JP2006191333A - Image processing apparatus and client apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus and a client apparatus capable of applying processing to document data after restoration while properly coping with revision of a version at the apparatus side in the case of backing up and restoring the document data. <P>SOLUTION: When the image processing apparatus 10 with a storage function of document data receives and restores document data backed up in the client apparatus 20 connected to the image processing apparatus 10, in the case that version information backed up by the client apparatus 20 together with the document data to be restored is compatible with version information managed by the image processing apparatus 10 in the case of restoration, the image processing apparatus 10 stores the document data to be restored as they are. When the version information items are not compatible with each other, the image processing apparatus receives image data included in the document data to be restored and generates attribute information corresponding to the image data and stores them as document data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus having a processing function for image data, such as a multifunction machine that integrates a scan function, a copy function, a print function, a FAX function, a network communication function, and the like. The present invention relates to a client device that is connected and used.

  For example, some image processing apparatuses such as multifunction peripherals include a large-capacity storage unit including a hard disk and the like, and have a function of storing and storing document data in the large-capacity storage unit. Document data is data for specifying a document, and includes image data for specifying the image content of the document, its attribute information, and the like. By providing such a document data storage and accumulation function, the image processing apparatus can be used as a file server. For document data extracted from the large-capacity storage unit, print output by a print function or FAX Fax transmission by function can be performed.

  However, even a large capacity storage unit generally has an upper limit on its storage capacity. For this reason, the document data stored and accumulated in the large-capacity storage unit is transferred from the image processing apparatus to the client apparatus if the client apparatus such as a host computer is connected to the image processing apparatus via the network. It is proposed to store in (see, for example, Patent Document 1). That is, so-called backup of document data is performed on the client device side. When processing the document data, so-called restoration is performed in which the backed-up document data is re-registered in the large-capacity storage unit of the image processing apparatus. As a result, it is possible to cope with search processing and printing processing of a large amount of document data while effectively utilizing the storage capacity of the large-capacity storage unit.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-158653

  By the way, the image processing apparatus performs predetermined processing such as print output and FAX transmission on document data, more specifically, image data included in the document data. However, in order to improve the apparatus function, the predetermined processing is performed. There is a possibility that specification changes occur in the functional configuration (hardware part) that performs. For example, as a functional configuration of the image processing apparatus, a post-processing function for rearranging printed sheets, stapling, or the like is newly added or the content of the function is changed. In other words, the version of the functional configuration (device version) of the image processing device may change.

  Therefore, in an image processing apparatus that backs up document data using a network-connected client apparatus, there is a possibility that a difference in apparatus version occurs between the backup and restoration of the document data. If there is a difference in device version, there is a possibility that even if the predetermined processing in the image processing device is performed on the restored document data, the predetermined processing cannot be performed properly due to the difference in the device version. . For example, when a post-processing function is newly added to the image processing apparatus, there is no instruction or designation for the post-processing function in the document data to be processed. As a result, the printing process cannot be performed.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, when backup and restore of document data is performed, even if a version change occurs on the apparatus side, it is possible to perform processing on the restored document data while appropriately responding to the change. An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and a client apparatus.

  The present invention is an image processing device devised to achieve the above object, and stores and accumulates document data including image data and attribute information specifying the attribute and processing content of the image data. Version management for managing version information for specifying processing contents that can be handled by a data storage means, image processing means for performing predetermined processing on image data included in the document data, and apparatus configuration including the image processing means And the document data in the document data storage means and the version information managed by the version management means are transferred to a network-connected client device, and the client device stores and holds the document data together with the version information. Document data transfer means and document data or image data received from the client device Serial in which and a document data reregistration means for performing re-registration processing to the document data storage means. The document data re-registration unit stores version information stored in the client device together with the document data to be re-registered, and version information managed by the version management unit during the re-registration processing. Is compatible, the document data to be re-registered is received from the client device, stored in the document data storage means as it is, and the version information is not compatible with each other. Receiving image data included in the document data to be re-registered from the client device, and generating and receiving attribute information corresponding to the image data based on the version information managed by the version management means Image data and created attribute information are included in the document data, Characterized in that to store accumulated in the book data storage means.

  Further, the present invention stores and accumulates document data including image data and attribute information for specifying the attribute and processing content of the image data in a client device devised to achieve the above object. Document data storage means, image processing means for performing predetermined processing on image data included in the document data, and version for managing version information for specifying processing contents that can be handled by an apparatus configuration including the image processing means Version information managed by the image processing apparatus including the management means and connected to the network from the image processing apparatus and the document data stored in the document data storage means and the version management means Data backup means for receiving and storing and receiving, and a sentence stored and held by the document data backup means In which and a re-registration request means for requesting the re-registration process to the data or in the document data storage section of the image data included in the document data to the image processing apparatus. The re-registration request means stores the version information stored in the document data backup means together with the document data requesting the re-registration process, and the version managed by the version management means at the time of the re-registration process. If the information is compatible, the document data is transferred to the image processing apparatus as it is and stored in the document data storage means. If the version information is not compatible, the re-registration is performed. Image data included in document data to be processed is transmitted to the image processing apparatus, and attribute information corresponding to the image data is created in the image processing apparatus based on version information managed by the version management unit Document data storage means including the image data and the created attribute information. Characterized in that to store accumulated.

According to the image processing apparatus and the client apparatus configured as described above, the document data from the client apparatus to the image processing apparatus is once transferred from the image processing apparatus to the client apparatus side and stored and held (that is, backed up document data). When performing re-registration processing (that is, restoration of the document data) in the data storage means, version information stored and accumulated together with the document data (that is, version information at the time of backup) and management on the image processing apparatus side The compatibility with the version information (that is, the version information at the time of restoration) is determined. At this time, if the processing content for the image data specified by the version information at the time of backup is included in the processing content that can be handled by the device configuration specified by the version information at the time of restoration, it is determined that there is compatibility. To do. This determination may be performed on either the image processing apparatus side or the client apparatus side.
If there is compatibility, even if the device configuration is based on the version information at the time of restoration, the document data can be processed in the same way as at the time of backup, so the document data is transferred as it is from the client device to the image processing device And restore.
On the other hand, if there is no compatibility, the device configuration based on the version information at the time of restoration may not be able to perform the same processing on the document data as at the time of backup. Transfer to the image processing device. This is due to the fact that the image data specifies the image content, that is, the content of the document itself, and can be performed by the same method as when a print job is issued from the client device to the image processing device, for example. Further, attribute information corresponding to the image data is generated on the image processing apparatus side so that the document data can be processed. The attribute information generated at this time is based on the version information at the time of restoration. Therefore, even if the device configuration is based on the version information at the time of restoration, the same processing as at the time of backup can be performed on the restored document data.

  As described above, according to the image processing apparatus and the client apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to effectively use the storage capacity on the image processing apparatus side by backing up and restoring the document data, It is possible to cope with search processing, printing processing, and the like. In addition, when document data is backed up and restored, even if the device version changes on the image processing device side, the change is appropriately handled based on the compatibility of the version information at the time of backup and at the time of restore. However, it is possible to perform processing on the restored document data. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the document data cannot be appropriately processed due to the change of the device version, and the improvement of the device function due to the change of the device version is not hindered.

  Hereinafter, an image processing apparatus and a client apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a system configuration including an image processing apparatus and a client apparatus according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a system configuration to which the present invention is applied. As shown in the figure, the system described here is configured by connecting the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20 via a communication line 30 to a network.

  The image processing apparatus 10 has a processing function for image data, and also has a function for storing and storing document data including the image data and attribute information thereof. Specifically, for example, there is a multifunction device that integrates a scan function, a copy function, a print function, a FAX function, a network communication function, a post-processing function, a file server function, and the like.

  The client apparatus 20 functions as a host computer for the image processing apparatus 10 and is configured to be able to back up and restore document data with the image processing apparatus 10.

  As long as the communication line 30 realizes a network connection between the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20, a wide area network such as the Internet may be used regardless of whether it is a wireless or wired network or a local area network. May be included.

  Note that a plurality of image processing apparatuses 10 and client apparatuses 20 may exist on the communication line 30.

Next, the functional configuration in the above system will be described.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the image processing apparatus and the client apparatus according to the present invention.

  The image processing apparatus 10 includes an image processing unit 11, a document data storage unit 12, a version management unit 13, a document data transfer unit 14, a document data re-registration unit 15, a compatibility determination unit 16, and a data processing unit. 17. Each of these means 11 to 17 is realized by an operation program installed in the image processing apparatus 10 operating hardware resources of the image processing apparatus 10.

  The image processing unit 11 performs predetermined processing on the image data included in the document data. Examples of the predetermined processing include scan processing, copy processing, print processing, FAX processing, network communication processing, post-processing such as stapling and signature output. That is, the image processing means 11 is for realizing a scan function, a copy function, a print function, a FAX function, a network communication function, a post-processing function, and the like.

  The document data storage means 12 is for giving a file server function to the image processing apparatus 10 and for storing and storing document data using a large capacity storage device such as a hard disk. The document data is data for specifying the document, and includes attribute information for specifying the attribute of the image data in addition to the image data for specifying the image content of the document. Examples of attribute information include document name information and page number information of document data. Further, the attribute information includes information for specifying the processing content for the image data. Specifically, the instruction information for outputting each page (for example, monochrome / color instruction, duplex / single-side instruction) corresponds to this.

  The version management unit 13 manages version information for specifying processing contents that can be handled by the apparatus configuration including the image processing unit 11. The version information managed by the version management means 13 is information for specifying what processing the image processing apparatus 10 can perform on the image data. Specifically, the output information of each page of the image data In addition to (for example, monochrome / color instruction, double-sided / single-side instruction), information related to a device configuration for processing image data (for example, ROM version information in which an operation program of the image processing device 10 is stored) is included. . The version information managed by the version management unit 13 is changed when the specification of the device configuration in the image processing apparatus 10 is changed, specifically, when the configuration or type of the image processing unit 11 is changed. The information content is updated by maintenance personnel who have made the change.

  The document data transfer unit 14 connects the document data in the document data storage unit 12 and the version information managed by the version management unit 13 when the document data is transferred to the client device 20 to the network-connected client device 20. To the client device 20 for storage and holding. That is, the document data transfer means 14 is for backing up the document data in the document data storage means 12 together with the version information corresponding thereto by the client device 20. The document data transfer unit 14 transfers document data in response to a request from the client apparatus 20 or an instruction from a user interface (not shown) provided in the image processing apparatus 10.

The document data re-registration unit 15 performs a re-registration process of the document data transferred from the client device 20 in the document data storage unit 12. That is, the document data re-registration means 15 is for restoring the document data backed up by the client device 20. This re-registration process is also performed in response to a request from the client apparatus 20 or an instruction from the user interface of the image processing apparatus 10.
However, in the document data re-registration means 15, as will be described in detail later, the version information stored in the client device 20 together with the document data to be re-registered and the version management means 13 in the re-registration process. Different processing is performed depending on whether or not the version information being managed is compatible.

  The compatibility determination means 16 is managed by the version management means 13 during the re-registration process and the version information stored in the client device 20 together with the document data to be re-registered by the document data re-registration means 15. The version information is compared with each other to determine whether or not there is compatibility between them. In the compatibility determination unit 16, the processing contents for the image data specified by the version information stored and held together with the document data can be handled by the apparatus configuration specified by the version information managed by the version management unit 13. If it is included in the processing content, it is determined that the version information is compatible.

  The data processing means 17 performs an editing process for converting the image orientation for each page of the image data. By this editing process, the image data is aligned in a certain direction on each page.

  On the other hand, the client device 20 connected to the image processing apparatus 10 through the network as described above includes a document data backup unit 21, a re-registration request unit 22, a version acquisition unit 23, a compatibility determination unit 24, and a data processing unit 25. And. Each of these means 21 to 25 is also realized by operating the hardware resource of the client apparatus 20 by the operation program installed in the client apparatus 20 as in the case of the image processing apparatus 10. .

  The document data backup unit 21 receives the document data in the document data storage unit 12 and the version information managed by the version management unit 13 from the image processing apparatus 10 and uses a mass storage device such as a hard disk. Storage and accumulation are performed. That is, the document data backup means 21 is for backing up document data and version information corresponding to the document data. The document data backup means 21 performs backup of document data in response to a request from the image processing apparatus 10 or an instruction from a user interface (not shown) provided in the client apparatus 20.

The re-registration request unit 22 requests the image processing apparatus 10 to re-register the document data stored in the document data backup unit 21 into the document data storage unit 12. That is, the re-registration request unit 22 is for restoring the document data backed up by the document data backup unit 21. This restoration is also performed in response to a request from the image processing apparatus 10 or an instruction from a user interface (not shown) provided in the client apparatus 20.
However, in the re-registration request unit 22, as will be described in detail later, the version information stored in the document data backup unit 21 together with the document data to be re-registered and the image processing apparatus 10 at the time of the re-registration processing. Different processing is performed depending on whether or not the version information managed by the version management means 13 is compatible.

  The version acquisition unit 23 acquires version information managed by the version management unit 13 of the image processing apparatus 10 from the version management unit 13 when the re-registration request unit 22 requests re-registration processing.

  The compatibility determination unit 24 compares the version information about the document data requested by the re-registration request unit 22 with the re-registration process and the version information acquired by the version acquisition unit 23, and there is compatibility between them. Whether or not. This compatibility determination is the same as the compatibility determination unit 16 in the image processing apparatus 10.

  The data processing means 25 performs an editing process for converting the image orientation for each page of the image data. This editing process is the same as that of the data processing unit 17 in the image processing apparatus 10.

  Here, the case where the image processing apparatus 10 includes the compatibility determination unit 16 and the data processing unit 17 and the client apparatus 20 includes the compatibility determination unit 24 and the data processing unit 25 is described as an example. These are not necessarily provided for each of the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20, and only one of them may be provided.

  Next, processing operation examples in the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20 configured as described above will be described. The processing operation example described here is for backup and restoration of document data.

  In the image processing apparatus 10, image data is input by a scan function, a FAX function, a network communication function, etc. realized by the image processing means 11, and when an instruction to store and store the image data is given from the user interface, the input The attribute information of the image data is extracted from the time information, instruction content, etc., and these are stored and stored in the document data storage means 12 as document data. At this time, in the document data storage means 12, as shown in FIG. 1A, the image data is stored as an image data file 1a, and the attribute information is stored as an attribute / instruction file 1b. 1 is constructed. The attribute / instruction file 1b may also include version information managed by the version management means 13 at that time.

  Thereafter, when either the image processing apparatus 10 or the client apparatus 20 receives a data backup instruction input from the user interface, the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20 start backup of the document data 1 related to the instruction input. . That is, in the image processing apparatus 10, the document data transfer means 14 takes out the document data 1 related to the instruction input from the document data storage means 12 and transfers it to the client apparatus 20 connected to the network. This transfer may be performed using a network communication function realized by the image processing unit 11. In the client device 20, when the document data 1 is transferred from the image processing device 10, the document data backup unit 21 receives and stores the document data. As a result, the document data 1 including the image data file 1 a and the attribute / instruction file 1 b is backed up by the client device 20. Furthermore, if version information is included in the attribute / instruction file 1b, the version information corresponding to the document data 1 is also backed up by the client device 20.

  On the other hand, when the backed up document data 1 is restored, the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20 perform processing operations as described below. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing operation during restoration.

  In either the image processing apparatus 10 or the client apparatus 20, when there is a data restore instruction input from the user interface, in the client apparatus 20, the version acquisition means 23 is transferred from the image processing apparatus 10 to the version management means 13 of the image processing apparatus 10. Version information managed by the client (step 101; hereinafter, step is abbreviated as “S”). When the version acquisition unit 23 acquires version information, the compatibility determination unit 24 extracts version information included in the attribute / instruction file 1b related to the data restore instruction, and the extracted version information and version acquisition The version information acquired by the means 23 is compared, and it is determined whether or not there is compatibility between them (S102).

  In the compatibility determination of the version information, the compatibility determination unit 16 in the image processing apparatus 10 acquires the version information about the document data 1 related to the data restore instruction from the client device 20, and the version management unit 13 manages the version information. This may be done by comparing with version information. That is, the compatibility determination of version information may be performed on either the client device 20 side or the image processing device 10 side. From this, it is sufficient that either one of the compatibility determination means 16 and 24 is provided. In the case where both are provided, it is assumed in advance which one performs compatibility determination.

  If the version information is compatible as a result of the compatibility determination, the processing content for the image data specified by the version information for the document data 1 is specified by the version information managed by the version management means 13. The client device 20 can perform the same processing as that at the time of backup even if the device configuration is based on the version information at the time of restoration. The re-registration request unit 22 that has received the determination result extracts the document data 1 related to the data restore instruction from the document data backup unit 21 and transfers it to the image processing apparatus 10 as it is (S103). In the image processing apparatus 10, when the document data 1 is received, the document data storage means 12 stores and stores the document data 1 as it is (S104). As a result, the document data 1 comprising the image data file 1a and the attribute / instruction file 1b is re-registered and restored in the document data storage means 12 (FIG. 1 (a). )reference).

  However, if the version information is not compatible as a result of the compatibility determination, the following processing operation is performed, unlike the case of compatibility described above.

  In the client device 20, first, the data processing unit 25 converts the image orientation of each page of image data in the image data file 1 a of the document data 1 with respect to the document data 1 related to the data restore instruction input. Editing processing is performed (S105). This editing process is a conversion that uniformly aligns the image orientation of each page with the orientation set as a default, but since the process itself can be realized using a known technique, Then, the explanation is omitted. By performing this editing process, even if the processed image data is stored in the image data file 1a in a state where the image top-and-bottom direction of each page is inconsistent due to the version information, for example, The image orientation is aligned in a certain direction.

  The editing process for the image data may be performed by the data processing unit 17 of the image processing apparatus 10 after the image data is transferred from the client apparatus 20 to the image processing apparatus 10. That is, the editing process for the image data may be performed on either the client device 20 side or the image processing device 10 side. Therefore, only one of the data processing means 17 and 25 is sufficient. When both are provided, it is assumed that which one performs the editing process is set in advance.

  When the version information is not compatible, in the client device 20, the re-registration request unit 22 transmits only the image data file 1a of the document data 1 related to the data restore instruction to the image processing device 10, and The image processing apparatus 10 is requested to create attribute information corresponding to the image data in the image data file 1a without transmitting the attribute / instruction file 1b in the document data 1 (see FIG. 1B). . At this time, since the re-registration request means 22 transmits only the image data file 1a and does not transmit the attribute / instruction file 1b, the image data file 1a is transmitted to the image processing apparatus 10, for example. This may be done by the same method as when a print job is issued. That is, image data is transmitted in the same manner as when a print job is issued, and a control command for specifying the attribute of the image data is transmitted as necessary. Note that the details of the print job issuing method can be realized by using a known technique, and the description thereof is omitted here.

  In contrast, when the image data file 1a is transmitted from the client device 20, in the image processing device 10, the document data re-registration means 15 receives the image data file 1a and the version management means 13 manages it. If a control command is transmitted from the client device 20 as necessary based on the version information being processed, the attribute corresponding to the image data in the received image data file 1a is also based on the control command. Create information. Then, the document data is composed including the received image data and the created attribute information, and this is stored and accumulated in the document data storage means 12 (S106). As a result, the document data 1 comprising the image data file 1a transmitted from the client device 20 and the attribute / instruction file 1b newly created on the image processing device 10 side is re-stored in the document data storage unit 12. It will be registered and restored.

  At this time, on the image processing apparatus 10 side, the document data re-registration means 15 creates the attribute / instruction file 1b. At this time, the document data re-registration means 15 performs re-registration processing in the document data storage means 12. It is also conceivable to acquire document name information about the document data to be processed, that is, the document data 1 related to the data restore instruction, and create the attribute / instruction file 1b so as to include the document name information. That is, when a new attribute / instruction file 1b is created, attribute information in the attribute / instruction file 1b is also newly created. If the attribute information includes document name information, The original document name information is acquired from the client device 20 side, and the acquired document name information is used as it is. As a result, the document name assigned to the document data 1 is not changed even if the attribute / instruction file 1b is newly created. The original document name information may be acquired by the document data re-registration unit 15 of the image processing apparatus 10, but the re-registration request unit 22 of the client apparatus 20 obtains the document name information. It may be realized by notifying the image processing apparatus 10.

  As described above, in the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20 described in the present embodiment, document data that has been temporarily transferred from the image processing apparatus 10 to the client apparatus 20 and backed up is transferred from the client apparatus 20 to the image. When restoring to the processing apparatus 10, the compatibility between the version information at the time of backup included in the document data and the version information managed on the image processing apparatus 10, that is, the version information at the time of restoration is determined. If there is compatibility, even if the device configuration is based on the version information at the time of restoration, the same processing as that at the time of backup can be performed on the document data, so that the document data is directly sent from the client device 20 to the image processing device 10. Transfer to and restore. However, if there is no compatibility, in the apparatus configuration based on the version information at the time of restoration, there is a possibility that the same processing as that at the time of backup may not be performed on the document data. To the image processing apparatus 10. This is because the image data specifies the image content, that is, the document content itself. Then, the attribute information corresponding to the image data is generated on the image processing apparatus 10 side so that the document data can be processed. The attribute information generated at this time is based on the version information at the time of restoration. Therefore, even if the apparatus configuration is based on the version information at the time of restoration, the same processing as at the time of backup can be performed on the restored document data.

  That is, according to the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20 described in this embodiment, it is possible to effectively use the storage capacity of the document data storage unit 12 of the image processing apparatus 10 by performing backup and restoration of the document data. In addition, a large amount of document data search processing and print processing can be handled. In addition, when document data is backed up and restored, even if the device version changes on the image processing apparatus 10 side, the change is appropriately handled based on the compatibility of version information at the time of backup and at the time of restoration. However, it is possible to perform processing on the restored document data. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the document data cannot be appropriately processed due to the change of the device version, and the improvement of the device function due to the version change is not hindered.

  Further, in the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20 described in the present embodiment, when the document data is backed up and restored, if the version information at the time of backup and the version information at the time of restoration are not compatible, the image data to be restored. Editing processing can be performed to align the image orientation of each page in a certain direction. Therefore, for example, when image data is stored and accumulated in a state in which the image top-to-bottom direction of each page is inconsistent due to the version information, even if the relationship is lost due to generation of new version information, the image orientation of each page Are aligned in a certain direction, so that it is possible to prevent each page from being processed in an irregular state.

  In the image processing apparatus 10 and the client apparatus 20 described in the present embodiment, when backup and restore of document data is performed, if the version information at the time of backup and the version information at the time of restore are not compatible, the document data to be restored Is used to create new attribute information. Therefore, even if the attribute information is newly created, the document name assigned to the document data does not change the name and the like, so that the user does not feel uncomfortable.

  In the present embodiment, the preferred specific examples of the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the contents, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist thereof. For example, in the present embodiment, the case where the image processing apparatus 10 is a multifunction peripheral is taken as an example. However, a digital copier or the like can be used as long as it has a function as a file server for storing and storing document data. The present invention can be applied in exactly the same manner.

It is explanatory drawing which shows a specific example of the system configuration to which this invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a function structure of the image processing apparatus which concerns on this invention, and a client apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation example at the time of the restore to which this invention was applied.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Document data, 1a ... Image data file, 1b ... Attribute / instruction file, 10 ... Image processing apparatus, 11 ... Image processing means, 12 ... Document data storage means, 13 ... Version management means, 14 ... Document data transfer means 15 ... Document data re-registration means, 16 ... Compatibility determination means, 17 ... Data processing means, 20 ... Client device, 21 ... Document data backup means, 22 ... Re-registration request means, 23 ... Version acquisition means, 24 ... Compatibility Sex judging means, 25 ... data processing means

Claims (8)

Document data storage means for storing and accumulating document data including image data and attribute information specifying the attribute and processing content of the image data;
Image processing means for performing predetermined processing on image data included in the document data;
Version management means for managing version information for specifying processing contents that can be handled by the apparatus configuration including the image processing means;
Document data transfer in which the document data in the document data storage means and the version information managed by the version management means are transferred to a network-connected client device, and the client device stores the document data together with the version information. Means,
Document data re-registration means for performing re-registration processing in the document data storage means of document data or image data received from the client device,
The document data re-registration means
When the version information stored in the client device together with the document data to be re-registered and the version information managed by the version management means at the time of the re-registration processing are compatible, Receiving the document data to be re-registered from the client device, storing it in the document data storage means as it is,
If the version information is not compatible with each other, the image data included in the document data to be re-registered is received from the client device, and the image is based on the version information managed by the version management means. An image processing apparatus characterized in that attribute information corresponding to data is created, document data is formed by including the received image data and the created attribute information, and this is stored and stored in the document data storage means.   Whether the version information stored in the client device together with the document data to be re-registered is compatible with the version information managed by the version management unit during the re-registration processing. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising compatibility determination means for determining A data processing means for performing an editing process for converting the image orientation for each page of the image data,
The data processing means is compatible with the version information stored in the client device together with the document data to be re-registered and the version information managed by the version management means during the re-registration processing. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when there is no image, the editing process is performed to align the image orientation of each page of the image data received from the client apparatus in a certain direction.   When the document name information is included in the attribute information, the document data re-registration unit acquires the document name information about the document data to be re-registered, and sets the attribute information including the document name information as the image information. 4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is created as attribute information corresponding to data. Document data storage means for storing and storing document data including image data and attribute information for specifying the attribute and processing content of the image data, and performing predetermined processing on the image data included in the document data Client apparatus used by being connected to a network with an image processing apparatus comprising image processing means and version management means for managing version information for specifying processing contents that can be handled by the apparatus configuration including the image processing means Because
Document data backup means for receiving and storing document data in the document data storage means and version information managed by the version management means from the image processing device;
Re-registration request means for requesting the image processing apparatus to re-register document data stored in the document data backup means or image data included in the document data in the document data storage means,
The re-registration request means
When the version information stored in the document data backup unit together with the document data requesting the re-registration process is compatible with the version information managed by the version management unit during the re-registration process Transfer the document data as it is to the image processing device and store it in the document data storage means,
If the version information is not compatible with each other, the image data included in the document data for which the re-registration process is requested is transmitted to the image processing apparatus, and the attribute information corresponding to the image data is transmitted to the version management unit. Based on version information managed by the image processing apparatus, and the document data storage unit stores document data including the image data and the created attribute information. Client device to perform. Version acquisition means for acquiring version information managed by the version management means from the version management means when the re-registration request means requests re-registration processing;
Compatibility determination for determining whether or not the version information stored in the document data backup unit together with the document data for which the re-registration process is requested and the version information acquired by the version acquisition unit are compatible The client apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: means. A data processing means for performing an editing process for converting the image orientation for each page of the image data,
The data processing means includes version information stored in the document data backup means together with document data for requesting the re-registration processing, and version information managed by the version management means during the re-registration processing. The client apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, wherein when there is no compatibility, an editing process is performed to align the image orientation of each page of the image data received from the client apparatus in a certain direction. When the attribute information includes document name information, the re-registration request unit notifies the image processing apparatus of document name information about the document data for which the re-registration process is requested, and includes the document name information. 8. The client apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the attribute information is generated by the image processing apparatus as attribute information corresponding to the image data.

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