The paper with the information image printed on it may be pasted on the back of the paper with the punched holes, and (3) the paper with the punched holes on the transparent folder sheet may be read. It is also possible to insert a blank sheet of paper and a second sheet of paper on which an information image is printed, and read the entire folder sheet.

The registration module 110 is connected to the reading module 105, the storage module 115, and the user interface module 125. The registration module 110 registers the position information of the punched hole in the storage module 115 using the information image from the sheet image read by the reading module 105.
If the reading module 105 reads a paper with punched holes and a paper with an information image printed on it, "information indicating the position within the paper" is extracted from the information image, and the punched hole area is extracted from the information image. Since there is an information image in , the "information indicating the position within the paper" is information indicating the position of the punch hole.

Further, the reading module 105 may read a sheet of paper on which an information image is printed and punch holes are formed. In other words, although the information image is printed on the paper, the information image is missing in the punched hole area. Therefore, in this case, the registration module 110 determines the portion where there is no information image as the position of the punch hole.
Specifically, when position information is extracted from the information image, position information of an area other than the punch hole is detected even though "the part where the information image is not present is determined as the position of the punch hole." Therefore, by deleting the detected position information from all the original position information in the paper, the position information of the punch hole area can be detected.

The storage module 115 is connected to the registration module 110, the user interface module 125, and the punch hole deletion module 130. The storage module 115 stores punch hole position information, which is information indicating the position of a punch hole within a sheet. For example, a punch hole position information table 400 is stored.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the punch hole position information table 400.
The punch hole position information table 400 has an ID field 405, a name field 410, a punch hole number field 415, a position field 420, and a punch hole image field 430. have. In the present embodiment, the ID column 405 stores information (ID: abbreviation for IDentification) for uniquely identifying the form of paper with punch holes. The name field 410 stores the name of the form. The punch hole number column 415 stores the number of punch holes in the form. The position column 420 stores the position of the punch hole. The X column 422 stores the X coordinate of the left corner of the circumscribed rectangle of the punched hole. The Y column 424 stores the Y coordinate of the left corner of the circumscribed rectangle of the punch hole. The punch hole image column 430 stores the image of the punch hole. The number of combinations of the position column 420 and the punch hole image column 430 continues as many as the number in the punch hole number column 415. The object to be stored in the punch hole image column 430 may be the image of the punch hole itself, or may be coordinate information indicating the position of the punch hole. Note that the punch hole image column 430 may be deleted from the punch hole position information table 400. In other words, at least the punch hole image column 430 is not an essential component.
Note that the name of the punch hole form is input into the name column 410 by the user interface module 125 in response to a user's operation. The punch hole number field 415, position field 420, and punch hole image field 430 are input by the registration module 110 from the information image of the paper.
For example, in the punch hole position information table 400 shown in FIG. 5, ID:1 in the first line indicates that the form name is "Default" and the number of punch holes is "2", and the The eye ID: 2 indicates that the form name is "MyPunchHole1" and the number of punched holes is "2", and the third line ID: 3 indicates that the form name is "MyPunchHole2". , indicates that the number of punched holes is "2".

The display control module 120 is connected to the reading module 105 and the user interface module 125. The display control module 120 controls the user interface module 125 to display a registration screen for registering the punch hole position information of the punch holes in the paper read by the reading module 105 in the storage module 115.
In this case, the registration module 110 may register the punch hole position information according to the user's operation on the registration screen.
The processing by the display control module 120 here corresponds to processing during pre-scanning.

Then, the display control module 120 may control to display a screen for selecting punch hole position information registered by the registration module 110 when reading a sheet with punch holes.
The processing performed by the display control module 120 here corresponds to the processing performed when a sheet of paper with punched holes is read in order to delete the punched holes after reading a sheet of paper on which an information image is printed.
Here, as the "screen for selecting punch hole position information", for example, the punch hole position information itself may be displayed so that it can be selected, or "two punch holes on the left side of A4 paper (vertical)". The registered punch hole position information may be given a name so that it can be selected, such as "A4 paper (vertically long) with two punch holes on the top".

The user interface module 125 is connected to the registration module 110, the storage module 115, the display control module 120, and the punch hole deletion module 130. User interface module 125 has user interface functionality. For example, under the control of the display control module 120, the user interface module 125 controls and displays a display device such as a liquid crystal display that also serves as a touch panel or an organic EL display, accepts user operations, and sends messages etc. to the user. present. In addition, it may be possible to accept user operations using a mouse, keyboard, camera, microphone, etc. (including line of sight, gestures, voice, etc.), or to provide audio output from speakers and tactile sensations using haptic devices. It may also be possible to present a message to the user.
For example, the user interface module 125 displays a registration screen for a punch hole form, and according to the user's operations, the position information of the punch hole is selected, the name of the punch hole form is input, and the information is stored in the storage module 115. Ru.

The punch hole deletion module 130 is connected to the reading module 105, the storage module 115, the user interface module 125, and the output module 135. The punch hole deletion module 130 deletes punch holes from the paper image read by the reading module 105 using punch hole position information selected by the user in the user interface module 125. Conventional techniques may be used as a method for removing punch holes. As a method of deletion, for example, the punch hole may be filled with the same color as the surrounding area of the punch hole.

The output module 135 is connected to the punch hole deletion module 130. The output module 135 receives the image from which the punch holes have been removed from the punch hole removal module 130 and outputs the image. Outputting an image means, for example, printing it with a printing device such as a printer, displaying it on a display device such as a display, transmitting the image with an image transmission device such as a fax, or transmitting the image to an image storage device such as an image database. This includes writing the information, storing it in a storage medium such as a memory card, and passing it to another information processing device.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a system configuration using this embodiment. This shows an example of a configuration in which the functions of the image processing device 100 are provided in the image processing device 200.
The image processing device 200 includes a control module 205, an operation module 210, an image reading module 215, an image processing module 220, a position storage module 225, and an image forming module 230. The operation module 210 is an example of the user interface module 125, the control module 205 is an example of the registration module 110 and the display control module 120, the position storage module 225 is an example of the storage module 115, and the image forming module 230 is an output module. 135, the image reading module 215 is an example of the reading module 105, and the image processing module 220 is an example of the punch hole deletion module 130.

The control module 205 is connected to an operation module 210, an image reading module 215, an image processing module 220, a position storage module 225, and an image forming module 230. A control module 205 controls all modules within the image processing apparatus 200.
The operation module 210 is connected to the control module 205. The operation module 210 accepts user operations. For example, there are a pre-scan operation, that is, an operation for registering a punch hole form, and a copy operation for deleting a punch hole on a sheet of paper with a punch hole after the pre-scan has been performed.

Image reading module 215 is connected to control module 205. The image reading module 215 has a function as a scanner, and reads a document during pre-scanning and copying.
Image processing module 220 is connected to control module 205. The image processing module 220 detects the position of a punch hole from the information image, deletes the punch hole image, etc. on the image read by the image reading module 215.
The position storage module 225 is connected to the control module 205. The position storage module 225 registers the punch hole form based on the image read by pre-scanning.
Image forming module 230 is connected to control module 205. The image forming module 230 has a function as a printer, and prints an image after removing the punch hole image.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing for deleting punch holes.
The punched hole original 305 is a paper document and has punched holes 307a and punched holes 307b.
In the image processing apparatus 200 in which the present embodiment is installed, when a user instructs scanning 310, a punched hole original 305 is read and an electronic document 322 or an electronic document 324 is generated. The electronic document 322 and the electronic document 324 are images of a punch hole-erased document 350 obtained by erasing the images of the punch holes 307a and 307b from the image of the original document 305 with punch holes.
In the image processing apparatus 200, when a user instructs copying 330, the punched hole original 305 is read and a copy 340 is generated. The copy 340 is a punch-hole-erased document 350 in which the images of the punch holes 307a and 307b are erased from the image of the punch-hole original 305.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to this embodiment.
In this embodiment, the position information of the punch hole is acquired by pre-scanning, and the image of the punch hole is surely deleted in this process.
The example in FIG. 4 shows an example in which a punch hole position information table 400 is generated by pre-scanning.
The punched hole document 305 has punched holes 307a and punched holes 307b. However, the punch holes 307a and 307b have, for example, information images written thereon indicating their positions. The image processing device 200 reads position information from the information image and generates a punch hole position information table 400.
By doing this, no matter where the punched hole is located in the punched hole document 305 or how many punched holes there are, it is stored in the punched hole position information table 400 in advance. Can be registered.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to this embodiment.
Through the processing shown in the example of FIG. 4, a punch hole position information table 400 is registered in the image processing apparatus 200. Using this registered punch hole position information table 400, the punch hole image of the newly read sheet is removed and the copy 340 is printed. Here, the newly read sheet has the same number of punch holes and is in the same position as the punch holes of the sheet read by the process shown in the example of FIG. Since the image processing apparatus 200 knows the number and position of punch holes in advance using the punch hole position information table 400, the accuracy of punch hole detection is improved.

Two processing examples will be described in which position information of punch holes is registered using an information image from a read paper image.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing example (A) according to the present embodiment.
(1) Output the paper for pre-scanning.
The example shown in FIG. 7A shows that the image processing apparatus 200 has outputted a position information embedded paper 700 for pre-scanning. Here, the information image expresses coordinate information, and for example, the information described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-283536, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2011-171786, etc. may be used. By reading and analyzing this information image, coordinate information indicating the coordinates of the information image can be extracted.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a coordinate system of position information. For example, if the upper left corner of the position information embedding form 700 is expressed in a coordinate system with the origin 810 (0,0), the X axis 820 to the right, and the Y axis 830 downward, the upper left corner of the position information embedding form 700 An information image indicating the coordinates (0,0) is printed on the area, and for example, an information image indicating the coordinates (500,500) is printed at the position of the coordinates (500,500). Therefore, by analyzing the information image, the position where the information image is located can be obtained.

(2) Pre-scan The punched original 305 with punched holes 307a and 307b and the position information embedded paper 700 are superimposed. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, a document 305 with punched holes may be superimposed on a position information embedded paper 700. Then, the image processing apparatus 200 reads the document 305 with punched holes as the side to be read. That is, since the information images printed on the position information embedded paper 700 are visible in the punch holes 307a and 307b, an image with information images at the positions of the punch holes 307a and 307b is read.

(3) Obtain position information embedded in the information image from the read image.
A punch hole information image 717a and a punch hole information image 717b are detected from the scan image 710, and coordinate information is extracted from the punch hole information image 717a and punch hole information image 717b.
(4) Store the position.
The coordinate information extracted from the punch hole information image 717a and the punch hole information image 717b is stored in the position storage module 225. That is, a punch hole position information table 400 is generated.

Note that when overlapping the punched hole original 305 and the position information embedded paper 700, it is desirable that the sizes of the punched hole original 305 and the position information embedded paper 700 are the same. However, if the original with punched holes is of a non-standard size (that is, if the original has a size that cannot be printed by the image processing apparatus 200), the size up to the punched holes is sufficient.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which a position information embedded paper 900 and a punched hole original document 910 are overlapped.
The punched hole document 910 has punched holes 912a and punched holes 912b. The position information embedded paper 900 only needs to have a size that covers the positions where the punch holes 912a and the punch holes 912b are located.
In the example of FIG. 9, the position information embedded paper 900 is larger in size than the punched hole original 910. In this case, the information image will be read from areas other than the punch holes 912a and 912b (in the example of FIG. 9, the right end and bottom end areas). Therefore, information images having an area less than or equal to a predetermined area may be targeted for analysis. The "predetermined area" may be the area of the punched hole or the area obtained by adding a predetermined value to the area of the punched hole.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing example (B) according to the present embodiment.
(1) Output the paper for pre-scanning.
This is the same process as in FIG. 7(a).
(2) Perform punch processing by the user.
The user performs a process of punching holes in the position information embedded paper 700. As shown in the example of FIG. 10(b), the position information embedded paper 700 has punch holes 1017a and punch holes 1017b.

(3) Pre-scan The image processing device 200 reads the position information embedded paper 700 that has the punch holes 1017a and 1017b.
(4) Obtain position information embedded in the information image from the read image.
The scan image 1020 has a punch hole 1027a and a punch hole 1027b corresponding to the punch hole 1017a and the punch hole 1017b, respectively. There is no information image in punch hole 1027a and punch hole 1027b.
Therefore, the information image within the scanned image 1020 is analyzed. Coordinate information is missing in areas where information images are missing, such as punch holes 1027a and punch holes 1027b (in other words, areas that cannot be analyzed as information images). It may be extracted as coordinate information for the punched hole. Specifically, locations where coordinate information that should normally be continuous are not continuous are extracted, and the non-consecutive coordinate information is extracted as punch hole coordinate information.
(5) Store the position.
The coordinate information extracted in (4) is stored in the position storage module 225. That is, a punch hole position information table 400 is generated.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of processing according to this embodiment.
In step S1102, punch hole mode is selected. The punch hole mode is a processing system that performs processing related to punch holes (specifically, punch hole registration processing and punch hole deletion processing).
In step S1104, it is determined whether or not to perform location registration according to the user's operation. If so, the process advances to step S1106; otherwise, the process advances to step S1122. In other words, the user selects whether or not to perform prescan processing.

In step S1106, the paper size is set according to the user's operation. Set the size of the paper on which the information image is printed on the entire surface.
In step S1108, a position information embedded paper is output. The position information embedded paper 700 shown in the example of FIG. 7 is printed.

In step S1110, it is determined whether registration method A or registration method B is used. If registration method A is used, the process advances to step S1112, and if registration method B is used, the process advances to step S1114. Registration method A is the method shown in the example of FIG. 7, and registration method B is the method shown in the example of FIG.
In step S1112, the originals are stacked and set on the original table. As shown in the example of FIG. 7B, the position information embedded paper 700 and the punched hole original 305 are overlapped and read.

In step S1114, the user punches the output paper. As shown in the example of FIG. 10(b), the user punches holes in the printed paper in step S1108.
In step S1116, the output paper with punched holes is set on the document tray.

In step S1118, pre-scanning is started. In registration method A, the information image is analyzed to extract coordinate information, and in registration method B, non-continuous coordinate information is extracted. The positional information of the punched hole is determined from these extracted coordinate information.
In step S1120, the position information is stored, and the process proceeds to step S1122.

In step S1122, it is determined whether or not to perform position setting according to the user's operation. If so, the process advances to step S1124; otherwise, the process advances to step S1126.
In step S1124, the registered position is set. Specifically, a punch hole position information table 400 is generated. At that time, the name column 410 of the punch hole position information table 400 is also set according to the user's input.
In step S1126, the main process is started. As shown in the example of FIG. 6, punch hole deletion processing is performed when copying a sheet that has the same number of punch holes and the same position as the registered punch holes.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to this embodiment.
Since the image to be read may be upside down from the image read by pre-scanning, an example of processing in which positions symmetrical to the positions of punch holes registered in the punch hole position information table 400 are also processed is provided. It shows.
The read image 1200 is searched for a punch hole existing area 1222a, a punch hole existing area 1222b, a punch hole existing area 1224a, and a punch hole existing area 1224b. Note that the punch hole existing area 1222a and the punch hole existing area 1222b are the positions of punch holes registered in the punch hole position information table 400. The punch hole existing area 1224a and the punch hole existing area 1224b are located in point symmetry with the punch hole existing area 1222a and the punch hole existing area 1222b.
Note that the punch hole image column 430 of the punch hole position information table 400 may be used to determine whether there is a punch hole in the punch hole existing area 1222a or the like. A pattern matching process is performed with the punch hole image 1230 stored in the punch hole image column 430, and it is determined that the punch hole image 1212a exists in the punch hole existing area 1222a, and the punch hole image 1212b exists in the punch hole existing area 1222b. Detect that.
Then, the punch hole image 1212a and the punch hole image 1212b are deleted and the output image 1250 is printed.
In this explanation, symmetrical positions are generated from the positions of punched holes registered in the punched hole position information table 400, but symmetrical positions may also be stored in the punched hole position information table 400 in advance. In that case, it is sufficient to simply search for the punch hole positions registered in the punch hole position information table 400.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to this embodiment. It mainly shows an example of a user interface. A screen 1300 is displayed on the display device of the image processing device 200. FIGS. 13 and 14 show examples of user interfaces during pre-scanning.

The screen 1300A shown in the example of FIG. 13(1) displays "Punch Hole Removal" indicating the punch hole mode, and displays a start button 1310, a position registration button 1320, and a position setting button 1330. Here, it is assumed that the location registration button 1320 is selected by the user.
On the screen 1300B shown in the example of FIG. 13(2), "Select output paper" is displayed, and an A3 button 1340, an A4 button 1342, and an A5 button 1344 are displayed. Here, it is assumed that the A3 button 1340 is selected by the user.

The content being processed 1350 is displayed on the screen 1300C shown in the example of FIG. 13(3). In this state, an information image is generated and the information image is printed on the entire surface of the paper.
On the screen 1300D shown in the example of FIG. 13(4), "Punch Hole Removal" is displayed, and a registration method A button 1360 and a registration method B button 1370 are displayed.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to this embodiment.
The screen 1300E shown in the example of FIG. 14(5) displays an explanation display area 1410 and a start button 1420 for each operation. An explanation display area 1410 for each operation describes the user's processing in pre-scanning. For example, when the registration method A button 1360 is selected by the user, the user displays an explanation of performing a process of superimposing and reading a sheet on which an information image is printed and a sheet with punched holes to be registered. Furthermore, when the registration method B button 1370 is selected by the user, the user displays an explanation of punching holes in a sheet of paper on which an information image is printed and performing a process of reading the sheet of paper with the punched holes. . Here, it is assumed that the start button 1420 is selected by the user.

The content being processed 1430 is displayed on the screen 1300F shown in the example of FIG. 14(6). In this state, processing for generating a punch hole position information table 400 is being performed.
On the screen 1300G shown in the example of FIG. 14(7), "location registration complete" is displayed, and an OK button 1440, a name input area 1450, and a touch key display area 1460 are displayed. For example, the user uses the virtual keyboard in the touch key display area 1460 to input the name of the punch hole form in the name input area 1450. Specifically, this is the name stored in the name column 410 of the punch hole position information table 400.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing according to this embodiment. This figure shows an example of a user interface when this process is performed after the pre-scan is completed.
The screen 1500A shown in the example of FIG. 15(1) displays "Punch Hole Removal" indicating the punch hole mode, and displays a start button 1510, a position registration button 1520, and a position setting button 1530. Here, it is assumed that the position setting button 1530 is selected by the user.
On the screen 1500B shown in the example of FIG. 15(2), "Punch position setting" is displayed, and a Default button 1540, a MyPunchHole1 button 1550, and a MyPunchHole2 button 1560 are displayed. Here, it is assumed that the MyPunchHole1 button 1550 is selected by the user. The MyPunchHole1 button 1550 is the name of a punch hole form that has already been registered through pre-scanning. In other words, the paper that has the same number of punch holes and the same position as the paper registered as "MyPunchHole1" by pre-scanning is the paper from which the image of the current punch hole is to be deleted.

With reference to FIG. 16, an example of the hardware configuration of the image processing apparatus 100 and the image processing apparatus 200 of this embodiment will be described. The configuration shown in FIG. 16 is configured by, for example, a personal computer, and shows an example of a hardware configuration including a data reading section 1617 such as a scanner, and a data output section 1618 such as a printer.

The CPU (abbreviation for Central Processing Unit) 1601 includes the various modules described in the above embodiments, namely, the reading module 105, the registration module 110, the display control module 120, the user interface module 125, the punch hole deletion module 130, and the output module 130. This is a control unit that executes processing according to a computer program that describes the execution sequence of each module such as the module 135, control module 205, operation module 210, image reading module 215, image processing module 220, and image forming module 230.

A ROM (abbreviation for Read Only Memory) 1602 stores programs used by the CPU 1601, calculation parameters, and the like. A RAM (abbreviation for Random Access Memory) 1603 stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 1601 and parameters that change as appropriate during the execution. These are interconnected by a host bus 1604 composed of a CPU bus and the like.

The host bus 1604 is connected via a bridge 1605 to an external bus 1606 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect/Interface) bus.

A keyboard 1608 and a pointing device 1609 such as a mouse are devices operated by an operator. The display 1610 is a liquid crystal display device, CRT (abbreviation for cathode ray tube), or the like, and displays various information as text or image information. Alternatively, a touch screen or the like having the functions of both the pointing device 1609 and the display 1610 may be used. In that case, the keyboard function can be realized by drawing a keyboard (also called a software keyboard, screen keyboard, etc.) on the screen (for example, a touch screen) using software, without having to physically connect it like the keyboard 1608. The function of the keyboard may also be realized by using the keyboard function.

The HDD (abbreviation for Hard Disk Drive) 1611 has a built-in hard disk (in addition to the hard disk, a flash memory or the like may be used), drives the hard disk, and records or reproduces programs and information to be executed by the CPU 1601. The HDD 1611 realizes functions as a storage module 115, a position storage module 225, and the like. Furthermore, various other data, various computer programs, etc. are stored.

The drive 1612 reads data or programs recorded on an attached removable recording medium 1613 such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, and transfers the data or programs to the interface 1607 and the external bus 1606. , a bridge 1605 , and a RAM 1603 connected via a host bus 1604 . Note that the removable recording medium 1613 can also be used as a data recording area.

The connection port 1614 is a port for connecting an external connection device 1615, and has connections such as USB and IEEE1394. The connection port 1614 is connected to the CPU 1601 and the like via an interface 1607, an external bus 1606, a bridge 1605, a host bus 1604, and the like. The communication unit 1616 is connected to a communication line and executes data communication processing with the outside. The data reading unit 1617 is, for example, a scanner, and executes document reading processing. The data output unit 1618 is, for example, a printer, and executes output processing of document data.

Among the embodiments described above, those based on computer programs are implemented by loading the computer program, which is software, into the system with this hardware configuration, and the software and hardware resources cooperate to implement the embodiments described above. is realized.
Note that the hardware configuration of the image processing device 100 etc. shown in FIG. 16 is one example of the configuration, and this embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. Any configuration that can execute this is fine. For example, as a processor, a GPU (abbreviation for Graphics Processing Unit, including GPGPU (abbreviation for General-Purpose computing on Graphics Processing Units)) may be used, or some modules may be configured as dedicated hardware (for example, for a specific purpose). It consists of integrated circuits (specific examples include ASICs (application specific integrated circuits)) and reconfigurable integrated circuits (specific examples include FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays)). Alternatively, some of the modules may be located in an external system and connected via communication lines, or a plurality of the systems shown in FIG. In addition to personal computers, in particular, mobile information communication equipment (mobile information communication equipment includes mobile phones, smartphones, mobile devices, wearable computers, etc.), information appliances, robots, copiers, faxes, scanners, printers, It may be incorporated into a multifunction device (a multifunction device is an image processing device having two or more functions such as a scanner, a printer, a copying machine, and a fax).

Note that in the above embodiments, the processor refers to a processor in a broad sense, and includes a general-purpose processor (eg, CPU, etc.) and a dedicated processor (eg, GPU, ASIC, FPGA, programmable logic device, etc.).
Further, the operations of the processor in the above embodiments may be performed by one processor, or may be performed not only by one processor, but also by multiple processors located at physically distant locations working together. It may be something that is done. Further, the order of each operation of the processor is not limited to the order described in the above embodiments, and may be changed as appropriate.

Note that the program described above may be provided by being stored in a recording medium, or may be provided by means of communication. In that case, for example, the program described above may be regarded as an invention of "a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded."
A "computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded" refers to a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, which is used for program installation, execution, program distribution, etc.
Examples of recording media include digital versatile discs (DVDs), such as "DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, etc.", which are the standards established by the DVD Forum, and DVD+RW, which is the standard established by the DVD Forum. standard "DVD+R, DVD+RW, etc.", compact disc (CD), read-only memory (CD-ROM), CD recordable (CD-R), CD rewritable (CD-RW), etc., Blu-ray disc ( Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc), magneto-optical disk (MO), flexible disk (FD), magnetic tape, hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable and rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM (registered trademark) )), flash memory, random access memory (RAM), SD (abbreviation for Secure Digital) memory card, etc.
The entire program or a portion thereof may be recorded on the recording medium and stored or distributed. Also, by communication, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wired network used for the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, etc., or wireless communication. It may be transmitted using a transmission medium such as a network or a combination thereof, or it may be carried on a carrier wave.
Furthermore, the above program may be part or all of another program, or may be recorded on a recording medium together with a separate program. Further, the information may be divided and recorded on a plurality of recording media. Further, the data may be recorded in any format, such as compression or encryption, as long as it can be restored.

100... Image processing device 105... Reading module 110... Registration module 115... Storage module 120... Display control module 125... User interface module 130... Punch hole deletion module 135... Output module 200... Image processing device 205... Control module 210... Operation module 215... Image reading module 220... Image processing module 225... Position storage module 230... Image forming module

Claims (8)

Equipped with a processor,
The processor includes:
When registering punch hole position information, which is information indicating the position of a punch hole in a paper, a reading process is performed to control the reading of paper on which an information image containing information indicating the position in the paper is printed. and
Performing a registration process of registering position information of the punch hole using the information image from the image of the paper read by the reading process,
The reading process includes reading a sheet of paper with punch holes and a sheet of paper on which the information image is printed redundantly.
Image processing device. Equipped with a processor,
The processor includes:
When registering punch hole position information, which is information indicating the position of a punch hole in a paper, a reading process is performed to control the reading of paper on which an information image containing information indicating the position in the paper is printed. and
Performing a registration process of registering position information of the punch hole using the information image from the image of the paper read by the reading process,
The reading process includes reading paper on which the information image is printed and has punched holes.
Image processing device. The registration process sets the part where the information image does not exist as the position of the punch hole.
The image processing device according to claim 2 . Equipped with a processor,
The processor includes:
When registering punch hole position information, which is information indicating the position of a punch hole in a paper, a reading process is performed to control the reading of paper on which an information image containing information indicating the position in the paper is printed. and
Performing a registration process of registering position information of the punch hole using the information image from the image of the paper read by the reading process,
Performing a display control process to display a registration screen for registering punch hole position information of the punch holes in the paper read by the reading process;
The registration process includes registering the punch hole position information according to a user's operation on the registration screen.
Image processing device. The display control process controls to display a screen for selecting the punch hole position information registered by the registration process when reading paper with punch holes,
Deleting the punch hole from the paper image using the selected punch hole position information, performing a deletion process,
The image processing device according to claim 4 . computer,
In order to register punch hole position information that is information indicating the position of the punch hole in the paper, a reading means for reading paper on which an information image containing information indicating the position in the paper is printed;
function as a registration means for registering position information of the punch hole using the information image from the image of the paper read by the reading means ;
The reading means reads a sheet of paper with punch holes and a sheet of paper on which the information image is printed in duplicate.
Image processing program. computer,
In order to register punch hole position information that is information indicating the position of the punch hole in the paper, a reading means for reading paper on which an information image containing information indicating the position in the paper is printed;
function as a registration means for registering position information of the punch hole using the information image from the image of the paper read by the reading means ;
The reading means reads a sheet of paper on which the information image is printed and has punched holes.
Image processing program. computer,
In order to register punch hole position information that is information indicating the position of the punch hole in the paper, a reading means for reading paper on which an information image containing information indicating the position in the paper is printed;
function as a registration means for registering position information of the punch hole using the information image from the image of the paper read by the reading means ;
performing display control processing to display a registration screen for registering punch hole position information of the punch holes in the paper read by the reading means;
The registration means registers the punch hole position information according to a user's operation on the registration screen.
Image processing program.

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