JPS62219769A - Electronic filing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily reproduce a document without deteriorating a bit of picture information, by outputting a code by which a re-access to a bit of registered picture information or document information can be performed, on a part of an output form with the bit of picture information or the bit of document infor mation. CONSTITUTION:When a key word corresponding to a picture part 21, and the key word corresponding to a character part 22 are inputted, a picture data, or the bit of document information corresponding to respective key word is developed on a retrieving picture memory 14 on a work station 5, then the selection of a picture is performed. A selected picture is developed to an editing picture memory 17, and the patching of the picture, or the addition of the bit of picture information, etc., is applied on the picture, and the picture part 21 and the character part 22 are completed as output images. Next, on a code adding picture memory 19, the bit of picture information stored on the editing picture memory 17, and a code image generated at a code generating part 18, are synthesized, then a code part 23 is completed. In this way, the reproduction of the document can be easily performed without deteriorating the bit of picture information.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an electronic filing system.

[Prior Art] Image information or the like is searched from an electronic filing system, and the searched image information is edited by adding characters or the like to create new image information, which is then output on output paper.

In this case, if you later need the same paper that was output, you can either copy that paper using a copying machine, or save the edited image information as separate data and print it out. Furthermore, there is a method of redoing the above search and editing from the beginning and printing it out.

However, when copying using a copying machine, there is a problem in that deterioration in image output is unavoidable, and data stored on paper is easily lost due to dirt or the like.

In addition, there is a method of storing new image information and character information as data in a secondary storage device, etc., which requires a large amount of storage capacity, without knowing when it will be needed later. This poses a problem in that the capacity of the storage device is used inefficiently and it becomes difficult to access individual data.

In addition, when searching again for the image information before editing and trying to edit the text in the same way as before, the problem is that the image information on the paper alone is not enough information to search again, making it difficult to search. There is.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made by focusing on the problems of the conventional example described above. It searches for image information, etc. from an electronic filing system, edits the searched image information by adding characters, etc., and generates new information. The purpose of this invention is to provide an image filing system that creates image information and outputs it on paper, and that can easily reproduce documents without deteriorating the image information. be.

[Embodiment of the Invention] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the configuration of a system showing an embodiment of the present invention.

magnetic memory bag 'a2, microfilm retrieval device 3,
The optical disk storage device 4 is a device in which electrically searchable image or document information is registered in advance.

An image search device 1 selects text or image information that matches given search conditions from a magnetic storage device 2), a microfilm search device 3, and a magneto-optical disk storage device 4.
This is the device to be accessed.

The workstation 5 also inputs search information for image information, displays the selected image or document information, edits the image or document information by adding other image information or text information, or displays the selected image or document information. It is an intelligent terminal device that allows paper selection etc. to be performed interactively and also has an output function.

Further, a device 6 having a keyboard input device and a CRT display device, a barcode manual device 7, an external storage device 8 for storing images or document information created at the workstation 5, and a printer for outputting the image or document information. An output device 9 is provided. The input/output device 7a for the magnetic tape inputs and outputs codes for searching and the like to the magnetic tape.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram more specifically showing the workstation 5 in the above embodiment.

The workstation 5 includes an address generation section 12, a search device 13, a search image memory 14, a document editing section 16, an edited image memory 17, a code generation section 1B, a code added image memory 19, and an output format image. memory 2
0.

The address creation unit 12 is a part that creates an address that can access the corresponding image database from given search conditions. The search device 13 is a device that converts and obtains an image from one document or an image database into an electrical signal corresponding to each address.

The document editing section 16 is a section that edits the contents of images and adds document information to create document images 1a. The code creation unit 18 is a part that, when searching for an image developed in a document image, codes the storage address of the image and attaches it to the document image.

The search image memory 14 is a memory that holds the contents of searched image data, the edited image memory 17 is a memory that holds the image or document data that is being edited, and the code added image memory 19 is a memory that holds the contents of image data that has been searched. The output format image memory 20 is a memory that holds image or document data that is in a format for print output. These memories 14.17°19.20
may share one memory.

Note that the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 shows a keyboard 6a. The keyboard 6a is the device shown in FIG. This corresponds to step t6, and performs the key human power required when performing image search conditions, document creation, and editing.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, magnetic storage device 2) microfilm retrieval device 3,
A case will be described in which a document shown in FIG. 3 is created using image data registered in the optical disk storage device 4 or the like and also using the workstation 5.

First, when a keyword for the image portion 21 and a keyword corresponding to the text portion 22 shown in FIG. The selected image is expanded and one image is selected.
The image is developed into the editing image memory 17, and the document editing section 16 adds information such as cut-and-paste one image information (information corresponding to the character portion 22) of the image. In this way, the image portion 21 and the text portion 22 shown in FIG. 3 are completed as an output image.The image portion 21 is, for example, a photograph of a product, and the text portion 22 is, for example, a These are quantity, price, and description.

Next, enter the address value required when searching for registered images.
The address creation unit 18 converts it into a code expressed as an image. Then, the code added image memory 1
9, the image information stored in the edited image memory 17,
The code image created by the code creation section 18 is synthesized, thereby completing the code section 23 shown in FIG. 3. The code section 23 is a code indicating search key information for image information, and is composed of alphanumeric characters, barcodes, etc., and is displayed in a form that can be read later.

Then, the output format image memory 20 stores the transformation necessary for the printer 9 to output the completed image as shown in FIG. 3, or the external storage device 8 to output it.
Do it above.

When reproducing a document once printed out on one sheet of paper in this way, or when attempting to create a new document shown in FIG. 3, the code input section 7a (barcode reader 7) 23, and the address generation unit 12 generates an address based on the read code. Then, based on this address, the search device ff113
automatically searches for an image corresponding to the desired image portion 21 and character portion 22. The image data retrieved in this manner is developed again on the retrieved image memory 14 and edited in the same manner as described above.

In the above embodiment, a process is shown in which a document is created using a single image and a search code corresponding to the image data used at that time is output on the document image.

In the above embodiment, when outputting a document image, a code section 23 is added to the image portion 21 as shown in FIG. 3, but as shown in FIG. may be added to the margin.

By the way, when a document is created using multiple images in one document, each code and each image may be output in correspondence, for example, as shown in Figure 4. , an image portion 31, a document portion 32, a code portion 23 corresponding to these, and another image portion 41.
and a code section 43 corresponding to this image section 41 may be provided.

Also, when attaching search code 23.33.43,
It may also be printed on the back side of the printed document.

Furthermore, the code may be output on a predetermined magnetic tape or the like, and then the magnetic tape may be attached to a document. Further, magnetic output may be simultaneously performed at the same time as printing is performed on a document paper to which a magnetic tape has been pasted in advance.

The code may also be applied by perforating the document paper.

Furthermore, the search code does not only indicate the address of one image information, but may also indicate search conditions, etc. In this way, it is easy to search for images related to the image on the document. can be done.

That is, in the embodiment described above, images once output can be easily searched, and the same document can be created relatively easily without using any other storage device. Furthermore, it is relatively easy to search for images related to an image once output, and it is easy to create an image using similar images.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, image information, etc. is searched from an electronic filing system, characters, etc. are added to the searched image information and edited, new image information is created, and this is output on paper. In an image filing system, there is an effect that documents can be easily reproduced without image information deteriorating.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the workstation shown in FIG. 1 in more detail. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of output paper according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the output paper in the above embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the output paper in the above embodiment. 1... Image search device. 12... Address creation section, 13... Search device, 18... Code creation section. 19...Code added image memory. Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd. Agent Arata Yokubo - Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 3a

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) An electronic filing system characterized in that a code that allows re-accessing registered image information or document information is output on a part of output paper together with the image information or document information. (2) The electronic filing system according to claim 1, wherein the re-accessible code is printed out outside the margin of the image information or document information. (3) The electronic filing system according to claim 1, wherein the re-accessible code is printed out on the back side of the output paper. (4) The electronic filing system according to claim 1, wherein the re-accessible code is output on a magnetic tape attached to the output paper. (5) The electronic filing system according to claim 1, wherein the re-accessible code is outputted onto the output paper by punching.