JP5141616B2 - Affixing state management device and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an application state management device and a program.

  A technique is known in which a printout surface is manually edited to change an electronically stored document (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the technique of Patent Document 1, first, an electronically stored document is printed on a surface provided with a position coding pattern. Next, the printout surface is manually edited with a digital pen provided with position-coding pattern reading means and a pen point for marking the surface. The marking is then transferred to the computer, interpreted within the computer, and the stored document is modified based on the interpretation.

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  An object of the present invention is to manage these media in association with each other by an operation of attaching an adhesive member to different media.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an identification information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information read from the medium in response to an operation of attaching an adhesive member to the medium on which the medium identification information is printed. When the identification information and the second identification information different from the first identification information are acquired by the identification information acquisition unit, the first medium on which the first identification information is printed, A pasting state management apparatus comprising: a generating unit configured to generate association information indicating that the second medium on which the second identification information is printed is associated by an operation of pasting the pasting member. It is.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information read from the medium in response to an operation of attaching the sticking member to the medium on which the position information on the medium is further printed. The generating means further includes first position information read from the first medium and second read from the second medium among the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means. The sticking state management device according to claim 1, wherein the association information further indicating a positional relationship between the first medium and the second medium is generated based on the position information.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the generation means determines whether the first identification information has been read from an area defined as an end of the first medium, or the second identification information is the 3. The association information further indicating the order of overlap between the first medium and the second medium is generated based on whether or not the reading is performed from an area defined as an end of the second medium. It is the sticking state management apparatus of description.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided control means for controlling the images representing the first medium and the second medium to be displayed based on the association information. It is the sticking state management apparatus in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the generating unit generates the association information further indicating a date and time when an operation of attaching the sticking member to the first medium and the second medium is performed, When the control unit determines that the operation performed on the date and time indicated by the association information should be reproduced based on the designated date and time or the range of date and time, the image is displayed based on the association information. The sticking state management device according to claim 4, wherein the pasting state management device is controlled as described above.
The invention according to claim 6, wherein the generation unit generates the association information further indicating a work unit in which an operation of attaching the sticking member to the first medium and the second medium is performed, When the control means determines that the operation performed in the work unit indicated by the association information should be reproduced based on the designated work unit, the image is displayed based on the association information. The sticking state management device according to claim 4, wherein the sticking state management device is controlled.
The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the control means performs control so that the image reflecting at least one of the attributes of the first medium and the second medium is displayed. The sticking state management device according to any one of claims 4 to 6.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information read from the medium in response to an operation of attaching an adhesive member to the medium on which the position information on the medium is printed; And the second position information that interrupts the regularity of the position information up to the first position information is acquired by the position information acquisition means, the first position information is printed. And generating means for generating association information indicating that the first medium and the second medium on which the second position information is printed are associated by an operation of pasting the pasting member. It is the sticking state management apparatus characterized by these.
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a function of acquiring, in a computer, the identification information read from the medium in response to an operation of attaching an adhesive member to the medium on which the medium identification information is printed. When the identification information and the second identification information different from the first identification information are acquired, the first medium on which the first identification information is printed, and the second identification information It is a program for realizing a function of generating association information indicating that a printed second medium is associated with an operation of pasting the pasting member.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, these media can be managed in association with each other by an operation of attaching the pasting member to different media.
According to invention of Claim 2, when these media are linked | related by operation which affixes a sticking member on a mutually different medium, the positional relationship of these media is also manageable.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when these media are associated with each other by an operation of attaching the pasting member to different media, the overlapping order of these media can also be managed.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reproduce, as a display image, an association between these media by an operation of pasting a pasting member on different media.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reproduce, as a display image, the association of these media by the operation performed at a specific date and time among the operations of attaching the pasting member to different media.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reproduce, as a display image, an association between these media by an operation performed in a specific work unit among operations for pasting a sticking member to different media.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reproduce, as a display image, the association of these media by the operation of pasting the pasting members on different media together with the attributes of the media.
According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, these media can be managed in association with each other by an operation of attaching the pasting member to different media.
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, these media can be managed in association with each other by the operation of pasting the pasting member on different media.

It is the figure which showed the system configuration | structure with which embodiment of this invention is applied. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary of the reproduction process of the sticking state in embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the function structure of the document server in embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the function structure of the identification information server in embodiment of this invention. It is the sequence diagram which showed the operation | movement at the time of the printing document output in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of the code | symbol image produced | generated by embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of the medium management information memorize | stored in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the mechanism of the tape apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the function structure of the control circuit of the tape apparatus in embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation when a print document is pasted according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which showed the example of the correlation information memorize | stored in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the calculation method of the coordinate in the correlation information memorize | stored in embodiment of this invention, and an inclination angle. It is the sequence diagram which showed the operation | movement at the time of the display of the electronic document in embodiment of this invention. It is a hardware block diagram of the computer which can implement | achieve embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, the overall configuration of the computer system in the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a computer system according to the present embodiment.
As shown in the figure, this computer system is configured by connecting a terminal device 10, a document server 20, an identification information server 30, an image forming device 40, and a terminal device 50 to a network 80. A tape device 60 is connected to the terminal device 50 via a communication device 70.

The terminal device 10 is a computer device that requests the document server 20 to print an electronic document. Here, for example, a personal computer, a workstation, or another computer may be used as the terminal device 10.
The document server 20 is a computer device that stores and manages electronic documents. Also, when there is a print request for an electronic document from the terminal device 10, an image of the electronic document and a code image representing identification information and position information are generated, and a print command for printing a composite image obtained by synthesizing the image on a medium is generated. Output to the forming apparatus 40. In this case, the identification information is information for uniquely specifying the medium, and the position information is information for specifying the coordinate position on the medium. Here, as the document server 20, for example, a personal computer, a workstation, or another computer may be used.

The identification information server 30 is a computer device that issues identification information to be given to a medium. The issued identification information is stored in association with the electronic document printed on the medium to which the identification information is assigned. Here, as the identification information server 30, for example, a personal computer, a workstation, or another computer may be used.
The image forming apparatus 40 is an apparatus that prints an image on a medium and outputs it as a print document. The image forming apparatus 40 may be a single printer or printing machine, or may be a so-called multifunction machine having a scanner or a communication function. Here, as an image forming method in the image forming apparatus 40, for example, an electrophotographic method may be used, but other methods may be used. In the following description, the identification information to be given to the medium is described as being issued by the identification information server 30, but the identification information may be issued by any apparatus as long as it can be issued without duplication in the system. It may be issued by the device 40. In this case, for example, a combination of the machine number of the image forming apparatus 40 and the print count value in the image forming apparatus 40 may be used as the identification information.

  The terminal device 50 reflects information obtained by digitizing writing with a digital pen (not shown) on the print document (hereinafter referred to as “handwriting information”) in the electronic document that is the basis of the image recorded in the print document. To the identification information server 30. Further, the electronic document to be reflected in the handwriting information may be displayed on a display (not shown), and the handwriting information may be displayed on the display. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when another print document is pasted on a certain print document with the tape device 60, information obtained by digitizing the pasting state of these print documents (hereinafter referred to as “paste information”) is identified information. Send to server 30. In that case, an electronic document serving as a base for pasting may be displayed on a display (not shown), and the electronic document pasted thereon may be displayed in an overlapping manner. Here, as the terminal device 50, for example, a personal computer, a workstation, or another computer may be used.

The tape device 60 is a device used for attaching a tape as an example of an attaching member on a printed document. An image sensor that reads a code image printed on the medium is provided. Then, identification information and position information are detected from the code image read by the image sensor, and paste information indicating which medium is pasted at which position of which medium is generated and stored based on the identification information and position information. To do. In this embodiment, a tape is used as an example of the sticking member. However, the present invention is not limited to the tape, and any member may be used as long as it can stick the media side by side.
The communication device 70 is a device that acquires pasting information from the tape device 60 and transmits it to the terminal device 50. For example, a table on which the tape device 60 is placed may be provided, and when the tape device 60 is placed on this table, the pasting information stored in the tape device 60 may be transmitted to the terminal device 50. Here, as a method of communication with the terminal device 50, various methods such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), Bluetooth (registered trademark), and an infrared communication function are conceivable. Further, in the figure, the communication device 70 is shown as a separate body from the tape device 60, but it is not always necessary to be a separate body and may be configured integrally.

In this specification, electronic data that is the basis of an image to be recorded on a medium is referred to as “electronic document”. However, this does not mean only data obtained by digitizing a “document” including text. For example, "electronic document" including image data such as pictures, photos, figures (regardless of raster data or vector data), data recorded by database management software or spreadsheet software, and other printable electronic data It is said.
In the present specification, the “medium” may be any material as long as it can print an image. A typical example is paper, but an OHP sheet or a metal plate may be used.
Further, in this specification, the electronic document, the medium, and the tape device 60 are processed using identification information for uniquely identifying each of them. It shall mean the identification information.

Incidentally, a plurality of print documents output by such a computer system may be pasted together by the tape device 60 as described above. For example, it is a case where imitation paper with a code image is prepared as a base sheet, a paper document with a code image is pasted thereon, and work such as idea creation is performed.
In such a case, in this embodiment, the positional relationship of a plurality of paper documents pasted on the base sheet is grasped, and the layout of the paper document in the operation combining the plurality of paper documents is reproduced as electronic information.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic operation of the present embodiment.
First, as shown in (a), a base sheet and a paper document A are prepared.
Next, as shown in (b), the tape device 60 affixes the tape across these.
Thereafter, for example, when a base sheet is called by a PC (Personal Computer), an object representing the base sheet is displayed as shown in (c), and the object representing the paper document A is pasted on the paper document A. Is displayed. Note that these objects are separate objects. For example, the object of the paper document A can be moved independently of the object of the base sheet.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment that performs such a schematic operation will be specifically described.
In the present embodiment, when the document server 20 manages an electronic document and the display of the electronic document is instructed, the identification information server 30 generates display information for displaying the electronic document.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the document server 20 and the identification information server 30 operate mainly, and the configuration of these servers will be described in detail.
First, the configuration of the document server 20 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the document server 20.
As illustrated, the document server 20 includes a reception unit 21, an identification information acquisition unit 22, a handwriting management unit 23, and a handwriting management information storage unit 24. In addition, an identification code generation unit 25a, a position code generation unit 25b, a code arrangement unit 25c, a pattern image storage unit 25d, and a code image generation unit 25e are provided. Furthermore, a document image generation unit 26, an image composition unit 27, and a transmission unit 29 are provided.

The receiving unit 21 receives a print request from the terminal device 10. Here, the print request includes identification information of an electronic document to be printed (hereinafter referred to as “document ID”) and various settings relating to printing (hereinafter referred to as “print setting”). In addition, when writing is performed on the print document, the receiving unit 21 digitizes the document ID and page number of the electronic document that is the origin of the print document and the content of the writing on the print document from the identification information server 30. Handwriting information is received.
The identification information acquisition unit 22 acquires the document ID and print settings from the reception unit 21, passes them to the transmission unit 29 to instruct transmission of an identification information issuance request, passes this to the document image generation unit 26, and sends the document Instructs generation of an image. Also, identification information is acquired from the receiving unit 21, and this is passed to the identification code generation unit 25a to instruct generation of the identification code.

The handwriting management unit 23 acquires the document ID, page number, and handwriting information received by the receiving unit 21 and registers them in the handwriting management information storage unit 24. When an instruction to display an electronic document is given, handwriting information corresponding to the designated document ID and page number is extracted from the handwriting management information storage unit 24.
The handwriting management information storage unit 24 stores handwriting management information managed by the handwriting management unit 23.

The identification code generation unit 25a encodes identification information for specifying the medium to generate an identification code.
The position code generation unit 25b generates position codes by encoding position information indicating coordinate positions on the medium.
The code arrangement unit 25c arranges the identification code generated by the identification code generation unit 25a, the position code generated by the position code generation unit 25b, and the like on a two-dimensional plane according to a predetermined layout. Is generated.
The pattern image storage unit 25d stores a pattern image corresponding to the code value of each code stored in the code array.
The code image generation unit 25e refers to the two-dimensional code array generated by the code arrangement unit 25c, selects a pattern image corresponding to each code value, and generates a code image.

The document image generation unit 26 acquires a document ID and print settings from the identification information acquisition unit 22, reads an electronic document specified by the document ID from a storage unit (not shown), and generates a document image of the electronic document according to the print settings. To do.
The image composition unit 27 synthesizes the code image generated by the code image generation unit 25e and the document image generated by the document image generation unit 26 to generate a composite image.
The transmission unit 29 transmits an identification information issuance request to the identification information server 30. Also, an image print command for the medium is transmitted to the image forming apparatus 40. Further, when the display of the electronic document is instructed, the electronic document and handwriting information are transmitted to the identification information server 30.

Next, the configuration of the identification information server 30 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the identification information server 30.
As shown in the figure, the identification information server 30 includes a receiving unit 31, a medium management unit 32, a medium management information storage unit 33, a display information generation unit 34, an association information storage unit 35, and a transmission unit 39. .

  The receiving unit 31 receives an identification information issue request from the document server 20. The receiving unit 31 receives the identification information and handwriting information from the terminal device 50 when writing is performed on the print document, and the identification information, association information, date and time when the print document is pasted. Information is received from the terminal device 50. Further, when the display of the electronic document is instructed, the terminal device 50 receives identification information and date / time information for specifying the electronic document to be displayed, and receives the electronic document and handwriting information from the document server 20. Receive.

  When there is a request for issuing identification information, the medium management unit 32 issues the identification information without duplication, and stores the document ID and print settings specified at that time in association with the identification information. When the print document is pasted, the association information is stored in the association information storage unit 35. Further, when the display of the electronic document is instructed, the specified date / time information in the identification information (hereinafter referred to as “related identification information”) of the print document associated with the print document of the specified identification information is displayed. A corresponding one is acquired, and a document ID and a print setting corresponding to the specified identification information and related identification information are acquired.

The medium management information storage unit 33 displays the identification information, the document ID of the electronic document printed on the medium to which the identification information is assigned, and the print settings when the electronic document is printed on the medium to which the identification information is assigned. It is a database to memorize.
The display information generation unit 34 generates display information for displaying the electronic document based on the information acquired from the document server 20 when the display of the electronic document is instructed. As this display information, for example, data serving as a source for generating an image to be displayed on the terminal device 50 is generated. In the present embodiment, a display information generation unit 34 is provided as an example of a control unit that controls to display an image.

  The association information storage unit 35 is associated with identification information, related identification information, positional relationship information indicating a positional relationship between the print document specified by the identification information and the print document specified by the related identification information. It is a database that stores date and time information indicating date and time.

  The transmission unit 39 transmits identification information issued in response to a request from the document server 20 to the document server 20. In addition, when writing is performed on the print document, the document ID and page number (included in the print settings) corresponding to the identification information, and handwriting information are transmitted to the document server 20. Further, when the display of the electronic document is instructed, the document ID and the page number (included in the print settings) are transmitted to the document server 20, and the display information is transmitted to the terminal device 50.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
The operation in this embodiment is roughly divided into output of a print document, pasting of a print document, and display of an electronic document. These will be described separately below.

A. Output of Print Document FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing operations of the document server 20 and the identification information server 30 at this time.
In the document server 20, the receiving unit 21 first receives a print request for an electronic document from the terminal device 10 (step 211). Among these, a print request for an electronic document includes a document ID and print settings. Here, as the document ID, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) may be used, but other information may be used as long as the electronic document can be uniquely identified. The print setting includes settings such as a page, the number of copies, a paper size, an enlargement / reduction ratio, a function for outputting a plurality of pages in a single medium, and a margin.
When receiving the information, the receiving unit 21 passes the information to the identification information acquiring unit 22. Then, the identification information acquisition unit 22 passes the document ID and print settings of the received information to the transmission unit 29, and the transmission unit 29 transmits the information to the identification information server 30, thereby identifying the information. Information issuance is requested (step 212).

Thereby, in the identification information server 30, the receiving unit 31 receives the document ID and the print setting (step 311). Then, the document ID and the print setting are transferred to the medium management unit 32, and the medium management unit 32 extracts unused identification information from the medium management information storage unit 33 (step 312). Here, the number of pieces of identification information to be extracted is determined according to print settings. In other words, basically, the number of pieces of identification information obtained by multiplying the number of pages to be printed by the number of copies is extracted. However, if the setting information includes designation of a function for outputting a plurality of pages on a single medium, this is also taken into consideration. For example, when 10 pages of an electronic document are collectively printed on a single medium by two pages, 25 (= 10 ÷ 2 × 5) pieces of identification information are extracted.
Next, the medium management unit 32 stores the identification information, the document ID, and the print setting in association with each other in the medium management information storage unit 33 (step 313). Then, the identification information issued in step 312 is transferred to the transmission unit 39, and the transmission unit 39 transmits the identification information to the document server 20 (step 314).

As a result, in the document server 20, the receiving unit 21 receives the identification information (step 213). Then, the reception unit 21 passes the received identification information to the identification information acquisition unit 22.
Then, the document server 20 generates a code image representing the identification information and the position information (Step 214). The generation of the code image is specifically performed by the following process.
That is, first, the identification information acquisition unit 22 passes the identification information acquired in step 213 to the identification code generation unit 25a, and the identification code generation unit 25a generates an identification code by encoding the identification information. Details of the encoding of the identification information will be described later.
Further, the position code generation unit 25b receives the print setting from the reception unit 21, and generates a position code by encoding position information in a range corresponding to the print setting. Details of the encoding of the position information will be described later.
Thereafter, the code arrangement unit 25c arranges the identification code and the position code according to a predetermined layout, and the code image generation unit 25e converts the image into an image using the pattern image stored in the pattern image storage unit 25d. A code image is generated by.

In the document server 20, the document image generation unit 26 generates a document image of the electronic document (step 215). At that time, the document image generation unit 26 receives the document ID acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 22 in step 211, and reads the target electronic document from a storage unit (not shown) based on the document ID. In addition, the print setting acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 22 in step 211 is received, and a document image is generated based on the print setting.
Then, the image composition unit 27 synthesizes the code image generated in step 214 and the document image generated in step 215 to generate a composite image (step 216).
Thereafter, the composite image is transferred to the transmission unit 29, and the transmission unit 29 transmits a print command for the composite image to the image forming apparatus 40 (step 217). Here, the composite image print command is transmitted, for example, in a PDL format in which the content to be printed as a code image is set as a PDL command to a PDL (Page Description Language) file including a sequence of document image print commands. .

Accordingly, the image forming apparatus 40 prints the document image on a medium using, for example, C (cyan), M (magenta), and Y (yellow) toner. The code image is printed on a medium using, for example, K (black containing carbon) toner or special toner.
Here, as the special toner, an invisible toner having a maximum absorption rate of 7% or less in the visible light region (400 nm to 700 nm) and an absorption rate of 30% or more in the near infrared region (800 nm to 1000 nm) is exemplified. . Here, “visible” and “invisible” are not related to whether they can be recognized visually. “Visible” and “invisible” are distinguished depending on whether or not an image in a printed document can be recognized by the presence or absence of color development due to absorption of a specific wavelength in the visible light region. Also, “invisible” includes those that have some color developability due to absorption of a specific wavelength in the visible light region but are difficult to be recognized by human eyes.

  Here, the code image is combined with the image of the electronic document and printed. However, the code image may be printed on a white paper (notebook, tag, etc.). In that case, the document ID is not included in the print request received in step 211, the identification information is not associated with the document ID and the print setting in step 313, and the generation of the document image in step 215 is not executed. What should I do?

Next, the code image generated in the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image or the like constituting the code image.
First, unit patterns constituting a code image will be described.
FIG. 6A shows an example of a unit pattern.
The unit pattern is the minimum unit for embedding information. In the figure, the black area and the shaded area are areas where dots can be arranged, and the white area between them is an area where dots cannot be arranged. In addition, among the areas where dots can be arranged, dots are arranged in black areas, and dots are not arranged in hatched areas. That is, the figure shows an example in which a unit pattern is configured by arranging dots at two locations selected from nine locations where dots can be arranged. Here, since there are 36 (= ₉ C ₂ ) combinations for selecting two locations out of nine locations, there are 36 types of unit patterns. Of these, four types of unit patterns are used as synchronization patterns. The synchronization pattern is a pattern for detecting the rotation of the image and specifying the relative positions of the identification code and the position code. In particular, since it is necessary to detect the rotation of the image, the four types of synchronization patterns are selected such that when one of the synchronization patterns is rotated 90 degrees, another synchronization pattern is obtained. Further, the 32 types of unit patterns other than the 4 types of unit patterns are used as information patterns expressing the identification code and the position code, and 5-bit information is expressed.

  By the way, the dots shown in FIG. 6A are only for information representation, and do not necessarily match the dots that mean the minimum points that constitute the image. In the present embodiment, the dots for information expression (the minimum square in FIG. 6A) have a size of 2 dots × 2 dots at 600 dpi. Since the size of one dot at 600 dpi is 0.0423 mm, one side of a dot for information expression (the minimum square in FIG. 6A) is 84.6 μm (= 0.0423 mm × 2). The smaller the dots for information expression, the more likely it is to be noticeable. However, if it is too small, printing with a printer becomes impossible. Therefore, the above values larger than 50 μm and smaller than 100 μm are employed as the size of dots for information expression. However, the above value 84.6 μm is a numerical value to the last, and is about 100 μm in the actually printed toner image. It should be noted that the term “dot” in this specification refers to a dot for information expression, not a dot that means the minimum point constituting an image, unless otherwise specified.

Next, a code block composed of such unit patterns will be described.
FIG. 6B shows an example of the layout of the code block. Here, not the image but the code arrangement immediately before being replaced by the pattern image is shown. That is, a unit pattern (any one of 36 unit patterns) as shown in FIG. 6A is arranged in the smallest square (hereinafter referred to as “unit block”) in FIG. Will be formed.
In the layout of FIG. 6B, the synchronization code is arranged in one unit block at the upper left of the code block. Further, the X position code is arranged in the four unit blocks on the right side of the unit block in which the synchronization code is arranged, and the Y position code is arranged in the four unit blocks on the lower side of the unit block in which the synchronization code is arranged. . Furthermore, identification codes are arranged in 16 (= 4 × 4) unit blocks surrounded by unit blocks in which these position codes are arranged.

Here, encoding of identification information will be described.
When encoding identification information, the bit string which comprises identification information is divided | segmented into a some block in order to perform RS encoding. Although there are several methods for encoding, RS encoding is suitable in this embodiment. This is because the RS code is a multi-value coding method, and in this case, the value represented by the unit block corresponds to the multi-value of the RS code. For example, when 5-bit information is expressed by one unit block, the 60-bit identification information is divided into 12 blocks having a block length of 5 bits. If an RS code capable of correcting two blocks of errors is adopted, the code length is 16 blocks, which can be accommodated in the unit block in which the identification code in the code block of FIG. 6B is arranged. The encoding method is not limited to the RS code, and other encoding methods such as a BCH code may be used.

Next, encoding of position information will be described.
For encoding the position information, an M-sequence code, which is a kind of pseudo-random sequence, is used. Here, the M sequence refers to a sequence having the longest period among code sequences generated by a shift register having a certain length and feedback. When K is the number of stages in the shift register, the sequence length of the M sequence is 2 ^K −1. Arbitrary consecutive K bits extracted from the M sequence have a property that they do not appear at other positions in the same M sequence. Therefore, the position information is encoded using this property.
By the way, in the present embodiment, a necessary M-sequence order is obtained from the length of position information to be encoded, and an M-sequence is generated. However, if the length of the position information to be encoded is known in advance, it is not necessary to generate the M sequence each time. That is, a fixed M sequence may be generated in advance and stored in a memory or the like.
For example, it is assumed that an M sequence (K = 13) having a sequence length of 8191 is used. In this case, since the position code is also embedded in units of 5 bits, 5 bits are taken out from the M sequence having a sequence length of 8191 and blocked.

  In this specification, the identification information and the position information are clearly distinguished and used for the sake of simplicity. However, there is a technique in which a wide range of position information is prepared, the position information is cut out and embedded from different ranges for each medium, and the medium is identified by the difference in position information. Therefore, in such a method, it is assumed that the position information has a function for identifying the medium, and the position information is also considered as the identification information.

Here, specific contents of the medium management information stored in the medium management information storage unit 33 will be described.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of the medium management information.
As illustrated, the medium management information is stored in association with identification information, a document ID, and print settings.
Among these, the identification information is information for uniquely identifying the medium as described above.
The document ID is information for uniquely identifying the electronic document as already described.
Furthermore, as described above, the print setting is information such as a page, a paper size, and an enlargement / reduction ratio set when the terminal device 10 requests printing of an electronic document.

The figure shows that the first page of the electronic document with the document ID “DocA” is printed at 100% on the A3 size medium with the identification information “000101”.
Also, the second page of the electronic document with the document ID “DocB” is printed at 100% on a B6 size medium with the identification information “000102”, and the first page of the electronic document with the document ID “DocC” is printed with the identification information “ It is also shown that 100% printing was performed on a B6 size medium with “000103” and the second page of the electronic document with document ID “DocD” was printed with 100% on a B6 size medium with identification information “000104”. .

B. In this embodiment, paste information of a print document is transmitted from the tape device 60 to the terminal device 50 via the communication device 70 and registered in the document server 20.
First, the mechanism of the tape device 60 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the tape device 60.
As illustrated, the tape device 60 includes a control circuit 61 that controls the overall operation. The control circuit 61 includes an image processing unit 61a that processes the read code image, and a data processing unit 61b that extracts identification information and position information from the processing result.
The control circuit 61 also reduces the amount of ambient light by bringing the tape device 60 closer to the printed document, and moves the tape device 60 away from the printed document after the tape 71 is unwound and the cutter unit 72 cuts the tape 71. An optical sensor 62 is connected to detect an increase in the amount of ambient light due to. Further, an infrared LED 63 that irradiates the medium with infrared light and an infrared CMOS 64 that reads a code image by detecting reflected light are also connected. The infrared LED 63 and the infrared CMOS 64 operate when the optical sensor 62 detects that the amount of ambient light has become equal to or less than a predetermined reference. Further, the control circuit 61 includes an information memory 65 for storing identification information and position information, a communication circuit 66 for communicating with an external device, a battery 67 for driving the tape device 60, A device ID memory 68 that stores identification information (device ID) is also connected.

Next, the functional configuration realized in the control circuit 61 will be described in more detail.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the control circuit 61. In the figure, a functional configuration example is shown separately for the image processing unit 61 a and the data processing unit 61 b in the control circuit 61.
As illustrated, the image processing unit 61 a includes an image acquisition unit 611 and a dot array generation unit 612. The data processing unit 61b includes a code array generation unit 613, an identification information acquisition unit 614, and a position information acquisition unit 615. In addition, an association information generation unit 617, a date and time information acquisition unit 618, and a communication control unit 619 are further provided.

The image acquisition unit 611 acquires a code image read from the print document by the infrared CMOS 64. Moreover, the noise contained in a code image is removed as needed.
The dot array generation unit 612 generates a dot array with reference to the dot positions in the code image. That is, on a two-dimensional array, for example, “1” is stored at a position where there is a dot and “0” is stored at a position where there is no dot, thereby replacing the dot detected as an image with digital data. Then, this two-dimensional array is output as a dot array.

  The code array generation unit 613 detects a block corresponding to the unit pattern in the code block on the dot array. Specifically, a frame having the same shape and size as the block in which the unit pattern is arranged is moved on the dot array, and the frame is fixed at a position where the number of dots in the frame becomes equal. For example, if the unit pattern shown in FIG. 6A is used, a frame having a size corresponding to 3 dots × 3 dots is moved, and the frame is fixed at a position where the number of dots included in the frame is two. Then, a code array is generated that stores code values determined from dot positions in each block delimited by the frame. When this code array is generated, the position of the synchronization code is specified by searching for a code value of a predetermined synchronization code.

The identification information acquisition unit 614 detects the identification code based on the position of the synchronization code from the code array. Then, the identification code is decoded using the parameters used in the RS encoding process at the time of image generation, and identification information is acquired. In the present embodiment, an identification information acquisition unit 614 is provided as an example of an identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information.
The position information acquisition unit 615 detects the position code based on the position of the synchronization code from the code array. Then, an M-sequence partial sequence is extracted from the position code, the position of this partial sequence in the M-sequence used at the time of image generation is referenced, and a value obtained by correcting this position with an offset using a synchronization code is acquired as position information. The reason why the correction is made by the offset is that a synchronization code is arranged between the position codes. In the present embodiment, a position information acquisition unit 615 is provided as an example of position information acquisition means for acquiring position information.

The association information generation unit 617 generates association information indicating the positional relationship between the two print documents when the other print document is pasted on a certain print document. In the present embodiment, an association information generation unit 617 is provided as an example of a generation unit that generates association information indicating that a medium is associated.
The date / time information acquisition unit 618 acquires date / time information for specifying the date and time when the pasting is performed, for example, from a time measuring unit (not shown) that holds the current time. As an example of the date / time information, in the present embodiment, information in the format of YYYYMMDDDHMM is acquired. For example, if pasting is performed at 10:30 on March 2, 2009, “200909030210” is acquired as date information. In the present embodiment, the date / time information is acquired at the same time every time the position information is acquired.

  The communication control unit 619 passes the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 614, the association information generated by the association information generation unit 617, and the date information acquired by the date information acquisition unit 618 to the communication circuit 66. Information transmission to the communication device 70 is realized.

Next, an operation when the tape device 60 generates association information and registers it in the identification information server 30 will be described.
In the tape device 60, first, the infrared LED 63 irradiates the medium with infrared light, and the infrared CMOS 64 receives the reflected light to read the code image. Then, the image acquisition unit 611 acquires the read code image. If the code image contains noise, it is removed. Next, the dot array generation unit 612 converts the dot positions included in the code image into digital data, and generates a dot array. Then, the code array generation unit 613 detects a block from the dot array, and generates a code array that stores a code value for each block. Then, the position of the synchronization code is specified in the code array. Thereafter, the identification information acquisition unit 614 detects the identification code based on the position of the synchronization code, decodes it, and acquires the identification information. Further, the position information acquisition unit 615 detects a position code based on the position of the synchronization code, decodes this, and acquires position information. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the association information generation unit 617 generates association information for associating a plurality of media attached to each other.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the association information generation unit 617 at this time.
The association information generation unit 617 first receives identification information from the identification information acquisition unit 614 and receives position information from the position information acquisition unit 615 (step 621).
Next, the association information generation unit 617 determines whether the identification information received here is the same as the identification information received immediately before (step 622). By verifying whether or not the identification information read this time is different from the identification information read last time, it can be seen that the medium has been switched between the previous reading and the current reading, so this determination is made.

As a result, if the identification information received in step 621 is the same as the previous identification information, the process proceeds to step 626. If the identification information received in step 621 is different from the previous identification information, the process proceeds to the next determination.
That is, the association information generation unit 617 determines whether or not the position information received in step 621 is the position information of the edge of the medium (step 623). As the end of the medium, a predetermined region at the edge of the medium may be used.
If the position information received in step 621 is the position information of the edge of the medium, it is determined that the tape has been attached from one medium to another medium placed on the medium, and such attachment is performed. In this case, association information is generated (step 624). Specifically, association information including a layer number that is one larger than the layer number of the medium on which the tape is previously attached is generated. The layer number is an example of information indicating the overlapping order.

If the position information received in step 621 is not the position information on the edge of the medium, the position information immediately before is the position information on the edge of the medium. Accordingly, in this case, it is determined that the tape has been attached from a certain medium to another medium placed under the medium, and association information for such attachment is generated (step 625). Specifically, the association information including a layer number that is one smaller than the layer number of the medium to which the tape is previously attached is generated.
Here, it is determined whether or not the position information received in step 621, that is, the position information of the current medium is the position information of the edge of the medium, but the previous position information of the medium is the end of the medium. It may be determined whether or not the position information is a part position information.
Then, the association information generation unit 617 determines whether or not the stroke signal is continuously received (step 626). If the stroke signal is received, the process returns to step 621 to continue the processing. If not, the processing is performed. finish.

  Thereafter, the association information generation unit 617 passes the association information to the communication control unit 619. Then, the communication control unit 619 outputs the identification information acquired from the identification information acquisition unit 614, the association information acquired from the association information generation unit 617, and the date information acquired from the date information acquisition unit 618 to the communication circuit 66. . Thereby, the communication circuit 66 transmits these pieces of information to the identification information server 30, and the identification information server 30 stores the association information (including date and time information) in the association information storage unit 35.

Here, specific contents of the association information stored in the association information storage unit 35 will be described.
FIG. 11A is a diagram illustrating a specific example of association information.
As shown in the figure, the association information associates identification information, association identification information, positional relationship information, and date / time information.
Among these, the identification information is information for uniquely identifying the medium as described above.
Further, as already described, the related identification information is information for uniquely identifying a medium associated with the medium specified by the identification information.

  Further, as described above, the positional relationship information is information indicating the positional relationship between the medium specified by the identification information and the medium specified by the related identification information. In the figure, the positional relationship information is shown in the form of (X coordinate of upper left point of medium, Y coordinate of upper left point of medium, tilt angle of medium, layer number of medium). Here, among the plurality of media associated with each other, the media with the tape attached first is used as the reference media. A coordinate system in which the origin is set at the upper left point of the reference medium, the X axis in the X direction in the code image on the reference medium, and the Y axis in the Y direction in the code image on the reference medium is set as the reference coordinate system. The Y direction in the code image on the medium is defined as a reference direction, and the layer in which the reference medium exists is defined as a reference layer (layer 0). In this state, the coordinates of the upper left point of the medium other than the reference medium are represented by coordinates in the reference coordinate system. Further, the inclination angle of the medium other than the reference medium is represented by a clockwise angle from the reference direction. Furthermore, the layer number of the medium other than the reference medium is represented by a difference from the reference layer (a positive number if it is above the reference layer and a negative number if it is below the reference layer).

In the figure, it is assumed that a medium having identification information “000101” is used as a base sheet, and media having identification information “000102”, “000103”, and “000104” are pasted on this base sheet.
That is, the identification information “000101” is associated with the identification information “000102” medium, the identification information “000103” medium, and the identification information “000104” medium by the related identification information. Yes. The positional relationship information (0, 0, 0, 0) indicates that the medium with the identification information “000101” is the reference medium on which the tape is pasted before the medium associated therewith. . In addition, the medium with the identification information “000102” and the medium with the identification information “000103” are pasted at 10:30 on March 2, 2009 by the date information “2009/03/02 10:30”. In the case of the medium of the identification information “000102” and the medium of the identification information “000104”, the date and time information “2009/03/02 15:30” is pasted at 15:30 on March 2, 2009. Shown in minutes. Note that the pasting history of two times is stored for the medium of the identification information “000102”, which is pasted once at 10:30 on March 2, 2009 and then 15:30 on the same day. It is assumed that it has been pasted again.

  In addition, the medium having the identification information “000101” is associated with the medium having the identification information “000102” by the related identification information. In one of these associations, according to the positional relationship information (Xa, Ya, α, 1), the coordinates of the upper left point of the medium of the identification information “000102” are (Xa, Ya) in the reference coordinate system, and the identification information “ The inclination angle of the medium “000102” is α with respect to the reference direction, and the medium layer of the identification information “000102” is one layer above the reference layer. The date information “2009/03/02 10:30” indicates that the pasting was performed at 10:30 on March 2, 2009. In the other association, the coordinates of the upper left point of the medium of the identification information “000102” is (Xa ′, Ya in the reference coordinate system) based on the positional relationship information (Xa ′, Ya ′, α ′, 1). '), The inclination angle of the medium of the identification information “000102” is α ′ with respect to the reference direction, and the layer of the medium of the identification information “000102” is a layer above the reference layer. ing. The date information “2009/03/02 15:30” indicates that the pasting was performed at 15:30 on March 2, 2009. In addition, the pasting history is stored twice as described above, after being pasted once at 10:30 on March 2, 2009 and then pasted again at 15:30 on the same day. This is because it is assumed.

Further, the medium having the identification information “000101” is associated with the medium having the identification information “000103” by the related identification information. Based on the positional relationship information (Xb, Yb, β, 1), the coordinates of the upper left point of the medium of the identification information “000103” are (Xb, Yb) in the reference coordinate system, and the inclination of the medium of the identification information “000103” It is indicated that the angle is β with respect to the reference direction, and the medium layer of the identification information “000103” is one layer above the reference layer. The date information “2009/03/02 10:30” indicates that the pasting was performed at 10:30 on March 2, 2009.
Furthermore, the medium having the identification information “000101” is associated with the medium having the identification information “000104” by the related identification information. Then, based on the positional relationship information (Xc, Yc, γ, 1), the coordinates of the upper left point of the medium of the identification information “000104” is (Xc, Yc) in the reference coordinate system, and the inclination of the medium of the identification information “000104” It is indicated that the angle is γ with respect to the reference direction, and the medium layer of the identification information “000104” is a layer above the reference layer. The date information “2009/03/02 15:30” indicates that the pasting was performed at 15:30 on March 2, 2009.

Next, a method for calculating (Xa, Ya) and α in (a) will be described.
FIG. 11B is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating these values. Here, the medium (reference medium) having the identification information “000101” is “base sheet”, and the medium having the identification information “000102” is “paper document A”. As a coordinate system, a reference coordinate system based on the base sheet is used, but for the sake of explanation, an x axis and ay axis based on the paper document A are also shown.
In the figure, the locus of the tape indicated by the bold line has moved from the base sheet to the paper document A at the point (X1, Y1). At this time, the direction angle with respect to the Y axis of the locus of the tape can be found from the position information acquired from the base sheet within a predetermined range immediately before the point (X1, Y1). In addition, the position angle acquired from the paper document A within a predetermined range immediately after the point (X1, Y1) can also determine the direction angle of the tape locus with respect to the y-axis. Therefore, α can be calculated under the condition that the former direction angle is equal to the direction angle obtained by converting the latter direction angle into the direction angle with respect to the Y axis.

  Further, (Xa, Ya) may be obtained by subtracting the vector (x1, y1) from (X1, Y1) if the inclination angle α is not considered (x1, y1 X-coordinate and y-coordinate in the coordinate system with reference to the paper document A at the point reaching the paper document A). However, since there is actually an inclination angle α, a vector obtained by rotating the vector (x1, y1) by α is subtracted from (X1, Y1). That is, (Xa, Ya) = (X1−x1 * cos α + y1 * sin α, Y1−x1 * sin α−y1 * cos α).

C. Display of electronic document In the present embodiment, based on the above association information, the original electronic document of a certain print medium and the original electronic document of another print medium attached to the print medium are displayed in association with each other. .
In that case, the user first designates the print medium with a digital pen (not shown). Then, the digital pen reads the identification information and outputs it to the terminal device 50. On the other hand, the user inputs date / time information indicating the date / time on which the pasting state is to be reproduced to the terminal device 50.
Then, the terminal device 50 transmits the identification information transmitted from the digital pen and the input date / time information to the identification information server 30.

FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing subsequent operations of the identification information server 30 and the document server 20.
In the identification information server 30, the receiving unit 31 first receives identification information and date / time information from the terminal device 50 (step 331). Next, the identification information is transferred to the medium management unit 32, and the medium management unit 32 refers to the association information and acquires the related identification information corresponding to the identification information and the date information (step 332). Specifically, the related identification information corresponding to the specified identification information and corresponding to the date information prior to the specified date information is acquired. At that time, if there are a plurality of related identification information, the new date / time information is acquired. For example, it is assumed that the identification information “000101” and the date information “2009/03/02 12:00” are specified when the association information of FIG. 11A is stored. Then, among the related identification information “000102”, the date and time information “2009/03/02 10:30” and the related identification information “000103” are acquired.

  In addition, the medium management unit 32 searches the medium management information and the association information using the identification information acquired in step 331 and the related identification information acquired in step 332 as keys, and a plurality of document IDs corresponding to these identification information and Print settings are acquired from the medium management information, and a plurality of pieces of positional relationship information corresponding to the identification information are acquired from the association information (step 333). A plurality of print settings and positional relationship information are passed to the display information generation unit 34, a plurality of document IDs and page numbers (included in the print settings) are passed to the transmission unit 39, and the transmission unit 39 receives these documents. The ID and page number are transmitted to the document server 20 (step 334).

  Thereby, in the document server 20, the receiving unit 21 receives a plurality of document IDs and page numbers (step 231). These pieces of information are transferred to the handwriting management unit 23, and the handwriting management unit 23 refers to the handwriting management information stored in the handwriting management information storage unit 24, and sets each of the plurality of document IDs and page numbers that have been passed. Corresponding handwriting information is extracted (step 232). Thereafter, the extracted information is transferred to the transmission unit 29, and the transmission unit 29 transmits the information to the identification information server 30 together with a plurality of electronic documents specified by a plurality of document IDs (step 233).

Thereby, in the identification information server 30, the receiving unit 31 receives a plurality of electronic documents and handwriting information (step 335). These pieces of information are passed to the display information generation unit 34.
Thereafter, the display information generation unit 34 generates display information including objects representing print images of individual electronic documents in consideration of the print settings and positional relationship information retrieved and passed by the medium management unit 32 in step 333. On top of that, the handwriting information received in step 335 is added (step 336). In this case, since the print settings include attributes such as the size and color of each medium, these attributes are also reflected in the object representing the print image of the electronic document for each medium. Also, the positional relationship such as the coordinates of the upper left point, the tilt angle, and the layer is reflected in the object.
Then, the display information generation unit 34 passes the display information generated in this way to the transmission unit 39, and the transmission unit 39 transmits the display information to the terminal device 50 (step 337).
Thereby, in the terminal device 50, the image of each electronic document can be operated as an independent object.

  In the above operation example, in step 333, the related identification information corresponding to the specified identification information and corresponding to the date information before the specified date information is obtained. Not exclusively. For example, related identification information corresponding to the specified identification information and corresponding to the date / time information within the specified date / time range may be acquired. In this case, display information for reproducing the pasting operation of the medium within the range of the designated date and time by animation in time series may be generated in step 337.

In the above embodiment, date / time information is used to identify one piece of related identification information from among a plurality of pieces of related identification information. However, instead of date / time information, identification information for a unit of work such as a meeting (for example, a meeting) ID) may be used. In this case, in step 333, related identification information corresponding to the designated identification information and corresponding to the designated work unit is acquired. In addition, it is preferable that the identification information of a work unit can be set by displaying the association information as shown in FIG. 11A on a display such as a PC and by a user operation on the display. In the example of FIG. 11A, the date / time information “2009/03/02 10:30” is selected, and “0302A” is set as the meeting ID of the morning meeting on March 2, 2009. It is conceivable that date information “2009/03/02 15:30” is selected and “0302P” is set as the meeting ID of the afternoon meeting on March 2, 2009.
This is the end of the description of the operation of the present embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the tape pasting operation over two media is recognized by detecting the switching of the identification information of the media. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the positional information read when a tape is attached to the same medium may be recognized by detecting regular discontinuity, focusing on the fact that the position information is regularly continuous.

  In the above embodiment, when the medium is re-pasted, the association of the medium before re-pasting is also left as a history, but it may be overwritten without being left as a history. In that case, in step 332, it is determined whether or not the related identification information corresponding to the specified identification information is acquired based on the specified date and time or the range of date and time or based on the specified unit of work. Will do.

By the way, in the present embodiment, the tape device 60 generates the association information, the identification information server 30 stores the association information to control the display of the pasting state, and the document server 20 stores the handwriting information. However, various variations can be considered as to which apparatus performs these processes. For example, the generation of the association information may be performed by the terminal device 50 or the identification information server 30, and the storage of the association information and the display of the pasting state may be controlled by the terminal device 50 or the document server 20. Further, the identification information server 30 may store the handwriting information.
Therefore, the hardware configuration of the computer 90 will be described assuming that these processes are performed by the computer 90.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the computer 90.
As shown in the figure, the computer 90 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 91 as a calculation means, a main memory 92 as a storage means, and a magnetic disk device (HDD: Hard Disk Drive) 93. Here, the CPU 91 executes various types of software such as an OS (Operating System) and applications to realize the above-described functions. The main memory 92 is a storage area for storing various software and data used for execution thereof, and the magnetic disk device 93 is a storage area for storing input data for various software, output data from various software, and the like. .
Further, the computer 90 includes a communication I / F 94 for performing communication with the outside, a display mechanism 95 including a video memory and a display, and an input device 96 such as a keyboard and a mouse.

  The program for realizing the present embodiment can be provided not only by communication means but also by storing it in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM.

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Claims (9)

Identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information read from the medium in response to an operation of attaching an adhesive member to the medium on which the identification information of the medium is printed;
The first medium on which the first identification information is printed when the first identification information and the second identification information different from the first identification information are acquired by the identification information acquisition unit. And a generating unit that generates association information indicating that the second medium on which the second identification information is printed is associated by an operation of pasting the pasting member. State management device. Further comprising position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information read from the medium in response to an operation of attaching the sticking member to the medium on which the position information on the medium is further printed;
The generating means includes first position information read from the first medium and second position information read from the second medium among the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means. The pasting state management device according to claim 1, wherein the association information further indicating a positional relationship between the first medium and the second medium is generated based on the information.   The generating means determines whether the first identification information is read from an area defined as an end portion of the first medium, or determines the second identification information as an end portion of the second medium. The sticking state management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the association information further indicating an overlapping order of the first medium and the second medium is generated based on whether or not the read area is read.   4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit configured to control an image representing the first medium and the second medium to be displayed based on the association information. The sticking state management device described. The generating unit generates the association information further indicating a date and time when an operation of attaching the sticking member to the first medium and the second medium is performed,
When the control unit determines that the operation performed on the date and time indicated by the association information should be reproduced based on the designated date and time or the range of date and time, the image is displayed based on the association information. The sticking state management device according to claim 4, wherein control is performed so that The generation unit generates the association information further indicating a work unit in which an operation of attaching the sticking member to the first medium and the second medium is performed,
When the control means determines that the operation performed in the work unit indicated by the association information should be reproduced based on the designated work unit, the image is displayed based on the association information. The sticking state management device according to claim 4, wherein the pasting state management device is controlled to the above.   7. The control unit according to claim 4, wherein the control unit performs control so that the image reflecting at least one of the attributes of the first medium and the second medium is displayed. The affixing state management device described in 1. Position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information read from the medium in response to an operation of attaching an adhesive member to the medium on which the position information on the medium is printed;
When the first position information and the second position information that interrupts the regularity of the position information up to the first position information are acquired by the position information acquisition unit, the first position information is A generating unit configured to generate association information indicating that the printed first medium and the second medium on which the second position information is printed are associated by an operation of pasting the pasting member; An affixing state management device characterized by that. On the computer,
A function of acquiring the identification information read from the medium in response to an operation of attaching an adhesive member to the medium on which the identification information of the medium is printed;
When the first identification information and the second identification information different from the first identification information are acquired, the first medium on which the first identification information is printed, and the second identification information The program for implement | achieving the function which produces | generates the correlation information which shows that the 2nd medium on which identification information was printed is linked | related by operation which pastes the said sticking member.

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