JPH0993381A - Image input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the need for a specific operation command by discriminating the user operation so as to execute the operation of a specific scanner such as start of reading. SOLUTION: The processing is stored by a control section 106 and started at application of power. After preliminary scanning after the start, the processing by an operation discrimination means is executed. Based on detection information from an image read section 107 being an original detection means, the presence of an original is discriminated and after the detection information of the image read section 107 indicates 'absence of original' (condition A) is monitored for a specific expiration time or over, it is monitored that the detection information indicates 'presence of original' (condition B for a specific expiration of time or over. When the conditions A, B are established in this order, an operation discrimination means discriminates that the 'set operation' of the original is established. When the 'set operation' is detected in this way, a scanner operation execution means is started. Thus, the reading/recording of a set original and an output to an external printer are executed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image input device (hereinafter referred to as a scanner device) for reading image information such as characters and figures. In particular, the present invention relates to an image input device that automatically discriminates scanner device operation instructions such as “start of reading”, “interruption”, and “end” that the user instructs the scanner device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a scanner device for reading image information has been widely used as an input device of a computer or a fax machine, and as a method of reading the image information, a system using a line sensor or a CCD camera is used. There is. On the other hand, regarding the operation instruction method of the scanner device, a method is used in which after the document to be read is set, the user instructs the scanner device to start reading by pressing a button on the scanner device. Further, as an improved method of this method, a method in which a user gives an operation instruction according to guidance display on a display on a scanner device or menu display on a display screen of a computer connected to the scanner device has been put into practical use.

However, there is a difference that the operation instruction menu button on the display screen is selected as compared with the case of pressing a physical button, but a specific operation instruction from the user (hereinafter referred to as an operation instruction command). Is a common method (hereinafter, referred to as a command input method) in that the scanner device executes an operation corresponding to an operation instruction such as the start of reading. This type of image input device is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-149678 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-511614.

[0004]

The above-mentioned command input method is premised on the user's understanding of a unique operation instruction command corresponding to the operation performed by the scanner device. For this reason, it is a prerequisite of operating the scanner device that the user who does not know the operation instruction command should learn the operation instruction command by guiding the operation method for the operation instruction on the (online) guidance display or the operation manual. I am trying.

The operation instruction based on the command input method described above requires (1) learning of a unique operation instruction command. (2) operation instruction command is different for each scanner device, and operation instruction command corresponding to each scanner device. (3) There is a problem that an operation step of inputting an operation instruction command is indispensable for operation of the scanner device (complication of operation procedure). An object of the present invention is to provide a device that solves the problems of the operation instruction method by the command input method and realizes an operation instruction method that does not require a unique operation instruction command.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, an image input apparatus of the present invention is a document detecting means for directly or indirectly estimating the presence or absence of a read document on a scanner device, and the document detecting means. An operation determination unit that determines a specific user operation such as "the user has set a document on the scanner device" based on the detection information of the detection unit, and a specific scanner that starts reading according to the determination result of the operation determination unit The scanner operation executing means for executing the operation of the apparatus is provided.

[0007]

As an example of the document detecting means, a system for directly detecting the presence or absence of a document by using a document detecting sensor such as an image reading sensor or a document detecting sensor different from the reading sensor,
There is a method of indirectly estimating the presence / absence of a document by using a lid switch or the like that detects the open / closed state of a lid provided on the document reading surface of a scanner device.

As a first example, the operation of the operation instruction system in the scanner device having the direct detection type document detecting means will be described below. The document detecting unit detects the presence or absence of a document and notifies the operation determining unit. The operation determination unit continuously sets the document setting operation by continuously monitoring the detection information (presence or absence of the document) of the document detection unit (operation of placing the document to be read on the scanner device: detecting the change from no document to the document). -Clear operation (operation to remove the original to be read from the scanner device: change from original to absence) can be detected. The operation will be described below by taking a document setting operation as an example of a user operation. The operation determination means monitors a point (condition A) at which the detection information of the document detection means changes from "no document" to "document present", and if a condition that satisfies this condition A occurs, "set operation is performed". Then, the scanner operation executing means is notified. The scanner operation executing means executes the reading process and the recording process of the document by using the notification of “there is a setting operation” as a trigger. By the above action,
The user can complete the reading of the document only by setting the document without inputting the operation instruction command to the scanner device. It is not necessary to understand and execute the operation command, which improves usability.

Using the same method, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the operation determining means detects the clear operation of the user's original and the operation of writing the image information read by the scanner operation executing means into a file device such as a memory card is executed. Is. As described above, the user operation determined by the operation determination unit, the content of the scanner device operation performed by the scanner operation execution unit, and the combination thereof can be variously defined according to the intended use, and the specific content is not particularly limited. Not something to do.

Next, as a second example, the operation of the operation instructing method in the scanner device having the indirect estimation method document detecting means will be described below. The document detection means detects the open / closed state of the lid and notifies the operation determination means. The operation determination means is a point where the detection information changes from "lid open" to "lid closed" (condition B).
When the condition B is satisfied, it is determined that “the setting operation is performed”, and the scanner operation executing means is notified. The operation of the scanner operation executing means is the same as that of the first example.

According to the second example, the original detecting means can be constructed by an inexpensive switch means, and the scanner device is low in cost as compared with the first structural example having a reading sensor and another original detecting sensor. Can be expected to be effective. However, there is a limitation that the setting operation cannot be detected when the power is turned on after the first "original setting + lid closing" (second and subsequent setting operations can be detected). Further, the reading operation is executed even when the lid is opened and closed without setting the original.

Therefore, according to the accuracy of the document detecting means and the operation determining means and the use and purpose of the scanner device, the operation executed by the scanner operation executing means is a (complete) automatic execution of image information reading, A semi-automatic execution based on approval using a message notification to the user and a user support execution that presents an image reading method (instruction of a button to be pressed, etc.) are also possible, and the scanner executed by the scanner operation execution means is also possible. The operation level (automatic execution, semi-automatic execution, user support execution, etc.) is not particularly limited. In addition, from the viewpoint of usability, the operation instruction method (command method) using the existing operation instruction command is used.
Sometimes it is not desirable not to accept input from
In addition to the operation instruction method of the present invention, a command method input instruction can be mixed.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The present embodiment is an example of a scanner device having a direct detection type document detecting means using an image reading unit (image reading sensor). 1 is a block diagram showing a block configuration of a scanner device according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an external view of the scanner device, FIG. 3 is a connection diagram showing a connection configuration between the scanner device and an external printer, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart including an operation flow of an operation determination unit / scanner operation execution unit.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 is a scanner apparatus main body, and 102 is a lid portion installed on the surface of a scanned document.
The lid unit 102 is a display unit 103 such as a liquid crystal display device capable of displaying an operation instruction to a user and information such as a read image,
It is composed of a manual operation unit 104 that can be used for command-based operation instructions and the like, a lid switch 105 that is a document detection unit, and the like. Reference numeral 106 is a control unit including a CPU, memory, input / output control means, 107 is an image reading unit such as an image sensor, and 108 is cut-out, superimposition, enlargement / reduction / rotation, emphasis, conversion, etc. of the read image information. And an image reading unit 107 for processing the image processing unit 109.
The recording unit stores the image information read in.

The recording unit is composed of either or both of primary storage means such as a work memory and secondary storage such as a memory card and a magneto-optical disk. 110 is a printer externally connected to the scanner device, a communication control device (modem, etc.),
A control signal terminal for controlling transmission / reception of image information to / from a personal computer, a display device, or another scanner device, and 111 is an image data terminal for transmitting or transmitting image data. In this embodiment, the control signal terminal 110 and the image data terminal 111 are independently provided, but other terminal configurations such as a method of transmitting and receiving the control signal and the image data by sharing one terminal are also possible. The terminal configuration is not particularly limited.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the outer appearance of the scanner device of this embodiment. In this configuration, the display device and the manual operation unit are included, but the basic components in appearance are the image reading unit 10.
7 Other constituent means can be deleted / added according to the use / purpose, and the device configuration is not particularly limited to the configuration of this embodiment. For example, a configuration in which a scanner, a fax modem, etc. are built in the scanner body is also possible.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the connection method of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, a wired connection example is shown, but as a connection method, it is possible to send and receive data by a file through a wireless or magneto-optical disk, and the connection method is not particularly limited.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of this embodiment. In FIG. 4, processing 402, 403,
Reference numerals 406, 412, 413, and 414 are operation determination means, and processes 407 to 410 are scanner operation execution means. In the present embodiment, the operation determining means / scanner operation executing means is implemented as a program executed by the control unit 106, but it is also possible to implement a part or all of the means as hardware.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. The lid switch 105 of FIG. 1 is not used in this embodiment. The process of FIG. 4 is stored in the control unit 106 and is activated when the power is turned on (process 401). After the pre-scan (processing 402) is performed after the activation, the processing of the operation determining unit is executed. The presence or absence of a document is determined based on the detection information from the image reading unit 107, which is the document detection unit,
After processing 412, 413, and 414 monitors that the detection information of the image reading unit 107 is "no document" for a specific timeout period or longer (condition A), the detection information is "document exists" for a specific timeout period or longer. Monitor for something (condition B). When the condition A and the condition B are satisfied in the order of the condition A and the condition B, the operation determining means determines that the "setting operation" of the document has occurred.

When the "set operation" is detected, the process 407 is executed.
To 410, the scanner operation executing means is activated. As a result, the set original is read, recorded, and output to an external printer or the like. According to the present embodiment, the image information can be read and output to the external device without the user inputting the operation instruction command, and the usability is improved. Furthermore, input operation of operation instruction command (step)
Since it can be deleted, the operation time can be shortened.

In the present embodiment, the operation contents in which the scanner operation executing means executes the reading / recording of the document / output to the external printer are described, but the operation contents are not particularly limited. As an example of other operation contents, a configuration that detects "setting operation" of (original), displays a message such as "Do you want to scan the set original?", And executes the actual operation after the user's consent Is also possible. Further, as another example of the operation content, it is also possible to display a guidance such as “please press the button of the manual operation unit 104 to take in the set original”.

Hereinafter, as another operation example of this embodiment, an example of a display screen of the display unit 103 will be described with reference to FIG. (A)
Is an example of the screen configuration when the power is turned on, (b) is an example of the screen configuration when the message "setting operation" is detected and the message 14006 is displayed, and (c) is an operation screen for cutting out a part of the read original. Here is an example.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The present embodiment is an example in which the operation determining means indirectly estimates the "setting operation" of the document. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation processing procedure including operation determining means and scanner operation executing means. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the scanner device in this embodiment. In FIG. 1, this embodiment is configured to include a lid switch 105.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
The operation determination means is processing 504, 505, 512, and the scanner operation execution means is processing 507-510. In this embodiment, the lid switch 105 is the document detecting means. The operation determination means monitors the change (condition C) from "open" to "closed" of the lid switch in processes 504, 505, and 512. When the condition C occurs, it is estimated that the "setting operation" of the document has occurred, and the scanner operation executing means is activated. The subsequent operation of the scanner operation executing means is similar to that of the embodiment shown in FIG.

According to the present embodiment, the "set operation" (of the original document) can be estimated by the switch mechanism which constitutes the lid switch, and the prescan is unnecessary, so that the processing time of the operation determining means can be shortened. . This makes it possible to realize a scanning device capable of high-speed response and improve usability. further. By eliminating the need for pre-scanning, the power consumption of the scanner device can be reduced, and a low power consumption scanning device can be realized.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The present embodiment is an example of an operation determination unit that makes an operation determination based on detection information from a plurality of document detection units.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the scanner device of this embodiment. The document detecting means includes a lid switch 105 and an image reading unit 107. The operation determination means is composed of processing 603, and the scanner operation execution means is composed of processing 607 to processing 610. The operation determination means monitors the state change of the lid switch 105 from “open” to “closed” and the change of the image reading unit 107 from “absence” to “presence”, and when any one of the changes occurs, the user performs a “setting operation”. Is determined to have occurred. The "setting operation" determination method of each document detecting means is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIGS. Further, the operation of the scanner operation executing means is similar to that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 (or FIG. 5).

According to the present embodiment, it becomes possible for a user to execute a plurality of "(original) set operation" execution methods such as (1) reading an image with the lid open and (2) reading the image with the lid closed. , The usability is improved. In the case of the operation (1), the image reading unit 107 detects the document.
In the case of the operation of (2), it is difficult to distinguish the lid part from the document, and the accuracy of the document detection in the image reading part 107 may be lowered, but by supplementing this, the document detection with the lid switch is possible. Becomes By using a plurality of document detecting means, the accuracy of document detection can be improved and the reliability is improved.

In this embodiment, the lid switch and the document reading portion are sequentially detected. A configuration in which the detection processing is performed in parallel is also possible, and the prescan (processing 6
02) Above all, "(original) set operation" with the lid switch
When is detected, the scan operation executing means can be activated, and the detection time can be shortened.

In the present embodiment, the document reading section is used as the document detecting means, but a sensor (for example, an infrared sensor) that can detect a document independent of the document reading section may be used for document detection. Further, as a similar configuration, a configuration having a lid portion and an original reading portion capable of distinguishing the back surface of the lid from the original is also possible. With this configuration, it is possible to directly detect the original with high accuracy, and basically, a plurality of original detecting means are unnecessary. However, even in such a configuration, a configuration having a plurality of document detection means is also possible as a measure for improving the precision of document detection and measures against failure.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The configurations and operations of the document detecting means and the operation determining means in this embodiment are the same as those in the above embodiments. The scanner operation executing means is processes 707 to 713. In the present embodiment, the processing 707 to processing 713 is activated by the "set operation" judgment of the operation judging means. Processing 707-709
After the document is taken in, the inclination of the image is detected in processing 710, the inclination is corrected to horizontal in processing 711 and 712, and then output to an external printer or the like.

This embodiment is particularly suitable for reading document information and correcting and correcting the inclination of an original to record and output it. As a method for detecting the inclination of the document image data, cumulatively plotting the black pixels (specific pixels) in the horizontal direction of the read image in the vertical direction, and setting the horizontal and vertical axes that minimize the width of the black pixels in the plot result to the original There are methods such as horizontal and vertical axes.
The inclination detection method will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG.
Is a diagram showing an operation example of the inclination detection method of the present embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of inclination detection.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 9001 denotes a read original, 9
002 is an example in which the horizontal reading direction of the apparatus is not coincident and the original is read while being tilted, and FIG. 9b is an example in which the original is read by setting the tilt of the original to the horizontal reading direction of the apparatus by tilt detection. is there.

The operation procedure of the tilt detecting method will be described below with reference to FIG. First, initial setting is performed (process 100).
01.10002). Next, the cumulative number of black dots in the horizontal direction at the inclination angle a of the apparatus whose plot example is shown by the [dos] and [y] axes in FIG. 9 is calculated (process 10003). Next, focusing on the cumulative black dots of the first group in the y-axis direction, the width d1 in the y-axis direction (d1 in FIG. 9) is acquired (Process 10).
004). Next, the minimum value of d1 is determined, and if it is the minimum value, the corresponding inclination angle aprev is set as the inclination angle of the read document,
The process ends (process 10005). If it is not the minimum value, the angle a for the next cumulative black dot measurement is specified, and the process 1
After the pre-processing for the next measurement is performed at 0010 (processings 10006 to 10009), processing 10003 is executed again. By the processing of FIG. 10 as described above, it is possible to detect the inclination of the read document by focusing on the cumulative number of black dots.

In this embodiment, the inclination is detected by focusing on the first group in the y-axis direction, but the group of interest is not limited to this. Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration in which the inclination of the original is detected by paying attention to horizontal information such as characters in the read original is used. However, the method of paying attention to the inclination of the sheet of the read original or the user manually corrects the inclination. A method of assisting (for example, a method of displaying tilt correction results of a plurality of angles and allowing the user to select an optimum result) is also possible, and the tilt detection method is not particularly limited to this.

According to the present embodiment, reading (starting) of the original document
In addition, the inclination correction of the read document can be executed without an operation instruction command. This eliminates the need for the user to (manually) correct the inclination of the original during the operation of setting the original, thus improving usability. In the embodiment of FIG. 4, there is a document /
It is possible to shorten the time-out time after the absence detection (because the user does not need to correct the document inclination), and the number of readable documents per unit time can be increased. In the embodiment of FIG. 5, it is possible to correct the deviation of the document position when the lid part is opened / closed, and it is possible to simplify the lid mechanism (such as omission of the double hinge mechanism) in addition to the increase in the number of read sheets as described above. The effect of lowering the price can also be expected.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The configurations and operations of the document detecting means and the operation determining means in this embodiment are the same as those in the above embodiments. The scanner operation executing means is processing 908 to processing 921. In the present embodiment, when the operation determination unit detects the user's “set operation”, processing 908 to processing 921 are executed. Process 910
The read image is displayed with, and the user can specify a part or all of the area to be captured. The designated area is subjected to trimming / layout processing in steps 921 and 922, and it is determined whether the result fits into the designated paper size (step 914). If it does not fit, the image of the designated area is laid out on the next page in step 918. Until user's image input complete instruction,
The above image reading can be repeated (processing 919).
-920). As a result, a relatively time-consuming process such as an output process to an external printer (process 921) can be separated from the image reading operation.

The trimming / automatic layout operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 is an operation example, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a trimming procedure, and FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an automatic layout procedure. In FIG. 11, the read document 11001 is displayed on the display unit 103, and the user designates the areas 11002 and 11005 as the read regions from the read document (FIG. 11a). The portion designated as the reading area is shown in FIG. 11b. Next, the read area is trimmed by focusing on the image information in each area (FIG. 11).
c). Next, the image information after trimming is laid out according to the designated paper size (FIG. 11d). As a result, the image information included in each area desired by the user can be cut out in an optimum size and laid out.

The procedure for realizing the above operation will be described below with reference to FIGS. 12, 13 and 14. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a procedure of trimming. A region such as 11002 designated by the user is acquired (process 12001), image information of each region is specified, and its size is measured (process 1200).
2, 12003). Next, the image information is arranged in the center, and vacant areas of width d are provided in the vertical and horizontal directions (process 12004).
The above processing is individually performed for each area designated by the user.

Next, the procedure of automatic layout will be described with reference to FIGS. After performing initial settings (process 13001)
˜13003), it is determined whether or not the read image information that has been designated / trimmed can be laid out on the designated paper size, and if the size is too large, the image information is reduced (processes 13004 to 13008). Next, each image information is laid out from the top of the paper. If the layout is sequential in the vertical direction (y-axis direction), bells (process 13009-
13011) and a method of arranging in the center in the horizontal direction (x-axis direction) (process 13012).

By the above processing, the user sequentially reads the originals and specifies the area of the read image information for each read original, so that the optimum layout for the specified paper size can be obtained. This makes it possible to continuously perform read operations that do not require operation instruction commands and can reduce operation time.
Usability is improved. Note that the trimming / layout process in this embodiment is performed automatically by the scanner device according to preset conditions (for example, trimming a blank sheet around the read image and laying out the sheet in the center of the sheet). However, a configuration is also possible in which the user specifies the trimming range and layout position. further,
With the configuration designated by the user, a configuration is possible in which the trimming range of the captured image, the layout position of the image data after trimming, and the like are designated and confirmed on the display unit 103.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can complete the reading of the document only by the operation of setting the document without inputting the operation instruction command to the scanner device. As a result, it is not necessary to understand and execute the operation instruction command, which improves usability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a block configuration of a scanner device.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a scanner device.

FIG. 3 is a connection diagram showing a connection configuration between a scanner device and an external printer.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a scanner device including an operation flow of operation determination means and scanner operation execution means.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a scanner device including an operation flow of operation determination means / scanner operation execution means.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a scanner device including an operation flow of operation determination means / scanner operation execution means.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a scanner device including an operation flow of operation determination means / scanner operation execution means.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a scanner device including an operation flow of operation determination means / scanner operation execution means.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operation of a tilt detection method.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of tilt detection.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an operation of trimming / auto layout.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of trimming.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of automatic layout.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of automatic layout.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Main Body 102 Lid Section 103 Display Section 104 Manual Operation Section 105 Lid Switch 106 Control Section 107 Image Reading Section 108 Image Processing Section 109 Recording Section 110 Control Signal Terminal 111 Image Data Terminal 112 External Printer 113 FAX Modem

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An image input device for reading image information such as characters and figures, a document detecting means, an operation determining means for determining a predetermined user operation based on the detection information of the document detecting means, and the operation determining means. An image input device comprising a scanner operation executing means for executing a predetermined operation of the scanner device according to the determination result. 2. The image input device according to claim 1,
An image input device characterized in that the scanner operation executing means gives a message notification prompting the user to acknowledge the execution of the next operation such as reading an original. 3. The image input device according to claim 1, wherein
An image input apparatus, wherein the scanner operation executing means issues a support notification to present a user with a related next operation executing method such as a document reading method. 4. The image input device according to claim 1, wherein
The document detection means detects the presence or absence of a document, and the operation determination means determines that the user has operated the document when the detection result of the detection device detects a change in the state of the document. An image input device, which executes a predetermined scanner device operation when the determination result is an operation of a document. 5. The image input device according to claim 2, wherein
A connection terminal unit for connecting to an external device or the like, and an operation of the external device related to the operation of the predetermined scanner device is executed by controlling the external device via the connection terminal unit. Image input device. 6. The image input device according to claim 1, wherein
The document detecting means is characterized by being either a direct detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of an original by a document detecting sensor, an indirect detecting means such as a lid switch for detecting the open / closed state of the lid, or a combination of both. Image input device. 7. The image input device according to claim 2,
The original detection means is an indirect detection means such as a lid switch for detecting the open / closed state of the lid. From the opening / closing of the lid detected by the indirect detection means, the operation determination means determines that the user has operated the original, An image input device, wherein the scanner operation execution means executes a predetermined scanner device operation when the determination result is an operation. 8. The image input device according to claim 2, wherein
The original detection means is a combination of both a direct detection means for detecting the presence or absence of an original with an original detection sensor and an indirect detection means such as a lid switch for detecting the open / closed state of the lid. From either the change of the state of the document by the sensor or the change of the state of the lid switch,
The operation determination means determines the operation of the document by the user,
An image input device, wherein the scanner operation executing means executes a predetermined scanner device operation when the determination result is an operation of a document. 9. The image input device according to claim 2,
The image input device has a tilt correction means for the read image,
The operation determination means determines the operation of the document by the user,
The scanner operation executing means executes a predetermined scanner device operation when the determination result is an operation of an original, and
An image input device, wherein the inclination of the read image is corrected by the inclination correction unit. 10. The image input apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image input apparatus has a trimming / layout means for the captured image, the operation determining means determines an operation of a document by a user, and the scanner operation executing means is An image input device, wherein a predetermined scanner device operation is executed when the determination result is an operation of a document, and the read image is trimmed and laid out by the trimming and layout means of the captured image. 11. The image input device according to claim 8, wherein the trimming / layout means of the captured image is
When the trimming / layout operation guidance is displayed on the display unit, the operation determination means determines the operation of the document by the user by opening / closing the lid, and the scanner operation execution means determines the predetermined operation when the determination result is the operation of the document. An image input device characterized by executing the operation of the scanner device, performing the trimming / layout of the read image by the trimming / layout means of the captured image, and displaying the trimming / layout image for confirmation on the display section. . 12. The image input device according to claim 9, wherein the image input device has a mode corresponding to continuous input of a plurality of original images, and the continuous input is sequentially activated by opening and closing a lid, and a layout paper size is set. An image input device characterized by executing switching to the next page when exceeding the limit. 13. The image input device according to claim 10, wherein the image input device executes control of an external device in parallel with continuous input of a plurality of document images via a connection terminal means for connecting to the external device. Characteristic image input device.