JPS62154847A - Electronic file system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute rapidly the registration of a keyword by using an optical mark reading sheet at the recording of image information to input the additional information of the image information. CONSTITUTION:An optical mark reader (OMR) sheet for reading and recognizing a mark optically is inserted into each file and the files are set in an autofeeder 7 for a scanner 1 so that originals are successively carried to the 2nd sheet and after. To select a system mode, a registration mode is indicated by a keyboard 4. When a mode for inquiring the registration mode and using the OMR sheets is indicated by the keyboard 4, the autofeeder 7 checks the existence of an original and then feeds the original to the scanner 1. If a keyword input and image properties in the succeeding page and after are specified in the 1st OMR sheet, document images on the 2nd sheets and after can be continuously inputted.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to electronic file systems.

[Background Art] In recent years, office automation has progressed rapidly, and there is a growing tendency for computers to be introduced into office equipment and for equipment to be interconnected through communication lines.

In order to respond to this trend of computerization and communication, it is preferable that the information handled be stored in the form of electrical signals as much as possible. Therefore, one of the systems that has been attracting attention in recent years is electronic file systems. be.

In this electronic file system, a scanner converts a document image into an electrical signal, inputs it into the system's memory, and manually inputs search keywords using the system's leather board. This system records images on an optical disk and also records keywords on a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, etc., and performs a high-speed search for image information based on the keywords.

When recording an image on an optical disc, the image input speed is determined by the speed of the scanner, and as technology advances today, it can be converted into an electrical signal in about 2 seconds. On the other hand, inputting search keywords and image attribute information (information such as paper size, density, density, etc.) is performed by the operator's key operations. Inputting a large number of documents requires a long key operation time, and a huge amount of input time is required overall. In other words,
There is a problem in that the human speed of the scanner is not effectively utilized.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic file system that can perform keyword registration at high speed.

[Embodiment of the Invention] FIG. 1 is an external view of an electronic file system showing an embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment includes a document scanner l that converts document images into electrical signals, an optical disk device 2 that records image information on an optical disk, a host computer 3 that controls the entire system, and a keyboard that gives instructions to the host computer 3. 4, a CRT 5 for displaying images or operation information, a printer 6, and an auto feeder 7 for setting originals on the scanner 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the above-mentioned ``-π child file system.

Components that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals and their explanations will be omitted.

CPU5Q is Motorola's microcomputer 6.
It is composed of 8000 etc. The memory 51 temporarily stores and holds one image data and is also used as a work area for the CPU 50. The interface 52 that outputs data to the CRT 5 displays images read by the document scanner 1, operation instructions, etc. on the CRT 5.

In addition, there is an interface 53 for receiving data from the keyboard 4, an interface 54 for transmitting and receiving data with the optical disk device 2, an interface 55 for transmitting and receiving data with the scanner 1, and an interface 55 for transmitting and receiving data with the printer 6. An interface 56 for transferring image data and control signals, and a 16-bit wide /<- path 60 for transferring image data and control signals are provided.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above embodiment, and shows a case where an image file is input from a document scanner to an optical disc.

First, as shown in Figure 4, the operator uses an OM to optically read and recognize marks for each file.
Insert one R (Optical Mark League) sheet. That is, the files are set in the autofigur of the scanner l so that the first OMR sheet is fed, and the second and subsequent documents are fed sequentially.

Then, when selecting the system mode (SL)
, 0th order to indicate the registration mode by keyboard 4,
In the registration mode inquiry (S2), the mode in which the OMR sheet is used is specified using the keyboard 4, and after the auto feeder 7 confirms whether there is a document (S3), 1
The first sheet of the original is sent to the scanner 7 (S4), the scanner 1 sends the information of the original as an electrical signal (image data) to the memory 51 (35), and the original is output from this data.
It is checked whether it is an MR sheet (S6).

To identify the OMR sheet, a method is adopted in which when a part of the data output from the scanner 1 matches a certain specific pattern, it is recognized as an OMR sheet.

As shown in FIG. 5, in addition to keywords, an OMR sheet identification book a is printed in advance on the OMR sheet, and the mark a generates the specific pattern.

Then, the marks on the OMR sheet are encoded (S7
), to encode this mark, it is determined from the output of the scanner L whether or not the mark is printed at a predetermined position on the OMR sheet L, and a predetermined code is generated accordingly. The method is adopted.

Keywords and image attributes are set according to the information on the coated OMR sheet (Sa), and the process returns to S3.
The documents in the file are fed into the scanner one by one (
S4). In this process, since the file manuscript is not an OMR sheet (S6), the manuscript is sequentially written to the optical disk (39), search information is recorded according to the keyword set in 58 (SIO), and , return to S3.

If there is only one file to be registered, there will be no more originals after the above processing (S3), and the process ends.

By the way, keyword input and image attributes for the next and subsequent pages are specified on the first OMR sheet.
Document images placed on the second and subsequent sheets can be input continuously.

On the other hand, if there are two or more files to be registered, 1
After the above processing for the file is completed, 2
The OMR sheet related to the first file is sent to the scanner 1, and the same processing as for the first file is performed, but in the middle of the process.

The marks on the OMR sheet are encoded (37),
Keywords and image attributes are newly assigned (Sa
), and after repeating the same process, the process ends at the point where there is no more manuscript (33).

In the above embodiment, keyword input and image attribute designation are automatically performed in the input file σ using the OMR sheet. Furthermore, since the scanner 1 can also be used to read marks on OMR sheets, the space of the entire electronic file system can be made more effective.

Furthermore, by specifying keyword input and image attributes for the next and subsequent pages on the first OMR sheet, document images from the second and subsequent pages can be input continuously.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the determination of the registration mode (S2
), the OMR use mode is instructed from the keyboard, but this step is omitted and the document is immediately fed by the auto feeder 7 (34), and if this is an OMR sheet, the OMR use mode is automatically set. If this is not the case, another instruction may be requested again.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the invention, there is an effect that keyword registration can be executed at high speed in an electronic file system.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a system showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the above embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing control for performing image reading and recording processing in the above embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which an OMR sheet is inserted at the beginning of each file and sent to the auto feeder in the above embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a part of the OMR sheet (O
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an MR sheet discrimination mark section. 1...Scanner, 2...Optical disk device. 3...Host computer, 4...Keyboard, 7...Auto feeder. Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd. Figure 4

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In an electronic file system that records and searches image information on a predetermined recording medium, when recording the image information, an optical mark reading sheet is used to input additional information of the image information. An electronic file system featuring: (2) In claim 1, it is characterized by having an input device for optically reading image information, and reading marks recorded on the optical mark reading device sheet from the input device. electronic file system. (3) An electronic file system according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of files can be input continuously.