JPH0589219A - Image recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display even image data inputted at random in a direction easy to observe when the image data is registered on a storage medium. CONSTITUTION:The image data inputted from a scanner 10 is read in a disk 12 In a constant direction according to the format of a document 14. Such image is registered on the disk 12 in plural directions. Thereby, the image can be selected and displayed in the direction easy to observe when it is displayed. Also, when it is read in, correct direction data can be registered in a pair, and the direction of the image can be corrected afterward according to the direction data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic filing system for converting image data read from a scanner,
The present invention relates to an apparatus for recording and displaying in a correct direction on a large capacity medium such as a rewritable optical disk (MO).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in an electronic filing system for filing image information, when a large amount of information is read, the documents are put together and read in a predetermined direction all at once. Then, the image information input from the scanner is registered in a medium such as an optical disk in the input direction. FIG. 4 shows a conventional rewritable magneto-optical disk (MO) 1
2 shows an outline of image information recording in an optical filing system using No. 2. Here, in order to scan a large amount of image information quickly, the document is registered only in one predetermined direction. Therefore, when these pieces of information are retrieved and displayed on the CRT after registration, they are displayed in the registered direction. When it was desired to display the image information in a direction different from that at the time of registration, or when the image information was not input in the correct direction at the time of input, it was necessary to rotate the image each time it was displayed. If such a treatment is frequently performed, it takes a lot of time and labor and a considerable amount of treatment time is required. Therefore, in order to specify and register the input direction of the image original as a correct direction, there is a method of using a sheet of paper or setting and inputting the correct direction when the image original is placed on the scanner feeder. Further, there is a method of rotating the direction of image information by editing it later.

[0003]

However, when using the cutout paper, the scanner needs a special function for discriminating the cutout paper. Also, when placing it on the scanner feeder, if you set the orientation,
It was difficult to set accurately and the orientation of the document was sometimes misaligned. In addition, if you edit it later, it takes a lot of time and effort to rotate it through the first pass and then register it again. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a device for displaying a document in a direction which should be originally displayed or a desired direction when displaying, when documents having different storage directions are mixed when registering the documents. It is in.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the invention, image reading means for reading image information into an image recording device, image storing means for storing image information, and image information read by the image reading means. The above-mentioned object is achieved by providing editing means for editing image information in a plurality of directions and recording means for recording the image information in a plurality of directions edited by the editing means in the storage means. According to the invention of claim 2,
Image reading means for reading image information into the image recording device, image storing means for storing the image information read from the image reading means, and direction storing means for storing the direction in which the image information read from the image reading means should be stored. Reading the information stored in the image storage means and the direction storage means,
By providing the image direction changing means for changing the direction of the image according to the information of the direction storing means, and the image information re-recording means for recording again the image of which the direction is changed by the image direction changing means in the storage means. Achieve the purpose.

[0005]

In the image recording apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, since one image information is recorded in a plurality of directions, an image in an optimum direction is displayed on the screen in the manner of turning a page when searching for data. .. In the image recording apparatus according to claim 2, when the image information is recorded, the information and the recording direction are recorded together, and the image is edited based on this, so
When displaying image information on the screen, the image is always displayed in the correct direction.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the image recording apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. Figure 1
Shows the outline of the first embodiment of the image recording apparatus. That is, one document 14 is read by the scanner 1 in a plurality of directions.
Record from 0. Therefore, in the conventional method, the document 14 originally intended to be displayed in the horizontal direction was also uniformly recorded in the vertical direction, but in this embodiment, it is recorded in both the vertical and horizontal directions. By doing so, images recorded in various directions at the time of retrieval can be displayed one after another as if turning pages at high speed, and the user can select and display images in the desired direction. According to this image recording device, an image can be displayed in a direction that is easy to see without performing a troublesome process such as rotating the image data each time the image is displayed.

2 and 3 schematically show a second embodiment of the image recording apparatus. In this embodiment, the document 14 is uniformly read in a predetermined direction, and at this time, direction indicating information in which an image should be recorded is also input at the same time. That is, the image data and the direction data are recorded as a pair. This direction data is input from a keyboard as header information of each image data, for example. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, after a predetermined amount of data is input, the image processing unit (IPU) of the optical filing system corrects the image orientation of the image data and orientation data file according to the orientation data. .. In this corrected state, the data is written on the rewritable magnetic optical disk 12 again. This process can be performed immediately after input, but can also be performed when the device is not normally used, such as at night.

Next, the work procedure of the embodiment thus constructed will be described with reference to a system flow chart. First, a document is input (step 1). Here, the direction data is obtained from the keyboard (step 2),
The image data is input from the image scanner 10 (step 3). Then, the direction data and the image data are processed by the processing system as a set of data (step 4) and recorded on the storage medium such as the rewritable magneto-optical disk 12 (step 5). In this way, when a document of a certain amount is input (step 6), the direction data is expanded (step 7).

Here, direction data and image data are taken out from the rewritable magneto-optical disk 12 (step 8), and one image data is developed in a plurality of directions (step 9). The result is recorded on the rewritable magneto-optical disk 12 as a plurality of images in different directions. This means that one image is recorded as different images in multiple directions. When this process ends, the direction data is expanded again (step 10) and the process is continued.

[0010]

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the image data is recorded in the storage medium in a plurality of directions, when the user searches for the data, the data is displayed in the desired direction. You can According to the second aspect of the invention, when the image is recorded in the storage medium, the direction data to be displayed is also recorded, and the direction of the image is changed based on the direction data and the image is recorded again. When you search for data, you can view the data in the direction you want.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an embodiment in which one image is input from a scanner in a plurality of directions and recorded.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an embodiment in which direction data is input together with image data from a scanner when one image is input.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a case where an image is developed based on post-recording direction data in an embodiment in which direction data is input together with image data.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of conventional image input.

FIG. 5 is a system flowchart showing an operation procedure of an embodiment in which direction data is input together with image data.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Scanner 12 Rewritable Magneto-Optical Disk 14 Document

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An image reading means for reading image information, an image storing means for storing the image information, an editing means for editing the image information read by the image reading means into image information in a plurality of directions, and this editing. An image recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit that records the image information of a plurality of directions edited by the unit in the storage unit. 2. An image reading means for reading image information, an image storage means for storing the image information read from the image reading means, and a direction storage for storing a direction in which the image information read from the image reading means should be stored. Means, image direction changing means for reading the information stored in the image storing means and the direction storing means, and changing the direction of the image according to the information in the direction storing means, and an image whose direction is changed by the image direction changing means. And an image information re-recording unit that records the data in the storage unit again. 3. An image filing system comprising the image recording device according to claim 1.