JPH1185740A - Information processor, information processing method and facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically generate an HTML file from facsimile picture data. SOLUTION: In steps S401-S403, a facsimile picture is converted into a picture format which can be described by HTML and obtained picture data is stored in a storage medium as a picture file. In steps S405 and S406, an HTML document where the stored picture files are associated is generated. In steps S407-S411, reception information at the time of receiving facsimile is described in pertinent HTML and the HTML document is completed. In a step S412, the completed HTML document is transmitted to a WWW server.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a facsimile apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the Internet, a client is sent from a WWW (World Wide Web) server to an HTML (Hybrid).
A text file described in pertext markup language) is read out, and glue for displaying an image based on the description content in HTML is performed by using a WWW browser. HTML files can be associated with data such as images and audio, and WWW browsers can use HT
An image file or the like that is immersed in the encoding of the ML file is also read, and a composite document in which an image is embedded in the text is displayed on the client screen.

On the other hand, there is a facsimile machine as a device for transmitting and receiving images. In a facsimile machine, the received image is reproduced on paper. If such facsimile images are stored in association with HTML files by HTML, they can be browsed at a desired timing using a WWW browser. Also, it can be distributed via the Internet as it is.

[0004]

However, when a document (image) received by the facsimile apparatus is converted into a document in the HTML format, the following procedure is required. That is, after the received facsimile document (image) is output on paper, the HTML document creation device reads the document using an input device such as a scanner to create an HTML document. As described above, in order to convert a document received by the facsimile machine into an HTML document, an operator must intervene and operate, and a cumbersome operation is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an information processing apparatus for automatically generating an HTML file from facsimile image data, a method thereof, and a facsimile apparatus.

Further, an object of the present invention is to enable the above method related to a received facsimile image to be described in text in the HTML file, thereby facilitating the management of the HTML file associated with the facsimile image. An object of the present invention is to provide a processing apparatus, a method thereof, and a facsimile apparatus.

[0007]

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object has the following arrangement. That is,
A converting unit for converting the facsimile image into an image format that can be described in HTML; a storing unit for storing the image data obtained by the converting unit as an image file in a storage medium; and an image file stored by the storing unit. Generating means for generating an associated HTML document.

Preferably, the apparatus further comprises receiving means for receiving a facsimile image, wherein the converting means converts the facsimile image received by the receiving means into an image format which can be described in HTML.

Preferably, when the facsimile image is received, the reception means generates reception information relating to the reception, and the generation means associates the image file stored in the storage means. When generating the HTML document, the HTML file is generated based on the reception information of the facsimile image that is the source of the image file generated by the reception unit.
Describe in the L document.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for receiving a facsimile image, and transmitting the facsimile image received by the receiving means to an HT.
Converting means for converting the image data obtained by the converting means into an image format which can be described in ML, storing means for storing the image data obtained by the converting means as an image file in a storage medium, and HTML associated with the image file stored by the storing means Generating means for generating a document.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method for processing a facsimile image, the method comprising: converting a facsimile image into an image format that can be described in HTML; The image processing method includes a storing step of storing the image data obtained by the conversion means as an image file in a storage medium, and a generating step of generating an HTML document associated with the image file stored in the storing step.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, a facsimile system in which a color fax application operates in a personal computer to which a modem, a scanner, and a printer are connected will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile system of the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an image input device such as a color scanner. Reference numeral 2 denotes a color output device (printer) capable of color printing, for example, using a color bubble jet printer. Reference numeral 3 denotes an image processing apparatus such as a personal computer capable of multi-window display, and performs all image information processing including encoding and decoding of image information.

Reference numerals 4 to 8 denote internal devices of the image processing apparatus 3, 4 denotes a CPU, 5 denotes an auxiliary storage unit such as a hard disk,
Reference numeral 6 denotes a RAM, and reference numeral 7 denotes a display device such as a monitor, which can display the operation status and environment of the system in detail and can display a processed image. Reference numeral 8 denotes an operation unit capable of operating the image processing apparatus 3 using a keyboard, a mouse, or the like.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an external storage device such as a floppy disk, which supplies the image processing device 3 with programs for realizing a facsimile function, a file transfer function, and the like. Reference numeral 10 denotes a communication device that communicates data with an external device and controls the communication.

The facsimile system according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration communicates with the WWW server 23 via the communication device 10 by using the HTTP, and a desired H
The TML file is read, and its contents are displayed on the display device 7 by a WWW browser.

The facsimile system transmits an image fetched from the input device 1 to a facsimile device (FAX) 22 via the communication device 10 or transmits a facsimile image received from the FAX 22 on a recording paper by the output device 2. For example, a function as a normal facsimile apparatus, such as reproduction to a user, can be realized.

Next, the features of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment will be described. The facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment converts facsimile data (hereinafter, “FAX received document”) received by facsimile communication via the communication device 10 into an HTML document, and transmits the HTML document to the WWW server 23.

FIG. 2 shows an HT converted from a received fax document.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a format of an ML document. In the figure, F21
F2 is an image file description field of the received document.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a received document information description field. In the present embodiment, a basic HTML document in which the fields F21 and F22 of the HTML document shown in FIG. 2 are left blank is stored. Then, upon receiving the facsimile document,
This basic HTML document is read, and fields F21 and F22 are filled based on the facsimile document (detailed procedures will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4).

FIG. 3 shows an HT converted from a received fax document.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display format of an ML document. In the figure, F
Reference numeral 31 denotes an image display field of a received document, and F32 denotes a received document information display field in a text format. That is, when the HTML document as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed by the WWW browser, the image file specified by the field F21 is displayed in the field F31, and the text described in the field 22 is displayed in the field F32.

Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an HTML document creation procedure according to this embodiment. Note that a control program for realizing the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 is stored in the auxiliary storage unit 5, loaded into the RAM 6 as needed, and executed by the CPU 4. Of course, the storage and execution form of the control program is not limited to this, and any well-known form may be adopted. In FIG. 4, first, in step S401, the end of the FAX reception is waited for. The result of FAX reception is RA
When the fax reception is completed, the process proceeds to step S6.
Proceed to 402. In step S402, it is determined whether the received document is a color document or a monochrome document.
If the document is a monochrome document, the process proceeds to step S404.

If the document received in step S402 is monochrome, in step S404, the monochrome compressed image data (MMR, MR, or MH) is converted into a JPEG format that can be described in an HTML document. Here, a facsimile document is decoded to obtain bitmap information, and JPEG
Image compression is performed by the method. Then, the process proceeds to step S403.

In step S403, a JPEG file that can be imported as an HTML document is created from the JPEG image data, and is stored in the supplementary trailing part 5 with an appropriate file name. In step S405, the auxiliary storage unit 5
Is loaded and opened. In the following step S406, the JPEG file name created in step S403 and stored in the auxiliary storage unit 3 is described in the field F21 of the basic HTML document in the format shown in FIG.

In the following steps S407 to S410,
Various information at the time of reception is described in the HTML document in the format shown in FIG. 2 in the field F22 of the basic HTML document. That is, in step S407, the reception result (OK or NG) is described in text on the first line of the field F22. Also, in step S408,
The reception date and time are described in text on the second line of the field F22. In step S409, the source information (the transmission terminal number and the like) is described in text on the third line of the field F22. Further, in step S410, document information (number of pages, color / black and white, paper size, resolution, etc.) is described in text on the fourth line of field F22.

In step S411, the HTML document created as described above is closed, an appropriate document name is assigned, and the HTML document is stored in the auxiliary storage device 5. Then, step S412
Then, the HTM created in steps S405 to S411
The L document and the JPEG file created in step S403 are registered in the WWW server 23.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a functional configuration for converting a facsimile document into an HTML document in the facsimile system of the present embodiment. FAX reception processing unit 51,
Each unit of the FAX image conversion unit 52, the HTML document generation unit 53, and the transmission processing unit 54 is realized by the CPU 4 executing the control program of FIG.

The facsimile reception processing section 51 receives a facsimile image from an external facsimile machine via the communication device 10. The received FAX image is transferred to the FAX image conversion unit 52, and is converted into JPEG format data that can be imported into an HTML document. The JPEG format image data 5a obtained by the FAX image converter 52 is stored in the auxiliary storage device 5 with an appropriate file name (steps S401 to S4).
04).

Next, the HTML document generation unit 53 loads the basic HTML document 5b stored in the auxiliary storage device 5, opens it, and describes the file name of the JPEG format image 5a in the field F21. The information described in the field F21 can be obtained from the FAX image conversion unit 52. Further, the HTML document generation unit 53
From the AX reception processing unit 51, a reception result, a reception date and time, transmission source information, and document information are acquired, and these are loaded into the basic H
This is described in the field F22 of the TML document. The HTML document 5c corresponding to the FAX image thus obtained
Is stored in the auxiliary storage unit 5 with an appropriate file name (steps S405 to S411).

Next, upon receiving the notification from the HTML generation unit 53 that a new HTML document has been registered, the transmission processing unit 54 transmits the newly registered HTML document to the WWW server 23 and registers it. The FAX image can also be viewed by reading the HTML 5c stored in the auxiliary storage device 5 with a WWW browser provided in the device.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a received fax document is automatically converted to an HTML document. For this reason, without burdening the operator, F
An HTML document can be created from an AX document.

Further, according to the above embodiment, since various information obtained by FAX reception is described in the HTML document, the transmission source of the FAX image related to the created HTML document can be clarified.

The present invention can be applied to a system including a plurality of devices (for example, a host computer, an interface device, a reader, a printer, etc.), but can be applied to a single device (for example, a copier, a facsimile). Device).

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage medium storing a program code of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and to provide a computer (or CPU) of the system or apparatus.
And MPU) read and execute the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

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

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) May perform some or all of the actual processing, and the processing may realize the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written to a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the program code is read based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU included in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, an HTML file can be automatically generated from facsimile image data.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to describe, in text, an upper law related to a received facsimile image in an HTML file, and it becomes easy to manage an HTML file associated with a facsimile image.

[0040]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile system of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a format of an HTML document converted from a FAX reception document.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display format of an HTML document converted from a received fax document.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an HTML document creation procedure according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 illustrates a facsimile system according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration for converting a FAX document into an HTML document.

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A conversion unit for converting a facsimile image into an image format that can be described in HTML, a storage unit for storing image data obtained by the conversion unit in a storage medium as an image file, and a storage unit for storing the image data. A generating unit that generates an HTML document associated with the generated image file. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the generating unit includes a basic HT having only a predetermined skeleton portion prepared in advance.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a reading unit that reads an ML document; and a description unit that writes information indicating the image file at a predetermined position of the basic HTML document read by the reading unit. Information processing device. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a receiving unit that receives a facsimile image, wherein the converting unit converts the facsimile image received by the receiving unit into an image format that can be described in HTML. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. 4. When the facsimile image is received, the receiving means generates reception information relating to the reception, and the generating means generates an HTML document associated with the image file stored in the storage means. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, at the time of generation, a description is made in the HTML document based on reception information generated by the reception unit of a facsimile image that is a source of the image file. 5. The basic HT having only a predetermined skeleton portion prepared in advance,
Reading means for reading an ML document; information indicating the image file in a first predetermined position of the basic HTML document read by the reading means; and description based on the received information in a second predetermined position The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: a description unit that performs 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the reception information is a date and time when the reception unit receives the facsimile image. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the reception information is a number of a partner terminal acquired by the receiving unit at the time of facsimile communication negotiation. 8. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the reception information is image information indicating the number of pages, resolution, paper size, and color / black and white of the facsimile image received by the reception unit. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the reception information is a reception result indicating success or failure of reception. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a transmission unit that automatically transmits the HTML document generated by the generation unit to a WWW server. 11. A receiving means for receiving a facsimile image, and transmitting the facsimile image received by the receiving means to an HTML.
Converting means for converting the image data obtained by the converting means into an image file in a storage medium; and an HTML document in which the image file stored by the storing means is associated. Facsimile apparatus comprising: 12. When the facsimile image is received, the receiving means generates reception information relating to the reception, and the generating means generates an HTML document associated with the image file stored in the storage means. 12. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 11, wherein, when generating the facsimile image, the facsimile image is described in the HTML document based on reception information generated by the reception unit of the facsimile image. 13. An information processing method for processing a facsimile image, comprising: converting a facsimile image into an image format that can be described in HTML; and storing the image data obtained by the conversion unit as an image file as a storage medium. And a generating step of generating an HTML document associated with the image file stored in the storing step. 14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising a receiving step of receiving a facsimile image, wherein the converting step converts the facsimile image received in the receiving step into an image format that can be described in HTML. The information processing method described. 15. The receiving step generates, when a facsimile image is received, reception information relating to the reception, wherein the generating step includes generating an HTML document associated with the image file stored in the storage medium. 15. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein, at the time of generation, a description is made in the HTML document based on reception information generated in the reception step of a facsimile image that is a source of the image file. 16. A computer-readable memory storing a control program for processing a facsimile image, the control program comprising: a code for a conversion step of converting a facsimile image into an image format that can be described in HTML; A storage step of storing image data obtained by the conversion means as an image file in a storage medium; and a generation step of generating an HTML document associated with the image file stored in the storage step. Computer readable memory featured.