JPH02117262A - Image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To tabulate a various kinds of input information at the time of inputting an image and to display them on a display by providing a main memory part as a statistical information storage means to store the various kinds of input information, and a processor part having a statistical information processing means. CONSTITUTION:The processor part 3a of a work station processor 3 sets input time at 0 at the time of starting up a scanner 4, and also, counts by 1 as the number of times of scanning, and stores those data in a main memory part 3c. Next, the part 3 transfers the image data of a picture image inputted by the scanner 4 to an image memory part 3b sequentially, and displays it on a display 5, and calculates the size of an image file, then, stores it in the part 3c. When input is completed, the completion time of the start-up of the scanner 4 is read out, and also, scanning time is calculated on relation with the input time, and is stored in the part 3c, and after the scanning is completed, the copy of statistical information stored in the part 3c is stored in an external memory device 6. In such a way, required data can be displayed on the display 5.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an image processing device, and particularly to image processing that can aggregate various input information obtained when inputting an image and display it on a display or the like. Regarding equipment.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, image processing apparatuses have been known that display an image read from a scanner on a display, perform various image processing, and then output the image to a printer or the like. In such an image processing device, various information when inputting an image, such as the time required for the scanning process, the number of scans performed on the same document, or the size (volume) of the image file created by scanning, etc. were neither aggregated nor displayed.

[Invention or problem to be solved]

In this way, conventional image processing devices do not aggregate or display this information, so users cannot obtain reference data when considering work efficiency during scanning. Ta. Furthermore, since it is not possible to know the amount of image files stored on a hard disk or the like, there is an inconvenience in that it is not possible to know how much disk space is being consumed. Furthermore, since it is not possible to know how often the scanner is used, the scanner may be used more than the maximum number of times it can be used, which may lead to problems with the scanner.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image processing device that aggregates various input information when inputting an image and displays this information on a display or the like.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, an image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a main memory section which is a statistical information storage means for storing various input information obtained when inputting an image such as the number of scans, and a The apparatus is equipped with a processor section having statistical information processing means for totalizing input information and displaying it on a display.

[Effect]

Input information taken out at the time of image input is sequentially stored in the main memory section. After the image input is completed, the information stored in the main memory section is aggregated by the processor section and displayed in a designated area on the display.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration when the image processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a workstation. In FIG. 9, 1 is a keyboard which is a control information input means for inputting various control information; 3 is a mouse which is the same control information input means, 3 is a workstation processor,
4 is a scanner which is an image input means for inputting an image; 5 is a display which is a display means for displaying an image; and 6 is an external storage device which stores statistical information.

The workstation processor 3 controls the entire workstation and performs image processing on the converted image data, and also includes a processor unit 3a that aggregates various input information after inputting the image and displays it on a display; The image memory section 3b is a storage means for storing image data, and the main memory section 3C is for temporarily storing input information.

In FIG. 2, which is a layout diagram of the display mode on the display 5 described above, the image display area 11 is an area for displaying a scanning image;
The scanning option sheet 12 specifies the file name, reading area, reading data format (binary, multivalued, pseudo-halftone), threshold value or dither matrix, reading magnification, statistics, etc. This is a sheet for inputting parameters necessary for executing the functions of the workstation, such as specifying information display. Each mode of this scanning option sheet 12 is directly selected by a mouse cursor (not shown). This sheet is unique to the processing equipment. The display state of this statistical information display sheet 13 is shown in FIG. 3.The statistical information display sheet 13 shows the number of scans (times) performed on the same document, the time (seconds) required for the scanning process,
Also displayed are the size (pages) of the created image file, etc.

Next, the processing procedure of the processor section 3a when displaying various statistical information on the above-mentioned statistical information display sheet is as follows.
The process will be explained based on the flowchart in FIG. 4 while referring to the block diagram in FIG. 1.

First, the 10 processor unit 3a initializes the statistical information data in the main memory unit 3C (step 101). This initialization may be performed, for example, before the workstation starts operating or when newly input information is to be aggregated. Draw a solid line before aggregating input information.

Next, when activation of the scanner is instructed by the user's operation, the processor unit 3a activates the scanner 4, reads the scanner activation time from a clock device (not shown),
Store it in the main memory section 3c (step 102),
Note that the scanner startup time is recorded in the statistics file described later, and is used when displaying a comprehensive history of each input information, or when displaying normal statistical information during the workstation's operating hours. does not need to be displayed.

Further, the processor unit 3a sets the input time t to O when starting the scanner, and sets the number of scans to 1.
are counted and these data are stored in the main memory section 3c (step 103). Next, the processor section 3
Step a sequentially transfers the image data of the image inputted by the scanner 4 to the image memory section 3b, and displays the inputted image image on the display 5 (step 104).
). Then, the size of the image file is calculated from the amount of image data and stored in the main memory section 3c (
Step 105).

Next, when the input from the scanner 4 is completed, the processor section 3a reads out the scanner start-up end time, and
The input time t at this time is taken out and recorded in the main memory section 3c, including the scanner start-up end time and the scanning time required from inputting the image to displaying the image (step 106). After the scanning is completed, the processor section 3a stores a copy of the statistical information stored in the main memory section 3c in the external storage device 6 as a statistical information file (step 107).

When the statistical information display sheet is selected by the user and an instruction to display statistical information is issued (step 108), the processor section 3a stores the number of scans and the time required for the scanning process among the data stored in the main memory section 3C. ,
Then, data regarding the size of the created image file is collected and displayed in a designated area of the display 5 (step 1109).

By repeating the above-described processing procedure, various types of input information at the time of image input are sequentially stored. Note that while the workstation is in operation, the statistics and information stored in the main memory section 3c are retrieved and displayed, but the statistical information stored in the main memory section 3c of the workstation cannot be scanned. After completion, it is stored in an external storage device as a statistical information file.

Therefore, the stored statistical information file can be retrieved from the external storage device at any time as needed, even after new information is added to the main memory section 3C or the contents of the main memory section 3C are cleared. This is possible, and can be displayed in a designated area on the display according to instructions from the processor unit 3a. In addition, in this solid line example, three types of items are set as input information when inputting images, or the input information items are not limited to these, and other items such as the number of scanning errors are set. Good too.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the image processing device according to the present invention stores various input information at the time of image input, maintains the scanning history, and aggregates the stored information and displays it on the display after the image input is completed. This allows users to easily obtain the data they need when considering work efficiency during scanning. In addition, since it is possible to grasp the amount of image files that have been damaged on the hard disk, etc., it is possible to easily know the state of disk consumption. Furthermore, since the frequency of use of the scanner can be ascertained, it is possible to predict the lifespan of the scanner and its related parts, and therefore maintenance and technical services can be performed efficiently.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration when the image processing device according to the present invention is applied to a workstation, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a layout diagram of the display mode on the display, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the display status of the statistical information display sheet, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the 10 processor section. 3... Workstation processor, 3a... Processor section, 3b... Image memory section, 3c... Main memory section, 4... Scanner, 5... Display,
6...External recording/loading device. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] Image input means for inputting an image and converting it into image data, storage means for storing image data for display, and display means for displaying the input image within a designated area. and a control information input means for inputting various control information, the image processing apparatus comprising: a statistical information storage means for storing various input information obtained when inputting an image; and a statistical information storage means for storing various input information obtained when inputting an image; An image processing device comprising: statistical information processing means for totaling statistical information and displaying the statistical information in a designated area of the display means.