JP2002251352A - Device, method and program for managing data transmission and computer readable recording medium with data transmission management program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an incoming notice of unurgent data from being frequently transmitted to a transmission destination and also to prevent mass unneeded data from being transmitted to the transmission destination. SOLUTION: A distribution controller part 33 of a database server has a key information detecting part 41 for detecting key information in data in a file inputted from a scanner, and a distribution information managing part 42 for designating a file transmission destination, transmission contents and transmission timing in accordance with the detected key information by referring to a prestored distribution information table.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data transmission management device and a data transmission management method for managing data transmission processing.
The present invention relates to a data transmission management program and a computer-readable recording medium on which the data transmission management program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of information devices such as personal computers and portable terminals, the amount of information received or checked by each individual is increasing year by year.

[0003] In order to efficiently grasp or manage such a large amount of information, data received by a device such as a mail server or a facsimile or data registered in a database is searched by a keyword registered in advance. A system has been proposed which transmits only data including a keyword.

For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-234324, a keyword for performing a search on a received mail is set in a mail server, and an electronic mail including the keyword (hereinafter, referred to as “mail”) is received. In such a case, a system is disclosed in which a mail arrival notification is transmitted and a user can download a mail from a mail server as needed.

[0005] For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-240648, a table in which keywords are associated with transmission destinations is created, and when a mail is received, the mail is delivered to the transmission destination corresponding to the keyword. A system is disclosed.

[0006]

However, in the technique described in the above publication, the received data is
For example, even when large image data is included,
As a result, all data is transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination. Therefore, a large amount of unnecessary data is transmitted to the transmission destination, and there is a problem that the data transmission time and the data storage amount at the transmission destination may be unnecessarily increased.

[0007] Further, even when the received data includes a keyword but does not require urgency, for example, there is a problem that an incoming call notification or the like often arrives at a destination, which is troublesome. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to prevent an incoming notification of data that does not require urgency from being frequently transmitted to a destination. It is. Another object of the present invention is to prevent a large amount of unnecessary data from being transmitted to a transmission destination.

[0009]

The object of the present invention is achieved by the following means.

(1) A data transmission management device for managing data transmission processing, comprising: input means for inputting data; key information detection means for detecting key information from the input data; A transmission timing designating means for designating data transmission timing according to key information.

(2) The data transmission management device according to (1), further comprising transmission destination specification means for specifying a transmission destination of the data in accordance with the detected key information.

(3) The transmission timing is set in advance by selecting one from immediately after data input, a timing at a predetermined time interval, and a timing each time a predetermined number of untransmitted data are accumulated. The data transmission management device according to the above (1) or (2), wherein

(4) The data transmission according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the key information includes information formed by combining a plurality of keywords by a logical operation. Management device.

(5) There is further provided a character recognizing means for recognizing a character code from the image data, wherein the key information detecting means detects key information from character code data corresponding to the recognized character code. Features (1) above
The data transmission management device according to any one of (1) to (4).

(6) The data transmission management device according to the above (5), wherein the input means is a reading means for reading an original to obtain image data.

(7) The transmission method according to (1), further comprising transmission content designating means for designating the transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the detected key information. Data transmission management device.

(8) A data transmission management method for managing data transmission processing, comprising the steps of inputting data, detecting key information from the input data, and detecting the detected key information. Specifying a data transmission timing according to the data transmission management method.

(9) A data transmission management program for managing data transmission processing, comprising the steps of inputting data, detecting key information from the input data, and detecting the detected key information. A data transmission management program for causing a computer to execute a step of designating a data transmission timing according to the program.

(10) A computer-readable recording medium recording a data transmission management program for managing data transmission processing, wherein data is input and key information is detected from the input data. And a data transmission management program for causing a computer to execute a data transmission timing according to the detected key information.

(11) A data transmission management device for managing a data transmission process, comprising the steps of inputting data;
Key information detecting means for detecting key information from the input data, and transmission content specifying means for specifying the transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the detected key information. A data transmission management device, characterized in that:

(12) The data transmission management device according to the above (11), further comprising transmission destination specification means for specifying a transmission destination of the data in accordance with the detected key information.

(13) The above (11) or (1), wherein the predetermined part of the data includes at least one selected from a cover, a headline, and a figure.
The data transmission management device according to 2).

(14) The data transmission management device according to any one of (11) to (13), wherein the key information includes information formed by combining a plurality of keywords by a logical operation. .

(15) There is further provided a character recognizing means for recognizing a character code from the image data, wherein the key information detecting means detects key information from character code data corresponding to the recognized character code. The feature (1)
The data transmission management device according to any one of (1) to (14).

(16) The data transmission management device according to the above (15), wherein the input means is a reading means for reading an original to obtain image data.

(17) A data transmission management method for managing data transmission processing, comprising the steps of inputting data, detecting key information from the input data, and detecting the detected key information. And a step of designating the transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the data transmission management method.

(18) A data transmission management program for managing data transmission processing, comprising the steps of inputting data, detecting key information from the input data, and detecting the detected key information. A data transmission management program for causing a computer to execute a step of designating the transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the following.

(19) A computer-readable recording medium recording a data transmission management program for managing a data transmission process, wherein data is input and key information is detected from the input data. And a computer-readable recording recording a data transmission management program for causing a computer to execute a step of specifying transmission contents of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the detected key information Medium.

[0029]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a data distribution system including a data transmission management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The data distribution system shown in FIG. 1 includes a scanner 10, a database server 30 having a function as a data transmission management device, a mail server 60, and personal computers 71 to 73. Are configured so as to be able to communicate with each other. Note that the types and number of devices on the network N are not actually limited to the example shown in FIG.

The network N is, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark), token ring, FDDI (fiber dist).
LAN such as ributed data interface) or LA
For example, a WAN in which N are connected to each other.

Next, the configuration of each device will be described.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the scanner.

In FIG. 2, the scanner 10 has a main control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a scanner controller unit 13, an image reading unit 14, an operation panel unit 15, and a network interface 16.

The main control unit 11 performs processing such as execution of a program, calculation, and control of each unit. The storage unit 12 stores various data such as programs and image data, and temporarily stores data as a working area for executing various processes. The storage unit 12 includes, for example, a memory and a hard disk.

The scanner controller 13 controls processing such as reading of a document and image processing. Image reading unit 1
4 obtains image data by reading a document.
Here, the image data output from the image reading unit 14 is
The data is temporarily written to the memory, and is usually transferred from the memory to the hard disk and stored after the scanning of one page is completed.

The operation panel unit 15 includes, for example, an operation unit for the user to perform various operations and instructions and a display unit for performing various displays. The user can use the operation panel section 15 to set scan conditions, scan data information, and the like when reading a document. Here, the scanning conditions include, for example, scanning resolution, color /
The information includes a monochrome instruction, a magnification, and a scan size. The scan data information includes a file name when registering data in the database server 30, a file storage period, a data distributor, a confidentiality level, and the like.

The network interface 16 is an interface for the scanner 10 to communicate with other devices via the network N.

As shown in FIG. 3, the scanner controller 13 is, in more detail, an image reading controller 2.
1, image processing unit 22, character recognition unit 23, vector conversion unit 2
4 and a file conversion unit 25.

The image reading control unit 21 controls processing such as instructing an operation of scanning a document and storing the obtained image data in the storage unit 13. The image processing unit 22 performs processes such as scaling, area separation, image correction, and compression on image data. Here, the region separation refers to separation into a character region where a character image exists, a graphic region where a figure other than a character such as a diagram or a graph exists, and a photograph region where a photograph image exists.

The character recognition section 23 recognizes a character code from a character image in the image data. The vector conversion unit 24 converts a graphic image in the image data into vector data. The file conversion unit 25 integrates the image data, the character code data, and the vector data to form one file such as a PDF (portable
Create a file in a predetermined format, such as a document format file. The image processing unit 22, the character recognition unit 23,
The vector conversion unit 24 and the file conversion unit 25 can be provided in the database server 30.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the database server.

In FIG. 4, the database server 30
Are the main control unit 31, the storage unit 32, and the distribution controller unit 3.
3. It has an input device 34, a display 35, and a network interface 36.

The main control section 31 performs processing such as execution of a program, calculation, and control of each section. The storage unit 32 stores various data such as programs and image data, and temporarily stores data as a working area for executing various processes. The storage unit 32 includes, for example, a memory and a hard disk.

The distribution controller 33 controls data distribution processing. The input device 34 is a device for the user to perform various operations and instructions, and is specifically, for example, a keyboard or a mouse. The display 35 performs various displays. The network interface 36
This is an interface for the database server 30 to communicate with other devices via the network N.

As shown in FIG. 5, the distribution controller 3
3, the key information detection unit 41,
It has a distribution information management unit 42, a file conversion unit 43, and an e-mail management unit 44.

The key information detecting section 41 includes, for example, the scanner 1
Key information is detected from data in the file input from 0. Here, the key information indicates information that is a key to searching for specific information from data. The distribution information management unit 42 manages a distribution information table 50 described later for setting transmission conditions.

As shown in FIG. 6, the distribution information table 50
Is composed of a transmission destination user name column 51, a key information column 52, a transmission timing column 53, a transmission content column 54, and a transmission waiting file name column 55. In the distribution information table 50, a destination user name, a transmission timing, and transmission contents are stored in association with key information. Therefore, by referring to the distribution information table 50, it is possible to determine when, what content and where to transmit the data according to the key information detected from the data.

The destination user name in the destination user name column 51 includes, for example, the personal computers 71 to 71 on the network N.
73 users A to C are set. Also, users A to C
, The addresses of the personal computers 71 to 73 on the network are respectively specified.

The key information in the key information column 52 is 1
One keyword may be used, or a plurality of keywords may be combined by a logical operation. That is, the key information can be set in detail by combining a plurality of keywords using a logical product (AND), a logical sum (OR), or the like.

As keywords, words such as "market report", "claims sheet", "weekly report" and the like are registered, whereby it is possible to mainly specify the type of data. Here, the claim sheet is a sheet of a product claim in a market. However, keywords are not particularly limited to these words. Also, as shown in the example of FIG. 6, for example, key information = claim sheet ×
By setting (washing machine + drying machine), the type of data can be specified in more detail as “claim sheet relating to washing machine or drying machine”. Here, x means logical product, and + means logical sum.

The transmission timing in the transmission timing column 53 is preferably a timing immediately after data input, a timing at predetermined time intervals, and a timing at which a predetermined number (for example, five) of untransmitted data is accumulated. Is selected and preset. Thereby, it is possible to appropriately respond to various requests of the user. As transmission timings, specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, “immediately”, “every day at 8:00”, “every five cases”, “every Friday 16
Time "and the like.

The transmission content in the transmission content column 54 is a predetermined part or all of the data in the file input from the scanner 10. Here, the predetermined part of the data preferably includes at least one object selected from a cover, a headline, and a graphic. Thus, the content can be appropriately transmitted to the user with a small amount of information. As the transmission contents, specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, "full text", "cover only", "headline", "headline and outline", "headline and figure", "cover and figure" and the like are given. . Here, "full text" refers to all data in the file, and "heading" refers to a title of an article in the document, which can be understood at a glance.

The file name of the file input from the scanner 10 is stored in the transmission waiting file name column 55 until the transmission to the predetermined destination is completed.

The key information can be set individually for each user. The transmission conditions (transmission destination, transmission timing, and transmission content) based on the key information are usually set to default values (for example, immediate,
Full text transmission) is set, but can be freely set by each user in consideration of the importance, reception frequency, and the like.

That is, the user can access the database server 30 from his / her personal computer and rewrite the distribution information table 50. Also, a plurality of types of key information can be set for one transmission destination, and the transmission timing and transmission content can be set differently for each key information. As a result, the distribution information table 50 indicates the transmission timing and the transmission content corresponding to the combination of the transmission destination and the key information.

The file conversion unit 43 shown in FIG. 5 uses, for example, a file input from the scanner 10 and attaches it to a mail transmitted from the database server 30 to a predetermined destination according to the transmission content column 54. Create an attachment. The e-mail management unit 44 manages transmission and reception of mails with the mail server 60.

The mail server 60 manages transmission and reception of mail in the distribution system shown in FIG. 1, and receives, for example, mail and stores it in a destination mailbox in the mail server 60.

Although the personal computers 71 to 73 are not shown,
It has a main control unit, a storage unit, an input device, a display, and a network interface, and the functions of each unit are generally the same as those of the corresponding units in the database server 30.

Next, the operation of the scanner controller 13 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S101, the image processing unit 22 performs a region separation process on image data obtained by reading a document. Here, the image data is separated into a character area, a graphic area, and a photograph area. Further, an image correction process corresponding to each attribute is performed on each area.

In step S102, the character recognition unit 23 recognizes a character code from the character image in the character area. Here, character code data is generated according to the recognized character code.

In step S103, the vector conversion unit 24
Thus, the graphic image in the graphic area is converted into vector data.

In step S104, the photographic image in the photographic area is converted into image data having an appropriate resolution, and compression processing is performed. Here, the appropriate resolution means a slightly lower resolution such that the amount of data attached to the mail and transmitted is not too large. The reason that only the photographic image is converted to an appropriate resolution after the area separation is that a document contains a character image or a graphic image that requires a higher resolution than the photographic image.

In step S105, the file conversion unit 2
5, the image data, character code data, and vector data are integrated and converted into one PDF file, for example. Here, the file to be converted is not limited to a PDF file, but is an XML (extensible markup file).
anguage) or an original format file. This file replaces image data obtained by reading a document and is a full information file containing substantially all information of the original image data.

In step S106, the generated full information file is transmitted to the database server 30 for shared data according to a predetermined transfer protocol.

Next, the operation of the distribution controller 33 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S201, when the database server 30 receives the full information file from the scanner 10, the character code data in the file is extracted.

In step S202, the key information detecting unit 4
According to 1, it is determined whether or not the extracted character code data includes predetermined key information stored in the distribution information table 50 of FIG. If key information is detected (step S202: YES), the process of step S203 is executed, and if key information is not detected (step S202: NO), the control program of FIG. 8 ends. However, when the key information is not detected, a process of sending “only the cover” to specific or all users may be executed.

In step S203, the file name of the file input from the scanner 10 is stored in the transmission waiting file name column 55 corresponding to the detected key information. That is, the transmission waiting file is registered.

In step S204, distribution information management unit 4
2, the destination of the file is designated according to the destination user name column 51 corresponding to the detected key information.

In step S205, the distribution information management unit 4
2, the transmission content of the file is designated according to the transmission content column 54 corresponding to the detected key information.

In step S206, the distribution information management unit 4
2, the file transmission timing is specified according to the transmission timing column 53 corresponding to the detected key information. The order of execution of steps S204 to S206 is arbitrary.

In step S207, a file transmission instruction for transmitting the file registered in the transmission waiting file name column 55 to the specified destination according to the specified transmission timing and transmission contents is performed.

Here, the distribution information management unit 42 monitors the distribution information table 50, and when the file to be transmitted is registered in the column 55 of the file name to be transmitted, the condition of the transmission timing is set. If so, start the file transmission process. The file transmission process starts,
That is, when a file transmission instruction is issued, the file conversion unit 43 generates a file according to the specified transmission content. When a file to be transmitted is generated, the electronic mail management unit 44 attaches the file to a mail and transmits the file to a predetermined destination. Here, the mail to which the file is attached is specifically stored in the mail box of the mail server 60 at the destination of the mail. The file corresponding to the specified transmission content may be generated and temporarily stored before the transmission timing condition is satisfied.

Since the file stored in the storage unit 32 of the database server 30 is a full information file as shown in FIG. 9, if the transmission content of the file is a part of the full information file, the file is transmitted to a predetermined destination. Attachments must be created separately to attach to emails that are sent. In this case, the file conversion unit 43 deletes unnecessary pages, areas, and other objects from the full information file including a plurality of pages, for example, according to the transmission content column 54 of the distribution information table 50.
For example, an attached file as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B is created. Here, since information such as the number of pages and the number of figures is included in a full information file such as a PDF file, it is easy to delete an object which is an individual component.

FIG. 10A is an attached file composed of "cover only", FIG. 10B is an attached file composed of "heading and figure", and FIG. 10C is "full text". Indicates an attached file composed of Note that "headings"
The “summary” has a relatively large character size with respect to other portions of the data, and often has a blank portion without character code data at a peripheral position. It can be detected from character attributes such as character size and character position information.

The file name of the file that has been transmitted is
The file is deleted from the transmission waiting file name column 55. When the transmitted data is a part of the full information file and the user wants to obtain detailed information, the user can download the full information file from the database server 30.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the database server 30 includes the key information detecting section 41 for detecting key information from the data in the file input from the scanner 10 and the key information detecting section 41 for detecting the detected key information. And a distribution information management unit 42 for designating the transmission timing of the file according to. Accordingly, the urgency of the user of the transmission destination obtaining the data is automatically determined, and the data can be transmitted to the transmission destination according to the specified transmission timing. Therefore, data can be transmitted to the transmission destination at a transmission timing appropriate for the user of the transmission destination,
It is possible to prevent an incoming call notification of urgent data or the like from being frequently sent to a destination.

Further, the distribution information management unit 42 of the database server 30 further specifies the data transmission content as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the detected key information. As a result, the importance of the data to the destination user is automatically determined, and the data can be transmitted to the destination according to the specified transmission content. Therefore, the data can be transmitted to the transmission destination with contents appropriate for the user of the transmission destination, and it is possible to prevent a large amount of unnecessary data that is not important from being transmitted to the transmission destination.

Since the destination of the file is specified according to the detected key information, the data is transmitted only to the specified destination, and as a result, the data is relevant to the user of the destination. Only data can be sent to the destination.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be variously modified within the scope of the claims.

For example, in the above embodiment, the distribution controller 33 for controlling the data distribution
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be provided in, for example, the scanner 10 or another device on the network N. Good.

The scanner controller unit 13 and the distribution controller unit 33 of the above-described embodiment include a network scanner in which the scanner 10 and the database server 30 are integrally formed, and an M which also has a printing function.
It may be provided in a multifunction digital multifunction peripheral called FP (Multi-Function Peripheral). in this case,
It is desirable that the network scanner or the MFP has a storage unit for storing a large amount of data.

Also, in the above embodiment, both steps S205 and S206 are executed in the flowchart of FIG. 8, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and only one of the two is executed. It is also possible. Further, in some cases, step S in FIG.
By omitting 204, for example, the transmission destination can be set in advance for a specific or all users.

In the above embodiment, the case where the database server 30 receives the file from the scanner 10 and subsequently transmits the file to the destination has been described. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to a case where a file is received from a recording medium or the like, or a case where a file already stored in the database server 30 is transmitted to a transmission destination.

Further, in the above embodiment, the file generated according to the specified transmission content is transmitted by being attached to the mail, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. That is, for example, a part of the character code data (heading,
An email in which a keyword or the like is embedded or a reduced image may be transmitted. In this case, a link is established between, for example, predetermined character code data in the mail text and a file generated in accordance with the specified transmission content. Therefore, when the user of the mail transmission destination clicks the predetermined character code data in the mail text, the file generated according to the specified transmission content is transmitted.

The means for performing control or arithmetic processing in the data transmission management device and the data transmission management method according to the present invention can be realized by either a dedicated hardware circuit or a programmed computer. is there. When the present invention is realized by a programmed computer, a program for operating the computer includes a computer-readable recording medium (for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a CD).
-ROM etc.). In this case, the program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium is usually transferred to and stored on a hard disk. In addition, this program may be provided, for example, alone as application software, or may be incorporated in software of the computer as one function of the computer.

[0090]

As described above, according to the present invention, by designating the data transmission timing according to the key information detected from the data, it is possible for the transmission destination user to acquire the data. Urgency is automatically determined, and data can be transmitted to the destination according to the specified transmission timing. Therefore, it is possible to transmit data to the transmission destination at a transmission timing appropriate for the user of the transmission destination, and it is possible to prevent frequent transmission of a non-urgent data arrival notification or the like to the transmission destination.

Also, by designating the transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the key information detected from the data, the importance of the data to the destination user is automatically determined. And the data can be transmitted to the destination according to the specified transmission content. Therefore, the data can be transmitted to the transmission destination with contents appropriate for the user of the transmission destination, and it is possible to prevent a large amount of unnecessary data that is not important from being transmitted to the transmission destination.

By designating the transmission destination of the file in accordance with the detected key information, data is transmitted only to the specified transmission destination. As a result, only data relevant to the transmission destination user is transmitted. Can be sent to the destination.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a data distribution system including a data transmission management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a scanner.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a scanner controller.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a database server.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a distribution controller unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a distribution information table.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the scanner controller.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the distribution controller unit.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a full information file.

10A is an example of an attached file composed of “cover only”, FIG. 10B is an example of an attached file composed of “heading and figure”, and FIG. 10C is an example of “full text”. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an attached file.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... scanner, 13 ... scanner controller part, 14 ... image reading part, 23 ... character recognition part, 30 ... database server, 33 ... distribution controller part, 41 ... key information detection part, 42 ... distribution information management part.

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Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A data transmission management device for managing data transmission processing, comprising: input means for inputting data; key information detection means for detecting key information from the input data; A transmission timing designating means for designating data transmission timing according to information. 2. The data transmission management device according to claim 1, further comprising transmission destination specification means for specifying a transmission destination of the data in accordance with the detected key information. 3. The transmission timing is set in advance by selecting one from immediately after data input, a timing at a predetermined time interval, and a timing each time a predetermined number of untransmitted data is accumulated. 3. The data transmission management device according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The data transmission management device according to claim 1, wherein the key information includes information formed by combining a plurality of keywords by a logical operation. 5. A character recognition unit for recognizing a character code from image data, wherein the key information detection unit detects key information from character code data corresponding to the recognized character code. The data transmission management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the input unit is a reading unit that obtains image data by reading a document.
2. The data transmission management device according to 1. 7. The data transmission according to claim 1, further comprising transmission content designation means for designating the transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the detected key information. Management device. 8. A data transmission management method for managing data transmission processing, comprising the steps of: inputting data; detecting key information from the input data; Specifying a data transmission timing in accordance with the data transmission management method. 9. A data transmission management program for managing data transmission processing, comprising: a step of inputting data; a step of detecting key information from the input data; A data transmission management program for causing a computer to execute a step of designating data transmission timing in response to the request. 10. A computer-readable recording medium on which a data transmission management program for managing data transmission processing is recorded, wherein data is input and key information is detected from the input data. A computer-readable recording medium recording a data transmission management program for causing a computer to execute a step and a step of designating data transmission timing according to detected key information. 11. A data transmission management device for managing data transmission processing, comprising the steps of inputting data, key information detecting means for detecting key information from the input data, and detecting the detected key information. And a transmission content designating means for designating a transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the data transmission management apparatus. 12. The data transmission management device according to claim 11, further comprising transmission destination specification means for specifying a transmission destination of the data in accordance with the detected key information. 13. The data transmission management device according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined part of the data includes at least one selected from a cover, a headline, and a graphic. 14. The data transmission management device according to claim 11, wherein the key information includes information formed by combining a plurality of keywords by a logical operation. 15. A character recognition unit for recognizing a character code from image data, wherein the key information detection unit detects key information from character code data corresponding to the recognized character code. The data transmission management device according to claim 11, wherein 16. The data transmission management device according to claim 15, wherein the input unit is a reading unit that obtains image data by reading a document. 17. A data transmission management method for managing data transmission processing, comprising: inputting data; detecting key information from the input data; A step of designating the transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in response thereto. 18. A data transmission management program for managing data transmission processing, comprising: a step of inputting data; a step of detecting key information from the input data; A data transmission management program for causing a computer to execute a step of designating the transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in response thereto. 19. A computer-readable recording medium on which a data transmission management program for managing data transmission processing is recorded, wherein data is input, and key information is detected from the input data. A computer-readable recording medium recording a data transmission management program for causing a computer to execute a step and a step of designating the transmission content of the data as a predetermined part or all of the data in accordance with the detected key information .