KR100260921B1 - Document type cognition method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for recognizing the kind of a manuscript is provided to record an identification code with a predetermined form in the manuscript that will be edited, and detect the identification code when a scanning job is carried out so that edited and common manuscripts can be automatically distinguished from each other according to the detected identification code. CONSTITUTION: When the manuscript is scanned(S1), an area detection part determines whether the identification code is searched at the manuscript data scanned(S2,S3). A location detection part analyzes the identification code in the manuscript data transmitted from a multiplexer, and then detects location information of the manuscript data that will be edited(S4). A memory sores the location information and the manuscript data sent from the location detection part(S5). A mode of a manuscript editing part is switched to an edition mode(S6). A control part controls the manuscript editing part so that it can perform a manuscript data processing job(S7). A data processing part performs a data processing mode so that the manuscript data can be recognized by a peripheral device connected to an output part(S8).

Description

Original Type Recognition Method

The present invention relates to a method for recognizing an original type, and more particularly, in a document editing apparatus capable of scanning an original such as a digital copier, a scanner, and editing the scanned original data, the document is an edited document or a general document. The present invention relates to a method for recognizing an original type, which allows the data processing mode and the original editing mode to be selectively performed depending on the document approval.

In general, a document editing apparatus (see FIG. 1) such as a digital copying machine, a scanner, or the like is provided with a function of scanning an original and editing the scanned original data. That is, the digital copier and scanner include a scanner module for scanning original data, an area designation device for designating a specific portion of the entire area of the original, and an editing device for editing the designated area. You can scan the original data you want to edit, designate a specific part of the original data through the area designation device, and edit the selected part through the editing device.

The scanner, the area designation device, and the editing device are configured independently, and in order to edit an arbitrary document, a user sets the original in the scanning area and scans it, and then edits the scanned original data. After designating the area for arbitrary position, the editing function should be selected directly.

That is, if the user does not select the area designation function and the editing function, the corresponding original data performs the general printing function. If the user selects the area designation function and the editing function, the original data is stored in the memory for editing. . Thereafter, the user may detect the original data stored in the memory and perform editing on the corresponding original data.

However, such a conventional document editing method causes the following problems.

(1) When editing an arbitrary document, the user has to operate a function key for the editing function, which makes the user feel troublesome.

(2) If the user fails to select an edit function for the original even though the user must edit the original, the device performs a copy function for copying the original, resulting in unnecessary work.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to record an identification code of a predetermined type at a predetermined position of an original to be edited, and to detect the identification code during a scanning operation. It provides a method of recognizing the type of manuscript that can automatically distinguish between edited and general manuscripts according to the presence or absence of records.

1 is a perspective view of a typical document editing device,

2 is a schematic block diagram of a manuscript editing apparatus applied to the present invention;

3 is an operation flowchart showing a process of performing a document type recognition method according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an identification code recorded on an original.

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1: control unit 2: input unit

3: area detecting unit 4: position detecting unit

5: Data Processing Unit 6: Multiplexer

7: memory 8: output

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is to scan an original to search for a predetermined identification code at a predetermined position of the scanned original data, to store the original data when a search result identification code is detected, and to edit the original editing device. It is to switch to the document editing mode, and to switch to the data processing mode to perform the original data processing operation if the search result identification code is not detected.

In the feature of the present invention, the identification code preferably includes position information of the corresponding area to be edited.

In addition, when the search result identification code is detected, it is preferable to detect the location information from the identification code and to store the detected location information.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an original type recognition method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for recognizing an original type according to the present invention.

2, the controller 1 controls the system as a whole according to a predetermined program. The input unit 2 receives the scanned original data. The area detecting unit 3 detects the type of original by detecting whether an identification code of a predetermined form is recorded at a predetermined predetermined position among the original data input through the input unit 2. The position detecting unit 4 detects the corresponding position by detecting the position data to be edited from the identification code recorded at the predetermined position of the original when the result detected by the area detecting unit 3 is the edited original. If the result detected by the area detecting unit 3 is a general document, the data processing unit 5 converts the original document into bitmap data for a print job or outputs it to other peripheral devices (eg, a display device such as a monitor). Carry out appropriate conversion and processing work. The multiplexer 6 selectively outputs original data transmitted from the input unit 2 to one of the position detecting unit 4 and the data processing unit 5 according to the detection result of the area detecting unit 3. do. The memory 7 stores the position information detected by the position sensing unit 4 and the original data transmitted through the multiplexer 6 and stores various programs to be executed by the control unit 1. The output unit 8 outputs the image data processed by the data processing unit 5 to a connected external device (a display device such as a monitor and a printing device such as a printer).

Referring to Figures 3 and 4 with respect to the operation of the present invention having such a configuration as follows.

First, when the original is scanned (S1), the scanned original data is applied to the area detecting unit 3 and the multiplexer 6 through the input unit 2, respectively. At this time, if the scanned original is an edited original, as shown in Fig. 4, a predetermined form of identification code is recorded at a predetermined position of the original. The identification code of the predetermined type recorded at the predetermined position of the area detection unit 3 is retrieved (S2). Here, the area detecting unit 3 determines whether an identification code has been found at a predetermined position of the scanned document data (S3), and when the identification code is detected, transmits a control signal indicating that the identification code has been detected to the controller 1. . Accordingly, the controller 1 controls the multiplexer 6 so that the original data input through the input unit 2 is transferred to the position detecting unit 4. The position detecting unit 4 analyzes the identification code recorded at the predetermined position of the original data transmitted from the multiplexer 6 to detect the corresponding position information to be edited among the original data (S4), and the detected position information and the original data. To the memory 7. The memory 7 stores the positional information and the original data transmitted from the position sensing unit 4 according to the control signal of the control unit 1 (S5), and then switches the document editing apparatus to the edit mode (S6).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 3 (S3) that the identification code is not detected, the area detection unit 3 outputs a control signal indicating that the identification code is not detected to the controller (1). Accordingly, the control unit 1 controls the multiplexer 6 so that the original data input through the input unit 2 is transmitted to the data processing unit 5, and controls the document editing apparatus to perform the original data processing operation (S7). ). Accordingly, the data processing unit 5 performs the data processing mode so that the peripheral device connected to the output unit 8 can recognize the original data transmitted from the multiplexer 6 (S8). Here, the data processing mode means that the peripheral device connected to the output unit 8 is converted into predetermined image information that can be recognized by the monitor when the peripheral device connected to the output unit 8 is a display device such as a monitor. In the case of a printing device such as a printer, this means converting the bitmap data that the printer can recognize.

Accordingly, even if the user does not specify that the document is an edited document, the document editing apparatus recognizes the edit area of the document, and saves it in the memory 7 and automatically switches to the edit mode according to the identification code.

Meanwhile, the identification code mentioned in the present invention may be set in the form of a barcode as shown in FIG. 4, or may be replaced with any identification code that may include other editing area information.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

As a result, the document type recognition method according to the present invention has the following advantages.

That is, by searching for the identification code from the scanned original data and automatically identifying the general document and the edited document according to the existence of the identification code, the user does not have to directly specify the type of the original document. By automatically saving the location information and the original data, the user does not need to enter a command to save the original data. When the identification code is detected, it is very convenient to save the location information and the original data and automatically switch to the edit mode. .

Claims (4)

In the document type recognition method of the document editing device including scanning function, editing area setting function, and document editing function: Scanning the original to retrieve an identification code preset at a predetermined position of the scanned original data; If the identification code is detected in the searching step, storing the original data; Switching the document editing device to a document editing mode; And And if the identification code is not detected in the searching step, switching to a data processing mode to perform an original data processing operation. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification code, Original type recognition method including the position information of the corresponding area to be edited. The method of claim 2, wherein the identification code, Original type recognition method characterized in that the bar code. The method of claim 2, Detecting the location information from the identification code when the identification code is detected in the searching step; And And storing the detected positional information.

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