JP5967909B2 - Image processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, a control method therefor, and a program.

  With the widespread use of image processing apparatuses, anyone can easily copy and transmit originals. On the other hand, copying and transmission of confidential manuscripts are very problematic from the viewpoint of information leakage.

  As a countermeasure against such a problem, all the image data read at the time of copying or transmitting, and the image data printed or received are recorded in the recording device. There is an image processing apparatus that records when, where, and what processing was performed as history information (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when recording history information in a storage device, if the required storage capacity cannot be ensured, an image processing device has been proposed that prevents omission of recording by canceling the job being executed ( For example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2006-330939 A JP 2006-293833 A

  However, the image processing apparatus as described above may not be able to secure an area necessary for recording history information related to image processing, and if the job is canceled due to the error, the user may not be able to immediately know that fact. There is.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an image that allows a user to immediately know that image processing has been stopped without securing an area when image processing is stopped without securing an area for recording history information. A processing apparatus, a control method thereof, and a program are provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the image processing apparatus according to claim 1 is an image processing apparatus that includes history information related to image processing in a recording unit and a display unit that displays information to a user. Transmitting means for transmitting the history information recorded in the means to the outside, and area securing means for securing in the recording means an area for recording history information relating to the image processing before performing the image processing; When the area cannot be secured by the area securing means, the display unit displays the information indicating that the image processing has been stopped by the canceling unit and the stop unit that stops the image processing. Control means for controlling the means, and the area securing means can secure the area when the image processing is performed at a predetermined time. Even when no history information recorded in said recording means the transmitting means the history information recorded in the recording means in particular with transmitting to the external is removed before the time In some cases, the canceling unit does not cancel the image processing.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image processing apparatus, a control method therefor, and a program that allow a user to immediately know that image processing has been stopped because an area cannot be secured.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image processing system including an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the image processing apparatus in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job archive log related to a scan job recorded during document scanning processing. It is a figure which shows an example of the job archive log regarding the fax transmission job recorded at the time of a fax transmission process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the job archive log recording process performed by CPU in FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a scan job in step S501 in FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a fax transmission job in step S502 in FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of job archive log recording processing executed by a CPU 201 in FIG. 2. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a scan job in step S801 in FIG.

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

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image processing system 100 including an image processing apparatus 101 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, an image processing apparatus 101 is an apparatus that reads and copies a document, prints it, transmits an image to various apparatuses, and receives an image. An agent operating on the image processing apparatus 101 periodically stores a job archive log including image data (hereinafter referred to as “image log”) recorded by the image processing apparatus 101 and job history information (hereinafter referred to as “job log”). To the service provider 102.

  The service provider 102 records the job archive log received from the agent in the data server 103. At that time, conversion of the image data in the job archive log and OCR processing are performed as necessary.

  The data server 103 records the job archive log sent from the service provider 102. The data server 103 also provides a search function for attributes recorded in the job archive log.

  In the Web server 104, a Web application for searching and browsing the job archive log stored in the data server 103 is operating.

  The image processing apparatus 101, service provider 102, data server 103, and Web server 104 are connected via a network 105. On the other hand, the facsimile machine 107 is connected to the public network 106.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the image processing apparatus 101 in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the CPU 201 controls the overall operation of the image processing apparatus 101 by loading a program stored in the ROM 209 into the RAM 208. Further, CPU 201 communicates with the configuration of the image processing apparatus 101 via the bus 2 02.

  The operation unit 206 includes a plurality of keys for the user to give instructions and a display unit (display means) for displaying information to the user.

The scanner 2 05 is a reading device, the user reads an image on a document that is set on the platen as a color image, and records the image data obtained by this HDD 203, RAM 208 or the like.

  The HDD 203 is a hard disk drive, and records various input information. The job archive log is also temporarily recorded in a dedicated partition assigned to the HDD 203. The job archive log recorded in the HDD 203 is periodically transmitted to the service provider 102 by the agent, and is deleted after the transmission. As described above, the image processing apparatus 101 records history information regarding image processing in the HDD 203 (recording unit).

  The image processing unit 210 performs image processing such as scaling and color conversion on the image data stored in the RAM 208.

Printer 2 04 is a printing apparatus, an image based on input image data is printed on the sheet.

A network I / F2 07 connects the image processing apparatus 101 to the network 105, and controls reception of data from an external apparatus on the network and transmission of data to the external apparatus on the network.

  The line I / F 211 has a function of connecting the image processing apparatus 101 to the public line network 106 and transmitting / receiving data to / from an external apparatus via a modem and an NCU (network control unit).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job archive log related to a scan job recorded during document scanning processing. (A) shows an image log corresponding to three scanned originals, (B) shows an image attribute corresponding to each image log, and (C) shows a job log.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the image log is recorded for each page processing unit, and the job log is recorded for each job processing unit.

  In FIG. 3, an image log 301 corresponds to the image attribute 302, an image log 309 corresponds to the image attribute 310, and an image log 311 corresponds to the image attribute 312. The image attribute is a part of the image log.

  The image attribute includes ImageType (image format), Resolution (resolution (dpi)), and ImageSize (image size (number of pixels)).

  For example, in the image attribute 302, ImageType is JPEG, Resolution is 100 for both XY, ImageSize is X = 832, and Y = 1184.

  The job log shown in (C) corresponds to history information related to image processing. This job log includes JobKind (job type), UserID (user ID), StartTime (job start time), EndTime (job end time), and Result (job execution result). Further, the job log includes PaperCount (number of documents), DocumentID1 (image log ID1), and DocumentLog1 (presence / absence of image log ID1).

  In the case of the job log shown in (C), JobKind indicates scan, UserID indicates 0123456789, and StartTime indicates April 26, 2011, 10: 5: 40.

  Further, in the case of this job log, EndTime is April 26, 2011, 10: 5: 50, Result is normally terminated, PaperCount is three, DocumentID1 is 00000001, and DocumentLog1 is YES indicating yes.

  The image log and job log shown in FIG. 3 are job archive logs related to scan jobs.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job archive log related to a fax transmission job recorded during fax transmission processing.

  Unlike the job archive log related to the scan job shown in FIG. 3, the job archive log in FIG. 4 has no image log but only a job log. The job archive log in FIG. 4 also corresponds to history information regarding image processing.

  Also, the difference from the job log shown in FIG. 3 is that a PhoneNo (fax transmission number) is added and there is no PaperCount.

  The reason why the image log is not recorded in the fax transmission job is that the image data itself transmitted by fax is already recorded at the time of scanning, so that the image log recording is not duplicated.

  The job log shown in FIG. 4 and the image log shown in FIG. 3 are associated by DocumentID1. In this example, DocumentID1 is 00000001, and this DocumentID1 matches with DocumentID1 in the job log shown in FIG. 3 recorded at the time of scanning. Therefore, it can be seen that the image logs 301, 309, and 311 are transmitted by fax. Also, DocumentLog1 being NO indicates that there is no image log in this job archive log.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of job archive log recording processing executed by the CPU 201 in FIG.

  The processing shown in FIG. 5 is executed when the operation unit 206 receives a fax transmission instruction from the user.

  5, a scan job including the job archive log recording process shown in FIG. 3 is executed (step S501), and a fax transmission job including the job archive log recording process shown in FIG. 4 is executed (step S502). ), This process is terminated. Note that the processing route from “1” to the end shown in FIG. 5 is used in a flowchart described later.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the scan job in step S501 in FIG.

  In FIG. 6, an area for recording the job archive log shown in FIG. 3 for the scan job is secured on a partition dedicated to the job archive log in the HDD 203 (step S601). This step S601 corresponds to an area securing unit that secures an area for recording history information in the HDD 203 before performing image processing.

  Next, it is determined whether or not an area has been secured (step S602). As a result of the determination in step S602, if the area cannot be secured (NO in step S602), the scan job is stopped (step S603), the process proceeds to “1” shown in FIG. 5, and the process is terminated as it is.

  In step S603, a scan job cancellation screen indicating that the scan job cannot be accepted because the area cannot be secured is displayed on the operation unit 206. This step S603 corresponds to a canceling unit that cancels the image processing when the area cannot be secured. Further, step S603 corresponds to a control unit that controls the operation unit 206 so that information indicating that the image processing is stopped is displayed to the user.

  In the following description, a state where an area cannot be secured is referred to as job archive log full.

  As a result of the determination in step S602, if an area can be secured (YES in step S602), a job log related to the scan job determined at the start of the scan job is recorded in the area secured in step S601 (step S604). The job logs related to the scan job determined at the start of the scan job are JobKind, UserID, and StartTime.

  Next, it is determined whether or not all the originals set on the scanner 205 have been scanned by the user (step S605).

  If the result of determination in step S605 is that all the originals have not been scanned (NO in step S605), the scanner 205 scans the original (step S606), and image processing is performed on the obtained image data (step S606). S607). The image processing here is resolution conversion, binarization processing, and the like, and is executed by the image processing unit 210.

  Next, the image data obtained in step S607 is recorded in the HDD 203 (step S608). The image data here is the image log shown in FIG. 3A and is also recorded in a partition dedicated to the job archive log in the HDD 203.

Then, it determines whether or not image log could record (step S610). If it is determined in step S610 that an image log has been recorded (YES in step S610), the process returns to step S605.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S610, if the image log cannot be recorded (NO in step S610), the job log recorded in the area secured in step S601 is updated (step S611) . Specifically, the remaining items not recorded in step S604 are updated. The remaining items are EndTime, Result, PaperCount, DocumentID1, and DocumentLog1.

  Then, the scan job is canceled (step S612), the process proceeds to “1” shown in FIG. 5, and the process is terminated as it is. In step S612, a scan job cancel screen indicating that the scan job has not been accepted is displayed on the operation unit 206 due to the job archive log full.

  If all originals have been scanned as a result of the determination in step S605 (YES in step S605), the remaining items described above are updated in the job log area for the scan job secured in step S601 (step S613). ).

  Next, an area for recording the job archive log shown in FIG. 4 for the fax transmission job is secured on a partition dedicated to the job archive log in the HDD 203 (step S614).

  Next, it is determined whether or not an area has been secured (step S615). If the result of determination in step S615 is that an area could not be secured (NO in step S615), all scan jobs are terminated (step S616), the process proceeds to “1” shown in FIG. 5, and the process is terminated as it is. .

  In step S616, a screen indicating that the fax transmission job has not been accepted is displayed on the operation unit 206.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S615 that an area has been secured (YES in step S615), the process ends.

  According to the processing of FIG. 6, an area for recording history information is secured in the recording means before image processing is performed (step S601), and image processing is stopped when the area cannot be secured (step S601). S603). Further, information indicating that the image processing has been stopped is displayed to the user (step S603). As a result, the user can immediately know that the image processing has been stopped without securing the area.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the fax transmission job in step S502 in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, the information determined at the start of the fax transmission job is recorded in the area secured in step S614 of FIG. 6 (step S701). Specifically, the information determined at the start of the fax transmission job is JobKind, UserID, PhoneNo, and StartTime.

  Next, the image data recorded in the HDD 203 in step S608 of FIG. 6 is expanded in the RAM 208, and fax transmission is performed using the line I / F 0211 (step S702). When fax transmission ends, the job log is updated for the remaining items not recorded in step S701 in the area secured in step S614 (step S703), and this process ends.

[Second Embodiment]
The configurations of the image processing system and the image processing apparatus in the second embodiment are the same as those shown in FIGS.

In the second embodiment, it will be explained the recording method of the job archive logs in fax timer transmission.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the job archive log recording process executed by the CPU 201 in FIG.

  The processing shown in FIG. 8 is executed when the operation unit 206 receives a fax transmission instruction from the user.

  In FIG. 8, a scan job including the job archive log recording process shown in FIG. 3 is executed (step S801). When the transmission time designated by the user is reached (YES in step S802), a fax transmission job including the job archive log recording process shown in FIG. 4 is executed (step S803), and this process ends. Note that the processing route from “1” to the end shown in FIG. 8 is used in a flowchart described later. Further, since the fax transmission job in step S803 is the same as the fax transmission job shown in FIG. 7, only the scan job in step S801 will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the scan job in step S801 in FIG.

  In FIG. 9, first, the processing from step S601 to step S614 in FIG. 6 is performed. Next, in step S901, it is determined whether an area for recording a job log for a fax transmission job has been secured (step S901). If it is determined in step S901 that an area has been secured (YES in step S901), the process ends.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S901, if the area cannot be secured (NO in step S901), it is determined whether or not the agent transmits a job archive log to the service provider before the fax transmission job (step S902). ).

  If transmission is made to the service provider 102, the job archive log recorded in the HDD 203 is deleted by the CPU 201, so that the job archive log full state is released. In this case, since the job log recording area for the fax transmission job can be secured before the fax transmission job is started, the job can be continued.

  Therefore, if the result of determination in step S902 is affirmative (YES in step S902), a job continuation determination screen for allowing the user to determine whether or not to continue the job is displayed on the operation unit 206 (step S903). ).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the user has decided to continue the job (step S904). If it is determined in step S904 that the job is to be continued (YES in step S904), the following processing is performed. That is, the job log recording area for the fax transmission job is reserved so as to be secured at the timing when the job archive log already recorded in the HDD 203 is deleted by the CPU 201 (step S905), and this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S904 that the job is not to be continued (NO in step S904), the scan job is terminated and a fax transmission job cancel screen indicating that the fax transmission job is cancelled is displayed. (Step S906). Then, this process ends.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S902 is negative (NO in step S902), the process proceeds to step S906.

  The process of FIG. 9 is a process that is performed after a predetermined time has elapsed, and when a region for recording history information can be secured when the predetermined time has elapsed. This is a process of reserving the area. In FIG. 9, the predetermined time is the time until the transmission time designated by the user, and the time when the predetermined time has elapsed corresponds to the transmission time designated by the user.

  In the embodiment described above, the fax transmission and the fax timer transmission have been described as examples. However, the present invention is not limited to the fax function, but also in various transmission functions such as e-mail, I-FAX, SMB, and FTP. Applicable.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is also realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program code. It is a process to be executed. In this case, the program and the storage medium storing the program constitute the present invention.

101 Image processing apparatus 201 CPU
203 HDD
206 Operation unit 208 RAM
209 ROM

Claims (3)

In addition to recording history information related to image processing in a recording unit, the image processing apparatus includes a display unit that displays information to a user,
Transmitting means for transmitting the history information recorded in the recording means to the outside;
An area securing means for securing an area for recording history information related to the image processing in the recording means before performing the image processing;
A canceling unit for canceling the image processing when the region cannot be secured by the region securing unit;
Control means for controlling the display means so as to display information indicating that the image processing has been stopped by the stop means to the user,
When the image processing is performed at a predetermined time, even if the area securing unit cannot secure the area, the transmission unit stores the history information recorded in the recording unit. sometimes particular with the history information recorded in said recording means to transmit to the external before the time is deleted, the stop means is an image processing apparatus characterized in that it does not stop the image processing. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus including a display unit that records history information about image processing in a recording unit and displays information to a user,
A transmission step of transmitting the history information recorded in the recording means to the outside;
An area securing step for securing an area for recording history information relating to the image processing before the image processing in the recording unit;
When the area cannot be secured by the area securing step, a stop step of stopping the image processing;
A control step of controlling the display means so as to display information indicating that the image processing is stopped by the stop step to the user,
In the case where the image processing is performed at a predetermined time, even if the area cannot be secured in the area securing step, the transmission step records the history information recorded in the recording means. sometimes, the abort step control method characterized in that it does not stop the image processing especially with the history information recorded in said recording means to transmit to the external before the time is deleted. A program for causing a computer to execute a control method of an image processing apparatus including a display unit that displays history information related to image processing in a recording unit and displays information to a user,
The control method is:
A transmission step of transmitting the history information recorded in the recording means to the outside;
An area securing step for securing an area for recording history information relating to the image processing before the image processing in the recording unit;
When the area cannot be secured by the area securing step, a stop step of stopping the image processing;
A control step of controlling the display means so as to display information indicating that the image processing is stopped by the stop step to the user,
In the case where the image processing is performed at a predetermined time, even if the area cannot be secured in the area securing step, the transmission step records the history information recorded in the recording means. sometimes particular with the history information recorded in said recording means to transmit to the external before the time is deleted, the abort step program characterized in that it does not stop the image processing.

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