JP2015039111A - Information processing system, information processing method and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve user friendliness of processing to image data inputted in equipment.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprises: a receiving part for receiving image data inputted in equipment, setting information of processing to the image data and user information; a storage part for correspondingly storing the image data, the setting information and the user information received by the receiving part; a processing part for executing processing corresponding to the setting information with respect to duplication of the image data; and a redirection part for redirecting the setting information included in an acquisition request of the setting information and stored in the storage part correspondingly to the user information, the acquisition request being received over a network. When first setting information redirected by the redirection part or second setting information that is obtained by changing a part of or all the first setting information is received, the processing part executes processing corresponding to the first setting information or the second setting information with respect to the duplication of the image data stored in the storage part correspondingly to the first setting information.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

  Image data scanned from an original by an image forming apparatus or data obtained by processing the image data is stored in a predetermined file server or a predetermined online storage. Specifically, as image data, image data scanned from a document is transmitted to a predetermined server. The server performs processing such as OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on the image data according to the setting information set by the user, and the data generated as the processing result is stored in a predetermined file server or a predetermined Deliver to online storage etc.

  The user can check the data of the processing result by accessing the file server or online storage.

  However, the processing result data may differ from what the user intended, for example, due to a setting error in the setting information. In such a case, the user needs to set a document on the image forming apparatus again and execute a scanning operation. When the person who executed the scan is different from the person who confirms the processing result, the person who confirms the process needs to request the person who performs the scan to execute the scan again.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to improve the convenience of processing for image data input in a device.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-described problem, an information processing system including one or more computers includes image data input in a device connected via a network, processing setting information for the image data, and user information. A receiving unit that receives the image data, a storage unit that stores the image data received by the receiving unit, setting information, and user information in association with each other, and executes a process according to the setting information for the copy of the image data And a reply unit that returns the setting information stored in the storage unit in association with the user information included in the acquisition request in response to the setting information acquisition request received via the network. And the processing unit is a second setting information that is returned by the reply unit or a part or all of the first setting information is changed. When the fixed information is received, the received first setting information or the second setting information is copied to the copy of the image data stored in the storage unit in association with the first setting information. A process according to the setting information is executed.

  It is possible to improve the convenience of processing for image data input in the device.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the service provision apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the information processing system in embodiment of this invention. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure of setting information setting processing related to a scan delivery service. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an authentication registration screen. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an authentication information storage part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an authentication key memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a scan setting memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an apparatus information storage part. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure of scan setting setting processing for a device. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the process sequence performed according to the execution instruction of a scan. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an image memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a job memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a file information storage part. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure of scan image reuse processing. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a job list screen. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a job editing screen. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1, the service providing environment E2, the user environment E1, the online storage system 40, and the like are capable of communicating via a wide area network such as the Internet.

  The service providing environment E2 is a system environment in an organization that provides a cloud service via a network. In the present embodiment, a cloud service will be described as a specific example. However, the present embodiment relates to a service provided via a network, such as a service provided by an ASP (Application Service Provider) or a Web service. Forms may be applied.

  The service providing environment E2 includes a service providing device 20. The service providing apparatus 20 is one or more computers that provide a predetermined service via a network. One of the services provided by the service providing apparatus 20 is a “scan delivery service”. In this embodiment, a scan distribution service will be described. The scan delivery service refers to a service that delivers image data scanned by the device 10 in the user environment E1 to a preset delivery destination. Note that the service providing apparatus 20 may be installed in the user environment E1. That is, the service providing environment E2 may be included in the user environment E1.

  The user environment E1 is a system environment in an organization such as a corporate user of the device 10. In the user environment E1, one or more devices 10 and one or more user terminals 30 are connected via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The device 10 according to the present embodiment is an image forming apparatus having a scanning function. In addition to the scan function, a multifunction device having functions such as printing, copying, or fax (FAX) communication may be used as the device 10. However, a device capable of inputting an image such as a digital camera, a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal may be used as the device 10.

  The user terminal 30 is a terminal used by a user or an administrator of the device 10 in the user environment E1. Examples of the user terminal 30 include a PC (Personal Computer), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), a tablet-type terminal, a smartphone, or a mobile phone.

  The online storage system 40 is a computer system that provides a cloud service called online storage via a network. Online storage is a service that lends a storage area of the storage. In the present embodiment, the storage area lent out by the online storage is a candidate for the distribution destination of the image data in the scan distribution service provided by the service providing apparatus 20.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. 2 includes a drive device 200, an auxiliary storage device 202, a memory device 203, a CPU 204, and an interface device 205, which are mutually connected by a bus B.

  A program for realizing processing in the service providing apparatus 20 is provided by a recording medium 201 such as a CD-ROM. When the recording medium 201 storing the program is set in the drive device 200, the program is installed from the recording medium 201 to the auxiliary storage device 202 via the drive device 200. However, it is not always necessary to install the program from the recording medium 201, and the program may be downloaded from another computer via a network. The auxiliary storage device 202 stores the installed program and stores necessary files and data.

  The memory device 203 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 202 and stores it when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 204 executes functions related to the service providing apparatus 20 in accordance with a program stored in the memory device 203. The interface device 205 is used as an interface for connecting to a network.

  The service providing apparatus 20 may be configured by a plurality of computers having hardware as shown in FIG. That is, the process executed by the service providing apparatus 20 in the later description may be executed by being distributed to a plurality of computers.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3, the device 10 includes hardware such as a controller 11, a scanner 12, a printer 13, a modem 14, an operation panel 15, a network interface 16, and an SD card slot 17.

  The controller 11 includes a CPU 111, a RAM 112, a ROM 113, an HDD 114, an NVRAM 115, and the like. The ROM 113 stores various programs and data used by the programs. The RAM 112 is used as a storage area for loading a program, a work area for the loaded program, and the like. The CPU 111 realizes various functions by processing a program loaded in the RAM 112. The HDD 114 stores a program and various data used by the program. The NVRAM 115 stores various setting information and the like.

  The scanner 12 is hardware (image reading means) for reading image data from a document. The printer 13 is hardware (printing means) for printing print data on printing paper. The modem 14 is hardware for connecting to a telephone line, and is used to execute transmission / reception of image data by FAX communication. The operation panel 15 is hardware including input means such as buttons for accepting input from the user, display means such as a liquid crystal panel, and the like. The network interface 16 is hardware for connecting to a network such as a LAN (whether wired or wireless). The SD card slot 17 is used for reading a program stored in the SD card 80. That is, in the device 10, not only the program stored in the ROM 113 but also the program stored in the SD card 80 can be loaded into the RAM 112 and executed. The SD card 80 may be replaced by another recording medium (for example, a CD-ROM or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory). That is, the type of recording medium corresponding to the positioning of the SD card 80 is not limited to a predetermined one. In this case, the SD card slot 17 may be replaced by hardware corresponding to the type of recording medium.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4, the service providing apparatus 20 includes a Web UI unit 21, a server application 22, an authentication key registration unit 23, a scan setting management unit 24, an image registration unit 25, a job registration unit 26, a data processing unit 27, and the like. These are realized by processing that one or more programs installed in the service providing apparatus 20 cause the CPU 204 to execute. The service providing apparatus 20 also uses an authentication key storage unit 211, a scan setting storage unit 212, a device information storage unit 213, a job storage unit 215, an image storage unit 214, and the like. Each of these storage units can be realized using a storage device connected to the auxiliary storage device 202 or the service providing device 20 via a network.

  The web UI unit 21 provides a user interface via a web page via a network. In the present embodiment, the Web UI unit 21 provides the user terminal 30 with a user interface via a Web page.

  The server application 22 executes a server-side process among the processes for realizing the scan distribution service. In other words, the scan distribution service is completed by the cooperation of the server application 22, the device 10, and the online storage system 40. However, the server application 22 controls the processing of a part of the scan distribution service.

  The authentication key registration unit 23 stores a token for identifying access authority to the online storage system 40 (hereinafter referred to as “authentication key”) in association with user identification information for each online storage system 40. Registered in the section 211. In the service providing apparatus 20, a user is identified by a combination of an organization ID and a user ID. The organization ID is an identifier assigned for each user environment E1, that is, for each organization such as a corporate user who uses a service provided by the service providing apparatus 20. However, one department constituting one company may be associated with one organization. What kind of concept the organization is associated with is arbitrary for the user or the like. Therefore, the organization does not have to be an organization related to a company, and may be an arbitrary group or a circle. Moreover, the organization which one person comprises may be sufficient. The user ID is identification information that can identify each user in the organization.

  The scan setting management unit 24 registers setting information (hereinafter referred to as “scan setting”) for the scan delivery service in the scan setting storage unit 212 in association with the organization ID (that is, for each organization). Further, the scan setting management unit 24 returns the scan settings registered in the scan setting storage unit 212 in response to a scan setting acquisition request. The image registration unit 25 stores the image data scanned by the device 10 in the image storage unit 214.

  The job registration unit 26 registers job information including the identification information of the request source of the job and the scan setting content for the job in the job storage unit 215 for each execution unit (for each job) of the scan distribution service.

  The data processing unit 27 performs a conversion process or a distribution process on data that is a processing target in the scan distribution service. In FIG. 4, the OCR processing unit 271, the translation processing unit 272, the distribution processing unit 273, and the like are illustrated as an example of the data processing unit 27. The OCR processing unit 271 performs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing specified in the scan setting for the image data to be processed, and outputs text data (character string data). The translation processing unit 272 executes the translation process specified in the scan setting for the sentence indicated by the data to be processed, and outputs the text data of the translation result. The distribution processing unit 273 distributes (transmits) the processing target data to the online storage service 40 related to the distribution destination specified in the scan setting.

  The device information storage unit 213 stores the association between the organization and the scan setting for each device 10.

  The device 10 includes a device application 121, an information transfer unit 122, and the like. Each of these units is realized by processing that a program installed in the device 10 causes the CPU 111 to execute. The device 10 also has a device setting storage unit 123. The device setting storage unit 123 can be realized using the HDD 114 or the like, for example.

  The device application 121 executes processing on the device 10 side in the scan distribution service. That is, the device application 121 controls processing related to scanning of image data from a document, transfer of the image data to the service providing apparatus 20, and the like. The information transfer unit 122 performs information transfer from the device 10 to the service providing apparatus 20. For example, the information transfer unit 122 transfers scanned image data. The device setting storage unit 123 stores scan settings set for the organization to which the device 10 belongs. That is, the scan setting registered in the scan setting storage unit 212 is reflected in the device setting storage unit 123.

  The online storage system 40 includes a Web UI unit 41, a file registration unit 42, and the like. Each of these units is realized by processing that a program installed in the online storage system 40 causes the CPU of the online storage system 40 to execute. The online storage system 40 also includes an authentication information storage unit 43, a file information storage unit 44, and the like. Each of these storage units can be realized using a storage device constituting the online storage system 40.

  The web UI unit 41 provides a user interface via a web page via a network. In the present embodiment, the Web UI unit 41 provides the user terminal 30 with a user interface via a Web page. The file registration unit 42 stores (saves) the file storing the distributed data in the storage device of the online storage service 40. The file information storage unit 44 stores bibliographic information of each file. The authentication information storage unit 43 stores user authentication information of the online storage system 40.

  The user terminal 30 has a browser unit 31. The browser unit 31 is realized, for example, by a process that a Web browser program causes the CPU of the user terminal 30 to execute. In other words, the browser unit 31 executes display of a Web page provided by the Web UI unit 21 or the Web UI unit 41, processing according to input to the Web page, and the like.

  Hereinafter, a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure for setting information regarding the scan delivery service.

  In FIG. 5, steps S101 to S115 are setting processes for enabling the service providing apparatus 20 to access the online storage service 40 with the authority of the user when distributing data to the online storage service 40. In the setting process, a method similar to OAuth authentication is used. However, other methods may be used. It is assumed that the user is logged in to the service providing apparatus 20 based on, for example, the organization ID, the user ID, and the password before starting the process of FIG. The service providing apparatus 20 corresponds to the session with the browser unit 31 using the login user's organization ID (hereinafter referred to as “login organization ID”) or the login user's user ID (hereinafter referred to as “login user ID”). I remember it.

  In step S <b> 101, the browser unit 31 of the user terminal 30 transmits an authentication registration screen acquisition request to the Web UI unit 21 in response to an instruction input from the user. In response to the acquisition request, the Web UI unit 21 returns a Web page that displays an authentication registration screen (S102). The browser unit 31 displays an authentication registration screen based on the Web page.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the authentication registration screen. As shown in FIG. 6, the authentication registration screen 510 includes an identification name (hereinafter referred to as “service name”) and a setting button 511 for each online storage system 40 registered as a delivery destination candidate. Has been placed. Each setting button 511 includes a login organization ID, a login user ID, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the authentication key registration unit 23 of the service providing apparatus 20, a URL for the online storage system 40 corresponding to the setting button 511, and the like. Is associated.

  When one of the setting buttons 511 is selected by the user, the browser unit 31 displays the URL of the online storage system 40 related to the selected setting button 511 (hereinafter referred to as “service URL”), the login organization ID, and A login user ID or the like is designated, and a registration request for authentication information related to the online storage system 40 is transmitted (S103). In response to the registration request, the Web UI unit 21 returns a response including a redirect instruction for the registration request with the service URL as a redirect destination (S104). In the redirect command, in addition to the service URL, the login organization ID, the login user ID, and the URL of the authentication key registration unit 23 are specified.

  In accordance with the redirect command, the browser unit 31 redirects the authentication information registration request to the Web UI unit 41 of the online storage system 40 related to the service URL (S105). In the registration request, the login organization ID, the login user ID, and the URL of the authentication key registration unit 23 are specified. In response to the registration request, the Web UI unit 41 returns a Web page for inquiring of the user whether access to the online storage system 40 is permitted from the service providing apparatus 20 to the browser unit 31 (S106). The browser unit 31 displays the web page. When the user inputs that the access is permitted via the Web page, and when account information (for example, a user ID and a password) for the online storage system 40 is input, the browser unit 31 Information indicating permission of the access and the account information are transmitted to the Web UI unit 41 (S107). The account information is account information registered in advance with respect to the online storage system 40, and does not necessarily match the login user ID.

  If the account information is valid, the Web UI unit 41 acquires an authentication key corresponding to the user ID constituting the account information from the authentication information storage unit 43 (S108, S109).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the authentication information storage unit. In FIG. 7, the authentication information storage unit 43 stores a user ID and an authentication key in association with each user of the online storage service 40 to which the authentication information storage unit 43 belongs. The authentication key is different for each user. Note that the authentication key may be generated at the timing of step S108.

  Subsequently, the Web UI unit 41 designates the login organization ID, the login user ID, the service name of the online storage system 40, and the authentication key specified in step S105, and sends an authentication key registration request to the authentication key. It transmits to the URL of the registration part 23 (S110). The URL of the authentication key registration unit 23 is specified in step S105.

  The authentication key registration unit 23 stores the login organization ID, login user ID, service name, authentication key, and the like specified in the registration request in the authentication key storage unit 211 in association with each other (S111), and sends a response to the Web UI. It returns to the part 41 (S112).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the authentication key storage unit. In FIG. 8, the authentication key storage unit 211 stores a distribution destination name, an authentication key, and the like in association with the organization ID and the user ID. The distribution destination name is the service name of the online storage service 40 of the distribution destination. The authentication key is an authentication key issued by the online storage service 40.

  Subsequently, the Web UI unit 41 returns a response including a redirect command for redirecting the service providing apparatus 20 to the browser unit 31 (S113). When the browser unit 31 transmits a request similar to step S101 to the Web UI unit 21 according to the redirect command (S114), the Web UI unit 21 returns a response similar to step S102 (S115). As a result, the authentication registration screen 510 is displayed again on the user terminal 30. The user can continue to execute authentication information registration processing for other online storage services 40.

  Subsequently, the user performs a scan setting setting operation. Note that step S121 and subsequent steps may not be performed subsequent to steps S101 to S115 (in the same session). However, it is assumed that the user is logged in to the service providing apparatus 20 after step S121. That is, in step S121 and subsequent steps, it is assumed that the login organization ID and the login user ID are known to the service providing apparatus 20.

  In step S121, the browser unit 31 transmits a scan setting screen acquisition request to the Web UI unit 21 in response to an instruction from the user (S121). In response to the acquisition request, the Web UI unit 21 returns a Web page for displaying the scan setting screen (S122). The browser unit 31 displays a scan setting screen based on the Web page.

  The user sets scan settings via the scan setting screen (S123). On the scan setting screen, for example, items such as color, resolution, document type, OCR language, document name, distribution destination, and folder name can be set.

  The distribution destination is an item indicating the service name of the online storage system 40 that is the distribution destination of the scanned image data or the execution result of some processing flow on the image data (hereinafter referred to as “distribution data”). The folder name is an item indicating the name of a folder as a storage destination of distribution data at the distribution destination. The color is an item indicating whether color scanning or monochrome scanning. The resolution is an item indicating the resolution at the time of scanning. The document type is an item indicating the final data format of the data to be processed. The final data format refers to the data format at the time of distribution. The OCR language is an item indicating a language to be subjected to OCR when OCR is performed on a scanned image. The document name is an item indicating a naming rule for the name (file name) of a file storing final data. In the present embodiment, there are options of “date”, “fixed value”, or “input at scan”. “Date” indicates that the file name is named based on the date and time when the scan was performed. “Fixed value” indicates, for example, that a character string input on the scan setting screen is fixedly used as a file name. “Input during scanning” indicates that a character string input when executing scanning is used as a file name.

  When the setting of the scan setting by the user is completed and the scan setting registration instruction is input via the scan setting screen, the browser unit 31 specifies the set scan setting and scans the scan setting registration request. It transmits to the setting management part 24 (S124). The scan setting management unit 24 registers the scan setting specified in the registration request in the scan setting storage unit 212 (S125).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the scan setting storage unit. In FIG. 9, the scan setting storage unit 212 stores each scan setting in association with a setting ID and an organization ID. The setting ID is automatically assigned, for example. The organization ID stores a login organization ID.

  Subsequently, the user performs an operation for associating each device 10 with each scan setting. Note that step S131 and subsequent steps may not be performed subsequent to steps S121 to S125 (in the same session). However, it is assumed that the user is logged in to the service providing apparatus 20 after step S131. That is, in step S131 and subsequent steps, it is assumed that the login organization ID and the login user ID are known to the service providing apparatus 20.

  In step S <b> 131, the browser unit 31 transmits a device setting screen acquisition request to the Web UI unit 21 in response to an instruction from the user. In response to the acquisition request, the Web UI unit 21 acquires a list of scan settings associated with the login organization ID from the scan setting storage unit 212 (S132, S133). Subsequently, the Web UI unit 21 acquires device information associated with the login organization ID from the device information storage unit 213 (S134, S135).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the device information storage unit. In FIG. 10, the device information storage unit 213 stores a device ID, an organization ID, a machine number, a setting ID, and the like for each device 10 of each user environment E1.

  The device ID is identification information of each record in the device information storage unit 213. The organization ID is the organization ID of the organization that uses the device 10 related to the record. The machine number is identification information of the machine (individual) of the device 10. For example, a manufacturing number or a serial number may be used as the machine number. The setting ID is a setting ID of a scan setting associated with the device 10 related to the record.

  In FIG. 10, for convenience, the setting ID is registered in all records. For example, when a user associated with a company whose organization ID is “R” is the current login user, the organization ID is “R”. The scan setting value of the record “” is empty.

  In step S135, a list of device information including the device ID and the machine number associated with the login organization ID may be acquired.

  Subsequently, the Web UI unit 21 generates a Web page for displaying the device setting screen based on the acquired list of device information and the scan setting list, and returns the Web page to the browser unit 31 ( S136). The browser unit 31 displays a device setting screen based on the Web page.

  On the device setting screen, it is possible to set a correspondence between each device 10 related to the list of device information used to generate the screen and each scan setting included in the list of scan settings used to generate the screen. Any configuration may be used. For example, a list box for selecting a scan setting may be arranged for each device 10.

  When the association between the device 10 and the scan setting is set by the user via the device setting screen, the browser unit 31 displays the device ID and the setting ID related to the pair of the associated device 10 and the scan setting. The designated registration request is transmitted to the device information storage unit 213 (S137). As a result, in the device information storage unit 213, the setting ID is registered for the record related to the device ID. A plurality of sets of associations may be registered at a time.

  Next, a processing procedure for reflecting the scan setting on the device 10 based on the association between the device 10 and the scan setting set in the service providing apparatus 20 will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure of scan setting setting processing for a device.

  The device application 121 of the device 10 designates the machine number of the device 10 by, for example, periodic polling, and transmits a scan setting acquisition request to the scan setting management unit 24 (S201). The machine number is stored in the ROM 113, for example.

  The scan setting management unit 24 acquires the setting ID associated with the designated machine number from the device information storage unit 213 (S202, S203). If the corresponding setting ID is not acquired, steps S204 and S205 are not executed, and a response indicating that there is no scan setting is returned in step S206.

  When the corresponding setting ID is acquired, the scan setting management unit 24 acquires the scan setting associated with the setting ID from the scan setting storage unit 212 (S204, S205). The scan setting management unit 24 returns the acquired scan settings to the device application 121 (S206). The device application 121 stores the returned scan setting in the device setting storage unit 123 (S207).

  Thus, preparations for using the scan delivery service are completed. Therefore, when the user inputs an instruction to use the device application 121 via the operation panel 15 (S211), the device application 121 is requested to display a setting screen (S212). In response to the request, the device application 121 acquires the scan setting stored in step S207 from the device setting storage unit 123 (S213, S214). Subsequently, the device application 121 generates a setting screen in which the acquired scan setting is set as an initial value (S215). The operation panel 15 displays the setting screen (S216). The user can edit the scan settings (for example, change the values of some or all items) via the setting screen (S217).

  Subsequently, with the document set on the device 10, the user inputs a scan execution instruction via the operation panel 15 (S218).

  Subsequently, a processing procedure executed in response to an execution instruction for scanning by the user will be described. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed in response to a scan execution instruction. In FIG. 12, the same step number is attached | subjected to the same step as FIG.

  In response to a scan execution instruction via the operation panel 15 by the user (S218), a scan execution request is input to the device application 121 (S221). The device application 121 executes a scan delivery job according to the scan setting set on the setting screen (S222). As a result, an image is read from the document, and image data (scanned image) indicating the image is generated. Note that the scan setting may be different from the scan setting stored in the device 10 when edited on the setting screen.

  Subsequently, the device application 121 requests the information transfer unit 122 to transfer the scanned image (S223). The information transfer unit 122 transfers the scanned image to the image registration unit 25 (S224). Note that the organization ID and user ID of the user of the device 10 and the machine number of the device 10 are also transmitted along with the transfer of the scan image. The image registration unit 25 stores the scanned image in the image storage unit 214.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the image storage unit. In FIG. 13, an image storage unit 214 stores a scanned image in association with an image ID. Although FIG. 13 shows an example in which the actual scan image is registered, the value stored in association with the image ID may be a path name of a file storing the scan image.

  The image ID is identification information assigned to each scanned image by the image registration unit 25, for example.

  Subsequently, the image registration unit 25 returns the image ID for the newly stored scan image to the information transfer unit 122 (S225). The information transfer unit 122 notifies the device ID 121 of the image ID (S226).

  Subsequently, the device application 121 displays the image ID, the scan setting used for executing the scan delivery job (hereinafter referred to as “job information”), the machine number of the device 10 that executed the scan, and the device. The organization ID of the organization to which 10 belongs and the user ID of the user are designated, and a job information registration request is transmitted to the job registration unit 26 (S231). The organization ID and the user ID are input by the user at the start of use of the device application 121, for example.

  The job registration unit 26 stores the job information in the job storage unit 215 in association with the image ID, the organization ID, and the user ID (S232). As a result, a job ID is assigned to the job information (S233). The job ID is identification information for each scan delivery job.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the job storage unit. The job storage unit 215 stores job information in association with the job ID, organization ID, user ID, and device ID. The items constituting the job information are almost the same as the scan setting items. In FIG. 14, an item for storing the execution date and time of the scan delivery job is further added. The organization ID and user ID store the organization ID and user ID received in step S231. As the device ID, a device ID corresponding to the machine number received in step S231 is stored. The device ID corresponding to the machine number is the device ID of the record in which the machine number is stored in the device information storage unit 213.

  Note that the job information may be transmitted in step S224 together with the scanned image. In this case, steps S225 and S226 need not be executed. Step S231 may be executed by the image registration unit 25.

  Subsequently, the job registration unit 26 designates an image ID and a job ID, and inputs a process execution request to the server application 22 (S234). The image ID and the job ID are an image ID or a job ID related to the job information registered in step S232.

  Subsequently, the server application 22 acquires a copy of the scan image corresponding to the designated image ID (hereinafter referred to as “target scan image”) from the image storage unit 214 (S235, S236). Subsequently, the server application 22 acquires job information (hereinafter referred to as “target job information”) corresponding to the designated job ID from the job storage unit 215 (S237, S238).

  Subsequently, the server application 22 executes conversion processing, distribution processing, and the like according to the target job information on the target scan image (S239). Specifically, when the OCR language is specified in the target job information, the server application 22 requests the OCR processing unit 271 to execute the OCR process corresponding to the OCR language for the target scan image (S240). . The OCR processing unit 271 performs the requested OCR processing on the target scan image and outputs a text file as a processing result (S241).

  Subsequently, the server application 22 acquires the authentication key corresponding to the organization ID, the user ID, and the distribution destination related to the target job information from the authentication key storage unit 211 (S242, S243). Subsequently, the server application 22 specifies the distribution destination information, the acquired authentication key, and a file including the result of the OCR process, and requests the distribution processing unit 273 to execute the distribution process (S244). The distribution destination information is a distribution destination and folder name included in the target job information. Note that a translation process may be executed following the OCR process. The file specified in the distribution processing execution request to the distribution processing unit 273 is data obtained by converting the data as the processing result up to that point (for example, the OCR processing result) into the document type format of the target job information. The file to store.

  The distribution processing unit 273 specifies the authentication key, the folder name of the specified distribution information, the file, and the like to the online storage system 40 that is the distribution destination indicated by the distribution destination information, and transmits a storage request (S245). ). The file registration unit 42 of the online storage system 40 saves the designated file or the like in the folder associated with the designated folder name according to the authority of the user corresponding to the authentication key designated in the save request (S246). As a result, information as shown in FIG. 15 is stored in the file information storage unit 44. Note that the user corresponding to the authentication key refers to a user associated with the user ID stored in the authentication information storage unit 43 in association with the authentication key.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the file information storage unit. In FIG. 15, the file information storage unit 44 stores a document ID, a file name, a folder name, and the like for each saved file. The document ID is identification information for each record in the file information storage unit 44. The file name is the file name of the saved file. The folder name is the name of the folder where the file is saved.

  This completes the execution of one scan delivery job.

  Next, a processing procedure for reusing a scanned image stored in the image storage unit 214 will be described. FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure of scan image reuse processing. In FIG. 16, the device operated by the user is, for example, a user terminal 30.

  In step S <b> 301, the browser unit 31 of the user terminal 30 transmits a job list screen acquisition request to the Web UI unit 21. The user ID or organization ID of the user is specified in the acquisition request. That is, only the organization ID may be specified. When the uniqueness of the user ID is guaranteed only in the range where the organization ID is common, the organization ID is also specified when the user ID is specified. Hereinafter, user information refers to an organization ID, a user ID, or an organization ID and a user ID.

  The Web UI unit 21 acquires a list of job information associated with the user information specified in the acquisition request from the job storage unit 215 (S302, S303). Subsequently, the Web UI unit 21 generates a Web page for displaying the job list screen based on the acquired list of job information, and returns the Web page to the browser unit 31 (S304). The browser unit 31 displays a job list screen based on the Web page.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the job list screen. In FIG. 17, the job list screen 520 displays a list of job information associated with the specified user information. An edit button 521 and an execution button 522 are arranged for each job information. The execution button 522 is a button for re-executing the scan distribution job related to the job information corresponding to the execution button 522. The edit button 521 is a button for changing (editing) the values of some or all items of job information corresponding to the edit button 521. For example, when the edit button 521 in any row is pressed, the browser unit 31 displays a job edit screen with job information related to the row as an edit target.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the job editing screen. In FIG. 18, on the job edit screen 530, the value of each item of the job information to be edited is displayed in an editable state. For example, the user changed the file format from JPEG to PDF because the file format was set incorrectly, or was dissatisfied with the OCR processing result, so the OCR language was changed from Japanese to English, Since it is necessary to check the color of the target data, the color setting can be changed from monochrome to color, and the distribution destination can be changed because the distribution target data is shared at another location.

  When editing is completed and the execution button 531 is pressed, the browser unit 31 designates the edited job information and transmits a scan delivery job re-execution request to the Web UI unit (S306). When any execution button 522 is pressed on the job list screen 520, or when the execution button 531 is pressed without being edited on the job editing screen 530, the re-execution request includes an unedited request. Job information is specified. The Web UI unit 21 notifies the server application 22 of the re-execution request (S307).

  The server application 22 acquires a copy of the scanned image corresponding to the image ID included in the job information specified in the re-execution request from the image storage unit 214 (S308, S309). Subsequently, in step S310 and subsequent steps, processing is executed in the same manner as in step S239 and subsequent steps in FIG. However, when job information is being edited, the processing content to be executed differs from the previous execution for the portion corresponding to the edited item.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to execute a new scan distribution job by diverting job information of a past scan distribution job and reusing a scan image related to the job information. As a result, it is possible to reduce the necessity for the operation of the user operating the device 10 again to scan the document again. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of processing for image data input in the device 10.

  Since the scanned image may be reused, it is preferable that the scanned image is a data format that is highly versatile or can be easily converted into another format such as TIFF (Tagged Image File Format).

  In the present embodiment, the service providing apparatus 20 is an example of an information processing system. The image registration unit 25 and the job registration unit 26 are examples of a reception unit. The server application 22 is an example of a processing unit. The web UI unit 21 is an example of a reply unit. A user ID or a combination of a user ID and a tenant ID is an example of user information. The job storage unit 215 is an example of a storage unit.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to such specific embodiment, In the range of the summary of this invention described in the claim, various deformation | transformation・ Change is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing system 10 Apparatus 11 Controller 12 Scanner 13 Printer 14 Modem 15 Operation panel 16 Network interface 17 SD card slot 20 Service provision apparatus 21 Web UI part 22 Server application 23 Authentication key registration part 24 Scan setting management part 25 Image registration part 26 Job Registration unit 27 Data processing unit 30 User terminal 31 Browser unit 40 Online storage system 41 Web UI unit 42 File registration unit 43 Authentication information storage unit 44 File information storage unit 80 SD card 111 CPU
112 RAM
113 ROM
114 HDD
115 NVRAM
121 device application 122 information transfer unit 123 device setting storage unit 200 drive device 201 recording medium 202 auxiliary storage device 203 memory device 204 CPU
205 Interface Device 211 Authentication Key Storage Unit 212 Scan Setting Storage Unit 213 Device Information Storage Unit 214 Image Storage Unit 215 Job Storage Unit 271 OCR Processing Unit 272 Translation Processing Unit 273 Distribution Processing Unit B Bus

JP 2008-288686 A

Claims (5)

An information processing system including one or more computers,
A receiving unit that receives image data input from a device connected via a network, processing setting information for the image data, and user information from the device;
A storage unit that stores the image data, setting information, and user information received by the reception unit in association with each other;
A processing unit that executes processing according to the setting information for the copy of the image data;
A reply unit that returns the setting information stored in the storage unit in association with the user information included in the acquisition request in response to the setting information acquisition request received via a network;
When the first setting information returned by the reply unit or the second setting information in which part or all of the first setting information is changed is received, the processing unit receives the first setting information. A process corresponding to the received first setting information or the second setting information is performed on the copy of the image data stored in the storage unit in association with the information. Information processing system. The storage unit stores the image data, the setting information, and the user information in association with each other when the receiving unit receives the image data, the setting information, and the user information from the device.
The reply unit returns a list of setting information stored in the storage unit in association with user information included in the acquisition request among the setting information stored in the storage unit,
When the first setting information selected from the list or the second setting information in which a part or all of the first setting information is changed is received, the processing unit receives the first setting information. A process corresponding to the received first setting information or the second setting information is executed on the copy of the image data stored in the storage unit in association with the setting information. The information processing system according to claim 1. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the user information includes identification information for identifying a user and identification information for identifying an organization to which the user belongs. An information processing system including one or more computers
A reception procedure for receiving image data input in a device connected via a network, processing setting information for the image data, and user information from the device;
A storage procedure for storing the image data, setting information, and user information received in the reception procedure in association with each other in a storage unit;
A first processing procedure for executing processing according to the setting information for copying of the image data;
In response to the setting information acquisition request received via the network, a reply procedure for returning the setting information stored in the storage unit in association with the user information included in the acquisition request;
When the first setting information returned in the previous reply procedure or the second setting information in which a part or all of the first setting information is changed is received, the first setting information is associated with the first setting information. And a second processing procedure for executing processing according to the received first setting information or the second setting information for the copy of the image data stored in the storage unit. An information processing method characterized by this. In an information processing system including one or more computers,
A reception procedure for receiving image data input in a device connected via a network, processing setting information for the image data, and user information from the device;
A storage procedure for storing the image data, setting information, and user information received in the reception procedure in association with each other in a storage unit;
A first processing procedure for executing processing according to the setting information for copying of the image data;
In response to the setting information acquisition request received via the network, a reply procedure for returning the setting information stored in the storage unit in association with the user information included in the acquisition request;
When the first setting information returned in the previous reply procedure or the second setting information in which a part or all of the first setting information is changed is received, the first setting information is associated with the first setting information. And a second processing procedure for executing processing according to the received first setting information or the second setting information for the copy of the image data stored in the storage unit. An information processing program characterized by this.

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