JP2011229035A - Image reading device and image reading system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading device and an image reading system capable of easy selection of reading settings in which a user does not need to move to a terminal device while leaving a reading medium on the image reading device.SOLUTION: A reading control section 101 of an image reading device 1 receives a reading setting name list of individual reading settings 220 that are set up in a reading application soft 200 of a terminal device 2. The reading control section 101 obtains a reading condition 222, which is corresponding to reading setting name 221 selected from the reading setting name list by a user, from the reading settings 220 of the terminal device 2, and allows reading of a medium to be performed on the basis of the reading condition 222. Then the image reading device 1 sends image data of the read image to the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 2 performs image processing for the image data using an image processing method 223 which is corresponding to the reading setting name 221 selected by the user and stores the processed data in a storage section 22.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus and an image reading system.

  In an image reading apparatus used in connection with a terminal device (host computer), the image reading device communicates with the terminal device, reads an image of a document or the like, and transmits the acquired image data to the terminal device. The terminal device that has received the image data performs predetermined image processing, creates an image file, and stores it in a predetermined folder (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-112519 A

  In the conventional image reading system composed of the terminal device and the image reading device described above, the operation when the user reads an image is performed after first placing a medium such as a manuscript, a drawing, or a photograph on the image reading device. Then, the terminal device side is set, and the terminal device side performs setting of reading conditions and the like of the image data read by the image reading device and operation of reading instructions. When an image such as a document is read by the image reading device in accordance with a reading instruction from the terminal device, and the image data of the read image is sent to the terminal device and processed and stored, the user again It was necessary to return to the image reading apparatus and remove the placed document. For this reason, the user needs to reciprocate between the image reading device and the terminal device. Also, since a manuscript or the like is placed on the temporary image reading device and leaves the place, care must be taken when handling important documents. Met.

  As another example of the image reading system, the image reading apparatus is provided with a function for performing reading setting for reading an image, and reads an original or the like based on the reading setting input by the user in the image reading apparatus. There is a technique for executing and storing image data of a read image by transmitting it to a terminal device. In this image reading system, it is necessary for a user to input various settings such as document size, color mode (color, monochrome, etc.), resolution, etc., and then issue a reading instruction. When sharing the reading apparatus, various settings may be input again for each user, which is troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and the present invention eliminates the need to move to a terminal device while a medium for reading an image is placed on the image reading device, and allows easy selection of reading settings. An object of the present invention is to provide an image reading apparatus and an image reading system.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the image reading apparatus and the image reading system according to the present invention, the image reading apparatus receives a reading setting name list of each reading setting set in the terminal device. Then, the image reading device acquires the reading condition corresponding to the reading setting name selected by the user from the reading setting name list from the reading setting stored in the terminal device, and based on the reading condition, Reading is performed. Next, the image reading device transmits the read image data to the terminal device, and the terminal device performs image processing of the image data by the image processing method corresponding to the reading setting name selected by the user, and saves it in the storage unit. To do.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image reading apparatus and an image reading system that do not need to move to a terminal device while a medium to be read is placed on the image reading apparatus.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an image reading system according to an embodiment. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image reading apparatus according to an embodiment. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an image reading system according to an embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structural example of the image reading apparatus and terminal device which concern on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the reading setting registration process in the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the selection screen of the reading setting which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the reading setting name list which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the reading setting screen which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the input screen of the reading setting name which concerns on this embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of the image reading apparatus in the image reading system according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed the list of the terminal devices on the display part of the image reading apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed the reading setting name list on the display part of the image reading apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed reading conditions on the display part of the image reading apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the terminal device in the image reading system which concerns on this embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of an image reading apparatus according to a modification of the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed the reading condition setting screen provided with the preservation | save button for making a terminal device preserve | save reading conditions on the display part of the image reading apparatus which concerns on the modification of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the terminal device which concerns on the modification of this embodiment.

  Next, modes for carrying out the present invention (referred to as “embodiments”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment, the image reading device 1 and the terminal device 2 are like a data transmission path such as a USB cable or a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network). The communication line 3 is connected.

  The image reading device (multifunction device) 1 is, for example, a device such as an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) as shown in FIG. 2 or a scanner, and at least a reading unit that places an original or the like and reads an image 16, an operation unit 13 for inputting reading settings, a display unit 14 for displaying reading settings, a control unit (CPU) 10 that controls the entire apparatus, and transmission / reception of information with an external device (terminal device 2). (See FIG. 4 to be described later for the specific configuration). In addition, you may provide the printing part (image formation part) 17 which forms the read image on printing paper. The terminal device 2 is a computer device and incorporates reading application software 200 (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 to be described later) that controls processing of image data output from the image reading device 1.

  Note that in the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of terminal devices 2 may be connected to one image reading device 1. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of terminal devices 2 (2A, 2B, 2C) may be connected to a plurality of image reading devices 1 (1A, 1B, 1C). Here, it is assumed that each image reading apparatus 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) and a plurality of terminal apparatuses 2 (2A, 2B, 2C) can communicate with each other via a communication line 3 such as a LAN.

Next, specific configurations of the image reading device 1 and the terminal device 2 constituting the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the image reading device 1 and the terminal device 2 according to the present embodiment.

(Image reading device)
The image reading device 1 is a device that reads a medium such as a placed document as image data, and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, a memory unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15. And a reading unit 16.

  The CPU (control unit) 10 includes a reading control unit 101 that controls the reading of image data, a conversion unit 102 that digitizes the read image, and information to the external device (terminal device 2) via the communication unit 15. A transmission control unit 103 that controls the transmission of information and a reception control unit 104 that controls reception of information from the external device (terminal device 2) via the communication unit 15. The functions of the reading control unit 101, the conversion unit 102, the transmission control unit 103, and the reception control unit 104 included in the CPU 10 are developed on the memory unit 11 by a program stored in the storage unit 12 of the image reading apparatus 1. It is realized by doing.

Here, the process performed by the reading control unit 101 of the image reading apparatus 1 will be specifically described.
The reading control unit 101 displays, on the display unit 14, a list of terminal devices 2 connected to its own image reading device 1 or terminal devices 2 registered in advance as storage targets for images read by the image reading device 1. The terminal device 2 to be displayed is displayed and the user wants to save the image data. Then, the reading control unit 101 transmits a reading setting acquisition request to the selected terminal device 2, and a list of reading setting names 221 related to the reading settings 220 set in the transmitted terminal device 2 (reading setting name list). ) Is acquired from the terminal device 2. Next, when the user selects a desired reading setting name 221, the reading control unit 101 sends a reading condition acquisition request, which is an acquisition request for the reading condition (corresponding reading condition) 222 corresponding to the reading setting name 221. It transmits to the terminal device 2. Subsequently, the reading control unit 101 receives the reading condition 222 from the terminal device 2 and performs control for reading a document or the like with settings according to the reading condition. Also, the reading control unit 101 performs control to pass the image data read by the reading unit 16 to the conversion unit 102 and transmit the image data digitized by the conversion unit 102 to the terminal device 2 via the transmission control unit 103. .

  Next, the memory unit 11 is composed of volatile storage means such as RAM (Random Access Memory), for example, and temporarily stores information necessary for the processing of the CPU 10. In addition, the storage unit 12 includes, for example, a nonvolatile storage unit such as a hard disk. The operation unit 13 includes input means such as operation buttons and a touch panel. The display unit 14 is a display unit that displays the operation contents of the image reading apparatus 1 and the setting contents of image reading, and includes a liquid crystal display or the like. The communication unit 15 includes a communication device that transmits / receives information to / from an external device. The reading unit 16 includes reading means that scans a document or the like placed on a placing table and reads an image.

(Terminal device)
The terminal device 2 is a computer device that performs reading settings for an image read by the image reading device 1 and stores image data read by the image reading device 1, and includes a CPU (terminal control unit) 20, a memory unit 21, The storage unit 22, the terminal operation unit 23, the terminal display unit 24, and the terminal communication unit 25 are configured.

  Here, the memory unit 21, the storage unit 22, and the terminal communication unit 25 have the same functions as those of the memory unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the communication unit 15 of the image reading apparatus 1, and thus description thereof is omitted. The terminal operation unit 23 includes input means such as a mouse and a keyboard. The terminal display unit 24 is a display unit that displays an image of the image data acquired from the image reading device 1, and includes a liquid crystal display or the like.

  The CPU (terminal control unit) 20 includes an OS (Operating System) 201 as basic software for controlling the terminal device 2, and reading application software 200 that controls processing of image data of an image read by the image reading device 1. The transmission control unit 203 and the reception control unit 204 are configured. Since the transmission control unit 203 and the reception control unit 204 have the same functions as the transmission control unit 103 and the reception control unit 104 of the image reading apparatus 1, description thereof is omitted. Further, the reading application software 200, the transmission control unit 203, and the reception control unit 204 are realized by developing a program stored in the storage unit 22 on the memory unit 21 via the OS 201.

  The reading application software 200 includes a setting management unit 210 and an image processing unit 230. The setting management unit 210 manages a plurality of reading settings 220 (220a, 220b, 220c). In this reading setting 220, a reading setting name 221, a reading condition 222, and an image processing method 223 are set as one set. Note that specific setting items set in the reading condition 222 and the image processing method 223 will be described later with reference to FIG. Further, the setting management unit 210 controls the registration and update of the reading setting 220, reads a reading setting acquisition request from the image reading apparatus 1 (see FIG. 10 described later), a reading condition acquisition request (see FIG. 10), and the like. Is received, and information regarding the requested reading setting 220 is transmitted. Further, the image processing unit 230 performs image processing on the image data acquired from the image reading device 1 based on the image processing method 223 stored in the setting management unit 210 and stores the image data in the storage unit 22.

  Next, reading setting registration processing in the terminal device 2 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. This reading setting registration process is a process performed in advance on the terminal device 2 side before the image reading apparatus 1 reads an image of a document or the like.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of the reading setting registration process in the terminal device 2 according to the present embodiment.

  First, the reading application software 200 of the terminal device 2 is activated by the user, and the reading setting mode is selected (step S101).

  Next, the setting management unit 210 of the reading application software 200 displays a selection screen for selecting “new setting” or “editing existing setting” on the terminal display unit 24 and allows the user to select the reading setting. (Step S102). FIG. 6 shows an example of a reading setting selection screen. Here, when “newly set” is selected, the setting management unit 210 displays a reading setting screen (see FIG. 8 described later) on the terminal display unit 24 (step S103). On the other hand, if “edit existing setting” is selected, the process proceeds to the next step S104.

  In step S104, the setting management unit 210 acquires the reading setting name 221 (221a, 221b, 221c) of each reading setting 220 (220a, 220b, 220c) managed by itself, generates a reading setting name list, and generates a terminal It is displayed on the display unit 24. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, a list of reading setting names 221 of the reading settings 220 set in the terminal device 2 is displayed. Then, the user selects a reading setting name 221 to be edited from the reading setting name list (step S105).

  Subsequently, the setting management unit 210 reads the setting contents (the reading condition 222 and the image processing method 223) corresponding to the reading setting name 221 selected in step S105, and uses the read setting contents as a reading setting screen as a terminal display unit. 24 is displayed (step S106).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a reading setting screen according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the reading setting screen according to the present embodiment displays setting items for the reading condition 222 and the image processing method 223.

  Here, the reading condition 222 is information indicated by setting items such as a reading method (Scan Method), a document size (Paper Size), a color mode (Color Mode), and a resolution (Resolution), for example. The reading method includes, for example, flat bed reading, ADF (Auto Document Feeder) reading, document double-side reading, and the like. The document size (Paper Size) is, for example, an A4 size, a Letter size, an automatically determined size, an automatically set size (the user inputs arbitrary vertical and horizontal widths), and the like. The color mode is, for example, color, monochrome, gray scale, halftone, or the like. The resolution is set at, for example, 100 dpi, 300 dpi, or the like.

  In addition, the image processing method 223 includes, for example, an output scaling ratio, an image data format to be saved (Save File Format) such as JPEG, GIFF, and PDF, and a width to erase the outer frame portion of the image. Edge Erase to show (Edge Erase), Center Erase to show the width of the center line to be erased (Center Erase), Sharpness to emphasize the outline of the image (Sharpness), Background erase (Backimage Remove), Font Smoothing (Font Smoothing) ) Etc. Further, by pressing a “More Detail” button, it is also possible to set more detailed items of the image processing method 223 such as brightness and contrast.

  Returning to FIG. 5, a desired reading condition 222 and an image processing method 223 are input to the reading setting screen (see FIG. 8) displayed in steps S <b> 103 and S <b> 106 by a user operation from the terminal operation unit 23. (Step S107). If “select existing setting” is selected in step S102, an item that needs to be changed by the user is selected, and the selected item is changed and input.

  Further, in the setting of the image processing method 223, a save folder for storing the image processed image data in the storage unit 22 is designated by the user (not shown). The setting items of the image processing method 223, that is, the saving format (Save File Format) of image data such as JPEG and the designation of the saving folder are registered in the reading setting 220 as saving conditions. Note that this storage condition may be included in the reading condition 222 and set.

  Subsequently, the setting management unit 210 displays a screen for prompting the user to input the reading setting name 221 of the setting contents (the reading condition 222 and the image processing method 223), and causes the user to input (step S108). ). FIG. 9 shows an example of an input screen for the reading setting name 221. When “Edit existing setting” is selected, the reading setting name 221 of the reading setting 220 is displayed. When the user wants to change the reading setting name 221, the user inputs a new name. .

  Then, the setting management unit 210 stores the input reading setting name 221, the reading condition 222, and the image processing method 223 as one set in the setting management unit 210 (step S 109), and finishes the reading setting registration process.

  Next, operations of the image reading device 1 and the terminal device 2 when an image reading process is performed by the image reading system 100 of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a process flow of the image reading apparatus 1 in the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment.

  First, in the image reading apparatus 1, the user selects a mode for reading a document or the like and storing the read image in the terminal apparatus 2 (step S201).

  Next, the reading control unit 101 of the image reading device 1 includes the terminal device 2 connected to the image reading device 1 or the terminal device 2 registered in advance as a storage target of an image read by the image reading device 1. A list is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S202).

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a list of terminal devices 2 is displayed on the display unit 14 of the image reading device 1 according to the present embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 11, when a plurality of terminal devices 2 (2A, 2B, 2C,...) Are connected to the image reading device 1, the plurality of terminal devices 2 (2A, 2B, 2C,...) A name (for example, “aaaaaaaa”) is identified.

  Returning to FIG. 10, in step S <b> 203, the user selects the terminal device 2 in which image data is to be stored via the operation unit 13. Next, the reading control unit 101 sends a reading setting acquisition request for requesting a list of reading setting names 221 of the reading setting 220 set in the terminal device 2 to the selected terminal device 2. (Step S204). Then, the terminal device 2 that has transmitted the reading setting acquisition request waits for the reading setting name list to be transmitted.

  Subsequently, the reading control unit 101 determines whether or not a reading setting name list has been received from the terminal device 2 that has transmitted the reading setting acquisition request (step S205). If the reading setting name list cannot be received (step S205 → No), the process proceeds to step S214, an error is displayed on the display unit 14, and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the reading setting name list is received (step S205 → Yes), the reading control unit 101 displays the received reading setting name list on the display unit 14 (step S206).

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a reading setting name list is displayed on the display unit 14 of the image reading apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, a list of reading setting names 221 of the reading settings 220 set in the terminal device 2 (for example, the terminal device “aaaaaaaa”) selected in step S203 is displayed. The reading setting name 221 indicates that it is registered by the user as, for example, “normal color”, “normal monochrome”, or the like.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the user selects a desired reading setting name 221 from the displayed reading setting name list via the operation unit 13 (step S207), the reading control unit 101 is selected. An acquisition request for reading conditions (corresponding reading conditions) 222 corresponding to the reading setting name 221 (hereinafter referred to as “reading condition acquisition request”) is transmitted to the terminal device 2 selected in step S203 (step S208). Then, it waits for the reading condition 222 to be returned from the terminal device 2 that has transmitted the reading condition acquisition request.

  Subsequently, the reading control unit 101 determines whether or not the reading condition 222 has been received from the terminal device 2 that has transmitted the reading condition acquisition request (step S209). If the reading condition 222 cannot be received (step S209 → No), the process proceeds to step S214, an error is displayed on the display unit 14, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the reading condition 222 is received (step S209 → Yes), the reading control unit 101 causes the display unit 14 to display the received reading condition 222 on a screen illustrated in FIG. 13 (step S210). Prompts the user to start reading.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the reading condition 222 is displayed on the display unit 14 of the image reading apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 shows an example of the reading condition 222 when “normal color” is selected as the reading setting name 221 in step S207.

  Returning to FIG. 10, in step S <b> 211, the user places a document or the like on the reading unit 16 of the image reading apparatus 1, and issues a reading start instruction via the operation unit 13. Next, the reading control unit 101 causes the reading unit 16 to read a placed document or the like with settings in accordance with the set reading conditions 222, and the conversion unit 102 digitizes the read image into image data. Then, the data is transmitted to the selected terminal device 2 via the transmission control unit 103 (step S212). When the transmission is completed, the reading control unit 101 displays that the transmission of the image data is completed on the display unit 14 (step S213), and ends the process.

  Next, processing on the terminal device 2 side will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a process flow of the terminal device 2 in the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment.

  The setting management unit 210 of the reading application software 200 in the terminal device 2 determines whether a reading setting acquisition request has been received from the image reading device 1 (step S301). If no reading setting acquisition request has been received (step S301 → No), the process waits until it is received. On the other hand, when a reading setting acquisition request is received from the image reading apparatus 1 (step S301 → Yes), the process proceeds to the next step S302.

  In step S302, the setting management unit 210 acquires the reading setting names 221 (221a, 221b, 221c) of the stored reading settings 220 (220a, 220b, 220c), generates a reading setting name list, and The reading setting acquisition request is transmitted to the image reading apparatus 1 that has transmitted the request. Then, the setting management unit 210 enters a standby state for receiving a reading condition acquisition request (step S303).

  Next, whether the setting management unit 210 has received an acquisition request (reading condition acquisition request) for the reading condition (corresponding reading condition) 222 corresponding to the reading setting name 221 selected by the user from the image reading apparatus 1. Is determined (step S304). Here, if the reading condition acquisition request cannot be received (step S304 → No), the process proceeds to step S309, where the setting management unit 210 displays an error on the terminal display unit 24 and ends the process.

  On the other hand, when the reading condition acquisition request is received (step S304 → Yes), the setting management unit 210 acquires the reading condition 222 corresponding to the reading setting name 221 indicated in the received reading condition acquisition request. The acquisition request is transmitted to the image reading apparatus 1 that transmitted the request (step S305). Then, when the reading condition 222 is transmitted, the image processing unit 230 of the reading application software 200 enters a standby state for receiving image data (step S306).

  Next, the image processing unit 230 determines whether or not the image data has been normally received from the image reading apparatus 1 that has transmitted the reading condition 222 (step S307). If the image data cannot be received normally (step S307 → No), the image processing unit 230 displays an error on the terminal display unit 24 and ends the process (step S309).

  On the other hand, when the image data can be normally received (step S307 → Yes), the image processing unit 230 adds the image processing method 223 corresponding to the selected reading setting 220 to the image data received from the image reading apparatus 1. The image processing is executed and stored in the storage unit 22 (step S308), and the processing ends.

  In this way, the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment can eliminate the need to move to the terminal device 2 while placing a document or the like to be read on the image reading device 1. That is, it is not necessary for the user to reciprocate between the terminal device 2 and the image reading device 1 each time reading is performed. Therefore, it is possible to always handle a document or the like to be read by the image reading apparatus 1 under the management of the user. Further, according to the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily select the desired reading setting 220 (the reading condition 222 and the image processing method 223). This is particularly convenient in the case of a usage form in which a plurality of users share the image reading apparatus 1, since each user can easily select and save the unique reading setting 220.

(Modification of the image reading system according to the present embodiment)
Next, a modified example of the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. The configuration of the modification of the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment. However, the reading control unit 101 of the image reading apparatus 1 transmits a reading condition storage request including a function for changing the setting of the reading condition 222 and a reading condition (changed reading condition) 222 changed by the user to the terminal device 2. And a function. And the setting management part 210 of the terminal device 2 is further provided with the function to change and preserve | save the setting content of the reading conditions 222 based on the received reading condition preservation | save request | requirement.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow of the image reading apparatus 1 according to the modification of the present embodiment. Since the processes from step S201 to step S210 and step S211 to step S214 in FIG. 10 are the same, description thereof will be omitted.

  In step S209, when the reading control unit 101 of the image reading apparatus 1 receives the reading condition 222 (step S209 → Yes), the reading control unit 101 displays the received reading condition 222 on a screen illustrated in FIG. It is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S210).

  Next, the reading control unit 101 displays a selection screen as to whether to change the reading condition 222 on the display unit 14, and the user selects whether to change the reading condition 222 (step S401). For this selection, for example, a button for changing / not changing the condition is provided on a part of the display screen of the reading condition 222, and whether the condition is changed by pressing the button for changing / not changing the condition by the user. No is determined.

  If the user selects not to change the reading condition 222 (step S401 → No), the user issues a reading start instruction in the next step S211.

  On the other hand, when the change of the reading condition 222 is selected (step S401 → Yes), the reading condition 222 is changed by the user via the operation unit 13 (step S402).

  Next, as illustrated in FIG. 16, the reading control unit 101 displays a save button (“save reading condition”) for saving the changed reading condition (changed reading condition) 222 in the terminal device 2. 14, when the user presses the save button (step S403 → Yes), the changed reading condition 222 is transmitted to the terminal device 2 as a reading condition saving request (step S404), and the next step The process proceeds to S211. On the other hand, if the user has not pressed the save button (step S403 → No), the process proceeds to the next step S211 without transmitting the changed reading condition 222 to the terminal device 2. Thereafter, the same processing as in step S212 and step S213 in FIG. 10 is performed, and the image reading processing is ended.

  Next, processing on the terminal device 2 side will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow of the terminal device 2 according to the modification of the present embodiment. Since the processes of steps S301 to S305 and steps S307 to S309 in FIG. 14 are the same, description thereof is omitted.

  In step S305, when the setting management unit 210 transmits the reading condition 222 corresponding to the reading setting name 221 indicated in the received reading condition acquisition request to the image reading apparatus 1, the setting management unit 210 next reads the reading condition. A standby state for receiving a storage request is entered, and the image processing unit 230 enters a standby state for receiving image data (step S501).

  Next, the setting management unit 210 determines whether a reading condition storage request or image data has been received from the image reading apparatus 1 (step S502). Here, when the reading condition storage request is received, the change contents of the received reading condition 222 are stored in the corresponding reading setting 220 of the setting management unit 210 (step S503), and the process returns to step S501.

  On the other hand, if the setting management unit 210 determines in step S502 that image data has been received, it activates the image processing unit 230. In step S307, whether the image processing unit 230 has received image data normally. It is determined whether or not, and the process proceeds to step S308.

  By doing in this way, in the modification of the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment, the setting of the reading condition 222 can be changed on the image reading apparatus 1 side. Further, the changed reading condition (changed reading condition) 222 can be transmitted to the terminal device 2 to change the setting contents and save the reading condition 222. Therefore, the reading condition 222 set in the terminal device 2 can be changed on the image reading device 1 side, and image reading of a document or the like can be executed. That is, it is possible to eliminate the need for the user to reciprocate between the image reading device 1 and the terminal device 2 due to the change of the reading condition 222. Further, since the reading condition 222 is changed, the changed reading condition 222 can be easily saved without operating the terminal device 2 again.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the setting (reading setting 220) relating to reading of a document or the like has been described as a form that is stored in each terminal device 2 and used. However, one server device is provided as a storage destination of the reading setting 220, the reading setting 220 for each user is stored in the server device, and the reading application software 200 is incorporated, so that the image reading device 1 can read the reading condition 222. It is also possible to limit the destination from which the server is acquired to one server device.

  Further, the image reading system 100 according to the present embodiment stores the reading setting 220 such as a document in the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 2 performs image processing on the image data read by the image reading device 1. It was supposed to be saved as an electronic file. However, if the image reading apparatus 1 is an apparatus having a copying function, for example, the setting of the copying function is stored in each terminal device 2 together with the reading setting 220 and can be used, so that the image reading can be performed. Convenience can be improved for functions other than functions.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image reader 2 Terminal device 3 Communication line 10,20 CPU
11, 21 Memory unit 12, 22 Storage unit 13 Operation unit 14 Display unit 15 Communication unit 16 Reading unit 17 Printing unit (Image forming unit)
23 Terminal operation unit 24 Terminal display unit 25 Terminal communication unit 100 Image reading system 101 Reading control unit 102 Conversion unit 103, 203 Transmission control unit 104, 204 Reception control unit 200 Reading application software 201 OS
210 Setting management unit 220 Reading setting 221 Reading setting name 222 Reading condition 223 Image processing method 230 Image processing unit

Claims (8)

An image reading apparatus that is connected to a terminal device via a communication line and includes a reading unit that reads an image on a medium,
A reading control unit that receives a reading condition when the reading unit reads an image of the medium from the terminal device, and causes the reading unit to read the image of the medium based on the received reading condition; A characteristic image reading apparatus. The image reading apparatus includes an operation unit that receives an instruction from a user,
The reading control unit
A list corresponding to the reading setting name selected by the user via the operation unit from the reading setting name list is received from the terminal device and a list of reading setting names attached to the reading conditions The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a reading condition is acquired from the terminal device, and the reading unit is caused to read an image of the medium based on the acquired corresponding reading condition. The reading control unit
Instead of the received reading condition, a change reading condition input by the user via the operation unit is received, and the reading unit is caused to read an image of the medium based on the received change reading condition. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1. The reading control unit
The image reading apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, when the changed reading condition is received via the operation unit, the changed reading condition is transmitted to the terminal device. An image reading system in which a terminal device in which image data reading conditions are stored in advance and an image reading device having a reading unit for reading an image on a medium are connected via a communication line,
The terminal device
A setting management unit that transmits the reading conditions to the image reading apparatus;
The image reading device includes:
An image reading system comprising: a reading control unit that receives the reading condition from the terminal device and causes the reading unit to read an image of the medium based on the received reading condition. The reading condition stored in the terminal device is stored with a reading setting name for each reading condition,
The image reading apparatus includes an operation unit that receives an instruction from a user,
The setting management unit of the terminal device
A list of the reading setting names given for each of the reading conditions is transmitted to the image reading device,
The reading control unit of the image reading device includes:
A list of reading setting names is received from the terminal device, and a corresponding reading condition corresponding to the reading setting name selected by the user via the operation unit from the list of reading setting names is set to the terminal. The image reading system according to claim 5, wherein the image reading system is acquired from an apparatus and causes the reading unit to read an image of the medium based on the acquired corresponding reading condition. The reading control unit of the image reading device includes:
Instead of the received reading condition, a change reading condition input by the user via the operation unit is received, and the reading unit is caused to read an image of the medium based on the received change reading condition. The image reading system according to claim 5. The reading control unit of the image reading device includes:
When the changed reading condition is received via the operation unit, the changed reading condition is transmitted to the terminal device,
The setting management unit of the terminal device
The image reading system according to claim 7, wherein the changed reading condition received from the image reading device is stored in a storage unit.

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