JPH01114261A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify operation and to make an information processing work efficient by selecting arbitrary picture information from a multiple picture information stored in a storage means based on given consecutive numbers, arranging picture information as a series of picture information, and making them in a visual state so as to output them. CONSTITUTION:When a series of picture information are stored in the storage means 30, the consecutive numbers are correspondingly given to a series of picture information by using a consecutive number giving means 1 and they are stored. If an objective arranging system is inputted by using an input means 100 when picture information is outputted by the prescribed arranging system, a selection means 1 selects picture information corresponding to the arranging system inputted based on the consecutive numbers from a multiple picture information stored in the storage means 30, and an arranging means arranges picture information as a series of picture information corresponding to the arranging system, whereby they are outputted from an output means 77 as picture information in the visual state. Thus, the operation can be facilitated and the information processing work can be made efficient.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is an information processing system that stores a large amount of image information and performs information processing by searching and outputting the stored image information as needed. It relates to a processing device.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when a large number of printed materials are sequentially read by an image scanner device and stored as image information in a storage device such as an optical disk device, an automatic paper feeding mechanism ( Hereinafter, the originals were conveyed sheet by sheet to the image scanner using a scanner (hereinafter abbreviated as "80"), and the originals were automatically and continuously read.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, ordinary printed matter is printed on both sides of a single sheet of paper, and such printed matter is read using an image scanner device to read optical discs, etc. When sequentially storing image information in the storage device, A
Using the DF, the document placed on the document table is automatically read one side at a time, for example, only the odd pages of the document are read, and the other side, that is, the even pages are placed on the document table again in a direction that allows even-numbered pages to be read. I had to read it after reposting it.

Therefore, the odd-numbered pages and even-numbered pages of the printed material are stored separately in the storage device, and when this stored image information is used by outputting it from a display device or printer, for example, , it was extremely inconvenient to use.

In other words, with a diskless device, it is necessary to search and retrieve each page alternately between odd-numbered pages and multiple pages, and with a printer, prints from Print 1 to Out 1 must be manually searched alternately. I had to do further organization by replacing it with .

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and its purpose is to provide information that allows arbitrary image information to be selected from a large number of image information stored in a storage device and output as a series of image information. The purpose of this invention is to provide a processing device.

[Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems)] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information processing device with a storage means capable of storing a large amount of image information, and a series of image information in the storage means. a serial number assigning means for assigning a serial number in association with the series of image information when storing the series of image information;
an input means for inputting a desired arrangement format; a selection means for selecting arbitrary image information from a large number of image information based on the serial number; and a selection means for selecting arbitrary image information from a large number of image information based on the serial number; The present invention includes an arrangement means for arranging the image information as image information, and an output means for outputting the image information in a visible state.

(Function) In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, when storing the series of image information in the storage means, the series number is associated with the series of image information using the series number giving means. Then memorize it. Further, when outputting image information in a predetermined array format, when the desired array format is input using the input means, the selection means selects the input from a large number of image information stored in the storage means based on the serial number. The image information corresponding to the array format is selected, further arranged by the array means as a series of image information according to the array format, and outputted from the output means as visible image information.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an image information storage and retrieval device as an information processing device of the present invention.

The image scanner device S is a device that reads the contents written on a document such as a photograph or Tachikawa as image data, and has an operation section SC that sets parameters such as the document size of the document to be read, the document 'cJ degree, and the reading density. , a memory (not shown) that stores these set parameters, a CPU (not shown) that controls the entire image scanner device S, and a display that displays input information such as setting conditions and processing time. It has a section Sb and an automatic paper feeder +f4(A[)F)Sa that continuously reads documents.

A control unit (CPU) 1 controls the overall operation of the apparatus and the flow of data.

That is, a control unit 1, a DMA 3, which will be described later, and a main memory 5.
1. The page memory 53, the display memory 73, the display control unit 75, the C0DEC95, etc. are connected via the system bus 20, and the page memory 53, the display memory 73, the C0DEC95, etc. are connected to the image bus 40 for transmitting image information.
connected via.

Further, the control section functionally includes a serial number assigning means, a selecting means, and an arranging means.

The control unit 1 also has an external data input device 100 via an interface circuit 1a, such as a word processing function, for inputting character information when creating a document, and inputting character information for searching or image processing. Display device 77
A keyboard 101 and a mouse 10 for inputting search information, various command information, array formats, etc. for moving the cursor displayed on the screen and adjusting the brightness of various functions.
3rd class is connected.

DMA (D 1rect Memory Accesses
s > 3 C. Transfers data regardless of the operation of the control unit 1, for example, to the main memory 5 described later.
1 and the storage device 30.
This is done via the bus 3a.

The storage device 30 includes a magnetic disk device 31 that stores information for specifying desired image information from a large amount of image information, that is, search information, etc.; It consists of an optical disk device 33 that stores corresponding search information and the like.

The main memory 51 stores operating programs for the control section 1 and the like.

The page memory 53 has a storage capacity corresponding to, for example, several pages of an A4 → noise manuscript, and stores image information input from the image scanner device S or image information retrieved from the optical disk device 33, etc. It is something to remember.

Further, the storage device 30 and page memory 53 constitute storage means.

For example, the code/image converter 71 converts the keyboard 10
It converts the character code data input from 1 into image data and outputs it to the display memory 73, and if necessary, performs reverse conversion to correct the characters converted into image data on the screen. .

The display memory 73 is a memory that temporarily stores image information when displaying an image on the display device 77 based on the image information from the page memory 53 or the like.

The display control section 75 controls the drive of a display device 77 such as a CRT, and displays image information stored in the display memory 73.

The C0DEC95 is an encoding/decoding circuit unit that can reduce the storage area of a storage medium such as an optical disk used during registration by compressing image information (reducing redundancy). It is also a circuit unit that performs decompression processing (restores the reduced redundancy) to this compressed image information and outputs it as original image information.

This C0DFC 95 has a Tr'LJ (Image
processing IJnit) is connected.

Further, an image scanner device S, a printer P, etc. are connected to the interface circuit 95a.

This printer P is a device that prints out image information as visible information such as characters on a recording medium such as paper, and for example, a laser printer or the like is used.

Further, the display device 77 and printer P constitute an output means.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained using an image information storage and retrieval device as an example, in which a large number of manuscripts are read, image information written in the manuscripts is registered, and rough searches and printouts are performed. Explain according to the operating procedure.

After turning on the power to this image information storage and retrieval device, read the document and read the predetermined information of the read image information according to the instructions on the initial information processing screen displayed on the display screen of the display device 77. Optical disk device 33
This image information storage and retrieval device is operated by inputting commands etc. from the keyboard 101 for continuous registration to
Set to "Read/Register" mode.

Next, a large number of stacked originals are placed on a predetermined position such as the original table of the image scanner device S constituting this image information storage and retrieval device, and an "automatic" system is installed to continuously read the stacked originals. After setting the "Paper Feeding" mode, the document size, document temperature, reading density, etc. of this document are input from the keyboard 101 or the operation section SC of the image scanner device S.

Furthermore, after the image information from the image scanner device S is temporarily stored in the page memory 53, it is transmitted to the optical disk device 33 so that it can be registered on the optical disk 33a (not shown).

Search information such as the title, amount of information, and arrangement format of the manuscript registered using the keyboard 101 is displayed on the display device 7.
Enter according to the format displayed on the screen in step 7.

This format is used to input and set search key items to identify the document to be registered and facilitate the search process, including the remaining capacity of the storage device 30 when the image scanner device S reads the document. When inputting information using the function keys configured on the keyboard 101, the function of this function key is displayed. .

When reading the document starts, the image information read from the image scanner device S is stored in the -H page memory 53 via the interface 95a, and roughly C0DE.
After the image information is compressed in C95, the search information is registered in the magnetic disk device 31 and the search information and image information are registered in the optical disk device 33 via the interface 3a.

When searching for specific image information from among a large amount of image information registered in the optical disk device 33 and printing 1 to 1, the keyboard 101 is used as in the case of reading and registering.
Enter the search command using ``Search'' mode.

Next, search information for specifying desired image information is input using the keyboard 101, the desired search information is searched from a large amount of search information recorded in the magnetic disk device 31, and based on this search information, The desired image information registered in the optical disk device 33 is searched. Furthermore, DODF09
5 or the like, the retrieved image information is subjected to processing such as expansion to be restored and then displayed on the display device 77 via the display memory 73 or the like.

To make a hard copy of the displayed image information, the user uses the keyboard 101 to designate and set the number of copies of the image information desired for hard copying, and then prints out from the printer P.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, when scanning a document one side at a time using the ADFSa of the image scanner device S, the true number written at the bottom or top margin of a series of memorized documents (hereinafter referred to as the number of written pages) is searched. It is registered as information along with the total number of pages of the manuscript.

Also, at this time, a serial number is assigned by the serial number assigning means.

Next, a case will be described in which specific image information is extracted from a large amount of image information stored in this manner and accumulated for each odd-numbered page or even-numbered page and outputted according to the page description. still,
The recorded true number of image information stored at this time and a series of numbers assigned by the serial number assigning means when stored in the optical disk device 33 (hereinafter referred to as the number of stored pages) correspond to the following J. do. In other words, the first page whose number of pages is an odd number
The page corresponds to the first page of the memory page number, the third page of the written page number corresponds to the second page of the memory page number, and in the same way, the first page of the memory page number (where n is an odd number) corresponds to the memory page number (n+1). The second page, which corresponds to ＞/2 (=N) pages and has an even number of written pages, is the number of stored pages (K+
1> page (where K is the number of memory pages corresponding to the final page number of the odd number of pages listed), and similarly below, the number of memory pages 1st page (
However, m is an even number) is the number of memory pages (K + m /2) (=M)
Corresponds to the page.

First, a specific series of image information is searched using the keyboard 101, and the correspondence between the number of stored pages and the number of written pages of this image information is determined from the search information given to the image information,
The array format for output from the display device 77 and printer P is input.

Next, it is determined whether the number of pages of image information read from the optical disk device 33 during arrangement is an odd number or an even number (step 81).

If it is an odd number, the process advances to step S2 and calculates the number of stored pages N from the number of written pages. If the number is even, step S
If the total number of pages of the manuscript with the specific image information is an odd number, add 1 to make it an even number (step S4); if it is an even number, leave it as is (step S5), and add 2 to each number.
The number of stored pages M is calculated in the same manner as in the case of an odd number (step 86).

Next, desired image information is searched and selected based on the calculated number of memory pages N or M, and is sequentially arranged in a -1/I- column (step S7).

In this way, by repeating the above process until the total number of pages reaches several pages (steps S8, 89), the image information can be arranged according to the memory pages.

Figure 3 shows the difference in the reading order due to the difference in ADFSa. In the case of FIG. 3(B), it is shown that the order is changed when reading.

That is, in the case of FIG. 3 (△), the stacked documents are read sequentially from the bottom, so when stacking the documents, by assigning the lowest number to the bottom, the documents are stored in the storage means in order from the lowest number. In addition, in the case of Figure 3 (B), the stacked documents are read sequentially from the top, so when stacking the documents, set the -J2 side to a lower number. This indicates that the numbers are not stored in the storage means in order from the smallest number.

In addition, in this embodiment, the first half of the assigned serial number, that is,
Although a case has been described in which image information is extracted alternately from the odd-numbered pages and the second half, that is, the even-numbered pages, and the information is processed so that the number of pages in the manuscript becomes a series, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, based on the assigned serial number, only the image information assigned an even number may be extracted, and then the image information assigned an odd number (=j) may be extracted, or furthermore, according to an arbitrary regularity, for example, 1st, 5th, 9th...
You can also extract it as ・etc.

[Effects of the Invention] As mentioned above, according to the present invention, image information can be arranged and output in a predetermined array format regardless of the order in which it is stored in the storage means. Since the effort required to output and use image information is saved and the operation is also simplified, it is possible to perform efficient information processing work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure, and Fig. 3 is a diagram explaining the mechanism of 80. 1...Control unit 30...Storage device S...Image scanner device

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A storage means capable of storing a large amount of image information, and a serial number assigning means for assigning a serial number in association with the series of image information when storing a series of image information in the storage means, as desired. an input means for inputting an array format of the image information; a selection means for selecting arbitrary image information from a large number of image information based on the sequence number; 1. An information processing device comprising: arranging means for arranging image information; and output means for outputting image information in a visible state. (2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection means selects arbitrary image information from a plurality of series of image information.