JP3825787B2 - Document information management system and document information management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a document information management system and a document information management method. More specifically, the present invention relates to document information desired to be transmitted first and additional document information (related information) related to the document information on the same sheet ( The present invention relates to a document information management system and a document information management method in which related document information can be retrieved from document information to be recorded first on a medium sheet).

  In general, a document recorded on paper (hereinafter referred to as a paper document) always records information so that it can be easily understood by human eyes. Therefore, the paper document itself has a role as a recording medium for recording information and a role as a display means for viewing the information, which makes it easy to read, convenient to carry, easy to handle, It has excellent characteristics in terms of available environmental conditions and continuity with business operations.

  On the other hand, in recent years, digitization of documents has progressed with the development of computer-related technologies and man-machine interfaces, and the development of network environments, which has led to the promotion of paperless offices.

  However, although electronic documents have many advantages, they are easier to read, easier to carry, easier to handle, environmental conditions that can be used, and practical work than actual paper documents. Because there are various restrictions on continuity, etc., when an electronic document is used in actual work, it is more efficient to use it as a paper document after outputting it to recording paper once with a printer or the like. There are many. Therefore, in the future office environment, a paper document and an electronic document coexist depending on the purpose of the work.

  However, according to conventional paper documents, it is always assumed that information is recorded so that it can be easily understood by the human eye, so the amount of information that can be recorded on a single paper document is visible. The number of pages (number of papers) increases in proportion to the amount of information that is physically limited by the size of the characters and the size of the paper, and the amount of information in the entire document increases. There was a problem of requiring a lot of space.

  In addition, according to conventional paper documents, information recorded on paper is used as final output information that can be easily understood by human eyes, and is generally not used for other purposes. .

  On the other hand, in the digital world, hypertext documents exist as advanced concepts of digitized documents. Specifically, hypertext is a collection of linked (associated) texts (digitized documents), and the hierarchically and multi-dimensionally associated texts can be referenced in any order through the link structure. This is the basic concept of multimedia software. Therefore, the hypertext document includes information for forming a link structure (that is, information as hypertext) in addition to information visually provided to the user.

  However, in the prior art, hypertext documents exist as digitized documents, so the hypertext concept itself is used only in the digital world (virtual reality) that handles digitized documents. It was. Therefore, the concept of treating a paper document as a hypertext document and realizing the hypertext using the paper document in the real world (this concept is defined as paper hypertext, hereinafter referred to as paper hypertext) is Never existed before.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and is not limited to the size of characters that can be visually recognized. The information amount of the entire document to be recorded is increased, and a storage space for storing a paper document is increased. The purpose is to reduce.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and by realizing hypertext (paper hypertext) using a paper document, the present invention provides a new method for using the paper document, The purpose is to improve convenience.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that at least one piece of related information including information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and a word, sentence, symbol, At least one piece of description information consisting of any of graphics, connection information for connecting the description information and the related information, and selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information, Based on the recorded medium sheet, reading means for reading the selection information, connection information, and related information from the medium sheet, and based on the selection information and connection information read by the reading means, the relevant information is obtained from the related information. Search means for searching; and output means for outputting the relevant information searched by the search means, wherein the related information Characterized in that it is recorded on the rear surface of the medium form.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to the first aspect, the medium sheet is transported to the reading unit, and the reading unit reads the surface on one side of the medium sheet, An automatic sheet conveying unit that reverses the medium sheet and conveys it again to the reading unit is provided.

  Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the document information management system according to claim 2, further comprising confirmation means for confirming whether or not the related information is recorded on the back surface of the medium sheet, and the automatic sheet conveying means. When the relevant information is not confirmed by the confirmation means, after the reading means reads one side of the medium sheet, it is carried out as it is, and when the relevant information is confirmed by the confirmation means Then, after the reading unit reads one side of the medium sheet, the medium sheet is reversed and conveyed to the reading unit again.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the document information management system according to the second or third aspect, wherein the reading means determines whether the medium sheet is a front surface or a back surface based on one-side information read first of the medium sheet. If it is the back side, the sheet automatic conveying means is controlled to invert the medium sheet and read the surface of the medium sheet, and then the medium sheet is reversed again to The back side of the paper is read.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to the first aspect, the reading unit includes a first reading unit that reads information recorded on a surface of the medium sheet, and the medium sheet. A second reading unit that reads information recorded on the back surface, and further includes a conveying unit that conveys the medium sheet to the first reading unit and then conveys the medium sheet to the second reading unit. It is characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the document information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the related information is recorded on both the front surface and the back surface of the medium sheet. Features.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the document information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the output means is selected by the selection information in addition to the output of the related information. The description information is output.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the document information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the output means and the reading means comprise separate devices.

  The invention according to claim 9 includes at least one piece of related information comprising information relating to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and at least one piece of written information comprising any one of the word, sentence, symbol and graphic. , Medium information on which connection information for connecting the description information and the related information, and selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information, and the selection information, connection Reading means for reading information and related information from the medium sheet, search means for searching for relevant information from the related information based on selection information and connection information read by the reading means, and searching by the search means Output means for outputting the relevant information and the image on the medium sheet read by the reading means; That.

  The invention according to claim 10 is the document information management system according to claim 9, wherein the output means outputs the relevant information and the image on the medium sheet to different sheets. To do.

  The invention according to claim 11 is the document information management system according to claim 9, wherein the relevant information retrieved by the retrieval unit and the image on the medium sheet read by the reading unit are input, Combining means for synthesizing the relevant information and the image on the medium paper, the synthesizing means synthesizes the relevant information in the vicinity of the selection information in the image on the medium paper, and the output means Outputs the image synthesized by the synthesis means.

  The invention according to claim 12 is the document information management system according to claim 9, wherein the relevant information retrieved by the retrieval means and the image on the medium sheet read by the reading means are input, and the relevant information Combining means for combining the related information and the image on the medium sheet, wherein the combining means combines the corresponding related information as a footnote in the image on the medium sheet, and the output means includes the combining means. An image synthesized by the means is output.

  The invention according to claim 13 is the document information management system according to claim 9, wherein the relevant information retrieved by the retrieval means and the image on the medium sheet read by the reading means are input, and the relevant information Combining means for combining the related information and the image on the medium sheet, wherein the combining means combines the relevant information immediately after the selected description information in the image on the medium sheet, The output means outputs the image synthesized by the synthesis means.

  The invention according to claim 14 is the document information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the related information is information recorded by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. The search means converts the information recorded by the one-dimensional barcode or the two-dimensional barcode into image data and outputs the image data to the output means.

  The invention according to claim 15 is the document information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the related information is made of translucent ink or toner that can be read with non-visible light. It is recorded.

  The invention according to claim 16 is the document information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the connection information and the related information are recorded by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. It is characterized by being information.

  The invention according to claim 17 is the document information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the connection information and the related information are translucent ink or toner that can be read by invisible light. It is recorded using.

The invention according to claim 18 includes at least one piece of related information comprising information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and at least one piece of written information comprising any one of the word, sentence, symbol and graphic. , The selection information and the connection information from the medium sheet on which the connection information for connecting the description information and the related information and the selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information are recorded. And a first step in which the reading means reads the related information, a second step in which the search means searches for the relevant information from the related information based on the read selection information and connection information, and the corresponding that has been searched. And a third step of outputting the related information by the output means , wherein the related information is recorded on the back surface of the medium sheet.

  The invention according to claim 19 is the document information management method according to claim 18, wherein the related information is recorded on both the front surface and the back surface of the medium sheet.

The invention according to claim 20 includes at least one piece of related information comprising information relating to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and at least one piece of written information comprising any one of the word, sentence, symbol and graphic. The selection information and the connection information are recorded from the medium sheet on which the connection information for connecting the description information and the related information and the selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information are recorded. And a first step in which the reading means reads the related information, a second step in which the search means searches for the relevant information from the related information based on the read selection information and connection information, and the corresponding that has been searched. And a third step in which the output means outputs the related information and the image on the medium sheet read in the first step.

The invention according to claim 21 is the document information management method according to claim 20, wherein the relevant information and the image on the read medium sheet are input, and the relevant information is input to the medium sheet. a fourth step of combining means in the vicinity of the selection information in the image is synthesized, the third output means an image synthesized in the fourth step in the process and outputs.

The invention according to claim 22 is the document information management method according to claim 20, wherein the relevant information and the image on the read medium sheet are input, and the relevant information is input to the medium sheet. The image processing apparatus includes a fourth step in which the synthesizing unit synthesizes the image as a footnote, and the output unit outputs the image synthesized in the fourth step in the third step.

The invention according to claim 23 is the document information management method according to claim 20, wherein the relevant information and the image on the read medium sheet are inputted, and the relevant information is inputted on the medium sheet. a fourth step of synthesizing means for synthesizing immediately after the selected contains information in an image, said third output means an image synthesized in the fourth step in the process and outputs.

  The invention according to claim 24 is the document information management method according to any one of claims 18 to 23, wherein the related information recorded on the medium sheet is a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. The related information output in the third step is obtained by converting information recorded by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode into image data.

  The invention according to claim 25 is the document information management method according to any one of claims 18 to 24, wherein the connection information and / or the related information is a translucent ink that can be read by invisible light. Alternatively, it is recorded using toner.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, at least one piece of related information comprising information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and at least one piece of written information comprising any one of the word, sentence, symbol and graphic; , Medium information on which connection information for connecting the description information and the related information, and selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information, and the selection information, connection Reading means for reading information and related information from the medium sheet, search means for searching for relevant information from the related information based on selection information and connection information read by the reading means, and searching by the search means Output means for outputting the relevant information, and since the relevant information is recorded on the back side of the medium paper, Writing can be realized hypertext (paper hypertext) using, as well as provide new uses of paper documents, it is possible to improve the convenience of the paper document. In addition, the amount of information of the entire document to be recorded can be increased and the storage space for storing the paper document can be reduced without being limited by the size of the visible characters. In addition, since the related information is recorded on the medium sheet, it is possible to construct a system with a simple configuration without requiring a large-scale system configuration that searches and retrieves information by connecting to other recording media. Furthermore, since related information is recorded on the back side of the media paper, the document is recorded on the front side of the media paper, and the related information is recorded on the space on the back side of the media paper. be able to.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, the medium sheet is conveyed to the reading unit, and after the reading unit reads one side of the medium sheet, the medium sheet is reversed and the reading is performed again. Since the automatic sheet conveying means for conveying the sheet is provided, it is possible to read the front and back surfaces of the medium paper with a single reading means, the apparatus can be constructed at low cost, and the convenience of reading work is improved. .

  According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided confirmation means for confirming whether or not the related information is recorded on the back surface of the medium paper, and the automatic sheet conveying means is the confirmation information by the confirmation means. Is not confirmed, the reading means reads one side of the medium sheet and then unloads it as it is. When the confirmation means confirms the related information, the reading means After reading the surface on one side, the medium sheet is reversed and transported to the reading means again, so that only the necessary medium sheet can be reversed without reversing all the medium sheets. Can be improved.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the reading unit determines whether the medium sheet is the front side or the back side from information on one side of the medium sheet read first, Is configured to control the automatic sheet conveying means to invert the medium sheet and read the surface of the medium sheet, and then reverse the medium sheet again to read the back surface of the medium sheet. Even if is not set correctly, it can be read correctly in the order of the front and back sides of the media sheet.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the reading unit reads the information recorded on the back surface of the medium sheet, and the first reading unit that reads the information recorded on the surface of the medium sheet. A second reading unit, and further includes a conveying unit that conveys the medium sheet to the first reading unit and then conveys the medium sheet to the second reading unit. You can read the information.

  According to the invention of claim 6, since the related information is recorded on both the front surface and the back surface of the medium sheet, more related information can be recorded and the convenience is further improved. To do.

  According to the invention of claim 7, the output means outputs the description information selected by the selection information in addition to the output of the related information. Correspondence becomes clear and convenience improves.

  According to the invention of claim 8, since the output means and the reading means comprise separate devices, the system can be easily expanded and changed.

  According to the invention of claim 9, at least one related information comprising information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic and at least one description comprising any one of the word, sentence, symbol and graphic Medium paper on which information, connection information for connecting the description information and the related information, selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information, and the selection information are recorded Reading means for reading connection information and related information from the medium sheet, search means for searching for relevant information from the related information based on the selection information and connection information read by the reading means, and the search means Since the relevant information searched and the output means for outputting the image on the medium sheet read by the reading means, Correspondence between the force has been related information and media sheet is clarified, the convenience is improved. In particular, even when time passes after the output means outputs the related information and the image on the medium sheet, the information source (medium sheet) of the output related information can be clearly recognized.

  According to the invention of claim 10, since the output means outputs the relevant information and the image of the medium sheet to different sheets, a plurality of pieces of description information are designated at a time. When the related information is output, it is possible to clearly recognize the information sources (medium papers) of the output related information with a small number of sheets.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, the relevant information retrieved by the retrieval unit and an image on the medium sheet read by the reading unit are input, and the relevant information and the medium sheet are input. Combining means for combining with the image, the combining means combines the relevant information in the vicinity of the selection information in the image on the medium sheet, and the output means combines the image combined by the combining means; As a result, the correspondence between the output related information and the written information becomes clearer and the convenience is improved.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the relevant information retrieved by the retrieval unit and an image on the medium sheet read by the reading unit are input, and the relevant information and the medium sheet are input. A synthesis means for synthesizing the image, wherein the synthesis means synthesizes the relevant information as a footnote in the image on the medium sheet, and the output means outputs the image synthesized by the synthesis means. , The correspondence between the output related information and the written information is further clarified, and convenience is improved.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the relevant information retrieved by the retrieval unit and an image on the medium sheet read by the reading unit are input, and the relevant information and the medium sheet are input. Combining means for combining with the image, the combining means combines the relevant information immediately after the selected description information in the image on the medium sheet, and the output means combines with the combining means Since the output image is output, the correspondence between the output related information and the description information is further clarified, and convenience is improved.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the related information is information recorded by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, and the search means is recorded by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. Since the converted information is converted into image data and output to the output means, a lot of related information can be recorded on the medium sheet.

  According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, since the related information is recorded using translucent ink or toner that can be read with non-visible light, the visibility of information as a document on a medium sheet ( Readability) can be further improved. In addition, it can be handled in the same manner as a general document, and it is also possible to divert unnecessary media paper to memo paper or the like, so that paper resources can be effectively used.

  According to the invention of claim 16, since the connection information and the related information are information recorded by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, a large amount of the connection information and the related information are placed on the medium sheet. Can be recorded.

  According to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, since the connection information and the related information are recorded using translucent ink or toner that can be read with invisible light, Visibility (readability) can be further improved. In addition, it can be handled in the same manner as a general document, and it is also possible to divert unnecessary media paper to memo paper or the like, so that paper resources can be effectively used.

According to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, at least one related information including information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic and at least one description including any one of the word, sentence, symbol and graphic. Selection information from a medium sheet on which information, connection information for connecting the description information and the related information, and selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information, are recorded. A first step in which the reading means reads the link information and the related information; a second step in which the search means searches for the relevant information from the related information based on the read selection information and link information; comprising a third step of outputting the output unit related information applicable, the, since the relevant information is recorded on the rear surface of the medium paper, paper document Can be realized hypertext (paper hypertext) used, as well as provide a new usage of paper documents, it is possible to improve the convenience of the paper document. In addition, the amount of information of the entire document to be recorded can be increased and the storage space for storing the paper document can be reduced without being limited by the size of the visible characters. In addition, since the related information is recorded on the medium sheet, it is possible to construct a system with a simple configuration without requiring a large-scale system configuration that searches and retrieves information by connecting to other recording media. Furthermore, since related information is recorded on the back side of the media paper, the document is recorded on the front side of the media paper, and the related information is recorded on the space on the back side of the media paper. be able to.

  According to the invention of claim 19, since the related information is recorded on both the front and back surfaces of the medium sheet, more related information can be recorded, and convenience is further improved. To do.

According to the invention of claim 20, at least one piece of related information comprising information relating to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic and at least one piece comprising any one of the word, sentence, symbol and graphic Selection information from a medium sheet on which information, connection information for connecting the description information and the related information, and selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information, are recorded. A first step in which the reading means reads the link information and the related information; a second step in which the search means searches for the relevant information from the related information based on the read selection information and link information; since with the third step appropriate related information and the output means an image on the medium form read by the first process outputs, and the output Becomes clear correspondence between the relevant information and the medium form, convenience is improved. In particular, even when time has elapsed since the output of the related information and the image on the medium sheet in the third step, the information source (medium sheet) of the output related information can be clearly recognized.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, the relevant information and the read image on the medium sheet are input, and the relevant information is synthesized in the vicinity of the selection information in the image on the medium sheet. And the output means outputs the image synthesized in the fourth step in the third step, so that the correspondence between the output related information and the description information is further clarified. This improves convenience.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, the corresponding related information and the image on the read medium sheet are input, and the corresponding related information is synthesized as a footnote in the image on the medium sheet. And the output means outputs the image synthesized in the fourth step in the third step, so that the correspondence relationship between the output related information and the described information is further clarified, which is convenient. Improves.

According to the invention of claim 23, the relevant information and the read image on the medium sheet are input, and the relevant information is input to the selected description information in the image on the medium sheet. Immediately after that, the synthesis means includes a fourth step, and the output means outputs the image synthesized in the fourth step in the third step. Therefore, there is a correspondence between the output related information and the description information. It becomes clearer and convenience is improved.

  According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, the related information recorded on the medium sheet is information recorded with a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, and the related information output in the third step. Since the information is obtained by converting information recorded with a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode into image data, a lot of related information can be recorded on a medium sheet.

  According to the invention of claim 25, since the connection information or / and related information is recorded using a translucent ink or toner that can be read with non-visible light, a one-dimensional barcode or 2 Since the information is recorded with a dimensional barcode, a lot of connection information and related information can be recorded on the medium sheet.

  The document information management system and document information management method of the present invention will be described below with reference to [schematic configuration of the present invention], [first embodiment], [second embodiment], [third embodiment], [fourth embodiment], [implementation]. [Example 5], [Embodiment 6], [Embodiment 7], [Modification of Embodiments 1 to 7], [Example of output of related information according to Embodiments 1 to 7], [Effect of embodiment] This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Schematic configuration of the present invention]
First, the schematic configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to the claims corresponding to the present invention shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the document information management system of the present invention (claims corresponding to claims 1 to 5 of the present invention), and includes at least information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic. One piece of related information, at least one piece of written information consisting of any one of a word, a sentence, a symbol, and a graphic, linked information for linking the written information and the related information, and a specific one of the written information Medium paper 101 on which selection information for selecting description information is recorded; reading means 102 for reading the selection information, connection information and related information from the medium paper 101; and selection information and connection read by the reading means 102 Based on the information, the search means 103 for searching for the relevant information from the relevant information, and the corresponding information searched by the search means 103 And an output means 104 for outputting the relevant information.

  FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the document information management system of the present invention (claim corresponding diagram of claim 6 of the present invention). Basically, it is the same as the block configuration diagram of FIG. 1, but the related information is recorded on the back side of the medium sheet 101.

  FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the document information management system of the present invention (claim corresponding diagram of claim 7 of the present invention). 1 is basically the same as the block diagram of FIG. 1, but the medium sheet 101 is conveyed to the reading unit 102, and after the reading unit 102 reads one side of the medium sheet 101, the medium sheet 101 is reversed. An automatic sheet conveying unit 105 that conveys the sheet to the reading unit 102 again is provided.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the document information management system of the present invention (claim corresponding diagram of claim 8 of the present invention). 1 is basically the same as the block diagram of FIG. 1, but the medium sheet 101 is conveyed to the reading unit 102, and after the reading unit 102 reads one side of the medium sheet 101, the medium sheet 101 is reversed. The automatic sheet conveying means 105 for conveying the sheet to the reading means 102 again and the confirmation means 106 for confirming whether or not related information is recorded on the back surface of the medium paper 101 are provided. If the related information is not confirmed in 106, the reading means 102 reads one side of the medium sheet 101 and then unloads it. If the related information is confirmed in the checking means 106, the reading means 102 After one side of the sheet 101 is read, the medium sheet 101 is reversed and conveyed to the reading unit 102 again. The confirmation unit 106 and the reading unit 102 may be the same device or different devices.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the document information management system of the present invention (claims corresponding to claims 16 to 18 of the present invention), which is basically the same as the block diagram of FIG. Input is the relevant information retrieved by the retrieval means 103 and the image on the medium paper 101 read by the reading means 102, and the composition means 107 is provided for synthesizing the relevant information and the image on the medium paper 101. Reference numeral 104 denotes an image output by the combining means 107. At this time, the synthesizing unit 107 synthesizes the relevant information in the vicinity of the selection information in the image on the medium sheet 101, synthesizes the relevant information as an footnote in the image on the medium sheet 101, or The relevant information is combined immediately after the selected description information in the image on the medium sheet 101.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the document information management system of the present invention (claim correspondence diagram of claim 19 of the present invention), which is basically the same as the block diagram of FIG. Medium sheet confirming means 108 for confirming whether or not the sheet to be formed is the medium sheet 101. When the medium sheet confirming means 108 confirms that the sheet is a medium sheet, the reading means 102 selects selection information, connection information, and The related information is read from the medium sheet 101. The medium sheet checking unit 108 and the reading unit 102 may be configured by the same device. You may comprise with a respectively separate apparatus.

  Note that the related information described above is information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol, or graphic. The specific word, sentence, symbol, or graphic at this time can be used as the description information on the medium sheet 101. , Text, symbol or graphic. In other words, information related to words, sentences, symbols, or graphics that can be used as the description information on the medium sheet 101 is recorded as related information. In addition, as the related information is information recorded by one-dimensional barcode or two-dimensional barcode, the search means 103 converts the information recorded by one-dimensional barcode or two-dimensional barcode into image data and outputs it to the output means 104. You may make it output.

  Also, the description information (information consisting of any of words, sentences, symbols, and graphics) on the medium sheet 101 is recorded at an arbitrary position on the medium sheet 101, and is recorded at this arbitrary position using the connection information. In this configuration, the described description information and the related information are connected to each other, and the specific description information is selected from the description information stored at the arbitrary position using the selection information.

  In other words, the link information is composed of the description position information of each description information on the medium sheet 101 and the address information for making the description position information and the related information correspond to each other, or the medium sheet 101. It consists of the description position information of each description information above and the description recognition information for recognizing the description information described at the position of the description position information, and responds by specifying the description position information. The information structure is such that related information can be searched.

  Therefore, when specific description information is selected according to the selection information, the corresponding related information can be retrieved from the description position information of the corresponding description information.

  In this way, related information recorded on the medium sheet 101 can be retrieved from the description information recorded at an arbitrary position on the medium sheet 101 and output.

  In addition, hypertext (paper hypertext) using the medium paper 101 can be realized without using a display device, a mouse, a keyboard, or the like. Here, the paper hypertext is defined as a concept that treats a paper document as a hypertext document and realizes the hypertext using the paper document. When the paper hypertext is realized by using the medium paper 101, the related information includes any one of a word, a sentence, a symbol, and a graphic as information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol, and graphic. It is desirable to include at least one description information and connection information for connecting the description information and other related information.

  The document information management system and document information management method of the present invention can realize paper hypertext using the medium paper 101 as described above.

  Accordingly, the document information management system and the document information management according to the present invention will be described below as a system and method for realizing an interaction (information transmission, mutual interface) between a user (person) using a paper (paper: medium paper 101) and a computer. The method is described as PUI (Paper User Interaction).

  In the PUI, the medium sheet 101 is defined as “Inper (Interact Paper)”, and the description information recorded in the “Inper” is defined as Dicon (Document icon).

  Furthermore, as described above, a paper document is handled as a hypertext document, and the concept of realizing hypertext using a paper document is defined as paper hypertext. Therefore, PUI Imper is a hypertext document itself in the concept of paper hypertext, and Dicon in Imper is a switch printed on paper (corresponding to a general hypertext button or icon).

[Example 1]
Hereinafter, regarding the PUI (document information management system and document information management method) of the first embodiment,
(1) Configuration of Imper (medium paper 101) (2) Hardware configuration of Embodiment 1 (3) Role of Dicon (description information) (4) Specific example of selection information (5) Configuration of connection information (6) Imper Related information that must be held (7) Other management information of the code area (8) Detailed description will be given in the order of the schematic operation of the first embodiment.

(1) Configuration of Imper (Media Paper 101) FIGS. 7A and 7B show the configuration of the PUI Imper (medium paper 101) of the first embodiment. Note that Imper is at least one piece of related information consisting of information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and at least one piece of description information consisting of one of the word, sentence, symbol and graphic. Is a paper (sheet) on which the connection information for connecting the information and the related information and the selection information for selecting a specific Dicon from Dicon are recorded. However, although related information, description information, and connection information are recorded in the Imper in advance, the selection information is recorded on the Imper when the user arbitrarily writes (marks).

  As shown in FIG. 7A, words and sentences are recorded as text Dicon 202 on the Imper 201 which is the medium sheet 101, an icon (symbol) indicating a document is recorded as the symbol Dicon 203, and a computer graphic is displayed. It is recorded as a graphic Dicon 204, and a word and a short document are recorded as a title Dicon 205. The related information and the connection information are recorded in the code area 206 in an optically readable format such as a two-dimensional barcode. Note that 207 is an Imper ID for the user to identify the Imper 201, and 208 is an Owner ID indicated in characters so that the user can confirm the owner (Owner) of the Imper 201.

  Note that the Dicon (202 to 205), which is the above described information, does not have to be recorded in one Imper 201, but at least one of them may be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the Dicon may be an Imper 201 in which a text Dicon 202 and a graphic Dicon 204 are recorded.

  As illustrated, the Imper 201 is apparently the same as a normal document output on a recording sheet. Therefore, of course, the Imper 201 can be used as a normal document.

(2) Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 1 Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the hardware configuration of the PUI of Embodiment 1 is shown. The PUI according to the first embodiment includes an image scanner 801 serving as a reading unit 102, a personal computer 802 serving as a retrieval unit 103 and a combining unit 107, and a printer 803 serving as an output unit 104.

  Here, the image scanner 801 only needs to have a resolution capable of reading the selection information, the connection information, and the related information. For example, although it varies depending on the two-dimensional barcode method of the code area 206, about 300 dpi to 400 dpi is sufficient. It is. In addition, the personal computer 802 used as the search means 103 does not require a keyboard or a display in principle.

  According to the hardware configuration example of the first embodiment, since an existing device is used as each means, a system can be constructed at a low cost. In addition, since a personal computer is used, software installation is easy. Furthermore, since the software recognizes the information read by the scanner and searches related information, it is easy to change the system level.

(3) Role of Dicon (Described Information) Here, the role of Dicon recorded in the Imper 201 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 9, Dicons (202 to 205) recorded in the Imper 201 are linked (linked) to related information via connection information in the code area 206. Therefore, when a desired Dicon is selected from a plurality of Dicons recorded on the Imper 201, related information linked to the selected Dicon can be specified.

  That is, Dicon plays a role of a switch for selecting related information as well as a role of visual information recorded on the Imper 201. In other words, it can be conceptually defined as a switch function similar to buttons and icons on hypertext.

  Next, the types of Dicon will be described. As shown in FIG. 7A, Dicon is composed of four types of text Dicon 202, symbol Dicon 203, graphic Dicon 204, and title Dicon 205, and each Dicon is defined as follows.

Text Dicon:
Dicon written in the form of words or short sentences in hypertext format sentences.
Symbol Dicon:
Icon-style Dicon to add to the end of long sentences or to the entire contents of Imper.
Graphic Dicon:
Dicon is a rough illustration / photo format linked to related information consisting of detailed illustrations / photos / drawings.
Title Dicon:
The title of related information linked to the corresponding Dicon is written in the form of a table of contents, a list, or the like.

  Next, the Dicon marking method will be described. In order for the user to reliably and easily recognize Dicon on Imper, it is necessary to visually distinguish Dicon from information other than Dicon. Therefore, in the present invention, Dicon is visualized by decorating as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the decoration of the text Dicon 202 includes a method of adding a background color, a method of changing the font type (for example, Mincho to Gothic), and a method of changing the type (for example, italic type). , Bolt body, addition of underline, etc.), a method of changing the color of characters (for example, black → blue), a method of surrounding with a frame, etc. can be applied.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, a method of enclosing with a frame and a method of adding a background color can be applied to the decoration of the title Dicon 205 and the graphic Dicon 204.

  Further, since it is clear that the symbol Dicon 203 itself is Dicon, decoration is unnecessary. Of course, decoration may be applied.

  On the other hand, if a large number of Dicons are arranged on the Inper, if the Dicon is decorated, the Imper document becomes complicated, so that the Dicon can be made invisible. However, in this case, since Dicon on Imper cannot be recognized, the user may select a word or the like other than Dicon when selecting Dicon. Therefore, when a device other than Dicon is selected, a message to that effect must be output via the output means 104.

(4) Specific example of selection information The selection information is information for selecting a specific Dicon from Dicons described on the Imper. For example, a mark that has been added (marked) can be used as selection information. For writing (marking), any tool that can be optically read by the reading means 102 may be used. In general, a marker such as a sign pen is used.

  At this time, if the color of the marker is specified in advance and a color scanner is used as the image scanner 801 (reading means 102), a high recognition rate can be obtained.

  10A, 10B, and 10C show examples of selection information marking (marking). As shown in the figure, the shape of the selection information is not particularly limited, and a method of surrounding the Dicon to be selected with a marker as shown in FIG. 5A or a method of filling the Dicon to be selected with a marker as shown in FIG. Alternatively, a method of marking with a marker (here, a mark) as shown in FIG.

(5) Configuration of Link Information Link information is described as a two-dimensional barcode in the code area 206 as described above, and is information for linking Dicon and related information.

  The link information includes, for example, each Dicon description position information on the Inper and address information for associating the description position information with the related information, or each Dicon on the Inper. Is described, and description recognition information for recognizing the description information described at the position of the description position information.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 11, description position information which is a part of the link information will be described. The described position information is information for specifying the position of each Dicon on the Imper. For example, as shown in the figure, using a map corresponding to the coordinates of the Inper, the position and range of Dicon on the map, It can consist of information consisting of Dicon numbers numbered in the order in which Dicon appears on the map.

  FIG. 12 shows an example in which link information (link information table) is composed of the described position information and address information. As is apparent from the connection information table, when the description position information is specified, the address of the corresponding related information is specified. That is, when Dicon is selected as the selection information as shown in FIG. 10, the coordinate position on the map of FIG. 11 is specified from the coordinate position of the selection information, and is described by the description position information (Dicon number) of the specified coordinate position. , Dicon and related information can be searched. Therefore, it is possible to link Dicon and related information with the link information.

  FIG. 13A shows an example in which linked information (linked information table) is configured by written position information and written recognition information. Here, the description recognition information is information for recognizing the Dicon described at the position of each description position information. For example, the Dicon ID can be attached to each Dicon in advance and the Dicon ID can be used. . As is clear from the connection information table, when the description position information is specified, the corresponding description recognition information (Dicon ID) is specified. That is, when Dicon is selected as the selection information as shown in FIG. 10, the coordinate position on the map of FIG. 11 is specified from the coordinate position of the selection information, and is described by the description position information (Dicon number) of the specified coordinate position. , Corresponding description recognition information (Dicon ID) can be specified.

  In this case, it is necessary to provide an address conversion table as shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to retrieve corresponding information from the Dicon ID. In other words, Dicon and related information can be linked with the linked information. Further, the address conversion table (that is, part of the link information) in FIG. 13B can be separated from the code area 206 (in other words, separated from the Imper 201) and arranged on the personal computer 802 side. It is. As a result, the code area 206 and the personal computer 802 can be handled as a continuous address space by the connection information table of FIG. 13A and the address conversion table of FIG. 13B. Therefore, it is possible to perform security management by arranging related information having a large capacity or related information requiring high security on the personal computer 802 side.

  As is clear from the connection information tables of FIGS. 12 and 13, the connection information (connection information table) of FIG. 12 includes description position information (in other words, Dicon) and address information (in other words, related information). Since the linked information table itself plays the role of the address translation table, it is suitable for creating related information after creating Dicon on Imper.

  On the other hand, in the linked information of FIG. 13, the linked information table only links the description position information (in other words, Dicon) and the description recognition information (Dicon ID) on a one-to-one basis. Linking with information is performed using an address conversion table. For example, it is possible to define description recognition information as universal (common) information for the entire system. For example, only one address conversion table is set. Thus, it is possible to link Dicon and related information.

  Therefore, for example, a paper in which only the code area composed of the address conversion table and the link information is recorded is created as a related information dedicated sheet, and a plurality of Imper 201 in which only the link information table of FIG. , Can be referred to at the same time, has high system expandability and manageability, and is suitable for building large-scale systems.

  Furthermore, if necessary, as shown in FIG. 11, by specifying a Dicon settable area on the Imper, the data amount of the link information in the code area 206 can be reduced. This is particularly effective when there is a deviation in the arrangement of Dicon on the Imper.

  In the above-described connection information (FIGS. 12 and 13), the case where Dicon and related information finally correspond one-to-one (1: 1) is shown. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to this. As a matter of course, there is a one-to-many (1: n) or many-to-one (n: 1) correspondence relationship between Dicon and related information.

(6) Relevant information that Imper must have Next, related information that Imper 201 must have will be described. Since a plurality of Dicons are recorded in the Imper 201, not only connection information but also related information corresponding to Dicon (at least one related information in the case of n: 1) is recorded in the code area 206.

  First, an outline of the capacity of related information that can be recorded in the code area 206 will be described. Normally, one page of English text (A4 paper) consists of about 3200 characters, and its capacity is 3 KB when converted into an 8-bit code.

  On the other hand, when all the characters are arranged in the area of one page (A4 paper), the capacity is 15 KB when converted by the 8-bit code.

  Furthermore, when the capacity of one page of English text is 3KB and this is compressed to an average information volume of 1/9 using information compression technology, 45 pages of English text are recorded on one page (A4 paper). Can do.

  Here, assuming that the size of the code area 206 shown in FIG. 7 is 1/4 of one page, the capacity of the code area 206 is 3.75 (15 KB / 4) KB, and the link information and other management information are set to 0.00. Even if 75 KB is allocated, 3 KB can be used for related information.

  Since the related information is expected to be 1 page or less on average, it is possible to record more than 9 pieces of related information.

  Although Japanese text is a 16-bit code, the number of pages of related information that can be used is not very different because the number of characters per page is about half that of English text.

  Normally, various fonts and graphics are used for the Imper 201, but since the related information is a detailed description of a part of the information, it is expected that plain text is often used. Therefore, the method of recording related information in the code area 206 as in the present invention is practical.

  Next, related information that the Imper 201 must have will be described with reference to FIGS. When all the related information is normal text, as shown in FIG. 6A, the related information in the code area 206 includes related information only corresponding to Dicon described in the Imper 201 (for example, related information). 11-19). However, when the related information itself has information as Inper (medium paper 101), there is Dicon in the related information that is Inper, and there is related information that only corresponds to the Dicon. Therefore, when the related information itself is Imper (medium paper 101), the related information (medium paper) 11 and the related information (medium paper) are included in the code area 206 of the Imper 201 as shown in FIG. 12 related information 111, 112 to 121, 122, etc., which are nested, need to be included as related information.

  Therefore, in such a case, the personal computer 802 has related information corresponding to Dicon in the related information (medium paper), or the back surface of the Imper 201 is the entire code area (the back surface code area will be described in detail later). 302), or the Imper 201 is composed of a plurality of sheets, and the second and subsequent sheets are used as the related information dedicated paper to form a double-sided code area.

(7) Other management information in the code area As other management information to be recorded in the code area 206, for example, if a user ID, password, etc. are recorded, the display and keyboard on the personal computer 802 side can be used, Security management by user ID and password is possible.
(8) Schematic operation of Embodiment 1 In the above configuration, the schematic operation will be described. First, in the first step, the Imper 201 is placed on the image scanner 801, and the selection information, connection information, and related information of the Imper 201 are read by the image scanner 801.

  Next, in the second step, the personal computer 802 retrieves the relevant information from the relevant information in the code area 206 based on the read selection information and connection information, and is recorded as a two-dimensional barcode. The content of the relevant information is converted into image data (image data) and transferred to the printer 803.

  In the third step, the printer 803 outputs the relevant information (image data) sent from the personal computer 802 to the recording paper. Further, instead of outputting the recording paper, it is possible to use the display of the personal computer 802 as the output means 104 and display related information on the screen.

  An example of outputting related information output by the printer 803 will be described in detail later in [Examples of Outputting Related Information According to Examples 1 to 7].

[Example 2]
In the second embodiment, a code area is provided on the back surface of the Inper (medium paper 101) to record related information, and an inverted double-sided ADF scanner that serves as the reading unit 102 and the automatic sheet conveying unit 105 is used. Since this is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, only different parts will be described here.

  FIG. 15 shows the configuration of the Imper 301 that is the medium sheet 101 of the second embodiment. The Imper 301 of the second embodiment is provided with a back surface code area 302 on the back surface, and records related information in the back surface code area 302. In the code area 206 on the front surface, connection information and other management information are recorded. When the front code area 206 has a sufficient capacity, related information may be recorded in both the code area 206 and the back code area 302.

  FIG. 16 illustrates a hardware configuration of the PUI according to the second embodiment. The PUI according to the second embodiment includes a reverse double-sided ADF scanner 1601 serving as a reading unit 102 and an automatic sheet conveying unit 105, a personal computer 802 serving as a retrieval unit 103 and a combining unit 107, and a printer 803 serving as an output unit 104. Composed.

  The reverse double-sided ADF scanner 1601 automatically transports the Imper 301 placed on the placement unit, reads one side of the Imper 301 with an image sensor 1602 (corresponding to the reading means 102), and then turns the reverse guide 1603 and the reverse roller. In 1604, the Imper 301 is inverted and conveyed again to the position of the image sensor 1602, and the image sensor 1602 reads the surface on the other side.

  According to the second embodiment, the back surface code area 302 is provided on the back surface of the Imper 301, and the related information is recorded in the back surface code area 302. Therefore, as compared with the first embodiment, a lot of related information or a large capacity is required. It is possible to record related information. Therefore, even when the related information itself has a configuration as a medium sheet, it is possible to simultaneously record the related information corresponding to Dicon in the related information (medium sheet), and further, the PUI (document The convenience of the information management system and the document information management method is improved.

  In addition, since the information on both sides of the Imper 301 is automatically read by the reversed double-sided ADF scanner 1601, workability and operability when reading the Imper 301 are good.

Example 3
In the third embodiment, with the same configuration as that of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 16, an Imper identification code indicating Inper is provided in the Inper (medium paper), and the reverse side ADF scanner 1601 includes the It has a role so that it can be confirmed whether or not the paper to be read is the Imper 301.

  FIG. 17 illustrates the configuration of the Imper 301 that is the medium sheet 101 according to the third embodiment. The Imper 301 of Example 3 is provided with an Imper identification code 1701 indicating that it is the Inper 301 on both sides of the Imper 301 of Example 2. It is assumed that the imper identification code 1701 is recorded as a two-dimensional bar code as in the code area 206 and the back surface code area 302.

  According to the third embodiment, the Inper identification code 1701 arranged at the front end portions of both sides of the Imper 301 can be read by the reversed double-sided ADF scanner 1601 to check whether the sheet is the Imper 301 or not. Only, the selection information, the connection information, and the related information can be read from the target paper (Inper 301). Therefore, the processing efficiency of the entire system is improved. Further, even when Imper 201 and a general document are mixed, related information can be reliably extracted from Imper 201 without malfunction. Further, unnecessary reversal processing does not have to be performed on the reading unit 102 (here, the reversing double-sided ADF scanner 1601).

  In the third embodiment, the medium sheet checking unit 108 and the reading unit 102 are configured by the same device (image sensor 1602 in FIG. 16). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is configured by separate devices. Of course, you may do.

Example 4
The fourth embodiment has the same configuration as that of the third embodiment, but adds information on the front and back surfaces of the sheet to the Imper identification code 1701 of the Imper301. As a result, it is possible to confirm whether or not the sheet to be read is the Imper 301 and to simultaneously confirm the back surface of the sheet.

  The reversed double-sided ADF scanner 1601 (medium paper checking unit 108 and reading unit 102) in FIG. 16 determines whether the Imper 301 is the front side or the back side from the information of the Imper identification code 1701 read first by the Inper 301. In some cases, the surface of the upper 301 is inverted and the surface of the upper 301 is read, and then the upper surface of the upper 301 is inverted again and the back surface of the upper 301 is read.

  According to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to confirm whether or not the paper to be read is the Imper 301 and simultaneously check the back surface of the paper. Therefore, after reading the surface selection information and the connection information, the selection information and the connection information are read. Based on the connection information, the related information on the back surface can be read efficiently.

Example 5
FIG. 18 illustrates a hardware configuration of the PUI according to the fifth embodiment. In addition to the configuration of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 16, the PUI of the fifth embodiment is obtained by adding an image sensor 1605 as confirmation means 106 for confirming whether or not related information is recorded on the back surface of the imper. is there.

  In the fifth embodiment, the reverse double-sided ADF scanner 1601 automatically conveys the Impers 201 and 301 placed on the placement unit, and the image sensor 1602 (corresponding to the reading unit 102) causes one side surface (front surface) of the Imper 301 to be transferred. At the same time, the image sensor 1605 (confirmation means) reads the other side (back side) of the Impers 201 and 301 to check whether related information is recorded on the back side. Here, if the related information is not confirmed on the back surface, the process waits for the reading by the image sensor 1602 to be carried out, and the Imper 201 (Imper 201 because there is no related information on the back surface) is carried out as it is. On the other hand, when the related information is confirmed on the back surface, the image sensor 1602 reads the surface of one side of the Imper 301 (there is related information on the back surface, which is the Inper 301), and then the reversing guide 1603 and the reversing roller 1604 perform the Inter 301. Is reversed and transported to the position of the image sensor 1602 again, and the image sensor 1602 reads the other surface.

  According to the fifth embodiment, whether or not there is related information on the back surface of the Imper, in other words, whether it is the Imper 201 or the Imper 301 is checked, so that the transport of the Impers 201 and 301 can be performed efficiently. . In addition, the Imper 201 and 301 can be used in a mixed format without previously limiting the type of Imper.

Example 6
In the sixth embodiment, both sides of the Imper 301 are simultaneously read by the reading unit 102.

  FIG. 19 illustrates a hardware configuration of the PUI according to the sixth embodiment. The PUI according to the sixth embodiment includes an image scanner 1901 serving as a reading unit 102, a personal computer 802 serving as a retrieval unit 103 and a combining unit 107, and a printer 803 serving as an output unit 104.

  The image scanner 1901 includes a first image sensor 1902 as a first reading unit that reads information recorded on the surface of the Imper 301 and a second reading unit as a second reading unit that reads information recorded on the back surface of the Imper 301. An image sensor 1903 is provided, and information on both sides of the Imper 301 is read by one transport without inverting the Imper 301.

  According to the sixth embodiment, since the image scanner 1901 reads information on both sides of the Imper 301 at the same time, the work efficiency is high. In other words, the reading time can be shortened.

Example 7
FIG. 20 illustrates a configuration of the Imper 401 that is the medium sheet 101 according to the seventh embodiment. The Imper 401 according to the seventh embodiment has a code area 402 in which all code areas (the code area 206 and the back surface code area 302) are arranged on the back surface of the Imper 401. Also, an Imper identification code 1701 is provided on the surface.

  FIG. 21 illustrates a hardware configuration of the PUI according to the seventh embodiment. The PUI according to the seventh embodiment includes an image scanner 2101 serving as a reading unit 102, a personal computer 802 serving as a retrieval unit 103 and a combining unit 107, and a printer 803 serving as an output unit 104.

  Here, the image scanner 2101 has an image sensor 2102 for reading selection information, connection information and related information, and an Inper identification code image sensor 2103 for reading only the Inper identification code 1701.

  Since the Inper identification code image sensor 2103 reads only the Inper identification code 1701, a smaller image sensor than the image sensor 2102 can be used.

[Modification of Examples 1 to 7]
In the above-described Impers 201, 301, and 401 according to the first to seventh embodiments, the code area 206, the back surface code area 302, the code area 402, and the Inper identification code 1701 are two-dimensional barcodes and can be easily viewed visually by the user. As shown in FIG. 22 to FIG. 25, the information (concatenation information, related information, and other information) of these code areas is recorded as invisible light such as ultraviolet rays or infrared rays. By using a translucent ink or toner that can be read by the method, it is possible to further improve the visibility (readability) of information as an Inper document. In addition, it can be handled in the same way as a general document, and it is possible to divert Imper that has become unnecessary to memo paper or the like, so that paper resources can be used effectively.

  In the above-described first to seventh embodiments, the reading unit 102 and the output unit 104 are configured as separate devices. For example, the reading unit 102 and the output unit 104 may be configured using a digital copying machine or the like. You may comprise with an integrated apparatus.

[Examples of related information output according to Examples 1 to 7]
Next, in the PUI of the first to seventh embodiments, a mark (selection information) is attached to Dicon on the Imper 201, 301, 401 with a marker, read by the reading means 102, and the relevant information is searched by the searching means 103. An example of outputting related information when the related information is output by the output unit 104 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 26A, when a desired Dicon (here, Smalltalk-80) is selected from the Dicon of the Imper 201 and a mark (selection information) is added, the corresponding results are obtained as shown in FIG. Related information is output on the recording paper. FIG. 26 shows an output example in which there is no description information (Dicon) in the related information of the selected Dicon, and only the related information is output on one sheet of recording paper.

  FIG. 27 shows a case where the description information (Dicon) exists in the related information of Dicon (Smalltalk-80) selected in FIG. 26A. In this case, the output related information itself is Similarly, by adding a mark (selection information) to Dicon in the Imper 201 of FIG. 27, it is possible to output the related information of the corresponding Dicon.

  FIG. 28 shows an example in which the related information of the selected Dicon is synthesized and output as a jet 2801 in the vicinity of the selected Dicon in the image on the upper 201. As shown in the figure, when the ejection 2801 is used, the nearby text or the like becomes invisible. Therefore, the related information output by this method is incomplete as the Imper 201, so that the code area 206 and Dicon (description information) are not provided.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 29, the Inper is read (scanned), the code area 206 is identified, the contents of the code area 206 (two-dimensional barcode) are decoded, information is input, and the selection is made. The related information is retrieved from the Dicon (denoted as PUI basic control), and an image (image data) of the relevant information is generated. At the same time, the image of the code area 206 is deleted from the read image information of the entire Imper 201, the image from which the image of the code area 206 is deleted by the combining means 107 (personal computer 802) and the image of the related information are combined, and the output means The data is output at 104.

  FIG. 30 shows an example in which the related information of the selected Dicon is combined with the image on the Imper 201 as a footnote. In this case, an asterisk indicating that there is a footnote is assigned in the vicinity of the selected Dicon, and related information is synthesized as a footnote below the new Imper 201 including the footnote. Of course, by providing the Dicon and the code area 206, it can be used as Imper.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 31, the reading of the Inper (scanning) is performed, the code area 206 is identified, the contents of the code area 206 (two-dimensional barcode) are decoded, the information is input, and the selection is made. The related information is searched from the Dicon (PUI basic control), and an image (image data) of the relevant information is generated. Also, a new code area 206 is generated based on the Dicon arrangement on the new Imper 201 including the footnote, and the generated information is encoded into a two-dimensional barcode. At this time, if Dicon exists in the related information of the footnote, a new code area 206 is generated including Dicon in the related information.

  Further, the image of the code area 206 is deleted from the image information of the entire Imper 201 read at the same time, and the image in which the image of the code area 206 is deleted by the combining means 107 (personal computer 802) and the image of the related information of the footnote are combined. , A new code area 206 is synthesized and output by the output means 104.

  FIG. 32 shows an example in which the related information of the selected Dicon is combined immediately after the selected Dicon on the Imper 201 as an insertion paragraph. In this case, in order to indicate that the related information to be inserted is related information, the paragraph setting is changed, or visual processing such as surrounding / bordering is performed. Of course, by providing the Dicon and the code area 206, it can be used as Imper.

  FIG. 33 shows a sequence example in the case where it is confirmed whether or not it is Imper201 using the Imper identification code 1701. As shown in the figure, after it is confirmed that it is Imper201 by the Imper identification code 1701, PUI basic control (recognition of selection information, connection information, related information, and retrieval of related information) is executed.

  FIG. 34 shows a sequence example for creating an unused Imper 201 from an Imper 201 that has been used once. When the Imper 201 is actually used, there is a case where the same Imper 201 is used a plurality of times, that is, the Imper 201 once used with a mark (selection information) added is repeatedly used. Therefore, it is necessary to collect the used Imper 201 and provide a new (not marked) Imper 201. In this case, in order to output a new Imper 201, it is desirable to encode and store the information of the Imper 201 itself in the code area 206. However, since the capacity of the code area 206 is limited, this method is efficient. bad. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 34, an image is created by deleting the mark (selection information), the code area 206 and the imper identification code 1701 from the image (image) read by the reading means 102 as shown in FIG. The identification code 1701 is once encoded for recognition, re-encoded, combined with the deleted image, and output by the output means 104. As a result, a new Imper 201 can be created without losing information.

[Effects of Examples]
As described above, according to the first to seventh embodiments, detailed additional information related to words, sentences, symbols, or graphics described on the medium sheet 101 is invisible to human eyes. Additional information (related information) stored on the paper 101 and required by the user is extracted electronically by marking (adding selection information) the corresponding description information on the medium paper 101. Can do. Document information to be conveyed to the first place and additional document information (related information) related to the document information are recorded on the same sheet (medium sheet), and document information to be conveyed to the first place on the medium sheet It is possible to search for desired related information using the written information. In addition, hypertext (paper hypertext) using a paper document can be realized, and a new usage of the paper document can be provided, and the convenience of the paper document can be improved.

  Further, since the related information is described on the medium sheet 101 itself, a large-scale system configuration that searches for and retrieves information by connecting to other recording media is not required. That is, it is sufficient that the medium sheet 101 and the digital copying machine or scanner and printer are provided, and necessary related information can be extracted with a simple configuration.

  Further, when the related information itself is output as the medium sheet 101, additional information (related information) can be extracted from the output related information (medium sheet 101).

  Further, since the related information is recorded as a two-dimensional barcode on the medium sheet 101, the information amount of the entire document to be recorded is increased and the paper document is stored without being limited to the size of the visible characters. Storage space can be reduced.

1 is a block diagram of a document information management system of the present invention (claims corresponding to claims 1 to 5 of the present invention). It is a block block diagram (Claim correspondence figure of Claim 6 of this invention) of the document information management system of this invention. It is a block block diagram (Claim correspondence figure of Claim 7 of this invention) of the document information management system of this invention. It is a block block diagram (Claim correspondence figure of Claim 8 of this invention) of the document information management system of this invention. It is a block diagram of the document information management system of the present invention (claims corresponding to claims 16 to 18 of the present invention). It is a block block diagram (Claim correspondence figure of Claim 19 of this invention) of the document information management system of this invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of PUI Imper (medium paper) according to the first exemplary embodiment. FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of the PUI according to the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the link relationship between Dicon and related information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the addition (marking) of selection information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the description position information which is a part of connection information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which comprised connection information (connection information table) with description position information and address information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which comprised connection information (connection information table) by description position information and description recognition information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relevant information which Imper must have. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of an Inper (medium sheet) according to a second exemplary embodiment. FIG. 10 is a hardware configuration diagram of a PUI according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of an Inper (medium sheet) according to a third exemplary embodiment. FIG. 10 is a hardware configuration diagram of a PUI according to a fifth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a hardware configuration diagram of a PUI according to a sixth embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of an Inper (medium sheet) according to a seventh embodiment. FIG. 10 is a hardware configuration diagram of a PUI of Example 7. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of Inper (medium paper) using the translucent ink or toner which can be read with invisible light. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of Inper (medium paper) using the translucent ink or toner which can be read with invisible light. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of Inper (medium paper) using the translucent ink or toner which can be read with invisible light. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of Inper (medium paper) using the translucent ink or toner which can be read with invisible light. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an output of the relevant information by Examples 1-7. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an output of the relevant information by Examples 1-7. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an output of the relevant information by Examples 1-7. It is explanatory drawing which shows the sequence of the image synthesis | combination using the synthetic | combination means at the time of synthesize | combining pertinent information as ejection. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an output of the relevant information by Examples 1-7. It is explanatory drawing which shows the sequence of the image synthesis | combination using the synthetic | combination means at the time of synthesize | combining relevant information as a footnote. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an output of the relevant information by Examples 1-7. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a sequence in the case of confirming whether it is Imper using an Imper identification code. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a sequence which produces unused Imper from Imper used once.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Medium paper 102 Reading means 103 Search means 104 Output means 105 Automatic sheet conveyance means 106 Confirmation means 107 Composition means 108 Medium paper confirmation means 201 Imper (medium paper)
202 Text Dicon
203 Symbol Dicon
204 Graphic Dicon
205 Title Dicon
206 Code area 207 Imper ID
208 Owner ID
301 Imper (medium paper)
302 Back side code area 401 Imper (medium paper)
402 Code area 801 Image scanner (reading means)
802 Personal computer (retrieval means, composition means)
803 Printer (output means)
1601 Reversed double-sided ADF scanner (reading means / automatic sheet conveying means)
1602 Image sensor 1603 Inversion guide 1604 Inversion roller 1605 Image sensor 1701 Imper identification code 1901 Image scanner (reading means)
1902 1st image sensor 1903 2nd image sensor 2101 Image scanner (reading means)
2102 Image sensor 2103 Inper identification code image sensor 2801

Claims (25)

At least one piece of related information consisting of information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, at least one piece of written information consisting of any one of a word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and the written information and the related information A medium sheet on which concatenation information for concatenation and selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information are recorded;
Reading means for reading the selection information, connection information and related information from the medium sheet;
Search means for searching for relevant information from the related information based on the selection information and connection information read by the reading means;
Output means for outputting the relevant information searched by the search means,
A document information management system, wherein the related information is recorded on a back surface of the medium sheet.   And an automatic sheet conveying unit that conveys the medium sheet to the reading unit and reverses the medium sheet and conveys the medium sheet to the reading unit again after the reading unit reads one side of the medium sheet. The document information management system according to claim 1.   Confirmation means for confirming whether or not the related information is recorded on the back surface of the medium sheet, and the automatic sheet conveying means, when the related information is not confirmed by the confirmation means, the reading means After reading one side of the medium sheet, the medium sheet is taken out as it is, and when the related information is confirmed by the confirmation unit, the reading unit reads the one side surface of the medium sheet and then removes the medium sheet. 3. The document information management system according to claim 2, wherein the document information management system is reversed and conveyed to the reading unit again.   The reading unit determines whether the medium sheet is a front side or a back side from information on one side read first of the medium sheet. If the medium sheet is a back side, the reading unit controls the automatic sheet conveying unit, 4. The document information management system according to claim 2, wherein after the medium sheet is reversed and the front surface of the medium sheet is read, the medium sheet is reversed again to read the back surface of the medium sheet. .   The reading means includes a first reading unit that reads information recorded on the front surface of the medium paper, and a second reading unit that reads information recorded on the back surface of the medium paper, and The document information management system according to claim 1, further comprising a conveying unit configured to convey the medium sheet to the first reading unit and then to the second reading unit.   The document information management system according to claim 1, wherein the related information is recorded on both a front surface and a back surface of the medium sheet.   7. The document information management system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the description information selected by the selection information in addition to the output of the related information.   7. The document information management system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit and the reading unit are separate devices. At least one piece of related information consisting of information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, at least one piece of written information consisting of any one of a word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and the written information and the related information A medium sheet on which concatenation information for concatenation and selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information are recorded;
Reading means for reading the selection information, connection information and related information from the medium sheet;
Search means for searching for relevant information from the related information based on the selection information and connection information read by the reading means;
A document information management system comprising: output means for outputting the relevant information searched by the search means and an image on a medium sheet read by the reading means.   The document information management system according to claim 9, wherein the output unit outputs the relevant information and the image of the medium sheet to different sheets.   The above-mentioned relevant information retrieved by the retrieval means and an image on the medium paper read by the reading means are input, and a composition means for synthesizing the relevant information and the image on the medium paper is provided. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the means combines the relevant information in the vicinity of the selection information in the image on the medium sheet, and the output means outputs the image synthesized by the composition means. Document information management system.   The above-mentioned relevant information retrieved by the retrieval means and an image on the medium paper read by the reading means are input, and a composition means for synthesizing the relevant information and the image on the medium paper is provided. 10. The document information management according to claim 9, wherein the means combines the relevant information as a footnote in the image on the medium sheet, and the output means outputs the image combined by the combining means. system.   The above-mentioned relevant information retrieved by the retrieval means and an image on the medium paper read by the reading means are input, and a composition means for synthesizing the relevant information and the image on the medium paper is provided. The means combines the relevant information immediately after the selected description information in the image on the medium sheet, and the output means outputs the image combined by the combining means. 9. The document information management system according to 9.   The related information is information recorded by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, and the search means converts the information recorded by the one-dimensional barcode or the two-dimensional barcode into image data and outputs the image data. 14. The document information management system according to claim 1, wherein the document information management system outputs the information to a means.   The document information management system according to claim 1, wherein the related information is recorded using a translucent ink or toner that can be read with invisible light.   16. The document information management system according to claim 1, wherein the connection information and the related information are information recorded by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode.   The document information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the connection information and the related information are recorded using a translucent ink or toner that can be read by invisible light. . At least one piece of related information consisting of information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, at least one piece of written information consisting of any one of a word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and the written information and the related information A reading unit that reads the selection information, the connection information, and the related information from a medium sheet on which connection information for connection and selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information is recorded. And the process of
A second step in which search means searches for relevant information from the related information based on the read selection information and link information;
A third step in which the output means outputs the retrieved relevant information.
A document information management method, wherein the related information is recorded on a back surface of the medium sheet.   The document information management method according to claim 18, wherein the related information is recorded on both a front surface and a back surface of the medium sheet. At least one piece of related information consisting of information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic, at least one piece of written information consisting of any one of a word, sentence, symbol or graphic, and the written information and the related information A reading unit that reads the selection information, the connection information, and the related information from a medium sheet on which connection information for connection and selection information for selecting specific description information from the description information is recorded. And the process of
A second step in which search means searches for relevant information from the related information based on the read selection information and link information;
A document information management method comprising: a third step in which an output unit outputs the searched related information and the image on the medium sheet read in the first step. A fourth step of inputting the relevant information and the image on the read medium sheet, and a synthesizing unit synthesizing the relevant information in the vicinity of the selection information in the image on the medium sheet, 21. The document information management method according to claim 20, wherein in the third step, the output unit outputs the image synthesized in the fourth step. A fourth step of inputting the relevant information and the image on the read medium sheet, and combining the relevant information as a footnote in the image on the medium sheet; 21. The document information management method according to claim 20, wherein in the step, the output unit outputs the image synthesized in the fourth step. A fourth step in which the relevant information and the read image on the medium sheet are input, and the corresponding means is synthesized immediately after the selected description information in the image on the medium sheet. 21. The document information management method according to claim 20, wherein the output means outputs the image synthesized in the fourth step in the third step.   The related information recorded on the medium sheet is information recorded by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, and the related information output in the third step is a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. The document information management method according to any one of claims 18 to 23, wherein the information recorded in (2) is converted into image data.   25. The document information according to any one of claims 18 to 24, wherein the connection information and / or related information is recorded using a translucent ink or toner that is readable with non-visible light. Management method.

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