JP6859618B2 - Information processing equipment and information processing programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and an information processing program.

A plurality of originals scanned continuously by a scanner at one time are usually treated as one file. In other words, some of the multiple manuscripts read in succession at one time are sent to the destination A, and the remaining manuscripts are sent to the destination B. The process of distributing one file consisting of a plurality of scanned originals into a plurality of documents is not performed.

With this normal processing, if there is a group of documents in which documents with different purposes are mixed, such as with different destinations as described above, those documents are divided into multiple bundles for each purpose and then read separately by the scanner. It is necessary to make it, and a gap is generated. Therefore, there is a demand that even a group of manuscripts in which manuscripts having different purposes are mixed can be read at a time and processing according to the purpose is executed for each manuscript.

As a means to meet this demand, a means applying a two-dimensional code has been proposed.

For example, in Patent Document 1, job information is written in a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark), and the two-dimensional code is embedded in a manuscript surface to create a manuscript. Then, Patent Document 1 proposes that a document in which the two-dimensional code is embedded in the document surface is read by a scanner and sorted based on the two-dimensional code.

Further, Patent Document 2 proposes that information of a two-dimensional code is extracted from each manuscript at the time of scanning, the presence or absence of a missing page is determined from the extracted information, and if there is a missing page, the missing page is supplemented. ing.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-036404 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-088655

In the case of the data processing method proposed in Patent Document 1 described above, it is necessary to create a two-dimensional code for each job and embed it in the manuscript surface, and only a rigid operation of each job is possible. It is difficult to flexibly sort pages by including them in both file A and file B and sending them to the destination. When the data processing method proposed in Patent Document 1 is adopted to perform flexible sorting, for example, each manuscript is regarded as a separate job, and a two-dimensional code is applied to each manuscript. It becomes necessary to embed it, and it takes time and effort to embed the two-dimensional code.

Further, the proposal of Patent Document 2 described above is based on the premise that the two-dimensional code is embedded in all pages, and this proposal can only be operated rigidly by embedding the two-dimensional code in all pages. ..

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides an information processing device capable of flexible operation as compared with rigid operation such as creating a two-dimensional code for each job and embedding it in the manuscript surface or embedding it in the entire page surface. The purpose is to provide an information processing program.

Claim 1 is
Acquisition of the first manuscript data representing the multi-page manuscript obtained by reading a multi-page manuscript in which a two-dimensional code is written on some pages when one side of the manuscript is one page. Department and
The information recorded in the 2-dimensional code in the first document data acquired by the acquiring unit, from the first document data, together comprising at each more than one page in the document comprising a plurality of pages A method of allocating each page to a plurality of second manuscript data representing a plurality of manuscripts in which the same page is allowed to be included and one or more pages are different from each other and the second manuscript data. When the transmission destination information for each manuscript data is included , the distribution process from the first manuscript data to the plurality of second manuscript data and the transmission process for each second manuscript data are performed according to the information. It is an information processing device characterized by having an execution unit for executing and.

Claim 2
The execution unit includes an instruction to rotate the original or erase the two-dimensional code in the information recorded in the two-dimensional code in the first manuscript data acquired by the acquisition unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising generating the second manuscript data in which the manuscript is rotated or the two-dimensional code is erased according to the information.

Claim 3
In the execution unit, the information recorded in the two-dimensional code in the first manuscript data acquired by the acquisition unit includes a blank sheet in the multi-page manuscript represented by the first manuscript data. If the be distributed based on the blank of the position information in the document of the plurality of pages has been defined if, in accordance with the position information of the information and blank recorded in the 2-dimensional code, the plurality second The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the distribution of the original data of the above is performed by excluding the blank original data.

Claim 4
The information processing device has a user interface
The execution unit, if the allocation is the information recorded in the 2-dimensional code in said first document data acquired by the acquisition unit is present is unknown pages, unknown shake classification using the user interface When the user is inquired about the method of sorting the unknown page and the information of the method of sorting the unknown page can be obtained through the user interface, the information recorded in the two-dimensional code and the method of sorting the unknown page can be obtained. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the distribution to the plurality of second manuscript data is executed according to the information.

Claim 5
Runs in to that information processing device execute a program, the該情paper processing apparatus,
Acquisition of the first manuscript data representing the multi-page manuscript obtained by reading a multi-page manuscript in which a two-dimensional code is written on some pages when one side of the manuscript is one page. Department and
The information recorded in the 2-dimensional code in the first document data acquired by the acquiring unit, from the first document data, together comprising at each more than one page in the document comprising a plurality of pages A method of allocating each page to a plurality of second manuscript data representing a plurality of manuscripts in which the same page is allowed to be included and one or more pages are different from each other and the second manuscript data. When the transmission destination information for each manuscript data is included , the distribution process from the first manuscript data to the plurality of second manuscript data and the transmission process for each second manuscript data are performed according to the information. It is an information processing program characterized in that it operates as an information processing device including an execution unit that executes and.

According to the information processing device of claim 1 and the information processing program of claim 5, the two-dimensional code is created for each job and embedded in the manuscript surface, or is embedded in the entire page surface, which is more flexible than the rigid operation. It can be operated.

According to the information processing apparatus of claim 2, more flexible processing is possible as compared with the case where there is no concept of processing the data in the second manuscript data according to the information recorded in the two-dimensional code.

According to the information processing apparatus according to claim 3, by linking the information recorded in the 2-dimensional code and other information than when no sorting Keru concept, a flexible processing possible.

According to the information processing apparatus of claim 4, when the two-dimensional code embedded in the document surface lacks information, the lacking information is supplemented.

It is an overall block diagram of the information processing system including one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which showed the structure of the multifunction device of the information processing system shown in FIG. It is a figure which showed the initial screen of the UI of a multifunction device. It is a schematic diagram which showed the 1st example of the process using a 2D code. It is a schematic diagram which showed the 2nd example of the process using a 2D code. It is a schematic diagram which showed the 3rd example of the process using a 2D code. It is a schematic diagram which showed the 4th example of the process using a 2D code. It is a schematic diagram which showed the 5th example of the process using a 2D code. It is a schematic diagram which showed the sixth example of the process using a two-dimensional code. It is a schematic diagram which showed the 7th example of the process using a 2D code. It is the figure which showed the UI screen of the 2D code generation tool. It is the figure which expanded and showed the main pull-down menu of the upper half of the UI screen of the same 2D code generation tool as FIG. It is the figure which expanded and showed the main pull-down menu of the lower half of the UI screen of the same 2D code generation tool as FIG. It is a figure which showed the UI screen which is displayed when "designation of common grant document" is selected in the field of "the purpose of a two-dimensional code". It is a figure which showed the flowchart of the information processing program executed in the server shown in FIG. It is a figure which showed the screen example displayed on the UI of the multifunction device in step S106 of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an information processing system including one embodiment of the present invention.

The information processing system 100 is provided with a plurality of client computers (hereinafter, abbreviated as client PCs) 10. These client PCs 10 are operated by each user to create and edit manuscripts.

Further, the information processing system 100 includes a printer 20, a multifunction device 30, and a server 40. The plurality of client PCs 10, the printer 20, the multifunction device 30, and the server 40 are connected to each other by a LAN (Local Area Network) 50 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

When printing a manuscript created by the client PC 10, a manuscript file is transmitted from the client PC 10 of the user who created the manuscript, is temporarily stored in the server 40, and then the file is transmitted to the printer 20 or the multifunction device 30. Is printed out on paper.

Although the details will be described later, in the client PC, a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) is created by a user operation, and a manuscript in which the two-dimensional code is embedded is created. The created manuscript is once printed out and becomes a manuscript physically recorded on paper.

The document on this paper is read by the scanner 31 (see FIG. 2) of the multifunction device 30. Here, the data file obtained by reading the manuscript on the paper is referred to as a "parent file". This parent file is once transmitted to the server 40. In the server 40, the two-dimensional code is searched from the parent file. Then, a plurality of "child files" are generated based on the information of the two-dimensional code in the parent file. These plurality of child files are transmitted to the multifunction device 30 again, and processing for each child file, for example, transmission to a designated destination, print output by the printer 32 of the multifunction device 30 (see FIG. 2), and the like are performed. ..

Here, the parent file and the child file correspond to each example of the first manuscript data and the second manuscript data, respectively, as referred to in the present invention. However, it does not ask whether the first manuscript data and the second manuscript data referred to in the present invention are data having a file format.

In the present embodiment, the original document before being printed out or the "manuscript" after being read by the scanner 31 (see FIG. 2) is a document on the data, that is, data representing the document. This point is self-evident, and whether it is a manuscript recorded on paper or a manuscript on data, it may be simply referred to as a "manuscript" without particular notice. The same applies to terms such as page and manuscript surface.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a multifunction device of the file processing system shown in FIG.

In addition to the scanner 31 and the printer 32 described above, the multifunction device 30 includes a calculation unit 33, a communication unit 34, a fax transmission / reception unit 35, and a control unit 36. Further, the control unit 36 is provided with a UI (user interface) 37.

The communication unit 34 is responsible for communication via the LAN 50 also shown in FIG.

Further, the FAX transmission / reception unit 35 is responsible for facsimile transmission / reception via a telephone line 51 (not shown in FIG. 1).

In addition, the calculation unit 33 is responsible for converting the data format. For example, in the situation of facsimile transmission, the data file read by the scanner 31 is converted into a data file in a data format suitable for facsimile transmission and passed to the FAX transmission / reception unit 35. Alternatively, for example, in the situation of facsimile reception, the data received by the FAX transmission / reception unit 35 is converted into data in a data format suitable for print output by the printer 32 and passed to the printer 32. The same applies to other situations.

In this multifunction device 30, various processes are possible. Here, the processes that can be performed by the multifunction device 30, including the processes described above, are listed. The process using the two-dimensional code will be described later, and the process using the two-dimensional code will be omitted here.
(1) Print processing The data file transmitted from the client PC 10 is transmitted to the multifunction device 30 via the server 40 when the print output on the multifunction device 30 is instructed. The data file transmitted to the multifunction device 30 is received by the communication unit 34, sent to the printer 32 via the calculation unit 33, and printed out on paper by the printer 32.
(2) Copy processing The data file read by the scanner 31 is sent to the printer 32 via the calculation unit 33, and is printed out on paper.
(3) Scan processing The data file read by the scanner 31 is sent to the communication unit 34 via the calculation unit 33, and is sent to the designated client PC 10 via the LAN 50.
(4) Facsimile transmission processing (a) A data file obtained by scanning a document on paper with a scanner 31 is sent to a fax transmission / reception unit 35 via a calculation unit 33, and a designated destination via a telephone line 51. Facsimile to.

(B) When the data file instructed to be facsimile-transmitted is received by the communication unit 34, the data file is sent to the FAX transmission / reception unit 35 via the calculation unit 33, and the designated transmission is performed via the telephone line 51. It is sent by facsimile first.
(5) Facsimile reception processing (a) The data file input via the telephone line 51 is received by the FAX transmission / reception unit 35, sent to the printer 32 via the calculation unit 33, and printed out by the printer 32. Will be done.

(B) The data file input via the telephone line 51 is received by the FAX transmission / reception unit 35 and temporarily stored in the calculation unit 33. After that, when there is a transmission request from the authorized client PC 10, the stored data file is passed to the communication unit 34, and the data file is transmitted from the communication unit 34 to the requested client PC 10.

Although omitted here, the multifunction device 30 may be equipped with a post-processing machine that punches holes, staples (staples), and bends paper.

The control unit 36 shown in FIG. 2 is responsible for overall control of the multifunction device 30, and the various processes described above are executed under the control of the control unit 36.

Further, the UI 37 is a display operation unit that includes a touch panel type display screen and gives various instructions to the multifunction device 30 by an operation in which the user directly touches the multifunction device 30 with a finger.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an initial screen of the UI of the multifunction device.

On the initial screen of the UI 37, three push buttons of "copy" button 371, "scan" button 372, and "FAX" button 373, and one check box 374 are displayed. When the check box 374 is pressed (touched with a finger), the check mark 375 is displayed or the check mark 375 disappears each time the check box is pressed.

If the "copy" button 371 is pressed while the check mark 375 is not displayed in the check box 374, a setting screen for making various settings related to copying is displayed instead of the initial screen shown here, and the setting screen is displayed on the screen. The number of copies and the like are set, and the copy operation is started by pressing the start button (not shown).

If the "scan" button 372 is pressed while the check mark 375 is not displayed in the check box 374, a setting screen for making various settings related to scanning is displayed instead of the initial screen shown here, and the setting screen is displayed on the screen. The destination of the data file is set with, and the scanning operation is started by pressing the start button (not shown).

Further, if the "FAX" button 373 is pressed while the check mark 375 is not displayed in the check box 374, a setting screen for making various settings related to facsimile transmission is displayed instead of the initial screen shown here, and that screen is displayed. The destination of the facsimile transmission is set above, and the facsimile transmission operation is started by pressing the start button (not shown).

Up to this point, the processing has existed conventionally. One of the features of this embodiment is that a two-dimensional code is recorded on at least one document surface, the document with the two-dimensional code is read by the scanner 31, and the documents are sorted according to the information of the two-dimensional code. There is. When instructing to sort the originals according to the information of the two-dimensional code in this way, after displaying the check mark 375 in the check box 374, the "copy" button 371, the "scan" button 372, and the "FAX" Press one of the buttons 373. Since the sorting method etc. are written in the two-dimensional code, the subsequent processing is the same no matter which button is pressed. That is, when any button is pressed, an instruction to set the document in the scanner 31 and press the start button is displayed on the UI 37, and the process is started by setting the document in the scanner 31 and pressing the start button. Will be done.

Next, various examples of processing using the two-dimensional code in this embodiment will be illustrated.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a first example of processing using a two-dimensional code.

Here, five originals including faces 1 to 5 are scanned by a scanner. Of these five manuscripts, two manuscripts, side 1 and side 3, have a two-dimensional code.

In the two-dimensional code attached to surface 1, if the surface to which this two-dimensional code is attached is the first page of one file (document 1) and there is a surface to which the next two-dimensional code is attached. It is recorded that the page up to the page immediately before that surface should be one file (document 1), and that the destination of the file is PC1, which is one of the client PC 10.

Further, in the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 3, the surface to which the two-dimensional code is attached is the first page of one file (document 2) in the same manner as the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 1. If there is a surface with the following two-dimensional code, the page up to the page immediately before that surface should be one file (Document 2), and the destination of that file is one of the client PC10. It is recorded that it is PC2.

In the case of the first example shown in FIG. 4, the file of the document 1 has a two-page structure of the surface 1 and the surface 2, and the file of the document 2 has a three-page structure of the surfaces 3 to 5. Then, the file of the document 1 is transmitted to the PC 1, and the file of the document 2 is transmitted to the PC 2.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a second example of processing using a two-dimensional code.

Here, six originals including faces 1 to 6 are scanned by a scanner. Of these six manuscripts, two of the side 2 and the side 4 are blank manuscripts, and the side 6 has a two-dimensional code. Then, in the two-dimensional code with the surface 6, the files should be separated with a blank sheet as a delimiter, and the destination of the first file (document 1) and the second file (document 2) is PC1. Yes, it is recorded that the destination of the third file (document 3) is PC2.

In the case of the second example shown in FIG. 5, the file of the document 1 is created only on one page of the surface 1, the file of the document 2 is created on only one page of the surface 3, and the two pages of the surface 5 and the surface 6 are used. The file of document 3 is created. Then, the file of the document 1 and the file of the document 2 are transmitted to the PC 1, and the file of the document 3 is transmitted to the PC 2.

In the case of this second example, a flexible file structure is possible depending on the position where the blank sheet is sandwiched.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a third example of processing using a two-dimensional code.

Here, five originals including faces 1 to 5 are scanned by a scanner. Of these five manuscripts, three manuscripts, face 1, face 3, and face 5, have a two-dimensional code.

In the two-dimensional code attached to surface 1, if the surface to which this two-dimensional code is attached is the first page of one file (document 1) and there is a surface to which the next two-dimensional code is attached. One file (document 1) should be up to the page immediately before that side, and if there is a common grant document (described later), that common grant document should be added to the end of the file of this document 1. , It is recorded that the destination of the file is PC1.

Further, in the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 3, the surface to which the two-dimensional code is attached is the first page of one file (document 2) in the same manner as the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 1. If there is a surface with the following two-dimensional code, the page immediately before that surface should be one file (Document 2), and if there is a common grant document, that common grant document should be this document. It is recorded that what should be added to the end of the file 1 and that the destination of the file is PC2.

Further, in the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 5, it is recorded that the surface to which the two-dimensional code is attached is a common grant document.

In the case of the third example shown in FIG. 6, the file of the document 1 has a three-page structure in which the two pages of the surface 1 and the surface 2 are further added with the surface 5 at the end, and the file of the document 2 has the surface 3 and the surface 4. It has a three-page structure in which a surface 5 is added to the end of the two pages of. Then, the file of the document 1 is transmitted to the PC 1, and the file of the document 2 is transmitted to the PC 2.

In this embodiment, as in this third example, duplicate use of the same page is permitted. This third example is useful when attaching a common document to a plurality of files.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a fourth example of processing using a two-dimensional code.

Here, five originals including faces 1 to 5 are scanned by a scanner. In this example, the two-dimensional code is attached only to the manuscript on side 3 out of these five manuscripts. In the two-dimensional code attached to this surface 3, the surface to which this two-dimensional code is attached is set as the first page of one file (document 2), and there is a surface to which the next two-dimensional code is attached. It is recorded that the page up to the page immediately before that side should be one file (document 2), and that the destination of the file is PC2.

In the case of the example shown in FIG. 7, information such as distribution and destination is lacking with respect to surface 1 and surface 2. In the present embodiment, when the information is insufficient as in this example, it is displayed on the UI37 (see FIG. 2) of the multifunction device 30 that the information is insufficient, and the user is inquired about the handling. (See FIG. 16). Here, it is assumed that the user has instructed that the surface 1 and the surface 2 should be transmitted to the PC 1 as one file (document 1) by the operation of the UI 37. According to this instruction, a file of document 1 consisting of two pages of surface 1 and surface 2 is generated and transmitted to PC1. Further, the file of the document 2 composed of 3 pages of the surface 3 to the surface 5 is generated by the information of the two-dimensional code and transmitted to the PC2.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a fifth example of processing using a two-dimensional code.

Here, five originals including faces 1 to 5 are scanned by a scanner. However, the two pages of side 1 and side 5 are read with the manuscript turned sideways. Further, the surface 2 and the surface 4 are blank sheets. Of these five manuscripts, two manuscripts, side 1 and side 3, have a two-dimensional code.

In the two-dimensional code attached to surface 1, if the surface to which this two-dimensional code is attached is the first page of one file (document 1) and there is a surface to which the next two-dimensional code is attached. It is recorded that the page up to the page immediately before that surface should be one file (document 1), and that the destination of the file is PC1. Further, the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 1 further records that when there is a landscape-oriented original, it should be upright, and when there is a blank sheet, it should be removed.

Further, in the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 3, the surface to which the two-dimensional code is attached is the first page of one file (document 2) in the same manner as the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 1. If there is a surface with the following two-dimensional code, record that the page immediately before that surface should be one file (Document 2) and that the destination of that file is PC2. Has been done. Further, the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 3 further records that when there is a landscape-oriented document, it should be upright and that the two-dimensional code should be removed.

In the case of the fifth example shown in FIG. 8, the document of the side 1 read sideways is changed to the upright posture, the blank document of the side 2 is removed, and the original of the side 1 in the upright posture is started from page 1. The file of document 1 is created. Further, here, the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 3 is removed, the document of the surface 5 read sideways is changed to the upright posture, and the surface 3 from which the two-dimensional code is removed and the blank sheet. A three-page file of document 2 is created, consisting of surface 4 and surface 5 in an upright posture. Then, the file of the document 1 is transmitted to the PC 1, and the file of the document 2 is transmitted to the PC 2.

In the present embodiment, not only the files are sorted by the two-dimensional code, but also the data processing process for the manuscript in the file is instructed by the two-dimensional code as in the fifth example shown in FIG. 8, and the data is according to the two-dimensional code. Is also processed.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a sixth example of processing using a two-dimensional code.

Here, five originals including faces 1 to 5 are scanned by a scanner. Of these five manuscripts, only the manuscript on side 3 has a two-dimensional code.

The two-dimensional code attached to this surface 3 includes the file of document 1 as "pages 1 to 5" and the file of document 2 as "pages 1 to 2 and 4". It is recorded that it should be transmitted to PC1 and PC2, respectively.

In the sixth example shown in FIG. 9, the personal information of the creator of this manuscript is recorded on the surface 3, and the file (document 1) for oneself to be transmitted to the client PC 10 is a file including the surface 3. At the same time, it is effective in a situation where the surface 3 is deleted from the file (document 2) transmitted to the client PC 10 used by another person, for example, a superior or the like.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a seventh example of processing using a two-dimensional code.

Here, six originals including faces 1 to 6 are scanned by a scanner. Of these six manuscripts, only the manuscript on side 1 has a two-dimensional code.

In the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 1, a file (document 1) consisting of two pages of the surface 2 and the surface 3 and a file (document 2) consisting of three pages of the surfaces 4 to 6 are created. It is recorded that each should be transmitted to PC1 and PC2, and that the surface to which the two-dimensional code is attached should remove not only the two-dimensional code but also the page itself.

In this case, a file consisting of two pages of surface 2 and surface 3 (document 1) and a file consisting of three pages of surfaces 4 to 6 (document 2) are generated, and the page of surface 1 is deleted. .. Then, the file of the document 1 is transmitted to the PC 1, and the file of the document 2 is transmitted to the PC 2.

In the seventh example shown in FIG. 10, a page in which only the two-dimensional code is recorded is prepared in advance, the manuscript itself is made into a manuscript without the two-dimensional code, and the manuscript without the two-dimensional code is made at the stage of being read by a scanner. This means that it is possible to perform operations such as stacking pages on which only a two-dimensional code is recorded and scanning them with a scanner.

Next, the scene of creating the two-dimensional code will be described with reference to each example shown in FIGS. 4 to 10 in addition to the following figures.

The creation of this two-dimensional code is a process performed by the user by operating the client PC 10 shown in FIG.

A user who intends to create a two-dimensional code operates his / her client PC 10 to launch a two-dimensional code generation tool. Then, the UI screen of the two-dimensional code generation tool is displayed on the client PC 10. The user performs an input operation on the UI screen to generate a two-dimensional code in the client PC 10.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a UI screen of the two-dimensional code generation tool.

This UI screen has columns for "Purpose of 2D code", "Original division setting", and "Distribution setting", and the "Distribution setting" column further includes "Destination of generated document". It is divided into "Settings", "Original processing settings", and "Other settings" columns.

In addition, a "generate" button is displayed on the upper right side of this UI screen. Fill in the required information on this UI screen, and finally press this "Generate" button to generate a two-dimensional code.

Further, at the bottom of this UI screen, three buttons of "embedded", "redisplay", and "cancel" are displayed.

The "embedded" button is a button for storing the information in the middle stage written on this UI screen among the information to be entered in the two-dimensional code. For example, the destination of the generated document file is entered in the "Setting of the destination of the generated document" field in the "Setting of distribution" field, but I want to set multiple destinations for the same file. If so, enter one destination in this field and press the "Built-in" button. Next, enter another destination in this field and press the "Built-in" button. By repeating this, a plurality of destinations can be set. Finally, when the "Generate" button is pressed, the setting information incorporated up to that point by pressing the "Built-in" button and the setting information displayed on this UI screen are included in one or two. A dimensional code is generated.

Each time the "Redisplay" button is pressed, the information incorporated immediately before, the information incorporated immediately before it, the information incorporated immediately before it, and so on are sequentially displayed on this UI screen. Is displayed.

If you press the "Redisplay" button to redisplay the previously embedded information on this UI screen and then press the "Cancel" button, the incorporation of the information redisplayed at that time will be cancelled. .. However, as for the information that can be entered only once in one two-dimensional code, the information displayed on the UI screen when the "generate" button is finally pressed is valid.

12 and 13 are views showing the main pull-down menus of the upper half and the lower half of the UI screen of the same two-dimensional code generation tool as in FIG. 11, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 12, the pull-down menu in the "Purpose of two-dimensional code" column displays items such as "manuscript division and document generation", "commonly assigned document designation", and so on. One of the items in is selected. Here, "manuscript division and document generation" and "commonly assigned document designation" will be described, and references to other items will be omitted.

"Manuscript division and document generation" is responsible for the generation of a two-dimensional code that instructs to generate multiple child files from multiple manuscripts (parent files) as one bundle, which is the main theme here. ing. Further, the "common grant document designation" is responsible for generating a two-dimensional code for designating the common grant document as shown in surface 5 of the third example of FIG.

In addition, in the pull-down menu of "Division unit" of "Document division setting", "Split the 2D code embedded surface as the boundary surface", "Split the blank paper as the boundary surface", and "Specify the boundary surface of the division". , And "Specify a configuration page for each document" are displayed, and one of the four items is selected.

In "dividing with the two-dimensional code embedded surface as a boundary", for example, as described in the first example of FIG. 4, the surface with this two-dimensional code is set as the first page of one file, and the next two dimensions are set. If there is a side with a code, it means that the page up to the page immediately before that side should be one file.

Further, "dividing with a blank sheet as a boundary surface" means that the files should be divided with a blank page as a boundary as described in the second example of FIG.

Further, "specifying the boundary surface of the division" means that the first page of each file is specified by the page number. For example, the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 1 of the seventh example shown in FIG. 10 specifies that a file having the surface 2 and the surface 4 as the first page should be generated.

Further, "specifying the composition page for each document" means that the page constituting the file is specified by the page number for each file.

For example, in the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 3 in the sixth example of FIG. 9, the file of the document 1 is "from the first page to the fifth page", and the file of the document 2 is "from the first page to the second page". Up to the page, and from the 4th page to the 5th page "is written.

In the pull-down menu of the "Distribution setting" column shown in FIG. 12, each item of "Document 1st", "Document 2nd", "Document 3rd", ... Of the items, one item for which information is to be entered is selected.

The explanation of the pull-down menu is continued with reference to FIG.

In the "Set destination of generated document" field, there are a pull-down menu of "Destination" and a pull-down menu of "File name". These fields are initially blank, and the destination and file name are directly written by the user there, or copied and pasted from another. However, the destination or file name written in the past is stored in this field, and the destination or file name written in the past can be selected. Further, the printer 31 (see FIG. 2) of the multifunction device 30 can be selected as the transmission destination. When a printer is selected as the destination, the file is sent to the printer 31 and printed out on paper. When a printer is selected as the destination, a setting screen related to the printer such as the number of prints (not shown) is displayed here. When the multifunction device 30 is a multifunction device with a post-processing machine such as punching holes, a setting screen for accepting settings related to post-processing is displayed here. The information set on this setting screen is also reflected in the two-dimensional code.

In addition, there are a plurality of pull-down menus in "Original processing settings". In those pull-down menus, either "Yes" or "No" is selected, as illustrated in FIG. 13 for "automatic upright".

Here, "do" of "automatic upright" means that data should be processed from a landscape original to an upright original, for example, as shown in the fifth example of FIG.

In addition, "do" in "blank paper removal" means that a file from which blank paper has been removed should be generated, as in the two-dimensional code attached to surface 1 in the fifth example shown in FIG. There is.

Further, "do" of "two-dimensional code removal" should remove the QR code (registered trademark) from the original surface like the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 3 of the fifth example shown in FIG. It means that.

Further, "doing" in "removing the two-dimensional code embedded surface" means that the manuscript itself to which the two-dimensional code is attached, such as surface 1 in the seventh example of FIG. 10, should be removed.

Further, in the pull-down menu of the "commonly granted document" column in the "other settings" column shown in FIG. 13, "if there is a common granted document, it is given at the end" and "if there is a common granted document, it is given at the beginning of the sentence". One of "Give to" and "Do not give common grant document" is selected.

In the third example shown in FIG. 6, in the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 1 and the surface 3, "if there is a common grant document, it is given at the end" is recorded on both of them. Therefore, the surface 5 which is a common grant document is attached to the end of both files (document 1 and document 2).

In the "Other settings" column, there are various setting items other than "Common grant document", but explanations other than "Common grant document" are omitted here.

Here, for example, select "first document" in "sorting settings", make various settings, and press the "embedded" button. Further, with the "first document" selected, set a new destination and press the "embedded" button. At this time, both of the "destination" and "file name" are incorporated without overwriting the previously embedded information. However, items that can be set only once for one document, such as "manuscript processing settings" and "commonly granted document" settings, are overwritten at the time of embedding, and only the latest settings are valid. If the "Generate" button is pressed at this stage, a two-dimensional code containing instructions regarding only the "first document" file is generated. On the other hand, at this stage, the "Generate" button is not pressed yet, and "Second document" is selected as "Distribution setting" to set the "Second document". After that, when the "generate" button is pressed, one two-dimensional code including instructions for the two files "document first" and "document second" is generated. As described above, in the present embodiment, instructions for an arbitrary number of files can be written in one two-dimensional code.

Here, in FIG. 11, "manuscript division and document generation" is selected as the "purpose of the two-dimensional code", and "two-dimensional code embedding surface is the boundary surface" as the "division unit" in the "manuscript division setting" column. This is the setting screen when "Split as" is selected. When "Split with blank paper as boundary surface", "Specify division boundary surface", or "Specify composition page for each document" is selected as the "Division unit" in the "Original division setting" field. , The setting screen according to the selection is displayed on the UI screen, and the setting according to the selection is performed on the setting screen. The detailed explanation of them is only complicated and will be omitted here.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a UI screen displayed when "Specify a common grant document" is selected in the "Purpose of two-dimensional code" field.

Here, in the "Target surface designation method" column in the "Commonly granted document setting" column, "Relative designation based on this two-dimensional code" and "Page" shown in parentheses in FIG. One of "Specify" is selected.

If you select "Relative specification based on this 2D code" in the "Target surface specification method" field, the "Page position" setting field is displayed, and the original surface to which the 2D code being created is attached is 0. The page range of the common grant document when it is set as the page is set. For example, in FIG. 14, “± 0” to “+2” are entered in the “page position” setting field. This means that the three pages of the manuscript surface to which the two-dimensional code is attached, the manuscript surface of the next page, and the manuscript surface of the next page are common grant documents. In the two-dimensional code attached to the surface 5 in the third example shown in FIG. 6, it is recorded that only one page of the manuscript surface to which the two-dimensional code is attached is used as a common grant document.

In addition, as shown in parentheses in FIG. 14, when "page designation" is selected in the "target surface designation method" field, the setting field of "designated page" is displayed, and as a common grant document there. The specified page number is entered. In FIG. 14, "5-7" is entered in the setting field of this "designated page". This means that the 5th to 7th pages of the manuscript are common grant documents regardless of the page number of the manuscript side to which the two-dimensional code is attached. There is.

In addition, the "Generate" button, "Built-in", and "Re-use" are also displayed on the UI screen displayed when "Specify common grant document" is selected in the "Purpose of two-dimensional code" field shown in FIG. The "View" and "Cancel" buttons are displayed. These buttons can also be used to generate a two-dimensional code that includes only the designation of the common grant document, such as the two-dimensional code attached to surface 5 in the third example shown in FIG. As shown in the UI screen, the setting contents when "manuscript division and document generation" are selected in the "purpose of the two-dimensional code" field, and the "purpose of the two-dimensional code" as in the UI screen shown in FIG. It is also possible to generate a two-dimensional code that includes both the setting contents when "Specify common grant document" is selected in the column of.

As described above, in the present embodiment, various types of two-dimensional codes can be generated according to the user's usability, preference, and the like.

The two-dimensional code generated as described above is combined with a manuscript created separately from the two-dimensional code, and a manuscript including a manuscript surface with the two-dimensional code is printed out. Subsequent measures are as illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 10. That is, the document printed on the paper is read by the scanner 31 (see FIG. 2) to generate a parent file, and a plurality of child files are generated from the parent file according to the information recorded in the two-dimensional code on the document surface. Is generated, data processing such as document erecting, blank page removal, and two-dimensional code removal is performed, and the file is sent to each specified destination for each child file.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a flowchart of an information processing program executed in the server shown in FIG. The information processing program shown in FIG. 15 corresponds to an example of the information processing program referred to in the present invention. Further, the server 40 that executes the information processing program shown in FIG. 15 corresponds to an example of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

As described above, the scanner 31 of the multifunction device 30 reads a plurality of original documents including the original document to which the two-dimensional code is attached. In reading the original, here, the check mark 375 is displayed in the check box 374 on the UI 37 shown in FIG. 3 of the multifunction device 30, and then the scanner 31 is made to read the original.

The parent file obtained by reading by the scanner 31 is transmitted to the server 40. Then, the server 40 starts executing the information processing program shown in FIG.

Here, first, the transmitted parent file is acquired (step S101), the two-dimensional code is searched from the parent file, and the information recorded in the two-dimensional code is read (step S102). Then, the read information is temporarily stored in association with the information that identifies the page of the manuscript surface to which the two-dimensional code is attached. When a plurality of two-dimensional codes are attached to the parent file, the information of all the two-dimensional codes is associated with the information for identifying the page of each manuscript surface to which each two-dimensional code is attached. Is read.

Next, it is determined whether or not the read two-dimensional code has a designation of cooperation with a blank sheet (step S103). When the cooperation with the blank paper is specified, the position information of the blank paper is added to the information read from the two-dimensional code (step S104).

Next, it is determined whether or not there is a page whose distribution is unknown based on the information read from the two-dimensional code or the information to which the position information of a blank sheet is added (step S105). For example, in the case of the fourth example shown in FIG. 7, the distribution of the two pages of surface 1 and surface 2 is unknown.

When there is a page whose distribution is unknown, the server 40 issues an instruction to the multifunction device 30, and a screen as illustrated below is displayed on the UI 37 of the multifunction device 30 (step S106).

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the UI of the multifunction device in step S106 of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a screen example according to the fourth example shown in FIG. Here, the message "The distribution between page 1 and page 2 is unknown" and the instruction button for how to handle the page whose distribution is unknown are displayed. As the instruction button, FIG. 16 shows three buttons, "Cancel all manuscripts", "Cancel unknown page", and "Specify the destination of unknown page". "Cancel all manuscripts" is a push button instructing to cancel all the manuscripts including the manuscript whose distribution destination is known, which is scanned by the scanner 31 this time. Further, "Cancel unknown page" is a push button instructing that only the document whose sorting destination is unknown is canceled from the documents scanned by the scanner 31 this time, and the document whose sorting destination is known can proceed with the sorting process as it is. .. Further, "specify the destination of the unknown page" is a push button to be pressed when the destination of the unknown page is specified and the destination is sent. When the "Specify the destination of the unknown page" button is pressed, a screen for specifying the destination is displayed on the UI 37 of the multifunction device 30 instead of the screen shown in FIG. 16, and the operation for specifying the destination is displayed on the screen. Is done. The fourth example shown in FIG. 7 is an example in which the "specify the destination of an unknown page" button is pressed and PC1 is specified as the destination on the next screen. In the fourth example shown in FIG. 7, as a result of designating the PC1 as the transmission destination, the file of the document 1 is transmitted to the PC1.

In the present embodiment, when there is a page whose distribution is unknown, the screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the UI 37 of the multifunction device 30 to allow the user to specify how to handle the page. If there is, a predetermined uniform process may be performed, such as adding a message that the distribution is unknown and outputting it as a print.

The explanation will be continued by returning to FIG.

When there is no page with unknown sorting (step S105) or when the unknown sorting is resolved (step S107), sorting is performed except when the "Cancel all documents" button is pressed on the screen of FIG. (Step S108). Further, it is determined whether or not the data processing process such as automatic upright or two-dimensional code removal is specified (step S109), and if the data processing is specified, the data processing process is executed according to the specification (step S110).

The data processing here refers to, for example, erecting or tilting the original, enlarging / reducing the original , removing some data such as a QR code (registered trademark) , and adding a blank page or OR code. Includes removal of specific pages, such as pages that have been created.

When the distribution is completed in this way, processing for each child file generated by the distribution, for example, transmission to a designated destination, print output, facsimile transmission, and the like are performed (step S111).

The processing for each child file here may include other processing that can be specified by a two-dimensional code, in addition to the transmission and print output illustrated above. Other processes that can be specified with a two-dimensional code include, for example, specifying a transmission time with a two-dimensional code and waiting for the transmission time before sending, or specifying encrypted transmission with a password with a two-dimensional code and following it. Encrypted transmission with a password can be performed, a storage folder of the destination is specified by a two-dimensional code, and the storage folder of the destination is specified accordingly.

Although the document sorting program shown in FIG. 15 has been described here as being executed in the server 40, the document sorting program shown in FIG. 15 is executed in the calculation unit 33 (see FIG. 2) of the multifunction device 30. It may be configured to make it. The multifunction device 30 in that case corresponds to an example of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

Further, although the file processing system 100 provided with the server 40 shown in FIG. 1 has been described here, the multifunction device does not have a server 40 separate from the multifunction device 30, but the multifunction device has a built-in server function. May be good. Further, the present invention may be a scanner provided with a function of sorting and distributing a parent file obtained by reading a manuscript to a plurality of child files instead of providing a multifunction device, and various forms of information processing may be provided. Applicable to devices.

10 Client PC
20 Printer 30 Multifunction device 31 Scanner 32 Printer 33 Calculation unit 34 Communication unit 35 Facsimile transmission / reception unit 36 Control unit 37 UI
371 "Copy" button 372 "Scan" button 373 "FAX" button 374 Check box 375 Check mark 40 Server 50 LAN
51 Telephone line 100 File processing system

Claims (5)

Acquisition of the first manuscript data representing the multi-page manuscript obtained by reading a multi-page manuscript in which a two-dimensional code is written on some pages when one side of the manuscript is one page. Department and
The information recorded in the two-dimensional code in the first manuscript data acquired by the acquisition unit includes one or more pages of the first manuscript data, each of which is one or more pages in the manuscript consisting of the plurality of pages, and each other. A method of allocating each page to a plurality of second manuscript data representing a plurality of manuscripts in which the same page is allowed to be included and one or more pages are different from each other and the second manuscript data. When the transmission destination information for each manuscript data is included, the distribution process from the first manuscript data to the plurality of second manuscript data and the transmission process for each second manuscript data are performed according to the information. An information processing device characterized by having an execution unit that executes and. The execution unit includes an instruction to rotate the original or erase the two-dimensional code in the information recorded in the two-dimensional code in the first manuscript data acquired by the acquisition unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising generating the second manuscript data in which the manuscript is rotated or the two-dimensional code is erased according to the information. In the execution unit, the information recorded in the two-dimensional code in the first manuscript data acquired by the acquisition unit includes a blank sheet in the multi-page manuscript represented by the first manuscript data. If the be distributed based on the blank of the position information in the document of the plurality of pages has been defined if, in accordance with the position information of the information and blank recorded in the 2-dimensional code, the plurality second The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 performs sorting to the original data of the above, excluding blank original data. The information processing device has a user interface
When there is a page whose distribution is unknown in the information recorded in the two-dimensional code in the first manuscript data acquired by the acquisition unit, the execution unit is unknown to the distribution using the user interface. When the user is inquired about the method of sorting the unknown page and the information of the method of sorting the unknown page can be obtained through the user interface, the information recorded in the two-dimensional code and the method of sorting the unknown page can be obtained. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the distribution to the plurality of second manuscript data is executed according to the information. The information processing device is executed in the information processing device that executes the program.
Acquisition of the first manuscript data representing the multi-page manuscript obtained by reading a multi-page manuscript in which a two-dimensional code is written on some pages when one side of the manuscript is one page. Department and
The information recorded in the two-dimensional code in the first manuscript data acquired by the acquisition unit includes one or more pages of the first manuscript data, each of which is one or more pages in the manuscript consisting of the plurality of pages, and each other. A method of allocating each page to a plurality of second manuscript data representing a plurality of manuscripts in which the same page is allowed to be included and one or more pages are different from each other and the second manuscript data. When the transmission destination information for each manuscript data is included, the distribution process from the first manuscript data to the plurality of second manuscript data and the transmission process for each second manuscript data are performed according to the information. An information processing program characterized in that it operates as an information processing device including an execution unit that executes and.

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