JPH04150140A - Composite terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain optimum data transmission in response to quality of a read object data by sending a bit map data compressed by a compression section when number of disabled recognition data is a set threshold level or over and sending a recognized character code when the number is a set threshold level or below. CONSTITUTION:A picture read section 1 reads a normal document and converts it into a bit map data, it is stored in a memory section 2 and the data is recognized by a recognition section 3. In this case, a recognized disable character is fed to a recognition display characteristic count section 5, in which the number is counted. After the end of the recognition of all data, the counted data is checked by a transmission discrimination section 6, and when the result is within a permissible range, the recognized character code is sent to a MO DEM transmission section 7, and when the result is at the outside of the permissible range, a bit map data of the memory section 2 is sent to a data compression section 4, and sent to a transmission section 7. Thus, the transmission content is switched automatically in response to the quality of the read object data automatically.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a composite terminal device having a recognition function.

Conventional technology When reading and transmitting target data with a conventional multifunction terminal device or FAX device having a recognition function, it is necessary to transmit what is recognized or compressed image data, or whether a human is the target. The quality of the data was judged and the decision was made. For this reason, the criteria for judgment become ambiguous, and
In poor-quality texts, data with a large number of errors (recognition errors) was transmitted, causing misunderstandings.

Below is the second section about compound terminal devices with conventional recognition functions.
This will be explained with reference to the figures.

In the conventional device, an image reading section 11 reads text, etc., converts it into bitmap data, and stores it in a memory section 12. When transmitting recognition data, this bitmap data is recognized by the recognition section 13, and the recognized character code is transmitted by the modem transmission section 15. Further, when transmitting image data, the bitmap data is compressed by the data compression section 14 and transmitted by the modem transmission section 15.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention When normally transmitting text with such conventional multifunction terminal devices, humans have to decide whether to transmit recognized character codes or compressed image data by checking the quality of the target text. I checked and decided. Therefore, when recognizing and transmitting poor-quality sentences, there are many errors (recognition errors) in the character code, sometimes resulting in messages that are incomprehensible.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a composite terminal device that automatically performs optimal data transmission depending on the quality of data to be read.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an image reading unit that reads a document, a memory unit that converts the read data into bitmap data and stores it, and recognizes the bitmap data. a recognition unit; a compression unit for the bitmap data; an error count unit for counting unrecognized data in the recognition unit; The apparatus includes a transmission determination section that determines which character code is to be transmitted, and a modem transmission section that transmits data.

Effect of the Invention With the above-described configuration, the present invention can automatically determine whether to transmit a recognized character code or compressed bitmap data and transmit it by counting unrecognized data.

In other words, optimal automatic transmission is possible depending on the quality of the data to be read.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a composite terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is an image reading section, 2 is a memory section, 3 is a recognition section, 4 is a data compression section, 5 is an unrecognized character (reject code)
Count section 56 is a transmission determination section, and 7 is a modem transmission section.

The mutual relationships and operations of the components as described above will be explained.

First, a normal document is read by an image reading section 1, converted into bitmap data, and stored in a memory section 2. Next, this data is recognized by the recognition unit 3. At this time, the unrecognizable characters are sent to the unrecognizable character counter 5 and counted. After all data recognition is completed, the count data is checked by the transmission judgment unit 6 and the allowable range (usually O is fixed, but depending on the text data, even if there are some misrecognized characters, the content can be determined sufficiently, so the number is determined by the operator. ), the recognized character code is transmitted by the modem transmission section 7. If it is outside the allowable range, the bitmap data in the memory section 2 is sent to the data compression section 4 and transmitted by the modem transmission section 7.

As described above, according to the compound terminal device of the embodiment of the present invention, if the number of unrecognized characters is within a set threshold value, the recognized data is transmitted, and if it is more than that, the bitmap data is compressed and transmitted. Because of this arrangement, optimal data transmission can be performed automatically.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention provides a composite terminal device that sets a permissible threshold for the number of unrecognizable characters and automatically switches the transmission content according to the quality of the data to be read. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a composite terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional composite terminal device. 1... Image reading unit, 2... Memory unit, 3... Recognition unit, 4... Data compression unit, 5...・Unrecognizable count section, 6...
. . . Transmission judgment section, 7 . . . Modem transmission section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] an image reading unit that reads a normal document; a memory unit that converts the read data into bitmap data and stores it; a recognition unit that recognizes the bitmap data; a compression unit for the bitmap data; an error counting unit that counts unrecognized data; a transmission determining unit that determines whether to transmit the bitmap data or the character code recognized by the recognition unit based on the count of the counting unit; If the number of unrecognized characters is greater than or equal to a set threshold, the bitmap data compressed by the compression unit is transmitted, and if the number is less than or equal to the set threshold, the recognized character code is transmitted. A composite terminal device that transmits