JP2011159170A - Collection device, management device, collection method, management method, programs therefor, and collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collectively manage image data and log information, and to ensure readiness for log information. <P>SOLUTION: A collection device which transmits log information to a management device includes: an acquisition part which acquires image data and log information about the image data: a reading part which reads the image data to extract character and symbol information displayed in the image data; a specific word storage part that stores a specific word showing importance of the image data; an analysis part which analyzes whether the specific word is included in the character and symbol information; and a transmission/reception part which preferentially transmits the log information about image data which is analyzed by the analysis part that the character and symbol information extracted includes the specific word, to the management device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a collection device, a management device, a collection method, a management method, a program, a recording medium, and a collection system.

  In a conventional image log system, for example, when a user performs an operation (for example, an operation such as copying, FAX, printing, scanning, or the like) on an image forming apparatus, log information about a used document image is automatically generated. When data in the image forming apparatus (for example, image data on the used document image) is leaked, the source of the leakage can be determined by comparing the leaked data with log information.

In this image log system, it is necessary to configure a plurality of servers (devices) in order to distribute the load when the system scale increases. FIG. 1 shows a functional configuration example of the image log system. In the example of FIG. 1, one or more collection devices 200 _n (n = 1,..., N, where N is a natural number), one management device 100, and a plurality of image forming devices (including FIG. 1) In the drawing, it is indicated as “MFP”) and a plurality of user terminals 400. The collection device 200 _n collects image data from the image forming device 300 and log information about the image data. The management device 100 manages the collection device 200 _n and manages image data and log information collected by each collection device 200 _n . Here, when the image log system is configured by a plurality of devices, a problem is that the data size of log information and the like is large. In order to solve this problem, various techniques have been proposed (see Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  The technique described in Patent Document 1 transmits (transfers) only log information of the collection device 200 image data to the management device 100.

Patent Document 2 described techniques, in order to reduce the load on the collecting device 200 _n, in which for each of a plurality of collecting devices 200 _n, classified by the attribute of the data to be collected (such as user information) is collected.

  The technique described in Patent Document 3 optimizes the transmission of log information. In addition, the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 may use a method of compressing and transferring log information in a certain state.

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that image data and log information about the image data cannot be managed collectively.

Further, the techniques described in Patent Documents 2 and 3 have a problem of lack of quick response because log information is requested from the collection device _200n side when referring to log information.

  Therefore, in view of such a problem, the present invention collects image data and log information collectively, and has a log information quick response, a collection device, a management device, a collection method, a management method, these programs, The purpose is to propose a recording medium and a collection system.

  In order to achieve the object, in the collection device that transmits log information to the management device, the image data, the acquisition unit that acquires the log information about the image data, and the image data are read into the image data. A reading unit for acquiring displayed character / symbol information, a specific language storage unit storing a specific language indicating the importance of the image data, and whether the specific language is included in the character / symbol information An analysis unit that analyzes whether or not the log information about the image data analyzed that the specific language is included in the character / symbol information acquired by the analysis unit is preferentially transmitted to the management device And a transmission / reception unit.

  With the collection device, management device, collection method, management method, program, recording medium, and collection system of the present invention, image data and log information can be managed collectively and the responsiveness of log information can be ensured.

The figure which showed the function structural example of the collection system of a present Example. The figure which showed the function structural examples, such as the collection apparatus of a present Example. The figure which showed the processing flow of the pre-processing (the 1). The figure which showed the processing flow of the pre-processing (the 2). The figure which showed the flow of the main processes of a present Example (the 1). The figure which showed the flow of the main processes of a present Example (the 2). The figure which showed an example of the point table table. The figure which showed an example of the analysis result of the analysis part. A is an example of a level correspondence table, and B is an example of a level rule table. A is an example of a point level correspondence table, and B is an example of a level rule table. The figure which showed an example of the specific language correspondence table. It is the figure which showed the function structural example from another viewpoints, such as a collection apparatus.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected to the process which performs the same part and the process which has the same function, and duplication description is abbreviate | omitted.
[Explanation of terms]
First, terms used below will be explained. Examples of the image forming apparatus include a printer, a facsimile, a copying apparatus, a plotter, and a complex machine of these. The recording medium is, for example, paper, thread, fiber, leather, metal, plastic, glass, wood, ceramics, film coat, and the like. In addition, the image formation means that an image such as a character, a figure, or a pattern is applied to the medium, or a droplet is simply landed on the recording medium. Moreover, a droplet shows an ink, for example. The ink is not limited to what is called an ink, but is used as a general term for all liquids that can form an image, such as a recording liquid, a fixing processing liquid, and a liquid. For example, a DNA sample, Also included are resists, pattern materials, and toners.

For example, in image data, log information is bibliographic information indicating, for example, when and who performed what operation on the image forming apparatus. The image log is information including image data and log information about the image data.
[Function configuration example]
Next, an example of the functional configuration of the collection system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, in the example of FIG. 1, one management apparatus 100, N collection apparatuses 200 _n (n = 1,..., N), a plurality of image forming apparatuses 300, and a plurality of user terminals 400 Consists of

N collection devices 200 _n are connected to the management device 100. Further, such a plurality of image forming apparatus 300 is connected to the collecting device 200 _n. The user terminal 400 is connected to the image forming apparatus 300. In the following description, the collection device _200n is collectively referred to as the collection device 200. The collection device 200 transmits the acquired image log to the management device 100.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration example of the management device 100 and the collection device 200. The management device 100 includes a storage unit 102, a transmission / reception unit 104, and a third display unit 106. In addition, the first database 120 is connected to the management apparatus 100. In the first database 120, image data from the collection device 200 and log information about the image data are stored in association with each other.

The collection device 200 includes a transmission / reception unit 202, a reading unit 204, an analysis unit 206, a specific language storage unit 208, a first display unit 210, a second display unit 214, an input unit 212, and an acquisition unit 216. A second database 220 is connected to the collection device 200. In the second database 220, image data and log information about the image data are stored in association with each other.
<Log information transfer settings>
Next, the log information transfer setting process which is the first pre-process will be described. FIG. 3 shows a processing sequence diagram of log information transfer setting.

  First, the user transmits identification information (for example, an IP address) of the image forming apparatus 300 from the user terminal 400 to the collection apparatus 200 (step S202). Next, the collection apparatus 200 performs image log transfer method setting processing for the image forming apparatus 300 (step S204).

  Here, the image log transfer method setting process will be described. With this process, the transmission destination (for example, IP address) of the collection apparatus 200 that transmits the image log is set in each image forming apparatus 300. This setting process is performed in order to access the collection apparatus 200 from the image forming apparatus 300.

For example, the IP address or MAC address of the collection apparatus 200 that is the transmission destination is set in the image forming apparatus 300. In addition, other information for identifying the collection device 200 (for example, the serial number of the collection device 200 or an alternative transmission destination when transmission is not possible) may be set in the image forming apparatus 300. Further, an administrator (or a setter) of the collection device 200 and information of the collection device 200 (such as authentication information and access information such as an account and a password) may be set.
<Specific language registration processing>
Next, the specific language registration process that is the second pre-process will be described. FIG. 4 shows a process flow of the specific language registration process. As shown in FIG. 4, the user registers a specific language from the user terminal 400 to the specific language storage unit 208 (see FIG. 2) in the collection device 200 (step S302).

  Here, the specific language will be described. In the collection apparatus 200 of the present embodiment, the responsiveness of the image log with high importance is ensured by preferentially transferring the image log with high importance to the management apparatus 100. A specific language is used to obtain a high importance level. In this embodiment, the specific language is, for example, a language that suggests that it should not be leaked. Specifically, the specific language is a prohibited language (prohibited keyword). In other words, the specific language is a language indicating importance. For example, the specific language includes “confidential”, “confidential”, “confidential”, “secret”, “printing prohibited”, and the like. The image data in which these specific languages are displayed and the log information about the image data are judged to have high importance (should not be leaked), and the image data and the log information (that is, the image log) are given priority. To the management apparatus 100. Of course, the specific language is not limited to these.

Then, the collection device 200 preferentially transmits an image log including highly important image data and log information to the management device 100. As a result, the responsiveness can be ensured for the image log with high importance.
[Embodiment 1]
Next, Embodiment 1 will be described. 5 and 6 show the processing flow of the first embodiment.

  First, the user uses the user terminal 400 to perform, for example, FAX transmission processing on the image forming apparatus 300 (step S102). The FAX transmission process is merely an example, and other processes may be performed on the image forming apparatus as long as the image data is used.

  Next, the image forming apparatus 300 transmits the image log to the acquisition unit 216 in the collection device 200 via the transmission / reception unit 202. The acquisition unit 216 acquires image data and an image log for the image data, and stores the acquired image log (that is, image data and log information) in the second database 220 (see FIG. 2).

  The reading unit 204 monitors the second database 220. Here, the monitoring by the reading unit 204 may be performed in synchronization with the log information registration process in step S106. Thereby, the reading unit 204 can recognize that the image log is stored in the second database 220. In addition, the reading unit 204 may constantly monitor the second database, or may periodically monitor the second database.

  When the reading unit 204 recognizes that the image log is stored in the second database, the reading unit 204 requests and acquires the image log from the second database 220 (step S112). Alternatively, only image data is requested and acquired from the image log.

  Then, the reading unit 204 reads the image data in the acquired image log to acquire character / symbol information of the image data (step S113). For reading, a known technique such as OCR processing (optical character reader) may be used. The character / symbol information is information indicating a character or symbol indicated in the image data.

  The reading unit 204 temporarily registers the acquired character / symbol information in the second database 220 (step S114). Further, the reading unit 204 may transmit the acquired character / symbol information to the analysis unit 206.

  Next, the analysis unit 206 monitors a specific language stored in the specific language storage unit 208. This monitoring may be constant monitoring or periodic monitoring. Further, when the reading unit 204 registers the acquired character / symbol information in the second database 220, the analysis unit 206 acquires the character / symbol information registered in the second database 220 (step). S116).

  Then, the analysis unit 206 analyzes (searches) whether or not the acquired character / symbol information includes a specific language (a language such as “top secret” as described above) (step S118). As described above, there is a high possibility that the image data in which the specific language is included in the character / symbol information is highly important.

  The analysis unit 206 notifies the reading unit 204 of the specific language search result (step S120). The specific language search result is information indicating information regarding whether or not a specific language is included in the character / symbol information.

  When receiving the specific language search result from the analysis unit 206, the transmission / reception unit 202 requests and obtains an image log from the second database 220 (step S122). The transmission / reception unit 202 refers to the specific language search result to determine whether or not the specific language is included in the character / symbol information. The transmission / reception unit 202 obtains an image log (that is, an image log determined to have high importance) regarding image data analyzed by the analysis unit 206 when the specific language is included in the acquired character / symbol information. And preferentially transmitted to the management apparatus 100 (step S126). Here, “preferentially” means “immediately”, for example. More specifically, “the transmission / reception unit 202 determines that an image log of image data analyzed by the analysis unit 206 when the specific language is included in the acquired character / symbol information (that is, if the importance is high). The image log for the image data analyzed when the character / symbol information acquired by the analysis unit 206 is not included in the specific language (that is, the image log determined as having low importance). ”).”

  In general, the image log collected by the collection apparatus 200 is an image log of image data that can be freely used from an image log of image data with high importance (confidentiality) (that is, importance (confidentiality)). There is a low image log). Then, when the specific language is included in the character / symbol information of the input image data, the collection device 200 according to the first embodiment regards the image log for the image data as having high importance. The image log with high importance is transmitted to the management apparatus 100 by the transmission / reception unit 202 in preference to the image log with low importance (that is, image log for image data not including a specific language). Is done.

  Therefore, quick response is ensured for an image log with high importance. Further, since log information with high importance is preferentially transmitted, a highly necessary image log (image data and log information is not applied to the traffic between the collection device 200 and the management device 100). ) The image log can be sent to the management device in order.

  Note that the collection system according to the present embodiment manages image data and log information in the first database 120 or the second database 220 from the viewpoint of security, as a basis for requiring quick response. When information leakage such as image data occurs, it is necessary to respond immediately. Therefore, in the collection system of the present embodiment, it is desired to collect and manage image data or its image log that is used while maintaining responsiveness, and the influence when information leakage occurs particularly in image data with higher confidentiality is greater. Therefore, the demand for responsiveness is high.

The first database 120 and the second database 220 are provided outside the management device 100 and the collection device 200, respectively. However, the first database 120 and the second database 220 may be provided inside the management apparatus 100 and the collection apparatus 200, respectively. In this case, the first database 120 may be integrated with the storage unit 100 in the management apparatus 100. Further, the second database 220 may be integrated with the specific language storage unit 208.
[Embodiment 2]
Next, Embodiment 2 will be described. Generally, when there are a plurality of image data, there are as many pieces of log information as image data. Therefore, after the analysis result, there are a plurality of image logs that have not been transferred to the management device, such as when an image log is newly analyzed in addition to an image log that has not been transferred (waiting for transfer). There may be cases that exist.

  Therefore, the analysis unit 206 in the collection apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment determines the transmission order to the management apparatus 100 for a plurality of image logs. The transmission / reception unit 202 transmits the image log to the management apparatus 100 based on the transmission order.

A method for determining the transmission order of the analysis unit 206 will be described in detail.
<First method>
A first method for determining the transmission order by the analysis unit 206 will be described. The analysis unit 206 is connected to the table table storage unit 218. An example of the point table stored in the table table storage unit 218 is shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 7, for example, the specific language “top secret” is 3 points. This point table table may be set by an administrator of the collection apparatus 200 or the like. Hereinafter, since this point indicates the importance of the log information, it is referred to as importance point.

  Further, the analysis unit 206 of the second embodiment analyzes (calculates) the number of specific languages included in the character / symbol information of the image data. FIG. 8 shows an example of the number of specific languages calculated by the reading unit 204. In the example of FIG. 8, there is one specific language “top secret”, two specific languages “unprintable”, and zero specific languages “secret” and “private”.

  Next, the analysis unit 206 determines the transmission order of image logs based on the analysis result. Specifically, the analysis unit 206 calculates the total of points for each image data. For example, a case where the analysis unit 206 calculates the number of specific languages as illustrated in FIG. 8 will be described. In this case, 3 × 1 + 2 × 2 + 0 × 2 + 1 × 0 = 7 using the point table shown in FIG. 7, and the importance point of the log information shown in FIG. 8 is 7 points. Thus, the analysis unit 206 calculates importance points for each image data. In this way, the analysis unit 206 determines the transmission order of the image logs based on the analysis result (that is, the calculated importance point). Specifically, if the importance point is high, the transmission order is also fast, and if the importance point is low, the transmission order is slow.

  Then, the transmission / reception unit 202 transmits the image log to the management apparatus 100 based on the obtained transmission order. That is, the transmission / reception unit 202 preferentially transmits to the management apparatus 100 from an image log having a high importance point.

In addition, when there are a plurality of image logs having the same importance point, the analysis unit 206 may determine the transmission order based on the time when the log information is generated. Generally, the log information includes information on the time when the log information was generated. Specifically, if the log information generation time is earlier, the transmission order is earlier, and if the log information generation time is later, the transmission order is later.
<Second method>
Next, a second method for determining the transmission order by the analysis unit 206 will be described. When the second method is used, the level correspondence table shown in FIG. 9A and the level rule table shown in FIG. 9B are stored in the table table storage unit 218. Referring to FIG. 9A, for example, the level “4” is set for the specific language “top secret”.

  Next, FIG. 9B will be described. If the character / symbol information includes a level 4 specific language (in the example of FIG. 9, “top secret”), it is forcibly preferentially transmitted from the collection device 200 to the management device 100.

  Further, if the level 3 specific language (“not printable” in the example of FIG. 9) is included in the image data, the transmission order is determined based on the number of the corresponding level (ie, level 3) specific language “not printable”. Is determined. Specifically, if the number of specific languages is large, the transmission order is fast.

  Further, when the level 2 specific language (“secret” in the example of FIG. 9) is included in the image data, based on the number order of all the specific languages (that is, the level 2 and level 1 specific languages), The transmission order is determined.

  If a specific language of image level 1 (in the example of FIG. 9, “confidential” in the example of FIG. 9) is included, the transmission order is determined based on the number of all specific languages (that is, the specific language of level 1). The

  Also, the rules shown in FIG. 9B are preferentially applied to higher level rules. That is, even when there are many level 3 specific languages, the level 4 rules are applied when there is at least one level 4 specific language.

  A specific example in the case of using the second method will be described with reference to FIG. In the case of FIG. 8, the level 4 rule “forced priority transmission” is applied because there is one level 4 specific language “top secret” and level 3 specific language “not printable”. Therefore, forced priority transmission is performed for the image log of the image data shown in FIG.

Further, the above-described level and importance point are collectively referred to as evaluation information here. That is, the evaluation information is information for evaluating the importance of a specific language. In this case, in the specific language storage unit 208, evaluation information for evaluating the importance of the specific language is associated with the specific language. The analysis unit 206 determines the transmission order of the image logs from the analysis result based on the specific language and the evaluation information.
<Third method>
Next, a third method for determining transmission order by the analysis unit 206 will be described. The third method is a method in which the importance point described in the first method and the level described in the second method are combined. The table table storage unit 218 stores a point level table table shown in FIG. 10A and a level rule table shown in FIG. 10B.

  The point level table shown in FIG. 10A will be described. For example, the specific language “top secret” is level 4 and importance point 3. Then, the level rule table shown in FIG. 10B will be described. In the level rule table shown in FIG. 9B, the level 2 rule is “order by number of specific languages”, but the level rule table shown in FIG. 10B is “point order”. .

  That is, in the example of FIG. 10, for example, when there is no level 4 or 3 specific language and there is a level 2 specific language, the level 2 rule is applied (see FIG. 10B). That is, the analysis unit 206 determines the transmission order based on the order of importance points. The calculation of importance points is performed by the same method as the <first method> using the points shown in FIG. 10A.

  Thus, when there are a plurality of image logs for image data including a specific language, the analysis unit 206 calculates importance points and levels. And the analysis part 206 is. Based on the calculated importance point and level, the transmission order of the image logs is determined. The transmission / reception unit 104 transmits the image log to the management apparatus 100 based on the determined transmission order. Therefore, even when there are a plurality of image logs, the responsiveness of the log information with high importance can be secured by preferentially transmitting the image log with high importance to the management apparatus 100.

In the above description, the first to third methods have been described as the transmission order determination method of the analysis unit 206, but the present invention is not limited to these methods.
[Embodiment 3]
The collection device 200 according to the first and second embodiments transmits only the image log to the management device 100. The collection apparatus 200 according to the third embodiment transmits not only the image log but also the analysis result by the analysis unit 206 to the management apparatus 100 to the management apparatus 100.

  Here, the analysis result is information indicating whether or not the specific language is included in the image data (that is, the character / symbol information acquired by the reading unit 204) (described in the first embodiment, hereinafter “specific language presence / absence”). Information ”) or a specific language, the calculated specific point, the calculated importance point or level (<First Method>, <First Method> in [Embodiment 2]). 2).

  The management apparatus 100 stores the image log and the analysis result for the image log in the storage unit 102 in association with each other. Next, the effect that the management apparatus 100 holds the image log and the analysis result in association with each other will be described.

  For example, it is assumed that image data on which a specific language “top secret” is displayed leaks. When the analysis result is a specific language, log information and the specific language are stored in association with each other in the storage unit 102 or the first database 120 in the management apparatus 100. Then, the administrator of the management apparatus 100 can easily search log information corresponding to the specific language “top secret”. Then, the administrator can find out the cause of the leak by referring to the log information.

  Similarly, when the analysis result is an importance point, the image log and the importance point are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 102 or the first database 120 in the management apparatus 100. Then, the administrator of the management apparatus 100 can easily search for an image log associated with the importance point based on the importance point.

Furthermore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the administrator by performing a search using these analysis results in combination. Compound usage includes, for example, a search specifying both importance points and a specific language, and sorting and displaying image data including a specific language in order of importance points and generation time.
[Embodiment 4]
The collection device 200 according to the fourth embodiment includes a first display unit 210. When the analyzing unit 206 analyzes that the acquired character / symbol information includes the specific language, the character / symbol information includes the fact that the specific language is included and / or the Display a specific language. The display allows the administrator of the collection apparatus 200 to recognize this fact, thereby recognizing that the image log of the image data including the specific language is preferentially transmitted to the management apparatus 100. . In addition, this display allows the administrator of the collection apparatus 200 to recognize that the image data acquired by the acquisition unit 216 is highly important.

This display may be performed according to conditions set by the administrator. As a specific example, it is possible to display image data whose importance point is a certain point or more or whose level is a certain value or more.
[Embodiment 5]
The management apparatus 100 according to the fifth embodiment includes a third display unit 106. Further, in the collection device 200 of the sixth embodiment, when the analysis unit 206 analyzes that the acquired character / symbol information includes the specific language, the transmission / reception unit 202 of the collection device 200 Warning information indicating that the specific language is included in the symbol information is transmitted together with the log information.

  When the transmission / reception unit 104 of the management device 100 receives the warning signal from the collection device 200, the third display unit 106 displays that the image data for the log information includes a specific language. This display allows the administrator of the management apparatus 100 to recognize that the image data of the transmitted log information includes a specific language, that is, the image data is highly important.

Similarly in this case, it may be performed according to conditions set by the administrator.
[Embodiment 6]
The collection device 200 according to the sixth embodiment includes an input unit 212. From the input unit 212, a new specific language (that is, a specific language that has not been previously registered in the specific language storage unit 208) is input from the administrator of the collection apparatus 200 and stored in the specific language storage unit 208. The new specific language is, for example, “strict printing” in the example of FIG.

  When a new specific language is input to the collection device 200 and stored in the specific language storage unit 208, the transmission / reception unit 202 of the collection device 200 transmits the new specific language to the management device 100.

On the other hand, the management device 100 according to the seventh embodiment associates a specific language with each collection device 200 _n (n = 1,..., N) and stores the specific language in the first database 120 or the storage unit 102. Yes. FIG. 11 shows an example of a correspondence table between the collection device 200 _n and a specific language (hereinafter referred to as “specific language correspondence table”). In the example of FIG. 11, for example, the particular language storage unit 208 of the collection device 200 _1, the specific language "top secret, unprintable, secret, confidential" is stored.

Then, the input unit 212 of the collection device 200 _1, when a new specific language "Print prohibited" is input, the transceiver 202 of the collection device 200 _1, the management apparatus 100 information indicating the specific language "Print prohibited" Send. Then, the control section of the management apparatus 100 (not shown) adds a specific language sent "Print strict prohibition" to a particular language correspondence table column collection device 200 ₁ (see FIG. 11) in. Further, the new specific language “print strictly prohibited” is displayed on the third display unit 106 of the management apparatus 100, and the new specific language “print strictly prohibited” is stored in the first database 120 or stored in the administrator of the management apparatus 100. It may be determined whether to store in the unit 102.

At the same time, the transmission / reception unit 104 of the management apparatus 100 uses the specific language information “print strictly prohibited” for all the other collecting devices 200 ₂ to 200 _N in which the specific language “print strictly prohibited” is not stored in the specific language storage unit 208. Send. The transmitting and receiving unit 202 of the collection device ₂₀₀ 2 to 200 DEG _N receives the specific language information of a particular language stored in a particular language storage unit 208 of another collection device 200 ₁ "print prohibited" from the management apparatus 100. Then, it displays specific language stored in a particular language storage unit 208 of the other collecting device 200 ₁ on the second display unit 214. In addition, the specific language “print strictly prohibited” is displayed on the second display unit 214 of the collection devices 200 ₂ to 200 _N. Each administrator of the collection devices 200 ₂ to 200 _N visually checks the displayed specific language “print strictly prohibited” and leaves it to the administrator's judgment whether or not to register the specific language “print strictly prohibited”. May be. In addition, a new specific language “print strict prohibition” may be forcibly registered in the specific language storage unit 208. The specific language correspondence table shown in FIG. 11 is a table before registering a new specific language.

Thus, the second display unit 214, by displaying a new specific language registered in another collecting device 200 _1, the administrator of the collection device ₂₀₀ 2 to 200 DEG _N is the other collection apparatus 200 ₁ It can be recognized that a new specific language has been input. Further, for convenience of explanation, the first display unit 110 and the second display unit 214 are shown separately, but this does not necessarily mean that two display units are provided, but one display unit. It does not matter.

Furthermore, in the case where the evaluation information (that is, importance points and levels) for the same specific language is different between the collection devices 200 ₂ to 200 _N (that is, the deviation occurs), the management device 100 side By changing the ratio for the evaluation information of each of the collection devices 200 ₂ to 200 _N , it is possible to eliminate the deviation of the evaluation information. The ratio may be changed by a control unit (not shown) of the management apparatus 100.

Further, upon receiving a new specific language management apparatus 100 is registered in the collecting device 200 _1, the third display section 106 may display the new specific language. This display to the administrator of the management device 100, a new specific language acquisition device 200 ₁ can be made to recognize the fact registered.

Further, by displaying the new specific language “print strict prohibition” on the third display unit 106 in the management apparatus 100, the administrator of the management apparatus 100 can recognize the new specific language. Then, the administrator of the management apparatus 100 may select the transmission destination of the new specific language from the recognition apparatuses 200 ₂ to 200 _N. Further, the new specific language may be forcibly transmitted to all the recognition devices 200 ₂ to 200 _N. For example, there is that the language used is different in the case where there a collecting device 200 _A American branch and collecting apparatus 200 _J Japanese branch office. If such a case is a Japanese new specific language, it is also conceivable that there is no need to be sent to the collection device 200 _A of the United States branch office. Thus, communication costs can be reduced by not transmitting to the collection apparatus 200 that does not need to register a new specific language.

Further, in [Embodiment 6], the example in which only the new specific language “print strictly prohibited” is transmitted has been described. Further, the collection apparatus 200 ₁ a new specific language "printing prohibited", may be transmitted to "evaluation information" corresponding to the particular language. In this case, it is necessary to store the evaluation information in association with the specific language in the specific language correspondence table shown in FIG.
[Other Embodiments]
As another embodiment, it is preferable to set time limit information in a specific language and manage the time limit. For example, a certain language is treated as a specific language up to a predetermined date A, and is not treated as a specific language when a predetermined date A is exceeded.

Specifically, for example, the product name becomes confidential information before the release, but it may not be necessary to handle it as confidential information after the release. Therefore, when the product name is a specific language, a predetermined date A may be used as the release date. Until the release date A, the product name is handled as a specific language (that is, the image log of the image data indicating the product name is preferentially transmitted to the management apparatus 100). When the release date A is exceeded, the product name is not handled as a specific language. By doing in this way, the responsiveness of an image log can be ensured flexibly.
[Programs and recording media]
FIG. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating another main configuration of the management apparatus 100 and the collection apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment. The management apparatus 100 and the collection apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment include a control unit 1, a main storage unit 2, an auxiliary storage unit 3, an external storage device I / F unit 4, a communication unit 7, and an input unit 8 (the input unit 212 in FIG. 2). And the display unit 9 (corresponding to the first display unit 210, the second display unit 214, and the third display unit 106 in FIG. 2).

  The control unit 1 is an arithmetic device that controls each device, calculates data, and processes in a computer. The control unit 1 is an arithmetic device that executes a program stored in the main storage unit 2, receives data from the input device or the storage device, calculates and processes the data, and outputs the data to the output device or the storage device.

  The main storage unit 2 is a storage device that stores or temporarily stores programs and data such as an OS and application software that are basic software executed by the control unit 1.

  The auxiliary storage unit 3 is a storage device that stores data related to application software and the like.

  The network I / F unit 7 has a communication function connected via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network) constructed by a data transmission path such as a wired and / or wireless line. With this communication function, communication with other wireless communication devices or the like can be performed.

  The input unit 8 and the display unit 9 include a key switch (hard key) and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) having a touch panel function (including GUI software key: Graphical User Interface). This is a display and / or input device that functions as a UI (User Interface) when using the functions of 100.

  The external storage device I / F unit 4 is an interface between the information processing device and a storage medium 5 (for example, a flash memory) connected via a data transmission path such as USB (Universal Serial Bus).

  Further, a predetermined program is stored in the storage medium 5, and the program stored in the storage medium 18 is installed in the management device 100 and the collection device 200 via the external storage device I / F unit 4 and installed These programs can be executed by a PC or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Management apparatus 102 ... Memory | storage part 104 ... Transmission / reception part 106 ... 3rd display part 200 ... Collection apparatus 202 ... Transmission / reception part 204 ... Reading part 206 ... Analysis part 208 ... specific language storage unit 210 ... first display unit 212 ... input unit 214 ... second display unit 216 ... acquisition unit 218 ... table table storage unit

JP 2008-020946 A JP 2008-193260 A JP 2008-146328 A

Claims (25)

In a collection device for transmitting an image log including image data and log information about the image data to a management device,
An acquisition unit for acquiring the image log;
A reading unit for extracting character / symbol information of image data in the acquired image log;
A specific language storage unit storing a specific language;
An analysis unit for analyzing whether or not the specific language is included in the character / symbol information;
A transmission / reception unit that preferentially transmits the image log for the image data analyzed as including the specific language in the acquired character / symbol information by the analysis unit to the management device . The specific language indicates the importance of the image data,
In the specific language storage unit, evaluation information for evaluating the importance of the specific language is associated with the specific language,
The analysis unit determines the transmission order of the image log from the analysis result based on the specific language and the evaluation information,
The collection device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission / reception unit transmits the image log to the management device based on the transmission order.   The collection device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission / reception unit transmits the image log and the analysis result of the analysis unit to the management device.   If the analysis unit analyzes that the acquired character / symbol information includes the specific language, the character / symbol information includes the specific language or / and the specification The collection apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a first display unit that displays a language. A new specific language is input, and has an input unit for storing in the specific language storage unit;
The collection device according to claim 1, wherein when the new specific language is input, the transmission / reception unit transmits information on the new specific language to the management device.   When the transmission / reception unit receives the specific language stored in the specific language storage unit of another collection device from the management device, the transmission / reception unit displays the specific language stored in the specific language storage unit of the other collection device. The collecting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising two display units. In the management apparatus which receives an image log from the collection apparatus in any one of Claims 1-6,
A management apparatus comprising: a storage unit that stores the image log and an analysis result of the image log by the analysis unit in association with each other.   A third display unit that displays that the specific language is included in the character / symbol information when the analyzing unit analyzes that the specific language is included in the character / symbol information; The management device according to claim 7.   8. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: a transmission / reception unit configured to transmit the new specific language to the collection device when the new specific language input to the collection device is received from the collection device. 8. The management device according to 8. In a collection system composed of one or more collection devices and a management device,
The collector is
An acquisition unit that acquires image data including image data and log information about the image data;
A reading unit that reads the image data in the acquired image log to extract character / symbol information displayed in the image data;
A specific language storage unit storing a specific language indicating the importance of the image data;
An analysis unit for analyzing whether or not the specific language is included in the character / symbol information;
The management apparatus associates an image log of image data analyzed as including the specific language in the acquired character / symbol information by the analysis unit, and associates an analysis result by the analysis unit with priority. A transmission / reception unit for transmitting to
The management device
A collection system comprising: a storage unit that stores the log information and an analysis result of the analysis unit for the log information in association with each other. The collection device has an input unit that receives a new specific language and stores it in the specific language storage unit,
11. The collection system according to claim 10, wherein when the new specific language is input, the transmission / reception unit transmits to the management apparatus that the new specific language has been input. The collector is
The said transmission / reception part has a 2nd display part which displays this new specific language, when the new specific language memorize | stored in the other collection apparatus is received from the said management apparatus. The collection system described. The management device
13. A transmission / reception unit that, when receiving a new specific language input to the collection device from the collection device, transmits the new specific language to the collection device to another collection device. A collection system according to any one of the above. In a collection method for transmitting an image log including image data and log information about the image data to a management device,
An acquisition step of acquiring the image log;
A reading step of extracting character / symbol information displayed in the image data by reading the image data in the acquired image log;
An analysis step of analyzing whether or not the character / symbol information includes a specific language in a specific language storage unit in which a specific language indicating the importance of the image data is stored;
A transmission / reception step of preferentially transmitting the image log of the image data analyzed as including the specific language in the character / symbol information acquired by the analysis step to the management device. . The specific language indicates the importance of the image data,
In the specific language storage unit, evaluation information for evaluating the importance of the specific language is associated with the specific language,
The analysis step determines the transmission order of the image log from the analysis result based on the specific language and the evaluation information,
15. The collection method according to claim 14, wherein the transmission / reception step transmits the image log to the management device based on the transmission order.   16. The collection method according to claim 14, wherein the transmission / reception step transmits the image log and an analysis result of the analysis step to the management device.   If it is analyzed by the analyzing step that the specific language is included in the acquired character / symbol information, the fact that the specific language is included in the character / symbol information or / and the specific The collection method according to claim 14, further comprising a first display step of displaying a language. A new specific language is input, and has an input step of storing in the specific language storage unit,
18. The collection method according to claim 14, wherein, in the transmission / reception step, when the new specific language is input, the new specific language is transmitted to the management device.   When the transmission / reception step receives the specific language stored in the specific language storage unit of the other collection device from the management device, the specific language stored in the specific language storage unit of the other collection device is displayed. The collection method according to claim 14, further comprising two display steps. A management method for receiving and managing an image log by the collection method according to claim 14,
A management method comprising a storage step of storing the log information and an analysis result of the log information in association with the analysis step.   A third display step for displaying that the specific language is included in the character / symbol information when the specific language is included in the character / symbol information by the analyzing step; The management method according to claim 20.   21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising: a transmission / reception step of transmitting the new specific language to the collection device when the new specific language input to the collection device is received from the collection device. The management method according to 21.   A program for causing a computer to execute the collection apparatus according to claim 1.   The program for making a computer perform the management apparatus in any one of Claims 7-9.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 23 or 24 is recorded.

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