JPH06164871A - Document picture preserving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly reproduce a desired picture by a simple operation by recording an index mark indicating the leading position of a recording picture in a video tape, detecting the mark, and reproducing a successively recorded document picture at the time of reproduction. CONSTITUTION:At the time of preserving the document, picture, the index mark indicating the leading position of the recording picture is recorded in the video tape, and the first document picture is recorded. When the number of pages of the first document picture is large, the next index mark is recorded as it is, and the second document picture is recorded. When the number of pages of the second document picture is small, the picture is not recorded, the tape is allowed to travel, and the next index mark is recorded. At the time of reproduction, the index mark is detected while the video tape is fast forwarded, and the successively recorded document picture is read and reproduced. Also, at the time of the requesting operation of an operator, the reproducing operation is stopped, and the video tape is fast forwarded until the next index mark.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document image storage device for recording and storing a document image on a video tape and reading and reproducing an arbitrary document image as needed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The inventors of the present application have previously proposed Japanese Patent Application No. 3-30.
Japanese Patent No. 3913 proposes an image processing apparatus that transmits and receives an image by facsimile communication, records the received image on a video tape and stores it, and reads the stored image and reproduces it.

In the image processing apparatus, when saving received images, the images of each page were sequentially recorded on a video tape in the order in which they were received. Further, when playing back recorded images, the video tape is read from the beginning and the images are played back page by page.

[0004]

By the way, for example, after receiving images of a large number of pages from a large number of destinations and recording the received images on a video tape, only one specific image of the destination is received. Sometimes you want to play it.

In this case, in the above-mentioned image processing apparatus,
It was necessary to wait until the desired image was displayed, or to find the recording position of the desired image on the video tape and reproduce the recorded image from that recording position.

It took a long time to wait until a desired image is displayed. On the other hand, when searching for a recording position of a desired image, it is necessary to repeat the fast-forwarding and reproducing operations of the video tape, which is troublesome.

As described above, conventionally, when a desired image is reproduced from a large number of images recorded on a video tape, there is a problem that it takes time and operation is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and provide a document image storage device capable of quickly reproducing a desired image by a simple operation.

[0009]

For this reason, in one invention of the present application, when a document image is stored, an index mark indicating that it is the start position of the recorded image is recorded on a video tape, and then 1 is recorded. The document images for the cases are sequentially recorded,
When playing back the recorded document image, while fast-forwarding the video tape, the recorded index mark is detected, and the document image recorded following the index mark is read and played back, while the operator's When a requested operation is made, the reproduction operation is stopped and the video tape is fast-forwarded to the next index mark position.

In another invention, when a document image is stored, an arbitrary sound is recorded on a video tape, and then 1 is recorded.
When recording the document image of the number of cases and reproducing the recorded document image, input the voice and fast forward the video tape, and detect the video tape position where the same voice as the input voice is recorded. The recorded document image is read from the detected position and reproduced.

[0011]

According to the above invention, when reproducing a document image, the operator can automatically skip the document image to be reproduced one by one by a request operation.
Further, according to another invention, if the operator inputs the voice recorded when the document image to be reproduced is recorded, the corresponding document image is automatically reproduced. As a result, a desired image can be quickly reproduced with a simple operation.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a wireless telephone device 1 communicates via a public telephone line using mobile communication services of communication companies. The facsimile communication unit 2 transmits and receives image information according to a known standard such as G3. The image memory 3 temporarily stores image information.

The image input / display section 4 is used for the operator to input characters and figures by handwriting with a pen and to display the input image and received image on the screen. The image signal conversion unit 5 converts image information, which is digital information, into an image signal of a television, which is an analog signal, and vice versa.

The video tape deck 6 is an NTSC (National Television) which is generally used for recording / reproducing images picked up by a video camera or television images.
It is a known device of the nSystem Commitee system. This video tape deck 6 is, for example, VISS.
It is assumed to have an index recording search function such as (VHS Index Search System).

The system control unit 7 is a microcomputer that monitors and controls the above-mentioned units.

With the above configuration, FIG. 2 shows the operation when the document image is stored in the image processing apparatus of this embodiment.
That is, in this case, the operator executes facsimile communication to receive an image from the other party or inputs an image from the image input / display unit 4 by a predetermined operation. As a result, the document image to be stored is accumulated in the image memory 3 (process 101). Then, the recording operation of the video tape deck 6 is activated (process 102).

When the video tape deck 6 is activated, it starts running the tape and first records an index mark. This index mark indicates the head position of the recorded image. For example, VISS (VHS Index Ser)
It is recorded by a known technique such as ch System (process 103). Next, the accumulated images of each page of the document image are sequentially recorded on the video tape (process 104).

When all pages have been recorded, the time elapsed from the time when the index mark was recorded is determined (process 10).
5). If the elapsed time is equal to or shorter than the preset specified time (N in process 105), the video tape is run as it is without recording an image until the specified time is reached (process 106). This prescribed time is defined as the minimum time interval between index marks when a plurality of index marks are recorded. In the VISS, the minimum time interval is set to be, for example, 20 seconds, and if the index mark is recorded within this minimum time interval, the recorded index mark cannot be detected correctly.

When the elapsed time from the time when the index mark is recorded exceeds the specified time (Process 10)
5 Y), the tape running is not executed.

Thereafter, the operator determines whether or not there is a document image to be further saved (process 107), and if there is (document 107 N), the same operation is repeated (process 1).
01). As a result, another document image is similarly recorded one by one on the video tape.

FIG. 3 shows an example of information recorded on the video tape in this case. In this example, after recording the first index mark, the first document image is recorded. The first document image has many pages, and when the last page was recorded, the above specified time was exceeded, so
The next index mark is recorded as it is, and the second document image is recorded. This second document image is 2
There was only a page, and when the recording was completed, it was within the specified time, so the video tape was run for a certain time without recording an image, and then the next index mark was recorded. As a result, a gap is formed after the second document image.

In this way, when the document image is recorded and all the documents are recorded (Y in process 107), the operator ends the above process.

Next, when reproducing the document image recorded on the video tape, the operator activates the reproducing operation by a predetermined operation as shown in FIG. 4 (process 201).

When activated, the video tape deck 6 first rewinds the video tape to the initial position (process 202).
After this, the video tape is fast-forwarded until the first index mark is detected (process 203). Then, the recorded image is read and reproduced (process 204). The reproduced images are sequentially stored in the image memory 3 and displayed on the image input / display unit 4.

The video tape deck 6 monitors the operator's skip operation until the recorded image ends.
The above reproduction operation is continued (process 205, N of process 205
More processing 206, N of processing 206 to processing 205).

When the operator wants to see the next document image, the operator performs a predetermined skip operation.

When the skip operation is performed (Y in processing 205), the video tape deck 6 fast-forwards the video tape until the next index mark is detected, and reads and reproduces the next image (processing 203). In this way, when the recorded image ends (Y in process 206), the reproduction operation ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, after the index mark is recorded on the video tape, one document image is recorded, and when the recorded document image is reproduced, the skip operation by the operator is performed. This enables the video tape to be sequentially fast-forwarded to the index mark position.

As a result, even when a large number of images are recorded on the video tape, the operator can quickly reproduce the desired image by skipping the document image one by one with a simple operation. .

When the recording of one document image is completed and the specified time has not elapsed from the time when the index mark was recorded, the video tape is run until the time is reached and the index mark is recorded. The interval is set to a certain time or more.

As a result, even when using the index recording search function in which the minimum time interval of the index mark is set, such as VISS, it is possible to reliably detect the index mark and execute a predetermined reproducing operation. it can.

In the above embodiment, the recording interval of the index mark is determined by the running time of the video tape, but it may be determined by the running distance. When the judgment is made based on the traveling distance, the video tape can be fast-forwarded when the recording interval of the index mark is widened.

By the way, in the above embodiment, when the recording interval of the index mark is widened, the video tape is made to run without recording an image. However, as shown in FIG. May be recorded. As a result, when the recorded images on the video tape are continuously reproduced, it is possible to prevent the displayed image from being disturbed because there is no recorded image.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of an image processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same devices or the same parts, and in the present embodiment, a microphone 8, a voice input / output unit 9 and a voice recognition unit 10 are further arranged. The microphone 8 is for inputting a voice uttered by the operator, and the voice input / output unit 9 is for recording or reproducing the voice on the video tape deck 6. The voice recognition unit 10 identifies words spoken by the operator.

In the case of saving a document image with this configuration, as shown in FIG. 7, the operator stores the document image in the image memory 3 (process 30) as in the above-described embodiment.
1) The recording operation is activated (process 302).

In this embodiment, thereafter, the operator inputs the title of the stored document image by voice. The video tape deck 6 records the input sound on the video tape (process 303). Next, one document image stored is recorded on the video tape (process 304).

When the image recording is finished, the operator determines whether or not there is a document image to be stored (process 3).
05), if there is any (N in process 305), the same operation is repeated (process 301). As a result, another voice and document image are sequentially recorded one by one on the video tape.

When the recording of all the documents is completed in this way (process 305), the above processes are ended.

Next, when reproducing the document image recorded on the video tape, the operator activates the reproducing operation as shown in FIG. 8 (process 401). Videotape deck 6
When started, rewinds the video tape to the initial position (process 402).

Here, the operator inputs the title of the document image to be reproduced by voice (process 403).

The voice recognition unit 10 recognizes the words of the inputted voice, and the system control unit 7 stores the recognition result. Then, the video tape deck 6 reproduces the recorded sound while fast-forwarding the video tape. At this time, the voice recognition unit 10 recognizes the words of the reproduced voice. The system control unit 7 compares the recognition result of the reproduced sound with the recognition result of the previously input voice. When they match, the fast-forwarding of the video tape deck 6 is stopped (process 404), and the recorded image on the video tape is reproduced from that position (process 405).

After that, the video tape deck 6 continues the above-mentioned reproduction operation while monitoring the operator's skip operation until the recorded image ends (process 406, process 4).
Process 407 from N of 06, process 40 from N of process 407
6).

When the operator wants to reproduce another image, the operator performs a predetermined skip operation.

When the skip operation is performed (Y in process 406), system control unit 7 accepts a voice input.
Here, the operator inputs the title of another document image by voice (process 403). As a result, the system control unit 7 fast-forwards the video tape as described above,
The corresponding image is reproduced (to step 404). When the recorded image ends (Y in step 407), the above reproduction operation ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when recording a document image on a video tape, the voice uttered by the operator is recorded on the video tape, and then one document image is recorded. When the recorded document image is reproduced, when the operator inputs a voice, the video tape is fast-forwarded to the video tape position where the same voice is recorded, and the corresponding document image is reproduced.

As a result, the operator can quickly reproduce a desired image with a simple operation.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the index mark and the sound are recorded on the video tape in units of one image, but they may be recorded in units of one page.

The case where an image received by facsimile communication or an image input by handwriting is recorded on a video tape has been described as an example. However, it is natural that the same process can be performed on a document image read by a scanner device. .

[0050]

As described above, according to one invention of the present application, when a document image is stored, an index mark is recorded on a video tape, and then one document image is recorded. When playing back, the video tape is fast-forwarded and the document image is played back from the index mark position, while during the playback operation, if there is an operation requested by the operator, the video tape is moved to the next index mark position. Since fast-forwarding is performed, a desired image can be quickly reproduced by a simple operation.

Further, according to another invention, when the voice uttered by the operator is recorded on the video tape, one document image is recorded and the document image is reproduced, when the operator inputs the voice. Since the video tape is fast-forwarded and the document image is reproduced from the position of the video tape where the sound is recorded, the desired image can be reproduced easily and quickly as in the above. .

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of a document image saving process.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of recorded information on a video tape.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of document image reproduction processing.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another embodiment relating to video tape recording control.

FIG. 6 is a block configuration diagram of an image processing apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of a document image saving process in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of a document image reproduction process in the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 wireless telephone device 2 facsimile communication unit 3 image memory 4 image input / display unit 5 image signal conversion unit 6 video tape deck 7 system control unit 8 microphone 9 voice input / output unit 10 voice recognition unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In a document image storage device for recording and storing one document image on one page or a plurality of pages on a video tape, when the document image is stored, it must be the start position of the recorded image on the video tape. Index recording means for recording one document image after recording the index mark indicating the index mark, and for reproducing the stored document image, the index mark recorded while fast-forwarding the video tape is detected. Index searching means, document image reproducing means for reading and reproducing a document image recorded subsequently to the detected index mark,
A document image storage device, comprising: skip means for stopping the reproduction of the document image and fast-forwarding the video tape to the next index mark when a request operation is made. 2. When the index mark and the document image are recorded on the video tape, the video tape is run to a position of a certain distance if it has not been run for a certain distance or more from the recording position of the index mark recorded immediately before. The document image storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a tape running means for recording after recording. 3. When recording the index mark and the document image on a video tape, a certain image is recorded up to a certain distance position when the recording mark is not moved for a certain distance from the recording position of the index mark recorded immediately before. 2. The document image storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a constant image recording means for recording after the recording. 4. A document image storage device for recording and storing one document image on one page or a plurality of pages on a video tape, when storing the document image, after recording an arbitrary sound on the video tape. A voice image recording unit that records the document image of the case, a voice input unit that inputs the voice when playing back the stored document image, and the same voice as the voice input while fast-forwarding the video tape are recorded. A document image storage device comprising: an audio search means for detecting the position of a video tape present, and a document image reproducing means for reading and reproducing a document image recorded from the detected video tape position.