JPS6187461A - Document circulating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent deterioration in picture by synthesizing comment document picture data and seal stamp picture data on picture data of an original circulation document in using a facsimile equipment to circulate the document. CONSTITUTION:The circulating document is filed in a circulating document picture file 19 as picture data and the circulated document is displayed on each circulation destination. Each viewer observes the circulated document on display devices 51 52 and inputs a comment from tablets 61 62, then a processor 10 records the result on a vector data buffer. In inputting a pass word from consoles 91, 92, the processor 10 synthesizes the comment document picture and a seal picture of a viewer corresponding to the pass word on a prescribed column on the circulated document picture and displays the result sequentially.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a document processing device, and more particularly to a document circulation system suitable for viewing documents and writing comments on documents by multiple persons located in remote locations. , [Background of the Invention] When circulating a document using a conventional facsimile device, comments are written and stamped on the facsimile output document sent to the viewer, and the document is sent to the next destination. The sending operation is repeated. In this case, the image quality of the circular document deteriorates due to repeated facsimile transmissions, making it difficult to read.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem of image quality deterioration during document circulation by facsimile and to provide a document circulation method with good operability.

[Summary of the invention]

The feature of this invention is to file a circular document as image data, display the corresponding circular document at each destination,
The purpose is to image-compose a handwritten comment text image input by each viewer and the viewer's seal image corresponding to the input password into a predetermined column on the corresponding circular text image.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a device that is an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 0, l is an image input device such as a facsimile, which scans a document to be circulated and converts it into digital image data. .

2 is a console for inputting device control data such as a circulation destination code. 3 is a display device for outputting the circulation status and the operating status of the device. 70 is a printer for outputting a hard copy of the displayed document. 4
is the destination terminal device (image input device 1. console 2
．． This is a device that controls the display device 3 (printer 70).

51, 52, . . . are devices for displaying the circular document at the circulation destination. Reference numerals 91 and 92 are consoles for inputting a password and a viewing end key. 61 and 62 are devices (for example, tablets) for inputting handwritten comments on the circular document.

71 and 72 are printers for obtaining hard copies of displayed documents. 81, 82. . . . indicates the terminal device (display device 51, 52, . . . 2 handwritten character input device 6) to be circulated.
1,62. Printers 71, 72. console 91.92
). 9, the processing device 10 and the terminal control devices 4, 81, 82 . It is a device that controls data communication between... 11 is the image data of the circular document.
This is an image editing memory that records images temporarily. 12 combines the image data of the circular document recorded on the image editing memory 11 with the seal image data corresponding to the password input from the circulation destination and the image data of the comment text (handwritten characters). "Document image data extraction/synthesis device" (
Utility patent application No. 55-85178).

Reference numeral 13 denotes a memory for temporarily recording seal image data, comment text image data, etc. immediately before the composition process.

14 is a handwritten character input device (for example, a tablet, etc.)
Two-dimensional coordinate data input from (vector data)
This is a device (Utility Application No. 55-15858/1) that converts image data into image dot data (raster data). Reference numeral 15 denotes a memory for temporarily recording vector data input from a handwritten character input device before converting it into raster data.

FIG. 2 shows details of the circulation management table 16, which is a circulation document management table that records the image address, circulation destination code, and processing end flag for each circulation document for each circulation document. 17 is a synthesis format table that stores the position and size of the synthesis section necessary when synthesizing seal image data, comment text image data, etc. onto circular document image data; 6 details of synthesis format table 17; is shown in FIG. 3, and an example of the format of the circular document is shown in FIG. 4. Reference numeral 18 is a correspondence table between the password code and the storage address of the seal image data.

Details of the seal image address table 18 are shown in FIG.
19 is a file that stores circular document image data. The storage address of the circular document image data is recorded in the circular document management table 16. 20 is a file that stores seal image data. The storage address of the seal image data is recorded in the seal image address table 18.

The configuration of the device has been described above. Next, the operation of the device will be explained.

The device performs the following operations.

(A) Registration of a circular document from a circulation destination (B) Display of a circular document by inputting a PIN code from a circulation destination (C) Input of comment text from a circulation destination and composition of comment image data (D) Registration of a circular document from a circulation destination Browsing end key Combination of human power and seal image data (E) Monitoring of circulation status by circulation destination CF) Pre-registration of seal image The details of each operation will be explained below.

(A) Registration of circular document (1) Registration of circular document key and circulation destination code The operator of the circulation light inputs the circulation document key and circulation destination code from the console 2. The processing device IO temporarily records the input data in the buffer memory 13 via the terminal control device 4 and the communication control bag @9. Furthermore, processing device 1
0 records the data on the buffer memory 13 in the circulation management table 16 (FIG. 2). The circular document key is sent to the circular document key field 161 of the circular management table 16.
The circulation optical code is the circulation destination code field 1621.1622. Record to...

(2) Registration of circular document image data The operator at the circulation destination inputs the image data of the circular document from the imager device 1. The processing device 10 is the terminal control device 4
The input image data is stored in the circular document image file 19 via the communication control device 9. Furthermore, the processing device IO is.

The storage address of the image data of the circular document is recorded in the circular document image address field 163 of the same party management table 16 (FIG. 2).

(B) Displaying a circular document by entering a PIN code (1) Reading the circular document image address based on the PIN code The rJIJ viewer at the destination of the circulation inputs his/her PIN code on the console 91, 92. Input from... The processing device 10 is
The input code is temporarily recorded in the terminal controller 2 memory 13 via the terminal controller 4 and the communication controller 9. Furthermore, the processing device 10 includes a seal image address table 1
8 (FIG. 5), the circulation destination code corresponding to the input PIN code is obtained. Furthermore, the processing device 10
With reference to the circulation management table 16 (FIG. 2), it is checked whether there is a circulation document corresponding to the obtained circulation destination code.

If not, the processing device 10 connects the communication control device 9 and the terminal control device 81 or 82. . . , a message saying "There is no circulating document" is output to the display device 51. If there is, the processing device IO refers to the circulation management table 16 and reads out the circulation document image address corresponding to the circulation destination code to the buffer memory 13. When checking the presence or absence of a circular document corresponding to the circulation destination code, if the circulation order is specified, the circulation management table 16
(FIG. 2), end flag field 1641 or 1642 of the previous circulation destination of the corresponding circulation document.・
It is assumed that the circular document has arrived at the viewer only if ... records the completion status.

(2) Continuation of circular document image data In (1), based on the circular document image address read onto the buffer memory 13, the processing device 10 reads the corresponding circular document image data from the circular document image file 19, and It is recorded onto the editing memory 11.

(3) Display of circular document image data The processing device 10 transfers the circular document image data stored in the image editing memory 11 in (2) to the communication control device 9 and the end-of-picture control device 81 or 82, . . . The display device 51 or 52 . in front of the viewer. I'll leave it to...

(C) Input and synthesis of comment text (1) A comment text input viewer inputs the comment text on the display device 51 or 52. . . . Look at the circular document output to . ...
Enter from. The processing device IO transfers the input handwritten character data (vector data) to the terminal control device 81 or 8.
2. ... and is recorded in the vector data buffer 15 at one time via the communication control device 9.

(2) The vector/rusk conversion processing device 10 activates the vector/raster conversion device 14 (Utility Application No. 158584/1984) and converts the comment text vector data on the vector data buffer 15 into image dot data (raster data). ) and record it on the buffer memory 13.

(3) The compositing processing device 10 for the comment section is an image compositing device 12
No. 178) is activated to synthesize the comment text image data on the buffer memory 13 to a predetermined position (defined in the synthesis format table 17) in the circular document image data on the image editing memory 11. The composition position is the abscissa value of the position coordinate field 173 of the comment image in the composition format table 17 (Figure 3), and the number of previously circulated destinations X on the ordinate.
It is defined by the coordinate value plus the pitch.

[)) Entering the viewing end key and combining the seal image (1)
Browsing end key Manually reading out a seal image After the viewer has viewed the circular document and entered comments, etc., the viewer inputs the view end key from the console 2. When the viewing end key is input, the processing device 10 stores the seal image address corresponding to the corresponding circulation destination code in the seal image address table 1.
Read from 8. Further, the processing device 10 converts the seal image data into the seal image file 20 based on the seal image address.
The data is then read out onto the buffer memory 3.

(2) The seal image data synthesis processing device IO synthesizes the seal image data on the buffer memory 3 in the same manner as the synthesis of comment text image data onto circular document image data ((C:)-(3)). , is synthesized onto the circular document image data on the image editing memory 1.

(3) The viewing end key processing device 10 records the end status code in the end flag field 1641 or 1642, etc. corresponding to the corresponding circulation destination code of the corresponding circulation document record in the circulation management table 16. .

Further, the processing device 10 stores the image data of the circulation document in which the comment and the seal on the image editing memory 1 are combined into the single circulation document image file 19. The storage address is already recorded on the circulation management table 16 (FIG. 2). That is, the image data after synthesis is stored in the same area as the image data before synthesis of the relevant circular document in the form of replacement.6 (4) Hard copy output [[Based on the input of the hard copy request key of -8, The processing device 10 transfers the image data of the circular document in which the comment and the seal on the image editing memory 11 are combined to the communication control device 9 and the terminal control device 81 or 82. Via...
Printer 71 or 72. Output to...

[E] Monitoring the Circulation Status (1) Inputting the Circular Document Key The source of the circulation is checked at the point when it is necessary to check the progress of the circulation.
Input the circular document key from the console 2. Processing device 1
0 obtains the storage address of the relevant circular document from the circulation management table 16 based on the input of the circular document key.

(2) Displaying the circular document and outputting a hard copy Based on the storage address obtained in (1), the processing device 10 reads the image data of the corresponding circular document from the circular document image file 19, and sends it to the communication control bag @9 and the terminal. It is output to the display device 3 as the circulation source via the control device 4. It also outputs to the printer 70 based on the input of the hard copy output request key.

CF) Pre-registration of seal image The administrator of this circulation device performs the following pre-registration work before operating the device.

(1) Registration of viewer code and password code The administrator of the circulation device inputs the viewer code and the password code of each viewer from the console 2. The processing device IO records these data in the viewer code field 181 and the password code field 182 of the seal image address table 18, respectively.

(2) Registration of seal image data The administrator of the circulation device inputs the seal image data of each rM viewer from the image input device 1. The processing device 10 stores the input seal image data into a seal image file 20 via the terminal control device 4 and the communication control device 9. The storage address is recorded in the stamp image address field 183 on the stamp image address table 18 (FIG. 5).

In the above embodiment, rJ
The operation of synthesizing a seal image corresponding to a PIN code as proof of completion of lj viewing has been explained.

Furthermore, as proof of the completion of viewing, from a handwritten character input device (such as a tablet) 61 or 62°...
You can also enter your signature as part of the comment text. Through this human signature, a signature image of the viewer's handwriting is combined with the circular document, providing more solid identification evidence of the viewer.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it is no longer necessary to repeat the operation of once transmitting a facsimile, writing a comment on the output document, and then transmitting the document again by facsimile. Since the comment image data input at each circulation destination is synthesized on the image data of the document, there is no deterioration in the image quality of the circulated document, and document data with good image quality can be circulated with good operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
3 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the structure of the table in the configuration shown in the first diagram, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of the format of the circular document. 1... Image input device, 2... Console, 3...
Image display device, 4... Terminal control device, 9... Communication control device, 10... Processing device, 11... Image editing memory, 12... Image composition device, 13... Buffer memory , 14... Vector rask conversion device, 15...
Vector buffer, 16... Circulation management table, 17
...Synthesis format table, 18...Seal stamp image address table, 19...Circulation document image file,
20... Seal image file, 61... Tablet,
70...Printer. ¥3 1 Continuation of Figure ■ Page 1 Search/Inventor 1) Kuniaki Hata Inside the Development Research Institute, Ozenji 1m, Asao-ku, Kawasaki City

Claims (1)

[Claims] a first input device that reads a document to be circulated as document image data; a first image file that stores the document image data; and a second input device that inputs a circulation destination code;
A third input device reads comments on the circular document as image data, a fourth input device inputs the viewer's PIN code, and a third input device inputs the seal image data corresponding to the PIN code in advance. 5 input device; a second image file for accumulating seal image data;
Accumulating data in the first and second image files and retrieving necessary image data from these image files based on data input from the second, third, fourth, and fifth input devices. a display device that displays the image data of the circular document retrieved from the first image file under the control of the processing device; and a printing device that prints the image data. Based on the input of the PIN code, the processing device displays the circular document for the corresponding viewer on the display device, and displays the comment document image data input by the viewer for the circular document and the PIN code of each viewer. A document circulation system characterized in that the corresponding seal image data is synthesized at a predetermined position on the circular document image data, and the display and synthesis processes are sequentially repeated at each circulation destination.