JP2018042183A - Information processor, control method therefor, and program, and information processing system, control method therefor, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism capable of creating electronic document data including blank data, without requiring a user's labor and time.SOLUTION: An information processor of the present invention is capable of communicating with an imaging unit for imaging an imaging target comprising a plurality of pages and a detection unit capable of detecting turning operation on the imaging target. The information processor manages a plurality of pieces of imaging data, data imaged by the imaging unit and manages the number of times of the detection unit detecting turning operation on the imaging target between imaging events. When the managed number of times of detecting turning operation between imaging events by the imaging unit is two or more, the information processor creates electronic document data obtained by adding blank data to the imaging date at a page corresponding to the imaging events by the imaging unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  Information processing apparatus capable of providing a mechanism capable of creating electronic document data including blank data without requiring a user trouble, a control method thereof, a program, and an information processing system, The present invention relates to a control method and a program.

  When saving a paper document as electronic document data (for example, PDF data), the document placed in the reading area is imaged with the camera, and the image data of the document obtained by imaging with the camera is processed. And saving it is done.

  For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a mechanism that specifies the order between a plurality of documents that are captured simultaneously, and that organizes and stores image data in the specified order.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-216953

  For example, in a bank or office, it may be desired to generate electronic document data by imaging a document in which a plurality of double-sided printed pages are bundled using a fastener such as a stapler. When shooting such a document, it is possible to remove the document fasteners and separate the pages. However, it takes time and effort to bind again using the fasteners after imaging. End up.

  Therefore, there is a desire to take an image of a document in a state where pages are bundled without removing the document fastener. For this purpose, electronic document data of a document can be created by repeating the steps of taking an image of a page, turning an imaged page, and taking an image of a next unimaged page.

  In this case, even if the page to be imaged is a blank page, if the imaging process is not performed, the user cannot include the blank imaging data in the electronic document data. This has to be done by the user.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a mechanism capable of creating electronic document data including blank data without requiring a user to take time and effort.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an imaging unit that captures an imaging target including a plurality of pages and a detection unit that can detect a turning operation to the imaging target. Between the imaging data management means for managing a plurality of imaging data, which is data captured by the imaging unit, and imaging between the imaging unit, the turning operation to the imaging object is detected by the detection unit In the case where the number of times that the turning operation is detected between the imaging by the imaging unit and the number of times management means for managing the number of times is managed by the number of times management means, the imaging data management And creating means for creating electronic document data in which blank data is added to a page corresponding to the image pick-up by the image pick-up unit in the image pick-up data managed by the means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism capable of creating electronic document data including blank data without requiring the user to take time.

It is an external appearance block diagram of the information processing system in this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus 100 in this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the functional composition of information processor 100 in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the utilization form of the information processing apparatus 100 in this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the process sequence in this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a detailed process of the imaging process in this embodiment. It is an image of the projection range 411 in this embodiment. It is an image of the projection range 411 in this embodiment. 5 is a data table showing an example of an imaging data table 900. It is a flowchart explaining the detailed process flow of the electronic document data generation process in this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a detailed process of the page order determination process in this embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of an information processing system in the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus 100 configuring the system. This system includes an information processing apparatus 100 that controls the entire system. The information processing apparatus 100 is connected to a projection imaging apparatus 110, a display 120 that functions as a user interface with the user, and input devices (such as a keyboard and a mouse) 130. Further, although not shown, it is also connected to a backbone network related to business. Projection data to be projected and captured image data may be stored in a backbone network or the like.

  The information processing apparatus 100 is an information processing apparatus having the same hardware configuration as a normal PC (personal computer) or the like. A CPU 101 that performs processing according to the program, a ROM 102 that stores a boot program, a BIOS, and the like, a RAM 103 that stores an OS and applications executed by the CPU 101, and is used as a work area by the CPU 101 are provided. The information processing apparatus 100 also includes an I / F unit 105 for communicating with the projection imaging apparatus 110 and a video controller 106 that performs drawing processing, video signal output processing, and the like in accordance with instructions from the CPU 101. The information processing apparatus 100 further includes a storage controller 107 that reads and writes data from and to an external storage device 108 (storage means) represented by a hard disk (HDD), and a network I / F 104 that communicates with a backbone network (especially a network printer). The external storage device 108 stores an operating system (OS), application programs for functioning as an information processing system, imaging data used in the present embodiment, a data table, and the like.

  The projection imaging apparatus 110 accommodates an I / F unit 118, a projection unit 115, an imaging unit 116, and a distance measurement unit 117 (corresponding to a detection unit) for communicating with the information processing apparatus 100 in the casing. . The projection imaging device 110 is provided with an opening 111 for allowing the projection light emitted from the projection unit 115 to pass therethrough. Furthermore, an opening 112 is also provided which is shared by the imaging unit 116 and the distance measurement unit 117 and for receiving light (including infrared rays) from the outside.

  The projection unit 115 emits projection light representing an image requested from the information processing apparatus 100 toward the top plate 113 through the opening 112 and slightly obliquely. A mirror is provided on the lower surface side of the top plate 113 and reflects the projection light from the projection unit 115. As a result, the image on the near side of the installation position of the projection imaging apparatus 110 in FIG. 1 (actually, the upper surface of the table) is displayed as a projection screen. Note that the top plate 113 may be inclined instead of obliquely emitting the light.

  In addition, the imaging unit 116 and the distance measuring unit 117 (detecting unit) set a range wider than the projection area on the table by the projection unit 115 as an imaging range or a ranging range via the mirror of the top plate 113. ing. The imaging range and the distance measurement range may be the same. The imaging unit 116 has the same configuration as an imaging device typified by a normal digital camera, and optically reads an image within the imaging range of the table. The distance measurement unit 117 detects depth (distance), and is an irradiation unit that irradiates infrared rays indicating a preset two-dimensional pattern, and a sensor that detects reflected infrared rays in a two-dimensional space from the object. Composed. Then, based on the video data obtained by the imaging unit 116 and the change of the distance data detected by the distance measurement unit 117 with respect to the time axis, the movement of the user's hand or finger (operation An operation (gesture) of hitting a table with the instruction unit), a user's hand-to-hand contact, and a document detection / detection process are realized. A technique for detecting a user's gesture by image / infrared pattern irradiation / detection is publicly known (for example, KINTECT (trademark) of Microsoft Corporation in the United States), and detailed description thereof is omitted here. However, the configuration and the principle are not particularly limited as long as the user's gesture can be detected. If there is sufficient space in the housing of the projection imaging apparatus 110, these may be integrated by incorporating a circuit constituting the information processing apparatus 100 in the projection imaging apparatus 110.

  In the above configuration, when the power of the apparatus is turned on, the CPU 101 executes the boot program stored in the ROM 102 and loads the OS stored in the external storage device 108 to the RAM 103 for execution. Then, under the control of the OS, the application program of the information processing system is loaded from the external storage device 108 to the RAM 103 and executed.

  Next, the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The information processing apparatus 100 includes an instruction receiving unit 2301, a management unit 2302, a determination unit 2303, and a counting unit 2304 as functional units.

  An instruction receiving unit 2301 is a functional unit that receives a document imaging instruction and a turning operation (gesture) for the document. The management unit 2302 is a functional unit that manages a plurality of captured image data in the order in which they are captured. The determination unit 2303 is a functional unit that determines whether a turning operation has been received for a predetermined value (number of times) or more before receiving an imaging instruction. A counting unit 2304 is a functional unit that counts the number of times the turning operation is accepted.

  The description of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG.

  Next, the usage pattern of this system will be described with reference to FIG. In the information processing system according to the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, the display 400 and the input device 130 are arranged on the table 400 at positions where the user can easily operate. In addition, the projection imaging apparatus 110 irradiates the table 400 with projection light from an oblique direction by the top plate 113. Note that the rectangles indicated by the detection range 410 and the projection range 411 (imaging surface) are intended to indicate that the respective ranges are defined on the table 400, and the boundary lines are intended to be displayed. is not.

  The user issues an imaging instruction for a document (imaging target) placed on the imaging surface and instructs the projection imaging apparatus 110 to capture an image. The user repeats the imaging of the document, the gesture of changing the page of the document (turning operation), and the imaging of the page of the new document to generate electronic data of the document. At that time, even if there is a blank page in the document, it is necessary to capture the blank page because it is necessary to secure the page order configuration of the document if the blank page is not imaged. was there.

  The use form of the information processing system in the embodiment has been described above. Next, the processing contents of the information processing system will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When this system is activated, first, in step S101, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 displays a selection menu screen (not shown) on the display 120, and allows the user to select one of the items. The selection menu (item) to be displayed is an item corresponding to a process that can be executed by the information processing apparatus 100, such as a “document reading button” or a “document projection button”. When an item selection is received from the user, a corresponding process can be executed.

  In step S <b> 102, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 waits for selection of an item by an operation of the input device 130 by the user. When the selection is made, in step S103, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 determines which button is the selected item. If it is determined that the button is a document reading button, the process proceeds to step S105 to perform an imaging process. If it is determined that a button other than the document reading button such as a document projection button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S104.

  In step S104, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 executes processing corresponding to the pressed button. For example, when a document projection button is pressed, a process for projecting the electronic document data generated in step S105 onto the projection surface is performed. After the process of step S104 is performed, the process returns to step S102.

  In step S105, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 performs an imaging process that is a process of imaging a document on the projection plane. In this embodiment, only the surface of a document is continuously imaged by receiving an instruction (gesture) from a user in the order of an imaging instruction, a turning operation, an imaging instruction, a turning operation,. For example, for a document composed of three sheets of double-sided printed paper, the state in which imaging of the front surface is completed is as shown in FIG. In this state, the back side of the document is the top surface. Therefore, the user continuously captures only the back side of the document by repeatedly accepting an imaging instruction from the user, a turning operation,. A document can be easily converted into electronic document data by rearranging the plurality of imaging data obtained in this way so as to be in the correct page order and creating electronic document data. In the present embodiment, a double-sided printing document will be described as an example, and it is assumed that the user has previously instructed the user to capture a double-sided printing document.

  Detailed processing of the imaging processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step S <b> 106, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 performs electronic document data generation processing that is processing for generating electronic document data based on the imaging data captured by the imaging processing. Detailed processing of the electronic document data generation processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Detailed description of the imaging process is started using the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 601, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 instructs the projection unit 115 to project and causes the imaging screen 700 stored in the external storage device 108 to be projected onto the projection range 411. As shown in FIG. 7, a document reading button 702 and an imaging end button 703 are arranged on the imaging screen 700. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which a frame 701 indicating an area for notifying the user of a position where the document is to be placed, and an example where the document is placed in the area.

  In step S <b> 602, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 determines whether a document is detected on the projection range 411. If it is determined that the document is detected on the projection range 411, the process proceeds to step S608. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S613. The determination as to whether or not the document has been detected is, for example, determined that the document has been detected when a rectangular object is detected for a predetermined time or more due to a change in the time axis of the distance data obtained from the distance measurement unit 117. . Further, the determination is made by determining whether or not a rectangular object is included in the image by comparing the image captured at the current timing with the image captured at the previous timing by the imaging unit 116. It is also possible to make a determination by combining these.

  In step S <b> 603, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 determines which gesture has been received from the user on the projection range 411.

  Specifically, if it is determined that the document reading button 702 projected onto the projection range 411 is pressed (touched), the process proceeds to step S604. If it is determined that a turning operation, which is an operation of turning a document placed in the projection range 411, is detected, the process proceeds to step S611. Whether or not it is an imaging instruction satisfies the conditions of the imaging instruction stored in advance without accepting a user instruction, for example, the process proceeds to step S604 when a predetermined time or more has passed while the document is stationary in the projection range 411. You may make it determine whether it is. As a detailed method for determining whether or not it is a turning operation, a change in the time-series order of the coordinates of the object (in this embodiment, the fingertip) is stored in advance, and the change in the pre-stored coordinates in the time-series order is stored. And the change in the time-series order of the coordinates of the fingertip detected by the distance measuring unit 117 or the like may be determined to have detected the turning operation, or the imaging unit 116 sequentially captured images. Images captured in time series order may be analyzed to determine whether the pages of the document placed in the projection range 411 are different pages. Further, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-143745, by detecting feature points from image data obtained by imaging the projection range 411 and comparing feature points between a plurality of image data, A technique for calculating a velocity vector of a feature point may be used.

  For the sake of explanation, the decision branching has been described using two examples of gestures. However, naturally, other gestures may be stored, and the process may branch to a flow corresponding to other gestures. .

  In step S611, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 performs a process of counting up the number of turnings managed on the RAM 103 (number management unit). For example, if the number of turns is “0”, the count is increased to “1”. The document shown in FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state after one document is turned. At this time, the number of turns is “1” in the present embodiment.

  In step S604, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the number of turnovers counted up in step S611 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (number of times). If it is determined that the number of turns is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S605; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S606. In the present embodiment, the predetermined value is “2”, but the present invention is not limited to this. If the reference value of the count up is 0, the value is 2 as appropriate, and if the reference value is 1, the value is 3 as appropriate depending on the reference value of the count up. The same applies to the countdown.

  Here, by determining whether or not the number of turns is a predetermined number, a blank page is not added in the first turning operation, and a blank page is automatically added in the second and subsequent turning operations. By adding, when taking a picture while turning a bundled document, the effect that a blank page is automatically inserted even if the imaging instruction and the imaging process of a page that does not require imaging are omitted There is. As a result, even if the blank page imaging process is not performed, the blank page is automatically inserted. Therefore, the electronic document data is maintained with the configuration of the bundled document, that is, the configuration of the page including the blank page. This produces an effect capable of generating

  In step S <b> 605, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 adds a record as a blank page to the imaging data table 900. A record as a blank page corresponds to, for example, a record whose ID 901 is “4” in the imaging data table 900 shown in FIG. A record whose ID 901 is “5” corresponds to the second image data, and a record whose ID 901 is “3” corresponds to the first image data. The difference from the record added in step S609 is that the storage location 902 is blank. In this way, a blank page can be added in a later process. Note that the method of adding a blank page is not limited to this, and another method such as inputting a storage location of data indicating a blank page (blank data) in the storage location 902 may be used.

  In step S606, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 instructs the imaging unit 116 to perform imaging.

  In step S <b> 607, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 acquires imaging data that is image data captured by the imaging unit 116 from the imaging unit 116.

  In step S608, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 stores the imaging data acquired in step S607 in a predetermined folder.

  In step S609, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 performs a process of storing information by adding a record to the imaging data table 900 (imaging data management unit).

  In the imaging data table 900 shown in FIG. 9, an ID 901, a storage location 902, an imaging order 903, and a page order 904 are stored in association with each other. The ID 901 is an ID that is uniquely assigned to the imaging data. The storage location 902 stores link information indicating the location where the imaging data is stored (the location stored in step S608). The imaging order 903 is information indicating the order in which records are added to the imaging data table. The page order 904 is information indicating the order of pages in the electronic document picture data determined in the subsequent page order determination process.

  In step S610, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 performs a process of setting the number of turnings managed on the RAM 103 to 0 (reset). The number of times of turning is a parameter indicating the number of times the document placed on the projection range 411 is turned, and is counted up each time the document is turned. By performing the process of turning the number of turns here to 0, if the operation of turning the page once picked up is performed, a record as a blank page is not added in step S612, and the turning operation is performed twice or more (predetermined value). If it is performed, records as blank pages are added by the number of the turning operations, and a user-friendly mechanism can be provided. In the case of a configuration by countdown, processing for returning the number of turns to a reference value (for example, 10) is performed.

  In the present embodiment, the turning operation is described as an example of a predetermined gesture, but is not limited to the turning operation. Any gesture that modifies the page of the document is acceptable.

  In step S612, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the user has pressed down the imaging end button 703 (end instruction) (end reception unit). If it is determined that pressing of the imaging end button 703 has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S613; otherwise, the process returns to step S602.

  In step S613, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 refers to the imaging order 903 in the imaging data table 900, and specifies a value that maximizes the imaging order 903 (number of imaging data). If the specified value is an odd number, the process proceeds to step S614; otherwise, the process ends. If there is no page to be imaged after turning over the document (when 3 double-sided printing is imaged, this corresponds to the imaging of the 5th page and the 2nd page), a blank page record is added in step S605. It becomes impossible to do. Then, this processing is performed because there is a possibility that consistency may not be obtained in the subsequent page order determination processing. It is determined whether or not the number of captured image data is an odd number, and if it is an odd number, the process may proceed to step S614. Other methods may be used as long as it can be determined whether or not all pages on both sides of the document have been imaged.

  In step S <b> 614, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 performs a process of adding a blank page record to the imaging data table 900.

  Above, description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is complete | finished.

  Next, the detailed processing flow of the electronic document data generation processing (step S106) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1001, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 refers to the imaging data table 900 in FIG.

  In step S1002, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 performs a page order determination process that is a process for determining the page order of the imaging data obtained in the imaging process of step S105. The detailed process flow of the page order determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1101, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 identifies the record having the largest numerical value in the imaging order 903 of the imaging data table 900 referred to in step S1001. Taking the imaging data table 900 of FIG. 9 as an example, the record “6” is specified.

  In step S1102, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 calculates a half value of the imaging order 903 identified as the largest in step S1101. And the record of the imaging order 903 corresponding to the calculated value is specified. In the example of FIG. 9, the record “3” is specified.

  In step S1103, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 specifies records corresponding to the front and back surfaces based on the records specified in steps S1101 and S1102. This will be specifically described. The records corresponding to the surface range from the record in which the imaging order 903 is “1” to the record specified in step S1102. The record corresponding to the back surface is from the record next to the record specified in step S1102 to the record specified in step S1101. In addition, by accepting the selection of buttons provided on the screen in advance from the user when imaging a document, the imaging instruction is received separately for the imaging process on the front side and the imaging process on the back side, and the front and back sides of the imaging data are displayed. You may make it manage.

  In step S1104, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 assigns odd numbers in ascending order to the page order 904 of the record identified as corresponding to the front side in step S1103.

  In step S1105, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 assigns even numbers in descending order to the page order 904 of the record identified as corresponding to the back side in step S1103. The result of step S1104 and step S1105 is the imaging data table 900 shown in FIG.

  In this way, it is possible to determine the page order 904 of the imaging data imaged in the imaging process of step S105. The method for determining the page order is an example and is not limited to this.

  The processing from step S1003 to step S1007 is repeatedly looped until processing is performed on all the records in the imaging data table 900.

  In step S <b> 1003, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 specifies a record to be processed after step S <b> 1004. When the process of step S1003 is performed for the first time instead of the recursive process, “1”, which is the record with the youngest page order 904, is identified as the target record. In the case of the recursive process from step S1008, the record with the youngest page order 904 among the unprocessed records is identified as the target record (identification means).

  In step S1004, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 determines whether the storage location 902 of the record specified in step S1003 is blank. If it is determined that the field is blank, the process proceeds to step S1006; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1005.

  In step S1005, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 acquires imaging data stored in the storage location 902 of the target record specified in step S1003. (In this embodiment, PDF data is also included in the imaging data.)

  In step S <b> 1006, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 acquires blank PDF data (blank data) stored in the external storage device. Note that the timing of acquiring PDF data may not be this timing, and PDF data may be acquired in advance.

  In step S1007, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 adds the PDF data acquired in step S1005 or step S1006 to the electronic document data. If the page order 904 of the record specified in step S1003 is “1”, there is no electronic document data to be added in the first place, so the PDF data acquired in step S1005 or step S1006 is stored as electronic document data. Keep it. When the recursive process is performed in step S1008, the PDF data acquired in step S1005 or step S1006 is added to the electronic document data. In this way, the number of blank data obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of turning operations is added to the PDF data.

  If all the records in the imaging data table 900 have been processed, the process advances to step S1008.

  In step S1008, the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 stores the electronic document data added in step S1007 in the external storage device 108 (creation unit).

  As described above, in a case where a document is captured by alternately accepting a turning operation performed by the user and an imaging instruction, and the document is stored as electronic document data, the imaging process of the blank page of the document is not performed one by one. However, there is an effect that a blank page is automatically added to the electronic document data simply by performing a page turning operation without taking an image. As a result, the user does not have to bother to take an image of a blank page of the document in order to maintain the configuration of the page of the document, so that the efficiency of digitizing the document can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the number of turning is counted up every time the turning operation is performed, and when the turning operation is performed in a state where the number of turning is equal to or more than a predetermined number (2 times), “predetermined number (2) −1”. "A blank page" is added. As an alternative method, the number of turns is counted down each time a turn operation is performed, and if the turn operation is performed when the turn number is less than or equal to the predetermined number, add the number of blank pages corresponding to the turn operation. You may make it.

  In the present embodiment, the document to be imaged has been described as an example of double-sided printing. However, even if the document to be imaged is single-sided printing, it is included in the present invention. In the case of single-sided printing, the image order 903 becomes the page order 904 as it is, and therefore the page order determination process need not be performed. In that case, the target record is specified by the imaging order 903 in specifying the target record in step S1003. Also, whether the document to be imaged is single-sided printing or double-sided printing is received from a user via a screen UI (User Interface) or the like (designated receiving means). The electronic document data is created in the page order determined by performing the sorting process as in the embodiment, and the electronic document data is created in the page order determined by the imaging order 903 without performing the sorting process in the case of single-sided printing. It doesn't matter. By doing so, it is possible to provide a mechanism capable of creating electronic document data in the correct page order in either case of single-sided printing or double-sided printing.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism capable of providing a mechanism capable of creating electronic document data including blank data without requiring the user to take time.

  The present invention can be implemented as a system, apparatus, method, program, storage medium, or the like, and can be applied to a system including a plurality of devices. You may apply to the apparatus which consists of one apparatus. Note that the present invention includes a software program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments directly or remotely from a system or apparatus. The present invention also includes a case where the information processing apparatus of the system or apparatus is achieved by reading and executing the supplied program code.

  Therefore, the program code itself installed in the information processing apparatus in order to realize the functional processing of the present invention with the information processing apparatus also realizes the present invention. In other words, the present invention includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention.

  In that case, as long as it has the function of a program, it may be in the form of object code, a program executed by an interpreter, script data supplied to the OS, or the like.

  Examples of the recording medium for supplying the program include a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW. In addition, there are magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-R), and the like.

  As another program supply method, a browser on a client computer is used to connect to an Internet home page. The computer program itself of the present invention or a compressed file including an automatic installation function can be downloaded from the homepage by downloading it to a recording medium such as a hard disk.

  It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from a different homepage. That is, the present invention also includes a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention with an information processing apparatus.

  In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed to users, and key information for decryption is downloaded from a homepage via the Internet to users who have cleared predetermined conditions. Let The downloaded key information can be used to execute the encrypted program and install it in the information processing apparatus.

  Further, the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized by the information processing apparatus executing the read program. In addition, based on the instructions of the program, the OS or the like operating on the information processing apparatus performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments can be realized by the processing.

  Further, the program read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the information processing apparatus or a function expansion unit connected to the information processing apparatus. Thereafter, the CPU of the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  The above-described embodiments are merely examples of implementation in carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited thereto. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the technical idea or the main features thereof.

100 Information processing apparatus 201 CPU
202 RAM
203 ROM
204 System Bus 205 Input Controller 206 Video Controller 207 Memory Controller 208 Communication I / F Controller 209 Keyboard 210 CRT Display 211 External Memory

Claims (11)

An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an imaging unit that captures an imaging target including a plurality of pages and a detection unit that can detect a turning operation to the imaging target,
Imaging data management means for managing a plurality of imaging data that is data captured by the imaging unit;
Number of times management means for managing the number of times the turning operation to the imaging object is detected by the detection unit between the imaging by the imaging unit;
In the case where the number of times that the turning operation is detected between the imaging by the imaging unit is managed twice or more by the number management unit, the imaging data managed by the imaging data management unit An information processing apparatus comprising: creation means for creating electronic document data in which blank sheet data is added to a page corresponding to imaging performed by the imaging unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the creation unit creates electronic document data by adding blank data, which is a number obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of the turning operations managed by the management unit. In the case where the number of times that the turning operation is detected between two times of imaging by the imaging unit is managed by the number of times management unit, a specifying unit that specifies a page to which the blank data is added Further comprising
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the creating unit creates electronic document data in which the blank page data is added to a page specified by the specifying unit. Further comprising designation accepting means for accepting designation of whether the imaging object is single-sided printing or double-sided printing;
When the designation accepting unit accepts single-sided printing designation, the creating unit is electronic document data in which the imaging data managed by the imaging data managing unit is in the imaging order, and is specified by the specifying unit Create electronic document data with the blank page added between the imaging data,
When the designation accepting unit accepts the designation of double-sided printing, it is electronic document data that has undergone a process of rearranging the imaging data managed by the imaging data management unit so as to be in the page order of the imaging object, The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein electronic document data in which the blank page is added at a position corresponding to the imaging data specified by the specifying unit is created. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the number management unit resets the number of times the turning operation is detected by the imaging. End acceptance means for accepting an instruction to end imaging of the imaging object;
Determination means for determining whether or not the number of the plurality of imaging data managed by the imaging data management means is an odd number when the termination instruction is accepted by the termination acceptance means;
The creation means creates electronic document data in which blank data is added to the imaging data managed by the imaging data management means even when the determination means determines that the number is an odd number. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. An information processing apparatus control method capable of communicating with an imaging unit that captures an imaging target including a plurality of pages and a detection unit that can detect a turning operation to the imaging target,
The information processing apparatus is
An imaging data management step for managing a plurality of imaging data that is data captured by the imaging unit;
A number of times management step of managing the number of times the turning operation to the imaging object is detected by the detection unit between the imaging by the imaging unit;
In the frequency management step, when the number of times the turning operation is detected between the imaging in the imaging unit is managed twice or more, the imaging data managed in the imaging data management step An information processing apparatus control method comprising: a step of creating electronic document data in which blank page data is added to a page corresponding to imaging performed by the imaging unit. A program that can be executed by an information processing device that can communicate with an imaging unit that captures an imaging target including a plurality of pages and a detection unit that can detect a turning operation to the imaging target,
The information processing apparatus;
Imaging data management means for managing a plurality of imaging data that is data captured by the imaging unit;
Number of times management means for managing the number of times the turning operation to the imaging object is detected by the detection unit between the imaging by the imaging unit;
In the case where the number of times that the turning operation is detected between the imaging by the imaging unit is managed twice or more by the number management unit, the imaging data managed by the imaging data management unit A program that causes blank data to function as a creation unit that creates electronic document data added to a page corresponding to imaging performed by the imaging unit. An information processing system including an image capturing unit that captures an image capturing target including a plurality of pages, and an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a detection unit capable of detecting a turning operation to the image capturing target,
Imaging data management means for managing a plurality of imaging data that is data captured by the imaging unit;
Number of times management means for managing the number of times the turning operation to the imaging object is detected by the detection unit between the imaging by the imaging unit;
In the case where the number of times that the turning operation is detected between the imaging by the imaging unit is managed twice or more by the number management unit, the imaging data managed by the imaging data management unit An information processing system comprising: creation means for creating electronic document data in which blank sheet data is added to a page corresponding to imaging performed by the imaging unit. An information processing system control method including an imaging unit that captures an imaging target including a plurality of pages, and an information processing apparatus that can communicate with a detection unit that can detect a turning operation to the imaging target,
The information processing system is
An imaging data management step for managing a plurality of imaging data that is data captured by the imaging unit;
A number of times management step of managing the number of times the turning operation to the imaging object is detected by the detection unit between the imaging by the imaging unit;
In the frequency management step, when the number of times the turning operation is detected between the imaging in the imaging unit is managed twice or more, the imaging data managed in the imaging data management step An information processing system control method comprising: a step of creating electronic document data in which blank page data is added to a page corresponding to imaging performed by the imaging unit. A program that can be executed by an information processing system including an imaging unit that captures an imaging target including a plurality of pages, and an information processing apparatus that can communicate with a detection unit that can detect a turning operation to the imaging target,
The information processing system;
Imaging data management means for managing a plurality of imaging data that is data captured by the imaging unit;
Number of times management means for managing the number of times the turning operation to the imaging object is detected by the detection unit between the imaging by the imaging unit;
In the case where the number of times that the turning operation is detected between the imaging by the imaging unit is managed twice or more by the number management unit, the imaging data managed by the imaging data management unit A program that causes blank data to function as a creation unit that creates electronic document data added to a page corresponding to imaging performed by the imaging unit.

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