JP2011248669A - Document management program, storage medium, information processor, and document management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate mapping a specific area of image data to a specific bibliographic item.SOLUTION: An information processor managing bibliographic information of a document and image data is instructed to execute: a display step for displaying an input screen in which respective items of the bibliographic information are input and a display screen of the image data; a specification step for specifying an area of the image data with an input device; a detection step for detecting operation for mapping the specified area to an item of the bibliographic information being performed to an input field of the item; a processing step for performing character recognition processing to the specified area when the operation is detected; and an input step for inputting character data created by character recognition from the specified area to the item corresponding to the area.

Description

  The present invention relates to a document management program, a recording medium, an information processing apparatus, and a document management method.

  In recent years, in document management systems that manage scan data, fax data, etc., input and change document bibliographic information consisting of multiple bibliographic items while checking the contents of documents in order to efficiently manage the captured data Is good. In order to save the trouble of inputting, there is form processing software that sets character data identified by OCR (Optical Character Reader) in a predetermined area if it is a fixed form to a specific bibliographic item.

  However, in ordering work by fax, etc., the order slip sent from the customer is often in the customer's own format and cannot be handled by software that handles the fixed form. Therefore, for unformatted data, manual entry is made to the bibliographic item while visually confirming the description.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-90789), a document content display screen and a document bibliographic information input screen are displayed so that document bibliographic information can be input one after another and the document content is displayed. A means for switching a document to be displayed on a display screen is provided. Further, in Patent Document 1, there is provided means for assigning an ID to a specific bibliographic item and associating a specific region of the document contents with the ID, and setting character data recognized by performing OCR processing on the image of the specific region as a specific bibliographic item. providing.

  However, in the above prior art, it is necessary for the user to remember the ID assigned to the specific area, which increases the burden on the user. In addition, when there are many specific areas on one screen, the visibility of the screen may be lowered.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and facilitates associating a specific area of image data with a specific bibliographic item and improves usability, a document management program, a recording medium, an information processing apparatus, And a document management method.

  A document management program according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display step of displaying an input screen for inputting each item of the bibliographic information and a display screen for the image data on an information processing apparatus that manages the bibliographic information and image data of the document A detection step for detecting that the image data area is specified by the input device and an operation for associating the specified area with the bibliographic information item is performed on the input field of the item And a step of performing character recognition processing on the designated area when the operation is detected, and inputting character data recognized from the designated area into an item corresponding to the area A document management program for executing the input step.

  According to another aspect of the document management program of the present invention, each item of the bibliographic information is stored in an information processing apparatus capable of managing bibliographic information and image data of a document and performing character recognition on the image data. A display step for displaying an input screen to be inputted and a display screen for the image data, a designation step for designating a region of the image data by an input device, and an operation for associating the designated region with the item of the bibliographic information Is detected for the input field of the item, and when the operation is detected, the character data recognized for the specified area corresponds to the area. A document management program for executing an input step for inputting into an item.

  An information processing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that manages bibliographic information and image data of a document, and includes an input screen for inputting each item of the bibliographic information and a display screen for the image data. An operation for associating the designated area designated by the image data area with the display means for displaying the image data, and the designated area and the bibliographic information item has been performed on the entry field of the item. A detection unit that detects a character, a recognition unit that performs character recognition processing on the designated region when the operation is detected, and character data that has been recognized from the designated region. Input means for inputting to the item to be performed.

  The document management method according to another aspect of the present invention is a document management method in an information processing apparatus for managing bibliographic information and image data of a document, wherein the input screen for inputting each item of the bibliographic information and the image A display step for displaying a data display screen, a designation step for designating an area of the image data by an input device, and an operation for associating the designated area with the bibliographic information item are performed on the input field of the item. A detection step for detecting that the operation has been performed, a processing step for performing a character recognition process on the designated area when the operation is detected, and character data recognized from the designated area. And an input step for inputting items corresponding to the area.

  The information processing apparatus of the present invention can be realized by a program that can be executed by a computer, and can also be realized by causing a computer to read a recording medium that records the program.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily associate a specific area of image data with a specific bibliographic item and improve usability.

The figure which shows an example of the document management system in an Example. The block diagram which shows an example of the hardware of the information processing apparatus in an Example. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of a document management program according to the first embodiment. The block diagram which shows an example of the function of a document content display part. The figure which shows an example of a document list screen. The figure which shows an example of a document content screen. The figure explaining the example 1 of operation. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of operation example 1; The figure explaining the example 2 of operation. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of operation example 2. The figure which shows an example of the character type corresponding to a bibliographic item. The flowchart which shows an example of the process which restrict | limits a character type. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of a document management program according to a second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of a document content display unit according to the second embodiment. The figure explaining the example 3 of operation. It is a figure explaining the example 4 of operation. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of a document management program according to a third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a function of a document content display unit according to a third embodiment. The figure which shows the example which inputs character data continuously. The figure which shows the example which replaces character data. The figure which shows the example which replaces a part of character data. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of a document management program according to a fourth embodiment.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the embodiments described below, a multifunction peripheral (MFP) in which a printer function, a scanner function, a copy function, and a facsimile function are mounted in one housing is taken as an example of an image input device for inputting image data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to any of a scanner device, a facsimile device, a copy device, and the like as long as image data can be input.

<Document management system and hardware>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document management system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the document management system is connected to MFP 101, MFP 103, information processing apparatus 105, image management servers 107, 109, and the like via a network. The document management system shown in FIG. 1 is applicable to each embodiment described below.

  In the document management system shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 105 acquires image data transmitted from the MFP 101. The information processing apparatus 105 browses and edits the acquired image data or classifies it by adding bibliographic information. The information processing apparatus 105 can also distribute edited image data or image data with bibliographic information to the image management server 107 or the like.

  For example, let us consider a case where FAX ordering work is performed in the document management system shown in FIG. The information processing apparatus 105 acquires image data of a purchase order scanned by the MFP 101. The information processing apparatus 105 gives bibliographic information to the image data according to the content of the acquired image data. Based on the given bibliographic information, the information processing apparatus 105 determines which folder of the image management server 107 to distribute, and distributes the image data to which the bibliographic information is added. At this time, in the present invention, when the information processing apparatus 105 inputs bibliographic information from image data, usability can be improved.

  Note that the present invention can be applied even when processing in the information processing apparatus 105 is set during the processing flow of delivering from the MFP 101 to the folder of the image management server 107.

  The hardware of the information processing apparatus 105 in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of hardware of the information processing apparatus 105 in the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 105 includes a control unit 201, a main storage unit 203, an auxiliary storage unit 205, an external storage device I / F unit 207, a network I / F unit 211, an input unit 213, and a display unit 215. including. These components are connected to each other via a bus so as to be able to transmit and receive data. The hardware shown in FIG. 2 is applicable to the information processing apparatus of each embodiment described below.

  The control unit 201 is a CPU that controls each device, calculates data, and processes in a computer. The control unit 201 is an arithmetic device that executes a program stored in the main storage unit 203, 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 203 is a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like, and 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 201 It is.

  The auxiliary storage unit 205 is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or the like, and is a storage device that stores data related to application software and the like.

  The external storage device I / F unit 207 is an interface between the information processing device 105 and a storage medium 209 (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 209, and the program stored in the storage medium 209 is installed in the information processing apparatus 105 via the external storage device I / F unit 207, and the installed predetermined program is It can be executed by the information processing apparatus 105.

  The network I / F unit 211 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. This is an interface between the device and the information processing apparatus 105.

  The input unit 213 includes a keyboard having cursor keys, numeric input, various function keys, and the like, and a mouse and a slice pad for performing key selection on the display screen of the display unit 215. The input unit 213 is a user interface for a user to give an operation instruction to the control unit 201 or input data.

  The display unit 215 includes a CRT, an LCD, or the like, and performs display according to display data input from the control unit 201.

[Example 1]
Next, a first embodiment based on the document management system will be described.

<Function>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of the document management program according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the document management program includes a document list display unit 301, a document management control unit 303, a document content display unit 305, and an OCR processing unit 307. Each of these functions is realized by, for example, loading a document management program installed in the auxiliary storage unit 205 into the main storage unit 203 and executing it by the control unit 201. The document management program is stored and distributed in the storage medium 209 or downloaded via a network.

  The document management DB 311 is a database that manages image data and bibliographic information for each document as a single unit called “document”. The document management DB 311 also holds information on what type of bibliographic information can be held in each document. The document management DB 311 manages documents using a hierarchical structure called a folder. Bibliographic information includes one or more items. The document management DB 311 is realized by the auxiliary storage unit 205, for example.

  The document list display unit 301 acquires a folder managed by the document management DB 311 and a list of documents stored in the folder from the document management control unit 303 and displays them. The document list display unit 301 performs processing such as creating a new document, copying, deleting, or moving a folder in response to the input from the input unit 213, and outputs the processed content to the document management control unit 303.

  The document management control unit 303 performs processing in response to a user instruction acquired from the document list display unit 301 and the document content display unit 305. When the user receives an instruction such as double-clicking a document from the document list, the document management control unit 303 outputs the instructed document and bibliographic information corresponding to the document to the document content display unit 305.

  The document content display unit 305 displays image data and bibliographic information of a document selected from the screen displayed by the document list display unit 301. In response to the input from the input unit 213, the document content display unit 305 updates the display and performs processing according to the operation. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the OCR processing unit 307 acquires a predetermined region of the image data from the document content display unit 305, the OCR processing unit 307 performs OCR processing on this region. The OCR processing unit 307 may acquire image data and coordinate information indicating a predetermined area. The OCR processing unit 307 outputs the recognized character data to the document content display unit 305. Character data refers to one or more character strings including alphanumeric characters. Note that the OCR processing unit 307 is not necessarily included in the document management program, and may be provided in the information processing apparatus 105 separately from the document management program.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of the document content display unit 305. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the document content display unit 305 includes a UI display unit 401, an area designation unit 403, a designated area storage unit 405, an operation detection unit 407, a character input unit 409, and a bibliographic information registration unit 411.

  The UI display unit 401 acquires document image data and bibliographic information items from the document management control unit 303, and displays an image data display screen and bibliographic information item input screen on the display unit 215.

  The area specifying unit 403 takes in the coordinate data of the predetermined area when the predetermined area of the displayed image data is selected by, for example, a rubber band using the input device. Further, the area designating unit 403 may cut a predetermined area from the image data.

  The designated area storage unit 405 stores coordinate information of a predetermined area (also referred to as a designated area) captured by the area designation unit 403 or a cut designated area.

  The operation detection unit 407 detects that an operation for associating the designated area with the bibliographic information item has been performed in the item input field. This operation is an operation in which the user can easily understand the association intuitively. Examples include drag and drop and copy and paste. When the operation detection unit 407 detects the association operation, the operation detection unit 407 performs processing according to the processing set after the operation event is generated. For example, the operation detection unit 407 outputs the coordinate data and image data of the designated area stored in the designated area storage unit 405 to the OCR processing unit 307. Note that, when the designated area cut out is stored in the designated area storage unit 405, the operation detection unit 407 outputs the cut out designated area to the OCR processing unit 307.

  The character input unit 409 acquires character data from the OCR processing unit 307 and inputs the acquired character data into the bibliographic information item associated with the designated area.

  When bibliographic information registration is instructed by a user operation, the bibliographic information registration unit 411 outputs the bibliographic information input in the input field of the bibliographic information input screen to the document management control unit 303. At this time, the document management control unit 303 stores the acquired bibliographic information in the document management DB 311 in association with the document.

<Display screen>
Next, an example of a document list display screen and processing related to the document list screen will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document list screen. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the document list screen is roughly divided into two. A folder hierarchy is displayed on the left screen 501 and a document list is displayed on the right screen 503. In the document list screen, folders and documents are expressed abstractly by graphic symbols called icons.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, when the screen cannot be displayed on each screen, a control called a scroll bar is displayed on the left side of the display area, and the operator uses this control to display the scroll. No icon can be displayed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the file management software such as Microsoft Windows (registered trademark) Explorer has a general format. Of course, in the present invention, such a GUI is taken as an example, but other embodiments such as displaying the folder structure and the document list display on different screens are also conceivable.

  Each document is managed by a document ID serving as an identifier. When some instruction is input by a user operation, the document management control unit 303 is notified of the document ID (identification information) and command (operation content) of the selected document, and a processing request is made. The document management control unit 303 operates the document management DB 311 with respect to the document with the specified document ID in accordance with the above command, and feeds back the processing result to the document list screen.

  Next, an example of the document content screen and processing related to the document content screen will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document content screen. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the document content screen is roughly divided into two, and the image data content display of the document is displayed on the left screen 601 and the bibliographic information item display of the document is displayed on the right screen 603.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, each item value of the bibliographic information of the currently displayed document is displayed in the bibliographic information item display of the document. Also, the user edits the value of the item with an input device (for example, the input unit 213) by a user operation, and outputs an instruction to reflect the edited value to the document management control unit 303 when the “update” button is pressed. be able to.

  The document displayed on the document content screen is a document designated by a user operation such as double-clicking the document on the document list screen.

  The document list display unit 301 outputs to the document management control unit 303 the document ID of the document specified by the user operation and the command “display on the document content screen”. The document management control unit 303 takes out the image data and bibliographic information of the designated document ID from the document management DB 311 and outputs them to the document content display unit 305 for display.

  In addition, when an instruction is input by a user operation, the document content display unit 305 performs editing in accordance with the instruction on the image data and bibliographic information, the document ID, the edited image data and bibliographic information, and “document The command "update" is output to the document management control unit 303. The document management control unit 303 updates the document management DB 311 with respect to the document with the designated document ID in accordance with the above command.

<Association operation>
Next, an operation for indicating the association between the designated area and the bibliographic information item will be described. First, a drag and drop operation example 1 will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation example 1. In the example shown in FIG. 7, in displaying the contents of the image data on the left side 701 of the screen, a rubber band is selected with the mouse for the image portion of the information to be input to the bibliographic item. The rubber band selection is an operation of designating a rectangular area by pressing the left mouse button at the upper left corner of the rectangle, moving the mouse to the lower right corner of the rectangle, and releasing the left click.

  In the example of FIG. 7, a rectangular portion 705 “AAA Industrial Co., Ltd.” in the image is selected. The selected rectangular area 705 is displayed surrounded by a dotted line on the screen. The information “AAA Industrial Co., Ltd.” in the image corresponds to the “customer name” in the bibliographic item.

  By the user operation, the rectangular area 705 is dragged with the mouse and dropped in the input field 707 of the “customer name” item of the bibliographic information on the right side 703 of the screen. The operation detection unit 407 detects that this drag and drop operation has been performed. After the occurrence of this operation event, the character input unit 409 acquires a character string obtained as a result of OCR processing of the image in the rectangular area 705, and inputs the acquired character string in the input column 707 of the “customer name” item.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the operation example 1. In step S801 illustrated in FIG. 8, the operation detection unit 407 has specified a predetermined area from the image data display screen 701, dragged the specified area, and dropped it on the input field of the bibliographic information input screen 703. Is detected.

  In step S802, when an operation is detected, the OCR processing unit 307 performs OCR processing on the image data included in the designated area of the image data and converts it into character data.

  In step S803, the character input unit 409 acquires character data as a result of character recognition from the OCR processing unit 307, and inputs the character data into the input field where the operation has been performed.

  As a result, a mouse drag-and-drop operation generally used by the user makes it easy to intuitively associate the designated area with the bibliographic item, improving usability.

  Next, a copy and paste operation example 2 will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation example 2. In the example shown in FIG. 9, in the display of the image data (content) on the left side 901 of the screen, the rubber band is selected with the mouse for the image portion of the information to be input to the bibliographic item. In the example shown in FIG. 9, a rectangle 905 “AAA Industrial Co., Ltd.” in the image data display screen 901 is selected. The selected rectangular area 905 is displayed surrounded by a dotted line on the screen.

  Next, when the “C” key is pressed while the “Ctrl” key is pressed on the keyboard by a user operation, the operation detection unit 407 detects the copy process. The copy processing instruction may be selected from the menu as “Copy”.

  The information “AAA Industrial Co., Ltd.” in the image data corresponds to the “customer name” in the bibliographic item. When the cursor is placed on the entry field 907 of the “customer name” item in the bibliographic information on the right side 903 of the screen, a character can be entered in the entry field 907.

  When the operation detection unit 407 detects that the “V” key is pressed while the “Ctrl” key is pressed on the keyboard in the input field 907, the operation detection unit 407 determines that the paste process has been instructed. Note that the paste processing instruction may be to select “Paste” from the menu. After detecting this operation, the character input unit 409 obtains a character string obtained as a result of OCR processing of the image data in the rectangular area 905 and inputs it into the input field 907 of the “customer name” item.

  In an application running on Microsoft Windows (registered trademark), pressing the “C” key while holding down the “Ctrl” key indicates the copy process, and pressing the “V” key while holding down the “Ctrl” key indicates the paste process. Since there is a habit to show, this embodiment is based on it.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the operation example 2. In step S1001 shown in FIG. 10, after the area is specified by the area specifying unit 403, the operation detecting unit 407 detects that the “C” key is pressed while the “Ctrl” key is pressed for the specified area. To do.

  In step S1002, the designated area storage unit 405 stores the image data of the designated area in a memory (for example, the main storage unit 203).

  In step S <b> 1003, the operation detection unit 407 detects that the “V” key is pressed while the “Ctrl” key is pressed while the cursor is placed on the bibliographic item input field by the user operation.

  In step S1004, the OCR processing unit 307 performs OCR processing on the image data in the designated area stored in the memory and converts it into character data.

  In step S1005, the character input unit 409 acquires character data as a result of character recognition from the OCR processing unit 307, and inputs the character data into the input field in which the operation event of this operation has occurred.

  As a result, the user can intuitively understand the association between the designated area and the bibliographic item by the operation of copy and paste on the keyboard generally used by the user, and the usability is improved.

  Next, means for improving character recognition will be described. The document management DB 311 stores character types in association with each bibliographic item of bibliographic information. This character type indicates a character type that can be set in the corresponding bibliographic item.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of character types corresponding to bibliographic items. In the example illustrated in FIG. 11, “character string” is associated with “document name”, and “date” is associated with “creation date”. “Character string” represents all characters. This indicates that all characters can be entered in the “document name”, and “date” can be entered in the “creation date”. If a non-corresponding character type is input, an error may be generated.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for restricting character types. In the example illustrated in FIG. 12, the operation example 1 will be described, but the operation example 2 may be used. In the processing shown in FIG. 12, the same processing as that shown in FIG. 8 is given the same reference numeral, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In step S <b> 1201, the operation detection unit 407 acquires, from the document management DB 311, the character type corresponding to the operated bibliographic item via the document management control unit 303. Note that the function of instructing the document management control unit 303 to acquire the character type may be configured as a function different from the operation detection unit 407 as the character type acquisition unit.

  In step S <b> 1202, the OCR processing unit 307 performs OCR processing on the image data included in the designated area, limited to the acquired character type, and converts the image data into character data. Thereby, the recognition rate improvement of OCR can be aimed at.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to easily associate a specific region of image data with a specific bibliographic item, and to improve usability. In addition, the burden of manual input of bibliographic items by the user can be reduced.

[Example 2]
Next, a document management program according to the second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, in addition to OCR processing, pattern matching associated with barcode processing and imprint processing is performed. Therefore, it is possible to input a character string read by bar code processing or a character string acquired by pattern matching into the input field of the bibliographic item by using a barcode or seal imprint as a designated area.

<Function>
FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of the document management program according to the second embodiment. In the functions shown in FIG. 13, the same functions as those shown in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The document content display unit 1301 shown in FIG. 13 distinguishes whether to perform OCR processing, barcode processing, or pattern matching after the operation in associating the designated area with the bibliographic item. There is a need. Regarding this distinction, the OCR process may be distinguished only by a predetermined operation, the barcode process may be distinguished by pressing a first key in addition to the predetermined operation, and the pattern matching process may be distinguished by pressing a second key in addition to the predetermined operation.

  For example, the OCR process may be performed only by drag and drop, the barcode process may be performed by pressing the “B” key in addition to the drag and drop, and the pattern matching process may be performed by pressing the “P” key in addition to the drag and drop.

  The document content display unit 1301 determines whether to instruct the OCR processing unit 307 to perform processing, to instruct the barcode processing unit 1303 to perform processing, or to instruct the pattern matching unit 1305 to perform processing depending on the content of the operation described above. to decide. The document content display unit 1301 outputs the image data of the designated area to the determined processing unit.

  The barcode processing unit 1303 is a so-called barcode reader, and acquires a character string by reading the barcode.

  The pattern matching unit 1305 holds, for example, a registered imprint pattern and a character string corresponding to the imprint, and acquires a character string corresponding to the matched pattern imprint.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the function of the document content display unit according to the second embodiment. In the functions shown in FIG. 14, the same functions as those shown in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The operation detection unit 1401 detects whether the first or second key is pressed in addition to the operation example 1 or 2 of the first embodiment. The operation detection unit 1401 instructs the OCR processing unit 307 to perform the process if only the operation example 1 or 2 of the first embodiment, and in addition to the operation example 1 or 2, if the first key press is detected, The barcode processing unit 1303 is instructed to perform the processing, and in addition to the operation example 1 or 2, if the second key press is detected, the pattern matching unit 1305 is instructed to perform the processing.

<Association operation>
Next, an operation for indicating the association between the designated area and the bibliographic information item in the second embodiment will be described. First, the operation example 3 regarding the designated area | region of barcode is demonstrated.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the operation example 3. In the example shown in FIG. 15, in the display of the content of the image data on the left side 1501 of the screen, the rubber band is selected with the mouse for the image portion of the information to be input to the bibliographic item.

  In the example of FIG. 15, the bar code portion 1505 of the image is selected as a rectangle. The selected rectangular area 1505 is displayed surrounded by a dotted line on the screen. The barcode information of the image data corresponds to the “document name” of the bibliographic item.

  It is assumed that the first key is pressed when the rectangular area 1505 is dragged with a mouse by a user operation and dropped into the input field 1507 of the “document name” item of the bibliographic information on the right side 1503 of the screen. The operation detection unit 1401 detects that this drag and drop + first key pressing operation has been performed. After detecting this operation, the character input unit 409 acquires a character string obtained as a result of barcode processing of the image in the rectangular area 1505, and inputs the acquired character string in the input field 1507 of the “document name” item. In the example shown in FIG. 15, it is shown that “AAA Kogyo Co., Ltd. purchase order” is associated with the barcode.

  Next, an operation example 4 regarding the designated area of the seal impression will be described. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the operation example 4. In the example shown in FIG. 16, in displaying the contents of the image data on the left side 1601 of the screen, the rubber band is selected with the mouse for the image portion of the information to be input to the bibliographic item.

  In the example of FIG. 16, a rectangle is selected for the imprinted portion 1605 of the image. The selected rectangular area 1605 is displayed surrounded by a dotted line on the screen. It is assumed that the information indicated by the imprint of the image data corresponds to the “authorizer name” of the bibliographic item.

  It is assumed that the second key is pressed when the rectangular area 1605 is dragged with the mouse by the user operation and dropped in the input field 1607 of the “authorizer name” item of the bibliographic information on the right side 1603 of the screen. The operation detection unit 1401 detects that this drag and drop + second key pressing operation has been performed. After detecting this operation, the character input unit 409 acquires a character string corresponding to the matched pattern as a result of pattern matching processing on the image in the rectangular area 1605, and acquires it in the input field 1607 of the “approver name” item. Enter the character string. In the example shown in FIG. 16, it is shown that the name “XYZ” is associated with the seal stamp “XY”.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, various areas can be designated, and the burden of manual input by the user can be reduced.

[Example 3]
Next, a document management program according to the third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, when a character string has already been input in the input field, processing when the above-described operation is performed in the input field is defined.

<Function>
FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of the document management program according to the third embodiment. In the functions shown in FIG. 17, the same functions as those shown in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  When the document content display unit 1701 shown in FIG. 17 detects an operation for associating the designated area with the bibliographic item, when the character string is input in the input field of the bibliographic item, the document content display unit 1701 Determine if you want to enter

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the function of the document content display unit according to the third embodiment. In the functions shown in FIG. 13, the same functions as those shown in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the case described above, the character input unit 1801 inputs character data that has been character-recognized following the character string input in the input field.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example in which character data is continuously input. FIG. 19A shows that “B corporation” has already been entered in the input field of the bibliographic item “document name”. Assume that the designated area of the image data “Purchase Order” is dragged and dropped in this input field.

  FIG. 19B shows that “Purchase Order” is input after “B Corporation”. As shown in FIG. 19, “Purchase order” that has been character-recognized by “B Corporation” that has already been input is continuously input. In addition, if the cursor is positioned at a predetermined position of the input character string, the character input unit 1801 inserts the character string recognized as the character at the cursor position.

  Further, in the case described above, the character input unit 1801 may replace the input character string with the character recognized character data instead of continuously inputting the character recognized character data.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of replacing character data. FIG. 20A shows that “B Corporation” has already been entered in the entry field of the bibliographic item “document name”. Assume that the designated area of the image data “Purchase Order” is dragged and dropped in this input field.

  FIG. 20B shows that “B Corporation” has been replaced by “Purchase Order”. As shown in FIG. 20, “B Corporation” that has already been input is replaced with a “purchase order” that has been character-recognized.

  Further, the character input unit 1801 may replace the predetermined character string with character-recognized character data when a predetermined character string is selected from the input character strings.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of replacing a part of character data. FIG. 21A shows that “B corporation” has already been entered in the input field of the bibliographic item “document name” and the “corporation” portion has been selected. Assume that the designated area of the image data “Purchase Order” is dragged and dropped in this input field.

  FIG. 21B shows that the selected part “stock” has been replaced by “purchase order”. As shown in FIG. 21, a part of “B Co., Ltd.” that has already been input is replaced by a “purchase order” that has been character-recognized. It should be noted that whether to continuously input or replace a character recognized character string may be set in the character input unit 1801 in advance.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, even when a character string has already been input in the input field, character-recognized character data can be input at a position or portion desired by the user.

[Example 4]
Next, a document management program according to the fourth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment, character conversion can be performed on the character string input in the input field. Character conversion refers to language conversion, kana conversion, kanji conversion, and the like.

<Function>
FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of the document management program according to the fourth embodiment. In the functions shown in FIG. 22, the same functions as those shown in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  A character conversion unit 2201 illustrated in FIG. 22 converts an input string into a predetermined character string when an instruction to convert the character string input into the input field into a predetermined character string is received. For example, if the input column is set to input in English, the character conversion unit 2201 converts the language into English if the character data recognized in the input column is Japanese.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to perform predetermined character conversion and further improve usability.

[Modification]
The program executed by the information processing apparatus according to the first to fourth embodiments is an installable or executable file, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). The program is provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

  The program executed by the information processing apparatuses according to the first to fourth embodiments may be provided by being stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded via the network. The program executed by the information processing apparatus according to the first to fourth embodiments may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  The program executed by the information processing apparatus according to the first to fourth embodiments may be provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like.

  The program executed by the information processing apparatuses according to the first to fourth embodiments has a module configuration including the above-described units. As actual hardware, a CPU (processor) reads the program from the auxiliary storage unit 205 and executes it. Thus, one or more of the above-described units are loaded onto the main storage unit 203, and one or more of the units are generated on the main storage unit 203.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example as it is, A component can be deform | transformed and embodied in the range which does not deviate from the summary in an implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiments. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

101, 103 MFP
105 Information processing apparatus 107, 109 Image management server 201 Control unit 203 Main storage unit 205 Auxiliary storage unit 211 Network I / F unit 213 Input unit 215 Display unit 301 Document list display unit 303 Document management control unit 305, 1301, 1701 Document content Display unit 307 OCR processing unit 311 Document management DB
401 UI display unit 403 region designation unit 405 designated region storage unit 407, 1401 operation detection unit 409, 1801 character input unit 411 bibliographic information registration unit 1303 barcode processing unit 1305 pattern matching unit 2201 character conversion unit

JP 2008-90789 A

Claims (12)

In an information processing device that manages bibliographic information and image data of documents,
A display step for displaying an input screen for inputting each item of the bibliographic information and a display screen for the image data; a designation step for designating a region of the image data by an input device;
A detection step of detecting that an operation for associating the designated area with the bibliographic information item is performed on the input field of the item;
When the operation is detected, a processing step for performing a character recognition process on the designated area;
An input step of inputting character data recognized from the designated area into an item corresponding to the area;
Document management program to execute. In an information processing apparatus capable of managing bibliographic information and image data of a document and performing character recognition on the image data,
A display step for displaying an input screen for inputting each item of the bibliographic information and a display screen for the image data; a designation step for designating a region of the image data by an input device;
A detection step of detecting that an operation for associating the designated area with the bibliographic information item is performed on the input field of the item;
When the operation is detected, an input step of inputting character data recognized for the designated area into an item corresponding to the area;
Document management program to execute.   The operation is an operation of dragging and dropping the designated area in the entry field of the item, or an operation of copying and pasting the designated area in the entry field of the item. Document management program described. The input step includes
The barcode processing is performed on the area when the first step is detected together with the operation by the detection step, and the read character data is input to an input field of an item corresponding to the area. The document management program according to any one of 1 to 3. The input step includes
When a second key press is detected together with the operation in the detection step, pattern matching is performed on the area, and character data corresponding to the matched pattern is input to an input field of an item corresponding to the area. The document management program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The input step includes
6. When the operation is detected, if character data has already been input in the input field of the item, the character data that has been recognized is input following the input character data. The document management program according to claim 1. The input step includes
6. When the operation is detected, if character data has already been input in the input field of the item, the character data recognized by the character is replaced with the input character data and input. The document management program according to any one of the above. The input step includes
When the operation is detected, if the predetermined character data is selected from the character data already input in the input field of the item, the character data recognized is replaced with the predetermined character data. The document management program according to claim 1, wherein the document management program is input. In the information processing apparatus that holds the character type corresponding to each item of the bibliographic information,
When the operation is detected, the acquisition step of acquiring the character type corresponding to the item is further executed,
The processing step includes
The document management program according to claim 1, wherein character recognition is performed on the area limited to the acquired character types.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the document management program according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is recorded. An information processing apparatus for managing bibliographic information and image data of a document,
An input screen for inputting each item of the bibliographic information and a display means for displaying the display screen of the image data; a designation means for designating an area of the image data by an input device;
Detecting means for detecting that an operation for associating the designated area with the bibliographic information item is performed on the input field of the item;
Recognizing means for performing character recognition processing on the designated area when the operation is detected;
Input means for inputting character data recognized from the designated area into an item corresponding to the area;
An information processing apparatus comprising: A document management method in an information processing apparatus for managing bibliographic information and image data of a document,
A display step for displaying an input screen for inputting each item of the bibliographic information and a display screen for the image data; a designation step for designating a region of the image data by an input device;
A detection step of detecting that an operation for associating the designated area with the bibliographic information item is performed on the input field of the item;
When the operation is detected, a processing step for performing a character recognition process on the designated area;
An input step of inputting character data recognized from the designated area into an item corresponding to the area;
A document management method.

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