JPH08138007A - Information recording and reading method and document information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To automatically set format information and related information setting information by simultaneously setting various related information used for a document and various setting information of a document information processor, where this document is generated, after discriminating them by identifiers. CONSTITUTION: If user dictionary information has been set, a character string as the identifier of this information is printed, and contents of a user dictionary information storage buffer are converted into a two-dimensional notation by a two-dimensional code conversion part 7 and are printed on a form. If user dictionary information has not been set but user external character information has been set, a character string as the identifier of this information is printed, and contents of a user external character information storage buffer are converted into a two-dimensional notation by the two-dimensional code conversion part 7 and are printed on the form. Thereafter, a character string as the identifier of operation circumstance setting information of an apparatus is printed, and contents of an apparatus operation circumstance information storage buffer 11 are converted into a two-dimensional notation by the two-dimensional code conversion part 7 and are printed on the form.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for recording / reading information, and in particular, as a function of a Japanese word processor or the like, a part or all of a sheet of paper and related information of the document,
The present invention relates to a method for recording / reading information on a printing sheet in which various setting information of the device that created the document is coded in two-dimensional code notation. Further, the present invention relates to a document information processing device that realizes this method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, digitization of document data and the like has been rapidly progressing, and a floppy disk is most often used as a medium for exchanging / circulating the digitized data. However, currently, as an alternative, digitized data can be
A printing paper has been devised that is coded in two-dimensional code notation. If such printing paper is used for data exchange / distribution, the distribution cost can be reduced compared to the case where a floppy disk is used, and moreover, since the contents of the data cannot be grasped directly, it is necessary to maintain confidentiality. Is also useful.

According to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-226088,
The sender of the information converts general information such as computer programs, newspaper and magazine article indexes into a barcode by hardware and software, and the barcode is published in newspapers, magazines and other publications, and the recipient receives the information. , It has been proposed that the necessary bar code is read from a bar code reader and input into a word processor, a personal computer or the like to restore the general information.

Further, electronic devices such as word processors and printers are provided with reading means such as scanners and bar code readers, and by reading information coded in two-dimensional code notation such as bar codes, various settings of the devices can be performed. There is an idea to execute the operating procedure. By doing so, the user (user of the device) can easily perform various settings of the device and can execute the operation without being aware of complicated operation procedures.

According to JP-A-1-187686,
"Use panel switches and Dip switches. Or read a bar code table prepared in advance by a bar code reader connected to the main body." As an alternative to the method, it has been proposed to have a mechanism for converting information into bar code information and outputting the bar code information, and reading and analyzing the output with a bar code or the like to perform environment setting and operation of the device.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In the movement of general information by bar code disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 26088, it is described that general information such as computer programs, newspapers and magazines is coded in two-dimensional code notation, for example, bar code. However, it is not described to add various setting information about the device that created the information. Therefore, there are many cases where information compatibility cannot be maintained between devices of the same type, and even though the devices are of the same type, the operating environment settings are different, and thus the usability is often not good.

As one of the "various setting information of the document information processing apparatus", there is user dictionary information uniquely set by the user who uses the device.

This will be described using a specific example.

It is assumed that Mr. A and Mr. B own the same type of equipment. It is assumed that the user's dictionary was created on Mr. A's device so that when "Joshihon" is entered and a specific key such as a conversion key is pressed, it is converted to "Information Systems Business Headquarters". This is because the number of key touches is small and the efficiency of document creation is improved. But,
For some reason, Mr. A has to use Mr. B's device. In this case, since such a user dictionary has not been created in Mr. B's device, the efficiency of document creation becomes poor even though the same type of device is used. In order to avoid this, the user dictionary information created in Mr. A's device is temporarily registered in a floppy disk, etc., and the device of Mr. B performs processing such as calling, and then B
It is necessary to set the same user dictionary information as that of Mr. A's device in his device. However, this operation is very complicated and requires a storage medium such as a floppy disk.

Further, as one of the "various setting information of the document information processing apparatus", there is user external character information as a character pattern which the user uniquely sets in the device.

In recent years, information devices have been made common in character codes in consideration of information compatibility, but they are considered to allow users to create and use unique patterns, and can be used freely. Character codes are available. This causes a problem that incorrect information is transmitted even when information is exchanged between the same model of the same manufacturer.

An example of the external character problem will be specifically described.

It is assumed that an external character as shown in FIG. 12 is set on the device A and a document as shown in FIG. 13 is created. If this document is called by the device B in which the external character as shown in FIG. 14 is set, it becomes a document not intended by the document creator as shown in FIG. In order to avoid this, it is necessary to temporarily register the external character information of the device A in a floppy disk or the like, perform a process such as calling in the device B, and set the external character information similar to that of the device A in the device B. . However, this operation is very complicated and requires a storage medium such as a floppy disk.

Then, as one of the "various setting information of the document information processing apparatus", provisional Kanji conversion rule information, editing rule information, screen display rule information, and keyboard mode setting information set by the creator when the document is created. , Information about the device operating environment such as print output rule information.

Even if the devices are of the same type, if they are different, the appearance of the document may change, and the operating efficiency may be reduced due to the unfamiliar operating environment.

For example, a document such as that shown in FIG. 16 created by a device for which "parentheses are prohibited" is set as "not parenthesized" in the editing rule information. If called by the device
The appearance changes like 7.

If a user who frequently uses proper nouns such as a person's name or a place name, the item "preferred proper noun / non-preferred noun" in the kana-kanji conversion rule information is set to "preferred proper noun". If this is done, the target Chinese character candidates can be input with a smaller number of key touches, for example, the number of times a particular key such as a conversion key is pressed, is more efficient than in the case of setting "no proper noun conversion", which is efficient. However, if the device of the user who frequently uses such proper nouns is set to "do not perform proper noun priority conversion", the work efficiency becomes very poor.

In order to avoid these problems, reset each piece of information related to the device operating environment so that it is the same as that of the own device, or temporarily register the information of the own device in a floppy disk or the like. It is necessary to perform processing such as calling with another device so that each piece of information regarding the device operating environment is the same as that of the own device. However, in the former case, these settings are very complicated, and in the latter case, a storage medium such as a floppy disk is required.

Furthermore, if the data of a document or the like is coded in two-dimensional code notation and printed on paper, the contents of the document data cannot be read in a straightforward manner, which is effective in maintaining confidentiality. is there. However, if this paper is read by a scanner and the characters are recognized according to a certain conversion law, anyone can easily read the contents.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention does not require a floppy disk or the like and automatically reads the format information, various related information, and various setting information of the device only by reading the document information into the device. An object of the present invention is to provide a method of recording / reading information that can be set and a document information processing apparatus for realizing this method.

[0021]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording / reading method, wherein when a document information processing apparatus records the document information, the document information and various types utilized in the document. A process of recording related information and various setting information of the document information processing device together with respective identifiers on a sheet by two-dimensional code notation, and recording on a sheet when the document information processing device reads the document information. A step of identifying the respective information recorded on the paper by the generated identifier, and a step of restoring the respective information represented by the two-dimensional code and then storing the information in predetermined storage areas. Characterize.

The information recording / reading method according to the second aspect of the invention is characterized in that the various setting information includes user dictionary information set by the creator at the time of creating the document.

The information recording / reading method according to the third aspect of the invention is characterized in that the various setting information includes user external character information set by the creator at the time of creating the document.

According to the information recording / reading method of the invention described in claim 4, various setting information includes provisional Kanji conversion rule information, knitting rule information, screen display rule information, and keyboard, which are set by the creator at the time of creating the document. It is characterized in that it includes information about the device operating environment such as the mode setting information and the print output rule information.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording / reading method, wherein a specific word set by a person who records the information is recorded at a predetermined position on a sheet in the process of recording by the document information processing apparatus. When the document processing device reads information,
Before the step of identifying information, a step of determining whether or not the specific word is recorded at a predetermined position on a sheet, and if the specific word is recorded, the specific word is read by a person who reads the information. The process of determining whether or not it is entered,
It is characterized in that the process proceeds to the step of identifying information only when the specific word is input.

A document information processing apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a two-dimensional code for converting document information, various related information utilized in a document, and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus into a two-dimensional code. A code conversion unit, a printing unit that prints a two-dimensional code, a reading unit that reads a two-dimensional code,
The present invention is characterized by including a restoration unit for restoring the two-dimensional code and a plurality of storage buffers for separately storing the respective restored information.

[0027]

In the information recording / reading method according to the first aspect, in addition to the document information and the format information, various related information utilized in the document and the document information processing apparatus that created the document. Various setting information is recorded on a sheet at the same time as the identifier in the two-dimensional code notation, and the information recorded in the two-dimensional code notation on the sheet is read, so that the document information, the document-related information, and the document are recorded. The type was recognized at once including the various setting information of the created document information processing device, and various related information utilized in the document and various setting information of the document information processing device that created the document were identified by the identifier. Later, it is set at the same time. Therefore, in addition to the document information and its format information, various related information utilized in the document and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus that created the document are simultaneously code-recorded in the two-dimensional code notation, They can be stored together on one or a set of sheets of paper. Also, various related information used in documents,
Various setting information of the document information processing apparatus that created the document can be easily set at the same time.

In the information recording / reading method according to the second aspect, since the various setting information of the document information processing apparatus includes the user dictionary information set by the creator at the time of creating the document, the document information processing apparatus The user dictionary information set at the time of creating the document is coded in two-dimensional code notation as the various setting information of the document together with the document information, so that they can be stored together on one set of paper. Then, by scanning the sheet with a scanner, the information of the document and the user dictionary information set at the time of creating the document information are type-recognized at one time, and the user dictionary information can be easily set in the document information processing apparatus.

In the information recording / reading method according to the third aspect, since the various setting information of the document information processing apparatus includes the user external character information set by the creator when the document is created, the document information processing apparatus The user external character information set at the time of creating the document is code-recorded in the two-dimensional code notation as the various setting information of the document together with the document information, so that they can be stored together on a set of sheets. Then, by scanning the sheet with a scanner, the information of the document and the user external character information set at the time of creating the document information are recognized at once, and the user external character information can be easily set in the document information processing apparatus.

In the information recording / reading method according to the fourth aspect, the various setting information of the document information processing device includes provisional Kanji conversion rule information, knitting rule information, and a screen set by the creator when the document is created. Since it contains information about the device operating environment such as display rule information, keyboard mode setting information, and print output rule information, the Kana-Kanji conversion rule information that was set when the document was created as various setting information of the document information processing device, Information about the device operating environment such as editing rule information, screen display rule information, keyboard mode setting information, and print output rule information is coded in two-dimensional code notation along with document information.
They can be stored together on a set of papers. Then, by scanning the paper with a scanner,
The information about the document and the information about the device operating environment such as Kana-Kanji conversion rule information, editing rule information, screen display rule information, keyboard mode setting information, and print output rule information that were set when the document information was created are recognized at once. Thus, the information regarding these device operating environments can be easily set in the document information processing apparatus.

In the information recording / reading method according to the fifth aspect, when the data code-coded by the two-dimensional code notation as the document-related information is printed on a sheet,
The specific word set by the person who records the information is also recorded at the same time as the data coded in the two-dimensional code notation, and when this sheet is read by the scanner and the characters are recognized, Type recognition is performed only when a specific word is input. As a result, if the person who reads the information does not know the specific word, it is possible to protect the data coded by the two-dimensional code notation so that it cannot be printed.

In the document processing apparatus according to the sixth aspect, when information is recorded, the document information, various related information, and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus are extracted from the plurality of storage buffers, and the two-dimensional code is obtained. After being converted into a two-dimensional code by the conversion unit, the printing unit prints it on paper. When reading information, the reading unit reads the information described in the two-dimensional code, the two-dimensional code restoring unit restores the information, the CPU identifies the information, and then stores the information in a plurality of storage buffers. Therefore, according to the document processing apparatus of the sixth aspect, in addition to the document information and the format information thereof, various related information utilized in the document and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus that created the document are simultaneously obtained. , Can be recorded in two-dimensional code notation, and they can be stored together on a set of one or more sheets. In addition, various related information utilized in the document and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus that created the document can be easily set at the same time.

[0033]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the information recording / reading method of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a Japanese word processor, which is a document information processing apparatus to which the information recording / reading method of this embodiment is applied, is composed of a CPU 1 for controlling each unit, a liquid crystal display for displaying characters and the like. Display unit 2 and operation unit 3 such as a keyboard for inputting instructions and the like
And a reading unit 4 composed of a scanner or an OCR for reading a paper coded in the two-dimensional code notation, and the information coded in the two-dimensional code notation read by the reading unit 4 into the two-dimensional code. A two-dimensional code restoration unit 5 that performs inverse transformation, that is, restoration according to the transformation law used in the transformation unit 7, a thermal printer for coding the document data and the two-dimensional code written by the preceding two-dimensional code transformation unit, The printing unit 6 including a laser printer, the document information, the format information of the document, various related information used for the document, and various setting information of the device that created the document are two-dimensional according to a predetermined conversion rule. A conversion unit 7 for encoding, a document information storage buffer 8 for storing document information created by the user and its format information, User dictionary information storage buffer 9 that stores user dictionary information created and set by the user, user external character information storage buffer 10 that stores user external character information created and set by the user, and set by the user And an operating environment information storage buffer 11 of the device. The device operation environment information storage buffer 11 is a kana-kanji conversion rule information storage buffer that stores kana-kanji conversion rule information, an editing rule information storage buffer that stores editing rule information, and a screen display rule information storage that stores screen display rule information. It is composed of a buffer, a keyboard mode setting information storage buffer for storing keyboard mode setting information, a print output rule information storage buffer for storing print output rule information, and the like. Of the restored information, document information and its format information are stored in the document information storage buffer 8, user dictionary information is stored in the user dictionary information storage buffer 9, user external character information is stored in the user external character information storage buffer 10, and device operation is performed. The environment information is stored in the device operation environment information storage buffer 11, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 2, the printed paper has user dictionary information set by the user on the device and various information set on the device by the user as various setting information of the device that created the document. The user external character information and the information on the operating environment of the device are taken as an example, and an example in which they are coded in two-dimensional code notation along with the document information and printed on paper is shown. An identifier for identifying what kind of information the block is is printed at the head of each block. Here, as an example, the identifier corresponding to the document information and its format information is "BUNSYO", and the identifier corresponding to the user dictionary information is "DI".
C ", the identifier corresponding to the user external character information is" GAIJI ", and the identifier corresponding to the information about the operating environment of the device is" MODE ". Here, to identify what kind of information each block is, Although an example in which the identifier is directly printed as a character string has been described, these may be coded in two-dimensional code notation in order to hide what kind of information each block is.

For example, it is assumed that the user has set an external character as shown in FIG. 10 in the device A having the system configuration as shown in FIG. 1 and created a document as shown in FIG. If the present invention is used in such a state and the information is coded in the two-dimensional code notation by the two-dimensional code conversion unit and printed on the paper as shown in FIG. 11 is a portion showing the document information and its format information in FIG. 11, and a block portion III is a portion showing the external character information as shown in FIG.

This paper is read by the reading unit 4 such as a scanner in the device B having the system configuration shown in FIG. 1 similar to the device A, and the information is restored in the two-dimensional code restoring unit. For example, even if the user external character as shown in FIG. 12 is set in the device B, since the duplicated external character information is set in the device B, the external character information in FIG. It will not be such a document. According to the present invention, the setting of the user's external character and the like can be easily performed at the same time when the document information is restored in this way, so that it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience between the devices having different settings.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

When various kinds of information are coded in two-dimensional code notation and a specific key provided for printing on a sheet is pressed, it is first checked whether or not there is target document information (step). 1). If there is no document information, the process ends. If you have the document information,
The character string "BUNSYO", which is the identifier of the information, is printed (step 2), then the contents of the document information storage buffer are converted by the two-dimensional code conversion unit 7 into a two-dimensional code notation and printed on paper ( Step 3). Next, it is checked whether the user dictionary information is set (step 4). If there is user dictionary information, the character string "DIC" that is the identifier of that information is printed (step 5), and the contents of the user dictionary information storage buffer are converted by the two-dimensional code conversion unit 7 into a two-dimensional code notation. And printed on paper (step 6). If there is no user dictionary information, then it is checked whether user external character information is set (step 7).
If there is user external character information, the character string "GAIJI" which is the identifier of that information is printed (step 8),
The contents of the user external character information storage buffer are converted into a two-dimensional code notation by the two-dimensional code conversion unit and printed on paper (step 9). Then, the character string "MODE", which is the identifier of the device operation environment setting information, is printed (step 10), and the contents of the device operation environment information storage buffer 11 are converted into the two-dimensional code notation by the two-dimensional code conversion unit 7. And is printed on paper (step 11).

Next, the operation of setting the document information and other settings after the printed matter as shown in FIG. 2 is read and recognized by the scanner will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, it is checked whether or not there is two-dimensional coded data (step 12), and if there is no two-dimensional coded data, the process ends. If there is two-dimensional coded data, what kind of information it is is recognized by checking the identifier. In this embodiment, the check is performed in the order of the document information, the user dictionary information, and the user external character information.
It is not particularly limited to this order. Identifier is "BUN
Whether or not it is "SYO" is checked (step 13), and if the identifier is "BUNSYO", the two-dimensional coded data is restored by the dimension code restoring section 5 and transferred to the document information storage buffer 8 (step). 14). Then the identifier is "D
IC "is checked (step 15), and if so, the two-dimensional coded data is restored by the two-dimensional code restoration unit 5 and transferred to the user dictionary information storage buffer 9 (step 16). Then the identifier is "GAI
JI "is checked (step 17), and if so, the two-dimensional coded data is restored by the two-dimensional code restoration unit 5 and transferred to the user external character information storage buffer 10 (step 18). Finally, it is checked whether the identifier is "MODE" (step 1).
9) If the identifier is "MODE", the two-dimensional coded data is restored by the two-dimensional code restoration unit 5 and transferred to the device operation environment information storage buffer 11 (step 2).
0).

As described above, not only the information of the document but also various related information utilized for the document and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus (hereinafter, referred to as a device) that created the document are simultaneously recorded in the two-dimensional code. The information is coded and printed on a sheet of paper, and when the sheet of paper is read by a scanner or the like, these pieces of information are collectively restored, and not only the information of the document is taken in, but also related information can be easily taken in at the same time.

In FIG. 2, the user dictionary information, the user external character information, and the information related to the operating environment of the device have been described as examples as various setting information of the device in which the document is created. The information is not limited to.

Further, it is preferable that the user's dictionary information set by the user at the time of creating the document is included as the various setting information of the device. The user dictionary is dictionary information that can be set by the user independently of the dictionary data provided as standard equipment. This can improve usability by setting frequently used words with short headwords. Since the settings are varied depending on the device, the work efficiency may be deteriorated when another device is used. In order to avoid this, the user dictionary information is once registered on a floppy disk,
It needs to be called and configured on another device. This operation is troublesome and requires a storage medium such as a floppy disk. However, if the two-dimensional code is printed together with the document information on the paper as in the above-described embodiment, the document information is taken into the device at the same time without being aware that the user dictionary information is set. You can easily set the user dictionary.

The user dictionary information is, as shown in FIG.
The number of set user dictionaries is stored in the first 2 bytes of the information. Then, the data of the user dictionary itself is stored. One user dictionary itself is roughly divided into three, that is, a headword to be searched at the time of conversion, part-of-speech information, and a registered word corresponding to the headword. Since the headword and the registered word each have a variable length, the number of each word (1 byte) is stored to represent the size thereof.

Although described as an example in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is preferable to include user external character information set by the user at the time of document creation as various setting information of the device. The user external character is font pattern information that can be set by the user independently of the font pattern data provided as standard equipment. Since the user external character is set differently by the device, if the document information including the user external character code is taken in by another device, the document may not be intended by the creator. In order to avoid this, it is necessary that the user external character information is temporarily registered in a floppy disk or the like, called by another device, and set. This operation
It is troublesome and requires a storage medium such as a floppy disk. However, if the two-dimensional code is printed together with the document information on the paper as in the above-described embodiment and the user's external character information is not set, the document information is captured by the device at the same time as it is captured by the user. Easy setting of external characters.

The user external character information is, as shown in FIG.
The number of set user external characters is stored in the first 2 bytes of the information. Subsequently, the data of the user external character itself is stored. One user external character itself is composed of 2 bytes of code for handling the pattern and the pattern data body. FIG. 6 shows an example of 56-dot font data, and the data size is 392 bytes. Therefore, since one user external character data is 394 bytes, the total data size of the user external character information is 394 bytes × (number) +2 bytes.

As described in the above embodiment, the kana-kanji conversion rule information, the editing rule information, the screen display rule information, and the keyboard mode setting, which are set as the various setting information of the device and are set by the user at the time of document creation. It is preferable to include information about the device operating environment such as information and print output rule information. The information on the device operating environment is used by the user to set the device so that it is convenient for the user. These settings are of course set according to the user's preference, so the settings vary depending on the device. Therefore, if another device having a different device operating environment is used, the work efficiency may decrease. To avoid this, either set the device operating environment information on another device in the same way, or temporarily register the device operating environment information on a floppy disk etc. and call it on another device to set it. There is a need. These operations are troublesome and require a storage medium such as a floppy disk. However, if the two-dimensional code is printed together with the document information and printed on the paper as in the above-described embodiment,
Even if you are not aware of setting device operating environment information,
The device operation environment information can be easily set at the same time when the document information is loaded into the device.

Table 1 shows an example of the equipment operating environment information.
The description of each item is shown in Table 2A and Table 2B.

[0050]

[Table 1]

[0051]

[Table 2A]

[0052]

[Table 2B]

Each setting is represented by bits, and kana-kanji conversion rule information is represented by 2 bytes, editing rule information, screen display rule information, keyboard mode setting information, and print output rule information are represented by 1 byte. . If data such as a document is coded in a two-dimensional code notation and printed on paper, the contents of the document data cannot be read directly, which is effective for maintaining confidentiality. However, if this paper is read by a scanner and restored according to a certain conversion law, anyone can easily read the contents. In order to solve this problem, in the present invention, when document information is two-dimensionally coded and printed on paper, a specific word set by a person who records the information, that is, a secret word, is also coded by the two-dimensional code notation. It is printed as written data, and when this paper is read by a scanner and restored, the restoration will not be executed unless the person who reads the information inputs the confidential word.

When the confidential word is printed at the same time, as shown in FIG. 7, the confidential word is printed at the head of the two-dimensional coded data. This is because the data needs to be restored with priority over any of the data, and is not particularly limited to the beginning as long as the printed place is a fixed place.

Next, the operation for printing the confidential word portion will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the document information is coded in a two-dimensional code notation and a specific key provided for printing on paper is pressed, an input is requested to input a secret word (step 21). It is checked whether or not the user who is the person who records the information inputs the secret word by the operation unit 3 (step 22), and if the secret word is input, the data is coded in the two-dimensional code notation and the determined position is set. Is printed (step 23). If the confidential word is not input, some dummy data prepared by the system is coded and printed in the two-dimensional code notation at the position where the confidential word is to be printed (step 24). This is because if nothing is printed, it becomes clear that the confidential word is not set on the paper.

Next, the printed matter is read by the scanner,
The operation until the document information is restored will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The two-dimensional coded data at the defined position where the secret word is printed is restored (step 3).
1) It is checked whether the restored data is dummy data (step 32). If the restored data is not dummy data, it is a secret word set by the user, and therefore a secret word input request is made to check the secret word (step 33). A determination is made as to whether or not the processing is to be ended (step 34), and when the processing is to be continued, a secret word is input by a person who reads the information and a key such as an "execute" key intended to continue is pressed. . When the processing is interrupted and the restoration of the two-dimensionally encoded document information is completed, a key such as a “cancel” key intended for interruption is pressed. It is checked whether the confidential word input by the user who reads the information matches the confidential word restored from the printed matter (step 3).
5) If they do not match, the secret word is requested again.
If they match, the process proceeds to the subsequent process of restoring the two-dimensional coded data and setting the device (step 36). In step 32, if the restored data is dummy data, it means that no secret word has been set, so that the data of the two-dimensionally encoded document information is continuously restored.

[0059]

According to the information recording / reading method of the first aspect, in addition to the document information and the format information thereof, various related information utilized in the document and the document information processing apparatus that created the document. The various setting information of the above is simultaneously recorded on the paper by the two-dimensional code notation together with the identifier, and the information recorded in the two-dimensional code notation on the paper is read, so that the document information, the document-related information, and the document The type information including the various setting information of the document information processing apparatus that created the document is recognized at one time, and various related information utilized in the document and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus that created the document are identified by the identifier. After that, the document information, its format information, various related information used for the document, and the document information processing that created the document information The various setting information of the device can be stored together in the paper a set. Further, by reading the sheet with a scanner, the information of the document, the document-related information at the time of creating the document, and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus are restored at once, and various types of information used for the document are restored. Related information and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus that created the document can be easily set at the same time. As a result, the user does not need to be aware that these settings are made, and the settings can be automatically made by simply reading the document information into the document information processing apparatus.

In the information recording / reading method according to the second aspect, since the various setting information of the document information processing apparatus includes the user dictionary information set by the creator when the document is created, the document information processing apparatus By writing the user dictionary information set at the time of creating the document as various setting information of the document together with the information of the document in the two-dimensional code notation, it is possible to save them together on one set of paper. Then, by reading the sheet with a scanner, the information of the document and the user dictionary information set at the time of creating the document information are restored at once, and the user dictionary information can be easily set in the document information processing apparatus. As a result, the user does not need to be aware of the fact that these settings are made, and the document information can be automatically read by simply reading the document information into the document information processing device without using a storage medium such as a floppy disk. User dictionary information can be set.

In the information recording / reading method according to the third aspect, since the various setting information of the document information processing apparatus includes user external character information set by the creator at the time of creating the document, the document information processing apparatus By writing the user external character information set at the time of creating the document as two-dimensional code notation together with the information of the document as various setting information, it is possible to save them together on one set of paper. Then, by scanning the sheet with a scanner, the information of the document and the user external character information set at the time of creating the document information are restored at once, and the user external character information can be easily set in the document information processing apparatus. As a result, the user does not need to be aware of the fact that these settings are made, and the user can automatically read the document information into the document information processing device without using a storage medium such as a floppy disk. External character information can be set.

In the information recording / reading method according to the fourth aspect, the various setting information of the text information processing apparatus includes provisional Kanji conversion rule information, knitting rule information, and a screen set by the creator when creating the document. Since it contains information about the device operating environment such as display rule information, keyboard mode setting information, and print output rule information, the Kana-Kanji conversion rule information that was set when the document was created as various setting information of the document information processing device, Information about the device operating environment such as editing rule information, screen display rule information, keyboard mode setting information, and print output rule information is coded in two-dimensional code notation along with document information.
They can be stored together on a set of papers. Then, by scanning the paper with a scanner,
The information about the document and the information about the device operating environment such as Kana-Kanji conversion rule information, editing rule information, screen display rule information, keyboard mode setting information, and print output rule information that were set when the document information was created are recognized at once. Thus, information regarding these device operating environments can be easily set in the device. As a result, the user does not need to be aware that these settings are made, and the document information can be read by simply reading the document information into the document information processing device without using a storage medium such as a floppy disk. You can set information about the device operating environment.

In the information recording / reading method according to the fifth aspect, when the data coded in the two-dimensional code notation as the document-related information is printed on the paper,
The specific word set by the person who records the information is also recorded at the same time as the data coded by the two-dimensional code notation, and when this sheet is read by the scanner and the type is recognized, Type recognition is performed only when a specific word is input. As a result, if the person who reads the information does not know the specific word, it is possible to protect the data coded by the two-dimensional code notation so that it cannot be printed.

According to the document processing apparatus of the sixth aspect,
In addition to the document information and its format information, various related information utilized in the document and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus that created the document can be recorded at the same time in a two-dimensional code notation. It can be stored together on a single sheet or a set of multiple sheets. Also,
Various related information utilized in the document and various setting information of the document information processing apparatus that created the document can be easily set at the same time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a Japanese word processor which is a document processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a code description of the document information in the information recording / reading method of the present invention, various related information utilized in the document, and various information settings of the document information processing apparatus that created the document simultaneously in two-dimensional code notation. It is a figure which shows the example printed on the paper.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of printing in the information recording / reading method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation for setting document information and other information after a printed matter is read and recognized by a scanner in the information recording / reading method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of user dictionary information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of user external character information.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which a secret word is also two-dimensionally encoded and printed.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation when printing a confidential word portion in the information recording / reading method of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of reading a printed matter with a scanner and restoring document information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of user external characters.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a document created by a document information processing device in which user external characters are set.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of user external characters.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example in which a document created by a document information processing device in which user external characters are set is called by another device.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a document created by a document information processing apparatus in which “with parentheses prohibition” is set.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example in which a document created by a document information processing apparatus for which “without parentheses prohibition” is set is called by a device for which “without parentheses prohibition rule” is set.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 Display section 3 Operation section 4 Reading section 5 Two-dimensional code restoration section 6 Printing section 7 Two-dimensional code conversion section 8 Document information storage buffer 9 User dictionary information storage buffer 10 User external character information storage buffer 11 Device operating environment information storage buffer

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A method of recording document information on a sheet with a code by a document information processing apparatus, and reading the document information recorded with the code by the document information processing apparatus or another document information processing apparatus, the method comprising: When the processing device records the document information, the document information, various related information utilized in the document, and various setting information of the document information processing device are printed together with their respective identifiers by two-dimensional code notation. The step of recording the information, the step of identifying each piece of information recorded on the sheet by the identifier recorded on the sheet when the document information processing apparatus reads the document information, and the two-dimensional code notation. And a method of recording and reading the information, including a step of restoring the respective information and then storing the information in predetermined storage areas. 2. The information recording / reading method according to claim 1, wherein the various setting information includes user dictionary information set by a creator when creating the document. 3. The information recording / reading method according to claim 1, wherein the various setting information includes user external character information set by a creator when creating the document. 4. The various setting information is a device operation such as provisional Kanji conversion rule information, knitting rule information, screen display rule information, keyboard mode setting information, print output rule information, etc. set by the creator when the document is created. The information recording / reading method according to claim 1, which includes information about the environment. 5. In the step of recording by the document information processing device, a specific word set by a person who records the information is recorded at a predetermined position on the paper, and the information is identified when the document processing device reads the information. Before the above step, a step of determining whether the specific word is recorded at a predetermined position on the paper, and if the specific word is recorded, whether the specific word is input by a person who reads the information 2. The method of recording / reading information according to claim 1, wherein the process of determining whether or not and the process of identifying information is performed only when the specific word is input. 6. A two-dimensional code conversion device for converting document information, various related information utilized in the document, and various setting information of the document information processing device into a two-dimensional code. Section, a printing section that prints the two-dimensional code, a reading section that reads the two-dimensional code, a restoration section that restores the two-dimensional code, and a plurality of storage buffers that store the restored pieces of information separately. A document information processing apparatus comprising: