JPH0573624A - Picture information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a picture information processor which can improve work efficiency at the time of retrieving pages of picture information. CONSTITUTION:A picture recording means storing voluminous picture information for plural pages and storing identification information, a retrieval medium where identification information on an abstract picture obtained by reducing arbitrary picture information for plural pages and displaying them for the whole surface and picture information corresponding to the abstract picture is added and a retrieval seal is put on the desired page, a read means 24 reading the retrieval medium, an input means inputting identification information on picture information, a picture extraction means 27 extracting picture information on the page equivalent to the retrieval seal of corresponding picture information stored in the picture recording means and a picture output means 28 which visually outputs picture information on the page, which is equivalent to the extracted retrieval seal are given. Work efficiency at the time of page retrieval on picture information can be improved with this constitution.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image information processing apparatus, and more particularly to an image information processing apparatus for improving the efficiency of image information extraction processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of image information processing apparatus,
Conventionally, when retrieving a desired page of specific image information from a large number of image information stored and held in advance in the image recording means, the identification information (file name) of the specific image information is displayed while looking at the display unit such as CRT. It has been common practice to input a desired page from a keyboard.

[0003]

However, in the conventional retrieval work as described above, it is necessary to input the identification information and the desired page from the keyboard, and for a person unfamiliar with the operation, the desired page of the image information can be input. There is a problem that it takes a lot of effort to search and also takes time.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image information processing apparatus capable of improving the work efficiency when retrieving a page of image information.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, an image recording means for storing a large number of image information over a plurality of pages and an identification information corresponding to each image information, and an arbitrary image information over a plurality of pages are provided. A search medium in which a reduced size of the abstract image is displayed on one side and identification information of image information corresponding to the abstract image is attached and a search mark is attached to a desired page, a reading unit for reading the search medium, and the image recording Input means for inputting the identification information of the image information in the means, and based on the identification information from the input means and the information of the search mark of the page read by the reading means, the corresponding image information stored in the image recording means. It has an image extracting means for extracting the image information of the page corresponding to the search mark, and an image output means for visually outputting the image information of the page corresponding to the search mark extracted by the image extracting means. .

[0006]

The operation of the image information processing apparatus having the above-mentioned structure will be described below.

[0007] A search medium is read in which an arbitrary image information over a plurality of pages is reduced and displayed on one surface and identification information of image information corresponding to the abstract image is attached and a search mark is attached to a desired page. The reading medium is read by the reading means. Further, the identification information of the image information is input from the input means. Then, the image extracting means reads out the image information corresponding to the identification information stored in the image recording means on the basis of the identification information from the input means and the information of the search mark of the page read by the reading means, and further the search mark. The image information of the page corresponding to is extracted. The image output means visually outputs the image information of the page extracted by the image extraction means.

[0008]

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

The image information processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a box-shaped apparatus body 2, and a front portion of the apparatus body 2 is
An optical disk 3 as an image recording means for storing image information over a plurality of pages in association with each identification information (file name) is provided with an insertion opening 4 into which the optical disk 3 can be inserted / removed.

Further, at the upper end edge of the apparatus main body 2,
An operation panel section 5 as an input means is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel unit 5 forms, for example, a display unit 6 using a liquid crystal display, a ten-key pad 7 for inputting numbers and alphabets, and an image on a sheet P as an image forming medium. Print key 8 to be pressed
And an extraction key 9 to be pressed when performing an extraction operation described later in detail.

As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 4, the ten-key pad 8 is composed of nine keys with the numbers 1 to 0 and one key with the letter C for clear. The attached keys are also attached with the letters ABC, and the keys attached with 2 are attached the letters DEF. Similarly, the alphabets from G to Z are added to the respective keys of 3 to 0. Then, as shown in FIG.
From A to A, the 1 key is pressed once, when B is input, the 1 key is pressed twice, when C is input, the 1 key is pressed three times. You can enter the alphabet.

In FIG. 2, 10 is a paper cassette detachably attached to the apparatus main body 2 in which the paper P is stored, 11 is a paper ejection tray, and 12 is a document in which the retrieval medium O shown in FIG. It is a lid that presses on the table.

Next, the overall configuration of the image information processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. This image information processing apparatus 1 includes a main control unit 21, first and second sub control units 22 and 23.
It comprises a control means 20 for controlling the whole, and connects the operation panel section 5 and the optical disk 3 to the main control section 21.

In the first sub-control unit 22, the device main body 2
Read processing which is arranged below the original table of No. 1 and optically scans the search medium O and various originals to convert an image attached to the search medium O and various originals into image information which is a read electric signal. A reading unit 24 including a unit 25 and a reading drive unit 26 that drives the reading processing unit 25 is connected.

The operation panel section 5 is provided in the main control section 21.
Identification information of image information input from the reading unit 24
Based on the image information of the search medium O read by, the image extracting means 27 for extracting the image information corresponding to the image information of the search medium O from the large number of image information stored in the optical disc 3 is connected. There is. The configuration for extracting the image information will be described in detail below.

An image output means 28 such as a printer which visually outputs the image information extracted by the image extraction means 27 is connected to the second sub-control section 22. The image output unit 28 includes a print processing unit 29 that performs an image forming process on the paper P, and a print driving unit 30 that drives the print processing unit 29.

The search medium O and the image extracting means 27 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 5, the search medium O corresponds to the abstract images (represented by a total of 20 squares in FIG. 5) in which image information over a plurality of pages is reduced and displayed on one surface. Identification information of image information, that is, 77A as a code, and a disc name X as specific information of the optical disc 3 storing the image information are attached.

Such a search medium O is printed by the print processing unit 29 based on the control program of the image information processing apparatus 1.
Is printed out on the paper P.

When a desired page is searched by the search medium O, as shown in FIG. 5, a desired page (page indicated by A) among the pages of the abstract image is marked by a marker pen. For example, a red search mark I (indicated by a circle) is attached and used for searching a desired page.

The image extracting means 27 extracts the page area marked with the search mark I from the image information of the abstract image obtained by the reading scanning of the search medium O by the reading processing section 25, and also the image from the optical disc 3. An image processing unit 31 that captures information and sends it to the print processing unit 29, an area memory unit 32 that stores the page area extracted by the image processing unit 31, and an image memory unit 33 that stores the image information from the optical disc 3. It is equipped with.

Next, the operation of the image information processing apparatus 1 will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 7 and 8 as well.

The search medium O is filed in a file book such as an office, the search medium O is taken out from the file book as needed, and a search mark I is attached to a desired page with a marker pen or the like. Set it on the document table of the apparatus main body 2.

An optical disk 3 with a disk name X is prepared, and the optical disk 3 is inserted into the insertion slot 4 of the apparatus main body 2.
From the above, it is inserted and set inside, and the extraction key 9 of the operation panel section 5 is pressed (ST1). If the extraction key 9 is not pressed, the process proceeds to the normal copying process (ST2).

When the extraction key 9 is pressed, a mode for extracting a required page of the abstract image attached to the search medium O is set, and the display section 6 of the operation panel section 5 is in the "Choushutsu mode" as shown in the upper part of FIG. Is displayed. Then, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 3, the display unit 6 displays "SHOROKU CODE?", So that the operator inputs the code 77A written on the search medium O (ST3).

The input of the code 77A is performed by the ten keys 7 as shown in FIG. 4, and the input of the alphabet is carried out by cyclically pressing the ten keys 7 (in this case, the key 1) in which the alphabet is sorted. To do.

Thereafter, the print key 8 of the operation panel section 5 is pressed (ST4).

As a result, the main controller 21 reads out the file map (code information) of the abstract image from the optical disc 3 (ST5). This file map is set in the memory section of the main control section 31 (ST6).

On the other hand, the read processing unit 24 is configured to search the search medium O.
Is read and scanned (ST7), and the image information of the abstract image is sent to the image processing unit 31. Next, the image processing unit 31
Performs extraction print processing (ST8).

That is, when the image processing section 31 finds a frame area portion marked with the search mark I with a marker pen or the like in the image information of the abstract image, the image processing section 31 judges the area under the control of the main control section 21 and responds. The page area is stored in the area memory section 32 (ST9, 10).

Then, the file map set in the memory section of the main control section 21 is compared with the page area stored in the area memory section 32 (ST11), and the file name of the page allocated to the area is compared. Is stored in the memory unit of the main control unit 21 (ST12).

The main control section 21 monitors this memory section,
If the file name is stored in this memory section, a control signal to that effect is sent to the image processing section 31 (ST13). As a result, the image processing unit 31 reads out the image information of the page corresponding to the file name from the optical disc 3 (ST
14), and sends it to the print processing unit 26. As a result, the print processing unit 26 prints out the image information of the desired page on the paper P as shown in FIG. 5 (ST15). After this,
The file name stored in the memory section of the main control section 21 is erased (ST16).

When the frame area is not detected in step 9 described above, it is judged whether or not the reading scanning is completed (S
T17), if the reading scan is completed, the process returns to step 1 when there is no file name in the memory section (ST18), and moves to step 8 when there is.

As described above, according to the apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the image information corresponding to the desired page can be quickly searched only by the operation of inputting the mark and the identification information on the desired page of the search medium O. Can be output visually.

Further, even if one page of the search medium O has two pages of necessary materials as shown in FIG.
By attaching one search mark I, two output images can be obtained as shown in FIG.

The present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of the invention in addition to the above-mentioned embodiments.

[0036]

According to the present invention described above, since it has the above-mentioned structure, the image information corresponding to the desired page can be speeded up only by the operation of marking the desired page of the search medium and the operation of inputting the identification information. It is possible to provide an image information processing device capable of searching for crab and outputting it visually.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a display mode of an operation panel section of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a key operation of an operation panel unit of the device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an output image is extracted from the abstract image.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an output image is extracted from the abstract image.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image information processing apparatus 3 Optical disk 5 Operation panel section 20 Control means 24 Reading means 27 Image extraction means 28 Image output means O Search medium

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image recording means for storing a large number of image information over a plurality of pages and storing identification information corresponding to the respective image information, and an abstract for displaying arbitrary image information over a plurality of pages in a reduced size. An image and a search medium having identification information of image information corresponding to the abstract image and a search mark attached to a desired page, a reading unit that reads the search medium, and identification information of the image information in the image recording unit are displayed. An image of a page corresponding to the search mark of the corresponding image information stored in the image recording unit, based on the input unit for inputting, the identification information from the input unit, and the information of the search mark of the page read by the reading unit. An image information processing apparatus comprising: an image extracting means for extracting information; and an image outputting means for visually outputting image information of a page corresponding to a search mark extracted by the image extracting means.