JP3199406B2 - Image data transfer device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image data transfer apparatus in which a facsimile and a personal computer are integrated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in the information age, interest in an image data transfer apparatus in which a facsimile and a personal computer are integrated has been increasing.

A conventional image data transfer device performs a transfer process of storing all image data read from a sheet of paper by an image sensor or the like in a memory and transmitting the stored image data to a telephone line via a modem or the like. ing.
Alternatively, transfer processing is performed in which data obtained by thinning image data in terms of resolution or the like is stored in a memory and transmitted to a telephone line via a modem or the like.

[0004]

In the conventional image data transfer apparatus, the contents of the memory storing the image data read by the image sensor are simply transferred as they are via the modem. It is difficult for a user to add new image data to a predetermined portion of the image data stored in the.

That is, data frequently included in transfer data (image data, text data, graphic data, etc.)
However, even if the data exists, such data must be added at the time of creating the transfer data by handwriting, cutting and pasting, and using the copying function of the software of the personal computer. At present, complicated processing is increasing as the number increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an image data transfer apparatus capable of processing read image data and inserting prepared file data into the image data for transmission.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image data transfer apparatus, comprising: a storage section in which file data is written in correspondence with a file name; and an image data input apparatus for reading contents recorded on a transport sheet. Section, a file name area extracting section for extracting an area where a file name with a specific control mark is located from the image data read via the image data input section, and a file name area extracted by the file name area extracting section A character recognizing unit for recognizing the file name of the file, a file retrieving unit for retrieving the storage unit by the file name recognized by the character recognizing unit, and a specific control mark for the image data read via the image data input unit. If there is no file name attached, or if the file search unit does not find the corresponding file data by searching the storage unit,
The image data input unit transmits the read contents, and if the file search unit searches the storage unit and finds the corresponding file data, the file name area extraction unit of the image data read by the image data input unit is transmitted. And a control unit for replacing the image data at the file name position specified by the above with the file data extracted by searching the storage unit by the file search unit and transmitting the data.

[0008]

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when there is frequently used data (image data, text data, graphic data, etc.), such data is created once, assigned a file name, and stored in the storage unit. Keep it. At the time of creating transfer data, a specific control mark is added to a file name having necessary data, and the file is described at a target position on the transport paper.

In this way, the transfer processing is executed by the control means performing the mixed processing of the image data read from the image data input section and the file data.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The image data transfer device of the present invention is composed of each block shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes an image data input unit for reading image data, 2 denotes an image data storage unit for storing data read from the image data input unit 1, and 3 denotes an image data input unit which is written in an arbitrary location from information obtained from the image data storage unit 2. A file name area extracting unit for recognizing a control mark, for example, a mark of “＠... ＠” and extracting an image data area corresponding to a file name represented by “.
Reference numeral 4 denotes an address data storage unit for storing an address of an image data area obtained by the file name area extraction unit 3, and reference numeral 5 denotes an address data storage unit which is described at an arbitrary location with reference to the address data storage unit 4 and the image data storage unit 2. A character recognition unit for character recognition of image data corresponding to a file name;
, A text data storage unit that stores a large number of data created by the user, and 7 a text data storage unit.
And a disk data storage unit 8 for searching for a file corresponding to the file name. A search unit 9 refers to the disk data storage unit 8 and stores bits of file data (text data, graphic data, etc.) corresponding to the file name. A bitmap conversion unit for sequentially storing the converted bitmap data in the image data storage unit 2 while referring to the address data storage unit 4 while performing the map conversion, a facsimile number input unit 10 for inputting a facsimile number, 11 Is a facsimile number storage unit that stores data input from the facsimile number input unit 10, and 12 makes a call to the telephone exchange while referring to the facsimile number storage unit 11,
The information stored in the image data storage unit 2 is transferred to the telephone line 14
13 is a communication control unit, and 13 is an image data input unit 1,
File name area extraction unit 3, character recognition unit 5, file search unit 7, bitmap conversion unit 9, facsimile number input unit
10, control the communication control unit 12, etc. to control image data reading, file name area detection, character recognition processing, file name search processing, bitmap conversion processing, facsimile number acquisition processing or communication processing, etc. It is a system control unit.

The control means according to claim 1 comprises a bitmap conversion section 9, a communication control section 12, a system control section 13 and the like as surrounded by a broken line A in FIG. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that file data in the ranges enclosed by broken lines are written in advance in the disk data storage unit 8 in correspondence with the file names “FIG. 1” and “FIG. 2”. The configuration of FIG. 1 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

When it is desired to transmit the contents shown in FIG. 5 to the other party, since the data required here is previously written in the disk data storage unit 8 as the file name "FIG. 1." Then, as shown in FIG.
When the operator sets the transport paper 15 in which only the file name to which the control code 付 加 is added, such as ＠ ”, in the sheet feeder and registers the facsimile number of the transmission destination, the system control unit 13 sends the facsimile number input unit 10 And instruct the user to register a facsimile number.

In step # 2, the instructed facsimile number input unit 10 stores the inputted facsimile number in the facsimile number storage unit 11, and then sends a processing end signal to the system control unit 13.

In step # 3, the system control unit 13 having received the processing end signal instructs the image data input unit 1 to feed the transport paper 15 by the sheet feeder and read the image data from the transport paper 15. .

In step # 4, the image data read in step # 3 is stored in the image data storage unit 2, and after the image data is stored, a signal to end the processing is sent to the system control unit 13. In step # 5, the system control unit 13 having received the processing end signal instructs the file name area extraction unit 3 to detect a data area corresponding to the file name area from the read image data. The file name area extracting unit 3 that has received the instruction performs a process of detecting an image data area corresponding to a file name written in an arbitrary place, here, “{figure.1}” while referring to the image data storage unit 2. .

In step # 6, the system control unit 13 determines whether or not the image data area corresponding to the file name is detected in # 5. The address is stored, and a signal indicating the end of the process is sent to the system control unit 13. If the image data area corresponding to the file name is not detected in # 5, #
The control is shifted to 10.

The system control unit 13 is # 7 and the character recognition unit 5
To perform character recognition of the file name. Upon receiving the instruction, the character recognition unit 5 recognizes the character of the image data portion corresponding to the file name while referring to the image data storage unit 2 and the address data storage unit 4, stores the recognition result in the text data storage unit 6, After storing the data, the image data of the detected file name is deleted from the image data storage unit 2. After the data is deleted, a processing end signal is sent to the system control unit 13.

At step # 8, the system control unit 13 instructs the file search unit 7 to search the disk data storage unit 8 for a file corresponding to the file name "FIG. 1."
Upon receiving the instruction, the file search unit 7 performs a search process with reference to the text data storage unit 6 and the disk data storage unit 8. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, a file name “FIG. 1” exists in the disk data storage unit 8. After this search, a signal indicating the end of the process is sent to the system control unit 13.

At step # 9, the system control unit 13 instructs the bitmap conversion unit 9 to sequentially convert the data of the searched file into image data. Upon receiving the instruction, the bitmap conversion unit 9 performs the image data conversion processing of the search file data with reference to the disk data storage unit 8, and refers to the address data storage unit 4 and performs a predetermined process of the image data storage unit 2. The converted data is mixed in place sequentially. Further, it sends a signal of the end of the bit conversion and the mixing process to the system control unit 13.

The system control unit 13 is # 10, and the communication control unit
Instruct 12 to transfer image data. The communication control unit 12 that has received the instruction performs dialing while referring to the facsimile number storage unit 11 and makes a call to the telephone exchange.

In step # 11, the system control unit 13 determines whether or not the telephone line is in a call state. As a result, if the call state is a call state, the process proceeds to step # 12. The processing shifts to 10. That is, a call is repeatedly made to the telephone exchange until a call is made.

In step # 12, the communication control unit 12 transfers the image data to the telephone line while referring to the image data storage unit 2. Further, after the image data is transferred, a signal indicating the end of the process is sent to the system control unit 13.

In step # 13, the system control section 13 determines whether or not the unprocessed transport paper 15 is present on the sheet feeder. If the transport paper 15 is present, the above-described processes # 3 to # 10 are repeated. In this case, the communication control unit 12 is instructed to close the line.

Here, the communication control unit instructed in step # 14
12 closes the line and sends a signal to the system control unit 13 to end the processing. In this way, the operator sets “{figure.1}”
By simply setting and dialing a sheet of paper 15 on which only the file name to which the control code 付 加 is added as shown in FIG. 4 is received, the other party can obtain a reception output as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the transport paper 15 in which the file name "{figure.2}" with the control code added to the image data is loaded on the sheet feeder at # 1, In the same procedure, a reception output in which the file data read from the disk data storage unit 8 is inserted is obtained on the other side as shown in FIG. The content that does not fit on one page on the receiving side due to the insertion of the file data is output as the next page.

In each of the above embodiments, the file data is inserted into the center of the sheet as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7. However, the insertion position can be set to the left or right alignment of the sheet.

In the above embodiment, the condition for transmitting the content read by the image data input unit 1 as it is is that the image data read via the image data input unit 1 does not have a file name with a specific control mark. However, the system control unit 13 may be configured to transmit the content read by the image data input unit 1 as it is when the corresponding file data is not found even when the file search unit searches the storage unit. it can. Alternatively, the image data input unit 1
Logical sum of a first state in which the image data read via the PC does not have a file name with a specific control mark and a second state in which the file data is not found even when the file search unit searches the storage unit And the system control unit 13 can be configured to transmit the content read by the image data input unit 1 as it is in any case.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, a storage unit in which file data is written corresponding to a file name,
An image data input unit for reading the content recorded on the transport paper; a file name area extraction unit for extracting an area where a file name with a specific control mark is located from the image data read via the image data input unit A character recognizing unit for recognizing the file name of the file name area extracted by the file name area extracting unit, a file retrieving unit for retrieving the storage unit by the file name recognized by the character recognizing unit, and an image data input unit If there is no file name with a specific control mark in the image data read via the, or if the file search unit does not find the corresponding file data by searching the storage unit, the image data input unit reads When the file search unit searches the storage unit and finds the corresponding file data, the image data input unit reads it. Control means for transmitting the image data of the file name position specified by the file name area extraction unit of the obtained image data by replacing the image data with the extracted file data by searching the storage unit. If there is frequently used data (image data, text data, graphic data, etc.), create the data once, assign it to a file name, and store it in the storage unit. By simply adding a specific control mark to the file name with the name and describing it at the target position on the transport paper, the data specified by the file name is automatically inserted into the position of the file name with the control mark and transmitted Is done.

Therefore, even if there are data (image data, text data, graphic data, etc.) frequently used when creating the transfer data, once these data are created and stored once, the data is transferred thereafter. Efficient transfer processing can be performed only by writing a file name having necessary data at an arbitrary place at the time of data creation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an image data transfer device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of storage contents of a disk data storage unit of the device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the apparatus.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of a transport sheet hung on the apparatus.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an output received by the other party when the conveyance sheet shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of another recording content of the transport paper hung on the same device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an output received by the other party when the conveyance sheet shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image data input part 2 Image data storage part 3 File name area extraction part 4 Address data storage part 5 Character recognition part 6 Text data storage part 7 File search part 8 Disk data storage part 9 Bit map conversion part 10 Facsimile number input part 11 Facsimile number storage unit 12 Communication control unit 13 System control unit 14 Telephone line 15 Transport paper A Control means 手段 Control code

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage unit in which file data is written in correspondence with a file name, an image data input unit for reading contents recorded on a transport sheet, and image data read via the image data input unit. A file name area extraction unit for extracting an area where a file name with a control mark of is located, a character recognition unit for character recognizing the file name of the file name area extracted by the file name area extraction unit, and a character recognition unit A file search unit for searching the storage unit with the recognized file name, and a case where there is no file name with a specific control mark in the image data read via the image data input unit, or the file search unit If the corresponding file data is not found even after searching, the image data input unit sends the read contents, and the file search unit searches the storage unit When the corresponding file data is found, the file search unit searches the storage unit for the image data at the file name position specified by the file name area extraction unit among the image data read by the image data input unit. An image data transfer device provided with control means for replacing and transmitting the extracted file data.