JP2020065171A - Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and image reading device - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent, in designating a transmission destination of e-mail by voice, erroneous setting of the transmission destination.SOLUTION: One aspect of the present invention comprises: an image reading unit that reads an image on a sheet; a storage unit that stores a seating list table in which seats for persons and destination identifiers for the persons are associated with each other; a voice input unit that receives input of a voice that designates a position on the seat list; a destination setting unit that, when the voice that designates the position on the seat list is input by the voice input unit, acquires a destination identifier associated with a seat corresponding to the designated position on the seat list from the seat list table, and sets the destination identifier to the destination of e-mail; and a mail transmitting unit that transmits, by using the e-mail, a read image created by the image reading unit to the destination identifier set to the destination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming device, an image forming system, and an image reading device.

  Conventionally, an MFP (Multi Function Peripherals), which is a multi-function digital image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions such as a printer function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and a scanner function, is known. In the above MFP, there is a demand to send document data (hereinafter also referred to as “scan data”) obtained by reading an image formed on a sheet by a scanner function to a predetermined person. In this specification, reading an image on a sheet is referred to as "scanning".

  Further, in recent years, the share of speakers (smart speakers) that analyze the contents of voice and perform predetermined processing has increased, and further growth is expected in the future. Smart speakers are also making efforts for office use, and in the future, it is expected that a voice recognition system for performing operations of the MFP (copy, scan, facsimile, etc.) by voice will become popular.

  In the above voice recognition system, when the scan data is sent by e-mail to a designated transmission destination such as ScanToEmail, the transmission destination is set by designating the name of the user registered in the MFP by voice.

  For example, an information processing apparatus having a function of giving a destination abbreviation to destination designation information such as a dial or a mail address and registering the destination and inputting the destination abbreviation by voice Is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP, 2006-003411, A

  The information processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 aims to reduce the burden on the user by not requiring or simplifying the registration of voice parameters without impairing the recognition rate. However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that the destination cannot be correctly set unless the registered abbreviation of the destination is spoken as registered in the MFP. That is, the desired destination cannot be set even by a simple reading error of the abbreviation. Also, when a plurality of users with the same abbreviation are registered, the transmission destination cannot be set correctly unless the user is specified by the full name.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above situation, and an object thereof is to prevent erroneous setting of a transmission destination when the transmission destination of an electronic mail is designated by voice.

  An image forming apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet, an image reading unit that reads an image formed on the sheet to generate a read image, a seat for a person, and a destination identifier of the person. And a voice input unit that receives an input of voice for designating a position on the seat chart. Further, the image forming apparatus, when the voice for designating the position on the seat chart is input by the voice input unit, acquires the destination identifier associated with the seat corresponding to the designated position on the seat chart from the seat chart table. And a mail sending unit that sends the read image generated by the image reading unit to the destination identifier set as the destination by the destination setting unit using the email. , Is provided.

According to at least one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent erroneous setting of the transmission destination when the transmission destination of the electronic mail is designated by voice.
Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of the embodiments.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the image forming system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline of the mail transmission function of this invention. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the control structure example of the image forming apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure (seat chart table) of the seat chart which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a seating chart. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of a control unit of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example which sets the person of a transmission destination by designating the position on a seating table by the audio | voice which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of the process which sets the person corresponding to the seat designated by the voice as a transmission destination, and transmits an e-mail according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the positional relationship of the reference | standard seat and the relative position from a reference | standard seat which concern on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of processing for setting a transmission destination by designating a reference seat and a relative position from the reference seat by voice according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example (reference seat example 1) in which a seat of a user who has logged in to the image forming apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a reference seat. It is a figure which shows the example (Example 2 of a reference | standard seat) in which the seat of the person designated by the user becomes the reference seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example (the example 1 of a relative position) in the case where it is a seat in front of the seat where the relative position of the target seat concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention becomes a reference | standard. It is a figure which shows the example (Example 2 of a relative position) in the case where the relative position of the target seat which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention is a seat behind the seat used as a reference | standard. It is a figure which shows the example (Example 3 of a relative position) in the case where the relative position of the target seat which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention is a seat next to a reference | standard seat. It is a figure which shows the example (Example 4 of a relative position) in the case where the relative position of the target seat which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention is a diagonal seat of a reference | standard seat. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example (another example of the relative position of Example 4) in the case where the relative position of the target seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a diagonal seat of the reference seat. is there. It is a figure which shows the example of the block on the seating chart which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example in case the block designated by the audio | voice which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention is a block in front of the seat which becomes a reference | standard. It is a figure which shows the example (Example 1 of address confirmation) which confirms the relative position of the seat of the designated person from the reference seat which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example (Example 2 of destination confirmation) which confirms the person who becomes a transmission destination by voice, when there exist multiple candidates of the person who becomes a transmission destination according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example (Example 3 of destination confirmation) which confirms the person corresponding to the designated seat which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention on a screen. It is a figure which shows the example (Example 4 of address confirmation) which confirms the transmission address of the person who corresponds to the designated seat which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention on a screen. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the image forming system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an example of a mode for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as “embodiment”) will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and the accompanying drawings, components having substantially the same function or configuration are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

<First Embodiment>
First, a configuration example of an image forming system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of an image forming system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Configuration of image forming system]
As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming system 1 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes an image forming apparatus 10 and a terminal device 30 that receives an email transmitted from the image forming apparatus 10. The respective devices constituting the image forming system 1 are connected to the communication network N so that data communication is possible. The communication network N is specifically a LAN (Local Area Network) to which various communication lines such as a telephone line, a leased line, a mobile communication network, a communication satellite network, and a CATV line can be applied. Note that various network forms such as WAN (Wide Area Network) and the Internet may be applied.

  The image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment is an MFP having a plurality of functions such as a printer function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and a scanner function. The image forming apparatus 10 forms an image on a sheet based on image data obtained by reading an image from a document or image data (print data) received from an external device such as the terminal device 30.

[Outline of email sending function]
FIG. 2 shows an outline of the mail transmission function of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 10 is provided with a microphone 18 and a speaker 19 on the front surface of the exterior body of the apparatus. The microphone 18 and the speaker 19 may be provided in other places such as inside the exterior body. The image forming apparatus 10 also includes a voice recognition processing unit 20 (see FIG. 4 described later) that analyzes the voice picked up by the microphone 18 and recognizes the content. That is, in the present embodiment, the voice recognition processing unit 20 recognizes the information regarding the transmission destination included in the voice picked up by the microphone 18. In the present embodiment, the information regarding the transmission destination is information that specifies the position on the seat.

  The image forming apparatus 10 has a function of transmitting an e-mail to which original data (read image) obtained by scanning an image on a sheet with a scanner function is attached to an e-mail address of a transmission destination designated by the user U by voice ( Realize ScanToEmail). Then, the person corresponding to the transmission destination can use the terminal device 30 to view the e-mail that has reached him / her. The email address of the email is an example of a destination identifier for transmitting the transmission target data (scan data in this embodiment) to the other party.

  In FIG. 2, when the user U utters “ScanToEMail to the person in front of him / her”, the image forming apparatus 10 transmits the scan data to “Mr. XX” by ScanToEmail.

  Generally, e-mail refers to a message exchange system constructed by combining various protocols (communication protocols) and data formats of Internet standards such as SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, and MIME, but the present invention is not limited to this example. E-mail in this specification broadly refers to systems and services for exchanging messages by electronic means, software in general, and is provided in SMS (Short Message Service) of mobile phones and various Internet services and applications. It may also include a function for exchanging messages between users.

[Configuration of image forming apparatus]
Next, a configuration example of the image forming apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing a configuration example of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the image forming apparatus 10 has a plurality of functions such as a printer function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and a scanner function. However, the image forming apparatus to which the present invention is applied may have at least a scanner function.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the image forming apparatus 10 includes an image reading unit 12, an image forming unit 13, an operation panel 15, a manual feed tray T1, a paper feed tray T2, and a paper discharge tray T3.

  The image reading unit 12 scans and exposes an image of a document placed on a document table (not shown) or an automatic document feeder (ADF: Auto Document Feeder) with the optical system of the scanning exposure device to expose the reflected light by a line image sensor. Read and thereby obtain an image signal. The image signal is subjected to A / D conversion, shading correction, compression, etc., and then input to the control unit 11 as image data. The image data input to the control unit 11 is not limited to the one read by the image reading unit 12, and may be the one received from the terminal device 30 via the network interface 17, for example.

  The image forming unit 13 forms an image of four colors of C, M, Y, and K on a sheet according to the pixel value of each of the four colors of each pixel of the image-processed original image. As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming unit 13 includes four writing units 131, an intermediate transfer belt 132, a secondary transfer roller 133, a fixing device 134, and the like.

  The four writing units 131 are arranged in series (tandem) along the belt surface of the intermediate transfer belt 132, and form images of C, M, Y, and K colors. Each writing unit 131 has the same configuration except that the color of the image formed is different. As shown in FIG. 3, the writing unit 131 includes an optical scanning device 131a, a photoconductor 131b, a developing unit 131c, a charging unit 131d, a cleaning unit 131e, and a primary transfer roller 131f.

  At the time of image formation, in each writing unit 131, after the photoconductor 131b is charged by the charging unit 131d, the light flux emitted from the optical scanning device 131a scans the photoconductor 131b based on the original image to form an electrostatic latent image. Form. When the developing unit 131c supplies a color material such as toner and develops the image, an image is formed on the photoconductor 131b.

  The images formed on the photoconductors 131b of the four writing units 131 are sequentially transferred (primary transfer) onto the intermediate transfer belt 132 by the respective primary transfer rollers 131f. As a result, an image of each color is formed on the intermediate transfer belt 132. The intermediate transfer belt 132 is an image carrier that is wound around a plurality of rollers and rotates. After the primary transfer, the cleaning section 131e removes the coloring material remaining on the photoconductor 131b.

  In the image forming unit 13, the paper is fed from the manual feed tray T1 or the paper feed tray T2 at the timing when the image on the rotating intermediate transfer belt 132 reaches the position of the secondary transfer roller 133. The secondary transfer roller 133 constitutes one of a plurality of rollers in which one roller forming a pair is in pressure contact with the intermediate transfer belt 132 and the other roller is wound around the intermediate transfer belt 132. By pressing the secondary transfer roller 133, the image is transferred from the intermediate transfer belt 132 onto the sheet (secondary transfer).

  After that, the sheet is conveyed to the fixing device 134, the fixing device 134 performs fixing processing on the sheet, and the sheet is discharged to the sheet discharge tray T3. The fixing process is a process in which the sheet is heated and pressed by the fixing roller 134a to fix the image on the sheet. When images are formed on both sides of the sheet, the sheet is conveyed to the reverse path 135 to reverse the sheet surface, and then the sheet is fed again to the position of the secondary transfer roller 133.

  Next, the control structure of the image forming apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the control structure of the image forming apparatus 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the image forming apparatus 10 includes a control unit 11, an image reading unit 12, an image forming unit 13, a storage unit 14, an operation panel 15 (display unit 151, operation unit 152), a user authentication unit 16, a network. The interface 17, the microphone 18, the speaker 19, and the voice recognition processing unit 20 are provided.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU 11a, a ROM 11b, a RAM 11c, and the like. The CPU 11a reads various programs stored in the ROM 11b according to an operation signal input from the operation unit 152 or an instruction signal received by the network interface 17. Then, the CPU 11a develops the read program in the RAM 11c, and cooperates with the program developed in the RAM 11c to comprehensively control the operation of the image forming apparatus 10.

  For example, the control unit 11 realizes a function (ScanToEmail) of transmitting document data (scanned image) obtained by scanning with the image reading unit 12 to a mail address of a designated person. Specifically, the control unit 11 sets the email address of the person in the seat corresponding to the position on the seat chart specified by the voice from the user as the destination of ScanToEmail, and sends the original data obtained by scanning by email. To do. The mail address is information for uniquely identifying the destination and is an example of the destination identifier.

  The storage unit 14 is a non-volatile storage unit configured by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (solid state drive), and the like, and stores various programs, various setting data, and the like so that the control unit 11 can read and write them. The storage unit 14 includes a job storage unit 141 capable of storing various jobs. For example, when the control unit 11 acquires a print job transmitted from the terminal device 30 via the network interface 17, the control unit 11 stores the print job in the job storage unit 141.

  Further, the storage unit 14 is configured to include a seat chart storage unit 142 capable of storing data of a seat chart (see FIG. 6 described later) in which a person's seat and a person's email address are associated with each other. . FIG. 5 shows an example of the data structure of the seat chart (seat chart table D1).

  In the seating table D1, as shown in FIG. 5, "name D11", which is name information of a person, "display name D12", which is information described on a desk (seat) displayed on the display unit 151, and a person image "User ID D13" used when logging in to the forming device 10 or the terminal device 30, "affiliation D14" regarding the department to which the person belongs, "E-mail D15" that is the email address of the person's e-mail, and the person's telephone number A certain "TELD16", "desk coordinate D17" that is coordinate information (X coordinate, Y coordinate) for drawing the seat on the display 151, and "block" that describes which block (island or agglomeration) the seat belongs to Information such as “D18”, “building D19” that describes in which building the seat is located, and “floor D20” that describes which floor the seat is located in each building are associated. It is recorded.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a seat chart. In the example of FIG. 6, six blocks B1 to B6 are set in the seat chart 143, and each seat belongs to one of the blocks B1 to B6. Blocks are often set in units such as departments and sections of the workplace.

  The operation panel 15 includes a display unit 151 that displays various kinds of information to the user, and an operation unit 152 that receives an operation input by the user. The display unit 151 (an example of an output unit) is configured by a color liquid crystal display or the like, and displays an operation screen (various setting screens, various buttons, operating status of each function, etc.) according to a display control signal input from the control unit 11. indicate. For example, the display unit 151 can also display seat chart data (seat arrangement).

  The operation unit 152 includes a touch panel provided on the screen of the display unit 151 and various hard keys arranged around the screen of the display unit 151. When the button displayed on the screen is pressed with a finger, a touch pen, or the like, the operation unit 152 detects the XY coordinates of the pressed force point as a voltage value and controls the operation signal associated with the detected position. Output to the unit 11. The touch panel is not limited to the pressure-sensitive type, but may be, for example, an electrostatic type or an optical type. Further, when the hard key is pressed, the operation unit 152 outputs an operation signal associated with the pressed key to the control unit 11. The user can operate the operation unit 152 to perform image forming settings such as image quality setting, magnification setting, application setting, output setting, and paper setting, paper conveyance instruction, and stop operation of the apparatus.

  The user authentication unit 16 performs an authentication process for identifying the user by collating the authentication data such as the ID and password input by the user with the reference data registered in advance. The authentication data may be stored in a contactless IC card such as an employee ID card or a security card. For example, the image forming apparatus 10 includes a reader / writer device, the reader / writer device reads authentication data from a non-contact IC card, and the user authentication unit 16 performs authentication processing on the read authentication data. Note that the reference data may be stored in the storage unit 14 or may be stored in an external server device (not shown) or the like. Alternatively, user authentication may be performed by an external server device, and the user authentication unit 16 may identify the user based on the result.

  The network interface 17 is an interface that connects the image forming apparatus 10 to the communication network N. The network interface 17 has a communication IC, a communication connector, and the like, and under the control of the control unit 11, another image forming apparatus 10 or a terminal device 30 connected to the communication network N using a predetermined communication protocol. Sends and receives various information. The network interface 17 can also input and output various information via a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

  The microphone 18 (an example of a voice input unit) collects a voice uttered by a user and outputs an electric signal corresponding to the voice to the voice recognition processing unit 20. The electric signal output to the voice recognition processing unit 20 may be a digital signal after analog / digital conversion processing. The speaker 19 (an example of an output unit) emits a radiated sound based on the supplied acoustic signal (electrical signal) under the control of the control unit 11.

  The voice recognition processing unit 20 analyzes the signal of the voice picked up by the microphone 18 and recognizes its content, and outputs the voice recognition result to the control unit 11.

[Control part]
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of the control unit 11 of the image forming apparatus 10. The control unit 11 includes a mail transmission unit 111 and a destination setting unit 112.

  When the voice that specifies the position on the seat chart 143 is input to the microphone 18, the mail transmission unit 111 sets the voice recognition result 113 (information that specifies the position on the seat chart 143) by the voice recognition processing unit 20 as a destination. Notify the unit 112. Then, the mail sending unit 111 sends the original data obtained by scanning by the image reading unit 12 to the mail address set as the destination by the destination setting unit 112 using electronic mail.

  The destination setting unit 112, based on the voice recognition result of the voice recognition processing unit 20 (information designating the position on the seat chart 143), the mail address associated with the seat corresponding to the designated position on the seat chart 143. 114 is acquired from the seating chart table D1, set as the destination of the electronic mail, and the mail transmission unit 111 is notified.

[Example of specifying the transmission destination by voice]
Next, an example will be described in which the position on the seating chart is designated by voice and the person of the transmission destination is set by the voice according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of setting a person as a transmission destination by designating a position on the seating chart with a voice according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This example is characterized in that the user designates the target seat Ss by voice, and the image forming apparatus 10 sets the mail address of the person corresponding to the designated seat Ss as the destination of ScanToEmail.

  In FIG. 8, when the user U utters “ScanToEmail to the person in front of him / her”, the image forming apparatus 10 transmits the scan data to the person “ca” by ScanToEmail. Here, the seat Su is the seat of the user “ce” himself, and the seat in front of the seat Su is the seat of the person “ca”.

  Note that in FIG. 8, the image forming apparatus 10 announces that “scan data will be transmitted to Mr. ca with ScanToEmail.” In response to the instruction from the user U ScanToEmail. Thereby, the user U can confirm that the person in the seat designated by voice is set as the destination. This can prevent the ScanToEmail destination from being erroneously transmitted.

[ScanToEmail function]
Next, a procedure example of a process (ScanToEmail) of setting a person corresponding to a seat designated by voice as a transmission destination and transmitting an e-mail according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a process (ScanToEmail) of setting a person corresponding to a seat designated by voice as a transmission destination and transmitting an electronic mail according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  When detecting that the ScanToEmail function has been selected on the menu screen (not shown), the control unit 11 shifts to the ScanToEmail mode and starts the processing of this flowchart. It is also possible to shift to the ScanToEmail mode in response to a voice instruction from the user.

  In the ScanToEmail mode, the mail transmitting unit 111 first determines whether or not a voice including information designating a destination seat has been input (S1). If there is no corresponding information, the mail transmission unit 111 repeats the above determination (NO in S1).

  Next, when there is corresponding information (YES in S1), the mail transmitting unit 111 notifies the destination setting unit 112 of that fact. Then, the destination setting unit 112 refers to the seat table D1 and acquires the mail address of the person corresponding to the seat designated by voice (S2). Next, the destination setting unit 112 sets the acquired mail address as the destination of ScanToEmail (S3).

  Next, the mail transmission unit 111 displays a scan button on the screen of the display unit 151 and determines whether the scan button has been pressed. When the scan button is not pressed (NO in S4), the mail transmission unit 111 repeats the above determination until the scan button is pressed.

  When the scan button is pressed (YES in S4), the mail transmitting unit 111 causes the image reading unit 12 to scan the document (S5). Then, the mail transmission unit 111 transmits the document data generated by the scan to the destination (mail address) set by attaching it to the electronic mail (S6). After the processing of step S6, this flowchart ends.

  Although it is configured to determine whether or not the scan button is pressed in step S4, the scan may be executed according to a user's voice instruction. Further, in the step S4, it is configured to determine whether the scan button is pressed, but the configuration may be such that the scan is executed and then the ScanToEmail destination is set.

[Specify the standard seat and the relative position from the standard seat and set the destination]
FIG. 10 shows an example of the positional relationship between the reference seat and the relative position from the reference seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The horizontal direction of the seat chart 143 is the X coordinate, and the vertical direction is the Y coordinate. In this example, the upper left corner of the seat chart is the origin (0,0).

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 8, by designating the reference seat as the seat of the logged-in user and designating the relative position as the seat in front of the logged-in user, the destination setting unit 112 determines the corresponding seat and transmits the seat. Determine the destination. The destination setting unit 112 acquires the desk coordinates D17 with respect to the reference seat by referring to the seat table D1 in FIG. 5 based on the user name D11 and the user ID D13. Then, the corresponding person is determined by calculating the coordinates of the relative position designated by voice from the desk coordinates D17.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 10, in the seat chart 143, it is assumed that the desk of one seat has a vertical width of 50 cm and a horizontal width of 75 cm. In the seat chart 143, the seat Sf whose relative position from the reference seat Sr is “front” has the same (X, Y) coordinates (X, Y) as the reference seat Sr, and the Y coordinate is the vertical width of the desk. The seat corresponding to the coordinates (X, Y-50) minus 50 cm corresponds. However, since this calculation method differs depending on the designated relative position, each calculation method will be described later. In addition, in this specification, the reference seat is also referred to as a “reference seat”.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a process for setting a transmission destination by designating a reference seat and a relative position from the reference seat by voice according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart of FIG. 11 will be described by applying the example of FIG.

  First, the control unit 11 causes the microphone 18 and the voice recognition processing unit 20 to detect the voice that specifies the reference seat Sr and the relative position from the reference seat (S11).

  Next, the destination setting unit 112 refers to the seat table D1 and acquires the coordinates (X, Y) of the reference seat Sr (S12). Further, the destination setting unit 112 calculates the coordinates (X, Y-50) of the seat Sf corresponding to the designated relative position (S13).

  Next, the destination setting unit 112 refers to the seat table D1 and acquires the mail address of the person corresponding to the calculated seat Sf (S14). Then, the destination setting unit 112 sets the acquired mail address as the destination of ScanToEmail (S15). After the processing of step S15 ends, the processing of this flowchart ends.

[Example of using the seat of the logged-in user as a standard seat (Example 1 of standard seat)]
FIG. 12 shows an example in which the seat of the user who has logged in to the image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is the reference seat.

  In this example, as shown in FIG. 12, the authentication information of the user U, for example, the user ID D13 of FIG. 5, and the seat chart table D1 (seat chart 143) are linked, and the seat (thick line square) of the logged-in user U is It is characterized in that it becomes the reference seat Sr. In the example of FIG. 12, the user U has logged in to the image forming apparatus 10 using the non-contact IC card 120, and the destination setting unit 112 acquires the user ID from the non-contact IC card 120.

[Example of Using Seat of Person Designated by User as Reference Seat (Example 2 of Reference Seat)]
FIG. 13 shows an example in which the seat of the person designated by the user according to the first embodiment of the present invention is the reference seat.

  In this example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the seat of a person designated by the user, for example, the surname “fe” is designated, the destination setting unit 112 causes the person “fe” who matches the “display name D12” of FIG. The seat is a reference seat Sr. The mail transmitting unit 111 determines that “fa” has been instructed to transmit the scan data with ScanToEmail.

[Example of specifying the relative positional relationship of the target seat to the reference seat]
As the relative positional relationship of the target seat with respect to the standard seat, "front seat", "rear seat", "adjacent seat", and "diagonal seat" can be considered. Here, it is assumed that the desks of the seats in each block are facing each other, and a method of determining the seat to be the destination of ScanToEmail from each relative position will be described. Note that the block can also be referred to as an island or an agglomerate.

・ In the case of "front seat" (Example 1 of relative position)
FIG. 14 shows an example in which the relative position of the target seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a seat in front of the reference seat.

  When the designated relative seat position is the "front seat", the target seat has the same "block D18" of the seat chart table D1 of FIG. 5 as compared with the reference seat, and It is assumed that the seats have the same X coordinate but different Y coordinates. As shown in FIG. 14, the pattern 1 in which the Y coordinate of the target seat Sf1 is smaller than the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr1 and the Y coordinate of the target seat Sf2 is smaller than the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr2. The larger pattern 2 is conceivable. In the following description, when the reference seat Sr1 and the reference seat Sr2 are not distinguished from each other, they are referred to as “reference seat Sr”.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the seat chart 143 in which the desk has a vertical width of 50 cm and a horizontal width of 75 cm, in the case of pattern 1, the X coordinate is the same (X1), and the coordinate obtained by subtracting 50 from the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr1. The seat corresponding to (Y1-50), that is, the person corresponding to the seat Sf1 whose coordinates are (X1, Y1 + 50) is the destination.

  Further, in the case of pattern 2, the seat having the same X coordinate (X2) and corresponding to the coordinate (Y2 + 50) obtained by adding 50 to the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr2, that is, the seat having the coordinate (X2, Y2-50) The person corresponding to Sf2 is the destination.

  Whether the “front seat” corresponds to pattern 1 or pattern 2 can be determined by comparing the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr with the Y coordinate of other seats in the same “block”. For example, if the desk exists in the same “block” of the reference seat Sr at the position where the vertical width of the desk is subtracted from the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr, it corresponds to pattern 1. Further, when the desk exists in the same “block” of the reference seat Sr at the position where the vertical width of the desk is added to the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr, it can be considered to correspond to the pattern 2. Since the desks are arranged facing each other, it is unlikely that there will be seats corresponding to both patterns.

・ In the case of "back seat" (Example 2 of relative position)
FIG. 15 shows an example of a case where the relative position of the target seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a seat behind the reference seat.

  When the designated relative seat position is the "rear seat", it is assumed that the target seat is different from the reference seat in the "block D18" of the seat chart table D1 of FIG. . As shown in FIG. 15, the pattern 1 in which the Y coordinate of the target seat Sb1 is smaller than the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr1 and the Y coordinate of the target seat Sb2 is smaller than the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr2. Large pattern 2 is possible.

  In the case of pattern 1, the seat Sb1 which is lower than the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr1 and belongs to another “block” and whose distance L1 is closest to the reference seat Sr1 is the target seat. In the case of pattern 1, the shortest distance L1 is represented by the following formula (1), where the coordinates of the reference seat Sr1 are (X1, Y1) and the coordinates of the candidate seat Sb1 are (X2, Y2). .

  In the case of pattern 2, the seat Sb2, which is higher than the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr2 and belongs to another “block” and whose distance L2 is the closest to the reference seat Sr2, is the target seat. In the case of pattern 2, the shortest distance L2 is expressed by the following formula (2), where the coordinates of the reference seat Sr2 are (X3, Y3) and the coordinates of the candidate seat Sb2 are (X4, Y4). .

  Whether the "back seat" corresponds to pattern 1 or pattern 2 can be determined by comparing the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr with the Y coordinate of other seats in the same "block". For example, if the desk exists in the same “block” of the reference seat Sr at the position where the vertical width of the desk is added from the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr, it corresponds to pattern 1. Further, when the desk exists in the same “block” of the reference seat Sr at the position where the vertical width of the desk is subtracted from the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr, it can be considered to correspond to the pattern 2. Since the desks are arranged facing each other, it is unlikely that there will be seats corresponding to both patterns.

・ In case of "next seat" (Example 3 of relative position)
FIG. 16 shows an example of a case where the relative position of the target seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a seat next to the reference seat.

  When the designated relative seat position is "adjacent seat", the target seat has the same "block D18" in the seating chart table D1 of FIG. 5 as compared with the reference seat, and Y It is assumed that the seats have the same coordinates but different X coordinates. As a pattern, as shown in FIG. 16, pattern 1 in which the X coordinate of the target seat Sn1 is larger than the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr1 and X pattern of the target seat Sn2 is larger than the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr2. A pattern 2 having a smaller coordinate and a pattern 3 to which both the pattern 1 and the pattern 2 are applicable can be considered.

  As shown in FIG. 16, in the seat chart 143 in which the desk has a vertical width of 50 cm and a horizontal width of 75 cm, in the case of pattern 1, the Y coordinate is the same (Y1), and the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr1 is added with 75. The seat corresponding to (X1 + 75), that is, the person corresponding to the seat Sn1 whose coordinates are (X1 + 75, Y1) is the destination.

  In the case of pattern 2, the Y coordinate is the same (Y2), and the seat corresponding to the coordinate (X2-75) obtained by subtracting 75 from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr2, that is, the coordinate is (X2-75, Y2). The person corresponding to a certain seat Sn2 is the destination.

  Further, in the case of pattern 3, two persons are the destinations. The first person is the person corresponding to the seat Sn31 having the same Y coordinate (Y3) and the coordinate (X3 + 75) obtained by adding 75 to the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr3, that is, the seat Sn31 having the coordinate (X3 + 75, Y3). is there. The second person has the same Y coordinate (Y3) and corresponds to the coordinate (X3-75) obtained by subtracting 75 from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr3, that is, the seat Sn32 having the coordinate (X3-75, Y3). It is the person in question.

  In the case of the reference seat Sr3 described in the pattern 3, if "right adjacent" is designated, the person corresponds to the seat Sn32 of the coordinate (X3-75, Y3) obtained by subtracting 75 from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr3. It is a person who does. If "left adjacent" is designated, the person is the person corresponding to the seat Sn31 having the coordinate (X3 + 75, Y3) obtained by adding 75 to the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr3.

  Whether the "neighboring seat" corresponds to pattern 1, pattern 2, or pattern 3 is determined by comparing the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr with the X coordinate of other seats in the same "block". can do. For example, in the example of FIG. 16, when the desk exists at the position where the width of the desk is added from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr in the same “block” of the reference seat Sr and the desk does not exist at the pulled position, the pattern It corresponds to 1. Further, when the desk exists at the position where the width of the desk is subtracted from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr and the desk does not exist at the added position, the pattern 2 is applied. In the pattern 1 and the pattern 2, these relationships are reversed depending on the position of the reference seat Sr in the block.

  Furthermore, when the desk exists at a position where the width of the desk is added or subtracted from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr, the pattern 3 is considered to be applicable. In the case of pattern 3, there are a plurality of destination candidates. Therefore, the destination setting unit 112 may read the names of persons who can be candidates from the seating chart table D1, output the names from the speaker 19, and allow the user to select by voice.

・ In case of "diagonal seat" (Example 4 of relative position)
FIG. 17 shows an example of a case where the relative position of the target seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a diagonal seat of the reference seat.

  When the designated relative seat position is the “diagonal seat”, the target seat has the same “block D18” in the seat chart table D1 in FIG. 5 as compared with the reference seat, and the Y coordinate. It is assumed that the seats have different X-coordinates and X-coordinates. As the pattern, as shown in FIG. 17, the pattern 1 in which the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of the target seat Sd1 are larger than the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr1 and the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr2 Pattern 2 in which the X coordinate of the target seat Sd2 is smaller and whose Y coordinate is larger can be considered, and pattern 3 in which both pattern 1 and pattern 2 are applicable.

  As shown in FIG. 17, in the seat chart 143 in which the desk has a vertical width of 50 cm and a horizontal width of 75 cm, in the case of pattern 1, the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr1 plus 75 (X1 + 75) and the Y of the reference seat Sr1. The seat corresponding to the coordinate (Y1 + 50) obtained by adding 50 to the coordinate, that is, the person corresponding to the seat Sd1 having the coordinate (X1 + 75, Y1 + 50) is the destination.

  In the case of pattern 2, the seat corresponding to the coordinate (X2-75) obtained by subtracting 75 from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr2 and the coordinate (Y2 + 50) obtained by adding 50 to the Y coordinate of the reference seat, that is, the coordinate is ( The person corresponding to the seat Sd2 which is (X2-75, Y2 + 50) is the destination.

  Further, in the case of pattern 3, two persons are the destinations. The first one is the seat corresponding to the coordinate (X3 + 75) obtained by adding 75 to the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr3 and the seat corresponding to the coordinate (Y3 + 50) obtained by adding 50 to the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr3, that is, the coordinate is (X3 + 75). , Y3 + 50), which corresponds to the seat Sd31. The second person has a seat corresponding to the coordinate (X3-75) obtained by subtracting 75 from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr3 and a seat corresponding to the coordinate (Y3 + 50) obtained by adding 50 to the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr3, that is, the coordinate is It is a person corresponding to the seat Sd32 which is (X3-75, Y3 + 50).

  Whether the “diagonal seat” corresponds to pattern 1, pattern 2, or pattern 3 is determined by the X coordinate and Y coordinate of the reference seat and the X coordinate and Y coordinate of other seats in the same “block”. It can be judged by comparing each. For example, in the example of FIG. 16, the desk exists at the position where the width of the desk is added from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr in the same “block” of the reference seat Sr, and the desk does not exist at the pulled position. If the desk exists at a position where the vertical width of the desk is added to the Y coordinate of Sr, it corresponds to pattern 1. Further, the desk exists at a position where the width of the desk is subtracted from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr, the desk does not exist at a position where the width of the desk is added, and the vertical width of the desk is added to the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr. If there is a desk at the position, it corresponds to pattern 2.

  Further, when the desk exists at a position obtained by adding or subtracting the width of the desk from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr, and the desk exists at a position obtained by adding the vertical width of the desk to the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr. , Pattern 3 may be considered. Thus, in the case of pattern 3, there are a plurality of destination candidates. Therefore, the destination setting unit 112 may read the names of persons who can be candidates from the seating chart table D1, output the names from the speaker 19, and allow the user to select by voice.

・ In the case of "diagonal seat" (other example of Example 4 of relative position)
FIG. 18 shows another example of the case where the relative position of the target seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a diagonal seat of the reference seat.

  When the designated relative position is an oblique seat, patterns 4 to 6 are considered as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 18, in the seating chart 143 in which the desk has a vertical width of 50 cm and a horizontal width of 75 cm, if the “diagonal seat” is pattern 4, the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr4 plus 75 (X4 + 75 ) And the coordinate (Y4-50) obtained by subtracting 50 from the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr4, that is, the person corresponding to the seat Sd4 whose coordinate is (X4 + 75, Y4-50) is the destination.

  When the "diagonal seat" is pattern 5, the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr5 is minus 75 (X5-75) and the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr5 is minus 50 (Y5-50). The seat corresponding to and, that is, the person corresponding to the seat Sd5 whose coordinates are (X5-75, Y5-50) is the destination.

  Further, when the "diagonal seat" is pattern 6, two persons are the destinations. The first one is the seat corresponding to the coordinate (X6 + 75) obtained by adding 75 to the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr6 and the seat corresponding to the coordinate (Y6-50) obtained by subtracting 50 from the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr6, that is, the coordinate is It is a person corresponding to the seat Sd61 of (X6 + 75, Y6-50). The second person is a seat corresponding to the coordinate (X6-75) obtained by subtracting 75 from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr6 and the coordinate corresponding to the coordinate (Y6-50) obtained by subtracting 50 from the Y coordinate of the reference seat, that is, the coordinate. The person corresponding to the seat Sd62 having (X6-75, Y6-50) is the destination.

  Whether the "diagonal seat" corresponds to the pattern 4, the pattern 5, and the pattern 6 is determined based on the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of the reference seat and the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of the other seats in the same "block", respectively. It can be judged by comparing. For example, in the same "block" of the reference seat Sr, there is a desk at a position where the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr is added with the width of the desk, and there is no desk at the pulled position. If the desk exists at the position where the vertical width is subtracted, it corresponds to pattern 4. Further, the desk exists at a position where the width of the desk is subtracted from the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr, and the desk does not exist at a position where the width of the desk is added. Further, the vertical width of the desk is subtracted from the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr. If the desk is present at the position, it corresponds to pattern 5.

  Further, when the desk exists at a position obtained by adding the horizontal width of the desk to the X coordinate of the reference seat Sr or at a position where the desk exists at a position obtained by subtracting the vertical width of the desk from the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr, , Pattern 6 may be considered. Thus, in the case of pattern 6, there are a plurality of destination candidates. Therefore, the destination setting unit 112 may read the names of persons who can be candidates from the seating chart table D1, output the names from the speaker 19, and allow the user to select by voice.

[Example of specifying the relative positional relationship of the target block with respect to the reference seat]
Next, an example of designating a relative positional relationship of a target block with respect to a reference seat will be described. This example is an example in which a block is designated by voice and all the persons corresponding to the seats belonging to the designated block are set as the destination (collective selection).

  FIG. 19 shows an example of a block on the seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As the relative positional relationship of the target block (island or agglomeration) with respect to the reference seat, "front block", "rear block", "adjacent block", and "oblique block" can be considered. The reference coordinates of each block are the coordinates of the seat with the smallest X and Y coordinates in the block. In the example of FIG. 19, the reference coordinates of the block B1 are the coordinates (X1, Y1) of the upper left seat. Similarly, the reference coordinates of the block B2 are the coordinates of the upper left seat (X2, Y2), the reference coordinates of the block B3 are the coordinates of the upper left seat (X3, Y3), and the reference coordinates of the block B4 are the coordinates of the upper left seat (X4. , Y4). The destination setting when the "previous block" is specified will be described below.

Case of "Previous Block" FIG. 20 shows an example in the case where the block designated by the voice according to the first embodiment of the present invention is the block in front of the reference seat. Here, the case of the "previous block" will be described, but the same idea (setting method) can be applied to the other "back block", "adjacent block", and "diagonal block".

  When the designated relative block is the “previous block”, as shown in FIG. 20, the Y coordinate of the reference coordinate of the target block (broken line portion) is smaller than the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr1. Pattern 1 and pattern 2 in which the Y coordinate of the reference coordinate of the target block (broken line portion) is larger than the Y coordinate of the reference seat Sr2 can be considered.

  In the case of pattern 1, since the reference coordinates (X1, Y1) of the block B1 are smaller than the reference coordinates (X3, Y3) of the block B3 and the distance is the shortest, all the persons who belong to the seats belonging to the block B1 Is set as the destination. Further, in the case of pattern 2, the reference coordinates (X4, Y4) of the block B4 have a larger Y coordinate than the reference coordinates (X2, Y2) of the block B2, and the distance is the shortest, so that it corresponds to a seat belonging to the block B4. Set all people as destinations.

  According to the first embodiment configured as described above, when the transmission destination of the email is designated by voice, the destination identifier associated with the seat corresponding to the position on the seat chart designated by voice is set. Set as the destination. As described above, by setting the transmission destination by designating the position on the seat chart by the voice, the error in the voice recognition processing is significantly reduced, and the mistake in setting the transmission destination can be prevented.

  In particular, when the destination is specified by the relative positional relationship from the seat of the user himself or others (reference seat), the number of words used to express the relative positional relationship is limited. The recognition rate of the recognition process becomes extremely high. As a result, it is possible to prevent a mistake in setting the transmission destination due to voice.

[Example of confirming the seat and / or person set as the destination by voice]
Next, an example in which the seat and / or the person set as the destination are confirmed by voice will be described.

(Example 1 of destination confirmation)
FIG. 21 shows an example in which the relative position of the seat of the designated person from the reference seat is confirmed by voice according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In this example, as shown in FIG. 21, the relative position from the reference seat Sr on the seat chart 143 is used such as who the seat of the designated person is “in front of” or “next to”. It is characterized by making a voice confirmation. The destination setting unit 112 refers to the seat table D1 and performs a process of outputting the relative position of the seat of the person designated by the voice from the reference seat through the speaker 19. If the seat in front of the seat of the designated person is not empty, the relative position used for confirmation may be "front seat", and if it is empty, the relative position used for confirmation may be "adjacent seat".

  In FIG. 21, when the user U says “ScanToMail to ca”, the image forming apparatus 10 outputs a voice “Is ca in front of ce OK?” And confirms the destination to the user U. . If the destination output by voice for confirmation matches the designated destination, the user replies "OK" or the like to confirm the destination. Alternatively, the voice output destination may be displayed on the display unit 151 and the destination may be confirmed when the user presses an OK button (not shown).

  With such a configuration, the user can confirm by voice the relative position of the seat of the person designated by the voice from the reference seat. This prevents a mistake in setting the transmission destination.

  The seat designated by voice may be confirmed by voice using a relative position from an arbitrary seat different from the reference seat. By indicating the position of the designated seat using an arbitrary seat different from the reference seat in this way, it is possible to confirm the position of the designated seat from another perspective and prevent mistakes in setting the transmission destination. it can.

(Example 2 of confirmation of destination)
Next, a confirmation method when there are a plurality of destination seat candidates will be described.

  FIG. 22 shows an example of confirming a person as a transmission destination by voice when there are a plurality of candidates for the person as a transmission destination according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In the present example, when there are a plurality of destination seat candidates, a plurality of seat candidates are output as audio from the speaker 19 in the order of increasing distance from the reference seat to the destination candidate seat. The distance L1 from the reference seat Sr to the candidate seat Sc1 is given by the following formula, where the coordinates of the reference seat Sc are (X1, Y1) and the coordinates of the candidate seat Sc1 are (X2, Y2). It is represented by (3).

  Similarly, for the distance L2 from the reference seat Sr to the candidate seat Sc2, the coordinates of the reference seat Sr are (X1, Y1), and the coordinates of the candidate seat Sc2 are (X3, Y3). Is expressed by the following equation (4).

  The destination setting unit 112 outputs a message including the seat Sc and the person (name, display name, etc.) in order from the smallest numerical value of these distances to confirm to the user. Note that, in the above-described example, audio output is performed in ascending order of the numerical value of the distance from the reference coordinates to the coordinates of the designated seat. However, audio output may be performed in order from the seat and person whose numerical value of this distance is greater.

  For example, since people who are doing the same work may be close to each other in the same department, seats can be smoothly output by audio output in order of increasing distance. On the other hand, since people who are far from each other cannot be directly separated from each other, it is possible that e-mail is frequently used. Therefore, voice output may be performed in order of increasing distance so that the destination can be confirmed.

(Example 3 of confirmation of destination)
FIG. 23 shows an example of confirming a person corresponding to the designated seat on the screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the destination setting (seat position) is confirmed not by voice but by screen display. On the destination confirmation screen 40, the seat Ss of the person set as the destination by the destination setting unit 112 is marked. When the user U confirms that the designated person is set as the destination and presses the OK button 41, the mail transmission unit 111 confirms the setting of the destination.

  In this way, by displaying the destination confirmation screen 40, the user U can confirm by visual confirmation that the person designated by voice is set as the destination.

(Example 4 of confirmation of destination)
FIG. 24 shows an example of confirming the transmission destination of the person corresponding to the designated seat on the screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the person and the mail address are directly displayed on the screen for confirmation. The destination setting unit 112 displays the person set as the destination and the mail address 51 based on the designated seat on the destination confirmation screen 50. When the user U confirms that the designated person is set as the destination and presses the OK button 52, the mail transmitting unit 111 confirms the setting of the destination. A scan button 53 is provided on the destination confirmation screen 50. The user U may press the scan button 53 to start scanning the document by the image reading unit 12.

  By thus displaying the destination confirmation screen 50, the user U can directly confirm that the address of the person designated by voice is set as the destination.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, an image forming system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the image forming system 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In the first embodiment described above, the data of the seat chart table D1 is stored in the storage unit 14 of the image forming apparatus 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 25, the image forming system 1 is configured by the image forming apparatus 10, the terminal device 30, and the server device (information processing device) 60, and the seating table D1 is stored in the storage unit 62 of the server device 60. You may make it memorize | store in. The server device 60 includes at least a control unit 61, a storage unit 62, and a network interface 63. The storage unit 62 also stores the data of the seat chart 143 in addition to the seat chart table D1.

  In the case of the present embodiment, when the mail transmission unit 111 of the control unit 11 determines that the voice including the information designating the destination seat is input in step S1 of FIG. 9 (YES in S1), the destination setting unit 112 requests the server device 60 to transmit the seating chart table D1. Next, the control unit 61 of the server device 60 reads out the seating chart table D1 stored in the storage unit 62 and transmits it to the image forming apparatus 10 via the network interface 63. That is, the control unit 31 functions as the seat chart information transmission unit of the present invention. The server device 60 may transmit the data of the seat chart 143 together with the seat chart table D1 to the image forming apparatus 10.

  Then, the destination setting unit 112 of the image forming apparatus 10 stores the seat chart table D1 received from the server device 60 in the storage unit 14. As a result, the destination setting unit 112 of the image forming apparatus 10 can refer to the seat list table D1 received from the server device 60. Then, similarly to the first embodiment, the destination setting unit 112 and the mail transmission unit 111 set the destination based on the position on the seating chart designated by voice and execute ScanToEmail.

  According to the second embodiment configured as described above, the image forming apparatus 10 acquires the seating chart table D1 from the server apparatus 60, and therefore, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, in the second embodiment, when the transmission destination of the electronic mail is designated by voice, the destination identifier associated with the seat corresponding to the designated position on the seat chart can be set as the destination. As described above, by setting the transmission destination by designating the position on the seat chart by the voice, the error in the voice recognition processing is significantly reduced, and the mistake in setting the transmission destination can be prevented.

  Further, since the seating chart table D1 can be stored in the storage unit 62 of the server device 60 different from the image forming apparatus 10, even if the image forming apparatus 10 has a small storage capacity of the storage unit 14, the present invention is not limited to the present invention. The e-mail transmission function (for example, ScanToEmail) can be realized.

<Other>
Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various other application examples and modifications can be taken without departing from the gist of the present invention described in the claims. is there.

  For example, the above-described embodiment is a detailed and specific description of the configurations of the image forming apparatus and the image forming system in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and is not necessarily limited to those including all the components described above. Not done. Further, it is possible to replace a part of the configuration of one embodiment with the constituent elements of another embodiment. It is also possible to add the constituent elements of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. In addition, it is possible to add, delete, or replace other components with respect to a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

  In addition, each of the above-described configurations, functions, processing units, and the like may be implemented in hardware by designing a part or all of them with, for example, an integrated circuit. Further, each of the above-described components, functions, and the like may be realized by software by a processor interpreting and executing a program that realizes each function. Information such as a program, a table, and a file for realizing each function can be stored in a recording device such as a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a recording medium using magnetism or light.

  Further, each component of the image forming system according to each of the above-described embodiments may be mounted on any hardware as long as the hardware can send and receive information to and from each other via a network. Further, the processing executed by a certain processing unit may be realized by one piece of hardware, or may be realized by distributed processing by a plurality of pieces of hardware.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image forming system, 10 ... Image forming apparatus, 11 ... Control part, 12 ... Image reading part, 13 ... Image forming part, 14 ... Storage part, 15 ... Operation panel, 18 ... Microphone, 19 ... Speaker, 20 ... Voice Recognition processing unit, 16 ... User authentication unit, 111 ... Email transmission unit, 112 ... Destination setting unit, 141 ... Job storage unit, 142 ... Seat chart storage unit, 143 ... Seat chart, D1 ... Seat chart table

Claims (10)

An image forming unit that forms an image on paper,
An image reading unit that reads an image formed on a sheet and generates a read image,
A storage unit for storing a seating chart table in which a seat of a person and a destination identifier of the person are associated with each other;
A voice input section that accepts voice input that specifies the position on the seat chart,
When a voice for designating a position on the seat chart is input by the voice input unit, a destination identifier associated with the seat corresponding to the designated position on the seat chart is acquired from the seat chart table and electronically acquired. A destination setting part to set as the mail destination,
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a mail sending unit that sends the read image generated by the image reading unit to the destination identifier set as a destination by the destination setting unit using the electronic mail. The destination setting unit, based on the reference seat and the relative position from the reference seat included in the voice input to the voice input unit, the position on the designated seat chart The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the seat corresponding to is determined. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the reference seat is a seat of a user who has logged in to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the reference seat is a seat of a person designated by a user. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a relative positional relationship of a target seat with respect to the reference seat is designated as the relative position from the reference seat. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a relative positional relationship of a target block with respect to the reference seat is designated as the relative position from the reference seat. Equipped with an output section,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the destination setting unit performs, with respect to the position of the seat of the person designated by the voice, a process of causing the output unit to voice output the relative position from the reference seat. The destination setting unit outputs a plurality of seat candidates in an ascending order of distance from the reference seat to the destination candidate when there are a plurality of destination seat candidates. The image forming apparatus according to item 1. An image forming system comprising an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet and an information processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus for data communication,
The information processing device,
A storage unit for storing a seating chart table in which a seat of a person and a destination identifier of the person are associated with each other;
A seat chart information transmission unit that transmits the seat chart table stored in the storage unit to the image forming apparatus;
The image forming apparatus,
An image forming unit that forms an image on paper,
An image reading unit that reads an image formed on a sheet and generates a read image,
A voice input section that accepts voice input that specifies the position on the seat chart,
When a voice for designating a position on the seat chart is input by the voice input unit, a destination identifier associated with a seat corresponding to the designated position on the seat chart is transmitted by the seat chart information transmitting unit. And a destination setting unit that acquires from the seating chart table and sets the destination of the email,
An image forming system comprising: a mail sending unit that sends the read image generated by the image reading unit to the destination identifier set as a destination by the destination setting unit using the electronic mail. An image reading unit that reads an image formed on a sheet and generates a read image,
A storage unit for storing a seating chart table in which a seat of a person and a destination identifier of the person are associated with each other;
A voice input section that accepts voice input that specifies the position on the seat chart,
When a voice for designating a position on the seat chart is input by the voice input unit, a destination identifier associated with the seat corresponding to the designated position on the seat chart is acquired from the seat chart table and electronically acquired. A destination setting part to set as the mail destination,
An image reading apparatus, comprising: a mail sending unit that sends the read image generated by the image reading unit to the destination identifier set as a destination by the destination setting unit using the electronic mail.

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