JPH02265375A - Document file equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To file plural originals onto a disk as one page by reducing picture information read from a scanner and displaying the reduced picture information onto a split area decided in advance on the screen. CONSTITUTION:A keyboard device 7 commands number of originals read by a scanner 1, number of divisions displaying dividedly the original sheets on one screen and the split shape or the like. A control circuit 12 drives the scanner 1 to apply processing to read originals and the 1st original 13a is read and stored in an internal memory 2, then a split control circuit 11 controls the reduction circuit 9, the picture information of the original 13a is reduced and stored in a prescribed area of the storage memory 10. In this case, when display command is entered by the keyboard device 7, the original 13a of A4 size at the upper left of the pattern is displayed with reduction. Four originals are displayed with reduction on the same screen of a display device 3 in this way.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to an electronic filing device for office automation equipment, and more specifically, to reduce the size of a plurality of documents, etc. and display them simultaneously on the same screen of a display device. The present invention relates to an electronic filing device.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various office automation devices have been proposed, one of which is an electronic file device. This type of electronic file device has the configuration shown in FIG. 10, for example.

In this figure, the electronic file device includes a scanner 1 that reads a document, etc., and converts it into image information, an internal memory 2 that stores this image information, and a document that converts the document based on the image information stored in the internal memory 2. a display device 3 that displays the image information, a printer device 4 that prints a document, etc. based on the image information, and a compression/expansion circuit 5 that compresses the image information and expands the image information read from the disk. , a recording device 6 for storing compressed image information and search information on a disk and for reading out image information from the disk, and a recording device 6 for reading the original, storing, printing and displaying the original, etc. A keyboard device 7 for issuing instructions, and a control circuit 8 for controlling the scanner 1, internal memory 2, display device 3, printer device 4, compression/expansion circuit 5, and recording device 6 according to the operation of the keyboard device 7. is provided.

In the electronic filing device having the above configuration, it is possible to display the read manuscript, etc. on the display device 3, file the manuscript, etc. on a disk, modify it on the screen and file it on the disk, and also make it possible to edit it on the screen and file it on the disk. The filed manuscript etc. can be read out and displayed.

Problems that FLA is trying to solve By the way, with the electronic file device, if the document is larger than the maximum size that the scanner 1 can read, it is naturally impossible to display it on the screen as one page or file it. Since this is not possible, the only option is to divide the large original into pieces of a size that can be read, and then use the scanner 1 to read each of the divided originals one by one. but,
If the thick document is divided and read, only the divided documents can be displayed on the display device 3.
Furthermore, corrections and the like can only be made for each division, which is problematic.

In addition, when filing a large original on a disk, the large original is divided into multiple areas on the disk and stored, and when printing the original on the printer device 4, multiple areas are stored. There is a problem in that the originals filed in the area are sequentially read out and printed on multiple sheets, and it is not possible to restore them to a single original.

Therefore, an image display method disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-123965 has been proposed. According to this image display method, it is possible to reduce and rotate the scanned original, etc., and display the processed original on the display device, making it possible to display the large-sized original on the display device. It has become.

However, in the image display device of JP-A-60-123965, this is not possible unless the image input device is capable of reading large-sized originals. Further, although only one document can be displayed in a reduced size, there is a problem in that a plurality of documents cannot be displayed in reduced size at the same time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic file device that can display a plurality of sheets of manuscript etc. as one sheet on a display device.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above objects, 1. The present invention reads a manuscript, etc., converts it into image information, stores it in an internal memory, and displays the manuscript, etc. on a display device based on the image information. , an electronic file device that corrects the original, etc. and files the revised original, etc. or the read original, etc. on a disk, etc.; a reduction means for reducing the image information stored in the internal memory; a storage memory for storing a predetermined number of the original documents, etc., and controlling the number of divisions and the division shape thereof in order to reduce the image information of the plurality of manuscripts, etc. and store them in a predetermined area of the storage memory; The object of the present invention is to include a division control means for controlling the division control means, and a control means for controlling the division control means according to the division number and division shape instructions.

Effect With the above configuration, when an instruction is issued to display multiple sheets of originals as one sheet on the same screen of the display device,
In other words, when the division number and division shape instructions are issued, the scanner reads the document, converts it into image information, stores it in the internal memory, and reduces the size according to the division number and division shape instructions. The information is stored in a predetermined area of the storage memory in accordance with an instruction. Subsequently, the remaining pages of the plurality of original documents are sequentially read as described above, converted into image information, and clearly stored in the internal memory. The stored image information is reduced and stored in predetermined areas of the storage memory.

In this way, each of the plurality of originals is converted into image information, reduced in size according to the number of divisions, and stored in a predetermined area of the storage memory according to the shape of division. Then, when an instruction to display on the display device is issued, the document based on the image information stored in the storage memory is displayed on the screen of the display device. In other words, the plurality of documents are displayed in a reduced size on the same screen. For example, a large document that cannot be read by a scanner is divided and the divided documents are displayed as one page on the same screen. can do.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Note that in FIG. 1, the same parts as in FIG.

The document file device shown in FIG. 1 includes a reduction circuit 9 for reducing image information such as a manuscript stored in the internal memory 2 (for example, for thinning out data), and a reduction circuit 9 for reducing image information such as a plurality of manuscripts stored in the internal memory 2. Memory memory 1 for storing pages (one sheet)
0 and the original of the reduced image information, etc. on the display device 3.
a division control circuit 11 that stores and controls the reduced image in a predetermined area of the storage memory 10 in accordance with instructions for division and display position of the screen (number of divisions and division shape instructions) when displaying the reduced image on the screen of FIG. A control circuit 12 having the same function as the control circuit 8 and controlling the divided control circuit 11 is provided.

Next, the operation of the document file apparatus having the above configuration will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 2 and the display state diagrams of FIGS. 3 to 7.

First, the keyboard device 7 is used to instruct the scanner 1 on the number of originals to be read, the number of divisions for displaying the originals on the same screen, the division shape, etc. (Step 5TI)
). That is, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the document 13 displayed on the screen has a size that cannot be read by the scanner 1 (
A2), the original 13 is divided into four A4 size originals 13a, 13b, 13c that can be read by the scanner 1.
, make it 13d. Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, instructions are given to divide the document into four parts, and the original
a to the upper left area 14a of the screen 14, the second original to the upper right area 14b of the screen 14, and the third original to the screen 13.
In the lower left area 14c of the screen 14, a division shape instruction is given to reduce and display the fourth document in the lower right area 14d of the screen 14.

Then, the control circuit 12 drives the scanner 1, performs processing to read the original, and reads the first original 13a.
is read (step ST2). The manuscript 13a
When the image information of the document 13a is stored in the internal memory 2, the division control circuit 11 controls the reduction circuit 9, and the image information of the original 13a is reduced (step 5T3).
0 is stored in a predetermined area. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, when a display instruction is issued using the keyboard device 7, the A4 size document 13a is displayed in a reduced size in the upper left area 14a of the screen 14 (step 5T4). Subsequently, it is determined whether all four originals have been read (step 5T5), and if the fourth and final original has not been read, the process returns to step ST2.

Further, when an instruction to read the second document 13d is issued using the keyboard device 7, the scanner 1 is driven by the control circuit 12, and the reading process of the document 13b is performed. Subsequently, the same processing as described above is performed in steps ST3 to ST5, and the image information of the document 13b is reduced and stored in a predetermined area of the storage memory 10. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, when a display instruction is issued using the keyboard device 7, the A4 size document 13b is displayed in a reduced size in the upper left area 14b of the screen 14.

Furthermore, similar to the second original 13b, the third and fourth originals 13c and 13d are also read and processed, and their reduced image information is stored in a predetermined area of the memory memo January 0. Each is memorized. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, it will be displayed in the lower left and lower right areas 14c and 14d of the screen.

In this way, according to the above instructions, 4 A4 size originals 1
When the image information of 3a, 13b, 13c, and 13d is reduced and stored in a predetermined area of the storage memory 10, four originals are displayed on the same screen 14 of the display device 2. It is displayed as a reduced version (reduced version of the original). Therefore, in the case of an original that cannot be read by the scanner 1, the original is divided into readable sizes.
In addition, by instructing the number of divisions and the division shape using the keyboard device 7, it is possible to display one page on the same screen 14.

Further, when a correction instruction is issued using the keyboard device 7 as in the conventional case, the reduced original is corrected on the screen 14.

Furthermore, when a file instruction is issued using the keyboard device 7 as in the conventional case, the compression/expansion circuit 7 is controlled by the control circuit 12, the image information stored in the storage memory 10 is compressed, and the image information is input to the storage device 6. be done. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the reduced original is filed as one sheet (one page) in a predetermined area of the disk.

Note that, as in the past, the document 1 read from the scanner 1
3a, 13b, 13c, and 13d in the internal memory 2, if a file operation is performed on the keyboard device 7, the compression/expansion circuit 5 is controlled by the control circuit 12, and these A4 size files are stored in the internal memory 2. Manuscript 13
The image information of a, 13b, 13c, and 13d is compressed as is and input to the storage device 6. Therefore, the 8th
As shown in the figure, the scanned originals 13a, 13
The image information of b, 13c, and 13d is filed on the disk. Therefore, when a display operation for a predetermined document, etc. that has been filed is performed on the keyboard device 7, the image information of the document, etc. is read out (disk), decompressed by the compression/decompression circuit 5, and stored in the internal memory 2. be done. Then, the original, etc. corresponding to the image information stored in the internal memory 2 is displayed on the screen, so if it is necessary, a reduced version of the A2 size original can be displayed, and in other cases, the divided A4 size original can be displayed. The original can be displayed as is on the screen.

On the other hand, when a print operation is performed using the keyboard device 7, the original document or the like is printed by the printer device 4 according to the image information stored in the internal memory 2. Therefore, after dividing an A2 size document into A4 sheets and filing them, those A4 size documents can be printed as a single sheet of original document (original document) before division or as a revised document, or as a single sheet of reduced document. It will be possible to print.

In the above embodiment, the case of a document that cannot be read by the scanner 1 has been explained, but even if the document can be read by the scanner 1, if similar processing is performed, multiple documents can be converted into one document. can be displayed on the same screen and saved as a file on disk.

In addition, the image information of the document read by the scanner I is reduced and filed, but as shown in FIG. Good too. In this case, when the keyboard device 7 is used to display the multiple filed manuscripts, the image information of the multiple manuscripts, etc. is reduced based on the information on the number of divisions and the division shape, and It is stored in a predetermined area. Then, on the same screen of the display device 3, the plurality of originals are displayed in a reduced size as one sheet, as in the embodiment described above.

As described in detail, the document file device of the present invention includes a reduction circuit that reduces image information read by a scanner, and a record that stores the reduced image information obtained from the reduction circuit. By having a memory, means for determining the number and shape of division of the screen, and means for displaying the reduced image information obtained from the reduction circuit on predetermined divided areas on the screen, it is possible to can be divided and displayed on the same screen of a display device, and if these multiple manuscripts are filed as one page on a disk, seven pages can be created. Therefore, even if the original is larger than the size that can be read by the scanner, the unreadable original can be displayed as one page on the same screen, and each page can be stored in one file. can.

Further, according to the present invention, if the printer device is capable of printing a large size document, when printing a filed divided document, it is possible to print out the document in the large size before division.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a document file device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the document file device, and FIG. 3 is an operation of the document file device shown in FIG. 4 to 7 are display screen diagrams of the display device of the document file device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the state of files such as manuscripts in the document file device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 9 is a file state diagram for explaining another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram of a conventional document file device. 1...Scanner, 2...Internal memory, 3...Display device, 4...Printer device, 5...Compression
Expansion circuit, 6... Storage device, 7... Keyboard device, 9... Reduction circuit, 10... Storage memory, 11...
- Divided control circuit, 12... control circuit. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and 1 other carvings

Claims (1)

[Claims] a scanner that reads a document, an internal memory that stores image information thereof, a reduction means that reduces the image information written in the internal memory, and a storage memory that stores the reduced image information;
This storage memory area includes a display device that displays the image information stored in the internal memory, a compression/expansion circuit that compresses or expands the image information, and a memory that files and reads out the compressed image information. a device, a division control means for controlling the number of divisions and the division shape thereof so as to file a plurality of sheets of the original as one manuscript, and a control for controlling operations of reading, dividing, reducing, filing and displaying the original. A document file device comprising: means.