JP2015179931A - Information processor, image reading apparatus, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make attribute information, on transmission target data, generated by a transmission source apparatus be comprehensible to a user of a transmission destination when language set to the transmission source apparatus differs from language corresponding to the transmission destination.SOLUTION: A control unit, when apparatus setting language differs from first priority language and second priority language corresponding to a transmission destination, translates a file name in priority order of the first priority language and the second priority language. For a user B, for example, a file name expressed in Japanese is to be translated to Korean because the user's first priority language is Korean. For a user C, a file name expressed in Japanese is to be translated to English because the user's first priority language is English. As a result, a file name of image data to be transmitted to the user B is translated from Japanese to Korean; a file name of image data to be transmitted to the user C is translated from Japanese to English; a file name of image data to be transmitted to a user D is not translated, remaining being Japanese.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an image reading apparatus, and a program.

  With the globalization of companies, the need for translation is particularly growing. Patent Document 1 discloses a mechanism for performing language translation and font conversion.

JP-A-9-251463

  For example, image data indicating an image read by the image reading apparatus may be broadcast to a plurality of users. The language used in the area in which the image reading apparatus is installed is set in the image reading apparatus, and the image reading apparatus generates attribute information such as a file name expressed in the language and assigns it to the image data. However, if the language set in the image reading device is different from the language used by each user corresponding to the transmission destination, the file name of the image data in the transmission destination device may be garbled. Inconvenience arises.

  In the present invention, when the language set in the transmission source device is different from the language corresponding to the transmission destination, the transmission destination user understands the attribute information of the transmission target data generated by the transmission source device. The purpose is to be able to.

  The information processing device according to claim 1 is a transmission target in a storage unit that stores a language set in the own device, a reception unit that receives an operation for specifying a plurality of transmission destinations, and a language stored in the storage unit Generating means for generating attribute information of data; specifying means for specifying a language corresponding to each transmission destination received by the receiving means; the specifying means for the language stored in the storage means and one transmission destination An acquisition means for acquiring a result obtained by translating the attribute information generated by the generation means in the specified language, and the language stored in the storage means, The transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generating unit are transmitted to the transmission destination having the same language specified by the specifying unit, and recorded in the storage unit. A transmission means for transmitting the result of translation of the transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generation means to a transmission destination having a different language and the language specified by the specification means; Prepare.

  The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 is configured such that, in the configuration according to claim 1, when the plurality of languages correspond to one transmission destination and the plurality of languages have priority, When the language stored in the storage unit and the plurality of languages specified by the specifying unit for one transmission destination are all different, the attribute of the higher priority language among the plurality of languages is selected. Get the result of translating information.

  The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 is configured such that, in the configuration according to claim 1, when each user corresponds to a different language and a common common language corresponds to all users, When the language stored in the storage means and the plurality of languages specified by the specifying means for one transmission destination are all different, the result of translating the attribute information in the common language is acquired.

  An image reading apparatus according to a fourth aspect includes the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects and a reading unit that reads an image, and the transmission target data is read by the reading unit. This is image data indicating an image.

  A program according to claim 5 transmits a computer in a language stored in the storage unit, a storage unit that stores a language set in the device, a reception unit that receives an operation for designating a plurality of transmission destinations, and a language stored in the storage unit Generating means for generating attribute information of the target data; specifying means for specifying a language corresponding to each destination received by the receiving means; and specifying the language stored in the storage means and one destination An acquisition means for acquiring a result of translating attribute information generated by the generation means in the specified language when the language specified by the means is different; and a language stored in the storage means; To the transmission destination having the same language specified by the specifying means, the transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generating means are transmitted. To the transmission destination in which the language stored in the storage unit and the language specified by the specifying unit are different, the result of translation of the transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generating unit is transmitted. It is a program for making it function as a transmission means.

According to the information processing device according to claim 1, the attribute of the transmission target data generated by the transmission source device when the language set in the transmission source device is different from the language corresponding to the transmission destination. Information can be understood by the user of the transmission destination.
According to the information processing apparatus of the second aspect, when the language stored in the storage unit and the plurality of languages corresponding to one transmission destination are all different, they are translated according to the priority order.
According to the information processing apparatus of the third aspect, when the language stored in the storage unit and the plurality of languages corresponding to one transmission destination are all different, the language is translated into a common language for all users. The
According to the image reading apparatus of the fourth aspect, the attribute information of the image data generated by the transmission source apparatus when the language set in the transmission source apparatus is different from the language corresponding to the transmission destination. Can be understood by the destination user.
According to the program of claim 5, when the language set in the transmission source device and the language corresponding to the transmission destination are different, the attribute information of the transmission target data generated by the transmission source device is Can be understood by the destination user.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image reading apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the user profile which the image reading apparatus has memorize | stored. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a control unit of the image reading apparatus. It is a figure explaining the result of operation of the image reading device. It is a figure which shows an example of the user profile which the image reading apparatus has memorize | stored. It is a figure explaining the result of operation of the image reading device.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This information processing system includes an image reading apparatus 100a and a personal computer 200a connected to the network 2 via the subnet 1a, and an image reading apparatus 100b and a personal computer 200b connected to the network 2 via the subnet 1b. . The image reading apparatuses 100a and 100b and the personal computers 200a and 200b can communicate with each other via the subnets 1a and 1b and the network 2. These image reading apparatuses 100a and 100b and personal computers 200a and 200b are installed in different countries and regions, and languages used by users who use the image reading apparatuses 100a and 100b and personal computers 200a and 200b are also different. Yes. Note that the number of subnets and the number of image reading apparatuses and personal computers belonging to each subnet are not limited to those illustrated in FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the image reading apparatus 100 a as the configuration of the image reading apparatus 100. The image reading apparatus 100a is a multifunction machine having functions such as printing, copying, and facsimile. The image reading apparatus 100 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, an image forming unit 103, an image reading unit 104, a communication unit 105, and a UI unit 106. The control unit 101, the storage unit 102, the communication unit 105, and the UI unit 106 constitute an information processing apparatus. The control unit 101 includes, for example, a control circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and various memories. The storage unit 102 is a hard disk, for example, and stores various information such as a program executed by the CPU, a user profile, a translation dictionary, and a device setting language. The user profile is information related to the language used by the user who uses this information processing system. As the device setting language, the language used in the area where the image reading apparatus 100 is installed is set. The image forming unit 103 irradiates an image carrier such as a photosensitive member with a laser beam to form a latent image, which is converted into Y (yellow), M (magenta), C (cyan), and K (black) colors. The toner is developed with toner, transferred to a recording sheet, and after a fixing process, the recording sheet is discharged. The image reading unit 104 optically reads a document. The communication unit 105 performs communication via the network 2. The UI unit 106 includes an operation unit such as a key or a touch sensor, and supplies an operation signal corresponding to a user operation to the control unit 101. The UI unit 106 includes a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal driving circuit, and is controlled by the control unit 101. A display unit for displaying an image is provided.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user profile. The user name is an identifier of each user. The e-mail address is an e-mail address assigned to the user. The URL is a URL assigned to the user, for example, a URL indicating a storage area of a server device belonging to each of the subnets 1a and 1b. The IP address is an IP address assigned to the personal computers 200a and 200b used by the user. The first priority language and the second priority language are languages that the user can understand, and the first priority language has priority over the second priority language during translation. The configuration of the image reading device 100b is the same as that of the image reading device 100b except that the device setting language stored in the storage unit 102 is different.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the control unit 101 of the image reading apparatus 100a.
First, the control unit 101 causes the image reading unit 104 to read an image of a document in accordance with an operation of the UI unit 106 by a user, and generates image data (step S1). Next, the control unit 101 uses, for example, the date and time at that time, the attribute data of the image reading apparatus 100a, and the like to store a file name as an example of attribute information of the image data in the device setting language stored in the storage unit Generate with Here, it is assumed that the device setting language is Japanese. The storage unit 102 is an example of a storage unit that stores a language set in the image reading apparatus 100. The control unit 101 is an example of a generation unit that generates attribute information of transmission target data in a language stored in the storage unit.

  Next, when the user performs an operation for opening a transmission screen for transmitting image data using the UI unit 106, the control unit 101 accepts the operation and displays the transmission screen on the UI unit 106 (step S3). ). Next, when the user performs an operation of selecting a plurality of transmission destinations using the UI unit 106, the control unit 101 receives the operation (step S4). The control unit 101 and the UI unit 106 are an example of a reception unit that receives an operation for designating a plurality of transmission destinations. At this time, the user selects a user name corresponding to the transmission destination, and selects to which apparatus image data that is data to be transmitted is transmitted, that is, any one of a mail address, URL, or IP address. Here, it is assumed that the user A selects a mail address corresponding to the user B, a URL corresponding to the user C, and an IP address corresponding to the user D as transmission destinations.

  Next, the control unit 101 refers to the user profile in the storage unit 102, identifies the first priority language and the second priority language corresponding to each user name as the transmission destination, and these are stored in the storage unit 102. It is determined whether or not the device setting language is different (step S3). The control unit 101 and the storage unit 102 are an example of a specifying unit that specifies a language corresponding to each transmission destination received by the receiving unit. First, for user B, which is one of the transmission destinations, since the first priority language is Korean and the second priority language is English, both are different from the device setting language Japanese (step S3; YES). ). Also, for user C, which is one of the transmission destinations, the first priority language is English and the second priority language is not set, which is different from the device setting language Japanese (step S3; YES). For user D, which is one of the transmission destinations, since the first priority language is Chinese and the second priority language is Japanese, the device setting language matches the second priority language Japanese. (Step S3; NO).

  When the device setting language is different from the first priority language and the second priority language corresponding to the transmission destination (step S3; YES), the control unit 101 executes the file in the priority order of the first priority language and the second priority language. The name is translated (step S6). For example, for user B, the first priority language is Korean, so the file name expressed in Japanese is translated into Korean. For user C, since the first priority language is English, the file name expressed in Japanese is translated into English. The control unit 101 translates the attribute information generated by the generation unit in the specified language when the language stored in the storage unit is different from the language specified by the specifying unit for one transmission destination. It is an example of the acquisition means which acquires the result obtained. In particular, when a plurality of languages correspond to one transmission destination and the plurality of languages have a priority order, the control unit 101 which is an example of an acquisition unit has one language stored in the storage unit and one language. When the plurality of languages specified by the specifying means for the transmission destination are all different, a result obtained by translating attribute information in a language having a high priority among the plurality of languages is acquired.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the file name of the image data to be transmitted to the user B is translated from Japanese to Korean, and the file name of the image data to be transmitted to the user C is translated from Japanese to English. The file name of the image data to be transmitted to D remains in Japanese and is not translated. The control unit 101 transmits the image data with the file name generated or translated in this way to each transmission destination (step S7). The control unit 101 and the communication unit 105 transmit the transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generating unit to the transmission destination having the same language specified by the specifying unit and the language stored in the storage unit, For a transmission destination in which the language stored in the storage unit and the language specified by the specifying unit are different, the transmission unit transmits the result of translation of the transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generating unit. It is an example.

  According to the above embodiment, when the language set in the transmission source device is different from the language corresponding to the transmission destination, the transmission destination user can understand the data generated by the transmission source device. Become.

(Modification)
(Modification 1)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modification of the user profile. The common language is a language that can be commonly used by all users, but the first priority language is given priority over the common language during translation. For example, it is assumed that the device setting language is Japanese, and the user A selects the mail address corresponding to the user B, the URL corresponding to the user C, and the IP address corresponding to the user D as transmission destinations. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, for user B, which is one of the transmission destinations, the first preferred language is Korean and the second preferred language is English, both of which are different from the device setting language Japanese. So it is translated into common language English. For user C, which is one of the transmission destinations, the first priority language is English and the second priority language is not set, and is different from the device setting language Japanese. Is done. For user D, which is one of the transmission destinations, the first priority language is Japanese and the second priority language is Chinese, and the device setting language matches the first priority language Japanese. , Not translated. As described above, when each user corresponds to a different language and, further, a common common language corresponds to all users, the control unit 101, which is an example of an acquisition unit, stores the language stored in the storage unit. When the plurality of languages specified by the specifying means for one transmission destination are all different, the result of translating attribute information in the common language is acquired.

(Modification 2)
Translation may be performed by a device other than the image reading device, for example, a translation device connected to a subnet or a network. In this case, the control unit 101 transmits the file name (attribute information) before translation from the communication unit 105 to the translation device, and the communication unit 105 acquires the translation result.

(Modification 3)
The present invention can also be provided in the form of a program for causing a computer to function as a control device or an information processing device, or a recording medium on which such a program is recorded. The program according to the present invention may be downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Image reading apparatus, 101 ... Control part, 102 ... Memory | storage part, 103 ... Image formation part, 104 ... Image reading part, 105 ... Communication part, 106 ... UI Part

Claims (5)

Storage means for storing the language set in the device;
Accepting means for accepting an operation for designating a plurality of destinations;
Generating means for generating attribute information of transmission target data in a language stored in the storage means;
A specifying means for specifying a language corresponding to each transmission destination received by the receiving means;
Result of translating attribute information generated by the generating unit in the specified language when the language stored in the storage unit and the language specified by the specifying unit for one transmission destination are different Obtaining means for obtaining
The transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generation unit are transmitted to a transmission destination having the same language stored in the storage unit and the language specified by the specifying unit, and stored in the storage unit A transmission means for transmitting the result of translation of the transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generation means to a transmission destination having a different language and the language specified by the specification means; Information processing apparatus provided. When a plurality of languages correspond to one transmission destination and the plurality of languages have priority,
The acquisition means includes
When the language stored in the storage unit and a plurality of languages specified by the specifying unit for one transmission destination are all different, the attribute information is expressed in a language having a high priority among the plurality of languages. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a result obtained by translating the data is acquired. When different languages are supported for each user and a common common language is supported for all users,
The acquisition means includes
When the language stored in the storage unit and the plurality of languages specified by the specifying unit for one transmission destination are all different, the result obtained by translating the attribute information in the common language is acquired. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Reading means for reading an image,
The image reading apparatus, wherein the transmission target data is image data indicating an image read by the reading unit. Computer
Storage means for storing the language set in the device;
Accepting means for accepting an operation for designating a plurality of destinations;
Generating means for generating attribute information of transmission target data in a language stored in the storage means;
A specifying means for specifying a language corresponding to each transmission destination received by the receiving means;
Result of translating attribute information generated by the generating unit in the specified language when the language stored in the storage unit and the language specified by the specifying unit for one transmission destination are different Obtaining means for obtaining
The transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generation unit are transmitted to a transmission destination having the same language stored in the storage unit and the language specified by the specifying unit, and stored in the storage unit A transmission means for transmitting the result of translation of the transmission target data and the attribute information generated by the generation means to a transmission destination having a language different from the language specified by the specification means; Program to function.

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