JP4893564B2 - Document disposal device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent discarding, when all the pages are not gathered, in discarding of a document made up of two or more pages. <P>SOLUTION: A document ID as identification information for identifying the document is added. At the same time, a bar-code scanner 54 for reading information added to a document, in which total page number information for indicating the total number of pages of the document specified by the document ID is added to a specific page (front cover in this implementation) and document component information for showing each page contained in the document is added to each page, and a shredder unit 64 for discarding the document are included. Based on the data read by the bar-code reader 54, the shredder unit 64 is so controlled that only when the document with the document ID added is the one to be discard, and will each piece of document component information which corresponds to the total number of number information, is read out, document discard takes place. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a document disposal apparatus and a program.

  Conventionally, the document ID added to the document is managed in association with the storage period of the document, and the storage period of the document corresponding to the specified document ID is set in response to a query for permission to discard the document specifying the document ID. The document management apparatus that confirms and gives a discard permission when the storage period has passed, and reads the document ID of the document to be discarded, and designates the read document ID to permit the document management apparatus to discard the document. 2. Description of the Related Art A document management system including a document disposal device that performs document disposal processing when an inquiry and a document management device give a disposal permission is known. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Patent Document 1 describes a document management system that manages a document consisting of one page instead of a document consisting of a plurality of pages (multiple pages).
JP 2007-135174 A

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a document discarding apparatus and program for preventing discarding when all pages are not complete when attempting to discard a document consisting of multiple pages.

In order to achieve the above object, the document discarding apparatus according to claim 1 is provided with identification information for identifying a document, and the total page number information indicating the total number of pages of the document includes Identification information, total page number information, and information in the document are attached to the document from the document in which information in the document indicating that the page is included in the document and attached to a specific page is attached to each page. A reading unit for reading, a discarding unit for discarding the document, and a conveyance path extending from the reading unit to the discarding unit. The reading unit reads the identification information, the total page number information, and the information in the document. the documents, and temporary storage tray to store before discarding by said discarding means, the page number and the same number of documents in the information corresponding to the total number of pages information about the document stored in the temporary storage tray Taken see, and the identification information of the documents stored in the temporary storage tray, stored identification information and storage period of the document and the document management table showing the correspondence, to the temporary storage tray by determination based on the Control means for controlling the discarding means so that the document stored in the temporary storage tray is discarded only when the disposal of the document is permitted .

The document discarding apparatus according to claim 2, when the discarding is not permitted , and when the document information of the number of pages corresponding to the total page number information is not read, The document is controlled so as not to be discarded.

In order to achieve the above object, the computer program according to claim 3 is provided with identification information for identifying a document by a computer, and the total page number information indicating the total number of pages of the document is specified by the document. Corresponding to the identification information, the total page number information, and the total page number information from the document in which information in the document indicating that the page is included in the document is attached to each page. The same number of information in the document as the number of pages is read by the reading unit of the document disposal apparatus , and the determination is based on the read identification information and the document management table in which the identification information and the storage period of each document are associated with each other. Only when the document related to the read identification information is permitted to be discarded by the reading means after the identification information, the total page number information, and the information in the document are read. As documents stored in the temporary storage tray provided in the conveying path of the document disposal apparatus the document destruction and discarding apparatus through disposal means for disposing of the document in is discarded, as a control means for controlling said discarding means Make it work.

According to the first, second, and third aspects of the present invention, when discarding a multi-page document, it is possible to prevent the discarding when all the pages are not complete. .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the processing performance (processing speed) for discarding the document in the discarding means is low, other processing, for example, the document is not affected by the processing performance of the discarding means. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an effect that processing for reading information attached to a document can be performed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a document management system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the document management system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a document generation device 12, a document management device 14, and a document discard device 16.

  The document generation device 12, document management device 14, and document discard device 16 are connected to each other via a network 18.

  Although details will be described later, the document generation device 12 generates a document (paper document) in which a document ID as identification information for identifying a document is added to each page for each document composed of a plurality of pages. Further, the document generation device 12 is a specific page, for example, the cover of the document (that is, the first page), the total page number information indicating the total number of pages of the corresponding document, and the cover of the corresponding document (that is, the addition) The document is added with the in-document information indicating that the page is included in the document of the document specified by the specified document ID. In addition, a document is generated in which the second page of the document or later, that is, the body text is added with the document ID and the document information indicating that the page is included in the document of the document specified by the document ID. Note that the document ID added to each page is the same for the same document.

  The document management device 14 performs various management processes on the document generated by the document generation device 12.

  The document discarding device 16 discards documents generated by the document generating device 12 and other documents.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the document generation device 12. The document generation device 12 is configured using, for example, a digital copying machine, a digital multifunction peripheral (multifunctional copying machine), or the like. The document generation apparatus 12 includes an operation panel 20, an image reading unit 22, an image processing unit 24, an image output unit 26, a document generation control unit 28, and a network interface 30.

  The operation panel 20 (for the document generation device 12) is a user interface for a user using the document generation device 12 to input various information and display various information to the user. The operation panel 20 includes, for example, an input unit having various buttons, switches, keys, and the like, and a display unit including a liquid crystal display with a touch panel.

  The image reading unit 22 optically reads an image of a document to be read. The image reading unit 22 irradiates light on a document surface set on a transparent document table (platen glass) (not shown), and reflects the reflected light from the document surface with an imaging optical system such as a mirror or a lens. Image data (scan data) corresponding to the document image is generated by forming an image on a light receiving surface of a reading sensor (CCD sensor or the like, not shown) via a not shown. At that time, the document surface is read and scanned by the movement of the imaging optical system.

  The image processing unit 24 performs predetermined image processing (for example, color conversion, color correction, gradation correction, enlargement / reduction, image rotation, screen generation, etc.) on the document image data generated by the image reading unit 22. .

  The image output unit 26 prints out the image data image-processed by the image processing unit 24 on a recording medium such as paper. The image output unit 26 prints image data based on, for example, an electrophotographic method.

  The document generation control unit 28 controls various processing operations related to document generation. The document generation control unit 28 controls each processing operation of the operation panel 20, the image reading unit 22, the image processing unit 24, and the image output unit 26 according to a control program given in advance.

  The network interface 30 is a communication interface for the document generation apparatus 12 to transmit / receive data to / from other apparatuses (including the document management apparatus 14 and the document disposal apparatus 16) on the network 18. Data transmission / reception using the network interface 30 is controlled by the document generation control unit 28.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the document management apparatus 14. The document management apparatus 14 includes, for example, a personal computer. The document management apparatus 14 includes a user interface unit (UI unit) 32, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 36 as a storage medium in which a basic program such as an OS is stored, a program for executing various processing routines, and various programs. HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 38 as a storage medium in which data is stored, CPU (Central Processing Unit) 40 that reads and executes programs from ROM 36 and HDD 38, and RAM (Random Access) that temporarily stores various data Memory) 42, I / O (input / output) port 44, and network interface 46. The ROM 36, HDD 38, CPU 40, RAM 42, and I / O port 44 are connected to each other via a bus 48. A user interface unit 32 and a network interface 46 are connected to the I / O port 44.

  The user interface unit 32 is a user interface for a user who uses the document management apparatus 14 to input various information and display various information to the user. The user interface unit 32 includes, for example, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse and a display device such as a liquid crystal display.

  The CPU 40 executes various processes by reading the program from the ROM 36 and the HDD 38 and executing the program. For example, the CPU 40 performs a decoding process by analyzing a barcode included in the image data (scan data). Here, the bar code analyzed by the CPU 40 is a bar code included in image data obtained when the document generating apparatus 12 reads an image of a document with a bar code. This barcode is information including at least the document ID. In general, barcodes are broadly classified into one-dimensional barcodes having information only in one-dimensional direction and two-dimensional barcodes having information in two-dimensional directions, but both can be used for carrying out the present invention. is there. In the present embodiment, as an example, a commonly used QR code (registered trademark) is used as a kind of two-dimensional barcode.

  For example, the CPU 40 searches for data stored in the HDD 38.

  The CPU 40 controls various processing operations related to document management. For example, the CPU 40 controls the processing operation of the user interface unit 32 according to the read control program.

  The network interface 46 is a communication interface for the document management apparatus 14 to exchange data with other apparatuses (including the document generation apparatus 12 and the document disposal apparatus 16) on the network 18. Data transmission / reception using the network interface 46 is controlled by the CPU 40.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the mechanism of the document disposal apparatus 16. The document disposal apparatus 16 is configured by using, for example, a shredder apparatus, and includes a document tray unit 50, an insert sensor 52, a barcode scanner 54, a stopper gate 56, feed rolls 58 and 60, and a path sensor 62. A shredder section 64, a set sensor 66, a pulling roll 68, a separating member 70, a branch gate 72, a discharge roll 74, a discharge tray section 76, a temporary storage tray section 78, a pulling roll 79, A branch gate 80, a discharge roll 82, a count sensor 83, and a discharge tray portion 84 are provided.

  The document tray unit 50 is a part on which a document to be discarded is placed. The document tray unit 50 is formed in an inclined state with respect to the horizontal plane so as to gradually become lower toward the stopper gate 56. The back side (lower side) of the document tray unit 50 is covered by a cover member (not shown) together with the above-described insert sensor 52, bar code scanner 54, stopper gate 56, feed roll 58, set sensor 66, pull-in roll 68, and separation member 70. Covered.

  The insert sensor 52 detects that a document has been inserted at a predetermined position on the document tray unit 50. Here, the “predetermined position” means that the QR code is arranged in the code reading area E (see FIG. 5) by the barcode scanner 54 when the page of the document on which the QR code is printed is inserted in the normal direction. This is the position where the barcode scanner 54 can read the QR code printed on each page of the document. The insert sensor 52 is constituted by, for example, a reflective optical sensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The insert sensor 52 is turned on when a page is present at the sensing position of the insert sensor 52, and is turned off when the page is not present.

  The barcode scanner 54 includes a lens 86 and an area sensor 88. The barcode scanner 54 receives the reflected light of the light emitted from the light source (not shown) with respect to the barcode recording portion of the document to be discarded by the area sensor 88 through the lens 86, thereby An image is taken into the area sensor 88. The barcode recording portion refers to a portion where a barcode including the document ID as one piece of information is recorded in the plane of the document, and its position (area) is dimensionally at a corner portion of the document page. It is defined in advance.

  The stopper gate 56 has, for example, a long plate-like structure, and is provided between the insert sensor 52 and the feed roll 58. The stopper gate 56 opens and closes the document conveyance path at the entrance of the document conveyance path formed by the feed rolls 58 and 60. In a state where the stopper gate 56 is closed, the stopper gate 56 is disposed so as to protrude above the passage so as to block the passage of the document from the document tray unit 50 to the feed roll 58. Therefore, when a document placed on the document tray unit 50 is inserted into the back side, the leading edge of the document hits the stopper gate 56. For this reason, if the stopper gate 56 is closed, even when a document is inadvertently inserted by the user, the document can be prevented from being taken into the apparatus by abutment with the stopper gate 56. Further, in order to prevent unnecessary tilt and rotational force from acting on the document due to abutment with the stopper gate 56, the document is at least two points or full width in the document width direction (direction perpendicular to the document insertion direction). It is desirable to adopt a configuration that hits On the other hand, when the stopper gate 56 is opened, the stopper gate 56 is disposed so as to be retracted from the passage so as to be retracted from the document passage from the document tray unit 50 to the feed roll 58. Therefore, when the document placed on the document tray unit 50 is inserted into the back side, the leading end of the page of the document hits the nip (nipping) portion of the feed roll 58.

  FIG. 5 is a view of the document tray unit 50 as viewed from above. Insertion guides 91 and 92 are provided on both sides of the document tray unit 50 with respect to the insertion direction (arrow direction) when the document 90 is manually inserted. Each insertion guide 91, 92 has guide surfaces 91A, 92A parallel to the insertion (insertion) direction of the document. Among these, the insertion guide 91 is provided in a fixed state, but the insertion guide 92 is provided to be movable in the document width direction (up and down direction in FIG. 5) as necessary. The document 90 to be discarded is inserted in the direction of the arrow in the document tray portion 50 in the direction in which the barcode recording portion 93 is arranged at the front end corner portion. At this time, in order to determine the position of the document 90 in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, one side end of the document 90 is brought into contact with the guide surface 91 </ b> A of the insertion guide 91.

  As a result, in the state where the leading end of the document 90 is abutted against the stopper gate 56 by the user's manual feed, the barcode recording portion 93 is positioned and arranged in the code reading area E by the barcode scanner 54. Further, in the document insertion direction, the insert sensor 52 is disposed in front of (closest to) the stopper gate 56. Therefore, when the leading edge of the document 90 manually inserted by the user hits the stopper gate 56, the insert sensor 52 is switched from the off state to the on state immediately before that. Therefore, the timing when the insert sensor 52 is turned on indicates the timing when the barcode recording portion 93 of the document 90 is arranged in the code reading area E.

  The feed roll 58 conveys the page of the document along the document conveyance path by rotating the document page inserted by opening the stopper gate 56 while niping (nip) the document page. The document conveyance path is formed using a conveyance guide member (chute or the like) (not shown).

  The feed roll 60 conveys the page of the document to the shredder unit 64 along the document conveyance path by rotating while nipping the page of the document drawn to the feed roll 60 side by the pulling roll 79. .

  The path sensor 62 is provided in the middle of the document transport path from the feed roll 60 to the shredder section 64 (almost intermediate point), and passes the document page in the middle of the document transport path from the feed roll 60 to the shredder section 64. Detect. The path sensor 62 is constituted by, for example, a reflective optical sensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The page is turned on when a page is present at the sensing position of the path sensor 62, and is turned off when the page is not present. Therefore, when the leading edge of the document page passes through the sensing position of the path sensor 62, the path sensor 62 is switched from the OFF state to the ON state at the same time. After that, when the trailing edge of the document page passes the sensing position of the path sensor 62, at the same time. The path sensor 62 is switched from the on state to the off state.

  The shredder unit 64 shreds the document page fed by the feed roll 60 while drawing it in one direction (arrow direction). The shredder unit 64 can shred (discard) a plurality of pages (for example, a bundle of about 20 sheets of A4 size plain paper) at a time. Further, the shredder unit 64 can shred a document that has been stapled with staples as it is (without removing the staples).

  The set sensor 66 detects whether or not a document is set (placed) on the document tray unit 50. The set sensor 66 is constituted by a reflective optical sensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element, for example. When there is a document page at the sensing position of the set sensor 66, it is in an on state, and when it is not present, it is in an off state.

  The pull-in roll 68 pulls each page of the document sequentially from the top to the stopper gate 56 side in order to convey the page of the document set on the document tray unit 50 by automatic feeding.

  The separating member 70 separates the document pages so that the pull-in roll 68 pulls in the document pages one by one.

  The branch gate 72 is a bifurcated portion of the document transport path that is divided into two forks on the downstream side of the feed roll 58, and switches the advancing direction of the pages of the document transported along the document transport path. That is, the branch gate 72 switches the traveling direction of the page of the document conveyed by the feed roll 58 to one of the first direction toward the temporary storage tray unit 78 and the second direction toward the discharge roll 74. .

  The discharge roll 74 discharges a document page to the discharge tray unit 76. The discharge tray unit 76 accommodates document pages discharged by the discharge roll 74 in a state in which the pages are sequentially stacked.

  The temporary storage tray unit 78 is configured to include a plurality of trays (for example, three) for temporarily storing the pages of the document conveyed by the feed roll 58. As a result, the document pages are temporarily stored in the temporary storage tray unit 78.

  The temporary storage tray unit 78 is provided with a count sensor 81 for determining whether or not the number of document pages temporarily stored in the tray of the temporary storage tray unit 78 exceeds a predetermined value. It has been. The count sensor 81 is constituted by a reflective optical sensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element, for example. When a page is present at the sensing position of the count sensor 81, it is in an on state, and when it is not present, it is in an off state. In the on state, it can be determined that the number of pages stored in the tray has exceeded a predetermined value. In the off state, it can be determined that the number of pages stored in the tray is equal to or less than the predetermined value. Is possible.

  The pull-in roll 79 collects each page of the document and automatically feeds the pages of the document stored in the temporary storage tray unit 78, and the feed roll 60 side or the It is drawn into the discharge roll 82 side.

  The branch gate 80 is a branch portion of the document transport path that is divided into two forks on the downstream side of the drawing roll 79 and switches the traveling direction of the pages of the document transported along the document transport path. That is, the branch gate 80 switches the traveling direction of the page of the document conveyed by the drawing roll 79 to one of the third direction toward the feed roll 60 and the fourth direction toward the discharge roll 82.

  The discharge roll 82 discharges document pages to the discharge tray unit 84. The discharge tray unit 84 stores the pages of the document discharged by the discharge roll 82 in a state in which the pages are sequentially stacked.

  The count sensor 83 is for counting the number of pages of the document ejected from the temporary storage tray unit 78. The count sensor 83 is provided on the document page discharge side of the temporary storage tray unit 78. The count sensor 83 is configured by, for example, a reflective optical sensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element. When a page is present at the sensing position of the count sensor 83, it is turned on, and when it is not present, it is turned off. Thereby, for example, the number of pages of a document can be counted by switching from an on state to an off state.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the document discarding device 16. In addition to the above-described components, the document disposal apparatus 16 includes an operation panel 100, a pull-in drive unit 101, a stopper drive unit 102, a roll drive unit 104, a branch gate drive unit 106, and a shredder drive unit 108. A temporary storage tray driving unit 110, a document discarding control unit 112, and a network interface 114.

  The operation panel 100 (for the document disposal apparatus 16) is operated by a user who uses the document disposal apparatus 16. The operation panel 100 includes, for example, a display panel for displaying various messages including operation buttons (for example, a start button, a stop button, etc.) and an operation state of the document disposal apparatus 16 and operation guidance (guidance messages). It is comprised using.

  The pull-in driving unit 101 moves the above-described pull-in rolls 68 and 79 up and down or rotates them. The pull-in drive unit 101 can be configured using, for example, an electromagnetic plunger for roll lifting and lowering and a motor for roll rotation as a drive source.

  The stopper driving unit 102 opens and closes (invades and retracts) the stopper gate 56 described above. The stopper drive unit 102 can be configured using, for example, an electromagnetic plunger as a drive source.

  The roll driving unit 104 rotates the feed rolls 58 and 60 and the discharge rolls 74 and 82 described above. The roll drive unit 104 can be configured using, for example, a motor as a drive source.

  The branch gate driving unit 106 switches the branch gates 72 and 80 described above. The branch gate drive unit 106 can be configured by driving an electromagnetic plunger, for example. The branch gate drive unit 106 operates the branch gate 72 so that the page direction of the document is in the first direction (the direction toward the temporary storage tray unit 78) and switches from the document discard control unit 112 in a normal state. When instructed, the branch gate 72 is operated so that the advancing direction of the document page is the second direction (the direction toward the discharge roll 74). Further, the branch gate driving unit 106 operates the branch gate 80 so that the moving direction of the document page is the third direction (the direction toward the feed roll 60), and switches from the document discard control unit 112. When instructed, the branch gate 80 is operated so that the advancing direction of the document page is the fourth direction (the direction toward the discharge roll 82).

  The shredder driving unit 108 is configured to rotationally drive the shredder unit 64 described above. The shredder driving unit 108 can be configured using, for example, a motor as a driving source.

  The temporary storage tray drive unit 110 is for driving each of the plurality of trays of the temporary storage tray unit 78 described above. The temporary storage tray drive unit 110 can be configured using, for example, an electromagnetic plunger as a drive source.

  The network interface 114 is a communication interface for the document discarding device 16 to exchange data with other devices (including the document generation device 12 and the document management device 14) on the network 18. Data transmission / reception using the network interface 114 is controlled by the document discard control unit 112.

  The document discard control unit 112 controls various processing operations related to document discard. The document discard control unit 112 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 112a as a storage medium storing a basic program such as an OS, a program for executing a document storage processing routine described in detail below, and details below. A program for executing a document disposal processing routine to be described, a program for executing various processing routines, and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 112b as a storage medium storing various data, and reading the program from the ROM 112a and the HDD 112b CPU (Central Processing Unit) 112c to be executed, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 112d for temporarily storing various data, an I / O (input / output) port 112e, and the like. ROM 112a, HDD 112b, CPU 11 The 2c, the RAM 112d, and the I / O port 112e are connected to each other via a bus 112f.

  The I / O port 112e includes an insert sensor 52, a barcode scanner 54, a path sensor 62, a set sensor 66, a count sensor 81, a count sensor 83, an operation panel 100, a pull-in drive unit 101, a stopper drive unit 102, and a roll drive unit 104. The branch gate driving unit 106, the shredder driving unit 108, the temporary storage tray driving unit 110, and the network interface 114 are connected.

  The CPU 112c, according to the read program, insert sensor 52, bar code scanner 54, path sensor 62, set sensor 66, count sensor 81, count sensor 83, operation panel 100, pull-in drive unit 101, stopper drive unit 102, roll drive unit 104, the branch gate driving unit 106, the shredder driving unit 108, the temporary storage tray driving unit 110, and the network interface 114 are controlled.

  Next, a document management method using the document management system 10 having the above configuration will be described. First, a document handled in the present invention is generated by the document generation device 12 by assigning a unique document ID one by one. In the present embodiment, a description will be given below by taking as an example a document composed of a plurality of pages including a cover (first page) and a body (second and subsequent pages). Further, the document ID may be composed only of numbers, or may be composed of a combination of numbers, alphabets, symbols, and the like as appropriate.

  First, document data (electronic data) with a barcode serving as a template of a document is input to the document generation device 12, and the document data is printed out on a sheet (image forming medium) by the image output unit 26. As shown in FIG. 7A, a document ID as identification information for identifying the document 200 assigned to the document 200 is displayed at the corner portion of the cover (first page) 202 of the document 200. Total page number information indicating the total number of pages, and in-document information indicating that it is a cover of the document 200 (that is, a page included in the document of the document 200 specified by the added document ID) A QR code 120 is added, and, as shown in FIG. 7B, the corresponding sentence is added to the corner portion of each page 204 of the body of the document 200 (second and subsequent pages). Document 200 to which a document ID as identification information for identifying the document 200 assigned to 200 and a QR code 122 including information in the document indicating that the page is included in the document 200 is added. Is generated.

  For example, the document data may be created by the document management apparatus 14 and may be input from the document management apparatus 14 to the document generation apparatus 12 via the network 18 or may be separately created by a server apparatus for creating document data. The server apparatus may input the document generation apparatus 12 via the network 18.

  When the document 200 is generated in this manner, the document 200 is set on the document table of the document generation device 12, and the image of each page of the document 200 is read by the image reading unit 22. Then, the image data of each page of the document 200 read by the image reading unit 22 is transmitted to the document management apparatus 14 via the network 18.

  In the document management apparatus 14 that has received the image data (scan data) of each page of the document 200 from the document generation apparatus 12, the image data of each page is stored (stored) in the HDD 38 for each document, and the image of each page is stored. By analyzing the QR code image included in the data, the decoding information of the document ID assigned to the document 200 is obtained from the cover 202 (or each page 204 of the body text). The document ID acquired in this way is registered in a document management table described in detail below by the processing of the CPU 40 of the document management apparatus 14. This document management table is created in the HDD 38.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a document management table. As shown in the figure, in the document management table 300, a document ID 302, a document generation date / time 304, a document storage period 306, and a document discard date / time 308 are registered in association with each other. . When registering the document generation date and time 304 and the document discard date and time 308, it is desirable to use the standard time acquired from the time distribution server or the time authentication server on the Internet via the network 18 as the respective times. The document ID 302 may be registered by decoding the QR code by the analysis processing in the CPU 40, or when the document data with the barcode described above is created by the document management device 14 or another server device. In addition, a document management device 14 itself assigned to a document or another server device assigned to a document may be registered.

  The document generation date and time 304 indicates the date and time when the document was generated. In this embodiment, the date and time when the document generation apparatus 12 transmits image data read from the document 200 to the document management apparatus 14 or the date and time when the document management apparatus 14 receives image data of the document transmitted from the document generation apparatus 12. Are registered as “document generation date and time”.

  The document storage period 306 indicates the document storage period by date and time. The document whose document ID 302 is registered in the document management table 300 needs to be stored until the document storage period expires. However, when the document storage period 306 is registered with “not specified”, it can be discarded at any time, and when the document storage period 306 is registered with “permanent”, it is always treated as non-discardable.

  For example, if information for setting the document storage period is stored in the QR code added to each page of the document 200 in addition to the document ID information, the decoding information obtained by the analysis processing of the CPU 40 can be used. It is possible to automatically set the document storage period. Specifically, by storing information specifying the document storage period of the document 200 in six years in a QR code, the date and time of the sixth year calculated from the generation date and time of the document 200 can be set as the document storage period. Is possible.

  Furthermore, it is possible to set or change the document storage period 306 of the document management table 300 by manual input (manual operation) by the user using the user interface unit 32 provided in the document management apparatus 14.

  The document discard date / time 308 indicates the date / time when the document was discarded. The document discarding device 16 discards the document. For this reason, the document disposal date / time 308 of the document management table 300 indicates that the document disposal apparatus 16 has designated the document ID of the document for which the document has been disposed of to the document management apparatus 14, and that the disposal of the document has been completed. Are registered at the date and time when there is a notification (hereinafter also referred to as “discard completion notification”).

  As for the document management table 300, the user ID of the user who generated the document by the document generation device 12 is registered in the document management table as the document generator, or the user who has discarded the document by the document disposal device 16. A configuration in which the user ID is registered in the document management table as a document discarder may be employed. In that case, the ID information of the user who generated or discarded the document can be acquired using an existing user authentication technology (for example, a user authentication technology using an IC card or biometric information).

  9 and 10 are flowcharts of a document storage processing routine executed by the CPU 112c of the document disposal control unit 112 of the document disposal apparatus 16. The document discard apparatus 16 has a normal discard mode in which barcode reading is not performed and a scan discard mode in which barcode reading is performed. The flowcharts shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 show the processing procedure executed by the CPU 112c in the scan discard mode. In the present embodiment, this document storage processing routine is executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, several tens of milliseconds) by turning on a switch (not shown) of the document disposal apparatus 16.

  In the normal discard mode, when the document discard device 16 is in a standby state, a user using the document discard device 16 places a document to be discarded on the document tray unit 50 and presses the start button on the operation panel 100. Sometimes, the document discard control unit 112 instructs the pulling drive unit 101, the stopper driving unit 102, and the roll driving unit 104 to start driving, thereby starting a document page pulling operation by the pulling roll 68. The stopper gate 56 is opened and the drive of the feed roll 58 is started. As a result, the pages of the document placed on the document tray unit 50 are drawn in order from the top, conveyed by the feed roll 58, and stored in the tray of the temporary storage tray unit 78.

  As will be described in detail later, when the document discard control unit 112 detects that the number of pages of a document stored in the tray of the temporary storage tray unit 78 exceeds a predetermined value, the document discard control unit 112 By instructing the pull-in drive unit 101, the roll drive unit 104, the shredder drive unit 108, and the temporary storage tray drive unit 110 to start driving, the pull-in roll 79 pulls in the document page to the feed roll 60 side. At the same time, driving of the feed roll 60 is started, and driving of the shredder unit 64 is started. As a result, the documents stored in the temporary storage tray unit 78 are drawn together, conveyed by the feed roll 60 as they are, and shredded by the shredder unit 64. At this time, the temporary storage tray unit 78 is transported by the feed roll 58 to an empty tray in which a document is not stored among the plurality of trays, in preparation for a case where a document page is transported by the feed roll 58. Operates so that the pages of the selected document are stored.

  When the document discard control unit 112 detects that the document tray unit 50 has no documents and the set sensor 66 is switched from the on state to the off state, the document discard control unit 112 detects the pull-in drive unit 101 and the stopper drive unit 102. , And by instructing the roll drive unit 104 to stop driving, the document page pull-in operation by the pull-in roll 68 is stopped, the stopper gate 56 is returned to the original protruding state, and the drive of the feed roll 58 is stopped. To do. As a result, the document discarding device 16 returns to the standby state again.

  Next, a document storage processing routine executed by the CPU 112c of the document discard control unit 112 of the document discard apparatus 16 in the scan discard mode will be described.

  First, in step 400, it is determined whether or not the signal from the set sensor 66 has changed from the off state to the on state. As a result, when it is determined that the document is switched from the on state to the off state, the user using the document discarding device 16 can determine that the document to be discarded has been placed on the document tray unit 50.

  If it is determined in step 400 that the on state is changed to the off state, it is determined in the next step 402 whether or not the start button of the operation panel 100 is pressed based on a signal from the operation panel 100. .

  If it is determined in step 402 that the button has not been pressed, the process returns to step 400.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 402 that the button has been pressed, in the next step 404, an instruction is given to the pull-in drive unit 101 to pull in the top page of the document placed on the document tray unit 50. Output. As a result, the top page of the document is inserted into the back of the apparatus according to the rotation of the pulling roll 68.

  Note that one page of the document is drawn (inserted) by lowering the pulling roll 68 so that the outer peripheral surface of the roll contacts (pressure contact) with the uppermost surface of the document placed (set) on the document tray unit 50. This is done by rotating the pulling roll 68. At this time, the CPU 112c of the document discard control unit 112 continuously monitors the signal (ON / OFF state) from the insert sensor 52. When the signal from the insert sensor 52 is turned ON, immediately after that (1 of the document). The pulling drive unit 101 is instructed to stop pulling at the timing when the leading edge of the page contacts the stopper gate 56. In response to this instruction, the pulling drive unit 101 temporarily stops the rotation of the pulling roll 68. As a result, the page of the document to be discarded is conveyed to the “predetermined position” described above.

  In the next step 406, the barcode scanner 54 is instructed to read the barcode (in this embodiment, QR code (registered trademark)). Thereby, the barcode scanner 54 reads the QR code printed on the page.

  In the next step 408, it is determined whether or not the QR code has been successfully read in step 406. There are mainly two cases in which the barcode scanner 54 fails to read the QR code. In the first case, the QR code is not originally printed on the page, or the direction when inserting the document (front / back direction of each page of the document, front / back direction of each page of the document) This is a case where the QR code does not exist in the code reading area E (see FIG. 5) due to the inappropriateness (in the case of no code). The second case is a case where a QR code is present in the code reading area E, but the dirt or damage has occurred in the QR code.

  If it is determined in step 408 that the reading has succeeded, in the next step 410, the read QR code is analyzed (decoded).

  As a result, when the QR code printed on the cover of the document is read and analysis processing is performed, the document ID as identification information for identifying the document assigned to the document, the total of the document Information on the total number of pages indicating the number of pages and information in the document indicating that it is the cover of the document (that is, a page included in the document of the document specified by the added document ID) can be obtained. . In addition, when the QR code printed in the body of the document is read and analysis processing is performed, the document ID as identification information for identifying the document assigned to the document, and the document of the document It is possible to obtain in-document information indicating that the page is included therein.

  In the next step 412, the analysis result in step 410 is associated with the corresponding page and stored in the RAM 112d.

  In the next step 414, the stopper driving unit 102 is instructed to open the stopper gate 56. Thereby, the stopper gate 56 is opened.

  In the next step 416, the roll driving unit 104 is instructed to start driving. As a result, one page of the document drawn in step 404 is conveyed by the rotation of the feed roll 58 and stored in the tray of the temporary storage tray unit 78. At this time, the CPU 112c continuously monitors a signal (ON / OFF state) from the insert sensor 52, and immediately after the insert sensor 52 is turned OFF (the rear end of the page exceeds the stopper gate 56). The stopper drive unit 102 is instructed to return the stopper gate 56 to the original protruding state. In response to this instruction, the stopper driving unit 102 returns the stopper gate 56 to the original protruding state.

  In the next step 418, it is determined whether or not the next page of the document remains in the document tray unit 50. Specifically, if the signal from the set sensor 66 is on, it is determined that the next page of the document remains, and if it is off, it is determined that the next page of the document does not remain. To do.

  If it is determined in step 418 that the next page of the document remains, the process returns to step 404 and the above-described processing is performed on the next page.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 418 that the next page of the document does not remain, the process proceeds to the next step 420.

  In step 420, based on the stored contents stored in the RAM 112d, it is determined whether or not a cover is included in the document placed (set) on the document tray unit 50. Specifically, in step 420, for example, it is determined whether or not the total page number information indicating the total number of pages of the document is stored in the RAM 112d. If it is determined that it is included, and it is determined that it is not stored, it is determined that the cover is not included.

  If it is determined in step 420 that no cover is included, the process proceeds to step 442, which will be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 420 that the cover is included, the process proceeds to the next step 422.

  In step 422, based on the stored contents stored in the RAM 112d, it is determined whether or not all the pages constituting the document are included in the document placed (set) on the document tray unit 50.

  Specifically, in step 422, for example, the document IDs for each page stored in the RAM 112d are all the same (that is, the document ID stored corresponding to the cover and the document ID stored corresponding to each page of the body). Each document ID is the same) and the number of pages in the document corresponding to the total page number information stored in the RAM 112d (specified by the document ID stored in the RAM 112d as described in detail above). By determining whether or not information indicating that the page is included in the document is stored in the RAM 112d, all pages of the document are included in the document placed (set) on the document tray unit 50. It is determined whether or not it was included. When it is determined that the document IDs are all the same and the in-document information having the number of pages corresponding to the total page number information is stored in the RAM 112d, it is determined that all the pages of the document are included, When it is determined that the document IDs are not all the same, or the document information having the number of pages corresponding to the total page number information is not stored in the RAM 112d, it is determined that all pages of the document are not included. .

  FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B are diagrams schematically showing analysis results (stored contents stored in the RAM 112d) for each page stored in the RAM 112d. In FIG. 11A, the document ID information for each page is the same, and information in the document corresponding to the total page number information (10 in the example of FIG. 11A) is stored in the RAM 112d. It is expressed that. In FIG. 11B, all document IDs for each page are the same, and the number is smaller than the number of pages corresponding to the total page number information (10 in the example of FIG. 11B) (FIG. 11B). In the example of B), it is shown that the in-document information of 9) is stored in the RAM 112d.

  In step 422, when the storage content of the RAM 112d is as shown in FIG. 11A, it is determined that the document placed (set) on the document tray unit 50 includes all the pages of the document. . On the other hand, in step 422, when the storage content of the RAM 112d is as shown in FIG. 11B, the document placed (set) on the document tray unit 50 includes all pages of this document. Judge that there is no.

  If it is determined in step 422 that all pages are not included, the process proceeds to step 442 to be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 422 that all pages are included, the process proceeds to the next step 424.

  In step 424, the document management apparatus 14 is inquired as to whether or not the document identified by the document ID stored in the RAM 112d is permitted to be discarded. For the document discard permission inquiry, a discard permission inquiry message is created by designating the document ID (that is, the document ID stored in the RAM 112d) included in the QR code read by the barcode scanner 54, and this inquiry message is sent to the network interface. This is performed by transmitting from 114 to the document management apparatus 14 via the network 18. In other words, the document discard permission inquiry is an inquiry as to whether or not the document specified by the document ID specified in this inquiry may be discarded.

  Upon receiving the inquiry message, the document management apparatus 14 searches whether or not the document ID specified by the inquiry message is registered in the document management table 300. If the corresponding document ID 302 exists, the document management apparatus 14 corresponds to the document ID 302. The registered document storage period 306 is confirmed. If the date when the document disposal permission inquiry is received from the document disposal device 16 (the date of inquiry) has passed the document storage period 306, a reply message to the effect that the document disposal device 16 is authorized to discard the document is displayed. Send back. In addition, if the date when the document disposal permission inquiry is received from the document disposal device 16 does not exceed the document storage period 306, the document disposal device 16 is not granted the document disposal permission (the document disposal is prohibited). ) Reply message.

  In the next step 426, it is determined whether or not an answer message from the document management apparatus 14 has been received.

  In step 426, it is repeatedly determined whether an answer message has been received until it is determined that it has been received.

  If it is determined in step 426 that the message has been received, in the next step 428, the content of the response message gives permission to discard the document in response to an inquiry from the own device (document discarding device 16). It is determined whether or not.

  If it is determined in step 428 that the document disposal permission is given, the execution of the document storage processing routine is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step 428 that the document disposal permission is not given (that is, the document disposal is prohibited), in the next step 442, the disposal permission permission prepared in advance is not performed. The operation panel 100 is controlled to display the guidance. As an example of the disposal non-permission guidance, “cannot be discarded. The document is discharged to the discharge tray” can be considered.

  In the next step 438, in order to discharge the document stored in the temporary storage tray unit 78 to the discharge tray unit 84, the branch gate drive unit 106 is instructed to switch the gate, and the branch gate 80 is switched. In order to store a newly transported document in another tray in which the count sensor 81 is not turned on, out of a plurality of trays, in preparation for a case where a document to be stored newly is transported by the feed roll 58. Each tray is moved so that the positions of the other tray and the tray in which the document is stored are exchanged.

  In the next step 440, a driving instruction is output to the drawing driving unit 101 and the roll driving unit 104 to start the rotation of the drawing roll 79 (document drawing) and the rotation of the discharge roll 82. Thereby, each page of the document drawn by the drawing roll 79 is sent to the downstream side of the document conveyance path. At this time, since the branch gate 80 guides the page direction of the document in the fourth direction described above, each page is sent from the pull-in roll 79 to the discharge roll 82 and discharged according to the rotation of the discharge roll 82. It is discharged to the tray part 84. At that time, the CPU 112c continuously monitors a signal (on / off state) from the count sensor 83, counts the number of pages discharged from the temporary storage tray section 78, and discharges the document corresponding to the number of documents not permitted to be discarded. Like that. Then, the execution of this document storage processing routine is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 408 that the reading was not successful (that is, failed), in the next step 430, the operation panel 100 is controlled so as to display a prepared reading impossible guidance. . An example of the unreadable guidance is “A code reading error has occurred, so this document will be discharged without being discarded.”

  In the next step 432, the stopper driving unit 102 is instructed to open the stopper gate 56 to open the stopper gate 56.

  In the next step 434, in order to discharge the document on the document tray unit 50 to the discharge tray unit 76, the branch gate driving unit 106 is instructed to switch the gate, and the branch gate 72 is switched.

  In the next step 436, driving instructions are output to the pulling drive unit 101 and the roll driving unit 104 to start the rotation of the pulling roll 68 (drawing of each page of the document), and the feed roll 58 and the discharge roll 74. Start rotating. Thus, each page of the document drawn by the drawing roll 68 is sent to the downstream side of the document conveyance path. At this time, since the branch gate 72 guides the advancing direction of the page of the document in the second direction described above, each page is sent from the pulling roll 68 to the feed roll 58 and from the feed roll 58 to the discharge roll 82. At the same time, the paper is discharged to the discharge tray section 76 according to the rotation of the discharge roll 74. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 438.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a document disposal processing routine executed by the CPU 112c of the document disposal control unit 112 of the document disposal apparatus 16. In this embodiment, this document discard processing routine is an interrupt processing routine, and the CPU 112c continuously monitors the signal (on / off state) from the count sensor 81 described above, When the signal is turned on, the document discard processing routine is executed. When the signal from the count sensor 81 is turned on, it can be determined that the number of document pages stored in the tray of the temporary storage tray unit 78 exceeds a predetermined value. . In the present embodiment, the predetermined value is the number of pages that can be discarded by the shredder unit 64 at once.

  First, in step 500, by outputting a driving start instruction to the temporary storage tray driving unit 110, a document to be stored in the plurality of trays is prepared in case a document to be newly stored is conveyed by the feed roll 58. In order to store newly conveyed documents in empty trays that are not stored, each tray is moved so that the positions of the empty tray and the tray in which the documents are stored are exchanged.

  In the next step 502, by instructing the drawing drive unit 101 and the roll drive unit 104 to start driving, the drawing roll 79 starts the drawing operation of each page of the document to the feed roll 60 side, and the feed roll. 60 is rotated. Then, in the next step 504, the shredder driving unit 108 is instructed to start driving, thereby starting the driving of the shredder unit 64. Through the processing in steps 502 to 504, the pages of the document stored in the temporary storage tray unit 78 are sequentially drawn from the top, conveyed by the feed roll 60, and shredded by the shredder unit 64.

  In the next step 506, when it is detected based on a signal from the path sensor 62 that the rear end of the page has passed the sensing position of the path sensor 62 and thereby the path sensor 62 has been switched from the on state to the off state, the path sensor 62 The document discard permission was received a predetermined time after the time when the page was turned off (specifically, after the time required for the rear end of the page to be taken into the shredder portion 64 and the entire page is shredded). The document ID of the document is specified, and a discard completion notification indicating that the document has been discarded is transmitted to the document management apparatus 14 as a message. As a result, the document management apparatus 14 that has received the discard completion notification message from the document discard apparatus 16 has received the message in the column of document discard date / time 308 as the discard history information corresponding to the document ID 302 specified in the message. Register the date and time.

  As described above, the document discarding device 16 according to the present embodiment has a document ID as identification information for identifying a document, and a total number indicating the total number of pages of the document specified by the document ID. The page number information is attached to a specific page (in this embodiment, the cover page) of the document, and the document information indicating that the page is included in the document is attached to the document from the document attached to each page. It includes a barcode scanner 54 as a reading means for reading the recorded information and a shredder section 64 as a discarding means for discarding the document. Further, in the present embodiment, based on the data read by the barcode scanner 54, the document with the document ID is a discardable document, and the in-document information having the number of pages corresponding to the total page number information is stored in the RAM 112d. Step 504 so that the discardable document is discarded only when the bar code scanner 54 reads information in the document corresponding to the total number of pages in Step 406. The shredder part 64 is controlled by this.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the operation panel 100 is controlled to display the disposal disapproval guidance in step 442 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a cover is included in step 420. If it is determined that there is not, the process proceeds to step 442 to notify the user of the missing page (in this case, the cover page) in the document. For example, as shown in FIG. The operation panel 100 may be controlled so as to display “The cover is removed”.

  Further, the information in the document further includes information indicating its own page (for example, “1” for the cover page and “3” for the third page), and all pages are included in step 422. If it is determined that there is not, the process proceeds to step 442, where the missing page in the document is identified from the stored contents of the RAM 112d, and the missing page (for example, the third page) in the identified document is notified to the user. Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 13B, the operation panel 100 may be further controlled to display “The third page in the document is missing”.

  When it is determined in step 420 that the cover is not included, the process proceeds to step 442. When it is determined in step 422 that all pages are not included, the process proceeds to step 442. As shown in Fig. 14, “All the pages of the document are not complete, so we don't dispose of all the pages of the document to prevent it from being misidentified. The document is discharged to the output tray. The operation panel 100 may be controlled to display "".

It is a figure which shows the structure of the document management system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the document production | generation apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the document management apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the mechanism of the document disposal apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is the figure which looked at the document tray part concerning this Embodiment from the upper part. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the document disposal apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating that the document of the page to which QR code was added in this Embodiment is produced | generated. It is a figure which shows an example of the document management table in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the document storage process routine which CPU of the document disposal control part of the document disposal apparatus in this Embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the document storage process routine which CPU of the document disposal control part of the document disposal apparatus in this Embodiment performs. It is the figure which represented typically the analysis result (stored storage content) for every page memorize | stored in RAM of the document disposal control part of the document disposal apparatus in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the document disposal process routine which CPU of the document disposal control part of the document disposal apparatus in this Embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows the display content of the other example displayed on the operation panel in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display content of the other example displayed on the operation panel in this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Document management system 16 Document disposal apparatus 50 Document tray part 52 Insert sensor 54 Bar code scanner 56 Stopper gate 58, 60 Feed roll 62 Pass sensor 64 Shredder part 66 Set sensor 68, 79 Pull-in roll 72, 80 Branch gate 74, 82 Discharge roll 76, 84 Discharge tray unit 78 Temporary storage tray unit 81, 83 Count sensor 100 Operation panel 102 Stopper drive unit 104 Roll drive unit 106 Branch gate drive unit 108 Shredder drive unit 110 Temporary storage tray drive unit 112 Document disposal control unit 112c CPU
112d RAM

Claims (3)

A document having identification information for identifying the document and total page number information indicating the total number of pages of the document attached to a specific page of the document and indicating that the page is included in the document Reading means for reading identification information, total page number information, and information in the document from the document in which the medium information is attached to each page;
A disposal means for discarding the document;
A document that is provided in a conveyance path from the reading unit to the discarding unit and in which the identification information, the total page number information, and the information in the document are read by the reading unit is stored before the discarding unit discards the document. A temporary storage tray,
For each document stored in the temporary storage tray, the same number of information in the document as the number of pages corresponding to the total page number information is read, and identification information relating to the document stored in the temporary storage tray, and each document Documents stored in the temporary storage tray only when it is permitted to discard the documents stored in the temporary storage tray based on the determination based on the document management table in which the identification information and the storage period are associated with each other Control means for controlling the discarding means so as to be discarded;
Document disposal device including.   2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control so that the document is not discarded when the discard is not permitted and when the information in the document having the number of pages corresponding to the total page number information is not read. Document disposal device described. The computer is provided with identification information for identifying the document, and total page number information indicating the total number of pages of the document is attached to a specific page of the document and indicates that the page is included in the document. The document information having the same number of pages as the number of pages corresponding to the identification information, the total page number information, and the total page number information is read by the reading unit of the document discarding device from the document with the document information attached to each page. And only when it is permitted to discard the document related to the read identification information based on the determination based on the read identification information and the document management table in which the identification information and the storage period of each document are associated with each other. , the identification information, wherein after the total page count information and the document in the information is read, the document leading to discarding means for discarding the document in the document destruction and discarding apparatus from said reading means As documents stored to the temporary storage tray is provided in the transport path of the disposal apparatus is discarded, a program to function as a control means for controlling the disposal means.

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