JP6682215B2 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a control program, and particularly to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a control program that process scan data of a document on which a two-dimensional code including access information is printed.

  As an example of a two-dimensional code including access information, there is a document on which a QR code (registered trademark) is printed. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-153877 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-102644 (Patent Document 2) disclose a technique of incorporating link destination information related to a document as a two-dimensional code into the document and printing the link. are doing.

JP, 2014-153877, A JP, 2010-102644, A

  A document on which a two-dimensional code is printed may be scanned and scanned data, which is electronic data, may be transmitted to a designated destination or stored in a designated folder, as in a normal document. When the scan data is used as electronic data in this way, there is a problem that it is difficult to sufficiently use the scan image of the two-dimensional code printed on the scan source document as access information.

  An object of an aspect of the present disclosure is to enable scan data, which is image data obtained by scanning a document on which a two-dimensional code is printed, to effectively use an image of a two-dimensional code included in the data as access information. An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing device that can be processed so as to be utilized. Further, an object in another aspect is to provide an image processing method capable of processing the scan data so that an image of a two-dimensional code included in the data can be effectively used as access information. Further, an object in another aspect is to provide a control program capable of processing the scan data so that an image of a two-dimensional code included in the data can be effectively used as access information.

  According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus can perform image processing of scan data, which is image data obtained by scanning, and input scan data of a document on which a two-dimensional code including access information is printed. Input means for accepting the scan data, an analysis means for analyzing the scan data, and a specifying means for specifying the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the scan data and the access destination represented by the access information. A first addition for adding a link code which is a command for executing an access to an access destination by receiving a specified operation on a position based on a position of an image of a two-dimensional code in a display based on data Method and the scan data with the link code added to the specified destination. And output means for and output.

  Preferably, the image processing apparatus is a second addition unit for adding a link image, which is an image representing the position where the specified operation is received, to the position where the specified operation for display based on the scan data is received. Is further provided.

More preferably, the link image includes information indicating the correspondence with the two-dimensional code.
Preferably, the second adding means adds a link image to the display based on the scan data when the designated destination is another device, and adds a link image when the designated destination is a memory. do not do.

  Preferably, the image processing apparatus further includes a deleting unit for deleting the image of the two-dimensional code from the display based on the scan data when the link image is added to the display based on the scan data by the second adding unit.

  Preferably, in the image processing apparatus, the first adding unit does not add the link code to the scan data when the designated destination is a printer for printing scan data, and the designated destination is a printer. If there is no other device or memory, add a link code.

  According to another embodiment, an image processing method is a method of processing scan data, which is data obtained by scanning a document on which a two-dimensional code including access information is printed, and analyzing the scan data. The step of specifying the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the scan data and the access destination represented by the access information, and the position based on the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the display based on the scan data in the scan data. A step of adding a link code, which is a command for executing the access to the access destination by receiving the operation specified for, and a step of outputting the scan data to which the link code is added, to the specified destination. With.

  According to another embodiment, the control program is a control program for causing a computer to execute processing of scan data which is data obtained by scanning a document on which a two-dimensional code including access information is printed. This program causes the computer to analyze the scan data to specify the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the scan data and the access destination represented by the access information, and to display the scan data based on the scan data. A step of adding a link code, which is a command to execute access to the access destination by receiving a specified operation based on the position of the image of the two-dimensional code, and scan data to which the link code is added Is output to the designated destination.

  According to this disclosure, scan data, which is image data obtained by scanning a document on which a two-dimensional code is printed, enables the image of the two-dimensional code included in the data to be effectively used as access information. It is processed.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a device configuration of an MFP (Multi-Functional Peripheral) that is an example of an image processing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of operation of the MFP. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the MFP. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of scan data output from the MFP. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of the MFP. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of operation of a PC (personal computer) as an example of an image processing apparatus according to a second embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts and components are designated by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, these descriptions will not be repeated.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a device configuration of an MFP (Multi-Functional Peripheral) 100 which is an example of an image processing device according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, MFP 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 for controlling the entire apparatus, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 11 for storing a program executed by CPU 10, and a CPU 10 executing the program. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 12 serving as a work area for performing the operation and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 13 for storing various data such as image data are included. The MFP 100 also includes a scanner 14, a printer 15, and an operation panel 16. Further, MFP 100 includes a communication unit 17 for communicating with another device. The communication unit 17 may perform communication via a dedicated line such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or may perform communication via the Internet. The communication unit 17 may perform wireless communication or wired communication.

<Operation overview>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation outline of the MFP 100. Referring to FIG. 2, MFP 100 scans a document (original) and outputs scan data that is image data obtained by scanning the document (step S1). When the output destination of the scan data is the printer, that is, when the MFP 100 executes the copy operation, the scan data is directly output to the printer and printed (step S2).

  If the output destination of the scan data is a destination that outputs the scan data itself, for example, if the MFP 100 sends the scan data to another device such as a PC (personal computer), the MFP 100 analyzes the scan data (step S3). ). When access information such as a URL (Uniform Resource Locators) is converted into a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) and is printed on the scanned document, the MFP 100 analyzes the scan data, and thus the MFP 100 analyzes the scan data. The position where the two-dimensional code is printed and the access destination indicated by the access information represented by the two-dimensional code are specified. Then, the MFP 100 adds a link code to the scan data (step S4). The link code is displayed on the device displaying the scan data by receiving a predetermined operation such as clicking or mouse-on with respect to the position based on the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the display based on the scan data. This is a command to execute access to the access destination.

  By adding the link code to the scan data, the user of the device that displayed the scan data can perform a specified operation such as clicking on the specified position to reach the access destination specified by the access information. Access to the device can be instructed. That is, the user can effectively use the two-dimensional code printed on the document as the scan source as access information.

  MFP 100 may further add a link image, which is an image indicating the position, to the position where the above-described specified operation is received. The link image includes a character string representing access information such as a URL and a mouse image. Preferably, MFP 100 adds the link image to the scan data when the output destination of the scan data is another device such as a PC, and does not add the link image to the scan data when the output destination is the memory.

  By adding the link image to the scan data, the user of the device displaying the scan data can easily recognize that the link code is added to the scan data by the link image. Can be used more effectively. By storing the scan data to which the link image is added in the memory, when the scan data is read from the memory and transmitted to another device, the other device uses the access information by the link code. be able to. On the other hand, the scan data stored in the memory may be printed by the printer 15. In that case, the same print as the original document can be obtained by not including the link image in the scan data.

  The MFP 100 outputs the scan data to which the link code is added to another designated device such as a PC (step S5).

<Functional configuration>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of MFP 100 for performing the above operation. Each function of FIG. 3 is mainly realized by the CPU 10 of the MFP 100 when the CPU 10 of the MFP 100 reads a program stored in the ROM 11 onto the RAM 12 and executes the program. However, at least a part of the functions may be realized by other hardware shown in FIG. 1 or other hardware such as an electric circuit not shown.

  Referring to FIG. 3, CPU 10 of MFP 100 includes image input unit 101, specifying unit 102, code adding unit 103, image adding unit 104, output unit 105, storage unit 106, and transmission processing unit 107. A print processing unit 108, an instruction input unit 110, and a determination unit 111 are included.

  The image input unit 101 receives scan data input from the scanner 14. In addition, the image input unit 101 accepts input of scan data by reading specified scan data from the scan data storage unit 131, which is a storage area for storing scan data, included in the HDD 13 which is an example of a memory. Alternatively, the input of scan data may be received from another device via the communication unit 17. The scan data storage unit 131 may be a storage area called a box that is set for each user or each user group.

  When the input scan data is the scan data of the document on which the two-dimensional code such as the QR code including the access information is printed, the identifying unit 102 analyzes the scan data to determine the image of the two-dimensional code in the scan data. Identify the location. Further, the identifying unit 102 identifies the access destination represented by the access information by analyzing the two-dimensional code.

  The code adding unit 103 adds a link code to the scan data. Preferably, the image adding unit 104 adds a link image, which is an image representing a position based on the position of the image of the two-dimensional code that receives the operation in which the link code is defined in advance, to the scan data.

  The instruction input unit 110 receives an input from the operation panel 16 for designating a destination as an output destination of scan data. The destination designated as the output destination of the scan data is the printer 15 for printing the scan data, another device such as a PC other than the printer 15, or a memory such as the scan data storage unit 131.

  Preferably, the determination unit 111 determines whether or not the link code should be added by the code addition unit 103 according to the designated destination. That is, when the designated destination is the printer 15 for printing the scan data, it is determined that the link code is not added to the scan data. Further, when the designated destination is another device such as a PC other than the printer 15 or a memory such as the scan data storage unit 131, the determination unit 111 determines to add a link code to the scan data. The image adding unit 104 further adds the link image to the scan data when the code adding unit 103 adds the link code to the scan data. More preferably, the determination unit 111 determines whether or not the link addition by the image addition unit 104 is necessary according to the designated destination. That is, when the designated destination is another device such as a PC, the determination unit 111 determines to add the link image to the scan data. If the designated destination is the memory, the determination unit 111 determines not to add the link image to the scan data.

  The output unit 105 outputs the link code or the scan data to which the link code and the link image are added to the designated destination. That is, when the designated destination is the scan data storage unit 131, the output unit 105 passes the scan data to the storage unit 106 for storing the scan data in the scan data storage unit 131. The scan data is stored in the scan data storage unit 131 by the storage unit 106. When the designated destination is another device such as a PC, the scan data is passed to the transmission processing unit 107 for performing the process of transmitting the scan data to the other device. The scan data is transmitted by the transmission processing unit 107 to another designated device via the communication unit 17. When the designated destination is a printer and printing is performed, the output unit 105 passes the scan data to the print processing unit 108. The scan data is processed by the print processing unit 108 to be printed by the printer 15, and the printing by the printer 15 is executed.

  Preferably, CPU 10 further includes a deletion unit 109. The deletion unit 109 adds the link code to the scan data by the code addition unit 103, or adds the link image to the scan data by the image addition unit 104, the scan data of the two-dimensional code such as the QR code. Remove from.

  FIGS. 4A to 4E are diagrams for explaining specific examples of scan data output from the MFP 100, respectively. It is assumed that a QR code as an example of a two-dimensional code is printed on the scanned document. For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the MFP 100 executes access to the access destination by accepting a predetermined operation for the position of the QR code image in the display based on the scan data. The link code for the position to be added is added to the scan data. In this case, preferably, MFP 100 adds an image indicating that the link code is added to the QR code image in the display based on the scan data. In the example of FIG. 4A, the QR code is surrounded by a thick frame. Further, the thick frame may have a color different from the other colors.

  Alternatively, MFP 100 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 4B, a character string representing access information such as a URL included in the link information near the image of the QR code in the display based on the scan data. A link image is added, and a link code in which the position of the character string is set to a position at which access to the access destination is executed by accepting a predetermined operation is added to the scan data.

  When the scan data includes a plurality of two-dimensional codes, the MFP 100 adds a link code corresponding to each of the plurality of two-dimensional codes to the scan data, and further adds a link image corresponding to each of the plurality of link codes to the scan data. To do. At this time, the link image includes information indicating the correspondence with each of the plurality of two-dimensional codes. In the example of FIG. 4C, the MFP 100 adds identification information (number) to each image of a plurality of QR codes in the display based on the scan data, and also adds the same identification information to each corresponding link image. .

  When adding the link image, the MFP 100 may delete the image of the two-dimensional code from the scan data as shown in FIG. Further, the link image is not limited to the character string representing the access information, and may be a predetermined image as shown in FIG. 4 (E), for example.

<Operation flow>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of operations of the MFP 100. The operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is realized by the CPU 10 of the MFP 100 reading out the program stored in the ROM 11 onto the RAM 12 and executing the program to exercise each function of FIG. The operation shown in FIG. 5 is started, for example, when an operation accompanied by a scan operation is designated on the menu screen (not shown) displayed on the operation panel 16 of the MFP 100 and execution is instructed.

  Referring to FIG. 5, CPU 10 of MFP 100 accepts scan data input (step S103), for example, by scanning a document set in scanner 14 (step S101). The CPU 10 may receive scan data input from another device or may read designated scan data from the memory.

  The CPU 10 analyzes the scan data (step S105). As a result, when the scan data includes the two-dimensional code (YES in step S107), the CPU 10 identifies the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the display based on the scan data. Further, the CPU 10 specifies the access destination represented by the access information by analyzing the two-dimensional code (step S111).

  When the transmission destination of the scan data is the printer 15, that is, when the operation on the operation panel 16 is the operation for instructing the execution of the copy operation (YES in step S113), the CPU 10 performs the print operation based on the scan data. Execute (step S109).

  When the destination of the scan data is not the printer 15 but another device or memory designated in advance (NO in step S113), the CPU 10 adds a link code to the scan data (step S115). Then, the CPU 10 transmits the scan data according to the designated destination. That is, when it is instructed to transmit the scan data to another device (YES in step S117), the CPU 10 transmits the scan data to which the link code is added to the instructed other device (step S117). S121). When it is instructed to store the scan data in the memory (NO in step S117), the CPU 10 stores the scan data to which the link code is added by storing the scan data in the memory (step S123). .

  Preferably, when it is instructed to transmit the scan data to another device (YES in step S117), the CPU 10 further adds a link image to the scan data (step S119), and then specifies the data. It transmits to the other device which was performed (step S121).

  When it is instructed to transmit the scan data to another device (YES in step S117), the CPU 10 adds only the link code to the scan data without adding the link image, and stores it in the memory ( Step S123).

<Effects of First Embodiment>
When the MFP 100 according to the first embodiment performs the above operation to output the scan data of the document on which the two-dimensional code including the access information is printed to a device other than the printer 15, the scan data A link code, which is a command for instructing access to the access destination represented by the access information, is added to. As a result, the user of the device that has displayed the scan data can instruct the device to access the specified position by an easy operation such as clicking, to the access destination specified by the access information. That is, the user can effectively use the two-dimensional code printed on the document as the scan source as access information.

  Further, in the MFP 100 according to the first embodiment, a link image, which is an image indicating the position, is added to a position where the above-specified operation is accepted, according to the destination of the scan data. That is, the MFP 100 adds the link image to the scan data when transmitting the scan data to another device, and does not add the link image to the scan data when storing the scan data in the memory. By adding the link image to the scan data, the user of the device displaying the scan data can easily recognize that the link code is added to the scan data, and utilize the access information more effectively. be able to. By storing the scan data to which the link image is added in the memory, when the scan data is read from the memory and transmitted to another device, the other device uses the access information by the link code. be able to. On the other hand, the scan data stored in the memory may be printed by the printer 15. In that case, the same print as the original document can be obtained by not including the link image in the scan data.

[Second Embodiment]
The image processing performed in MFP 100 according to the first embodiment may be performed by an image processing apparatus such as a PC other than MFP 100. In the second embodiment, the PC 100 ′ as an example of the image processing apparatus executes the above image processing. The device configuration of the PC 100 ′ may be any device configuration that does not include the configuration for image forming processing of the device configuration of the MFP 100 shown in FIG. 1. The CPU 10 of the PC 100 'has each function shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation outline of a PC 100 'as an example of the image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. Referring to FIG. 6, the PC 100 ', which is the image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment, receives a scan input from the scanner apparatus 14' (step S1 '). When the output destination of the scan data is the printer device, the scan data is directly output to the printer device and printed (step S2 ').

  When the output destination of the scan data is another device such as a PC or a memory, the PC 100 'analyzes the scan data, and the position where the two-dimensional code is printed on the document and the access represented by the two-dimensional code. The access destination indicated by the information is specified (step S3 ').

  When the output destination of the scan data is another device such as a PC, the PC 100 'adds a link code, which is a command instructing access to the access destination, to the document, and further performs an operation for the instruction. A link image representing the position is added and the scan data is transmitted to another designated device (step S5 ').

  If the output destination of the scan data is a memory, the PC 100 'adds a link code, which is a command instructing access to the access destination, to the document and stores the scan data in the designated memory (step S5 ").

  Even when the image processing described above is executed by a device other than the MFP, such as the PC 100 ', the two-dimensional code printed on the document as the scan source is effectively used as access information.

[Other examples]
The disclosed features are implemented by one or more modules. For example, the feature can be implemented by a circuit element or other hardware module, a software module that defines a process that implements the feature, or a combination of a hardware module and a software module.

  It may be provided as a program that is a combination of one or more software modules for causing the general-purpose MFP or PC to execute the above-described image processing. Such a program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk attached to a computer, a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), a ROM, a RAM, and a memory card, and provided as a program product. You can also Alternatively, the program may be provided by being recorded in a recording medium such as a hard disk built in the computer. Also, the program can be provided by downloading via a network.

  The program according to the present disclosure is a program module that is provided as a part of an operating system (OS) of a computer and calls a necessary module in a predetermined array at a predetermined timing to execute a process. Good. In that case, the program itself does not include the above module, and the process is executed in cooperation with the OS. A program that does not include such a module can also be included in the program according to the present disclosure.

  Further, the program according to the present disclosure may be provided by being incorporated in a part of another program. Even in that case, the program itself does not include the module included in the other program, and the process is executed in cooperation with the other program. A program incorporated in such another program may also be included in the program according to the present disclosure.

  The provided program product is installed and executed in a program storage unit such as a hard disk. The program product includes the program itself and a recording medium in which the program is recorded.

  The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the claims and all modifications within the scope.

  10 CPU, 11 ROM, 12 RAM, 13 HDD, 14 scanner, 14 'scanner device, 15 printer, 16 operation panel, 17 communication unit, 100 MFP, 100' PC, 101 image input unit, 102 identification unit, 103 code addition Copying unit, 104 image adding unit, 105 output unit, 106 storage unit, 107 transmission processing unit, 108 print processing unit, 109 deletion unit, 110 instruction input unit, 111 determination unit, 131 scan data storage unit.

Claims (7)

An image processing device capable of image processing of scan data which is image data obtained by scanning,
Input means for accepting input of scan data of a document on which a two-dimensional code including access information is printed,
By analyzing the scan data, a specifying unit for specifying the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the scan data and the access destination represented by the access information,
A link code which is a command for executing access to the access destination by receiving a specified operation on the scan data based on the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the display based on the scan data. A first addition means for adding
Second adding means for adding a predetermined link image to a position for receiving the specified operation of the display based on the scan data based on the fact that the specified destination is another device;
When the designated destination is the memory of the own device, the scan data to which the link code is added is stored in the memory, and when the designated destination is the other device, the link code and the An image processing apparatus, comprising: an output unit for transmitting the scan data to which a link image is added to the other apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the link image includes information indicating correspondence with the two-dimensional code. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second adding unit does not add the link image when the designated destination is a memory. Further comprising deleting means for deleting the image of the two-dimensional code from the display based on the scan data when the link image is added to the display based on the scan data by the second adding means ,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the scan data transmitted to the other apparatus by the output unit is the scan data in which the image of the two-dimensional code is deleted . Said first adding means, when said designated destination is a printer for printing the scan data without adding the link code to the scan data, the designated destination is not the printer the If it is another device or the memory adds the link code, the image processing apparatus according to claim 1. A method for processing scan data, which is data obtained by scanning a document printed with a two-dimensional code including access information, which is executed by an image processing device ,
Specifying the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the scan data and the access destination represented by the access information by analyzing the scan data;
A link code which is a command for executing access to the access destination by receiving a specified operation on the scan data based on the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the display based on the scan data. The step of adding

A step of adding a pre-specified link image to a position for receiving the specified operation of the display based on the scan data based on the specified destination being another device;
When the designated destination is the memory of the own device, the scan data to which the link code is added is stored in the memory, and when the designated destination is the other device, the link code and the And a step of transmitting the scan data to which the link image is added to the another device . A control program that causes a computer to execute processing of scan data, which is data obtained by scanning a document on which a two-dimensional code including access information is printed,
The control program in the computer,
Specifying the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the scan data and the access destination represented by the access information by analyzing the scan data;
A link code which is a command for executing access to the access destination by receiving a specified operation on the scan data based on the position of the image of the two-dimensional code in the display based on the scan data. The step of adding
A step of adding a pre-specified link image to a position for receiving the specified operation of the display based on the scan data based on the specified destination being another device;
When the designated destination is the memory of the own device, the scan data to which the link code is added is stored in the memory, and when the designated destination is the other device, the link code and the And a step of transmitting the scan data to which the link image is added to the other device .

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