JPH11239235A - Data processor, data processing method and storage medium storing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable efficient processing corresponding to processing contents by determining a storage method for storing inputted data corresponding to the identified result of these processing contents. SOLUTION: When image data scanned in the designated format are compressed by a compression/extension control part and stored in a semiconductor memory 8102, according to the image file type of a scan parameter, a scan sequence control part files the scanned image data stored in the semiconductor memory 8102. According to the image file type, a filing system files the compressed image data stored in the semiconductor memory 8102, transfers these data through a PCI 8105 to an IDE controller 8108 and transfers them through an IDE cable 8109 to an IDE hard disk 8110 so that the scanned compressed image data can be filed. Thus, the storage method in the case of storing the inputted data corresponding to the identified result of the processing contents is determined.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data processing device for processing input data, a method and a storage medium storing a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a scanner for reading an image of a document, a printer for recording and outputting an image, a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data, a database unit for storing and managing data as a file, and the like are provided in one apparatus.
It is known to process appropriately.

In this case, a plurality of application programs for performing a scanning process, a printing process, etc., select and execute an appropriate application program according to a process to be performed by a user.

[0004] For example, when the FAX function is realized, a processing instruction is given to a FAX application program loaded in a memory of the apparatus by a user operation using a user interface. The facsimile application program, which has received the instruction from the user, uses the scanner for reading the original image and the processing system for compressing and decompressing the data.
Implement the AX function.

[0005]

However, in the facsimile program as described above, all processes related to facsimile transmission are controlled by the facsimile application program. For example, when there are a plurality of originals to be read, the FAX application controls the reading of the plurality of originals. Generally, when reading a plurality of originals, it is difficult to specify the number of originals in advance.
Application requires many steps to read the original. Further, the more multifunctional the device, the more often other applications use the scanner or the like. However, this also requires many procedures for performing the reading process. As described above, a plurality of application programs that use a processing unit such as a scanner of the apparatus have complicated procedures overlapping for reading a plurality of documents.

In the apparatus, there are a semiconductor memory and a hard disk as a medium for storing data to be processed. The area used to store data to be processed on such a medium is shared by multiple application programs, but what area is secured due to the difference in processing speed between the semiconductor memory and the hard disk This affects the operation speed of the application program. For example, an application that performs processing after reading all originals does not require a high processing speed, but requires a sufficient data storage area. On the other hand, an application program that sequentially transmits read document images does not require a large area for data storage, but requires high-speed processing to obtain sufficient performance.

As described above, in order to properly process input data, it is necessary to consider a method of accessing a storage medium according to the processing content.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has a data processing apparatus capable of performing efficient processing according to the processing contents when input data is processed by various applications. It is an object to provide a storage medium storing a method, a method and a program.

[0009]

To achieve the above object, a data processing apparatus according to the present invention has the following arrangement.

That is, input means for inputting data, processing means for processing data input by the input means, storage means for storing data input by the input means,
Identification means for identifying the processing content when the data input by the input means is processed by the processing means; and when the storage means stores the data input by the input means in accordance with the identification result by the identification means. And a deciding means for deciding a storage method of the data.

[0011]

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

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a connection form of the entire network system of the present embodiment.

An image processing apparatus 1001 according to the present embodiment includes a scanner, a printer, and the like, which will be described later.
A document image input from a scanner is output to a local area network 1010 (hereinafter, LAN),
Can be printed out on a recording sheet by a printer. Also, the original image input from the scanner is transmitted to a public line network such as PSTN or ISDN1030 by the FAX transmission module,
An image received from a public line network such as TN or ISDN can be printed out by a printer.

Reference numeral 1002 denotes a database server.
The binary image and the multi-valued image input to the image processing apparatus 1001 are managed as a database. 1003, a database client of the database server 1002;
The user can browse / search the image data stored in the database 1002.

Reference numeral 1004 denotes an electronic mail server which can receive an image input to the image processing apparatus 1001 as an attached file of an electronic mail.

Reference numeral 1005 denotes an e-mail client, which is a general-purpose computer capable of receiving e-mail received by the e-mail server 1004, browsing the contents, and transmitting e-mails, etc. Terminal.

Reference numeral 1006 denotes a WWW server for providing an HTML document to the LAN, and the image processing apparatus 1001 can print out the HTML document provided by the WWW server.

Reference numeral 1007 denotes a router, which is a LAN 101
0 is connected to the Internet / intranet 1012. On the Internet / intranet, devices similar to the above-described database server 1002, WWW server 1006, e-mail server 1004, and image processing device 1001 are respectively 1020, 1021, 1022, and 1020.
23.

On the other hand, the image processing apparatus 1001
Alternatively, the facsimile apparatus 1031 via the ISDN 1030
And data can be transmitted and received. Also, a printer 1040 is connected to the LAN, and the image processing apparatus 1
The image input at 001 can be printed out.

Next, the configuration and operation of the image processing apparatus 1001 will be described in detail separately for hardware and software.

(1) Hardware 1-1. Overall Configuration FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the image processing apparatus 1001.

Controller Unit 200
Reference numeral 0 denotes a scanner 2070 (an image of a document is read) as an image input device and a printer 2 as an image output device.
095 (visual recording and output of images), and LAN 2011 (LAN 1010) or public line (WA).
N) A controller for inputting and outputting image information and device information by connecting to 2051 (PSTN or ISDN 1030).

A CPU 2001 is a controller for controlling the entire image processing apparatus shown in FIG. RAM 2002 is CP
This is a system work memory for operating the U2001, and is also used as an image memory for temporarily storing data as images. ROM 2003 is a boot ROM
And stores a boot program of the image processing apparatus. HDD 2004 is a hard disk drive,
Stores system software programs, image data, and the like.

An operation unit I / F 2006 is an operation unit (UI) 2
The interface unit 012 outputs image data for a user interface to be displayed on the operation unit 2012 to the operation unit 2012. Further, it plays a role of transmitting information input by the user from the operation unit 2012 to the CPU 2001.

A network I / F 2010 connects the image processing apparatus to a LAN 2011 formed by a plurality of terminals to input and output information. The Modem 2050 connects the image processing apparatus to a general public network 2051, and inputs and outputs information.

The above devices are arranged on a system bus 2007.

An image bus I / F 2005 is a bus bridge that connects a system bus 2007 to an image bus 2008 for transferring image data at high speed and converts a data structure. The image bus 2008 is a PCI bus or an I / O bus.
It is composed of EEE1394.

The following devices are arranged on the image bus 2008.

Raster image processor (RIP) 2
Reference numeral 060 expands the PDL code into a bitmap image. The device I / F unit 2020 connects the controller 2000 with the scanner 2070 and the printer 2095, which are image input / output devices, and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data. The scanner image processing unit 2080 performs correction, processing, and editing on the input image data. The printer image processing unit performs correction, resolution conversion, and the like on image data to be printed out according to the characteristics of the printer. The image rotation unit 2030 performs rotation processing of image data. The image compression unit 2040 converts the multi-valued image data into JPE
G, binary image data undergoes compression / expansion processing such as JBIG, MMR, and MH.

1-2. Image input / output unit FIG. 3 shows an external view of the image input / output device. The same reference numerals indicate that they are the same as those described above. Hereinafter, the same applies.

A scanner unit 207 serving as an image input device
Numeral 0 illuminates the image drawn on the original, scans the original using a CCD line sensor (not shown), and reads the image to convert it into electrical signals as raster image data 2071. The manuscript paper is set on the tray 2073 of the manuscript feeder 2072, and when the user instructs reading and starting from the operation unit 2012, the controller CPU
2001 gives an instruction to the scanner 2070 (207
1) The feeder 2072 feeds a document sheet one by one and performs a reading operation of a document image.

Printer unit 209 serving as an image output device
Numeral 5 is a part for converting the electric raster image data 2096 into a visible image on paper, which is an electrophotographic method using a photosensitive drum or a photosensitive belt. There is an ink jet system for directly printing an image on the top, but any system may be used. The print operation is started by the controller CPU 20.
It starts with an instruction 2096 from 01. The printer unit 2095 has a plurality of paper feed stages so that different paper sizes or different paper orientations can be selected, and the corresponding paper cassettes 2100, 2102, 2103, 210
There are four. The paper discharge tray 2111 receives printed paper.

1-3. Operation Unit FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of the operation unit 2012.

The LCD display unit 2013 has a touch panel sheet affixed to the LCD, displays an operation screen for operating the image processing apparatus, and, when a displayed key is pressed, the position information thereof is displayed by the controller. CPU 20
Tell 01. Thereby, the CPU 2001 determines the operation content of the operator. The CPU 2001 switches the display on the LCD display unit 2013 as appropriate according to the situation.

A start key 2014 is used to start a reading operation of a document image. Start key 201
In the center of 4 is a two-color LED 2018 of green and red,
The displayed (lit) color of the LED 2018 indicates to the user whether the start key 2014 can be used. A stop key 2015 functions to stop a predetermined operation of the image processing apparatus in operation by a user's intention. An ID key 2016 is used to input a user ID of a user. The reset key 2017 is the operation unit 2
Used when initializing the settings from 012. 201 above
4 to 2017 are hard keys.

1-4. Scanner Image Processing Unit FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the scanner image processing unit 2080.

The image bus I / F controller 2081 is
It is connected to the image bus 2008 and controls the bus access sequence, controls each device of the scanner image processing unit 2080, and controls timing.

The filter processing unit 2082 performs a convolution operation on image data using a spatial filter. The editing unit 2083 recognizes, for example, a closed area surrounded by the marker pen of the image in the document from the input image data, and performs image shading, shading, negative / positive inversion, and the like on the image data in the closed area. Perform processing. Magnification processing unit 2084
Performs an enlargement / reduction process by performing an interpolation operation in the main scanning direction of a raster image when changing the resolution of a read image. Zooming in the sub-scanning direction is performed by changing the speed at which an image reading line sensor (not shown) scans an image. The table 2085 is a conversion table referred to when converting image data, which is luminance data obtained by reading a document image, into density data. Binarization unit 2
Reference numeral 086 binarizes the input one-pixel multi-value grayscale image data by error diffusion processing or screen processing.

The image data having undergone such processing is transferred to the image bus via the image bus controller 2081 again.

1-5. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the printer image processing unit 2090.

The image bus I / F controller 2091 includes:
It is connected to the image bus 2008 and controls the bus access sequence, controls each device in the scanner image processing unit 2090, and controls various timings. The resolution conversion unit 2092 converts the image data received from the Network I / F 2011 or the public line 2051 into the printer 2
Resolution conversion is performed for conversion so as to conform to the resolution of 095. The smoothing processing unit 2093 performs a process of smoothing jaggies (rack of an image appearing at a black-and-white boundary such as an oblique line) of the image data after the resolution conversion.

1-6. Image Compression Unit FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image compression unit 2040.

Image bus I. / F controller 2041
Is connected to the image bus 2008, controls the bus access sequence, and controls the input buffer 2042 and the output buffer 2
It performs timing control for exchanging data with 045, and controls such as mode setting for the image compression unit 2043. The processing procedure of the image compression processing unit will be described below.

The CPU 200 via the image bus 2008
1 to the image bus I / F controller 2041 for setting for image compression control. With this setting, the image bus I /
The F controller 2041 sets the settings required for image compression (for example, MMR compression / JBIG
Settings such as expansion). After making this necessary setting,
Again from the CPU 2001, the image bus I / F controller 2
041 is permitted to transfer image data. According to this permission, the image bus I / F controller 2041
The transfer of image data from the device 2002 or each device on the image bus 2008 starts. The received image data is temporarily stored in the input buffer 2042, and is stored in the image compression unit 20.
The image is transferred at a constant speed in response to the image data request of 43. At this time, the input buffer is used between the image bus I / F controller 2041 and the image compression unit 2043.
It is determined whether image data can be transferred, and image bus 2
008 and the image compression unit 2
If it is not possible to write an image to the image 043, control is performed so as not to transfer data (hereinafter, such control is referred to as handshake). The image compression unit 2043 temporarily stores the received image data in the RAM 20.
44. This is because several lines of data are required depending on the type of image compression processing performed when performing image compression, and several lines of image data are prepared in order to perform the first one-line compression. This is because image compression cannot be performed unless the image is compressed. The image data subjected to image compression is immediately sent to the output buffer 2045. In the output buffer 2045, the image bus I / F controller 2041
And handshaking with the image compression unit 2043 to transfer the image data to the image bus I / F controller 2041. The image bus I / F controller 2041 stores the transferred (or expanded) image data in the RAM 2.
002 or to the respective devices on the image bus 2008. Such a series of processing is performed by the CPU 2001
This processing is repeated until there is no processing request from the server (when processing of the required number of pages is completed) or until a stop request is issued from the image compression unit (for example, when an error occurs during compression and decompression).

1-7. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image rotation unit 2030.

The image bus I / F controller 2031 includes:
It is connected to the image bus 2008 and controls the bus sequence, controls the mode setting and the like in the image rotation unit 2032, and controls the timing for transferring image data to the image rotation unit 2032. The processing procedure of the image rotation unit will be described below.

The CPU 200 via the image bus 2008
1 to the image bus I / F controller 2031 to make settings for image rotation control. With this setting, the image bus I /
The F controller 2041 performs settings necessary for image rotation (for example, image size, rotation direction, angle, and the like) for the image rotation unit 2032. After making the necessary settings, the CPU 2001 again sends the image bus I / F controller 204
1 is permitted to transfer image data. In accordance with this permission, the image bus I / F controller 2031
02 or each device on the image bus 2008 starts transferring image data. Here, the size of the image to be rotated is set to 32 × 32 (bi) with 32 bits as its size.
t), and when image data is transferred to the image bus 2008, image transfer is performed in units of 32 bits (however, it is assumed that a pixel to be handled is one pixel binary).

As described above, in order to obtain a 32 × 32 (bit) image, it is necessary to perform the unit data transfer 32 times and to transfer image data from discontinuous addresses ( (See FIG. 9).

The image data transferred by the discontinuous addressing is written to the RAM 2033 so that the image data is rotated to a desired angle at the time of reading. For example, 90
If the rotation is counterclockwise, the first transmitted 32 bi
The image data of t is written in the Y direction as shown in FIG. By reading in the X direction at the time of reading, the image is rotated as a result.

Image rotation of 32 × 32 (bit) (RAM
After the completion of the writing to the image rotation unit 2033, the image rotation unit 20
The image bus I / F controller 203 reads out image data from the RAM 2033 by the above-described readout method.
1 to transfer the image.

The image bus I / F controller 2031 that has received the image data that has been subjected to the rotation processing performs the sequential addressing, and executes the RAM 2002 or the image bus 2008.
Transfer data to each device above.

Such a series of processing is repeated until there is no processing request from the CPU 2001 (when processing of the required number of pages is completed).

1-8. Device I / F Unit FIG. 11 shows the configuration of the device I / F unit 2020.

The image bus I / F controller 2021 is
It is connected to the image bus 2008 and controls the bus access sequence, controls each device in the device I / F unit 2020, and controls timing. Further, it generates control signals to the external scanner 2070 and printer 2095. The scan buffer 2022 includes a scanner 2070
Temporarily saves the image data sent from the
In step 008, image data is output. The serial / parallel / parallel / serial converter 2023 sequentially arranges or decomposes the image data stored in the scan buffer 2022, and converts the image data into a data width of image data that can be transferred to the image bus 2008. Parallel serial
The serial / parallel converter 2024 decomposes or arranges the image data transferred from the image bus 2008 and converts the image data into a data width of image data that can be stored in the print buffer 2025. Print buffer 2025
Temporarily stores the image data sent from the image bus 2008, and outputs the image data in synchronization with the printer 2095.

The processing procedure at the time of image scanning will be described below.

The image data sent from the scanner 2070 is stored in the scan buffer 2022 in synchronization with the timing signal sent from the scanner 2070. When the image bus 2008 is a PCI bus, when the buffer contains image data of 32 bits or more, the image data is transferred from the buffer to the serial-parallel-to-serial converter 20 on a first-in first-out basis for 32 bits.
23, and converts the image data into 32-bit image data.
8 on. Further, the image bus 2008 is connected to the IEEE1.
In the case of 394, the image data in the buffer is sent from the buffer to the serial / parallel / serial / serial converter 2023 on a first-in first-out basis, converted into serial image data, and transferred onto the image bus 2008 via the image bus I / F controller 2021.

The processing procedure when printing an image is described below.

When the image bus 2008 is a PCI bus, 32-bit image data sent from the image bus is received by the image bus I / F controller, sent to the parallel-serial / serial / parallel converter 2024, and input to the printer 2095. The image data is decomposed into image data of the number of data bits and stored in the print buffer 2025. When the image bus 2008 is IEEE1394, serial image data sent from the image bus is transferred to the image bus I / O.
The data is received by the F controller, sent to a parallel-serial / serial-parallel converter 2024, converted into image data of the number of input data bits of the printer 2095, and stored in the print buffer 2025. Then, in synchronization with a timing signal sent from the printer 2095, the image data in the buffer is sent to the printer 2095 on a first-in first-out basis.

(2) Software 2-1. FIG. 12 is a software block diagram of the image processing apparatus 1001.

Reference numeral 1501 denotes a UI, that is, a user interface, which is a module that mediates with devices when the operator performs various operations and settings of the image processing apparatus. This module transfers input information to various modules, which will be described later, and requests processing or sets data in accordance with the operation of the operator.

Reference numeral 1502 denotes an address-book, that is, a database module for managing data transmission destinations, communication destinations, and the like. The content of Address-Book is U
Addition / deletion of data according to operation information from I1501
Acquisition is performed, and is used as data transmission / communication destination information given to each module described later by an operation of an operator. The Address-Book stores information on the format of data to be transmitted to the destination in association with the information on the destination, information on the form of a transmittable image, information on resolution, and the like.

Reference numeral 1503 denotes a Web-Server module, which is used for notifying management information of the image processing apparatus in response to a request from a Web client (not shown). The management information is a Control-API1 described later.
518, an HTTP module 1512, a TCP / IP module 1516, and a
This is notified to the Web client via the ork-Driver 1517.

Reference numeral 1504 denotes Universal-Send
The module is a module that manages distribution of various data, and distributes data specified by the operator via the UI 1501 to communication (output) destinations similarly specified. When the operator instructs generation of distribution data using the scanner function of the image processing apparatus, the device is operated via a Control-API 1518 described later to generate data.

Reference numeral 1505 denotes a printer module.
This module is executed when a printer is designated as an image data output destination in the universal-Send module 1504.

Reference numeral 1506 denotes an E-mail module, which is a Universal-Send module 1504.
This module is executed when an E-mail address is designated as a destination of image data in the section.

Reference numeral 1507 denotes a database module which is executed when a database is designated as a destination of image data in the Universal-Send 1504.

Reference numeral 1508 denotes a DP module, Uni
This module is executed when an apparatus having the same function as the image processing apparatus is designated as an output destination of image data in the versal-send module 1504.

Reference numeral 1509 denotes Remote-Copy-Sc.
An image processing module that uses the scanner function of the image processing apparatus, sets another device connected via a network or the like as the output destination of image data, and performs processing equivalent to the Copy function realized by the image processing apparatus itself. Module to do.

Reference numeral 1510 denotes Remote-Copy-Pr
This is an int module that uses the printer function of the image processing apparatus, uses another apparatus connected via a network or the like as an input source of image data, and performs processing equivalent to the Copy function realized by the image processing apparatus alone. Module to do.

Reference numeral 1511 denotes a Web-Pull-Print.
A module for reading and printing information of various homepages on the Internet or an intranet.

Reference numeral 1512 denotes a module used when the image processing apparatus communicates by HTTP.
The Web-S described above using the CP / IP1516 module
server1503, Web-Pull-Print1
It provides communication to the 511 module.

Reference numeral 1513 denotes a 1pr module, and the above-mentioned Uni is used by a TCP / IP 1516 module described later.
It provides 1pr communication to the printer module 1505 in the versal-Send module 1504.

Reference numeral 1514 denotes an SMTP module, and the above-mentioned Un is operated by a TCP / IP 1516 module described later.
E- in the inverse-Send module 1504
The mail module 1506 provides SMTP communication.

Reference numeral 1515 denotes an SLM, that is, Salutatio.
This is an n-Manager module.
The above-mentioned Universalsa by IP1516 module
Database module 1517, DP module 1518, and Rem in l-Send module 1504
auto-Copy-Scan1509 module, Re
This provides communication based on a salutation architecture to the move-Copy-Print 1510 module.

Reference numeral 1516 denotes a TCP / IP communication module.
The driver provides network communication conforming to TCP / IP.

Reference numeral 1517 denotes a network driver.
It controls the part physically connected to the network.

Reference numeral 1518 denotes a Control-API, which is a Universal-Send module 1504.
And other upstream modules, Job-Manag
It provides an interface with downstream modules such as er1519, and reduces dependencies between upstream and downstream modules and enhances their applicability.

Reference numeral 1519 denotes a Job-Manager, which is a Control-AP from the various modules described above.
It interprets the processing content instructed via I1518 and gives an instruction to each module described later. Further, this module centrally manages hardware processing executed in the image processing apparatus.

Reference numeral 1520 denotes a CODEC-Manager, which manages and controls various types of data compression / decompression in the processing specified by the Job-Manager 1519.

Reference numeral 1521 denotes an FBE-Encoder, which is composed of Job-Manager 1519 and Scan-Ma.
The data input by the scan processing executed by the namer 1524 is compressed in the FBE format.

Reference numeral 1522 denotes JPEG-CODEC,
Job-Manager 1519, Scan-Mana
In the reading scan processing executed by the ger 1524 and the print processing executed by the Print-Manager 1526, JPEG compression of input data and JPEG expansion processing of print data are performed.

Reference numeral 1523 denotes an MMR-CODEC.
ob-Manager 1519, Scan-Manag
The MMR compression of the input data and the MMR decompression of the print data are performed in the reading scan processing executed by the ER 1524 and the print processing executed by the Print-Manager 1526.

Reference numeral 1524 denotes a Scan-Manager, which manages and controls the reading scan process specified by the Job-Manager 1519.

Reference numeral 1525 denotes a SCSI driver.
The communication between the an-Manager 1524 and the scanner unit internally connected to the image processing apparatus is performed.

Reference numeral 1526 denotes a Print-Manager, which manages and controls the printing process specified by the Job-Manager 1519.

Reference numeral 1527 denotes an engine-I / F driver, which provides an interface between the print manager 1526 and the printing unit.

Reference numeral 1528 denotes a parallel port driver, which is a Web-Pull-Print module 1511.
Provides an I / F for outputting data to an output device (not shown) via a parallel port.

It is also possible to set and use only those necessary for the device to be used.

2-2. Hereinafter, the embedded application according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing embedded application blocks relating to the processing operation of this embodiment. In FIG. 13, the large block on the left is mainly composed of the image processing apparatus 1.
001 is a block showing processing when it is on the transmitting side (leading side or active side), and the large block on the right is a block mainly showing processing when it is on the receiving side (slave side or passive side). The abbreviations and terms are the same as those described above. Also, of the following devices, only those necessary for the device to be used can be set and used.

Reference numeral 4050 denotes a block indicating an operation unit application described later. Here, the address book 405
1 is also performed.

Reference numeral 4100 denotes a block showing processing on the transmitting side (reading side) of the remote copy application.

Reference numeral 4150 denotes a block indicating the transmitting side of the broadcast distribution processing.

Reference numeral 4200 denotes a Web Pull Prin
It is a block showing processing of a t module.

[0095] Reference numeral 4250 denotes a block showing processing of the Web Server module.

Reference numeral 4300 denotes a block indicating the remote copy receiving side (printing side).

Reference numeral 4350 denotes a block for receiving and printing the image transmitted by the broadcast distribution by a general-purpose printer.

Reference numeral 4400 denotes a block showing processing on the receiving side (printing side) of the remote print.

Reference numeral 4450 denotes a block showing processing for receiving and storing the image transmitted by the broadcast distribution by a known Notes Server.

Reference numeral 4500 denotes a block showing processing for receiving and storing the image (binary image) transmitted by the broadcast distribution in the database module.

Reference numeral 4550 denotes a block showing processing for receiving and storing the image transmitted by the broadcast distribution by the Mail Server module having a known function.

Reference numeral 4600 denotes a block showing processing for receiving and storing an image (multi-valued image) transmitted by broadcast distribution in the database module.

Reference numeral 4650 denotes a block indicating a Web Server module including information contents and having a known function.

Reference numeral 4700 denotes a Web Bro having a known function for accessing a Web Server or the like.
This is a block indicating wser.

Hereinafter, the application group will be described in detail with reference to each block.

2-2-1. User Interfac
e-Application User Interface showing 4050 blocks
The details of (hereinafter, UI) are as described above, but here, the Address Book of 4051 will be described. The Address Book is stored in a non-volatile storage device (such as a non-volatile memory or a hard disk that is backed up by a battery) in the image processing apparatus 1001. In this, a feature of a device connected to the network is described. ing. For example, those listed below are included.

The formal name or alias name of the device The network address of the device The network protocol that the device can process The document format that the device can process The compression type that the device can process The image resolution that the device can process Available paper size and paper source information for devices • Folder name that can store documents for server (computer) devices

Each application described below can determine the characteristics of the distribution destination based on the information described in the above-mentioned Address Book 4051.

The address book is as follows.
While being editable by the user, it is also possible to download and use what is stored on a server computer or the like in the network or to directly refer to it.

2-2-2. Remote Copy Application The Remote Copy application is used to store the resolution information that can be processed by the device specified as the distribution destination.
ok4051, the image (binary image) read by the scanner is compressed by using a known MMR method, and is compressed by a known TIFF (Tagged Im).
age File Format) and SLM410
3 to the printer device on the network (4100). Although not described in detail here, the SLM 4103 is a well-known Salutation Man.
ager (or Smart Link Manag)
er) is a type of network protocol including device control information and the like.

2-2-3. Broadcast delivery application Unlike the remote copy application, the broadcast delivery application is capable of transmitting images to a plurality of delivery destinations by scanning a single document image (4150). Also,
The distribution destination is not limited to the printer device, and can be directly distributed to a so-called server computer.

Hereinafter, description will be made in order according to the distribution destination.

The destination device is an LPD (Line Printer) which is a known network printer protocol.
Address Book 40, it is possible to process a known LIPS as a printer control command.
When it is determined based on the content of No. 51, similarly, Address
The image is read according to the image resolution determined by the Book 4051, and in the present embodiment, the image itself is a known FBE (First Binary Encoding).
The data is compressed using G), further converted to LIPS code, and transmitted to the partner device by LPR, which is a known network printer protocol (4350).

When the destination device can communicate with the SLM and is a server device, the address book 4 is used.
051, the server address and the designation of the folder in the server are determined, and similarly to the remote copy application, the image (binary image) read by the scanner is compressed by using the well-known MMR method, and is compressed by the well-known TIFF.
(Tagged Image File Format
t), and can be stored in a specific folder of the server device on the network via the SLM (45).
00).

In the image processing apparatus 1001, when the server serving as the partner device determines that the well-known JPEG-compressed multi-valued image can be processed, the multi-value read image is read in the same manner as the above-described binary image. Using well-known JPEG compression, it is also possible to make it into a well-known JFIF and store it in a specific folder of a server device on the network via the SLM.

When the destination device is an E-Mail server, the e-mail address stored in the Address Book 4051 is determined, the image binary image read by the scanner is compressed using a well-known MMR method, and this is publicly known. TIFF (Tagged Image Fil)
e Format) and the well-known SMTP (Simple
Mail Transfer Protocol) 4
Using 153, send to E-Mail server.
Subsequent distribution is Mail Server module 4
550.

(3) Operation Unit Next, the operation unit application will be described.

An outline of the configuration of the operation unit is as shown in FIG.

3-1. Operation screen The functions provided by the image processing apparatus 1001 are Copy / S
end / Retrieve / Tasks / Manage
There are six major categories, i.e.
4) Six main tabs (COPY
/ SEND / RERIEVE / TASKS / MGMT /
CONFIG) (3011-3016). By pressing these main tabs (touch panel format), switching to a screen of each category is performed. If switching to another category is not allowed,
The display color of the main tab changes to notify the operator, and there is no response even if the main tab is pressed.

In the above category, Copy has a function of copying a document using a scanner and a printer of the copy machine as in a stand-alone copy machine.
Includes a function (remote copy) for copying documents using a printer connected to the scanner of the own device via a network.

Send is a function for transferring a document set in a scanner of the own device to an e-mail, a remote printer, a facsimile, a file transfer (FTP) and a database, and it is possible to designate a plurality of destinations.

“Retrieve” is a function of acquiring a document stored externally and printing the document on its own printer. WW as document acquisition form
Use of W, email, file transfer and fax is possible.

“Tasks” automatically processes documents sent from outside such as fax and Internet print, and generates and manages tasks for periodically performing Retrieve.

"Management" manages jobs, address books, bookmarks, documents, account information, and the like.

In “Configuration”, settings relating to the own device (network, clock, etc.) are performed.

Hereinafter, a method for setting these functions will be described by LC.
This will be described using an example of the D screen display.

3-2. ID Input Screen The ID input screen (FIG. 15) is displayed immediately after power-on and when the ID key 2016 is pressed. User I on the ID input screen
When D and the password are correctly input and the OK button is pressed, the above-described operation screen is displayed, and the operation becomes possible. I
D input area (3021) and password input area (302)
The switching of 2) can be performed by directly pressing the input area. In addition, wrong (unregistered) ID
Alternatively, when a password is input, an error display as shown in FIG. 16 is performed.

3-3. When the start key 2014 is pressed when the COPY screen is displayed by selecting the COPY tab, the scanner operates, and each setting parameter (magnification, output paper size, number of copies, etc.) displayed on the screen from the selected printer. A copy of the original is output in response to the command.

The COPY main screen (FIG. 17) includes a selection button (3103), a printer display area (3102),
An image quality selection button (3105) and an image quality display area (310)
4), copy parameter display (3101) similar to that of a stand-alone type copier (3101), enlargement / reduction setting button (310)
6, 3107), a paper selection button (3108), a sorter setting button (3110), and a duplex copy setting button (311).
2) a density indicator and a density setting button (310)
9) and a numeric keypad (3114).

When the printer selection button (3103) is pressed, a list of available printers (the printers of the printer itself and the printers connected via the network) is displayed in a pull-down list (see FIG. 18). When a desired printer is selected from the list, the list disappears, and the selected printer name is displayed in the printer display area (3102).

When the image quality setting button (3105) is pressed, an image quality list (see FIG. 19) is displayed, and a desired image is displayed from the list.
eQuality (photo mode, mixed text / photo mode, text mode) can be selected.

When the copy parameter setting buttons described above are pressed, sub-screens for making settings corresponding to the respective buttons (enlargement / reduction setting: FIG. 20, paper selection: FIG. 21, sorter setting: FIG. 22, double-sided copy setting: FIG. 23) is displayed, and the parameters can be set in the same manner as the setting in the stand-alone type copying machine. The density setting can be similarly operated.

3-4. SEND Screen When a destination is selected and the start key 2014 is pressed when the Send screen is displayed by selecting the SEND tab, the scanner operates to start processing for transmitting the read image data to the set destination by the specified transmission method. You. In this mode, an icon that can identify the category of the destination is displayed together with the character information on the destination as information on the destination. Further, depending on the destination, the display position is controlled using a plurality of icons and displayed so that the category can be easily recognized at a glance. And easy to choose,
Also, the selected destination can be easily viewed.

[0134] As a display form, in addition to displaying for each person name of the destination, it is possible to sort and display for each transmission method (for each protocol such as FAX, E-mail, and print).

The SEND main screen (FIG. 24) includes a destination display area (3202) and a detailed destination number display area (320).
3), destination scroll button (3204), address book button (3208), New button (3209),
Edit button (3210), Delete button (3
211), Subject input area (3205), Me
sage input area (3206), File Name
Input area (3207), Cover page check button (3212), Put In HD check button (3213), Print Out check button (3214), Scan Setting button (3
215). At the time of initialization including reset by pressing the reset key 2017, as shown in FIG. 25, no destination is displayed in the destination display area, and an operation explanation screen is displayed.

In the destination display area (3202), a list of input destinations is displayed. The input destinations are sequentially added to the end. The number of destinations currently set is displayed in the detailed destination number display area (3203).

After selecting a destination from the destination display area,
Pressing the Delete button (3211) deletes the selected destination.

Subject input area (3205), M
message input area (3206), File Nam
When the e input area (3207) is pressed, a full keyboard shown in FIG. 26 is displayed, and each input can be performed.

3-5. Pressing the Address Book button (3208) displays the address book sub-screen (FIG. 27).
Select mark (323) in the address book display area (3221)
By pressing the OK button (3231), the destination marked with 2) is displayed in the destination display area (3
202). By pressing the sort item setting buttons (3224 to 3226), the display of the address book is sorted by class (output mode, etc.), in ascending name order, and in descending name order. The number of selected items is displayed in the item selection number display area (3227).

At this time, the destination type (FAX, E-m
(for each protocol such as aile, print, etc.).

When the OK button (3231) or the cancel button (3230) is pressed, the address book sub screen is closed and the SEND main screen is displayed.

When one of the items in the address book is selected and the “Detail” button (3229) is pressed, the “Det” button is pressed.
The aile sub screen (FIG. 28) is displayed. Detail
The sub screen displays all information obtained from the address book as information on the selected item.

3-6. Search sub screen Search button (32 in the address book sub screen)
When 28) is pressed, a search sub-screen (FIG. 29) for searching for a destination from the local address book in the image processing apparatus 1001 or an external address server is displayed. The upper part of the search sub screen is a search condition setting part. The currently selected item is displayed in the search target class display area (3245), the search target attribute display area (3247), the search target condition display area (3249), and the search target address book display area (3252). When a search target class setting button (3246) is pressed, a search target class list is displayed (FIG. 30). The one selected from this list is displayed in the search target class display area. By pressing the search target attribute setting button (3248), a search target attribute list is displayed (FIG. 31). The attributes displayed in this list change as follows depending on the selected search target class. Common Name ・ Address ・ Co
untry (class: Person), Common
Name / Owner / Location / Model
・ Type ・ Resolution ・ Color ・ Fi
nisher (class: Printer), Commo
n Name ・ Member (Class: Group),
All attributes (class: Everything). When the search target condition setting button (3250) is pressed, a search target condition list is displayed (FIG. 32), and a condition is selected from the list. Search target address book setting button (325
When 3) is pressed, a list of address books to be searched is displayed (FIG. 33), from which a selection can be made.
When the search target attribute value input area (3251) is pressed, a full keyboard (FIG. 26) is displayed, and a desired value can be input.

When the Do Search button (3254) is pressed, a search is performed according to the set search conditions.
The search result is displayed in the search result display area (3241),
The number of cases is displayed in the search result number display area (3244).

When one of the items in the search result display area is selected and the “Detail” button (3255) is pressed,
Detailed information (3235) for the item is displayed.

A selection mark is added to items in the search result display area to be added to the destination (see FIG. 34). OK
When the button (3257) is pressed, the search sub screen is closed, the screen returns to the SEND main screen, and the item to which the selection mark has been added is added to the destination. When the cancel button (3256) is pressed, the search sub screen is closed and the screen returns to the SEND main screen, but the destination remains unchanged.

3-7. Detailed Destination Sub-Screen When the New button (3209) on the SEND main screen is pressed, a Person class detailed sub-screen (FIG. 35) is displayed, and a new destination can be set. To input a destination, press the transmission method selection buttons (3271 to 3274) corresponding to the transmission method (e-mail, fax, printer, FTP) or press the detailed destination input area (3275 to 3278). Keyboard (Fig. 36),
Otherwise, a full keyboard (FIG. 26) is displayed and input is possible. Reference numerals 3279 to 3282 denote buttons for setting transmission options of the respective transmission methods, but detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

[0148] While the Person class destination is selected on the SEND main screen, the Edit button (321
When the user presses (0), the Person class details sub screen (FIG. 37) is also displayed. Detailed destination input area (3275
To 3278), the details of the selected destination are displayed, and when the keyboard is displayed by the above-described method,
Using this, the destination can be edited.

When the destination of the Data Base class is selected on the SEND main screen, the Edit button (3
If 210) is pressed, the Data Base class details sub screen (FIG. 38) is displayed. A database name (3311) and a folder list (3312) are displayed on the database class details sub screen.

When the destination of the Group class is selected on the SEND main screen, the Edit button (321
When (0) is pressed, the Group class details sub screen (FIG. 39) is displayed. A group member display (3321) is displayed on the Group class details sub screen.

3-8. HD SETTING sub-screen Pressing the Put Into HD check button (3213) sends the data to the hard disk and sets the HD SETTING sub-screen (Fig. 4).
0) is displayed. Put In common to each category
When the to HD check button (3406) is pressed, the HD
The Setting sub screen (FIG. 40) is displayed. The function is the same as that of the Sending HD Setting sub screen. Detailed description is omitted.

3-9. Press the Print Out sub screen (3214) to display the print out sub screen (FIG. 41).
The number of prints, paper size,
Set the enlargement / reduction ratio, double-sided printing, sorting, resolution, etc. When the paper size selection button (3345) is pressed, a list of paper sizes (FIG. 42) is displayed, from which a selection is made. When a sorter selection button (3350) is pressed, a list of selectable sorters (FIG. 43) is displayed.

3-10. Scan Setting Sub-Screen When the Scan Setting button (3215) is pressed, a Scan Setting sub-screen (FIG. 44) is displayed. Pr in the Scan Setting sub screen
When one scan setting is selected from the set mode selection area (3371), the preset resolution, scan mode, and density corresponding to the selected one are set in the respective display areas (331).
77, 3379, 3381). These values can be changed manually. FIG. 45 shows a screen in which a paper size selection list is displayed in a pull-down manner. From this list, a paper size and orientation to be used are selected. FIG. 46, FIG.
Reference numeral 7 denotes a state in which a list of resolutions and a list of scan modes are displayed in a pull-down manner.

3-11. RETRIEVE screen The RETRIEVE main screen (FIG. 48) shows WWW (3
401), E-mail (3402), Fax (340
3), FTP (3404) subtab and PUT INTO HD check button (3405) commonly used in each subcategory, PRINT SETTING
A button (3406) is displayed. Pressing a sub tab will cause the corresponding WWW, E-mail, Fax, FT
Each sub-screen of P is displayed. At the time of initialization including reset by pressing the reset key 2017, a WWW sub screen is displayed.

3-12. WWW sub-screen When the start button is pressed when the WWW sub-screen is displayed, the contents of the specified home page are printed according to each setting displayed on the screen. However, when the start key 2014 is pressed when nothing is displayed in the URL input area, nothing functions.

When a URL input area (3411) on the WWW sub screen (FIG. 48) is pressed, a full keyboard (FIG. 26) is displayed.
Is displayed, and the URL can be directly input. Link
Depth (3412) and Max Pages
(3414) When the input area is pressed, the numeric keyboard (FIG. 3)
6) is displayed, and the numerical value can be directly input.

3-13. Bookmark sub screen Press the Bookmark button (3419) to display the Bookmark subscreen.
The kmark sub screen (FIG. 49) is displayed. Book
Bookmark display area in the mark sub screen (346
In 1), a list of set bookmarks is displayed, and pressing any one of the lines brings the selected display state. Click OK button (3466) and you will see Bookmar
The k sub-screen is closed, and the URL corresponding to the selected item is displayed in the URL input area of the WWW sub-screen. The description of the functions of the other buttons in the Bookmark sub screen is omitted.

3-14. E-mail sub-screen On the E-mail sub-screen (FIG. 50), settings for receiving the E-mail are made. Each input area (3431-34)
Press 33) to display the full keyboard (Fig. 26).
Each item can be entered.

3-14. Fax Sub Screen On the Fax sub screen (FIG. 51), a fax number is input. When the input area (3441) is pressed, a numeric keyboard (FIG. 36) is displayed, and a fax number can be input.

3-15. FTP Server Sub-Screen On the FTP Server sub-screen (FIG. 52), settings for receiving data from the server are made. Each input area (3
451-4533) and press the full keyboard (Fig. 26)
Is displayed and input becomes possible.

3-15. Print Setting sub screen Pressing the Print Setting button (3406) common to each category causes the Print Setting to be set.
The sub screen (FIG. 53) is displayed. Function is Send P
This is the same as the printout sub screen.

3-16. TASKS screen When the start key 2014 is pressed while the TASKS screen is displayed by selecting the TASKS tab, the TASK screen is displayed.
According to the parameters set on the SKS screen, an automatic RETRIEVE operation of the data is executed.

The TASKS main screen (FIG. 54) shows WW
W, E-mail, Print Receive, Fa
The x Receive and Fax Polling subtabs (3501 to 505) are displayed. During initialization including reset by pressing the reset key 2017, WW
The W sub screen (FIG. 55) is displayed.

3-17. WWW sub-screen In the WWW task list display area (3511), the tasks held in the device are displayed in the order of input. Tasks that need to be actually executed are marked with a selection mark. Tasks for which no selection mark is displayed are held in the device as tasks, but are not actually executed.

When the New button (3513) is pressed, the WW
The W task details sub screen (FIG. 55) is displayed, and a new task can be input. The WWW task details sub screen will be described later.

When the Edit button (3514) is pressed while one task is selected from the WWW task list, a WWW task details sub-screen (FIG. 55) including the selected task information is displayed, and the settings are edited. It becomes possible.

When the Delete button (3515) is pressed while one task is selected from the WWW task list, the selected task is deleted.

3-18. WWW task details sub screen WWW task details sub screen (FIG. 55) has RETRIE
A component (3521 to 353) having a function common to the VE main screen and the RETRIEVE WWW sub screen.
3), check time display area (3534), check time setting button (3535), PRINT WHEN
CHANGED check button (3536), transfer check button (3537), OK button (3539),
A cancel button (3538) is displayed. RETR
The description of the parts common to IEVE is omitted.

The check time display area (3534)
When the WWW task setting sub-screen is displayed by the New button, it is blank, and when it is displayed by the Edit button, the set task execution time is displayed. Immediately after the setting is performed on the check time sub-screen described later, the set task execution time is displayed.

When the check time setting button (3535) is pressed, a check time sub-screen, which will be described later, is displayed, and it becomes possible to set the timing for executing the task.

3-19. Check Time Sub Screen The check time sub screen (FIGS. 56-58) displays a schedule mode setting button (3551-3553), a time input area (3554), an OK button (3558), and a cancel button (3557). In addition, of the schedule mode setting buttons, the once button (35)
When 51) is selected (see FIG. 56), a month input area (3555) and a date input area (3556) are displayed. When the Weekly button (3552) is selected (see FIG. 57), a day setting check button (3561) is displayed. When the Monthly button (3553) is selected (FIG. 58)
Reference), a date input area (3571) is displayed. When each of the input areas is pressed, a numeric keyboard (FIG. 36) is displayed, and a numerical value can be input. The day setting check button allows selection of a plurality of days.

3-20. MGMT screen Figure 59: Management menu by selecting the MGMT tab
It is a t screen. Here, various managed information is displayed. Detailed description is omitted.

3-21. CONFIG Screen FIG. 60 is a Configuration screen. Here, various settings for the image processing apparatus 1001 are displayed. Detailed description is omitted.

3-22. Full keyboard The full keyboard (Fig. 26) overlaps the currently displayed screen when the character input area is pressed (however,
The character input display section is displayed (not to be hidden). ww
w. When the user presses the button (3041) and the com button (3042), the frequently used "www."
The letter "m" is input at a time. The other keys are well-known functions and will not be described.

3-23. Numeric keyboard The numeric keyboard (FIG. 36) is displayed so as to be superimposed on the currently displayed screen when the numeric input area or the month input area is pressed (however, the numeric input display section is not hidden). Description of each key is omitted.

3-24. Error Screen For example, an error screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed when there is any error.

The error screen includes a message display area (3031) for displaying an error message in text and an OK button (3032) for closing the error screen.

(4) Device Information
on Service (DIS) A database that holds setting values for jobs, functions of devices (scanners, printers, and the like), status, billing information, and the like in a controller of the image processing apparatus 1001 in a data format compliant with the Control API, and a database for the database. I / F to Device Information
Tion Service (hereinafter referred to as DIS)
Is defined as It is also possible to set and use a similar program (only necessary parts) in another device.

FIG. 61 shows DIS 7102 and Job Ma.
nager 7101, and Scan (read), Pr
int (record) each Document Manager
7103 and 7104.

Basically, dynamic information such as a job start command is transmitted from Job Manager 7101 to each Docu.
The information is directly instructed to the Ment Manager, and static information such as the function of the device and the content of the job is stored in DIS 7102
See Static and dynamic information and events from each Document Manager are transmitted to the Job Manager 7101 via the DIS 7102.

When setting and acquiring data from each Document Manager to the DIS database, the internal data format of DIS is set to Control API.
Since it is compliant, a mutual conversion process between a data format compliant with the Control API and a data format that can be understood by each Document Manager is performed. For example, when setting status data from each Document Manager, the device-specific data is interpreted, converted into corresponding data defined by the Control API, and written to the DIS database.

When setting and acquiring data from the Job Manager to the DIS database, the Job
No data conversion occurs between Manager and DIS.

The DIS includes Document Ma.
Based on various event information notified from
The event data is updated.

FIG. 62 shows various databases (hereinafter, referred to as DBs) held in the DIS, and each DB will be described. The round rectangles in FIG. 62 represent individual DBs.

Reference numeral 7201 denotes a SupervisorDB which stores status and user information of the entire image processing apparatus 1001. Information that needs backup, such as a user ID and a password, is stored in a non-volatile device such as an HD device or a backup memory. Sex storage device.

Reference numeral 7202 denotes a Scan Component.
DB, 7203 is Print Component D
B, and these ComponentDBs are held corresponding to each existing Component. For example, if the device consists of only a printer, Print C
component DB, and for example, F
FAX Component for devices with AX function
nt DB is held. That is, the image processing apparatus 100
Even if the apparatus does not have many functions as in 1, the apparatus according to each function can be set to operate necessary processing in the operation of the present embodiment. At initialization, each ComponentDB has
The corresponding Document Manager sets the function and status of the Component.

Reference numeral 7204 denotes Scan Job Servi.
ce DB, 7205 is PrintJob Service
ce DB, and these Job Services
In the DB, similarly to the ComponentDB, at the time of initialization, the corresponding Document Manager sets the functions that can be used by the device and the support status thereof.

Next, JobDB DocumentDB will be described. 7206 is a Scan Job DB,
7207 denotes each JobDB of the Print Job DB,
7208 is a Scan Document DB, 720
Reference numeral 9 denotes a print document DB.

JobDB and DocumentDB are Job
Each time b and its accompanying Document are generated, Job Manager dynamically secures and initializes and sets necessary items. Each Documen
tManager is JobD before the start of Job processing.
B and the items necessary for the processing are read from DocumentDB, and Job is started. After that, when the Job ends, these Jobs and the Docs attached to
The DB of “ument” is released. Job has one or more D
Since there is a document, a plurality of DocumentDBs may be reserved for a certain Job.

Reference numeral 7210 denotes each Document Mana.
A database holding event information notified from the ger. Reference numeral 7211 denotes a counter table for recording the number of scans and the number of prints of the image processing apparatus 1001.

The events notified from the Document Manager include ScanDocument M
State transition of Component from ananager, S
Completion of can process operation, various errors, and Print
Compon from Document Manager
ent status transition, print processing completion, paper jam, paper feed cassette open, etc., and an event ID for identifying each event is predetermined.

When an event is issued from the Document Manager, the DIS registers the issued event ID in the event database 7211 and, if necessary, detailed data accompanying the event. Also, Docu
When the cancellation of the event is notified from the center manager, the event data designated to be canceled is deleted from the event database 7211.

When the event is polled by the Job Manager, the DIS refers to the event database 7210, and sends the currently generated event ID and, if necessary, detailed data accompanying the event to the Job Manager.
reply to the “namer”, and if no event has occurred at that time, the fact is returned.

Also, when the Scan processing operation is completed, Print
When the event of the processing operation completion is notified, Scan,
The counter value of the user who has performed the printing is updated. This software counter is written back to the backed-up memory device or the non-volatile storage device of the HD device each time the value is updated so that the value is not lost due to accidental power-off or the like.

(5) Scan Operation The scan operation will be described in detail below. The scanning operation here is performed by the scanner 207 of the image processing apparatus 1001.
Although it relates to scanning and reading of an original image by 0, the operation may be performed by a scanner having a similar function.

FIG. 63 is a conceptual diagram of a block related to the scanning operation. A CPU 8101, a memory 8102 (semiconductor memory), an image compression / decompression board 8104, a scanner 8107, and a SCSI I / F circuit 8103 for providing an I / F for connecting this system are connected to a PCI bus 8105. . SCSI I / F circuit 8
The scanner 103 and a scanner (or a scanner function unit of a copier having a composite function) 8107 are connected by a SCSI interface cable 8106.

The PCI bus 8105 has IDE Co.
controller8108 is connected and IDE
IDE Hard Dis via Cable8109
k8110. FIG. 64 shows a software structure related to the scanning operation. JobM
The analyzer 8201 has a function of classifying and storing application-level requests. The DIS 8202 stores parameters required for a scan operation from the application level. Request from application is memory 8
102. The scan operation management unit 8203 determines J
Information necessary for scanning is obtained from the obManager 8201 and the DIS 8202. The scan operation management unit 8203 converts the job manager 8201 from FIG.
Table data 8 of job number and document number of 5
The scan parameter 8302 is received from the DIS 8202 based on the table data 8301 of the job number and the document number. As a result, the document is scanned based on the scan conditions requested by the application, and the image of the document is read.

The scanning operation management unit 8203 is the DIS 82
The scan parameters 8302 obtained from “02” are transferred to the scan sequence control unit 8204 in document number order. Upon receiving the scan parameter 8302, the scan sequence control unit 8204 sets the scan image attribute 8308
The SCSI controller 8207 is controlled according to the contents of the above. As a result, the SCSI controller 8103 connected to the PCI 8105 in FIG.
By sending a SCSI control command to the nner 8107, the scanning operation of the document image is started. The image data obtained by this scanning is SCSICable810
6 through the SCSI Controller 8103 and further through the PCI 8105 to the Memory 8103.
It is stored in 102. Scan sequence control unit 820
4 is the end of the scan, the Mem via the PCI 8105
When the image data is stored in the ory 8102, the scan image compression format 830 of the scan parameter 8302
9 to compress the scanned image data stored in the Memory 8102,
A request is issued to the compression / decompression control unit 8205. Upon receiving the request, the compression / decompression control unit 8205 executes the PCI 8105
The compression is performed according to the specification of the scan image compression format 8309 from the scan sequence control unit 8204 using the CODEC 8104 connected to the. Compression / decompression control unit 82
05 stores the compressed image in the Mem via the PCI 8105.
org8102.

The scan sequence control unit 8204 is controlled by the compression / decompression control unit 8205 by the scan image compression format 8309.
Compresses the image data scanned in the format specified by the above and, when the image data is stored in the memory 8102, converts the compressed scanned image data stored in the memory 8102 into a file according to the image file type 8307 of the scan parameter 8302. . The scan sequence control unit 8204 controls the file system 82
06 is requested to be filed in the file format specified by the image file type 8307 of the scan parameter 8302. The file system 8206 converts the compressed image data stored in the memory 8102 into a file according to the image file type 8307 from the scan sequence control unit 8204,
IDE Controller via PCI8105
The compressed compressed image data is transferred to the IDE hard disk 8110 via the IDE Cable 8109 and converted into a file. When the file system 8206 stores the filed image in the IDE Hard Disk 8110, the scan sequence control unit 8204 scans the file.
It is determined that the processing of one document on r8107 has been completed, and a scan completion notification is sent back to the scan operation management unit 8203.

At this point, there is a document on the Scanner 8107 that has not been scanned yet, and the Job M
If there is a scan request from the analyzer 8201, the scan request is made to the scan sequence control unit again using the scan parameters 8302 stored in the DIS 8202.

When there is no unscanned document on the Scanner 8107, or when JobMana
If there is no scan request from ger8201, it is determined that the scanning operation has been completed and JobMana
A scan end notification is issued to ger8201.

(6) Printing Operation Hereinafter, the printing operation will be described in detail. The printing operation here is performed by the printer 209 of the image processing apparatus 1001.
5 regarding the printout of the image,
The operation may be performed by a printer having a similar function.

FIG. 66 is a conceptual diagram of a block relating to the printing operation. CPU 9001 and memory 9002 on PCI bus 9005, image data compression / decompression board 900
4 and an engine I / F board 90 that provides an I / F for connecting the printer 9007 and this system.
03 is connected. Engine I / F board 90
03 and a printer (or a printer function unit of a copier having a composite function) 9007 are connected by an engine interface cable 9006.

The Engineering I / F board has a DPR inside.
It has an AM, and performs printer parameter setting and printer status reading via this DPRAM, and exchanges control commands for printing. This board has a video controller, and VCLK supplied from the printer via the engine interface cable.
(Video Clock) and HSYNC,
The image data developed on the PCI is transmitted to the printer via the engine interface cable.
FIG. 67 shows the timing of this transmission.
VCLK is constantly output, and HSYNC is provided in synchronization with the start of one line of the printer. The Video controller reads data for the set image width (WIDTH) from the memory (SOURCE) on the set PCI, and outputs it as a Video signal to the engine interface cable. This is designated line (LINE
S) After repeating, generate an IMAGE_END interrupt.

As described above, when a print job instruction is passed from the application program on the CPU to the Control API, the Control AP
I called this a controller-level Job Management
r and pass it as a job. Furthermore, this Job Manag
er stores the job settings in DIS and prints
Instruct the starter to start the job. Print M
Upon receiving the job, the “analoger” reads information necessary for executing the job from the DIS, and sets the information in the printer via the Engine I / F board and the DPRAM.

FIG. 68 shows the setting items of the Engine I / F board, and FIG. 69 shows the setting items, control commands, and status commands via the DPRAM of the printer.

For the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that this job is an uncompressed, letter (11 ″ × 8.5 ″) size binary image, two pages, one copy, and that the printer has a performance of 600 dpi. The operation will be described below.

First, when this job is received, Print
The Manager calculates the number of image bytes of the width of the image (in this case, the side of 8.5 ″: the short side).

WIDTH = 8.5 × 600/8 ÷ 630
(Bytes)

Next, the number of lines is calculated.

LINES = 11 × 600 = 6600 (Lines)

The calculated values and the SOURCE address where the given image data of the first page are stored are stored in WIDTH, LINES, and SOU shown in FIG.
Set to RCE. At this point, the Engine I / F board is ready for image output, but has not output image data because the HSYNC signal from the printer has not been received (VCLK has been received).

Next, Print Manager is shown in FIG.
A predetermined address (BookNo) of the DPRAM shown in FIG.
Is written as the number of output copies. Thereafter, a request for feeding the output sheet for the first page (FEED_REQ) is issued, and an IMAGE_REQ from the printer is awaited. When IMAGE_REQ comes from the printer, IMAGE_ST
Release the ART. In response to this, the printer starts outputting HSYNC, and the Engine I / F board that has been waiting for HSYNC outputs an image. The printer outputs IMAGE_END when detecting the trailing end of the output sheet, and outputs SHEET_OUT when the output sheet is discharged. Print
The Manager receives the IMAGE_END of the first page and receives the WIDTH, LINES, and SOU of the second page.
Set RCE to Engine I / F board and FEED
Issue _REQ and wait for IMAGE_REQ. The operation after the IMAGE_REQ of the second page arrives is the same as that of the first page.

Next, the scanner 2 of the image processing apparatus 1001
A process for handling a file when reading an image of an original in step 070 will be described.

FIG. 70 shows the structure of a file name uniquely determined when an image of a document is read in response to a request from an application (for facsimile, print, e-mail, etc.) in the controller. .

[0216] Disk Identifier 1000
Reference numeral 1 denotes an area for storing an image data obtained as a result of scanning a document. FIG. 63 shows the IDE Hard Disk 8110 based on the information of this part.
It is possible to identify which of the image data and the memory 8102 is (or has been) stored. The method of storing image data, that is, the method of assigning storage destinations and addresses, etc., is set in advance by the scanner for each application.

Program Identifier 1
Reference numeral 0002 denotes an area for determining an application that has issued a document scan request. The scan sequence control unit 8204 in FIG. 64 determines this part to determine whether to store the image data obtained as a result of scanning the original in the IDE Hard Disk 8110 or the Memory 8102 in FIG. Select the information to be put in the Disk Identifier 10001 of the above. The result of this choice affects the performance of the application.

[0218] Job Iden + ifer 10003 is an identifier of a job issued by one program. This part is composed of Job Manager 8201 and D in FIG.
IS8202 stores the information, and scan operation management unit 82
Used to issue a scan request to the 03.

[0219] Document Identifier 1
0004 is the same as Job Identifier 10003. Document Count100
Reference numeral 05 stores a number automatically generated by the scan sequence control unit 8204 while sequentially incrementing when a plurality of documents exist when a scan request is made.

[0220] File Identifier 10006
Indicates the file type specified by the application. According to this file type, the scan sequence control unit 8204 makes the file system 82
In step 06, an application scans a document into a desired file type and converts the image data into a file.

With these identifiers, appropriate processing can be performed according to the processing contents, processing speed, etc. of the application program.

Next, a file generation operation of the scan sequence control unit 8204 for processing inside the image processing apparatus 1001 will be described. FIG. 71 shows that the scan sequence control unit 8204 sends a scan request to the scan operation management unit 8203.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation from scanning of an original on a scanner 8107 when receiving the original from the scanner until the original data is converted into a file. This flowchart shows a flow of an operation controlled by an instruction of the CPU 2001 based on a control program stored in the HDD 2004.

The scan sequence control unit 8204 keeps waiting for a scan processing request (S11001). Here, when a scan processing request is received from the scan operation management unit 8203, the content of the scan processing is analyzed as shown in FIG. 72 (S11002).

That is, by analyzing the scan processing request,
It is determined from which application program the scan request is issued (S12001), and according to the type of the determined application program, Disk Identi is determined.
fer10001 is determined (S12002). This D
The determination of the disk identifier 1001 is based on the fact that the image data obtained by scanning the original is IDE Hard Di.
This is for determining whether to store the data in either the sk 8110 or the Memory 8102. This is IDE Ha
This is due to the difference between the characteristics of rd Disk 8110 and Memory 8102. That is, IDE Hard D
The isk 8110 is selected when performing E-mail transmission with an attached file that does not require high speed because of a large storage capacity, or when performing a large amount of FAX transmission (however, memory transmission).
The ory 8102 is selected at the time of copy processing or the like that requires high speed, although the storage capacity is small.

Further, a memory allocation method for storing image data is determined according to the type of application program and the content of processing in each application program. That is, for the processing requiring the highest speed, a setting is made so that a series of image data is stored at consecutive addresses in the storage medium, and a storage area for that is secured. On the other hand, in the case of processing that does not require high speed, the image data to be processed is divided into predetermined blocks, and a setting is made so that an empty area in the storage medium is searched for and divided and stored. In the latter case, there is a merit that an area for other processing can be easily secured.

Further, the job number 8305 of the scan request,
Document number 8306, image file type 830
According to 7, Job Identifier 1000
3, Document Identifier 1004,
File Identifier 10006 is determined.
The Document Count 10005 is set to the initial value “00” (S11003).

Next, the scan sequence control unit 8204 operates the SCSI control unit 8207 in accordance with the scan image attribute 8308 in the scan request from the scan operation management unit 8203 to perform the scan operation of the original image by the scanner 2070 (S11004). ).

When the notification of the end of the scanning operation comes from the SCSI control unit 8207 (S11005), the scan sequence control unit 8204 judges whether there is a document to be scanned next (S11006). At this point, if there is any document to be scanned, the scan document flag is turned on (S11007). If there is no document to be scanned, the scan document flag is turned off (S11008).

Next, the scan sequence control unit 8204 selects a compression function according to the scan image compression format 8309 in the scan request from the scan operation management unit 8203 (S11009). If the image data of the scanned document is requested to be compressed, the compression / decompression control unit 8205 is requested to perform compression (S
11010). When the scan sequence control unit 8204 receives a notification that the compression has been completed from the compression / decompression control unit 8205 (S11011), the image file type 8307 is used.
Requests the file system 8206 to convert the scanned image data into a file (S110).
12). At this time, the above-mentioned Disk Identifier
An area for storing the image data filed in accordance with the content of 10001 is designated.

When the file generation is completed, the scan document flag is checked (S11013). If the scan document flag is ON at this time, the scanner 2
At 070, it is determined that a document to be scanned remains, and a new file name is generated (S11014). At this time, the scan sequence control unit 8204 sets the DocumentC
A new file name is generated by incrementing "out10005". If there is no document to be scanned on the scanner 2070, the scan sequence control unit 8204 notifies the scan operation management unit 8203 that the scan request has been completed, together with the file name.

Then, Job Manager 8201
Is notified of the file name and address information indicating the storage location of the image data in the storage medium (S11015).

In the above description, an application using the scanner 2070 has been described. However, it goes without saying that an application using another unit can be similarly processed.

Next, processing for outputting the image data stored in this manner based on each application program will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

Note that the flowchart of FIG.
CPU 2001 based on the program stored in
Runs.

First, when an output job is requested from the Job Manager 8201, the type of the application program to be started is determined (S13001).

Then, the determined application program (print, facsimile, e-mail, etc.) is started (S13002). Then, a storage medium storing the image data to be processed is selected based on the file name (S
13003), the image data is read out according to the address information managed by Job Manager 8201 (S13004), output to the output destination based on the started application program, and processed by each application program (S13005).

As described above, an area corresponding to an application has a unique file identifier so that a plurality of applications can easily store and process a plurality of pages of image data in a storage medium according to processing contents and processing speed. Since an image file (a unit of image data) is generated, optimal processing (speed) can be provided without making the application program aware of complicated processing of a plurality of pages.

The storage area of the image data used by each application is set in advance on the scanner side which receives a scan request from the application program as to whether the hard disk is a semiconductor memory. The scanned images (image data) are saved one by one while counting the number of originals and automatically assigning a unique file identifier to a predetermined area. Since the file name is passed, even when there is a processing request from a plurality of applications, it can be stored in an appropriate storage medium and processed appropriately. This file name is unique to the application that issued the processing request. The file name component is an area where images are stored (hard disk or semiconductor memory). The order of the images and the like are included, and the processing is facilitated.

Further, according to the above configuration, even if each application does not have a complicated procedure for processing a plurality of originals, it is possible to accumulate image data in an optimum area according to the processing speed of each application. Therefore, a good throughput can be realized without using a useless program area for the entire apparatus.

Further, a common processing program for reading a document can be used for each application.

In this embodiment, the scan sequence control unit 8204 specifies the application that issued the scan request from the content of the scan request, and determines the Disk Ide.
ntifer10001, Program Ident
Although the “ifer10002” has been determined, information corresponding to the Disk Identifier 10001 is directly sent from the application to the scan sequence control unit 8204.
Can also be specified.

The present invention relates to a plurality of devices (for example, a host computer, an interface device, a reader, a printer, etc.)
Or a device composed of one device (for example, a copying machine or a facsimile machine).

In order to operate the various devices to realize the functions of the above-described embodiment, software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is installed in an apparatus or a computer in the system connected to the various devices. The present invention also includes a case where the present invention is implemented by supplying a program code and causing a computer (CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus to operate various devices according to a stored program.

In this case, the software program code itself realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment. The program code itself and means for supplying the program code to the computer, for example, the program code The stored storage medium constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for storing such a program code, for example, a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM and the like can be used.

When the computer executes the supplied program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also the OS (operating system) running on the computer or another program code. Needless to say, even when the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized in cooperation with application software or the like, such program codes are included in the embodiments of the present invention.

Further, the supplied program code is stored in a memory provided in a function expansion board of a computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, and then stored in the function expansion board or the function storage unit based on an instruction of the program code. It is needless to say that the present invention includes a case where a provided CPU or the like performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a storage medium corresponding to an application used when processing data to be processed is selected, and an identifier corresponding to the application is used as the data to be processed. Since the processing is additionally performed, appropriate processing according to the application to be executed can be easily executed.

[0249]

As described above, according to the present invention, when input data is processed, it is possible to accumulate data according to the processing contents, so that efficient processing according to the processing contents is possible. Can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a connection form example of a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus 1001.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the appearance of a scanner unit 2070 and a printer unit 2095.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a configuration of an operation unit 2012.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a scanner image processing unit 2080.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a printer image processing unit 2090.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image compression unit 2040.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image rotation unit 2030.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining addressing when performing image data rotation processing in an image rotation unit.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing data writing when performing image data rotation processing in an image rotation unit.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a device I / F unit 2020.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of an overall configuration of software of the image processing apparatus 1001.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an outline of an application related to a processing operation according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an operation screen displayed on an LCD display unit 2013 of the operation unit 2012.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an ID input screen for ID input.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an error screen when an error occurs.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a COPY main screen in a COPY mode.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a printer list display.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a screen for displaying an image quality list.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an enlargement / reduction setting sub-screen.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a paper selection sub-screen.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a sorter setting sub screen.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a double-sided copy setting sub-screen.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a SEND main screen in a SEND mode.

FIG. 25: SEND at initialization in SEMD mode
It is a figure showing an initial screen.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a display screen of a full keyboard for inputting information.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an address book screen for displaying and selecting addresses.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a detailed address information screen.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an address search screen.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a screen for displaying a list of search target classes for addresses.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a screen for displaying a search target attribute list.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a search target condition list display screen.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a search target address book list display screen.

FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of a search result example.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a screen for setting a new detailed destination in the SEND mode.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a display screen of a numeric keyboard for inputting a telephone number and the like.

FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a screen for setting a detailed destination of a Person class.

FIG. 38 is a diagram showing a screen for setting a detailed destination of a Data Base class.

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing a screen for setting a detailed destination of a Group class.

FIG. 40 is a diagram showing a hard disk setting screen.

FIG. 41 is a diagram showing a print setting screen.

FIG. 42 is a diagram showing a screen for displaying a paper size list.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing a sorter list display screen.

FIG. 44 is a diagram showing a scan setting screen for setting reading parameters and the like.

FIG. 45 is a diagram showing a screen in a state where a paper size selection list is displayed in a pull-down display in a paper size list display of a scan setting screen.

FIG. 46 is a diagram illustrating a screen in a state where a resolution list of a scan setting screen is displayed in a pull-down manner.

FIG. 47 is a view showing a screen in a state where a scan mode list on the scan setting screen is displayed in a pull-down manner.

FIG. 48: RETRIEV in RETRIEVE mode
It is a figure showing an E main screen (WWW subscreen).

FIG. 49 is a diagram showing a bookmark screen.

FIG. 50 is a diagram showing an E-Mail sub screen.

FIG. 51 is a diagram showing a Fax sub screen.

FIG. 52 is a diagram showing an FTP Server sub screen.

FIG. 53 is a diagram illustrating a print setting screen in a RETRIEVE mode.

FIG. 54 is a diagram showing a TASKS main screen in a TASKS mode.

FIG. 55 is a diagram showing a WWW task detailed setting screen.

FIG. 56 is a diagram showing a check time sub-screen for setting a timing at which a designated task is to be executed next time.

FIG. 57 is a diagram showing a check time sub screen for setting a day of the week and a time for executing a specified task.

FIG. 58 is a diagram showing a check time sub screen for setting a date for executing a task designated once a month.

FIG. 59 is a diagram showing a Management sub-screen in the MGMT mode.

FIG. 60: Configura in CONFIG mode
It is a figure showing a tune subscreen.

FIG. 61: Document Information
Processing of Service 7102 (Job Manag
er, Print Manager, Scan Man
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining (exchange with an ager).

FIG. 62: Document Information
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a process and a counter of a database in Service 7102.

FIG. 63 is a block diagram illustrating hardware control related to a scanning operation performed by the scanner 2070 or the like.

FIG. 64 is a block diagram illustrating software control related to a scanning operation performed by the scanner 2070 or the like.

FIG. 65 is a diagram schematically showing a parameter table at the time of a scanning operation.

FIG. 66 is a block diagram illustrating hardware control related to a print operation performed by the printer 2095 or the like.

FIG. 67 is a diagram illustrating transfer timing of print image data.

FIG. 68 is a view showing a print parameter register (setting item) in the Engine I / F board 9003.

FIG. 69 shows a printer and an Engine I / F board 90;
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a communication command (setting item, control command, status command) with the communication device 03.

FIG. 70 is a diagram showing the structure of the weave identifier when determining the file identifier of the image data to be processed.

FIG. 71 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when a file weave is determined in a scanning operation for reading an image of a document.

FIG. 72 is a flowchart showing a process of analyzing the content of a scan process request.

FIG. 73 is a flowchart showing processing when outputting stored image data.

[Explanation of symbols]

8201 Job Manager 8202 Document Information
Service (DIS) 8203 Scan operation management unit 8204 Scan sequence control unit 8205 Compression / decompression control unit 8206 File system 8207 SCSI control unit 8208 Main unit scanner

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting data, a processing unit for processing data input by the input unit, a storage unit for storing data input by the input unit, and an input by the input unit Identification means for identifying the processing content when the data is processed by the processing means; and determination for determining a storage method for storing the data input by the input means in the storage means in accordance with the identification result by the identification means. And a data processing device. 2. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit includes a plurality of memories having different characteristics, and the determination unit includes a unit that selects a memory according to a processing content according to a result of the identification by the identification unit. The data processing device according to claim 1. 3. The determining means, when the identifying means identifies that the processing requires high-speed processing, selects to store data input by the input means in a semiconductor memory, and stores a large amount of data. 3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when it is determined that the processing needs to be accumulated, accumulation is selected on a hard disk. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a designation unit for designating a data allocation method when storing the data input by said input unit in said storage unit in accordance with a result of identification by said identification unit. The data processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The designating means designates whether to store the data input by the input means at a continuous address or to divide the data into predetermined blocks and store the data according to the identification result by the identifying means. The data processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the data processing is performed. 6. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing means processes data input by said input means by a plurality of different applications. 7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a setting unit that sets an identifier corresponding to an application for processing the data by the processing unit with respect to the data input by the input unit in accordance with a result of the identification by the identification unit. Claim 6
A data processing device according to claim 1. 8. The data processing means according to claim 7, wherein said setting means sets a different identifier each time a page of data input by said input means changes. 9. The data processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said input means inputs data according to a program common to a plurality of applications. 10. An input step of inputting data, an accumulating step of accumulating data input in the input step in a predetermined memory, and a process when data input in the input step is processed by a predetermined application. Data comprising: an identification step of identifying contents; and a determination step of determining an accumulation method when accumulating data input in the input step in the accumulation step in accordance with an identification result in the identification step. Processing method. 11. The data processing method according to claim 10, wherein said determining step includes a step of selecting a memory according to a processing content according to an identification result in said identifying step. 12. In the determining step, when the identifying step identifies that the processing requires high-speed processing, the data input in the input step is selected to be stored in the semiconductor memory, and a large amount of data is selected. 12. The data processing method according to claim 11, wherein when it is determined that the processing needs to be accumulated, accumulation is selected on a hard disk. 13. The storage apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a designation step of designating a data allocation method when storing the data input in said input step in a memory in said storage step in accordance with an identification result in said identification step. The data processing method according to claim 10. 14. The designating step designates, according to the identification result in the identifying step, whether to store the data input in the input step at a continuous address or to divide the data into predetermined blocks and store the data. The data processing method according to claim 13, wherein the data processing is performed. 15. The method according to claim 15, further comprising a setting step of setting an identifier corresponding to an application to be processed in the processing step for the data input in the input step according to an identification result in the identification step. Item 15. The data processing method according to any one of Items 10 to 14. 16. A storage medium storing a computer-readable program, the program comprising: an inputting step of inputting data; an accumulating step of storing data input in the inputting step in a predetermined memory; An identification step for identifying processing contents when data input in the step is processed by a predetermined application; and storing the data input in the input step in the accumulation step in accordance with the identification result in the identification step. And a determining step of determining a storage method of the storage medium.