KR20180000022A

KR20180000022A - Virtual office implementation method

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Publication number: KR20180000022A
Application number: KR1020160077186A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 송지성; 박수조; 박지현; 이근선
Original assignee: 한양대학교 에리카산학협력단; 이근선; 박지현; 박수조; 송지성
Priority date: 2016-06-21
Filing date: 2016-06-21
Publication date: 2018-01-02

Abstract

The present invention provides a virtual office implementation method using a 3D holographic image.
A virtual office implementing method according to one aspect of the present invention includes a holographic image capturing step of photographing employees located at a plurality of places using holographic cameras, a customizing step of correcting the photographed holographic image, And a hologram image reproducing step of reproducing the image simultaneously in a plurality of places.

Description

[0001] VIRTUAL OFFICE IMPLEMENTATION METHOD [0002]

The present invention relates to a virtual office implementing method, and more particularly, to a virtual office implementing method using a three-dimensional holographic image.

Augmented Reality is a technique for superimposing virtual objects on the real world seen by the user. It is called Mixed Reality (MR) because it combines real world and virtual world with additional information in real time and displays it as one image.

Augmented reality, a concept that complements the real world with a virtual world, uses a virtual environment created by computer graphics, but the protagonist is a real environment. Computer graphics serve to provide additional information needed for the real world.

Unlike the virtual reality technology, which consists of a virtual environment only, the augmented reality technology provides a mixed reality environment and a virtual object so that the user can see the real environment and provide better reality and additional information.

Augmented reality technology is used for remote medical diagnosis, broadcasting, architectural design, manufacturing process management. In particular, smartphones have become popular in the commercialization stage in recent years, and various products are being developed in the game and mobile solution industry and education field.

Employees in other locations are using telephone or video calls to make remote meetings. However, there is a limit to the ability to communicate and work smoothly in different places.

The present invention provides a virtual office implementation method using a 3D holographic image.

A virtual office implementing method according to one aspect of the present invention includes a holographic image capturing step of photographing employees located at a plurality of places using holographic cameras, a customizing step of correcting the photographed holographic image, And a hologram image reproducing step of reproducing the image simultaneously in a plurality of places.

Here, the virtual office implementing method may further include a VR data generating step of generating a virtual office screen composed of digital data by combining photographed images, and a VR reproducing step of reproducing the virtual office screen in the VR display.

In addition, the customizing step may include a menu providing step of providing a list of items that the user can correct.

In addition, the customizing step may include a garment correcting step of loading image data of the selected item and inserting the image data into the photographed image.

In addition, the customizing step may include a three-dimensional correction step of transforming the image data into a three-dimensional image and transforming the three-dimensional image according to the movement of the user.

In addition, the virtual office system providing method may include a motion control step of generating an electronic execution command according to a user's behavior.

In addition, the motion control step may include a motion sensing step of sensing a motion of a user and an instruction generating step of generating an electronic execution command based on the signal transmitted in the motion sensing step.

In addition, the virtual office system providing method may include a location changing step of changing the received hologram image.

The location change step may include a location identification step of reading a tag indicating a location of a virtual office where a user is located.

The location changing step may include a reception correction step of collecting and receiving a hologram moving picture of the staff located at a virtual place to move.

The location change step may include an origination modification step of transmitting the user's hologram moving image to the employees located in the virtual place to move.

The method of providing a virtual office system may further include transmitting a document input to a transmission folder created on a computer to a server and an employee.

In addition, the document transfer step may include a document discrimination step of discriminating whether the document inputted in the transfer folder is a recognized approval document.

Also, the document transfer step may include a recipient determination step of recognizing the tag included in the approval document, determining the approval authority, and transmitting the document to the approval authority.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the virtual office is implemented using the hologram image, it is possible to improve the efficiency of telecommuting by providing a similar working environment.

In addition, employees at different locations can communicate smoothly and improve work efficiency.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an implementation of a virtual office according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a virtual office system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for implementing a virtual office according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating a virtual office system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for implementing a virtual office according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention can be variously modified and may have various embodiments, and specific embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

In the present description, virtual reality (VR) means a virtual reality and includes augmented reality (AR) in a broad sense.

Hereinafter, a virtual office according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a view showing an implementation of a virtual office according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a virtual office system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the virtual office system 101 according to the first embodiment of the present invention reproduces a three-dimensional hologram image to implement a virtual office. In addition, the virtual office system implements the same plurality of virtual offices in different spaces.

The virtual office system 101 includes a photographing unit 10, an image correction unit 20, a sound output unit 30, a hologram image reproducing unit 40, a VR data generating unit 50, a VR display 60, A control unit 70, and a place changing unit 80. [

The photographing unit 10 includes hologram cameras 15 installed at a plurality of places and photographing people located at different places. The hologram cameras 15 are installed at the locations where the employees are located, and when some employees are located at the company and the rest of the employees are at home, the hologram cameras 15 are installed in the company and their homes.

The photographing section 10 includes a general photographing module 11 and a hologram photographing module 12. The general photographing module 11 photographs a general moving image by using a hologram camera 15 and the hologram photographing module 12 photographs a hologram moving image by using a hologram camera 15. [

The image correcting unit 20 corrects the photographed hologram image in real time. The image correcting unit 20 may correct the costume designated by the user 110 by adding the appearance of the user 110. [ In general, you can work in a comfortable outfit at home, which can make you feel uncomfortable when you are exposed to staff at work. In addition, it is very uncomfortable for a telecommuter to work in a suit at home.

Accordingly, the image correction unit 20 can correct the clothes of workers working in comfortable clothes at home. The image correcting unit 20 includes a menu providing module 21, a garment correcting module 22, and a three-dimensional correcting module 23. The menu providing module 21 provides a list of items that can be corrected by the user. The menu providing module 21 provides a list of correctable items such as top and bottom accessories.

The garment correction module 22 loads the image data of the selected item and inserts it into the photographed image. The three-dimensional correction module 23 transforms the image data into a three-dimensional image and transforms the three-dimensional image according to the movement of the user 110. The three-dimensional correction module 23 analyzes the motion of the user 110 photographed by the photographing unit 10 with the shape recognition technology, and allows the three-dimensional image to be naturally transformed according to the motion of the user.

The sound output unit 30 outputs the voice of an employee in another space, and can output sounds as if they are actually in a different space. The sound output unit 30 controls the speaker so that it can be output in a direction in which the hologram image 46 of the talker is located.

The hologram image reproducing unit 40 simultaneously reproduces the hologram images of people in different spaces photographed by the photographing unit 10 at a plurality of places.

The hologram image reproducing unit 40 includes a plurality of hologram projectors 45 and one hologram projector 45 can reproduce one hologram image 46. [ However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and one holographic projector 45 may reproduce the holographic image 46 of all persons present in the virtual office.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when four people work together at a virtual office, one person works at home, and three people work at a company, three hologram projectors (45) The hologram image 46 is reproduced. The holographic image reproducing unit 40 receives and reproduces the moving image photographed by the photographing unit 10 in real time. In addition, the hologram-image reproducing unit 40 reproduces the same at three places and implements the same virtual office at three places.

The holographic image reproducing unit 40 is installed as much as the position where the staff is located. For example, when two of the four employees are located in the company and two are located in the respective houses, one hologram image reproducing section 40 is installed in the company, and the hologram image reproducing section 40 is installed And three holographic image reproducing units 40 are provided at respective places.

The VR data generator 50 combines the images photographed by the photographing unit 10 to generate a virtual office screen composed of digital data. The VR data generator 50 generates a virtual office screen composed of augmented reality, and the virtual office screen is generated by combining the virtual reality image and the photographed actual image.

The virtual office generated by the VR data generator 50 is composed of moving picture data stored in the server and can be checked only through the VR display, unlike the virtual office created by the hologram image.

The VR display 60 reproduces the virtual office generated by the VR data generating unit 50. The VR display 60 may be a head mount display and may be a monitor providing a virtual reality screen.

The motion control unit 70 generates an execution command according to the user's behavior. The motion control unit 70 includes a motion analysis module 71 and a command generation module 72.

The motion analysis module 71 analyzes the behavior of the user using the shape recognition technology in the image photographed by the photographing unit 10 and determines whether the user's behavior is consistent with the predetermined behavior.

The command generation module 72 generates an electronic execution command based on the signal transmitted from the operation analysis module 71 when the user's behavior matches the predetermined specific behavior. The command generation module 72 can execute a command for recognizing the QR code written in the document and transmitting the document file stored in the computer when the user performs the operation of delivering the document.

The location changing unit 80 changes the received hologram image when a signal for moving to another virtual location is input. When the user inputs a command for communication with employees in another virtual place, the location changing unit 80 changes the received hologram image 46 and stores the hologram image of the user in a different virtual location To employees who

When working in a company, it is not only possible to work in one office, but also move to another office or move to a conference room to communicate with other employees. The place change unit 80 provides the same function as moving from a company to another place although it is working at home.

The location change unit 80 includes a location identification module 81, a reception correction module 82, and a transmission correction module 83. The location identification module 81 reads a tag indicating the location of the virtual office where the user is located. The location identification module 81 can also read a tag indicating the location of the virtual office that the user has entered to move. An electronic tag that identifies a location is associated with a virtual office that represents a different location, and the location identification module 81 reads such a tag to allow the user to move to a desired virtual office.

The reception modification module 82 collects and receives a hologram moving picture of the employees located in a virtual place that the user wants to move. The reception modification module 82 grasps the employees present in the virtual office to be moved, receives the photographed hologram moving picture and reproduces the moving picture in the space where the user is located.

The originating modification module 83 transmits the user's hologram moving image to the employees located in the virtual place to move. The originating modification module 83 identifies the employees present in the virtual office to be moved and then transmits the user's hologram moving picture to the corresponding employees to notify the user of the fact that the user has moved to the virtual office and communicate with them.

As described above, the virtual office system according to the first embodiment implements the same plurality of virtual offices in different spaces using the three-dimensional hologram image.

For example, two employees work in the office, two work in their own homes, two in the office work at home, and two at home in the office. One hologram image from another home can be reproduced to provide the same environment as the office at home.

Accordingly, since the virtual office is implemented using the hologram image, it is possible to improve the efficiency of home work by providing a similar working environment.

Hereinafter, a virtual office implementation method according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for implementing a virtual office according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, the virtual office implementing method according to the first embodiment includes a step of photographing a hologram image (step S101), a step of customizing step S102, a step of reproducing a hologram image (step S103), a step of generating a VR data S104), a VR playback step S105, a motion control step S106, and a place change step S107.

The holographic image capturing step (S101) captures the employees located at a plurality of places using the hologram cameras (15). The holographic image capturing step (S101) captures the employees who are located in the same virtual office but actually exist in different spaces. The hologram cameras 15 are installed at the locations where the employees are located, and when some employees are located at the company and the rest of the employees are at home, the hologram cameras 15 are installed in the company and their homes.

The customizing step (S102) corrects the photographed hologram image in real time. The customizing step (S102) can correct the costume designated by the user by adding it to the appearance of the user. In general, you can work in a comfortable outfit at home, which can make you feel uncomfortable when you are exposed to staff at work. In addition, it is very uncomfortable for a telecommuter to work in a suit at home.

The customizing step (S102) can modify the dress of a worker who is working in a comfortable attire at home. The customizing step S102 includes a menu providing step, a garment image correcting step, and a three-dimensional correcting step. The menu providing step provides a list of items that the user can correct. The menu providing step provides a list of items that can be corrected, such as top and bottom accessories.

The garment correcting step loads the image data of the selected item and inserts it into the photographed image. The three-dimensional correction step transforms the image data into a three-dimensional image and transforms it according to the user's motion. In the three-dimensional correction step, the motion of the user photographed in the photographing part is analyzed by the shape recognition technology, and the three-dimensional image is naturally transformed according to the movement of the user.

The holographic image reproducing step (S103) simultaneously reproduces the holographic images of the people at different positions in real time in a plurality of places, and outputs the sound and the image together.

In the hologram image reproducing step (S103), an image is reproduced using a plurality of hologram projectors, and one hologram projector can reproduce one image.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when four people work together at a virtual office, one person works at home, and three people work at a company, three hologram projectors are installed in a house where one person works, Playback starts at the same time. In the holographic image playback step (S103), the moving image photographed by the photographing unit is received in real time and reproduced. In addition, the hologram image reproducing step (S103) simultaneously reproduces in three places and implements the same virtual office in three places.

The VR data generation step (S104) combines the images photographed in the hologram imaging step (S101) to generate a virtual office screen composed of digital data. In the VR data generation step (S104), a virtual office screen is generated as an augmented reality, and a virtual office screen is created by combining a virtual reality image and a photographed actual image.

The virtual office generated by the VR data generation step (S104) is composed of moving picture data stored in the server and can be confirmed only through a computer, unlike a virtual office created by a hologram image.

The VR reproduction step (S105) reproduces the virtual office generated in the VR data generation step (S104) using the VR display (60). The VR display 60 may be a head mount display.

The motion control step (S106) generates an execution command according to the user's behavior. The motion control step S106 includes a motion analysis step and an instruction generation step.

The operation analyzing step analyzes the behavior of the user photographed by the photographing unit using the shape recognition technology, and determines whether the user's behavior is consistent with the predetermined specific behavior.

The command generation step generates an electronic execution command based on the signal transmitted in the operation analysis step. The command generation step may execute a command for recognizing the QR code written in the document and transmitting the document file stored in the computer when the user performs the operation of delivering the document.

The location change step S107 changes the received hologram image when a signal for moving to another virtual location is input. In the case where the user desires to communicate with the employees in other virtual places, the changing step S107 changes the received hologram image and transmits the hologram image of the user to the employees located in other virtual places.

When working in a company, it is not only possible to work in one office, but also move to another office or move to a conference room to communicate with other employees. The location changing step (S107) provides the same function as moving from a company to another place although it is working at home.

The location change step S107 includes a place identification step, a reception correction step, and an origination correction step. The location identification step reads a tag indicating the location of the virtual office where the user is located. Also, the location identification step can read a tag indicating the location of the virtual office that the user has input to move.

The reception correction step collects and receives the hologram moving picture of the employees located in the virtual place that the user wants to move. In the reception modification step, the staffs present in the virtual office to be moved are identified, and then the hologram moving picture photographed by the staff is received and reproduced in the space where the user is located.

The origination modification step transmits the user's hologram video to the employees located in the virtual place to move. In the outgoing correction step, the staffs present in the virtual office to be moved are identified, and the user's hologram video is transmitted to the corresponding employees, thereby informing the user that the user has moved to the corresponding virtual office and communicating with each other.

Hereinafter, a virtual office system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a virtual office system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the virtual office system 102 according to the second embodiment of the present invention reproduces a 3D holographic image to implement a virtual office. In addition, the virtual office system 102 implements the same plurality of virtual offices in different spaces.

The virtual office system 102 includes a photographing unit 10, an image correction unit 20, a sound output unit 30, a hologram image reproducing unit 40, a VR data generating unit 50, a VR display 60, A control unit 70, a place changing unit 80, and a document transmitting unit 90. [

The document transferring unit 90 transfers the document entered in the transfer folder created on the computer to the server and the employee. The transfer folder may be formed in the form of a drop box of the VR office. When a user drags a document file and drops it into the drop box of the VR office, the document can be transmitted.

The document transfer unit 90 includes a document discrimination module 91 and a recipient discrimination module 92. [ The document discrimination module 91 discriminates whether or not the document inputted in the transfer folder is a settlement document. The document discrimination module 91 judges whether the recipient is a written document or a settlement document in which the recipient is not described.

The receiver identification module 92 recognizes the recipient described in the document, and when it is determined that the document is a payment document, recognizes the tag included in the payment document, determines the approval authority, and transmits the document to the approval authority.

Hereinafter, a virtual office implementation method according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for implementing a virtual office according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5, the virtual office implementing method according to the second embodiment includes a step of photographing holograms (S201), a step of customizing (S202), a step of reproducing holograms (S203), a step of generating VR data S204), a VR playback step S205, a motion control step S206, a location change step S207, and a document transmission step S208.

In the hologram image capturing step S201, hologram cameras 15 are used to photograph the employees located in a plurality of places. The hologram image capturing step S201 captures the employees who are located in the same virtual office but actually exist in different spaces. The hologram cameras 15 are installed at the locations where the employees are located, and when some employees are located at the company and the rest of the employees are at home, the hologram cameras 15 are installed in the company and their homes.

The customizing step S202 corrects the photographed hologram image in real time. The customizing step S202 may correct the costume designated by the user by adding it to the appearance of the user. In general, you can work in a comfortable outfit at home, which can make you feel uncomfortable when you are exposed to staff at work. In addition, it is very uncomfortable for a telecommuter to work in a suit at home.

The customizing step (S202) can modify the dress of a worker working in a comfortable dress at home and transmit it. The customizing step S202 includes a menu providing step, a garment image correcting step, and a three-dimensional correcting step. The menu providing step provides a list of items that the user can correct. The menu providing step provides a list of items that can be corrected, such as top and bottom accessories.

The hologram image reproduction step (S203) reproduces the hologram images of the people in different places simultaneously in real time in a plurality of places, and outputs the sound and the image together.

In the hologram image reproducing step (S203), an image is reproduced using a plurality of hologram projectors, and one hologram projector can reproduce one image.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when four people work together at a virtual office, one person works at home, and three people work at a company, three hologram projectors are installed in a house where one person works, Playback starts at the same time. In the hologram-image playback step S203, the moving image photographed by the photographing unit is received in real time and reproduced. In addition, the holographic image reproducing step (S203) implements the same virtual office at three places by simultaneously reproducing at three places.

The VR data generation step (S204) combines the images photographed in the hologram image capturing step (S201) to generate a virtual office screen composed of digital data. In the VR data generation step S204, a virtual office screen is generated as an augmented reality, and a virtual office screen is created by combining a virtual reality image and a photographed actual image.

The virtual office created by the VR data generation step (S204) is composed of moving picture data stored in the server and can be confirmed only through the computer, unlike the virtual office created by the hologram image.

The VR reproduction step (S205) reproduces the virtual office generated in the VR data generation step (S204) using the VR display (60). The VR display 60 may be a head mount display.

The motion control step (S206) generates an execution command according to the user's behavior. The motion control step S206 includes a motion analysis step and an instruction generation step.

The location change step S207 changes the received hologram image when a signal for moving to another virtual location is input. If the user desires to communicate with the employees in another virtual location, the location change step S207 modifies the received hologram image and sends the user's hologram image to the employees located in another virtual location.

When working in a company, it is not only possible to work in one office, but also move to another office or move to a conference room to communicate with other employees. The location changing step (S207) provides the same function as moving from a company to another place while working at home.

The location change step S207 includes a place identification step, a reception modification step, and an origination modification step. The location identification step reads a tag indicating the location of the virtual office where the user is located. Also, the location identification step can read a tag indicating the location of the virtual office that the user has input to move.

The document transmission step (S208) transmits the document entered in the transmission folder created on the computer to the server and the staff. The transfer folder may be formed in the form of a drop box of the VR office. When a user drags a document file and drops it into the drop box of the VR office, the document can be transmitted.

The document transmission unit includes a document discrimination step and a recipient discrimination step. The document discrimination module discriminates whether or not the document inputted in the transmission folder is a recognition document. The document discrimination module judges whether the recipient is a written document or a settlement document in which the recipient is not described.

The receiver identification module recognizes the recipient described in the document, and when it is determined that the document is a payment document, recognizes the tag included in the payment document, determines the approval authority, and transmits the document to the approval authority.

As described above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in the present specification and drawings, and although specific terms have been used, they have been used only in a general sense to easily describe the technical contents of the present invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention , And are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

101, 102: Virtual office system
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11: General shooting module
12: holographic imaging module
15: Hologram cameras
20: image correction unit
21: Menu providing module
22: costume correction module
23: Three-dimensional correction module
30: sound output unit
40: holographic image reproducing section
45: Hologram projector
50: VR data generation unit
60: VR display
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71: motion analysis module
72: Command generation module
80: Place change section
81: Place Identification Module
82: receive correction module
83: Outbound Correction Module
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91: Document discrimination module
92: Recipient discrimination module

Claims

In a virtual office implementation method,
A hologram image photographing step of photographing a plurality of employees located at a plurality of locations using hologram cameras;
A customizing step of correcting the photographed holographic image; And
A hologram image reproducing step of simultaneously reproducing images of people in different places in a plurality of places;
Wherein the virtual office is a virtual office.

The method according to claim 1,
The virtual office method further includes a VR data generation step of generating a virtual office screen composed of digital data by combining photographed images and a VR reproduction step of reproducing the virtual office screen in a VR display. Implementation method.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the customizing step comprises a menu providing step of providing a list of items that the user can correct.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the customizing step includes loading an image data of the selected item and inserting the image data into the photographed image.

5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the customizing step includes a three-dimensional correction step of transforming the image data into a three-dimensional image and transforming the three-dimensional image according to the movement of the user.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the virtual office system providing method includes a motion control step of generating an electronic execution command according to a user's behavior.

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the motion control step includes a motion sensing step of sensing a motion of a user and an instruction generating step of generating an electronic execution command based on the signal transmitted in the motion sensing step.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the virtual office system providing method includes a location changing step of changing a received hologram image.

9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the location change step includes a location identification step of reading a tag indicating a location of a virtual office where a user is located.

10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the location changing step includes a reception correction step of collecting and receiving a hologram moving picture of employees located in a virtual place to be moved.

11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the step of changing the location includes transmitting a hologram moving picture of the user to the employees located in the virtual place to move.

12. The method of claim 11,
The virtual office system providing method further comprises a document transfer step of transferring a document inputted in a transfer folder created on a computer to a server and an employee.

13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the document transferring step comprises a document discriminating step of discriminating whether or not a document inputted in the transfer folder is a recognition and approval document.

14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the document transfer step comprises a recipient identification step of recognizing a tag included in the approval document and determining a approval authority and transmitting the document to the approval authority.