JP2020031290A - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an image forming apparatus that, in registering destination information described on a business card in an address book of an MFP, can register not only the "name" but the "company name" and the "company name+department name" in a destination name of the address book, and further set a default destination name from candidates for the destination names, such as the "name," the "company name," and the "company name+department name" to register the destination name without effort and time.SOLUTION: In registering destination information described on a business card, an image forming apparatus registers a plurality of attributes of at least the name, the company name, and the department name, and registers a destination name by selecting from the "name," the "company name," and the "company name+department name." The image forming apparatus further sets a default destination name from candidates for the destination name, such as the "name," the "company name," and the "company name+department name" to allow a user to register the destination name without time and effort.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12(a)

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for registering destination information described in a business card in an address book of an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) by a simple operation.

  As a prior art for registering destination information described in a business card in an address book of the MFP, the MFP scans the business card, performs character recognition processing, displays the destination information result on the operation panel, and allows the user to confirm the result. Registered in an address book (see Patent Document 1). The destination information includes a name, a company name, a department name, a facsimile number, an e-mail address, and the like. Usually, the name of the destination information is registered in the destination name of the address book of the MFP.

JP 2009-164719 A

  In some cases, it is desired to register not only “name” but also “company name” or a combination of two attributes such as “company name + department name” as the destination name. For example, there is a case where a FAX number is registered in an address book. Since the FAX number is often associated with a company and a department, "destination name" and "company name + department name" are often registered as destination names.

  However, since the address book of the MFP does not have the attributes of the company name and the department name, it is necessary to manually input the company name and the department name to the destination name in order to make the company name and the department name.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes:
Reading means for reading a business card image,
Character recognition means for performing OCR processing on the business card image,
A destination information acquisition unit that acquires destination information including a name and a destination, and at least one of a company name and a department name from the character information recognized by the character recognition unit;
A destination information registration unit that registers at least a name and a destination in an address book, among the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition unit;
A destination name registration unit for registering one or more attributes acquired by the destination information acquisition unit in a destination name of an address book;
It is characterized by having.

  According to the image forming apparatus of the present invention, when registering the destination information described in the business card in the address book of the MFP, the destination name of the address book includes not only “name” but also “company name” and “company name”. + Department name "can be registered. Further, by setting a default destination name from destination name candidates such as “name”, “company name”, and “company name + department name”, the destination name can be registered without trouble.

Configuration diagram of the present invention Configuration diagram of the present invention FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a software hardware configuration of the MFP Diagram showing the data structure of destinations registered in the address book Menu screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Transmission screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Transmission screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Fax transmission screen displayed on the operation panel of MFP Address book screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Address book screen displayed on operation panel of MFP One-touch screen displayed on the operation panel of MFP One-touch screen displayed on the operation panel of MFP Business card reading screen displayed on the operation panel of the MFP Business card reading result confirmation screen displayed on the operation panel of the MFP Business card reading result confirmation screen displayed on the operation panel of the MFP Destination name setting screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Destination name setting screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Destination name setting screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Destination name setting screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Destination name setting screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Destination name setting screen displayed on operation panel of MFP Flow chart for performing business card scanning and registering destination information in the MFP address book Flow chart for performing business card scanning and registering destination information in the MFP address book

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration in the present embodiment>
FIG. 1A is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1A, an MFP 101 and an MFP 102 are connected to a telephone line 218 and can communicate with each other. Also, the MFP 102 and the MFP 103 are connected to the network 220 and can communicate with each other.

<Hardware Configuration of MFP 102>
FIG. 1B shows an example of the internal configuration of the MFP 102 according to the present invention. 1B, the MFP 102 includes a ROM 202 or a CPU 201 that executes software stored in, for example, an HDD (hard disk drive) 213, and the CPU 201 generally controls each device connected to the system bus 221. In some cases, the HDD 213 is also used as a temporary storage location for images.

  A RAM 203 functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like for the CPU 201. An operation unit controller 208 controls various buttons provided on the MFP 102, the operation panel 209, the display 211, and the like. A disk controller 212 controls the HDD 213. A network I / F 207 bidirectionally exchanges data with another network device or a file server via the network 220. Reference numeral 214 denotes a printer, which is a printing unit for printing on paper, which is realized by an electrophotographic method. The printing method need not be an electrophotographic method.

  A scanner 215 is an image reading unit that reads an image printed on paper from a document table and a document on the document table. The scanner 215 is equipped with an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) (not shown) for business cards as an option, and can automatically read a plurality of business cards. A MODEM 216 demodulates a modulated signal received from the telephone line 218 and conversely modulates a signal from the device and sends the signal to the telephone line 218. The NCU 217 corresponds to an interface between the telephone line 218 and a facsimile, and performs line control for detecting a signal coming from the telephone line 218 and transmitting the signal to the MODEM 216 or switching the telephone line 218 to a facsimile or a telephone 219.

<Software configuration in this embodiment>
Next, a software configuration in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of the MFP 102 and a data area managed by the software. An address book 803, a one-touch 804, and a user account 807 indicate data areas of data recorded and managed by the software in the RAM 203 and the HDD 213. Destinations are recorded in the address book 803 and the one-touch 804. Details will be described later. In the user account 807, data such as authority settings and e-mail addresses are recorded for each user account.

  The platform 808 can be configured to include an operating system such as Linux (registered trademark), a virtual machine of JAVA (registered trademark), an OSGi framework, and a group of device drivers. JAVA is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. The OSGi framework is a JAVA-based platform defined by the OSGi Alliance (a standards organization). The platform 808 includes a device driver for controlling various hardware, and provides an API for using the hardware to an application operating on the platform. A network driver 809 for controlling the network I / F control unit 207, a printer driver 813 for controlling the printer 214, and a scanner driver 811 for controlling the scanner 215 also exist in the platform 808. A MODEM driver 812 that controls the MODEM 216 also exists in the platform 808.

  The copy 801, transmission 802, and fax transmission 814 are applications that operate on the platform 808, and display a user interface for providing various functions on the display 211. For example, the copy 801 controls the scanner 215 and the printer 214 via the platform 808 to execute copying. The transmission 802 provides a function of controlling the scanner 215 and the network I / F 207 or the MODEM 216 to transmit the read document data to the network 220 or the telephone line 218.

  The fax transmission 814 provides a function of transmitting the document data read by controlling the MODEM 216 to the network 220 or the telephone line 218, and is software that extracts only the fax function from the transmission 802. As a destination at the time of transmission, a newly input destination can be used, or a destination stored in the address book 803 can be used. The menu 800 is a module that displays a menu for selecting an application (for example, copy, send) from the display 211. The remote UI 805 provides a user interface for managing settings of the MFP 102 and the like. A login service 806 is a module that provides a login function for using the MFP 102. The business card reading library 815 is a library that provides functions related to scanning a business card, performing OCR processing on a scanned image, acquiring destination information from a recognized character string, and the like.

<Address book data>
The address book 803 includes a plurality of destination tables 810 and one one-touch destination table 804. From the address book 803, it is possible to refer to the destination stored in the destination table 810 and the destination stored in the one-touch 804. From the one-touch operation, only the addresses stored in the one-touch address table 804 can be referred to.

  The group destination 813 can group destinations in the same destination table. By registering one or more destinations in the group destination 813, a group including one or more destinations can be configured. By registering in the group destination 813, if the group is specified as the transmission destination, the broadcast transmission can be performed to all the destinations belonging to the group.

  Next, destination data registered in the destination table 810 and the one-touch 804 will be described with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 300 denotes the structure of a facsimile destination registered in the destination table 810. The fax destination can be used when the fax transmission function of the transmission 802 is used and in the fax transmission 814.
Reference numeral 301 denotes a destination name, which is a name given to the user to make it easy to identify the destination, and registers a name, a company name, a department name, and the like. Reference numeral 302 denotes a destination table number, which indicates which destination table is registered in the destination. Reference numeral 303 denotes a FAX number.
304 is an F code, 305 is a password, and registration is optional. 306 is the transmission speed of FAX T.306. The speed can be selected from among the speeds defined by the 30 standards.

  Reference numeral 307 denotes a line selection. When a plurality of MODEMs 216 are mounted and can be connected to a plurality of telephone lines 218, a line number used for transmission can be designated by the line selection 307. It is also possible to set automatic selection for automatically selecting an available line during transmission from a plurality of lines. Reference numeral 308 denotes valid / invalid setting of an error correction mode ECM (Error Correction Mode) at the time of facsimile transmission.

  Reference numeral 309 designates an international transmission mode. The default is the domestic transmission mode, but it is possible to set the international transmission mode for a destination that performs international communication. In the case of international communication, the voice delay on the telephone line is large, and stable fax cannot be performed with high-speed communication due to the characteristics of the line. Therefore, when the international transmission mode is set, the value of the transmission speed is fixed at a low speed. And extend the timer for delay measures.

  312 is a name, 313 is a company name, and 314 is a department name. An address 315 allows registration of character strings such as a company address and an individual address. Reference numeral 316 denotes a URL which enables registration of a character string such as a URL address of a company homepage. Reference numeral 320 denotes the structure of a facsimile destination registered in the one-touch 804. The only difference from the FAX destination 300 is that there is no destination table number 302, but instead a one-touch name 321. The one-touch name 321 is a display name used for one-touch display.

  Reference numeral 330 denotes a structure of an e-mail destination registered in the destination table 810. The e-mail destination can be used in the e-mail transmission function of the transmission 802. A name 331 is a name given to the user to easily identify the destination. Arbitrary character strings such as person names and company names can be registered. A destination table number 332 indicates which destination table is registered in the destination table. 333 is an e-mail address.

  Reference numeral 334 denotes a setting for validating / invalidating data division when transmitting an e-mail. The maximum size of one mail that can be handled is determined by the mail server. If the mail exceeds that size, an error will occur on the server. This is the setting for sending as an e-mail. Reference numeral 340 denotes a structure of an e-mail destination registered in the one-touch 804. The only difference from the e-mail destination of 320 is that there is no destination table number 332, and instead there is a one-touch name 341.

<< First Embodiment >>
Next, a menu screen 400 of the MFP 102 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The menu screen 400 is a screen of the 800 menu in FIG. The function of each application mounted on the MFP 102 can be selected from the 800 menu screen. When the 401 icon is selected, the 801 copy module is called and the copy function can be used. When the 402 icon is selected, the 802 transmission module is called, the screen transits to the 500 transmission screen, and the transmission function is available. When the 403 icon is selected, the 814 fax transmission module is called, and the screen transits to the 600 fax transmission screen, where the fax transmission function can be used.

<Transmission screen of MFP 102>
Next, the transmission screen 500 of the MFP 102 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B. The transmission screen 500 is a screen of the 802 transmission function in FIG. From this screen, it is possible to send a scanned image by facsimile, attach a scanned image to an e-mail and send it to a destination, and register e-mail and fax destinations.

  The screen in FIG. 5A is a screen for designating the transmission destination, and the screen in FIG. 5B is a screen for confirming the transmission destination specified in FIG.

  Buttons 501 to 504 are used to specify transmission destinations. Reference numerals 501 and 502 allow the user to select a destination registered in the address book and one-touch described later. It is also possible to newly input a destination from the 503 new input button. The 504 business card reading button is a button for transitioning to a 900 business card reading screen. Reference numeral 507 denotes a list of registered destinations displayed when the user presses 501, and 508 and 509 destinations are currently registered.

<MFP fax transmission screen>
Next, the fax transmission screen 600 of the MFP 102 will be described with reference to FIG. The fax transmission screen 600 is a screen of the 814 fax transmission function in FIG. From this screen, it is possible to register the destination of the fax in the address book and send the fax.

  An area 601 displays a fax number of a transmission destination. When the destination name is registered in a one-touch or address book, which will be described later, or when the name of the transmission destination can be obtained from the result of reading the business card, the destination name is displayed together with the fax number. Reference numeral 602 denotes a one-touch area from which a destination registered for one-touch described below can be selected. A one-touch registration button 604 is used to register a destination with one-touch. An address book button 603 is used to select a destination from destinations already registered in the address book. The 605 business card reading button is a button for transitioning to a 900 business card reading screen. Reference numeral 606 denotes an area for specifying a resolution and a document size.

  E-mail cannot be sent on the fax transmission screen. Therefore, an E-mail address cannot be specified as a destination by the destination selection means, and is unnecessary. Details will be described later.

<Destination Registration Screen of MFP 102>
Next, the destination registration screen 700 of the MFP 102 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7A illustrates a destination registration screen in the 802 fax function, and FIG. 7B illustrates a destination registration screen in the 814 fax transmission function. FIG. 7A shows a transition from the address book button on the 500 transmission screen, and FIG. 7B shows a transition from the 603 address book button on the 600 fax transmission screen.

  Reference numeral 706 denotes a destination display area. Already registered destinations are displayed here. A button 701 is used to register a new destination. When the new destination registration button 701 is pressed, a registration type selection screen 702 is displayed. On the selection screen 702, a button 703 for registering the e-mail destination 323, a button 704 for registering the fax destination 300, and the like are displayed. A business card read button 705 for registering a destination from a business card is also displayed on the selection screen 702. When the business card reading button 705 is pressed, the screen transitions to a business card reading screen 900 described in FIG.

  Basically, both figures have the same function, but with the 802 transmission function, there are icons such as an e-mail destination 703 and a file transmission destination, and the destination of the e-mail address can be registered. On the other hand, the E-mail address cannot be transmitted by the 814 fax transmission function, so that the destination of the E-mail address cannot be registered.

<One-touch registration screen of MFP 102>
Next, the one-touch registration screen 850 of the MFP 102 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B. FIG. 8A shows a one-touch registration screen in the 802 transmission function, and FIG. 8B shows a one-touch registration screen in the 814 fax transmission function. FIG. 8A shows a transition from the 502 one-touch button on the 500 transmission screen, and FIG. 8B shows a transition from the 604 one-touch registration button on the 600 fax transmission screen.

  Reference numeral 856 denotes a one-touch display area. Reference numeral 851 denotes a button for registering a new one-touch destination. When the new registration button 851 is pressed, a registration type selection screen 852 is displayed. On the selection screen 852, a button 853 for registering the e-mail destination 330, a button 854 for registering the fax destination 320, and the like are displayed. A business card read button 855 for registering a destination from a business card is also displayed on the selection screen 852. When the business card reading button 855 is pressed, the screen transitions to a business card reading screen 900 described with reference to FIG.

  Basically, both figures have the same function, but with the 802 transmission function, there are icons such as an e-mail destination 854 and a file transmission destination, and the destination of the e-mail address can be registered. On the other hand, the E-mail address cannot be transmitted by the 814 fax transmission function, so that the destination of the E-mail address cannot be registered.

<Business card reading screen of MFP 102>
Next, a business card reading screen 900 of the MFP 102 will be described with reference to FIG. The 900 screen is a screen displayed by the 815 business card reading library. Reference numeral 902 denotes a button for closing the business card reading screen 700. The screen returned when the screen is closed is the screen before transitioning to the business card reading screen 900.

  Read business cards. Perform OCR processing. The destination information is obtained from the OCR result. From the acquired destination information, a communication means is selected as to whether the destination information is a fax destination or an e-mail address. These processes are performed by the business card reading library 815. At that time, a message is displayed in the 901 message area.

  Specifically, since the name is often displayed in the largest font in the business card, the name is determined based on the font size and cut out. Alternatively, the number of characters may also be used as the discriminating material. As the fax number, an area including a numeric string such as “FAX” or “FAX” is extracted from the OCR processing result. The numbers in the extracted area are regarded as fax numbers and are used as destination information. The e-mail address is extracted from the OCR processing result under conditions such as a character string including "E-mail" (or a character string similar thereto) or a character string including "@". The character string in the extracted area is regarded as an e-mail address and is set as destination information.

From the destination information acquired in this way, a communication means using the destination information is selected.
If the destination information is a fax number, the communication means is a fax. If the destination information is an e-mail address, the communication means transmits e-mail. If both are detected, the destination information becomes both the fax and the e-mail address, and both the fax transmission and the e-mail transmission become the communication means, and the user selects one or decides to use both.

<Business card reading result confirmation screen of MFP 102>
FIG. 10 shows a business card read result confirmation screen 1000 for confirming and correcting the business card read result. The result confirmation screen has several variations depending on the conditions described later. A transition from the business card reading button 504 on the transmission screen 500 in FIG. 5A to the business card reading screen 900, or a transition from the 705 business card reading button on the destination registration screen 700a in FIG. 7A to the business card reading screen 900. When a transition is made from the 855 business card reading button on the 850a one-touch registration screen of FIG. 8A to the business card reading screen 900, there is a possibility that both the e-mail address and the fax number are used as destinations. The result confirmation screen is as follows.

  FIG. 6B shows a transition from the business card reading button 606 on the fax transmission screen 600 to the business card reading screen 900, or a transition from the 705 business card reading button on the 700b destination registration screen in FIG. 7B to the business card reading screen 900. When the screen changes from the 855 business card reading button on the 850b one-touch registration screen to the business card reading screen 900 in FIG. 8B, the e-mail address is not used as a destination, and as shown in FIG. A confirmation screen appears.

  Reference numeral 1001 denotes a preview image of a business card. A text area 1002 displays the text of the OCR processing result of the name part. A text area 1003 displays the text of the OCR processing result of the company name portion. A text area 1004 displays the text of the OCR processing result of the company name.

  A text area 1005 displays the text of the OCR processing result of the FAX number portion. The FAX number may be edited by using a ten-key (not shown) arranged on the display 211. 1007 corresponds to the fax number 303 of the fax destination. A text area 1006 displays the text of the OCR processing result of the e-mail address portion.

  A text area 1007 displays the text of the OCR processing result of the address portion. Reference numerals 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, and 1013 denote editing buttons for calling a soft keyboard to edit texts 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, and 1007, respectively. A cancel button 1014 is used to interrupt the transmission / registration process and return to the transition source screen. In this embodiment, when the cancel button 1013 is pressed, the screen returns to the calling source screen. Reference numeral 1015 denotes an OK button. When the user corrects and confirms the reading result, the user presses the OK button.

  The transmission destination and destination name, which are the read results, are passed to the 500 transmission function and 600 fax transmission function screens, and are set in the transmission destination areas 507 shown in FIG. 5 and 601 shown in FIG. Alternatively, the transmission destination and the destination name as the reading result are registered in a one-touch or address book via a new destination registration screen described later with reference to FIG. Details regarding registration will be described with reference to FIG.

<Default display setting screen for destination name of MFP 102>
Next, a destination name setting screen for setting a destination name to be registered in the address book will be described with reference to FIG.

  A destination name setting screen 1000a shown in FIG. 11A is displayed on the display 211 when a transition is made by pressing the next button 1015 after the business card reading confirmation screens 1000a and 1000b shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B. It is.

  Reference numerals 1101 and 1102 are pull-downs for selecting an attribute to be used as the destination name. A combination of the two attributes selected in 1101 and 1102 can be set as the destination name. In FIG. 11A, company names and department names are set by default in pull-downs 1101 and 1102, respectively. The attributes set by default for the pull-downs 1101 and 1102 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the user presses the button 1101, the company name, the name, and the department name are displayed in a pull-down menu and can be selected as shown in a screen 1101 of a screen 1100b in FIG. When the user presses 1102, the department name, name, company name, and (blank) are displayed in a pull-down menu as shown in FIG. 11C, and can be selected.

  1103 indicates a character string that is actually registered as a destination name from the attribute selected in 1101 and 1102. Reference numeral 1104 denotes an edit button for calling a soft keyboard to edit the character string 1103. Reference numeral 1105 denotes a cancel button, and when pressed, closes the screen without saving this setting. An OK button 1106 saves the settings of 1103 and closes the screen when pressed.

<Flow of reading business card and registering destination in MFP 102>
Next, a processing flow for registering a destination by business card reading will be described with reference to the flowcharts 12 (a) and 12 (b). Note that this series of processing is performed by reading a program executable by the MFP 102 that describes the following procedure from the ROM 202 onto the RAM 203, and then executing the program by the CPU 201.

  First, in step S1201, the operation unit controller 208 of the MFP 102 displays the menu screen 400 on the display 211.

  If the operation unit controller 208 detects in step S1202 that the transmission 402 icon has been pressed, the operation proceeds to step S1203. If the press of the fax transmission 403 icon is detected, the process proceeds to the fax transmission function in step S1205.

  In step S1203, a 500 transmission screen is displayed on the display 211.

  If the operation unit controller 208 detects that the address book 501 button has been pressed in step S1204, the process advances to step S1207 to register the address book. If the press of the one-touch button 502 is detected, the flow shifts to step S1208 one-touch registration.

  In step S1205, a 600 fax transmission screen is displayed on the display 211.

  If the operation unit controller 208 detects pressing of the address book 603 button in S1206, the process proceeds to S1209 address book registration. If the press of the one-touch 604 button is detected, the flow shifts to step S1210 one-touch registration.

  In step S1207, a 700a address book registration screen is displayed on the display 211.

  In step S1208, an 850a one-touch registration screen is displayed on the display 211.

  In S1209, a 700b address book registration screen is displayed on the display 211.

  In step S1210, an 850b one-touch registration screen is displayed on the display 211.

  In step S1211, the user presses the 705 and 855 business card reading buttons for destination registration.

  In step S1212, the 815 business card reading library is called. At this time, the screen from which of S1207 to S1210 to call (caller screen information) is transmitted to the library.

  In step S1213, a 900 business card reading screen is displayed on the display 211.

  In step S1214, when the operation unit controller 208 detects that the start key has been pressed, the operation unit controller 208 controls the scanner 215 to execute scanning of the document table, and stores the obtained image in the HDD 213.

  In step S1215, the obtained image is subjected to edge detection of a business card image based on image density information or the like, a business card image is cut out, and the obtained business card image is stored in the HDD 213.

  In step S1216, the OCR process is performed on the business card image, and the obtained text information is stored in the RAM 203. Further, as described above, a part corresponding to a name, a FAX number, an e-mail address, a company name, and a department name is also extracted from the acquired character information.

  In step S1217, destination information such as a name, a FAX number, an e-mail address, a company name, and a department name obtained by the OCR process is acquired.

  In S1218, the caller screen information transmitted in S1207 is determined. If it is 700a, 850a, the process proceeds to S1218, and if it is 700b, 850b, the process proceeds to S1219.

  In step S1219, the 802 transmission module business card reading result confirmation screen 1000a illustrated in FIG.

  In step S1220, the operation unit controller 208 displays the 814 fax transmission module business card reading result confirmation screen 1000b in FIG.

  If the operation unit controller 208 detects that any of the edit buttons 1008 to 1013 has been pressed in S1221, the process proceeds to S1222.

  In step S1222, a soft keyboard is displayed to enable text correction. When the correction is confirmed by the soft keyboard, the stored text is updated.

  In step S1223, when the operation unit controller 208 detects that the “next” button 1015 has been pressed, the process advances to step S1224.

  In S1224, the setting value set on the default setting screen of the destination name is acquired.

  In S1225, a destination name setting screen 1100a is displayed using the setting values acquired in S1224.

  In step S1226, when the operation unit controller 208 detects that one of the pull-downs 1101, 1102 and the edit button 1104 has been pressed, the process advances to step S1227.

  In step S1227, selection from a pull-down menu (1101 in FIG. 11B, 1102 in FIG. 11C) or display of a soft keyboard enables text correction. Select from the pull-down menu and update the stored text when the correction is confirmed with the soft keyboard.

  If the operation unit controller 208 detects that the “OK” button 1106 has been pressed in S1228, the process proceeds to S1229.

  In S1229, the destination information including the destination name is stored in HDD 213, and the process proceeds to S1230.

  In S1230, the caller screen information transmitted in S1207 is determined. If it is 700a, 850a, the process proceeds to S1231, 700b, 850a, to S1235.

  In step S1231, if the operation unit controller 208 detects that one of the pull-downs 1101, 1102 and the edit button 1104 has been pressed, the process advances to step S1232.

  In step S1232, selection from a pull-down menu (1101 in FIG. 11B, 1102 in FIG. 11C) or display of a soft keyboard enables text correction. Select from the pull-down menu and update the stored text when the correction is confirmed with the soft keyboard.

  If the operation unit controller 208 detects that the “OK” button 1106 has been pressed in step S1233, the process advances to step S1234.

  In S1234, the destination information including the destination name is stored in HDD 213, and the process proceeds to S1235.

In S1235, the caller screen information transmitted in S1207 is determined.
If it is 700a, proceed to S1229, if it is 850a, proceed to S1230, if it is 700b, proceed to S1231, and if it is 850b, proceed to S1232.

  In S1236, a 700a address book registration screen is displayed on operation panel 209.

  In S1237, an 850a one-touch registration screen is displayed on operation panel 209.

  In S1238, a 700b address book registration screen is displayed on operation panel 209.

  In step S1239, the 850b one-touch registration screen is displayed on the operation panel 209.

102 MFP, 201 CPU, 202 ROM, 213 HDD

Claims (5)

Reading means for reading a business card image,
Character recognition means for performing OCR processing on the business card image,
A destination information acquisition unit that acquires destination information including a name and a destination, and at least one of a company name and a department name from the character information recognized by the character recognition unit;
A destination information registration unit that registers at least a name and a destination in an address book, among the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition unit;
A destination name registration unit for registering one or more attributes acquired by the destination information acquisition unit in a destination name of an address book;
An image forming apparatus comprising: The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one or a combination of a plurality of attributes acquired by the destination information acquisition unit is registered as a destination name in an address book. 2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination information acquisition unit acquires address information of an address and a URL of a company from the character information recognized by the character recognition unit. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination information registration unit registers all destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition unit in an address book. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination information registration unit registers all the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition unit in one touch.