JP3962759B1 - Document processing apparatus and document processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a document processing apparatus capable of reducing a burden on a user in various processes required for digitization of documents even when there are a plurality of sets of documents.
A document reading unit receives image data transmitted from a scanner and outputs the image data to an overall control unit. The overall control unit 110 extracts a two-dimensional code image from the image data received from the document reading unit 120, decodes the two-dimensional code, sorts the document into document groups, and processes the two-dimensional code. The determination unit 150 and the document processing unit 160 are notified. The processing content determination unit 150 receives the attribute information and image data of the two-dimensional code for each document group from the overall control unit 110, and determines the processing to be performed on this document group. The document processing unit 160 performs sort processing, layout processing, and the like on the read documents in the document group, and performs transfer processing as necessary.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a document digitization technique, and more particularly to a technique for processing image data relating to a digitized document.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a printed document is read by a scanner or the like and stored in a server or transferred to a remote location, there is a technique for sorting by pages attached to each paper of the document (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). Further, there is a technique in which a cover sheet is added to the head of a document, the total number of the documents is described on the cover sheet, and used for checking the number of sheets at the time of transfer (for example, see Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-225304 JP 2000-512447 A

  However, the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 has a problem that sorting by page cannot be performed when a set of documents includes a plurality of sets of documents. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned patent document 1, page identification is based on character recognition, and it is necessary to designate a character recognition area every time it is read, which is very troublesome. Furthermore, according to character recognition, as information increases, it takes more time to read, and when the space on the paper is limited, the number of characters may be limited. In the case where it is desired to realize processing according to the attribute information, there is a problem that processing variations may be limited.

  Further, the above-mentioned Patent Document 2 has a problem that it is very troublesome when there are a plurality of sets of documents to be transferred or the like because it is necessary to create one cover sheet for each set. Furthermore, in the above two documents, there is no means for correcting or filling in the case where the character recognition or the cover sheet reading fails, or a part of the document is read missing, resulting in erroneous transfer of the document. There is also a problem that incomplete digitized data is stored.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and even when a set of documents includes a plurality of documents, the user in each document processing required for the digitization of the documents. The first object of the present invention is to provide a document processing apparatus and the like that can reduce the burden on the user and further speed up the processing and allow variations. It is a second object of the present invention to provide a document processing apparatus and the like that can avoid erroneous transfer of a document or storing incomplete digitized data when an error occurs during reading of the document.

  The document processing apparatus according to the present invention digitizes a document group composed of one or more documents to which an identification number for specifying a group of documents and a code indicating attribute information relating to processing to be applied to the document are attached. A document processing apparatus, which acquires an electronic document, reads a code attached to the document, reads a code attached to the document, specifies a document group of the document based on the content of the code, and the document It is characterized by comprising processing content determining means for determining the content of processing to be performed on the documents of the group and document processing means for performing the determined processing on the specified document group.

  As a result, even when there are a plurality of sets of documents, various processes necessary for digitization of the documents are defined in advance by the codes, so that the burden on the user can be reduced. Furthermore, since the code is used, it is possible to speed up the processing and increase processing variations. In particular, the use of two-dimensional codes makes it possible to specify a large amount of information. Even if only a small space is allowed to display the code, high-density printing is possible, so a large amount of information is specified. It is still possible to do. Furthermore, since the two-dimensional code can be read in all directions at 360 degrees, it can be read at high speed even if a large amount of information is defined. Furthermore, since the two-dimensional code can express not only alphanumeric characters but also kana, hiragana, kanji, and the like, it is possible to further expand the processing variations.

  Further, the processing content determination means of the document processing apparatus according to the present invention determines the processing content to be performed for each document group based on the content of the code and the acquired error status in the document. Features.

  As a result, even if there is an error in reading the document, it is possible to save the error after processing it. In particular, when a two-dimensional code is used, the two-dimensional code itself can have a data restoration function, so that the risk of error is reduced and smoother processing is possible.

  Further, the processing content determination means of the document processing apparatus according to the present invention specifies a document group of the document based on the content of the code, and a document group distribution unit that distributes the document for each document group; Based on the content of the code, an error status determination unit that determines whether an error has occurred in the distributed document, and based on the content of the code and the determination result in the error status determination unit And a group processing determining unit that determines the content of processing to be performed on the documents in the document group.

  As a result, when an error occurs during reading of a document, it is possible to avoid erroneous transfer of the document or storing incomplete digitized data.

  Note that the present invention can also be realized as a document processing method having steps as characteristic constituent means in the document processing apparatus. Furthermore, each step of the above method can also be realized as a program that causes a computer or the like to execute. Needless to say, the program can be widely distributed via a recording medium such as a DVD or a transmission medium such as the Internet.

  Furthermore, the present invention can be realized as a document processing system including the document processing apparatus, the scanner, and the document management server.

  The “scanner” in the present invention is not limited to a single scanner but covers all devices having a scanner function.

  According to the present invention, even when there are a plurality of sets of documents, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user in various processes required in association with digitization of the documents. Furthermore, since the code is used, the processing speed can be increased and variations can be made.

  In addition, even when there is an error in reading a document or code, it is possible to save it after error processing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, although this invention is demonstrated using the following embodiment and attached drawing, this is for the purpose of illustration and this invention is not intended to be limited to these.

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an example of a hardware configuration in the present embodiment. A document processing system 600 shown in FIG. 1 is a system that improves the operability of a user in various processes after reading (scanning) a document (for example, a form) and digitizing it. The document processing apparatuses 100, 200, and 300 and the document management server 500 are connected. Further, the document processing apparatus 100, 200, or 300 is connected to the scanner 10, 20, or 30, respectively.

  The document processing apparatus 100 is an apparatus that transmits a document read by the scanner 10 to the document management server 500 in document group units. Note that the document processing apparatus 100 distributes the read document to a document group and performs processing in units of document groups based on a QR code (registered trademark) attached to the document before transmission to the document management server 500. . Here, the “document group” refers to a collection of documents composed of documents having the same management number (also referred to as “management number”. Also referred to as “identification number”) for identifying documents. Note that the document processing apparatuses 200 and 300 in FIG. 1 are apparatuses having functions equivalent to those of the document processing apparatus 100.

  The document management server 500 is a server including a large-capacity storage medium such as a hard disk device, and stores a document group received from the document processing device 100, 200, or 300 according to a predetermined rule.

  FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the document processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2A, the document processing apparatus 100 sorts the read documents into document groups based on the QR code attached to the document read by the scanner 10, and also sets the document group unit (or The entire control unit 110, document reading unit 120, data storage unit 130, network control unit 140, processing content determination unit 150, document processing unit 160, display unit 170, and operation input unit 180. Is provided. Processing in this case includes sort processing based on page numbers in the document group, layout processing, transfer to a specified destination, resolution processing, data compression processing, color conversion processing, and the like. Details of these processes will be described in the document processing unit 160 below.

  The overall control unit 110 is a microcomputer including, for example, a RAM and a ROM that stores a control program, and controls the execution of each unit of the document processing apparatus 100. Further, the overall control unit 110 temporarily stores the image data received from the document reading unit 120 in the data storage unit 130, and reads / writes image data to / from the data storage unit 130 in response to requests from each unit. The QR code information received from the document reading unit 120 is written in the document management tables 51, 52, and 53 stored in the data storage unit 130, and the data in the document management tables 51, 52, and 53 is read / read according to the request of each unit. Write / erase. In addition, image data and QR code information are displayed on the display unit 170 in response to requests from each unit. Furthermore, the input information from the operation input unit 180 is notified to each unit. Further, the image data stored in the data storage unit 130 is updated with the image data after being processed by the document processing unit 160. Further, the overall control unit 110 informs the document processing unit 160 of the processing determined by the processing content determination unit 150. Further, in response to a request from each unit, the network control unit 140 is instructed to control data transmission / reception with the document management server 500.

  The document reading unit 120 controls the scanner 10, receives image data transmitted from the scanner 10, decodes the QR code, and outputs QR code information obtained by decoding to the overall control unit 110 together with the image data. To do.

  The data storage unit 130 is, for example, a hard disk device, and writes / reads image data in accordance with instructions from the overall control unit 110.

  The network control unit 140 controls the exchange of various data with the document management server 500 connected via the LAN 400 in accordance with instructions from the overall control unit 110.

  The processing content determination unit 150 distributes the image data stored in the data storage unit 130 for each document group according to an instruction from the overall control unit 110, determines the processing to be performed for each document group, and determines the overall control unit 110. In addition, the process is notified and an error is determined regarding document reading and QR code decoding. For example, if the attribute information in the document group of group A is “total number = 3” and the number of read sheets is two, it is “one missing”, so it is determined to execute error processing. Further, the processing content determination unit 150 determines an error situation in the document group determined to be an error, and transmits the determination result to the overall control unit 110.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2B, the processing content determination unit 150 includes an interface unit 1500, a document group distribution unit 1501, an error status determination unit 1502, and a group processing determination unit 1503.

  The interface unit 1500 notifies the content of the instruction from the overall control unit 110 to each unit (document group distribution unit 1501, error status determination unit 1502, and group processing determination unit 1503) in the processing content determination unit 150, and processing results in the above units. Is notified to the overall control unit 110.

  A document group sorting unit 1501 identifies a document group of a digitized document based on the content of the QR code, and sorts the document for each document group.

  The error status determination unit 1502 determines whether an error has occurred in the document distributed by the document group distribution unit 1501 based on the content of the QR code.

  The group processing determination unit 1503 determines the content of processing to be performed on the documents of the distributed document group based on the content of the QR code and the determination result in the error status determination unit 1502.

  The document processing unit 160 actually sorts, layouts, resolutions, data compression, color conversions, etc. for the document group read according to the determination of the processing content determination unit 150 according to the instruction of the overall control unit 110. If the QR code is designated, transfer processing is performed. Further, the document processing unit 160 executes error processing such as when the document reading is incomplete, based on the determination result of the error situation received from the overall control unit 110.

Here, the contents of each process in the document processing unit 160 will be described.
The sort process sorts documents according to the contents of attribute information. For example, if the attribute of QR code 5 includes “sort”, the documents in the document group are sorted so that the number of pages is in ascending order. The layout process is a process related to a layout when outputting a document group (printing or screen display). For example, in the case of “2 in 1”, two continuous documents are reduced by 70%, so that the size of a normal document is 2 The layout of all the documents in the corresponding document group is changed so that one document can be accommodated. The resolution conversion process is a process for converting the resolution at the time of capture. For example, when the attribute of the QR code 5 is “200 dpi”, the resolution is reduced from the default resolution (for example, 300 [dpi]) to 200 [dpi]. In the data compression processing, for example, information such as “JPEG” or “GIF” is designated as an attribute to compress the captured image data. The color conversion process converts an image read in color into monochrome. The above image processing is effective when executed, for example, when the user wants to change the size of data to save the storage area. In the transfer process, for example, when the information of “transmission destination: A01” is included in the attribute of the QR code 5, the information is transferred to the “A01” folder in the document management server 500 via the network control unit 140. In the error processing, the error status is presented on the display unit 170, and the content such as the list displayed on the display unit 170 is corrected by rereading the document in accordance with the operation from the user. Further, when an error document is specified, for example, the error document is collectively deleted.

  The display unit 170 is a liquid crystal panel, for example, and presents necessary information to the user. Further, the image data stored in the data storage unit 130 and the data of the document management tables 51, 52 and 53 are displayed as a list. The operation input unit 180 is, for example, a keyboard or a mouse, receives an instruction from the user, and notifies the overall control unit 110.

  Next, the first to third embodiments using the document processing system 600 will be specifically described.

<Example 1>
In the following, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8, when only the first document of a document group is attached with a QR code (that is, printed or attached to the document), processing is performed in units of document groups. Examples will be described. In this case, all the documents in one document group are subjected to the same processing according to the attribute information indicated by the QR code given to the first document.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the document management table 51 stored in the data storage unit 130 according to the present embodiment. The document management table 51 shown in FIG. 3 includes the documents 31 to 33 and the document group B (that is, “B12345”) of the document group A (that is, the document group identified by the management number “A11111”) via the scanner 10. A list of data storing QR code information obtained by decoding the QR code 5 after reading the documents 41 and 42 of the document group identified by the management No.) is shown. In FIG. The information from 101 to color conversion 107 is information included in the QR code 5 attached to the document 31 or 41 (that is, the QR code 5a or the QR code 5b). In the example of FIG. 3, according to the QR code 5 a attached to the document 31, “total number: 3”, “transfer destination: A01”, “resolution: 300 dpi”, “compression” are used as the attribute information of the documents in the document group A. It is shown that “method: GIF” and “color conversion processing: color”. On the other hand, according to the QR code 5b attached to the document 41, “total number: 2”, “layout: 2 in 1”, “transfer destination: B02”, “resolution: 200 dpi”, It is shown that “compression method: JPEG” and “color conversion processing: monochrome”.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a state of the document management table 51 stored in the data storage unit 130 when a code is missed in some documents in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4A, when the QR code 5b in the first page document of the document group B is read out, the image data of the document group B is read immediately before, not the document of the document group B. Registered as a document group A document. However, since the total number of the document group A is “3”, it is clear that the document group A and the document group B have not been correctly read. In this case, the document is subjected to error processing. As error processing in this case, it is assumed that “the code content of the document management table 51 is corrected” for the document group B. FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a state of the document management table 51 in which the attribute information of the document group B is corrected by performing the above error processing.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state of the document management table 51 stored in the data storage unit 130 when document omission or double feed occurs in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, even if the document 41 of the first page of the document group B is missing due to missing documents or the third sheet 33 of the document group A read just before, it is lost by double feed. Documents other than the eyes are registered not as a document group B document but as a document group A document. However, since the total number of the document group A is “3”, it is clear that the document group A and the document group B were not correctly read, and this case is also subject to error processing. As error processing in this case, it is assumed that a missing document (in the present embodiment, the first page of document group B) is “re-read and then the code content is corrected”. By performing the error processing described above, the first page of the document group B is compensated, the attribute information of the document group B is corrected, and the document management table is in the same state as in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the document processing apparatus 100 in this embodiment.

  First, when a “start” instruction is received from the user via the operation input unit 180 (S100: Yes), the document reading unit 120 transmits a “reading instruction” to the scanner 10 (S102). Further, the document reading unit 120 receives the image data from the scanner 10 (S104), decodes the QR code 5, and transmits the decoded QR code information to the overall control unit 110 together with the image data (S106).

  Next, the overall control unit 110 checks whether or not there is QR code information decoded together with the received image data (S108). When there is QR code information (S108: Yes), the overall control unit 110 writes the QR code information in the document management table 51 and stores the image data of the read document in association with the QR code information in the data storage unit 130. (S114). On the other hand, when there is no QR code information (S108: No), the latest QR code information is copied to the document management table 51, and the read image data is stored in the data storage unit 130 in association with the QR code information ( (S110), the display unit 170 displays the image data and the QR code information written in the document management table 51 as a list (S116). The overall control unit 110 repeats the above processing for all documents (S102 to S118).

  When the above processing is completed, the document group distribution unit 1501 of the processing content determination unit 150 reads the document management table 51 in accordance with an instruction from the overall control unit 110, and reads one management number. (S120), and this management No. Attribute information is extracted from the QR code information corresponding to (S122). Furthermore, the error status determination unit 1502 of the processing content determination unit 150 refers to the data storage unit 130 and refers to the management number. The image data of the document read as a document group corresponding to is counted, and the number of sheets is compared with the “total number” in the attribute information (S124). If they match (S126: Yes), Management No. And the attribute information are notified to the overall control unit 110. If they do not match (S126: No), the group processing determining unit 1503 determines that the management No. Error processing is determined and notified to the overall control unit 110 to cause the document processing unit 160 to execute error processing (S146).

  Subsequently, the overall control unit 110 performs the management No. And the attribute information are notified to the document processing unit 160, and the document processing unit 160 receives the management number. The image data of the document group corresponding to is read, layout processing (S130), resolution conversion processing (S132), compression processing (S134), or color conversion processing (S136) is performed according to the instructed attribute information, and the processed data The image data is updated (replaced) in (S138). When the update of the image data ends, the document processing unit 160 instructs the network control unit 140 to transfer via the overall control unit 110 when the transfer is specified in the attribute information (S140: Yes), and the network control unit 140 transmits the image data of the designated document group to the designated transfer destination (S142).

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the contents of the error processing (S146) in FIG.

  First, the document processing unit 160 determines whether or not the management number determined by the processing content determination unit 150 for execution of error processing. An error is displayed on the list (S200). Then, for example, on a pop-up screen, the user is prompted to determine whether the document needs to be re-read (S202). The user visually checks the display screen to determine whether the document needs to be read again. Thereafter, when the document processing unit 160 receives an instruction from the user to not perform re-reading (S202: No), the document processing unit 160 receives a list correction by the user (S206), and based on the list correction performed by the user. The document management table 51 is updated (S208). On the other hand, when an instruction to re-read is received from the user (S202: Yes), re-reading of the document set by the user is instructed (S204), and image data of the read document is displayed. The user visually checks the displayed image data and corrects the list. The document processing unit 160 accepts the correction of the list (S206), updates the document management table 51 in the data storage unit 130, and stores the read image data in the data storage unit 130 in association with the document management table 51. (S208). Thereafter, the above management No. The image data of the document group corresponding to is sorted.

  FIG. 8 is a display example of the display unit 170. As shown in FIG. 8, the screen 171 includes a document display screen 173, an operation button group, and an attribute information display screen 177. The document display screen 172 displays an image of the read document. The operation button group includes, for example, a discard button 174, a correction button 175, and a save button 176. In the attribute information display screen 177, the management numbers of all the documents read continuously at a time are displayed. And the attribute information are displayed in a list (can be scrolled). For example, a line designated by the user via the operation input unit 180 is a line 178 surrounded by a thick line (may be highlighted). The image data corresponding to the designated row is displayed on the document display screen 173 as an image image. In addition, for example, the operation button group can discard, store, and modify a designated line of image data corresponding to the designated line. Further, the order of the image data corresponding to the line may be changed by exchanging the lines of the list via the operation input unit 180 such as by dragging the mouse. In addition, the management No. As the image data of the document group based on is sorted, the rows in the display list may be automatically replaced.

  Note that errors at the time of reading include (1) the QR code 5 is not read (however, there is image data) and (2) double feed / document missing (no image data).

  A display example at the time of error processing will be described using the example of FIGS. 4 and 5 described above. When the QR code 5 is not read, the total number of document groups A included in the QR code 5 is “3”. However, management no. There are five documents read as “A11111”, and the contents are displayed on the screen. For example, the line corresponding to the document determined as an error (in this case, five documents read as the document of the document group A) is highlighted. Thereafter, the management number of the document group B is determined according to the user's instruction (instruction using the operation button group, the keyboard, or the like). And modify the contents of attribute information.

  On the other hand, in the case of double feed / document missing, the total number of document groups A included in the QR code 5 is “3”. There are four documents read as “A11111”, and the contents are displayed on the screen. Thereafter, re-reading is performed in accordance with the user's instruction, and the correct image data of the document group B and the management No. corresponding thereto are displayed. And update attribute information.

<Example 2>
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which processing is performed in units of document groups in the case where QR codes are attached to all documents in the document group will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13.

  In this embodiment, since documents are distributed in units of document groups, and processing is performed in units of the document groups, QR codes are attached to all the documents, so each document can be processed for each document. is there.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the document management table 52 stored in the data storage unit 130 in the present embodiment. 9, via the scanner 10, the documents 31 to 33 of the document group A, the documents 41 to 42 of the document group B, and the document 4 of the document group C (that is, the document group identified by the management number “C54321”). A list of data to be stored after reading a mixture of sheets is shown. In the example of FIG. 9, the page 108 and sort necessity information 109 attribute information are added to the QR table 5 attached to all documents in addition to the attribute information of the management table 51 in the first embodiment. The situation is shown. Note that the same attribute information is included in the document group B and the document group C.

  FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C are diagrams illustrating an example of the document management table 52 stored in the data storage unit 130 according to the present exemplary embodiment. FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating a state in which a part of a document is lost due to double feed or document omission as in FIG. 5 of the first embodiment. FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a state after sorting the pages in the document management table 52 in FIG. Further, FIG. 10C shows a temporary management No. when the QR code information cannot be read in the document management table 52 of FIG. Is a diagram showing a state of the document management table 52 in which “ERROR” is written.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the document processing apparatus 100 in this embodiment. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected about the process same as the process in FIG. 6 of the said Example 1, The description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The overall control unit 110 checks the presence or absence of QR code information for the received image data (S108), and if there is QR code information (S108: Yes), writes the QR code information in the document management table 52 and the QR code information. The image data of the document read in association with is stored in the data storage unit 130 (S114).

  On the other hand, if there is no QR code information (S108: No), the management number temporarily set in the document management table 52 is displayed. (For example, “ERROR”) is written, and the image data of the read document is stored in the data storage unit 130 in association with the information (S300).

  Thereafter, the overall control unit 110 causes the display unit 170 to display the image data and the QR code information written in the document management table 52 as a list (S116). The overall control unit 110 repeats the above processing for all documents (S102 to S118).

  As processing subsequent to the above, in this embodiment, first, error determination is performed as to whether or not there is image data from which QR code information has not been read, and error processing is executed accordingly. This operation will be described with reference to S302 to S306 in FIG. 11 and S302 to S318 in FIG. In the case of FIG. 11, the error status determination unit 1502 of the processing content determination unit 150 reads the document management table 52 and determines a temporary management number. Whether or not there is a temporary management number. If it is determined that there is a group management determining unit 1503, the temporary management No. A process for deleting the image associated with is determined, and the result is transmitted to the overall control unit 110, and the overall control unit 110 transmits the result to the document processing unit 160 (S304). Temporary management No. If there is any (S304: Yes), the document processing unit 160 determines the temporary management number. The image data associated with is deleted. Subsequently, the document group distribution unit 1501 of the processing content determination unit 150 displays another management number. Is identified (S120). In the case of FIG. Since the image data (image data of documents for which QR code information could not be read) to which data has been added is erased all at once, even if an error occurs when QR code information cannot be read, Both errors are corrected by rereading later (S346).

  On the other hand, in the case of FIG. 12, the error status determination unit 1502 of the processing content determination unit 150 reads the document management table 52 and determines a temporary management number. If it is determined that there is a group (S304: Yes), the group processing determination unit 1503 gives a temporary management number to the user. The document processing unit 160 determines a process for instructing the user to modify the list corresponding to the temporary management number. Is instructed to correct the list corresponding to (S316). The user checks the screen and corrects the corresponding line, and the document processing unit 160 accepts the correction made by the user and updates the data in the document management table 52 (S318). Subsequently, the document group distribution unit 1501 of the processing content determination unit 150 displays another management number. Is identified (S120). In the case of FIG. For the error that the QR code information could not be read without deleting the image data (image data of the document for which the QR code information could not be read) to which In case of document omission or double feed error, error correction is performed by re-reading later (S346).

  In this embodiment, since all documents are assigned QR codes, and the pages of each document are included in the QR code attribute information, the sort process (S302) can be performed, and the documents are grouped into document groups. In addition to sorting, each document within a document group can be rearranged.

  In the second embodiment, the case where processing is performed in units of document groups has been described. Of course, in order to perform different processing in units of individual documents in the document group, different attribute information in units of documents is provided in the QR code. It may be defined.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the contents of error processing (S346) related to rereading of image data in this embodiment.

  First, the group processing determination unit 1503 of the processing content determination unit 150 displays the management number of the document group in which an error has occurred. And the page of the document in which the error has occurred is identified (S400). The page is displayed, the process for requesting the user to re-read is determined, and the content is transmitted to the overall control unit 110. The overall control unit 110 transmits the content received from the processing content determination unit 150 to the document processing unit 160. The document processing unit 160 manages the management number of the identified document. And the page is displayed, and the user is requested to re-read (S402). The user sets the designated document on the scanner 10. In response to a request from the document processing unit 160, the overall control unit 110 instructs the document reading unit 120 to reread the set document (S404). Then, the image data of the set document is stored in the data storage unit 130, the decoded QR code information is written in the document management table, and the data update is finished (S408). Thereafter, the document group distribution unit 1501 of the processing content determination unit 150 revisits the management number. The image data of the document group corresponding to the management number. The attribute information corresponding to is extracted and notified to the overall control unit 110.

<Example 3>
In the following, referring to FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, a case where QR codes are attached to all documents and information is described only on one side in a document group (hereinafter referred to as “one-sided document”). )) And a document in which information is written on both sides (hereinafter referred to as “double-sided document”) will be described. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the scanner 10, 20 or 30 has a double-sided reading function.

  FIGS. 14A and 14B are diagrams illustrating an example of the document management table 53 stored in the data storage unit 130 in this embodiment. FIG. 14A is a diagram showing the state of the document management table 53 when a document group A having two single-sided documents and a document group C having one double-sided document is read. In this case, the single-sided document is deleted. FIG. 14B is a diagram showing the state of the document management table 53 when the document groups are arranged and unnecessary image data of a single-sided document is deleted.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the document processing apparatus 100 in this embodiment. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected about the process same as the process in FIG. 11 of the said Example 2, The description is abbreviate | omitted.

  First, when receiving a “start” instruction from the user via the operation input unit 180 (S100: Yes), the document reading unit 120 instructs the scanner 10 to read both sides of one document (S500). The image data is received (S104), the QR code is decoded and transmitted to the overall control unit 110 together with the QR code information.

  The overall control unit 110 checks the presence of QR code information for the received image data (S108). If there is QR code information (S108: Yes), the overall control unit 110 reads the image data of the document read in association with the QR code information. The data is stored in the data storage unit 130 (S114). On the other hand, when there is no QR code information (S108: No), the management No. temporarily set in the document management table 53 is displayed. The image data of the read document is stored in the data storage unit 130 in association with the information (S300).

  Further, the overall control unit 110 checks the QR code information of each document (S502), and deletes useless back side image data and corresponding QR code information from the document management table 52 for a single-sided document (S504).

  Thereafter, the overall control unit 110 causes the display unit 170 to display the image data and the QR code information written in the document management table 53 as a list (S116). The overall control unit 110 repeats the above processing for all documents (S500 to S118), and then executes the subsequent processing (S302 to S144).

  Further, in the following fourth and fifth embodiments, embodiments that can deal with errors other than document loss will be described. That is, by using the code information, it is possible to cope with various errors by performing error detection and error processing, thereby realizing a document processing apparatus that can further improve user convenience. .

<Example 4>
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which error processing and image processing are linked will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 20 in which the content of image processing is determined according to the content of the error. In the first to third embodiments, the processing to be performed on the image (for example, S130 to S136 in FIG. 6) is determined according to the code attribute information. In this embodiment, the code attribute is used to deal with an error. Image processing that is not defined in the information is also performed, and it is possible to deal with errors more flexibly.

  In the present embodiment, the QR code is attached only to the first document in the document group in the first embodiment, and the QR code is attached to all the documents in the second and third embodiments. However, here, a case where QR codes are attached to all documents will be described as an example.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the document management table 54 stored in the data storage unit 130 in this embodiment. FIG. 16 shows the code information of the document read through the scanner 10, but in addition to the attribute information in the first to third embodiments, whether to correct the image with the attribute information 110 indicating the size of the document. Attribute information 111 indicating whether or not to be included is included.

  When reading a document, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, when another document such as a voucher is attached to the document by gluing or the like, the document may be digitized while protruding from the mount document.

  For example, in accounting-related forms, it is common to attach a voucher such as a receipt, but the attachment work is entrusted manually, and the attached voucher often protrudes from the mount. In general, when a document is read by a scanner, a final line I1 in the reading direction is detected by a CCD sensor, a vertical length h2 is set up to the final line, and a width of the scanner ruler is set as a horizontal length w2. It is possible to generate an image and make it an image without losing any protruding portion (a method for determining a document area is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-208564 as an example). However, if you do so, the size of each image will be different. For example, when browsing multiple images continuously, you must scroll the screen one by one to check the whole image. There will be troublesomeness.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the size of the document corresponding to the mount is defined by a QR code, and the above-mentioned protrusion is detected as an error by comparing with the size of the image of the digitized document, and there is a demand for correction. For example, correction processing is performed to a specified size.

  On the other hand, when reading a document, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, the document may be inserted into the scanner at an angle and digitized while being inclined. In this case as well, the region indicated by the broken line is digitized by the same processing as in the fourth embodiment, but this is the case when the oblique angle (α °) is large or the character written in the document is small. When browsing in this state, it is very difficult for the user to see and leads to a decrease in business efficiency.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, even in the case of such oblique reading, the document size is defined by a QR code and detected as an error by comparing it with the vertical length h3 of the digitized document image. If there is a request for correction, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, the entire image data is rotated so that the document has a normal orientation.

  The specific processing flow of the present embodiment described above is shown in the flowchart of FIG. 19, but the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart of FIG. The description in is omitted. In this embodiment, error processing (4) (S546) is performed following the error processing in S346, and then image processing according to the attribute is performed (S128 to S144). The content of “error processing (4)” (S546) will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, the error status determination unit 1502 of the processing content determination unit 150 includes the vertical lengths h2 and h3 and the horizontal length w2 of the first image data of the document group and an attribute indicating the size of the QR code document. If it is different from the information 110 (however, it may be set to allow some errors), it is determined as an error (S600: No), and then the group processing determination unit 1503 of the processing content determination unit 150 Referring to the attribute information 111 as to whether or not to correct the image, if the correction is set to be performed (S602: Yes), the image is scanned to detect the inclination α °. As an example of the detection method of α °, there is a method of obtaining the inclination α ° from the left and right upper end coordinates (X1, Y1) and (X2, Y2) of the document image (reference example: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-270908). . Here, when α ° is zero (however, it may be set to allow some errors), it is determined that there is no inclination (S604: No), and is corrected to a predetermined size (for example, attribute information 110). The processing to be performed is determined and the document processing unit 160 is instructed. Then, the document processing unit 160 actually executes the determined process (S606), and updates (replaces) the image data with the processed data (S610).

  On the other hand, if α ° is not zero (however, it may be set to allow some errors), the group processing determination unit 1503 determines that the oblique reading has been performed (S604: Yes), and performs the rotation correction. It decides to do and instructs the document processing unit 160. Then, the document processing unit 160 rotates the entire image by α ° to correct the image of the document portion so that it becomes a normal position (S608), and updates (replaces) the image data with the processed data (S610).

  When the update of the image data is finished, the overall control unit 110 subsequently determines the presence / absence of other image data (S612). If there is, the above processing (S600 to S612) is repeated, and there is no other image data. (S612: No), the error process (4) is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the error status determination unit 1502 determines that there is no error (S600: Yes) and when the group processing determination unit 1503 does not determine the correction process (S602: No), the document processing unit 160 corrects the image data. Whether or not there is other image data is determined without being performed (S612).

  The corrected size may be reduced to a size specified in the QR code, or conversely, a size larger than the size specified in the QR code (for example, if the QR code is A4) (A3) The correction may be enlarged. Even if it is not defined in the QR code, the use of a general-purpose defined size such as A3 or A4 still exhibits the effect of unifying the size and meeting the user's request.

  Through the above processing, it is possible to correct documents that have been oversized and digitized appropriately, to make the image data of each document a uniform size or as desired by the user, and to digitize while still reading diagonally. It is possible to appropriately rotate and correct the recorded document, and to store the image data of each document in a normal direction, thereby improving the convenience for the user.

<Example 5>
In the following, referring to FIGS. 21 to 25, in the embodiment in which the content of the image processing is determined according to the content of the error, if an error occurs, no image processing is performed for the document group in which the error has occurred. An embodiment in which all data is erased and the processing is terminated will be described.

  In this embodiment, even when the QR code is attached only to the first document in the document group in Embodiment 1, the QR code is attached to all the documents in Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3. Although the present invention can also be applied to a case, here, a case where QR codes are attached to all documents will be described as an example.

  In this embodiment, a terminal (not shown) of a person in charge of a document (original) to be read (for example, the person who created the document or a person in charge of the management department) and the document processing apparatuses 100, 200, and 300 are connected to each other. It is assumed that they are connected via the Internet and can be sent and received by e-mail or the like.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of the document management table 55 stored in the data storage unit 130 in the present embodiment. FIG. 21 shows the code information of the document read through the scanner 10, but in addition to the attribute information in the first to third embodiments, attribute information 112 indicating the number of vouchers attached to the document and the like. Attribute information 113 representing the ID of the person in charge of the document is included.

  For example, in an accounting-related form, even if a voucher is required to be attached, the attachment may be forgotten or may not be peeled off. However, when trying to read a large number of forms at once, it is a heavy burden for the user to check for missing attachments one by one on the screen. In addition, it collects forms from each department and specializes in scanning such as a scanner center. When reading all at once in this department, it is very difficult to manually detect an attached omission form from a large number of forms. Moreover, even if it is discovered, it takes a lot of work to confirm the contents, check the person in charge and their contact information, and request correction of deficiencies. Furthermore, even if an omission is found in a department that specializes in scanning, if the cooperation with the person in charge is not successful, the management of the form that needs to be re-read due to omission of attachment will be sloppy and re-read. The danger of being forgotten without being done is considered.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to prevent the document from being stored electronically in a state where the attachment is left unattached, the number of vouchers attached to the document is defined by a QR code, and the electronic document is stored. By analyzing the image and comparing it with the number of attachments detected, the above-mentioned attachment omission is detected as an error, and the image data and code information of all the documents in the group including the document detected as an error are processed before image processing. To avoid wasted image processing and saving data while leaving deficiencies.

  In addition, by defining the person-in-charge ID in the QR code and automatically notifying the person in charge of the document by e-mail etc. about the omission of attachments, it is possible to reduce the trouble of error notification and prepare for re-reading. Encourage the person in charge to confirm.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, when an error due to omission of attachment occurs, the retry management table 61 is created. FIG. 22 shows an example of the retry management table 61. The retry management table 61 shows the management number of the document group of the document in which the error has occurred, the date on which the error has occurred, the person in charge ID of the document, and the document. Consists of items such as a resubmission deadline for rereading, and manages missing documents from the occurrence of an error until the successful rereading. The retry management table 61 is created by the document processing unit 160 and stored in the data storage unit 130. This retry management table 61 collectively manages documents in which errors due to omissions of document attachments occur and prevents them from being left as errors.

  The specific processing flow in the present embodiment is shown in the flowchart of FIG. 23, but the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart of FIG. Is omitted.

  In this embodiment, following the error processing of S346, “error processing (5)” (S746) is performed, and the document group in which an attachment omission error has not occurred (ie, “ERR = 1”) is set to (C ), And thereafter, image processing according to the attribute is performed (S128 to S144). On the other hand, for a document group in which an error has occurred (that is, “ERR = 2”), the process proceeds to (D), and the process ends without performing image processing according to the attribute. The contents of error processing (5) (S746) will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 24 and FIG.

  First, the error status determination unit 1502 of the processing content determination unit 150 analyzes the first image data of the document group, detects the number of attached vouchers and the like, detects the detected number, and the QR code. The attribute information 112 indicating the number of attached sheets is compared (S700). If they match (S700: Yes), it is not determined as an error, and then the overall control unit 110 checks whether there is another image (S700). S702). If the error is not determined, the process for confirming the number of attached sheets is repeated until there are no more undetermined images (S700 to S702). When all the image data of the document group are confirmed and there is no defect in the attached voucher or the like (S702: No), the flag “ERR” is set to “1” (S712), and the flowchart of FIG. Return to.

  On the other hand, when the number of sheets detected by the analysis of the image data does not match the attribute information 112 indicating the number of attached QR codes (S700: No), the error status determination unit 1502 determines that there is an error and determines the processing content determination unit 150. The group processing determination unit 1503 of the management No. determined as an error. Is determined not to perform image processing according to the attribute, and a series of error processing is separately determined, and the document processing unit 160 is instructed.

  Upon receiving the instruction, the document processing unit 160 first sends a message “Incomplete attachment of voucher etc.” to the e-mail address of the person in charge based on the person-in-charge ID 113 of the QR code via the network control unit 140. A mail is created and notified (S704). Here, a notification destination is obtained by using a master (not shown) of an e-mail address associated with the ID. Subsequently, the document processing unit 160 determines the management number of the error occurrence document. A notification screen including such as is created and an error is notified via the display unit 170 (S706).

  Upon receiving the notification, the user collects the original of the corresponding document, and saves it as an error document separately from the other originals. At this time, the address or the like of the person in charge may be displayed on the notification screen so that the user can return the collected manuscript to the person in charge while viewing it. Subsequently, the document processing unit 160 reads the retry management table 61 of the data storage unit 130, adds information on a newly generated error, and updates it (S708).

  Thereafter, the document processing unit 160 determines the management number. The document management table 56 is searched based on this, and the code information and image data of the document group including the error occurrence document are deleted (S710), and the overall control unit 110 sets “2” to the flag “ERR”. (S714), the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the above processing ends, the overall control unit 110 ends the processing related to the document of this group.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a method of analyzing the image data and detecting the number of attached vouchers and the like. Here, as an example, it is assumed that a document has a predetermined regular pattern, and a rule for attaching a voucher or the like is set on the pattern. The image data to be analyzed is first converted into a binary image, and the continuity of the pattern is verified. As shown in FIG. 25, when the vouchers a and b are attached, it can be seen that the continuity of the pattern of the mount (here, the stripe) is interrupted twice. Therefore, “attached voucher = 2 sheets” is detected.

  By the above processing, it is possible to prevent the image from being stored without omission of the attachment, and further, until it is re-read in a complete state without being left as an error by the notification to the person in charge or the retry management table 61. Can be managed.

  Although FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which a document group is stored in the document management server 500 from the document processing apparatus 100 or the like, the present invention can be used for transmission / reception between facsimiles via a public line (not shown). Is also applicable.

  In the present invention, the embodiment has been described using the QR code. However, the present invention is not limited to the QR code, and other codes such as a two-dimensional code and a barcode other than the QR code may be used.

  The “QR code” used in the examples of the present invention is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

  The present invention can be used for a scanner and other apparatuses having a scanner function, a personal computer, a document processing system including a file server, or a facsimile apparatus.

It is an example of the hardware constitutions in the present invention. FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a document processing apparatus according to the present invention. (B) is a block diagram showing a configuration of a processing content determination unit in the document processing apparatus according to the present invention. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document management table stored in a data storage unit in Embodiment 1. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the mode of the document management table at the time of reading of the code at the time of the reading in Example 1. FIG. (B) is a figure which shows the mode of the document management table after correction. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state of a document management table when a document omission or double feed occurs during reading in Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the document processing apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the error process in FIG. 6 is a display example of a display unit during error processing in the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document management table stored in a data storage unit in the second embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the mode of the document management table when the defect | deletion arises at the time of reading in Example 2. FIG. (B) is a figure which shows the mode of the document management table after correction. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the document processing apparatus according to the second exemplary embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a modification of error processing of the document processing apparatus according to the second exemplary embodiment. 12 is a flowchart illustrating details of error processing in the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the mode of the document management table in Example 3. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the document processing apparatus according to the third exemplary embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document management table stored in a data storage unit according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example when another document such as a voucher is attached to a document according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a case where a document is obliquely inserted into a scanner and is digitized while being inclined in the fourth embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a document processing apparatus according to a fourth exemplary embodiment. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of error processing (4) in the fourth embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document management table stored in a data storage unit in the fifth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a retry management table in the fifth embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a document processing apparatus according to a fifth exemplary embodiment. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of error processing (5) in the fifth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of analyzing image data and detecting the number of attached vouchers and the like in the fifth embodiment.

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5, 5a, 5b QR code 10, 20, 30 Scanner 100, 200, 300 Document processing device 110 Overall control unit 120 Document reading unit 130 Data storage unit 140 Network control unit 150 Processing content determination unit 160 Document processing unit 170 Display unit 400 LAN
500 document management server 600 document processing system 1500 interface unit 1501 document group distribution unit 1502 error status determination unit 1503 group processing determination unit

Claims (8)

  A document processing apparatus that digitizes a block of documents including at least one document group composed of one or more documents,
  In the document group, a code is printed or attached to at least the first document, and the code is an attribute that is an identification number for specifying the document group and information relating to processing performed on the digitized document. Including the information, the attribute information includes information indicating the size of the document constituting the document group and information indicating whether correction is necessary for the image related to the document,
  The document processing apparatus includes:
  Document reading means for obtaining data of the digitized document and reading the code attached to the document;
  Processing content determination means for determining the content of processing to be performed on the digitized document in the document group based on the attribute information included in the read code and the error status of the read document;
  Document processing means for performing the determined processing,
  The processing content determination means includes
  A document group sorting unit that identifies a document group based on the identification number and sorts the digitized document for each document group;
  An error status determination unit that detects a size of the digitized document and determines that it is an error when comparing the detected size and the size indicated by the attribute information to determine a mismatch;
  If the error status determination unit determines that an error has occurred and the information included in the attribute information indicates that the correction is required, the computer detects the tilt of the digitized document and adds the digitized document to the digitized document. If it is determined that there is no inclination, a process for correcting only the size of the document is determined. If it is determined that the digitized document has an inclination, a group process for determining a process for correcting the rotation of the document is determined. With a decision unit
  A document processing apparatus characterized by that.   A document processing apparatus that digitizes a block of documents including at least one document group composed of one or more documents,
  The document group includes a document on which a voucher is pasted, and the code is printed or attached to at least the first document. The code is an identification number for specifying the document group and is digitized. Attribute information that is information relating to processing performed on the document, and the attribute information includes information indicating the number of vouchers attached to the document,
  The document processing apparatus includes:
  Document reading means for obtaining data of the digitized document and reading the code attached to the document;
  Processing content determination means for determining the content of processing to be performed on the digitized document in the document group based on the attribute information included in the read code and the error status of the read document;
  Document processing means for performing the determined processing,
  The processing content determination means includes
A document group sorting unit that identifies a document group based on the identification number and sorts the digitized document for each document group;
  When the number of vouchers attached to the document is detected by verifying the continuity of the pattern in the document, the number of vouchers indicated by the attribute information is compared with the number of the vouchers detected, and they do not match Is an error status determination unit that determines an error;
  When the error status determination unit determines that an error has occurred, the identification number of the document is recognized based on the read code, and the identification number is assigned to the read code of the read document. A group process determining unit that determines that a process to be performed on the document based on the attribute information is not to be executed for the document to be included.
  A document processing apparatus characterized by that.   The attribute information indicates the content of compression processing for the digitized document,
  The processing content determination means determines a method of compression processing of the image data of the document based on the attribute information,
  The document processing means compresses the image data by the determined compression processing method.
  The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document processing apparatus is a document processing apparatus.   A document processing method for digitizing a block of documents including at least one document group composed of one or more documents,
  In the document group, a code is printed or attached to at least the first document, and the code is an attribute that is an identification number for specifying the document group and information relating to processing performed on the digitized document. Including the information, the attribute information includes information indicating the size of the document constituting the document group and information indicating whether correction is necessary for the image related to the document,
  The document processing method includes:
  A document reading step of acquiring data of the digitized document and reading the code attached to the document;
  A processing content determination step for determining the content of processing to be performed on the digitized document in the document group based on the attribute information included in the read code and the error status of the read document;
  A document processing step for performing the determined processing,
  The processing content determination step includes
  A document group sorting sub-step of identifying a document group based on the identification number and sorting the digitized document for each document group;
  An error status determination sub-step for detecting a size of the digitized document, and comparing the detected size with the size indicated by the attribute information to determine that there is a mismatch;
  When the error status determination sub-step determines an error and the information included in the attribute information indicates that the correction is necessary, the computerized document is detected by detecting the tilt of the computerized document. If it is determined that the document has no inclination, a process for determining only the size of the document is determined. If it is determined that the digitized document has an inclination, a group for determining the process for correcting the rotation of the document is determined. Processing decision sub-steps
  A document processing method.   A document processing method for digitizing a block of documents including at least one document group composed of one or more documents,
  The document group includes a document on which a voucher is pasted, and the code is printed or attached to at least the first document. The code is an identification number for specifying the document group and is digitized. Attribute information that is information relating to processing performed on the document, and the attribute information includes information indicating the number of vouchers attached to the document,
  The document processing method includes:
  A document reading step of acquiring data of the digitized document and reading the code attached to the document;
  A processing content determination step for determining the content of processing to be performed on the digitized document in the document group based on the attribute information included in the read code and the error status of the read document;
  A document processing step for performing the determined processing,
  The processing content determination step includes
A document group sorting sub-step of identifying a document group based on the identification number and sorting the digitized document for each document group;
  When the number of vouchers attached to the document is detected by verifying the continuity of the pattern in the document, the number of vouchers indicated by the attribute information is compared with the number of the vouchers detected, and they do not match Is an error status determination sub-step for determining an error, and
  When it is determined that an error has occurred in the error status determination sub-step, the identification number of the document is recognized based on the read code, and the identification number is included in the read code among the read documents. A group processing determination sub-step for determining that the processing to be performed on the document based on the attribute information is not executed for the document including
  A document processing method.   A program for causing a computer to execute a document group composed of one or more documents, which is used in a document processing apparatus that digitizes a block of documents included in at least one document,
  The program for making a computer perform each step of Claim 4 or 5.   A document processing system comprising a scanner, a document processing device, and a document management server,
  The scanner includes a digitized data transmitting unit that reads a document including a code attached thereto, digitizes the document, and transmits the digitized data to the document processing apparatus.
  The document processing apparatus includes:
  A document processing apparatus that digitizes a block of documents including at least one document group composed of one or more documents,
  In the document group, a code is printed or attached to at least the first document, and the code is an attribute that is an identification number for specifying the document group and information relating to processing performed on the digitized document. Including the information, the attribute information includes information indicating the size of the document constituting the document group and information indicating whether correction is necessary for the image related to the document,
  The document processing apparatus includes:
  Document reading means for obtaining data of the digitized document and reading the code attached to the document;
  Processing content determination means for determining the content of processing to be performed on the digitized document in the document group based on the attribute information included in the read code and the error status of the read document;
  Document processing means for performing the determined processing,
  The processing content determination means includes
  A document group sorting unit that identifies a document group based on the identification number and sorts the digitized document for each document group;
  An error status determination unit that detects a size of the digitized document and determines that it is an error when comparing the detected size and the size indicated by the attribute information to determine a mismatch;
  If the error status determination unit determines that an error has occurred and the information included in the attribute information indicates that the correction is required, the computer detects the tilt of the digitized document and adds the digitized document to the digitized document. If it is determined that there is no inclination, a process for correcting only the size of the document is determined. If it is determined that the digitized document has an inclination, a group process for determining a process for correcting the rotation of the document is determined. A determination unit,
  The document management server
  Document management means for receiving data indicating the document including the code from the document processing apparatus, and managing the document based on a code added to the received data.
  A document processing system characterized by that.   A document processing system comprising a scanner, a document processing device, and a document management server,
  The scanner includes a digitized data transmitting unit that reads a document including a code attached thereto, digitizes the document, and transmits the digitized data to the document processing apparatus.
  The document processing apparatus includes:
  A document processing apparatus that digitizes a block of documents including at least one document group composed of one or more documents,
  The document group includes a document on which a voucher is pasted, and the code is printed or attached to at least the first document. The code is an identification number for specifying the document group and is digitized. Attribute information that is information relating to processing performed on the document, and the attribute information includes information indicating the number of vouchers attached to the document,
  The document processing apparatus includes:
  Document reading means for obtaining data of the digitized document and reading the code attached to the document;
  Processing content determination means for determining the content of processing to be performed on the digitized document in the document group based on the attribute information included in the read code and the error status of the read document;
  Document processing means for performing the determined processing,
  The processing content determination means includes
A document group sorting unit that identifies a document group based on the identification number and sorts the digitized document for each document group;
  When the number of vouchers attached to the document is detected by verifying the continuity of the pattern in the document, the number of vouchers indicated by the attribute information is compared with the number of the vouchers detected, and they do not match Is an error status determination unit that determines an error;
  When the error status determination unit determines that an error has occurred, the identification number of the document is recognized based on the read code, and the identification number is assigned to the read code of the read document. A group process determining unit that determines that a process to be performed on the document based on the attribute information is not performed on the document including
  The document management server
  Document management means for receiving data indicating the document including the code from the document processing apparatus, and managing the document based on a code added to the received data.
  A document processing system characterized by that.

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