JP2000174945A - Picture processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily correct a read picture by speedily confirming a picture inputted from a digital copier shared and utilized by plural personal computers on LAN. SOLUTION: At the time of reading/inputting a document picture by a scanner part 11 of the digital copier, a confirming sheet obtained by reducing and printing these read picture is issued, the instruction of re-reading, that of the change of density and that of the change of resolution (rereading conditions) are written for each picture on the confirming sheet corresponding to the result of confirming the confirming sheet. The confirming sheet and the original of a document corresponding to this confirming sheet are placed on a scanner part 11 to be read. Thus, an original to be re-read and the change in density/ resolution of reading are judged according to the confirming sheet and a document picture is selectively read in accordance with the corresponding density and resolution by a scanner part 11 confirming to this judging result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to, for example, a personal network in which a plurality of personal computers and a digital copier having a scanner function are connected on a local network, and the scanner function of the digital copier is shared by each personal computer. The present invention relates to an image processing system used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been proposed a system in which a large-sized scanner is placed on a network and used from a personal computer (PC). In this case, the scanner is also provided with a network interface,
It is connected to an AN (Local Area Network).

[0003] A PC using a read image is also provided with a network interface and connected to a LAN.

The image read by the scanner is L
The AN is transmitted and sent to the PC. Also in such a case, it is considered that the scanner is shared and used for a plurality of PCs so that the scanner can be used.

[0005] However, in a scanner commonly used by a plurality of PCs, an image is sent to the PC via a LAN. When used by a plurality of PCs, the place where the scanner is installed and the place where the PC is installed may be separated from each other. In such a case, the user brings the document to the scanner, scans the document, returns to the PC, and checks the captured image.

At this time, if the read image is difficult to read lightly, is too dark, or does not meet the reading conditions well, the user has to go to the scanner again with the original document and scan again. is there. Also, L
There is also a problem that image data also flows on the AN and LAN traffic (the amount of data on the network) increases.

For this reason, it is desired that the user can immediately confirm the image read by the scanner without increasing the traffic on the LAN. Further, it is desired to easily set the read image when rescanning the image.

Therefore, conventionally, there is a problem that an image read by a shared scanner cannot be immediately confirmed, and that the read image cannot be easily corrected.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device comprising at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices. This eliminates the disadvantage that the image input by the device cannot be confirmed immediately and that the read image cannot be easily corrected.The image input by the image input device can be immediately confirmed and further read. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing system that can easily correct an image.

[0010]

An image processing system according to the present invention comprises at least one image processing system connected via a network.
A plurality of image output devices and one image input device commonly used by the image output devices, wherein the image input device comprises: reading means for sequentially reading images of a plurality of documents in document units; Storage means for storing an image read by the means, and a plurality of images read by the reading means are reduced and printed on a print medium for confirmation,
Printing means for printing a description frame for instructing re-reading for each reduced image and a description frame for instructing change of re-reading conditions on the print medium for confirmation, and further printing information indicating the print medium for confirmation; When the print medium for confirmation is read by the reading means, and reading of the print medium for confirmation is determined based on the read image based on information indicating the print medium for confirmation, the re-printing assigned to each image is performed. Judgment means for judging a rereading instruction and an instruction to change rereading conditions for each image based on the state of the description frame for instructing reading and the state of the description frame for instructing rereading conditions. The reading means selectively reads an image of the document corresponding to the image for which the reading instruction has been determined, and determines the conditions for this reading based on the instruction to change the re-reading condition determined by the determining means. Consisting of a processing means for reading to change.

An image processing system according to the present invention comprises at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices. Reading means for reading images of a plurality of documents in document units, storage means for sequentially storing images read by the reading means, and reducing each of the plurality of images in document units read by the reading means. Printing on a print medium for confirmation, a description frame for instructing re-reading for each reduced image and a description frame for instructing change of re-reading conditions are printed on the print medium for confirmation, and the print medium for confirmation is further printed. A printing unit for printing information indicating the above, and a printing medium for confirmation and a document including a plurality of originals corresponding to the printing medium for confirmation are placed on the reading unit. A first processing means for conveying sequentially,
By the first processing unit, the image of the print medium for confirmation is read by the reading unit by transporting the print medium for confirmation, and information indicating the print medium for confirmation is read from the read image. When the reading of the print medium for confirmation is determined, the rereading for each image is performed according to the state of the description frame assigned to each image and indicating the condition of rereading and the condition of the description frame indicating the condition of rereading. Determining means for determining an instruction for changing the rereading condition and an instruction for changing the rereading condition, and the first processing means sequentially transports the original placed on the reading means. The reading means selectively reads the image of the original corresponding to the read image, and changes the reading conditions based on the instruction to change the re-reading condition determined by the determining means. That consists of the second processing means.

An image processing system according to the present invention comprises at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices. Reading means for sequentially reading images of a plurality of documents in document units, storage means for storing images read by the reading means, and a print medium for reducing the plurality of images read by the reading means for confirmation And print a description frame for instructing re-reading for each reduced image and a description frame for instructing to change re-reading conditions on the print medium for confirmation, and print information indicating a print medium for confirmation. And a reading means for reading the print medium for confirmation by the reading means, and reading the print medium for confirmation from the read image based on information indicating the print medium for confirmation. When the re-reading is determined, the re-reading instruction and the re-reading condition for each image are determined according to the state of the description frame for re-reading and the condition of the re-reading condition assigned to each image. Determining means for determining an instruction to change the document, and selectively reading, by the reading means, an image of the document corresponding to the image for which the rereading instruction has been determined by the determining means; Processing means for changing and reading based on the determined instruction for changing the re-reading condition; and an image of the original read by this processing means, the image of the document in the storage means being instructed to re-read the corresponding document. And updating means for updating the stored contents.

An image processing system according to the present invention comprises at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices. Reading means for sequentially reading images of a plurality of documents in document units, storage means for storing images read by the reading means, and a print medium for reducing the plurality of images read by the reading means for confirmation Printing means for printing a description frame for instructing full-size printing on the print medium for confirmation and a description frame for instructing full-size printing for each reduced image, and further printing information indicating the print medium for confirmation; Reading the print medium for confirmation by the reading means, and determining reading of the print medium for confirmation from the read image based on information indicating the print medium for confirmation. At this time, a judgment means for judging an instruction of full-size printing for each image based on a state of a description frame for instructing full-size printing and a state of a description frame for giving full-size printing assigned to each image; Processing means for reading the image of the document corresponding to the image for which the print instruction is determined by the storage means, and printing the read image in the same size by the printing means;

An image processing system according to the present invention comprises at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices. Reading means for sequentially reading images of a plurality of documents in document units, storage means for storing images read by the reading means, and a print medium for reducing the plurality of images read by the reading means for confirmation Printing means for printing a description frame for instructing re-reading of all original images on the print medium for confirmation, and further printing information indicating the print medium for confirmation, and the print medium for confirmation Is read by the reading means, and when it is determined from the read image that the print medium for confirmation is to be read based on information indicating the print medium for confirmation,
Judgment means for judging an instruction for rereading the image of all the originals based on the state of the description frame for instructing rereading of the image of all the originals. Updating means for updating the storage content of each image of the corresponding document in the storage means with the read image.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an image processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an image processing system according to the present invention.

That is, the above-mentioned image processing system has the structure shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of personal computers (PCs: image output devices) are placed on a local network (LAN) 1.
2 and a digital copying machine 3 having a scanner function (image input device).

Thus, the PCs 2,... Receive and use the original image read by the scanner function of the digital copying machine 3, and the scanner function of the digital copying machine 3 is shared by the PCs 2,. It is being used.

The print information from PC2,.
1 to the digital copier 3 via
The print information is printed by the digital copying machine 3.

Each of the PCs 2 has a keyboard and a mouse as input units and a display unit.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the digital copying machine 3.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

When this digital copying machine 3 is used as a general copying machine, a scanner unit (scanner function)
The image signal read at 11 is sent to the printer unit 12 for printing. The scanner unit 11 is provided with a CCD sensor for this purpose and scans a document to convert light into an electric signal.

In this embodiment, the printer unit 12 is a device that performs printing using an electrophotographic method. For this reason, when receiving the electric signal of the image, the printer unit 12 prints the electric signal as an image on a sheet. In addition to the electrophotographic system, the printer unit 12 may employ an inkjet system.

The general description of the digital copying machine 3 will be given below.

This digital copying machine 3 has a CPU (central processing) for controlling its operation.
unit) 13, a ROM (Rend only) in which software for operating the digital copying machine 1 is stored.
memory 14, a RAM (random access) for temporarily storing image data and other operational data
ss memory 15, a hard disk drive (HDD) 16 for storing various data, a network interface 17 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the LAN 1,
A printer unit interface 18 for transferring signals to and from the printer unit 12, the printer unit 12 connected to the interface 18, and a scanner unit interface 1 for transferring signals to and from the scanner unit 11
9, the scanner unit 11 connected to the interface 19, the control panel 20 for displaying and accepting the instruction of the operation of the digital copying machine 3, the control panel interface 21 for transferring signals to and from the control panel 20, the printing The sorter 22 includes a sorter 22 that sorts the sorted sheets into bins and performs staple processing, a sorter control unit 23 that controls the sorter 22, and a sorter control unit interface 24 that exchanges signals with the sorter control unit 23.

The CPU 13 is connected to the RAM 15, ROM 14, HDD 16, network interface 17, printer interface 18, scanner interface 19, control panel interface 21 and sorter control interface 24 via a bus 25. Then, necessary signals are transferred between the respective units via the bus 25.

A case where an image of a document is read by the digital copying machine 3 and used by the PCs 2,... Will be described.

The scanner unit 11 is provided with an automatic document feeder (ADF), not shown. By placing a manuscript (document) having a plurality of pages on the manuscript table of the ADF, the manuscripts of a plurality of pages are automatically read one by one. Then, the read image of the document is stored in the HDD 16 as a file. At the time of this input (when reading and storing a document image), a user ID for specifying a user is input from the control panel 20 of the digital copying machine 3 and stored so that the user can access the user later from the PC 2,. Images are managed.

When the original on the ADF runs out, a sheet (confirmation sheet 50 described later) for confirming the image of the input original is printed by the printer unit 12. On the confirmation sheet, the input image of the document is reduced and a plurality of pages are printed on one sheet.

Also, when looking at the confirmation sheet, if the image of the original is not preferably read, if the density is high, if the density is low, or if the reading density is inappropriate, skew only one page of the original. It is possible to confirm that the input has been performed at an angle.

In such a case, the correction can be made by directly writing the correction on the confirmation sheet, attaching the confirmation sheet to the head of the document, and reading it again.

Next, an example of a management table for managing images read by the scanner unit 11 of the digital copying machine 3 will be described.

FIG. 3 shows the image management table 30. The image management table 30 has a job ID field 31, a user ID field 32, a registration date and time field 33, and an image pointer field 34. This image management table 30 is stored in the HDD 16.

Each time a bundle (document) of each document is read, a serial number is issued for organization and stored in the job ID field 31. The user ID field 32 stores a user ID (input when a document image is input) so that it can be determined who owns each job. The registration date and time field 33 stores the date and time when the document was read. The image pointer field 34 stores data indicating the file of the read image.

When the job is unnecessary by using this image from the PC 2,..., The job is deleted from the image management table 30. This figure 3
An example in which four jobs are registered in the image management table 30 shown in FIG.

Next, in this job management, who owns this job is managed. The digital copier 3 scans the original and manages the user from the PCs 2 so that the image cannot be used by others. That is, the original is scanned by the scanner unit 11 of the digital copying machine 3 so that only the images scanned by the PCs 2,. Therefore, in the digital copying machine 3, a user ID and a password are input from the control panel 20 when a document is input. At this time, it is confirmed whether the user ID and the password match.

FIG. 4 shows a user management table 40 storing the user ID and the password. This user management table 40 is stored in the HDD 16. The user management table 40 has a user ID field 41 and a user password field 42.

Next, an example of a confirmation sheet printed after reading an original by the scanner section 11 of the digital copying machine 3 will be described. Here, the original is read by the digital copying machine 3 on the LAN 1 and used by the PCs 2,... If the installation location of the digital copying machine 3 is far from the installation location of the PCs 2,. .. Until the user is not satisfied with the reading and needs to read it again, the user needs to go to the digital copying machine 3 again. In order to eliminate this complication, it is desirable that the input image be read immediately after reading the document by the digital copying machine 3, and if the document is unsatisfactory, it can be easily re-input, and a confirmation sheet is printed.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the confirmation sheet 50. The confirmation sheet 50 includes a job ID display area 51, a reading density display area 52, a page number area 53, a bar code display area 54 indicating a sheet ID, and an original size printing instruction area 5.
5. All-page reread instruction area 56 and image display area 5
Seven.

The job ID display area 51 displays the job number of the displayed image. The reading density display area 52 displays the density when these documents are read. In the page number area 53, the total number of pages of the confirmation sheet and the pages of the confirmation sheet are displayed. In this page, nine images are printed on one confirmation sheet. However, when the total number of documents is nine or more and the confirmation sheet 50 is composed of a plurality of pages, the confirmation sheet 50 is formed.
Page is shown. The bar code 54 is provided with a sheet ID as a serial number for each of the confirmation sheets 50, and the number is displayed as a bar code. A sheet ID is assigned to each confirmation sheet 50. The original size print instruction area 55 has a check area 58. The all-page reread instruction area 56 has a check area 59.

In the image display area 57, nine images are printed in this example. Then, one image among them is composed of an image page 60, an image 61 and an instruction check area 62. This image display area 57
FIG. 6 shows a portion of only one image extracted from FIG. The image page 60 displays the page of the image in the document (document). The image read by the scanner unit 11 is printed on the image 61. The check area 62 is a portion instructed by painting in the mark sheet method. The check area 62 includes a reread area 63 for instructing reread under the same conditions, a density instructing (reread condition) area 6.
4 and a density instruction (rereading condition) area 65. The density instruction area 64 includes a 600 dpi instruction check area 66, a 400 dpi instruction check area 67 and 20.
It has a 0 dpi indication check area 68. In the density instruction area 65, check areas 69, 1 and 2 for reading two steps deeper are provided.
There is a check area 70 for reading darkly one step, a check area 71 for reading lightly one step, and a check area 72 for reading lightly two steps.

An example of using the confirmation sheet 50 will be described. On the confirmation sheet 50, an image of a document (document) is reduced and printed. For this reason, when it is difficult to confirm, it is confirmed by printing only the page at the original size. In this case, the check area 59 of the full-size printing instruction area 55 is filled, and the check area 62 of the image to be printed in full-size is printed.
Fill one of the check areas. Then, the entirety of the confirmation sheet 50 is read by the scanner unit 11. At this time, only the confirmation sheet 50 is read without attaching a document.

Then, the printer unit 12 prints only the image whose check area 62 is marked.

If rereading of all originals is required under the same conditions, the check area 59 of the all-page rereading instruction area 56 is painted out. Then, the original is attached to all of the check sheets 50 and placed on the ADF platen, and the scanner unit 1
Read with 1.

If it is necessary to reread only the third page under the same conditions, the reread area 63 of the third page is painted out. Then, all the originals are attached to all of the check sheets 50, placed on the ADF original platen, and read by the scanner unit 11.

When it is desired to read only the fourth page at a density of 600 dpi, the density indication area 64 of the fourth page is set to 60.
The 0 dpi instruction check area 65 is painted out. And
All originals are attached to all of the check sheets 50, placed on the ADF, and read by the scanner unit 11.

To read only the fifth page one step lighter, the check area 71 of the fifth page density indication area 64 to be read one step thinner is painted out. Then, all originals are attached to all of the check sheets 50, placed on the ADF, and read by the scanner unit 11.

Further, different settings can be made on a plurality of pages at once. For example, the third page is read two steps deeper, the sixth page is read one step lighter, the seventh page is read at 200 dpi,
When reading the eighth page two steps thinner and reading the ninth page at 600 dpi, the designated area is filled in the check area 62 of each page, all the originals are attached to all of the check sheets 50, and placed on the ADF. The image is read by the scanner unit 11.

The confirmation sheet 50 is scanned by the scanner section 11.
Alternatively, when a document is read, the CPU 13 stores the read image in the RAM 15. Thereby, C
The PU 13 determines whether or not there is a bar code at a position corresponding to the bar code display area 54 of the read image stored in the RAM 15.
The reading of the confirmation sheet 50 is determined based on the contents of the barcode.

When the reading of the confirmation sheet 50 is determined, the CPU 13 determines whether or not the check areas 58 and 59 of the read image stored in the RAM 15 have been filled. Re-read area 63 for each check area 62, check areas 66, 67, 68 of the density indicating area 64, and check areas 69, 70, 71, 72 of the density indicating area 65.
Is determined, and the processing of the corresponding instruction is determined based on the determination results.

For example, when it is determined that the check area 58 has been filled, an instruction for original size printing is determined, and when it is determined that the check area 59 has been filled, an instruction for rereading all pages is determined. It has become.

If it is determined that the reread area 63 for each check area 62 of each image has been filled, an instruction to reread the corresponding page of the image under the same conditions is determined, and the check of each image is performed. If it is determined that any one of the check areas 66, 67, and 68 of the density instruction area 64 for each area 62 has been filled, an instruction of the density corresponding to the filled check area of the corresponding page of the image is given. Determine and check area 6 for each image
Each check area 69, 7 of the density indicating area 6 for each 2
When it is determined that any one of the colors 0, 71, and 72 has been filled, an instruction of the density corresponding to the filled check area of the corresponding page of the image is determined.

Next, the sheet I attached to the confirmation sheet 50
D will be described. In the confirmation sheet 50, the sheet is the confirmation sheet 50, and management is performed on what kind of image the confirmation sheet 50 is. This sheet ID
Is performed in the sheet ID management table 80. This sheet ID management table 80 is stored in the HDD 16. As shown in FIG. 7, the sheet ID management table 80 includes a sheet ID field 81, a job ID field 82, an image page number field 83, and an image pointer field 84.

In the sheet ID field 81, the sheet I
D is stored. A serial number is issued so that the sheet ID numbers do not overlap. In the job ID field 82, the confirmation sheet 50 indicated by this sheet ID is displayed.
The job ID is stored in association with the job ID management table 30 as to which job the image is related to. The confirmation sheet 5 is displayed in the image page number field 83.
The number of pages of the image to be printed is stored as 0. The image pointer field 84 stores data indicating the file of the read image.

In this example, the sheet ID "11101"
Is associated with the image of job ID4,
The first to ninth pages are printed, indicating that the image file is File004. The sheet ID is indicated by a barcode on the confirmation sheet 50.

Then, by reading the bar code, the sheet ID is determined, and further, the job ID and the pages and image files printed on the sheet can be confirmed.

Next, a case where an original is read by the digital copying machine 3 will be described. First, control panel 2
The example displayed in 0 is shown. First control panel 2
0, an initial screen (standby screen) as shown in FIG.
Is displayed. At this time, a copy button 90, a scanner button 91, and a guidance display 98 are displayed. The copy button 90 is pressed to change to the copy mode when the digital copying machine is in the printer mode or another mode. The scanner button 91 is a button that is pressed when the digital copier operates as the scanner.

When the scanner button 91 is pressed, the screen is changed as shown in FIG. On this screen, a user ID input area 92, a password input area 93, a cancel button 94, and an input button 95 are displayed.

The user ID input area 92 is an area for displaying a user ID input from a ten key provided on the digital copying machine 3 (not shown). The entered characters are displayed. The password input area 93 is an area for displaying the input status of a password from a numeric keypad provided in the digital copying machine 3 (not shown). Here, the input character is not displayed. "#" Or "*" is displayed instead of characters.

When the cancel button 94 is pressed, it returns to the previous state shown in FIG. When the input button 95 is pressed after the user ID has been input, the state is changed to a password input receiving state. When the input button 95 is pressed after the input of the password is completed, the next state is entered. At this time, when the user ID and password have been input, the user ID and password are checked in the user ID management table 40, and a correct user is determined. If you enter the wrong value,
Instead of moving to the next state, an error message is displayed, and then the apparatus enters the standby state shown in FIG.

In the state shown in FIG. 9, the user ID and the password are inputted, and when they are confirmed to be correct, the display is made as shown in FIG. On this screen, a new button 96 and a correction button 97 are displayed. New button 96
Is pressed to read a new document. Correction button 97
Is pressed when reading with the confirmation sheet 50 attached. When the new button 96 is new, the correction button 97 is pressed when reading once and making corrections on the confirmation sheet 50.

Next, the outline of the scanner operation in the digital copying machine 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the scanner button 91 is pressed on the screen of the control panel 20 shown in FIG. 8 (step 10). Then, an input of a user ID and a password is accepted on the screen of the control panel 20 shown in FIG. 9 (step 11). Next, the screen of the control panel 20 shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. At this time, it is determined whether the new button 96 is pressed or the correction button 97 is pressed (step 12).

If the new button 96 has been pressed, the document placed on the platen of the ADF is read (step 13). Then, the read image of the document is stored in the HDD 16 (step 14). Then, it is determined whether the original placed on the original platen of the ADF is completed (step 1).
5). If the original remains on the original platen of the ADF, the process returns to step 13 and the next original is read.

If it is determined in step 15 that the original placed on the original platen of the ADF is completed, the confirmation sheet 50 is printed according to the number of originals read (step 16). Then, the new reading of the document ends.

When the correction button 97 on the control panel 20 is pressed in step 12, the confirmation sheet 50 or the confirmation sheet 50 and the document are placed on the document table of the ADF. Therefore, only the confirmation sheet 50 is read first (step 17). Then, it is determined whether or not the check area 58 of the original size print instruction area 55 is filled (step 18). Here, when the check area 58 is filled, the confirmation sheet 50 (for example, the reread area 6
3), and only the specified page is HD
The original image is read from D16 and printed by the printer unit 12 (step 19). Then, the full-size printing ends.

If the check area 58 of the original size print instruction area 55 is not filled in step 18,
Next, it is checked whether the check area 59 of the all-page reread instruction area 56 of the check sheet 50 is filled (step 20). If the image is painted, the image previously read and stored in the HDD 16 is deleted (step 21).

Then, the confirmation sheet 50 is placed on the platen of the ADF.
Is read (step 22). Then, the read image of the document is stored in the HDD 16 (step 23). Then, it is determined whether the original placed on the original platen of the ADF is completed (step 24). ADF
If the original remains on the original platen, the flow returns to step 22 to read the next original. Then, the process ends when the document placed on the platen of the ADF is completed.

If the check area 59 of the all-page re-read instruction area 56 is not filled in step 20, the check area 62 of each page of the confirmation sheet 50 is read, and the data of all the changed pages are temporarily stored in the HDD 16.
Is stored in another area (an area different from the storage area for the document image) as a temporary memory (step 25). Then, it is confirmed whether the original placed on the ADF is completed (step 26).

If the original has not been completed, it is determined whether the page has the change recorded in step 25 (step 27). If it is determined that the page is a changed page, the sheet is scanned and read (step 28). Then, only that page of the previously stored image data is replaced with new data (step 29). Then, the document is sent to the next page (step 30).

Returning to step 26, it is determined whether or not the original on the original platen of the ADF has been completed. In step 27, it is determined whether or not the page is recorded as a changed page in step 25. If it is determined that there is no changed page, the process proceeds to step 30. In this way, a page without any change is sent to the next page without being actually scanned. The actual operation has been described above.

As described above, the actual density can be adjusted while looking at the reduced image on the confirmation sheet, and the input for correction with the actual image can be easily performed.

Also, when only a specific page of a plurality of pages of a document is to be scanned again, the entire document can be picked up on an ADF platen and scanned again without removing only that page from the document. Therefore, it is not necessary to separate the pages of the document. Since only necessary pages are scanned, time can be saved.

Therefore, it is possible to easily give a scan instruction again, so that the bundle of documents (documents) is not broken.

[0075]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in an apparatus comprising a plurality of image output apparatuses on a local network and an image input apparatus commonly used by these image output apparatuses, It is possible to provide an image processing system in which an image input by the input device can be immediately confirmed and the read image can be easily corrected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a digital copying machine.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image management table for managing images read by a scanner unit of a digital copying machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a user management table for managing users on a digital copying machine.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation sheet printed by a digital copying machine.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a part of a confirmation sheet printed by a digital copying machine.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a sheet ID management table for managing a confirmation sheet printed by a digital copying machine.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a display example of a control panel for performing an operation for shifting to a scanner mode in the digital copying machine.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a display example of an input screen of a control panel for inputting a user ID and a password in order to authenticate a user in the digital copying machine.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a display example of an input screen of a control panel for inputting whether reading of a document is new or correction in a digital copying machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a scanner operation in the digital copying machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... LAN 2 ... PC 3 ... Digital copying machine 13 ... CPU 16 ... HDD 30 ... Image management table 40 ... User management table 50 ... Confirmation sheet 80 ... Sheet ID management table

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An image processing system comprising at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices, wherein the image input device is a document unit Reading means for sequentially reading the images of a plurality of original documents, storage means for storing the images read by the reading means, a plurality of images read by the reading means are reduced and printed on a print medium for confirmation, Printing means for printing a description frame for instructing re-reading for each reduced image and a description frame for instructing change of re-reading conditions on the print medium for confirmation, and further printing information indicating the print medium for confirmation; The printing medium for confirmation is read by the reading means, and reading of the printing medium for confirmation is determined based on information indicating the printing medium for confirmation from the read image. In accordance with the state of the description frame for instructing re-reading and the conditions for re-reading provided for each image, an instruction for re-reading for each image and an instruction for changing re-reading conditions are given. Determining means for determining; and selectively reading, by the reading means, an image of the document corresponding to the image for which the rereading instruction has been determined by the determining means, and re-reading the conditions for the reading determined by the determining means. An image processing system, comprising: processing means for changing and reading based on an instruction to change a condition. 2. An image processing system comprising at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices, wherein the image input device is a document unit Reading means for reading images of a plurality of original documents, storage means for sequentially storing the images read by the reading means, and printing for confirmation by reducing each of the plurality of images in document units read by the reading means Printed on a medium, a description frame for instructing re-reading for each reduced image and a description frame for instructing change of re-reading conditions are printed on the print medium for confirmation, and information indicating the print medium for confirmation is further printed. A printing unit for printing, a printing medium for checking and a document including a plurality of documents corresponding to the printing medium for checking are placed on the reading unit and sequentially conveyed. The first processing means and the first processing means convey the print medium for confirmation, whereby the image of the print medium for confirmation is read by the reading means, and the image for confirmation is read from the read image. When the reading of the print medium for confirmation is determined based on the information indicating the print medium, the state of the description frame indicating the re-reading and the condition of the re-reading condition assigned to each image, Judgment means for judging a re-reading instruction and an instruction to change re-reading conditions for each image; and the first processing means sequentially transports the original placed on the reading means, and The reading unit selectively reads the image of the document corresponding to the image for which the reread instruction has been determined, and sets the conditions for this reading in accordance with the instruction to change the reread condition determined by the determining unit. An image processing system comprising: a second processing unit that changes and reads based on the second processing. 3. An image processing system comprising at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices, wherein the image input device is a document unit Reading means for sequentially reading the images of a plurality of original documents, storage means for storing the images read by the reading means, a plurality of images read by the reading means are reduced and printed on a print medium for confirmation, Printing means for printing a description frame for instructing re-reading for each reduced image and a description frame for instructing change of re-reading conditions on the print medium for confirmation, and further printing information indicating the print medium for confirmation; The printing medium for confirmation is read by the reading means, and reading of the printing medium for confirmation is determined based on information indicating the printing medium for confirmation from the read image. In accordance with the state of the description frame instructing re-reading provided for each image and the condition of the re-reading condition for each image, a re-reading instruction for each image and an instruction to change the re-reading condition are given. Determining means for determining; and selectively reading, by the reading means, an image of the document corresponding to the image for which the rereading instruction has been determined by the determining means, and re-reading the reading conditions determined by the determining means. Processing means for changing and reading based on the instruction to change the condition; and updating the stored contents of the image in which the instruction to re-read the corresponding document is stored in the storage means with the image of the document read by the processing means. An image processing system, comprising: updating means. 4. An image processing system comprising at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices, wherein the image input device is a document unit Reading means for sequentially reading the images of a plurality of original documents, storage means for storing the images read by the reading means, a plurality of images read by the reading means are reduced and printed on a print medium for confirmation, Printing means for printing a description frame for instructing full-size printing on the print medium for confirmation and a description frame for instructing full-size printing for each reduced image, and further printing information indicating a print medium for confirmation; The reading means is read by the reading means, and from the read image, when the reading of the print medium for confirmation is determined based on the information indicating the print medium for confirmation, Means for judging the instruction of the full-size printing for each image according to the state of the description frame for designating the original size and the description frame for giving the original size printing assigned to each image. An image processing system comprising: a processing unit that reads an image of a document corresponding to the determined image by the storage unit and prints the read image in the same size by the printing unit. 5. An image processing system comprising at least one image output device connected via a network and one image input device commonly used by these image output devices, wherein the image input device is a document unit Reading means for sequentially reading the images of a plurality of original documents, storage means for storing the images read by the reading means, a plurality of images read by the reading means are reduced and printed on a print medium for confirmation, Printing means for printing a description frame for instructing re-reading of images of all the originals on the print medium for confirmation, and further printing information indicating the print medium for confirmation, and reading means for the print medium for confirmation When it is determined from the read image that the print medium for confirmation is to be read based on the information indicating the print medium for confirmation, the rereading of the images of all the originals is instructed. A determination means for determining an instruction to re-read the image of all the originals according to the state of the description frame to be read; and an image of all the originals is read by the reading means by the determination means, and the read image is stored in the storage means. Updating means for updating the storage content of each image of the corresponding document.