JP2005128876A - Printing document management device, printing document management method, computer program, and computer-readable recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily disdistinguish documents attached with print attribute, by adding an image showing printing attributes to a prepared thumbnail, based on an actual image and displaying the thumbnail. <P>SOLUTION: An image stored in a file is acquired, and the print attribute of the acquired image is acquired to prepare a thumb nail image which is an image of reduction size from the print attributes of the image and to prepare a print attribute image, visually expressing the status of the print attribute. so that the image of the reduction size and the print attribute image are displayed on a display screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a thumbnail display method and a print attribute change method when a file having print attributes is stored in a document management system.

  For example, as described in Patent Document 1, the conventional document management system has a function of storing image files and application files and displaying thumbnail images corresponding to them.

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  However, the print attributes (Z-fold, staple, punch) were not applied to the thumbnails as they were, so in order to distinguish documents with print attributes in the document management system, check the properties or use the list display mode. Or had to display its attributes.

In order to change the print attribute of the document, the document must be opened by a bookbinding application.
In view of the above-described problems, the present invention makes it possible to easily distinguish a document with a print attribute by adding an image representing a print attribute to a thumbnail created based on an actual image. The first purpose.
A second object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily change the print attributes of a document without opening a bookbinding application for the document.

The print document management apparatus according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an image stored in a file, and a print attribute acquisition unit that acquires the print attribute of the image acquired by the image acquisition unit from the file. A thumbnail image creating means for creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced-size image from the print attribute of the image image obtained by the print attribute obtaining means; and a visual representation of the state of the print attribute obtained by the print attribute obtaining means Print attribute image creating means for creating the print attribute image, image display means for displaying the reduced size image created by the thumbnail image creating means, and the print attribute image created by the print attribute image creating means on a display screen It is characterized by having.
Another feature of the present invention is that an image acquisition unit that acquires an image stored in a file and a print attribute of the image acquired by the image acquisition unit are acquired from the file. Print attribute acquisition means, thumbnail image creation means for creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced-size image from the print attribute of the image image acquired by the print attribute acquisition means, and the status of the print attribute acquired by the print attribute acquisition means Print attribute image creation means for creating a visually expressed print attribute image, a reduced size image created by the thumbnail image creation means, and a print attribute image created by the print attribute image creation means are displayed on the display screen Image display means for displaying on the display screen by the image display means. A print attribute change notification means for notifying the print attribute management apparatus of the attribute requested to be changed when an instruction for requesting a change of the print attribute is made in the print attribute image; and from the print attribute management apparatus It has a document data receiving means for receiving sent document data.
In another aspect of the present invention, the print attribute image includes “Z folding attribute button”, “bookbinding attribute button”, “double-sided attribute button”, “inserter paper insertion button”, “tab paper insertion button”. ”,“ Button with variable attribute ”,“ button with punch attribute ”, and“ button with staple attribute ”.

The print document management method of the present invention includes an image image acquisition step of acquiring an image stored in a file, and a print attribute acquisition step of acquiring the print attribute of the image image acquired by the image image acquisition step from the file. A thumbnail image creation step for creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced-size image from the print attribute of the image image acquired in the print attribute acquisition step, and a visual representation of the state of the print attribute acquired in the print attribute acquisition step A printing attribute image creating step for creating the printing attribute image, a reduced size image created by the thumbnail image creating step, and an image display step for displaying the printing attribute image created by the printing attribute image creating step on a display screen It is characterized by having.
Another feature of the present invention is that an image acquisition process for acquiring an image stored in the file and a print attribute of the image acquired by the image acquisition process are acquired from the file. A print attribute acquisition step, a thumbnail image creation step of creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced-size image from the print attribute of the image image acquired in the print attribute acquisition step, and a status of the print attribute acquired in the print attribute acquisition step. A print attribute image creation step for creating a visually expressed print attribute image, a reduced size image created by the thumbnail image creation step, and a print attribute image created by the print attribute image creation step are displayed on the display screen. And an image display process to be displayed on the display screen by the image display process. A print attribute change notification step for notifying the print attribute management device of the attribute requested to be changed when an instruction for requesting a change of the print attribute is made in the print attribute image; and from the print attribute management device And a document data receiving step for receiving the document data sent thereto.
In another aspect of the present invention, the print attribute image includes “Z folding attribute button”, “bookbinding attribute button”, “double-sided attribute button”, “inserter paper insertion button”, “tab paper insertion button”. ”,“ Button with variable attribute ”,“ button with punch attribute ”, and“ button with staple attribute ”.

  The computer program of the present invention includes an image image acquisition step of acquiring an image stored in a file, a print attribute acquisition step of acquiring the print attribute of the image image acquired by the image image acquisition step from the file, A thumbnail image creation step for creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced-size image from the print attributes of the image image acquired by the print attribute acquisition step, and a print that visually represents the state of the print attributes acquired by the print attribute acquisition step A print attribute image creating step for creating an attribute image, a reduced size image created by the thumbnail image creating step, and an image display step for displaying the print attribute image created by the print attribute image creating step on a display screen; Displayed on the display screen by the image display process A print attribute change notification step for notifying the print attribute management device of the attribute requested to be changed when an instruction for requesting a change of the print attribute is issued in the print attribute image; A document data receiving step for receiving the received document data is executed by a computer.

  The recording medium of the present invention is characterized by recording the computer program described above.

  Since the present invention has the above technical means, a print attribute image displaying a print attribute (Z-fold, punch, etc.) is added to the thumbnail created based on the actual image acquired from the file with the print attribute and displayed. It becomes possible. In addition, it is possible to create and store a document in which the print attribute is changed by clicking a predetermined portion of the print attribute image.

According to the present invention, an image image stored in a file is acquired, a print attribute of the acquired image image is acquired, a thumbnail image that is a reduced-size image from the print attribute of the image image, and the A print attribute image that visually represents the state of the print attribute is created, and these reduced-size images and print attribute images are displayed on the display screen, so that documents with print attributes can be easily distinguished. Can be realized.
According to another feature of the present invention, the print attribute of a document can be easily changed without opening a bookbinding application for the document.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system to which the thumbnail image display method and print attribute update method of a document with print attributes are applied according to an embodiment of the present invention. This information system includes a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) 200. The detailed section of the PC 200 includes a display device 201, an input device 202, a central processing unit 203, an external storage device 204, a memory 205, and an external interface 206.

  FIG. 4 is a list of images in a storage area of a document management system, a database system, or a file system to which a thumbnail image display method and a print attribute update method for a document with print attributes according to an embodiment of the present invention are applied. It is a figure which shows the outline of the main window 300 which displays.

  In FIG. 4, reference numeral 301 denotes the first storage area α in the storage area (α, β, γ) in a thumbnail format, and it is assumed that there are three objects (A, B, C). 302 shows the storage area α in list form. Reference numeral 303 denotes a button for changing the storage area to be displayed. Reference numeral 304 denotes a button for selecting a thumbnail format and a list format.

  Here, an example of a thumbnail image in the present embodiment will be described. In the thumbnail display area 301, the document A is a file having the Z folding attribute. Document B is a file having a bookbinding attribute, and document G is a file having a bookbinding attribute. These attributes may be duplicated, but have no conflicting attributes. Such a file with print attributes is normally provided from the bookbinding system.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a file format with print attributes, and shows a format of a file with print attributes handled by the thumbnail image display apparatus and print attribute update method of the present embodiment. It is assumed that thumbnails are created according to the actual image, resolution, image direction, image size, and print attributes. Furthermore, a bar indicating the print attribute in the file is created. In the present embodiment, by displaying these thumbnails and bars in the thumbnail view, it is possible to display the document with print attributes in an easy-to-understand manner.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of the print attribute display bar. In this example, a Z-fold attribute button 501, a bookbinding Z-fold attribute button 502, a double-sided Z-fold attribute button 503, an inserter paper insert button 504, a tab insert button 505, a variable attribute button 506, a punch attribute button 507, and a staple attribute are provided. A button 508 is shown.

  When one document has a plurality of printing attributes, all the printing attribute buttons corresponding to the printing attributes are lit to facilitate the determination. In addition, by pressing any of the attribute buttons 501 to 508, it is possible to request the attribute change request to the bookbinding system and to acquire the result from the bookbinding system.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a module configuration example of a print document processing system 600 including a bookbinding system 601 and a document management system 605 described in the present embodiment. The bookbinding system 601 includes a user interface control unit 602, a bookbinding system control unit 603, and an interface unit 604 with other systems.

  The document management system 605 includes a user interface control unit 606, an interface unit 607 with other systems, a database control unit 608, a thumbnail creation unit 609, a print attribute display bar creation unit 610, and a database system 611. Further, the database control unit 608 is connected to the database system 611.

  In this embodiment, the database system 611 explicitly stores a document 612 with print attributes and a thumbnail 613. An image document and a print attribute are stored in the document with the print attribute. Since the print attribute can be acquired from the document with the print attribute, it is not stored explicitly. It is assumed that the outline of the bookbinding system is known, and the center of processing is performed by the bookbinding system control unit 603.

  The program is stored in an external storage device (FD, CD-ROM, ROM, magnetic tape, etc.) on the PC / WS side and a recording medium on the printer side, and the program is read in each central processing unit. You may memorize | store in a memory | storage device (memory) with an apparatus (not shown).

  Further, it goes without saying that the present invention is also applied to a case where the present invention is implemented by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, the recording medium storing the program according to the present invention constitutes the present invention. Then, by causing the recording medium to read the program into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus operates in a predetermined method.

  Next, referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, the attribute update processing of the file with print attributes performed by the central processing unit 203 of the system of the present embodiment, and thumbnail image creation / storage -A display process is demonstrated.

  First, when the user clicks one attribute button on the print attribute bar displayed along with the thumbnail of the document with print of FIG. 4 to change the print attribute, that is, the attribute of FIG. A case where any one of the buttons 501 to 508 is clicked will be described.

  In the first step S 101, a document with print attributes corresponding to the clicked thumbnail image acquired via the user interface control unit 606 is acquired from the database system 611 via the database control unit 608.

Next, in step S102, print attributes are acquired from the document with print attributes acquired in step S101.
Next, in step S103, the attribute information clicked by the user in FIG. 6 is acquired via the user interface control unit 606. Thereafter, in step S104, the document with the print attribute acquired in step S101 and the print attribute desired by the user acquired in the processing of steps S102 and S103 are bound through the interface units 604 and 607 with other systems. Send to system 601 and wait for response.

Next, a processing procedure for receiving a response to the request will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the first step S111, the updated document with print attributes is received from the bookbinding system 601 via the interface units 604 and 607 with other systems.
Next, in step S112, image document data is acquired from the document with print attributes received in step S111, and print attributes are acquired from the print attribute document in step S113.

  In step S114, the thumbnail creation unit 609 is used to create a thumbnail image from the image document acquired in step S112 and the print attribute acquired in step S113. Next, in step S115, the print attribute display bar creating unit 610 is used to create the print attribute display bar 500 from the print attributes acquired in step S113.

  In the present embodiment, the print attribute display bar 500 is set to “Z-fold attribute button”, “bookbinding attribute button”, “double-side attribute button”, “inserter paper insert button”, “tab paper insert button”, “variable attribute”. It is shown as a bar for displaying “button with button”, “button with punch attribute”, “button with staple attribute”, and the like.

  In step S116, the document with print attributes received in step S111 is stored as a document with print attributes 612 in the database system 611 via the database control unit 608.

  In step S117, the thumbnail image created in step S114 is stored as a thumbnail image 613 in the database system 611 via the database control unit 608. In step S118, the thumbnail image created in step S114 and the print attribute display bar 500 created in step S115 are displayed on the thumbnail view 301 via the user interface control unit 606, and the process ends. Note that the operation in the bookbinding system is assumed to be known, and a detailed description is omitted in the present embodiment.

[Other embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which only a document with a print attribute and a thumbnail image are stored in the database system and the print attribute is acquired from the document with the print attribute each time is shown. The thumbnail images may be stored in a database in one-to-one correspondence. In this case, redrawing can be performed quickly, but there is a problem that the capacity of the database increases. Therefore, such a method may be adopted when there is a margin in the database system.

  Even if the present invention is applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices (for example, a host computer, an interface device, a reader, a printer, etc.), the present invention is applied to an apparatus (for example, a copying machine, a facsimile machine, etc.) comprising a single device. You may apply.

  Another object of the present invention is to supply a recording medium in which a program code of software realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is recorded to a system or apparatus, and the computer (CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the recording medium in the recording medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the programmed program code.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the recording medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the recording medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

  Further, after the program code read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure for creating, storing, and displaying thumbnail images according to the embodiment of this invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure for creating, storing, and displaying thumbnail images according to the embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows a part of structure of the information system to which the creation method of the thumbnail image of this Embodiment is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the main window which displays the thumbnail image of this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the format of the file with a printing attribute of this Embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of a printing attribute bar. It is a figure which shows the structure of the bookbinding system of this Embodiment, and the module of a document management system.

Explanation of symbols

200 PC
201 display device 202 input device 203 central processing unit 204 external storage device 205 memory 206 external interface 301 main window (thumbnail display in storage area α)
302 Main window (displays list in storage area α)
303 Button for selecting storage area 304 Button for selecting display method 305 Print attribute display bar 400 File format with print attribute 500 Description of print attribute display bar 600 Print document processing system

Claims (8)

Image acquisition means for acquiring an image stored in the file;
Print attribute acquisition means for acquiring the print attribute of the image acquired by the image image acquisition means from the file;
Thumbnail image creation means for creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced-size image from the print attribute of the image image acquired by the print attribute acquisition means;
Print attribute image creation means for creating a print attribute image that visually represents the state of the print attribute acquired by the print attribute acquisition means;
A print document management apparatus comprising: a reduced-size image created by the thumbnail image creation means; and an image display means for displaying a print attribute image created by the print attribute image creation means on a display screen. Image acquisition means for acquiring an image stored in the file;
Print attribute acquisition means for acquiring the print attribute of the image acquired by the image image acquisition means from the file;
Thumbnail image creation means for creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced-size image from the print attribute of the image image acquired by the print attribute acquisition means;
Print attribute image creation means for creating a print attribute image that visually represents the state of the print attribute acquired by the print attribute acquisition means;
Image display means for displaying a reduced size image created by the thumbnail image creation means and a print attribute image created by the print attribute image creation means on a display screen;
In the print attribute image displayed on the display screen by the image display means, when an instruction for requesting the change of the print attribute is given, the print attribute for notifying the print attribute management apparatus of the attribute requested to be changed Change notification means;
A print document management apparatus comprising: document data receiving means for receiving document data sent from the print attribute management apparatus.   The print attribute image includes “Z folding attribute button”, “bookbinding attribute button”, “double-sided attribute button”, “insert paper insertion button”, “tab paper insertion button”, “button with variable attribute”, “with punch attribute” The print document management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display is a bar display including any one of “button” and “button with staple attribute”. An image acquisition process for acquiring an image stored in the file;
A print attribute acquisition step of acquiring the print attribute of the image image acquired by the image image acquisition step from the file;
A thumbnail image creating step for creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced size image from the print attribute of the image image obtained by the print attribute obtaining step;
A print attribute image creating step for creating a print attribute image that visually represents the state of the print attribute obtained by the print attribute obtaining step;
A print document management method comprising: a reduced-size image created by the thumbnail image creation step; and an image display step for displaying a print attribute image created by the print attribute image creation step on a display screen. An image acquisition process for acquiring an image stored in the file;
A print attribute acquisition step of acquiring the print attribute of the image image acquired by the image image acquisition step from the file;
A thumbnail image creating step for creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced size image from the print attribute of the image image obtained by the print attribute obtaining step;
A print attribute image creating step for creating a print attribute image that visually represents the state of the print attribute obtained by the print attribute obtaining step;
An image display step of displaying on the display screen the reduced size image created by the thumbnail image creation step and the print attribute image created by the print attribute image creation step;
In the print attribute image displayed on the display screen by the image display step, when an instruction for requesting the change of the print attribute is given, the print attribute for notifying the print attribute management apparatus of the attribute requested to be changed Change notification process;
A document data receiving method for receiving document data sent from the print attribute management apparatus.   The print attribute image includes “Z folding attribute button”, “bookbinding attribute button”, “double-sided attribute button”, “insert paper insertion button”, “tab paper insertion button”, “button with variable attribute”, “with punch attribute” 6. The print document management method according to claim 4, wherein the bar display includes any one of “button” and “button with staple attribute”. An image acquisition process for acquiring an image stored in the file;
A print attribute acquisition step of acquiring the print attribute of the image image acquired by the image image acquisition step from the file;
A thumbnail image creating step for creating a thumbnail image that is a reduced size image from the print attribute of the image image obtained by the print attribute obtaining step;
A print attribute image creating step for creating a print attribute image that visually represents the state of the print attribute obtained by the print attribute obtaining step;
An image display step of displaying on the display screen the reduced size image created by the thumbnail image creation step and the print attribute image created by the print attribute image creation step;
In the print attribute image displayed on the display screen by the image display step, when an instruction for requesting the change of the print attribute is given, the print attribute for notifying the print attribute management apparatus of the attribute requested to be changed Change notification process;
A computer program for causing a computer to execute a document data receiving step for receiving document data sent from the print attribute management apparatus.   8. A computer-readable recording medium on which the computer program according to claim 7 is recorded.

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