CN1435047A - Meta information handling - Google Patents

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CN1435047A
CN1435047A CN01810806A CN01810806A CN1435047A CN 1435047 A CN1435047 A CN 1435047A CN 01810806 A CN01810806 A CN 01810806A CN 01810806 A CN01810806 A CN 01810806A CN 1435047 A CN1435047 A CN 1435047A
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帕特里克·安德森
加斯塔夫·卡尔温斯坦
朱利安·马斯纳达
克里斯托夫·约翰森
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for transmitting image information acquired as a digital image file (6) in an image information acquiring operation by an image information acquiring means (5), to a data network (2). The system comprises an input device (4) for input of meta information regarding a selected image, which comprises image information acquirable by said image information acquiring means (5). Further it comprises means for connecting said meta information regarding said selected image to the digital image file (6) in connection with an image information acquiring operation whereby said image information acquiring means (5) acquires the image information of said selected image. It also comprises means for transmitting said meta information (18b) regarding said selected image and the digital image file (18a) to said data network (2).

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The present invention relates to a kind of system and method that is used for transmitted image information to data network, described image information is obtained by a kind of image information harvester in an image information acquisition operation with the form of digital image file.
Background of invention
The development of computer has brought the different modes of handling document and image.Nowadays, document and image both can be handled in writing, also can handle with digital form on computers.This means that frequent hope is that digital form adapts to Computer Processing with paper document or image transitions., realize to digital document or the conversion represented to described image digitization form by image by paper document by certain IMAQ.The image that obtains is captured as digital image file, and this document can be handled in computer.
Digital image file comprises a large amount of information, can take a large amount of resources with Computer Analysis and these information of processing.Therefore, the user must add the extraneous information about digital image file in computer, with instruct computer processing digital images file how.This extraneous information can be the searchable information that for example is used for database, or about the out of Memory of digital image file content.
Now, in the time must adding extra information to the document of needs scanning, the user must use earlier scanner scanning document, amount of imports external information on the teller work station then.On the teller work station, the document that the user can access scan, before adding extraneous information, the user must find file in file system.This method is inefficient for the user, because it has increased extra step after the scan operation of reality.This method also requirement can the calling party work station, could add extraneous information there.
Also have other method can obtain extra information.Can come to derive extra information by software, the use of energy interpreting scan file and picture different image processing techniques and OCR (optical character identification) technology from document itself.The problem of this method is that it is very complicated and takies resource.Even may need server to come the document or the image of scanning are handled.Process software also needs definitely to understand the form of different document, can extract extraneous information wherein.Therefore and be not easy to adapt to new document.
The method of a kind of scanning and interpolation extraneous information is disclosed in EP 0 748 107 A2.According to the document, fill in or be printed in the form about the information of document to be scanned.Scan this form then, use a kind of image recognition technology to extract extra information simultaneously.Complicated like that when the information extraction in the scanning means is not so good as directly to extract extraneous information from document itself, but need image processing equally and increased new problem.What scanning means must be able to recognize that it scans is information form, therefore only can use the different forms designs of limited kind.In case certain form is changed, need under the situation of other information such as working as, scanning means must be reprogrammed can information extraction.
In known various technology of adding extraneous information in scanning process, how processing digital images file of computer is just informed in the application of extraneous information.If a digital image file sends second user to by first user who obtains image, the latter just must analyze this digital image file.First user may want to add extraneous information to second user and indicate second user what is done.This category information just must added in extra step by first user when second user transmits digital image file.
Summary of the invention
Import possibility when the objective of the invention is to eliminate above-mentioned problem and being provided at image acquisition operations easily about the extraneous information of digital image file for the user.
This point can be realized by a system according to claim 1 or method according to claim 9 are provided.The preferred embodiments of the present invention illustrate in dependent claims 2-8 and 10-14.
Like this, a system just is provided to an image information harvester is connected on the data network, and is used for the image information that will obtain and is sent to described data network with the form of digital image file.This system comprises: an input unit, in order to the metamessage of input about selected digital image; Be used for the device that the described metamessage relevant with selected digital image and digital image file associated together with the operation of image information acquisition; And, with the described device that is sent to described data network about the metamessage and the digital image file of selected digital image.
The image information harvester is images acquired information in the image information acquisition operation.Thereby this operation is obtained the image information of selected digital image and a digital image file is provided.
Metamessage is the extraneous information about the relevant out of Memory of the content of image, image or any particular document therewith.How this metamessage is handled by other users or device if can being used for the control figure image file, such as database, file server, computer or the like.Therefore it is suitable being come to wherein adding metamessage by the user who transmits digital image file, is convenient to that file can be by appropriate processing from now on.Metamessage equally also simplified from now on the processing of digital image file and make do not take resource be treated as possibility automatically because needn't add any new instruction for digital image file.
This system allows the user will be associated with the metamessage of digital image file in the input in the same time and place of image acquisition operations.Here do not relate to extra work and data processing work has reduced.Want the user who how to handle file receiver transmission document to the needs indication step to finish image acquisition, transmission and indication for one.
In a kind of preferred embodiment, native system also comprises the device that is used to ask to import described metamessage according to selected digital image.
The result who does like this is that system can explain metamessage easily, because it knows to need what information when making certain input.In addition, this also is very big help to the user, needs about the information of digital image file because which he can be apprised of in view of the above.
In another kind of preferred embodiment, native system comprises that also control documents of use comes the device that request is dynamically controlled to metamessage.
Like this, the desired information of system can be easily change with numerous ways and adapt to different image files or the destination is used.
In another kind of preferred embodiment, be provided with the device that the destination that utilizes the digital image file that the response of control documents imported is dynamically controlled, to ask metamessage according to the requirement of described input destination.
Request to metamessage can be controlled in such a way, if the user has imported the specific purpose ground of digital image file, the specific request that is fit to this destination just is issued.
In another kind of preferred embodiment, native system also comprises the device of the form that is used to control the metamessage that is sent to data network.
Like this, just feasible file by the network transmission is compatible mutually with the destination, and the user needn't the adjustment information form.The information of some inputs of can using native system decides metamessage to transmit with which kind of form.
Target of the present invention can realize by a kind of method of the digital image file with metamessage that provides too, this digital image file comprises the image information of selected digital image and can obtain by the image information harvester, this method may further comprise the steps: request is about the metamessage of selected digital image, metamessage by input unit input response described request, related described metamessage about selected digital image is to digital image file, and transmit described about selected digital image metamessage and digital image file to described data network, more than all finish together with an image information acquisition operation.
This method makes the user can will be associated with the metamessage of digital image file in the input in the same time and place of image acquisition operations.Here do not increase extra work and data processing work has also reduced.Want the user who how to handle file receiver transmission document to the needs indication step to finish image acquisition, transmission and indication for one.In addition, an advantage of request input metamessage be system when definite which kind of information just is being transfused to without any difficulty, and the user needn't remember the input sequence of particular data.
Preferably, digital image file obtains by means of scanning means.
A kind of situation that said method can play a role is, if a user at a scanning means, such as having scanned a document on digital copier, scanner or the MFP, he just can be to the more additional extra information of image.For instance, if a manifest is scanned, the user can be associated with a goods odd numbers and the last date of payment on the image.This related metamessage just can for example be used by different application then, such as accounting software or with unique title it is stored in the database server.
In a kind of preferred embodiment, this method also comprises the step of utilizing a control documents that the request of metamessage is dynamically controlled in addition.
This means and to realize a kind of control, make the needed metamessage of user's input digital image file.Equally, can decide with user input content the request of information.For example the user may import a specific destination for digital image file, and a certain application that metamessage makes it adaptation to end ground is adjusted in the request of can making with that.
In another kind of preferred implementation, control documents can be edited by the keeper.
This means that the request that the keeper can control information for example adapts to a certain application or certain human needs.This allows each keeper's adjustment information request to adapt to data network.
In another kind of preferred implementation, this method also comprises the step of the form of controlling the metamessage that is sent to data network.
It is very favorable doing like this because information and digital image file can be used adaptation to end ground to use like this, and if the destination is an Email recipient or a database, use the destination often very different needs.
Preferable is that this method also comprises the step of verifying input information.
So just can correct form be arranged control information.Such as importing a quantity as if requiring, verification step should guarantee that input information is a number so.
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By example the present invention is described in more detail below with reference to accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 shows the schematic diagram of the data network with different application, comprising system according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows the schematic diagram of a kind of way of realization of system according to the invention.
Fig. 3 shows the schematic diagram according to job step of the present invention.
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With reference to Fig. 1, wherein show a kind of preferred implementation according to system 1 of the present invention, it is connected on the network 2.System 1 comprises 3, input units 4 of a network documentation server (NDS) and being connected to image information harvester 5.In addition, this system also comprises a device that is used to ask to import the information relevant with image information.Described image information harvester 5 in most cases is a scanner, but it also can be digital copier, facsimile machine, digital camera or the like.Described input unit 4 can be the input unit of any kind, for example keyboard or pen-touched tablet, and information can or be chosen data and import by direct insertion data from the tabulation relevant with request.The device of request input information can be the display or the voice device of any kind, and the latter is used for sound requests information.
Described network documentation server (NDS) the 3rd, the core of system 1, it is connected to scanner on the data network 2.Network documentation server (NDS) 3 both can embed and also can be used as self-contained unit in the scanner 5 and be placed near the scanner 5.Network documentation server (NDS) 3 is handled information that receives from scanner 5 and input unit 4 and the transmission of further managing data network 2.
With reference to Fig. 2, will describe the function of described network documentation server (NDS) 3 now in detail.Network documentation server (NDS) 3 receives image information 6 with the digital image file form from image information harvester 4.
Control documents 7 which kind of data of control are imported in the metamessage, and mutual between control NDS 3 and the user.This control documents 7 by NDS 3 from FTP, a HTTP, database or general file server retrieves.Then NDS 3 utilizes analytical equipment 10 analysis and Control files 7, and the object module of verifying its validity and creating a control documents 7 represents 8.NDS 3 will represent 8 to user's 12 request metamessages according to this object module.Described metamessage is the additional information about digital image file 6, should be sent to such as it which kind of information what destination, digital image file 6 contain, how described information should be explained or the like.
Extend markup language (XML) is used to define needed metamessage.Defined file 9 or XML pattern are used to stipulate the format syntax of described control documents 7.Control documents 7 should be deferred to the regulation that defines in defined file 9 or the described XML pattern.Defined file 9 or XML pattern are used to analyze and access control file 7.Defined file 9 can be described the process of having used XML and flow process and be not limited only to document.This point makes user's input process of describing metamessage how to work becomes possibility.
The system manager can create or revise control documents 7.Control documents 7 just can be downloaded to NDS 3 and adjust NDS 3 and make it to adapt to new metamessage request.Yet control documents 7 also can directly be downloaded for digital image file 6 selected destinations from the user.This means selected destination has provides service from control documents 7 to NDS 3 certainly.
Object module represents what information is 8 dynamic control request import.Looking the user imports any information and asks different metamessages.This guarantees that metamessage has comprised the needed information of recipient of digital image file 6.This makes that equally also only comprising useful information in the restrictor information becomes possibility.In a kind of preferred implementation, information requested is decided on the destination of digital image file 6.If selected a plurality of destinations, will be all destination request metamessages.Metamessage transmits with certain form, and this form makes the different application of destination can both adjust metamessage and makes it to adapt to their needs.NDS 3 can be divided into different parts with whole metamessage and send to all destinations, makes metamessage adapt to different application.The application of destination just can be read in the metamessage their interested specific parts and be ignored other parts.
Described request is submitted to the user by installing 14, and device 14 is used for asking the input metamessage.Metamessage is imported by input unit 4 by the user.NDS 3 receives metamessage and verifies metamessages by an input validation device 16.This means that carrying out a kind of check guarantees that the information of right type is transfused to, such as the numerical value in the effective range.The input of metamessage can before the image acquisition procedures, between or finish afterwards.Equally also can design system, obtain image before metamessage is transfused to, to stop.
The system manager can be provided with control documents 7 equally and add some extra metamessages automatically.This can be that NDS 3 does not need any information that a large amount of processing can access, such as the timestamp of scanning, and the file size of digital image file 6, or produce the title of the scanner 5 of digital image file 6.
All be transfused to when NDS 3 has received digital image file 6 and all metamessages, NDS 3 just is connected to digital image file 18a with metamessage 18b.Metamessage 18b can embed in the same file with digital image file 18a, and this document is designated as 18 in Fig. 2; But metamessage also can exist in the individual files of separating with digital image file 18a.If metamessage 18b is in an individual files, is preferably in and replenishes a pointer in the metamessage to image file.
NDS 3 is sent to selected destination on the data network 2 with digital image file 18a and metamessage 18b.For digital image file 18a and metamessage 18b, this destination might not be identical, may be sent to such as digital image file 18a in certain catalogue of a file server, and metamessage 18b is sent in another catalogue of another file server.
As the assembly of NDS internal component, also can be the external module that visits by network when needed shown in figure 2.
With reference to Fig. 3, utilization process of the present invention will be described now.In step 101, the keeper writes a control documents 7, and in step 102, the keeper is put into control documents 7 on the server.In step 103, administrator configurations NDS 3 is with retrieval control documents 7.NDS 3 detects control documents 7 in step 104 then.Then control documents 7 is handled by NDS 3 in step 105.In processing procedure, control documents 7 analyzed and checkings, if control documents 7 is incorrect, an error message will be sent to administrator interfaces, and control documents 7 will be left in the basket, this is a step 106.The keeper in step 107 Correction and Control file 7 then process return step 102.
If find that in step 105 control documents 7 is correct, it just can be used to control the request of metamessage among the NDS 3.Together with an image information acquisition operation, the user will be required to import metamessage.Institute's information requested is pointed out on the display of NDS in step 108.In step 109, the user imports a value, and this value will a certain regulation according to control documents 7 be verified in step 110.If the value of being somebody's turn to do is incorrect, process is returned step 108.
If imported correct value in step 110, whether NDS 3 can be in step 111 checks needs request more information according to control documents 7.If desired, process is returned step 108, otherwise creates an output file that comprises metamessage in step 112.Some extra metamessage can be added to output file automatically.These all are that NDS 3 need not a large amount of information that get final product access of handling, such as the timestamp of scanning, and the file size of digital image file 6, or the title of the scanner 5 of generation digital image file 6.Control documents 7 includes the regulation about the output file form, and this regulation is consistent to the requirement of output file form with the destination.Then output file just is sent to the destination in step 113.
At last, in step 114, whether check metamessage and digital image file should be sent to more destination.If like this, NDS 3 can be set at step 108 place and restart, and points out the user to import the needed information in destination.In addition, NDS 3 also can ask earlier to be used for all information on purpose, then metamessage is sent to the destination.In this case, NDS 3 is that a new output file is created in next destination in step 112.Described output file is ready to be used compatible mutually with the destination.If do not had other destination in step 114, so whole process has just been finished.
A concrete application of the present invention will be described below.This application is the example how a displaying uses native system, and it relates to the processing of manifest.In a company, many different people may receive manifest.Yet all manifests are all handled even may be handled by accounting software in same department.The manifest of receiving should be fed to manifest processing person.Manifest processing person wants to receive the specifying information about manifest, can avoid like this manifest is carried out extra analysis.This information can be the name of goods odd numbers, the date of payment and giver-out-order.
The system manager is control documents of system design according to the present invention, and when manifest processing person is chosen as the recipient of scanned document, the user will be required to import the needed specifying information of manifest processing person like this.Whether the keeper composes to attribute of information, be required, optional or hide Info such as it.If information is required, the user must can send document by input information so, and if information is optionally, the user just can select to import or input information not.If information is hidden, the user just can't see information and is added, and it obtains automatically.In addition, the keeper is provided with the correctness that a template is checked input value morphology.The goods odd numbers can be set as the numeral of 5 figure places in this case, and can be set as the date of DD/MM/YYYY form the date of payment, and orderer's name can be set as arbitrary text.
The people who receives manifest is scanned manifest on scanning means, be equipped with on the scanning means according to system of the present invention, to send scanned document to manifest processing person.In scanning, the user is required to import the metamessage about manifest.When the user imports manifest processing person as the transmission destination of scanned document, the dynamic control of request will guarantee that the user is prompted to import the specifying information that manifest processing person needs.When needed full detail all is transfused to, scanned document just is sent to the destination together with metamessage.The recipient has just obtained the needed full detail of further processing document.
It is limited to it is emphasized that the preferred implementation of describing never has here, and many other execution modes can both be realized in the protection range that subsidiary claim is determined.For example, the other Languages except that XML can be used to define needed information.

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1. a connection layout is as the system of information collecting device to data network, and the image information that is used for obtaining is sent to described data network as digital image file, and described system comprises:
Input unit is used to import the metamessage about selected digital image,
Together with the operation of image information acquisition, described metamessage about selected digital image is associated with the device of described digital image file,
And with the described device that is sent to described data network about the metamessage and the described digital image file of selected digital image.
2. according to the system described in the claim 1, image information harvester wherein comprises a scanning means.
3. system according to claim 1 and 2 also comprises a kind of device that is used to ask to import the described metamessage relevant with selected digital image.
4. system according to claim 3 also comprises a kind of device, and this device utilizes a control documents dynamically to control request to metamessage.
5. system according to claim 4, wherein, the device that utilizes control documents dynamically to control according to the destination of importing for digital image file is arranged to the requirement request metamessage according to described input destination.
6. according to any one described system in the claim 1 to 5, also comprise a kind of device, be used to control the form of the metamessage that is sent to data network.
7. according to any one described system in the claim 1 to 6, input unit wherein is a keyboard.
8. according to any one described system in the claim 3 to 5, also comprise the device that is used to show request.
9. method that the digital image file with metamessage is provided, described digital image file comprises the image information of selected digital image, and can be obtained by the image information harvester, this method comprises the steps that these steps are finished together with an image information acquisition operation:
Request is about the metamessage of selected digital image,
Respond this request, by input unit input metamessage,
Described metamessage about selected digital image is associated with described digital image file, and
Described metamessage and described digital pattern file about selected digital image is sent to described data network.
10. method according to claim 9, wherein digital image file obtains by scanning means.
11., also comprise and utilize the step of the dynamic control of a control documents to the request of metamessage according to claim 9 or 10 described methods.
12. method according to claim 11, control documents wherein can be edited by the keeper.
13., also comprise the step of the form of controlling the metamessage that is sent to data network according to any one described method in the claim 9 to 12.
14., also comprise the step of the information of checking input according to any one described method in the claim 9 to 13.
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