JPH0433166A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To directly obtain code information from picture information by integrating picture information with corresponding code information and storing it in a storage means. CONSTITUTION:Retrieval information for specifying desired picture information is inputted by using a keyboard 101 and desired retrieval information is selected from multiple retrieval information stored in magnetic disk devices 33 and 34. Desired picture information registered in an optical disk device 35 based on retrieval information and code information integrated with the picture information are retrieved. Retrieved picture information and code information are given to IPM 90 from the device 35 through an interface circuit 31 and a buffer memory 53a. IPM 90 restores retrieved picture information by executing a processing such as expanding and it is displayed in a display device 77 through a display memory 73. Consequently, code information is directly obtained from picture information even if communication is executed with an external device.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an information processing device, and particularly to an information processing device that integrally processes image information and code information corresponding to this image information. It is something.

(Prior Art) In recent years, various information processing devices have been developed that store image information in a large-capacity storage device such as an optical disk device, and retrieve and output this image information as needed. .

In such a conventional information processing device, when image information is read from an image scanner device, it is first stored in a page memory, and after the image information is subjected to processing related to compression and rotation, it is stored in a buffer memory. The image information stored in this buffer memory is transferred to the optical disk device.

Such processing of image information is performed based on code information for each piece of image information. This code information includes information related to the linear density and number of scans during image reading, as well as information related to compression, reduction, and rotation of image information, storage address on the optical disk where image information is stored, and image information. Contains information such as the size of the

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in conventional information processing devices, image information and code information corresponding to this image information are managed separately, and the image information and code information are later integrated and processed. It was inconvenient when doing so.

In addition, when searching for and outputting desired image information stored on an optical disk, or when transmitting or receiving image information from an external device such as a communication control device, code information corresponding to each piece of image information is used. could not be obtained directly from these image information.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when searching and outputting desired image information stored on an optical disc,
Another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that can directly obtain corresponding code information from each piece of image information when transmitting or receiving image information to or from an external device.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) Means provided by the present invention for achieving the above object includes a reading means for reading an image of an object to be read, and an image read by the reading means. an input means for inputting code information corresponding to information; an integrating means for integrating the image information and code information corresponding to the image information; and image information and code information integrated by the integrating means. and storage means for storing the information.

(Operation) The present invention includes an input means for inputting code information corresponding to the image information read by the reading means.

Further, it has an integrating means for integrating image information and code information corresponding to this image information, and stores the integrated image information and code information in the storage means.

Therefore, when image information is retrieved from the storage means and output, or when image information is transmitted or received from an external device, the corresponding code information can be directly obtained from each piece of image information.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the overall configuration of an image information storage and retrieval device as an information processing device to which the present invention is applied will be explained with reference to FIG.

The image scanner device 1 has a reading section configured with a CCD image sensor or the like, and is a reading means for reading the contents written on an object to be read, such as a manuscript, as image data.

The control unit (CPU) 11 includes an interface circuit 31, a main memory 51, a buffer memory 53a, a page memory 53b, and a display memory 73 via a system node 20.
, an image processing module (hereinafter referred to as IPM) 90, and a CCM 95, etc. are connected.

This control unit 11 controls the overall operation and data flow of the information processing device via a system bus 20 or an image bus (not shown).

The control unit 11 has a function as an input means for inputting image information and corresponding code information, and also functions as an unifying means for integrating image information and code information corresponding to this image information. has. That is, the control unit 11 reads code information stored in the magnetic disk device 33 or 34, and executes control processing related to the integration of the read code information and image information.

Further, a keyboard 101 and a mouse 103 are connected to the control unit 11 via an interface circuit (not shown). The keyboard 101 and mouse 103 constitute a data input device 100, through which, for example, character information, search information, various command information, arrangement formats, etc. are input.

Further, the keyboard 101 has a function as an input means for inputting code information corresponding to image information.

A storage device 30 is connected to the interface circuit 31 . That is, magnetic disk devices 33, 34 and optical disk devices 35 are connected to the interface circuit 31, a floppy disk (hereinafter referred to as FD) 37 is connected to the magnetic disk device 33, and a fixed disk is connected to the magnetic disk device 34. (hereinafter referred to as HD) 38 is connected, and an optical disk (hereinafter referred to as OD) 39 is connected to the optical disk device f35. Data is transferred between these storage devices 30 and, for example, the buffer memory 53a via the interface circuit 31.

The magnetic disk devices 33 and 34 store control information such as search information and code information for specifying desired image information from a large amount of image information, for example, in the FD 37, the HD 38, or one of them.

The optical disk device 35 stores the integrated information, that is, the image information and the integrated code information corresponding to the individual image information, in the storage means 0D39.

The main memory 51 stores the operation program for the control section 11 described above.

The buffer memory 53a has a storage capacity of, for example, 128 kilobytes and is divided into blocks of a predetermined storage capacity, and sequentially stores image information whose redundancy has been compressed by the IPM 90 from the second block onward. Further, code information corresponding to the image information is stored in the first block of the buffer memory 53a. The information stored in the buffer memory 53a in this way is transferred to the optical disk device 35 via the system bus 20 and the interface circuit 31 in block units.
sent to.

For example, the page memory 53b stores a number of pages for an A4 size document.
It has a storage capacity that can accommodate 0 pages, and temporarily stores image information input from the image scanner device 1 or image information retrieved from the optical disk device 35.

The display memory 73 is a memory for temporarily storing image information, and temporarily stores this image information when displaying an image on the display device 77 based on the image information from the page memory 53b.

The display control unit 75 controls the drive of the display device 77 and the like, and controls the display of image information stored in the display memory 73.

The IPM 90 is an encoding/decoding circuit unit that compresses the image information input from the image scanner device 1, that is, reduces redundancy, thereby saving the storage area of a storage medium such as an optical disk used during registration. can be achieved. Further, the IPM 90 outputs the original image information to the printer 1o by decompressing the compressed image information, that is, restoring the reduced redundancy.

In addition, IPM90 has an IPU (IMAGE PRO
CESSING UNIT).

This IPU incorporates an enlargement/reduction section for enlarging and reducing image information and an aspect/horizontal conversion section for rotating image information.

The printer 10 is a device that prints out image information as visible information such as characters on a recording medium such as paper, and is, for example, a laser printer.

CCM95 is connected to external devices via multiple interfaces. That is, the CCM95 transfers serial data via the interface R8-232C, and also transfers parallel data via the interface GPIB.

Further, the CCM 95 transfers large amounts of image data via the interface SCSI. The CCM 95 is also connected to a local area network (hereinafter referred to as LAN) and communicates with external devices.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, processing related to reading a document and registering image information read from the document will be described.

First, when registering the read image information, follow the instructions on the initial screen for information processing displayed on the display screen of the display device flf77 to read the document and use commands to register the read image information. is entered from the keyboard 101 to set this image information storage and retrieval device to "
Set to "Read/Register" mode.

Next, a document is placed on a predetermined position such as the document table of the image scanner device 1 that constitutes this image information storage and retrieval device, and after setting the "automatic paper feeding" mode for reading the document, , input information related to initial settings such as document size, document density, and reading density for this document using keyboard 1.
01 or the operation input section of the image scanner device 1.

Further, after the image information from the image scanner device 1 is temporarily stored in the page memory 53b, the buffer memory 53
a and the interface circuit 31 to the optical disk device 35 so that it can be registered in the optical disk 0D39, which is a storage medium of the optical disk device 35.

Next, use the keyboard 101 to register the title of the manuscript,
Search information such as information amount and arrangement format is input according to the format displayed on the screen of display device 77.

This format is used to input and set items such as search keys to specify the document to be registered and facilitate the search process, and includes information such as the remaining capacity of the storage device 30 when the image scanner device 1 reads the document. A table for inputting various information, key items for the search, etc., and a keyboard 101
The function of this function key is displayed when inputting using this function key.

When reading the document starts in step S1, step S
3, the image information read from the image scanner device 1 is temporarily stored in the base memory 53b via the IPM 90.

Next, in step S5, code information corresponding to the read image information is read from the control information stored in the FD 37 or HD 38, which is a storage medium of the magnetic disk device 33-34.

In step S7, the code information read in step S5 is stored in the first block of the buffer memory 53a.

Next, in step S9, processing related to transferring the image data stored in the page memory 53b to the buffer memory 53b is started, and it is determined whether or not the transfer of the image data has been completed. If not, that is, if image data exists on the page memory 53b, the process advances to step 811.

Step Sll stores the image data in the buffer memory 5.
3a, the image data is divided into blocks of a predetermined size, and in step 813, the image data for each block is stored in the buffer memory 53a.

Next, in step S15, the image data on the buffer memory 53a is transferred block by block to the optical disk device 35 and registered in the 0D39.

In step S9, when it is determined that the transfer of the image data to the buffer memory 538 has been completed, the process proceeds to step S17, and it is determined whether or not the final block of image data exists on the buffer memory 53a.

If it is determined in step S17 that the transfer of the image data of the final block has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S19, and the image data on the buffer memory 53a is transferred block by block to the optical disk device 35. As a result, the image information integrated on the buffer memory 53a and the code information corresponding to this image information are registered in the 0D39.

The process returns from step S19 to step S17 again, and it is determined whether the transfer of the final block of image data has been completed. When it is determined in step 517 that the transfer of the final block of image data has been completed, the processing related to reading and registration is completed.

Specific image information is searched from a large number of image information registered in three ODs of the optical disk device 35, and the searched image information is printed out or displayed on the display device 77.
When displaying the screen, enter a search command using the keyboard 101 to set the "search" mode, as in the case of reading and registering described above.

Next, use the keyboard 101 to input search information for specifying desired image information, and then click the magnetic disk device 33.
Desired search information is selected from a large number of search information stored in 34, and along with the desired image information registered in the optical disk device 35 based on the selected search information,
Search for code information integrated with this image information.

The image information and code information thus retrieved are provided from the optical disk device 35 to PM2O via the interface circuit 31 and buffer memory 53a.

The IPM 90 performs processing such as expansion on the retrieved image information to restore it and displays it on the display device 77 via the display memory 73 .

Further, when performing hard copying of the displayed image information, the user uses the keyboard 101 to designate the image information for which a hard copy is desired, sets the number of output copies, and prints out from the printer 10.

As described above, since the code information is integrated with the image information, the code information can be obtained directly from the image information even when communicating with an external device such as a facsimile machine.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, image information and
Since this image information and the corresponding code information are integrated and stored in the storage means, the code information can be obtained directly from the image information.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing processing related to reading and registration. 1... Image scanner device 11... CPU 35... Optical disk device

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A reading means for reading an image of an object to be read, an input means for inputting code information corresponding to the image information read by the reading means, and a correspondence between the image information and the image information. 1. An information processing device comprising: an integration means for integrating code information and a storage means for storing the image information and code information integrated by the integration means.