200524352 玖、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係有關於一種影像掃描裝置，更特別係有關於一種 用於網路系統之影像掃描裝置包含一檔案傳送通訊協定，用以 將該影像資料直接以電子郵件寄給收件者。 【先前技術】 隨著最近的電腦系統朝向網路化的趨勢，其應用軟體及附 屬設備係被設計成可以連接於一網路，諸如區域網路(Local Area Network ; LAN)。就附屬設備而言，這些設備視所需可 以直接連接於一網路且被使用。舉例而言，一影像掃描裝置 係可直接連接於一區域網路。一般而言，就多功能之影像掃 描裝置而言，若只能單人使用，則係昂貴的。然而，若上述 多功能之影像掃描裝置係可連接於該區域網路，則上述多功 能之影像掃描裝置可藉由該區域網路系統提供辦公室多人使 用，如此提高該影像掃描裝置之使用率及方便性。毋庸贅述， 其他附屬設備亦需要藉由該區域網路系統提供辦公室多人使 用，以避免增加附屬設備之成本。 舉例而言，美國專利第6，115,739號，標題為“影像掃描 器被改裝成直接連接於主從架構型式網路（Image Scanner Adapted For Direct Connection To Client/Server Type Network)” ，編入本文以為參考，揭示一種網路系統10，如 第1圖所示，其包含一影像掃描器12、一檔案伺服器14、及 至少一電腦18。該影像掃描器12係用以讀取一影像，並連接 於一區域網路16。該影像掃描器12包括一輸入單元，用以輪 入使用者之身份確認資訊。該檔案伺服器14係藉由該區域網 路16連接於該影像掃描器12。該檔案伺服器14包括複數個 號碼薄及一記憶體。該複數個號碼薄係預先建立以個別對應 200524352 於複數個使用者。該記憶體係儲存該複數個使用者之身份確 認資訊間之對應關係及該複數個號碼薄連結於該複數個使用 者。當該影像資料係藉由該影像掃描器12傳送至該檔案伺服 器14，該檔案伺服器14儲存該影像資料於一號碼薄，該號碼 薄係連結於來自於該影像掃描器12所輸入之鑑定資訊。由於 上述網路系統10之架構，將可提供一影像掃描器應用在直接 連接於一主從架構型式網路，諸如區域網路。 然而，先前技術中之多功能影像掃描器無法藉由該影像掃 描裝置12之輸入單元，諸如鍵盤，將該影像資料直接以電子 郵件寄給收件者。 有鑑於此，便有需要提供一種用於網路系統之影像掃描裝 置，可將影像資料直接以電子郵件寄給收件者，並設定網路 系統之使用者之使用權限。 【發明内容】 本發明之一目的係提供一種用於網路系統之影像掃描裝 置，包含一檔案傳送通訊協定，用以將該影像資料直接以電 子郵件寄給收件者。 為達上述目的，本發明提供一種用於網路系統之影像掃描 裝置，其連接於一網路。該影像掃描裝置包含一影像處理機 構、一掃描處理單元、一顯示裝置、一文字輸入裝置及一使 用者清單。該影像處理機構係掃瞄一影像，以獲得一影像電 子訊號。該掃描處理單元係用以接收並處理該影像電子訊 號。該使用者清單具有複數個使用者，儲存於該掃描處理器 單元中，藉此該使用者清單中之一使用者將該影像電子訊 號，透過該網路，以電子郵件送至一收件者。該使用者可進 一步透過該輸入裝置及該顯示裝置操作該影像掃瞄裝置。 於根據本發明之影像掃描裝置中，使用者鍵入其身份確認 200524352 資料之後，可將於該影像掃瞄裝置所掃瞄之影像直接以電子 郵件傳送給一收件者。同時，該收件者可以由該電子郵件獲 得該使用者之電子郵件地址。 為了讓本發明之上述和其他目的、特徵、和優點能更明 顯，下文特舉本發明之實施例，並配合所附圖示，作詳細說明 如下： 【實施方式】 參考第2圖，其顯示根據本發明之一實施例之影像掃描裝 置之一網路系統100之結構示意。該網路系統100包含一第 一區域網路110、一第二區域網路120、及一廣域網路130(Wide200524352 发明 Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to an image scanning device, and more particularly to an image scanning device for a network system including a file transmission communication protocol for transmitting the image. The information is sent directly to the recipient by email. [Previous Technology] With the recent trend of computer systems toward networking, their application software and attached devices are designed to be connected to a network, such as a local area network (LAN). As far as accessory equipment is concerned, they can be directly connected to a network and used as required. For example, an image scanning device can be directly connected to a local area network. Generally speaking, a multifunctional image scanning device is expensive if it can only be used by a single person. However, if the multifunctional image scanning device can be connected to the local area network, the multifunctional image scanning device can be used by multiple people in the office through the local network system, thus increasing the utilization rate of the image scanning device. And convenience. Needless to say, other auxiliary equipment also needs to be used by multiple people in the office through the LAN system to avoid increasing the cost of auxiliary equipment. For example, US Patent No. 6,115,739, entitled "Image Scanner Adapted For Direct Connection To Client / Server Type Network", incorporated herein by reference A network system 10 is disclosed. As shown in FIG. 1, it includes an image scanner 12, a file server 14, and at least one computer 18. The image scanner 12 is used to read an image and is connected to a local area network 16. The image scanner 12 includes an input unit for rotating user identification information. The file server 14 is connected to the image scanner 12 through the regional network 16. The file server 14 includes a plurality of address books and a memory. The multiple address books are created in advance to correspond to 200524352 to multiple users individually. The memory system stores the correspondence between the identification information of the plurality of users and the plurality of address books linked to the plurality of users. When the image data is transmitted to the file server 14 through the image scanner 12, the file server 14 stores the image data in a directory, and the directory is linked to the input from the image scanner 12. Identification information. Due to the architecture of the above-mentioned network system 10, an image scanner can be provided for directly connecting to a master-slave architecture type network, such as a local area network. However, the multifunctional image scanner in the prior art cannot send the image data directly to the recipient by electronic mail through the input unit of the image scanning device 12, such as a keyboard. In view of this, there is a need to provide an image scanning device for a network system, which can directly send image data to the recipient by e-mail, and set the user's permission for the network system. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an image scanning device for a network system, which includes a file transmission protocol for sending the image data to a recipient directly by email. To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image scanning device for a network system, which is connected to a network. The image scanning device includes an image processing mechanism, a scanning processing unit, a display device, a text input device, and a user list. The image processing mechanism scans an image to obtain an image electronic signal. The scanning processing unit is used for receiving and processing the image electronic signal. The user list has a plurality of users and is stored in the scan processor unit, whereby one of the users in the user list sends the image electronic signal to the recipient via email through the network. . The user can further operate the image scanning device through the input device and the display device. In the image scanning device according to the present invention, after the user enters his / her identity verification 200524352 data, the image scanned by the image scanning device can be directly sent to a recipient by email. At the same time, the recipient can obtain the user's email address from the email. In order to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more obvious, the following describes the embodiments of the present invention in detail with the accompanying drawings as follows: [Embodiment] Referring to FIG. 2, which shows The structure of a network system 100 as an image scanning device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The network system 100 includes a first local area network 110, a second local area network 120, and a wide area network 130 (Wide
Area Network ; WAN)。 該第一區域網路110包括至少一路由器或伺服器114、複 數個電腦118a、118b...、一區域網路主幹116及一影像掃描 裝置140。該伺服器ι14、該電腦118及該影像掃描裝置140 藉由該第一區域網路主幹116連接在一起，且可透過該伺服 器114連接於該廣域網路130。 該第二區域網路系統120包括至少一路由器或伺服器 124、至少一電腦128、一區域網路主幹126及一印表機122。 該伺服器124、該電腦128及該印表機122藉由該區域網路主 幹126連接在一起，且玎透過該伺服器124連接於該廣域網 路 130 〇 參考第3圖，其顯示根據本發明之實施例之用於網路系 統之影像掃描裝置14〇。該影像掃描裝置140包含一影像處理 機構142、一掃描處理單元150、一輸入單元144及一顯示單 元145。該影像處理機構142係用以放大或縮小、過濾及處理 一影像成為一影像資料。換言之，該影像處理機構142係將 一待掃瞄物件之影像，轉換為一影像電子訊號。該掃描處理 200524352 單元150包括一微處理器152、一程式記憶體154、一資料記 憶體156及一通訊介面158。該程式記憶體154及資料記憶體 156係連接於該微處理器152，該微處理器152係連接於該影 像處理機播142，用以導入該影像電子訊號。該通訊介面158 係用以將該微處理器152連接於該區域網路主幹116,用以將 該影像電子訊號傳送至該伺服器114或該電腦118。該輸入單 元144,諸如一鍵盤或一觸控式螢幕，係連接於該微處理器 152，用以輸入使用者之指令。 於實際實用時，該影像掃描裝置140可藉由該第一區域網 路114為該複數個電腦118a，118b中複數個使用者，在影像 掃描裝置140内建立一使用者清單，其包括使用者身份確認 資料。每個使用者再使用該影像掃描裝置140時，必須先輸 入使用者的身份確認資料，諸如「使用者名稱(User Name)」 或「使用者字碼（User ID Code)」及「使用者密碼（User Password)」，使得以使用該影像掃描裝置140,進行掃瞄作業。 精於本技藝者將可瞭解，使用者可透過該影像掃描裝置14〇 獲得影像資料，再進一步進行不同的處理，諸如影像編輯、 以及文件辨識。這些使用者身份確認資料係可儲存於該影像 掃描裝置140，或該複數個電腦118中之一者。 該使用者身份確認資料進一步對應至使用者個人化資料 以及個人設定。使用者個人化資料包括使用者之電子郵件信 箱以及其電子郵件通訊錄，因此使用者可直接透過該影像掃 描裝置140傳送電子郵件。該使用者設定包括使用者個人之 資料庫、可使用的列表或輸出裝置以及可使用的軟體。 詳細而言，使用者於該影像掃描裝置140輸入使用者身份 確認資料後，該影像掃描裝置140之該顯示單元145會顯示 該使用者之名稱及其個人化資料。此時，若該使用者欲直接 200524352 傳送電子郵件，則可由該輸入單元144輸入收件者或由該使 用者個人化資料中選定收件者。該影像掃描裝置14〇會將該 掃瞄後之影像電子訊號，透過該區域網路主幹116、該飼服^ 114、及該廣域網路130，傳送至收件者之電腦系統。假定該 第二區域網路120之該電腦128係為收件者之電腦系統。合 該收件者開啟該電子郵件，該收件者可以看到該影像掃描i 置140所掃瞄的影像，同時亦可直接獲得寄件者，亦即該使 用者之電子郵件地址。 再者，該影像掃描裝置140之該使用者清單係可建立並儲 存於該第一區域網路110中複數台電腦118中任一台電腦中， 或建立並儲存於該影像掃描裝置14〇本身中。該使用者清單 亦可於不同的電腦中加以修改。為了便於管理，該使用者清 單亦可包括權限設定值，用以限制不同使用者的權限。 該影像掃描裝置140亦可提供網際網路傳真（Internet FAX) 之功能，提供IETF RFC之2305, 2532, 3250協定，以作為一 種用於網路系統之傳真機，亦即藉由網路系統傳真一影像。 該影像掃描裝置14〇亦可提供網際網路列印協定（Internet Printing Pr〇t〇c〇i),用以透過該廣域網路，而驅動該第二 區域網路中之一列印機122。 雖然本發明已以前述實施例揭示，然其並非用以限定本發 明，任何熟習此技藝者，在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍内， 虽可作各種之更動與修改。因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附 之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。 【圖式簡單說明】 第1圖為先前技術之一網路系統之結構示意圖。 第2圖為根據本發明之一實施例之網路系統之結構示意圖。 第3圖為根據本發明之影像掃描裝置之結構方塊示意圖。 200524352 圖號說明： 10 網路系統 12 影像掃描器 14 檔案伺服器 16 區域網路電腦 18 電腦 100 網路系統 110 第一區域網路 114 伺服器 116 區域網路主幹 118 電腦 118a 電腦 118b 電腦 120 第二區域網路 122 印表機 124 伺服器 126 區域網路主幹 128 電腦 130 廣域網路 140 影像掃描裝置 142 影像處理機構 144 輸入單元 145 顯示單元 150 掃描處理單元 152 微處理器 154 程式記憶體 156 資料記憶體 158 通訊介面Area Network; WAN). The first local area network 110 includes at least a router or server 114, a plurality of computers 118a, 118b ..., a local area network backbone 116, and an image scanning device 140. The server 14, the computer 118, and the image scanning device 140 are connected together through the first local area network backbone 116, and can be connected to the wide area network 130 through the server 114. The second local area network system 120 includes at least one router or server 124, at least one computer 128, a local area network backbone 126, and a printer 122. The server 124, the computer 128, and the printer 122 are connected together through the local area network backbone 126, and are connected to the wide area network 130 through the server 124. Referring to FIG. 3, it is shown according to the present invention The embodiment is an image scanning device 14 for a network system. The image scanning device 140 includes an image processing mechanism 142, a scanning processing unit 150, an input unit 144, and a display unit 145. The image processing mechanism 142 is used to enlarge or reduce, filter and process an image into an image data. In other words, the image processing mechanism 142 converts an image of an object to be scanned into an image electronic signal. The scan processing 200524352 unit 150 includes a microprocessor 152, a program memory 154, a data memory 156, and a communication interface 158. The program memory 154 and the data memory 156 are connected to the microprocessor 152, and the microprocessor 152 is connected to the image processor 142 for introducing the image electronic signals. The communication interface 158 is used to connect the microprocessor 152 to the local area network backbone 116, and is used to transmit the image electronic signal to the server 114 or the computer 118. The input unit 144, such as a keyboard or a touch screen, is connected to the microprocessor 152 for inputting instructions from the user. In practical applications, the image scanning device 140 may use the first local area network 114 to create a user list in the image scanning device 140 for the plurality of users in the plurality of computers 118a and 118b, including users. Identification information. When each user uses the image scanning device 140 again, the user's identity verification information must be entered first, such as "User Name" or "User ID Code" and "User Password ( User Password) "so that the image scanning device 140 is used for scanning operation. Those skilled in the art will understand that users can obtain image data through the image scanning device 14 and further perform different processing, such as image editing, and document identification. These user identification data may be stored in the image scanning device 140 or one of the plurality of computers 118. The user identification information further corresponds to the user's personal data and personal settings. The user personalization information includes the user's e-mail box and his e-mail address book, so the user can send e-mail directly through the image scanning device 140. The user settings include a personal database of users, a list or output device that can be used, and software that can be used. In detail, after the user inputs user identity confirmation data in the image scanning device 140, the display unit 145 of the image scanning device 140 displays the user's name and his personal data. At this time, if the user wants to send an email directly in 200524352, the recipient can be entered by the input unit 144 or selected from the user's personal data. The image scanning device 14 transmits the scanned image electronic signals to the recipient's computer system through the local network backbone 116, the feeding service 114, and the wide area network 130. It is assumed that the computer 128 of the second local area network 120 is the recipient's computer system. If the recipient opens the email, the recipient can see the image scanned by the image scanning device 140, and at the same time can directly obtain the sender, that is, the email address of the user. Furthermore, the user list of the image scanning device 140 may be created and stored in any one of a plurality of computers 118 in the first local area network 110, or may be created and stored in the image scanning device 14 itself. in. The user list can also be modified on different computers. For ease of management, the user list can also include permission settings to limit the permissions of different users. The image scanning device 140 can also provide the function of Internet Fax (Internet FAX), and provide IETF RFC 2305, 2532, 3250 protocols as a facsimile machine for the network system, that is, fax through the network system An image. The image scanning device 14 can also provide an Internet Printing Protocol (Internet Printing Protocol) for driving a printer 122 in the second local area network through the wide area network. Although the present invention has been disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application. [Schematic description] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network system in the prior art. FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the image scanning device according to the present invention. 200524352 Description of figure: 10 Network system 12 Image scanner 14 File server 16 LAN computer 18 Computer 100 Network system 110 First LAN 114 Server 116 LAN backbone 118 Computer 118a Computer 118b Computer 120 Second LAN 122 Printer 124 Server 126 LAN backbone 128 Computer 130 Wide Area Network 140 Image Scanning Device 142 Image Processing Unit 144 Input Unit 145 Display Unit 150 Scan Processing Unit 152 Microprocessor 154 Program Memory 156 Data Memory Body 158 communication interface