JPH03291759A - Image forming storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily execute the registration and retrieval of an image by collecting document information onto a copy sheet, preparing index information and adding retrieval information to the copy sheet together with revision information showing whether the index information is revised or not. CONSTITUTION:The document information of a first page is read by a scanner 41 and stored into a page memory 30, and the image data is stored through an optical disk device 51 to an optical disk after being compressed by a CODEC 21. Simultaneously, file numbers are allocated for the unit of a document in the order of registration to the optical disk under control from a basic system part 1. The image data stored in the memory 30 is printed out by a printer 43 after adding an image data, which is composed of bar codes and numeric strings, memory date and revision number to be set by a CPU 10 as the retrieval information composed of the file number or the like. Then document information after the second page is similarly processed and the image data, however, is reduced to 1/4 and stored in the memory 30. Then, the data is printed out to the back of the index, which cover is already recorded, by the printer 43.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) This invention provides an image forming storage device such as a new copying device that can store image information such as document information and can perform efficient document filing. Regarding.

(Prior Art) In recent years, the amount of documents (images) to be processed in offices and the like is enormous, and there is a shortage of document space. Therefore, filing systems such as document filing devices using optical disks and the like have been developed. Such filing systems use high-definition display devices to enable advanced document editing and advanced search/registration based on a fixed filing system, but the cost of the filing system is extremely high. . Furthermore, since they are generally multifunctional and have complicated operability, it takes time to register and search documents.

Therefore, the above-mentioned apparatus has drawbacks in that it cannot simply and easily register and search for images, and is expensive.

(Invention or problem to be solved) This invention eliminates the disadvantages of not being able to register and search images simply and easily as described in ``1'' and that it is expensive. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming storage device capable of simply and easily registering and searching images at a low price.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) An image forming storage device of the present invention includes a reading means for reading a plurality of document information, and a memory for storing the plurality of document information read by the reading means in a storage medium. means, processing means for creating abstract information of the document information read by the reading means and stored in the storage medium by collectively outputting the plurality of document information read by the reading means on one unit of copy paper; and a control means for adding search information for searching the document information to the copy sheet, the control means having revision information indicating whether or not the abstract information created by the processing means has been revised. It consists of

(Operation) This invention reads a plurality of document information with a reading means, stores the read plural document information in a storage medium with a storage means, and stores the plurality of document information read by the reading means in one unit. By outputting them all on copy paper, abstract information of the document information read by the reading means and stored in the storage medium is created by the processing means, and this abstract information is applied to the abstract information created by the processing means. Search information for searching the document information, which has revision information indicating whether or not a revision has occurred, is added to the copy sheet.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a copying apparatus as an image forming storage device of the present invention. The above copying apparatus includes a basic system section 1, an image processing section 2, a memory section 3, and an input/output section 4.
, an image storage section 5, a system bus 6, and an image bus 7.

The basic system unit 1 includes a CPU 10 that performs various controls;
A keyboard 11 for data input, a display panel 12 for displaying various statuses, a program for controlling the entire system, character patterns such as alphanumeric characters newly set on the abstract, and a bar code as search information on the abstract. A basic system interface 14 interfaces with a main memory 13 in which barcode patterns and the like used when printing are stored, a magnetic disk device 15 which is a storage device for various information, and a floppy disk device 16.
, and an external input/output interface 17 that enables connection with external equipment.

The image processing unit 2 includes an image processing module 20 that performs various types of image processing, and a C0DE that performs compression/expansion of image data.
It is composed of C21.

The memory section 3 includes a page memory 30 having a recording capacity for several A3 pages, and a buffer memory 31 as a temporary recording location for image data.

The input/output unit 4 includes a scanner 4 as a document reading unit that optically reads document information and converts it into a time-series electric signal.
1, a printer 43 as an image output unit that prints out image data, and a scanner interface 40 and a printer interface 42 that connect these to the system.

The image storage section 5 includes an optical disk device 51 that stores various data on an optical disk 233, and an optical disk interface 50 that enables connection with the system.

The system bus 6 is a control bus for the entire system, and controls the basic system section 1, image processing section 2, memory section 3, input/output section 4, and image storage section 5. Also, image bus 7
is a bus dedicated to image data, and enables high-speed transfer of image data among the image processing section 2, memory section 3, input/output section 4, and image storage section 5.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the scanner 41, printer 43, and optical disk device 5 of the copying machine.

The scanner 41 includes an automatic reversing document feeder (return auto document feeder, RADF) 20
6, a carriage I221, a carriage I222, an imaging lens 227, and a CCD sensor 228.
It consists of 9.

In FIG. 2, the original is placed face down on the original glass 220, and the original is placed with the front left side of the original glass 220 in the width direction as the center reference. The original is transferred to the original glass 21 by the transport belt 212 of the transport unit section 218 of the automatic reversing document feeder (RADP) 20G.
0 is pressed down. The document is illuminated by a fluorescent lamp 223, and the reflected light is reflected by a mirror 244, 225, 22.
6. The light is condensed via an imaging lens 227 onto the surface of a CCD sensor 8 having a plurality of light receiving elements arranged in a row.

The first carriage 224 and the mirror 22 are equipped with the mirror 244, a light amount sensor that detects the amount of light from a fluorescent lamp (not shown), and a heat-retaining heater that keeps the temperature of the fluorescent lamp 223 constant.
The first carriage 224 and the second carriage 222 are adapted to move at a relative speed of 2:], and the second carriage 222 with 5.22B is adapted to move at a relative speed of 2:]. It moves from left to right in synchronization with the timing signal and performs sub-scanning. The sub-scanning speed is configured such that the excitation method of the two-phase pulse motor is switched between 1/2-phase excitation and microstep drive depending on the reading magnification. A pulse motor driver (not shown) is configured so that a current waveform that cancels the natural vibration of the drive system is input to the pulse motor, especially in a low speed range.

As described above, the image of the original placed on the original glass 220 is read line by line sequentially, and an 8-bit digital signal indicating the density of the image is output to the scanner interface 40.

When reading a double-sided document using the automatic reversing document feeder (1?ADP) 206, when the document detection switch 217 detects that the document is placed on the document feeding tray 207, the R
Set to ADP mode. The original is taken out from the top by a pickup roller 208, and separated one by one by a paper supply roller 209 that reverses each other and a separation roller.
transported. The conveyed original is placed on aligning roller 21
After its posture is corrected in step 1, it is sent to the transport unit section 21.8.

Further, the document is conveyed by the conveyor belt 212 until it abuts against the document stopper 213, that is, to the reading reference position. Here, after the reading operation is performed as described above, the conveyor belt 212 rotates in the opposite direction, so that the document is reversely conveyed to the reversing cage 216 of the paper feeding unit 2GB. At this time, the reversing gate 216 is rotated to a position where the original is conveyed to the reversing rollers 219a, and the original is transported to the reversing rollers 219a and 219b.

219C, reversing guides 219d, 219e,
Pass through 2J9f' and turn around to aligning roller 21.9
reach g.

Here, after correcting its posture, the original is sent to the transport unit section 218 by the aligning roller 219g, and is transported to the reading reference position by the transport belt 212. When the back side reading operation is completed, the document is conveyed by the conveyor belt 212 until it reaches the paper ejection roller 214a, is ejected by the paper ejection rollers 214a and 214b, and is stacked on the document ejection tray 215. By repeating the operations described above, double-sided documents can be read continuously.

The optical disk device 51 also includes an optical disk 233, an optical disk drive motor 234, a reading head (not shown),
It is composed of an optical disk drive control section 235.

When storing image data, the image data read by the scanner 41 is temporarily stored in the page memory 80, compressed by the C0DEC2 of the image processing unit 2 via the image bus 7, and then transferred to the optical disk via the optical disk interface 50. It is output to the device 51. The compressed image data is recorded as bit information by a head (not shown) controlled by an optical disk drive control section 235 on an optical disk 233 whose rotation is controlled by an optical disk drive motor 234.

When reading an image, the head reads out the information recorded at a specific position on the optical disk 233 based on the control information (search information identified from the abstract) from the basic system section 1, and sends the information to the image processing section via the image bus 7. 2 CODEC2
1 and then temporarily stored in the page memory 30. The image data recorded in the page memory 30 is subjected to predetermined processing by the image processing module 20 and output to the printer 43 via the image bus 7 and the printer interface 42.

Further, the printer 43 includes an image forming section 239 that combines a laser optical system 240 and an electrophotographic method capable of forming images on both sides of transfer paper.

That is, the image data sent from the page memory 30 via the image lot 7 and the printer interface 42 is synchronized by an image data processing circuit (not shown), and is energized by a semiconductor laser oscillator (not shown). light 24
Outputs 5.

The output laser beam 245 is shaped by a beam shaping optical system (not shown) consisting of, for example, a cylindrical lens, and then driven by a high-speed rotating motor 2]4- that utilizes an air bearing.
It is deflected by a polyhedral rotating mirror 2411 that is rotationally driven. The deflected laser light 245 passes through the fθ lens 24
2, is reflected by the mirror 243 and the mirror 244, and is scanned to form a spot image with the necessary resolution on the exposure position 246A on the photoreceptor drum 246 via the protective glass 244-1. A latent image is formed on the photoreceptor drum 246 by this. This deflected laser 1 light 245 is synchronized by detecting the laser light with a beam detector (not shown) consisting of a photodiode.

Around the photoreceptor drum 246, the photoreceptor drum 24
A charger 247 that charges six sides, a developer 248,
Transfer roller 249, cleaner 250, static elimination lamp 251
is installed.

This photoreceptor drum 246 is rotationally driven by a drive motor (not shown) at an outer circumferential speed of VO, and the drum surface is charged by a charger 247 provided opposite to the photoreceptor drum surface having a grid electrode. . The laser beam 245 is spot-imaged at the exposure position 246A of the charged photoreceptor drum 246, and a latent image is formed on the photoreceptor drum 246 until it reaches the development position 246B.
At this position, the latent image on the photosensitive drum 246 is formed into a toner image by the developing device 248 . The photoreceptor drum 246 on which the toner image has been formed continues to rotate at VO, and at a transfer position 246C, the toner image is transferred by a transfer roller 2249 onto a transfer paper P that is timed and supplied by a paper feeding system. Unnecessary toner adhering to the transfer roller 249 is cleaned by a transfer roller cleaner 249-1.

The paper feeding system includes a means for selectively feeding transfer paper P as an image forming medium from three locations: two cassettes 25], A and 251B, and a large capacity feeder 252, and a paper feeding means for the pressure points. Separately from this, it consists of a reversing paper feeding unit that inverts the transfer paper P on which an image has been formed on the first side (front side) and then refeeds the paper to form an image on the second side (back side) of this transfer paper P. .

The above two cassettes 25LA, 251B and the transfer paper P in the large capacity feeder 252 are selectively moved, for example, to the pickup roller 253A (or 253B, or 2
53C), the paper feeding is started by the paper feeding roller 254A.
(or 254B, or 254G), separation roller 2
54-IA (or 254-1.8. or 254-
IC), the transfer paper P is separated and fed one by one, reaches the registration rollers 255, and is fed to the transfer section at a predetermined timing.

The elevator 252-1 of the large-capacity feeder 252 moves up and down according to the number of sheets so that the position of the sheets at the sheet feeding section is at a substantially constant height.

Further, on the downstream side of the second transfer roller 249, there is a paper transport mechanism 256, a fixing device 257, and a path switching guide 260 for switching whether to eject the image-formed transfer paper P to the outside of the machine or to guide it to the reversing paper feed section. , and a paper discharge roller 258 are provided.

The path switching guide 260 changes the path of the transfer paper P sent from the fixing device 257 in the direction of AASBB as shown. For example, when the path switching guide 260 is in the illustrated state, the transfer paper P advances to the path AA, passes through the paper ejection roller 258, and is ejected to the paper ejection tray 259.

Furthermore, an example in which images are formed on the first side (front side) and the second side (back side) of the transfer paper P will be described in detail.

In other words, after the image forming process described above, the transfer roller 24
The transfer paper P on which an image on the first side (front surface) of the transfer paper P, for example, a toner image corresponding to the cover data of an abstract, has been transferred by 9 is sent to the fixing device 257 by the paper transport mechanism 256, and the toner image is transferred to the transfer paper P by the paper conveyance mechanism 256. is fixed on the transfer paper P. The route switching guide 260 rotates counterclockwise (the state shown by the dotted line).
, -4 The transfer paper P that has left the fixing device is conveyed to path BB.

Furthermore, the transfer paper P is moved by reversing rollers 261A and 2B1.8.
and is sent to the reversing grip roller 262. After the rear end of the transfer paper P passes between the reversing rollers 2B+A and 261B, the grip roller 262 stops rotating, rotates in the forward and backward direction while holding the transfer paper P, and then returns to the state shown by the dotted line. ), and the transfer paper P is transferred to the reversing rollers 261A, 2
610, passes through the conveyance roller 263, reaches the registration roller 255, and is transferred to the transfer position 2 at a predetermined timing.
Sent to 46C.

At this time, a toner image corresponding to the image data on the second side (back side) of the transfer paper P, for example, the back side data of the above-mentioned abstract, is formed on the second side (back side) of the transfer paper P, and the transfer paper P is The toner image on the second side (back side) of the transfer paper P is sent to the fixing device 257 by the transport mechanism 25G, and the toner image on the second side (back side) of the transfer paper P is fixed on the transfer paper P. The path switching guide 260 rotates clockwise (the state shown in the figure), and the transfer paper P advances to the path AA, and is ejected onto the ejection tray 259 by the ejection roller 258 .

FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are explanatory diagrams of an abstract outputted from the printer 43 onto transfer paper P when a registration operation is performed in the file mode in this apparatus.

FIG. 3(a) is an explanatory diagram of the contents of the cover page 800 of the abstract. The data of the first page of one registered document is printed in the cover document printing area 801.

In addition, barcode T3C old representing search information such as volume number and file number necessary for later document searching, number string 803 that digitized the above barcode BC old, date information 804, revision number 805, and the above barcode BC old and Barcode BCD2 with the same content as number string 803, number string 80
6 is printed respectively. In addition, the above barcode BCD
2. Number string 806 is the above barcode BCDI, number string 8
03 is printed in the opposite direction.

In addition, the barcodes BCDI and BOD5 are located at approximately symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the abstract. Barcode BCD by reading one place
1 or BOD5 can be read. Furthermore, since the range for reading the barcode BCD1 or BOD5 is determined in advance, recognition is always limited.

FIG. 3(b) is an explanatory diagram of the content printed on the back side 807 of the abstract. The pages of the document other than the first page are divided into multiple pages within the back document printing area 808.
Printed in reduced form, each page has page number 80
9 to 810 are printed respectively. In addition, barcode BCDI representing search information such as volume number and file number necessary for later document search, number string 803 that digitizes the above barcode BCDI, Japanese and Japanese information 804, and revision number 8.
05, the same barcode BCD2 and numeric string 806 as the above barcode BCDI and numeric string 803 are printed.

The above search information includes a volume number assigned to each optical disk 233, a file number indicating the number of the document information in each optical disk 233, and a storage date when the document information was stored. , a verification ID code number used by a user such as an individual or an organization, and a modular check character 7 lid, which is a number to check whether the barcode has been read correctly.

The above volume number is among the many optical discs 233.
This indicates which optical disk 233 stores this document, and is a several-digit number automatically generated by the basic system unit 1 when a new optical disk 233 with unregistered document information is inserted into the optical disk device 51. (3 digits) consecutive number. The above file number is the specified optical disc 2
This is to identify which document information corresponds to the many document information stored in the optical disc 23.
This is a several-digit (4-digit) number assigned to each document according to the order in which it is registered. Memory date and ID code number (
5 digits for both) is provided to solve the inconvenience that when there are multiple aircraft, the above 7 digit numbers always result in documents with the same number. Even if documents with numbers are passed through multiple devices, the iJ function that occurs almost completely disappears.

The above date information 804 is added to the rear of the barcode BC, and is displayed as J to notify the user of the document's storage date (=1).The above-mentioned revision The number 805 is for informing the user of information on whether the document is new or old.These numbers are used to let the user easily distinguish between documents, and at the same time inform the user of the information on whether the document is new or old. The file date has a very important meaning for a document, and information that is too old may lose its value, or the date itself may have meaning.Since it is important for various reasons, it is important to check the date before filing the document. It is quite a tedious task to type, and it is often not done.This makes it difficult to organize and reduces the value of the document.This is to improve these problems.

New date information is always issued by a battery-backed time-only IC (not shown) included in CPU10 in FIG.

Figure 4 shows the barcode BCDI (BCD2
) is a specific example of image information. Here, five types of search key information are represented by 13-digit barcodes9, starting from the top (left): volume number (3 digits), file number (4 digits), storage date (4 digits), and ID code. The order is number (1 digit), then modular check character (1 digit). At the bottom of the barcode BCDI (13cD2), a number string 803 (80B) corresponding to each number is written. For example, volume number "491", file number r2345J, memory date "r9908J", I
D code number “0”, modular check character “8”
”. The 8th day of September 1989 is indicated by r9908J of the above-mentioned memory 11 size.

For October, November, and December, the month's good news is "0" for October, "1" for November, "2" for December, and "4" for the information in the tens place of the date. is added and displayed. For example, November 8, 1989 is r9]
, 48J, r910 for January 8, 1989
It can be distinguished from 8J.

Next, an example of the operation of the copying apparatus of the present invention will be described.

0 First, document registration and abstract creation will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. A plurality of sheets (N sheets) of originals are set on the scanner 41, and an optical disk 233 is set on the optical disk device 51, respectively.

At this time, CPUl0 detects the attachment of the optical disk 233, accesses the optical disk 233, and
Volume number, number of registered files, as registration status of
The unregistered space capacity and the like are displayed on the display panel 12.

On the other hand, if the optical disc 233 is a new optical disc 233 with no document information registered, initialization processing is performed. In the initialization process, the optical disk 23 is
3, issues a volume number, and registers it in the search information area of the optical disc 233. Note that at this time, ID code numbers other than the volume number are also registered using the keyboard IJ.

Then, when confirming that the document can be registered through the message on the display panel 12, press the reading start button (not shown) on the keyboard 11 to read the document information of the first page on the scanner 41. The image is converted into an electrical signal, subjected to various image processing such as filtering processing and gradation processing, and then temporarily stored in the page memory 30 (herein referred to as page A) via the image bus 7. Subsequently, the stored image data is stored on the optical disc 233 through the optical disc device 51 after being compressed in data amount by -DEC2]. At the same time, under the control of the basic system section 1, a four-digit file number is assigned to each document according to the order in which the document information is registered on the optical disk 233. The file number issued here is registered in the search information area of the optical disk 233 as search information within the optical disk 233.

On the other hand, the image data stored in the page memory 30 includes
Image data of a barcode and number string as search information consisting of the volume number, file number, etc., and the storage date and revision number set by the CPU10.
0" is added. The document information of the first page to which this barcode and number string image data are added is stored on the image bus 7.
When the data is printed out as a cover of the abstract by the printer 43 via the printer 2 interface 42, the amount of data is compressed by the CODEC 2+, and then stored in the abstract storage area of the optical disk 233 via the optical disk device 51.

Next, the document information of the second page is scanned by the scanner 41 in the same way as for the second page.
is converted into an electrical signal and temporarily stored in the page memory 30 via the image bus 7. Further, the stored image data is compressed by the CODEC 21 and then passed through the optical disc device 51 to the optical disc.
It is accumulated in 33. On the other hand, the image data stored in the page memory 30 is subjected to a reduction process of 1/4 (area ratio: 1/1.6). Although various processing methods are possible, here the image data is compressed by simple thinning processing. 1
The image data compressed to /16 is temporarily stored in a specific page memory 30 (herein referred to as page 8) allocated for the back side of the abstract.

The above processing is performed up to the final page (page N). Furthermore, as on the first page, add search information using a barcode and number string, storage date, and revision number ``○'' as key information at the time of search.

2. The document information on the back of the abstract with search information added is
The printer 43 via the image bus 7 and the printer interface 42 prints out the abstract on the back side of the abstract on which the front side has already been recorded. After the amount of data is compressed by the CODEC 24, the abstract is recorded on the optical disk 233 through the optical disk device 5I. Accumulated in storage area. Images of the image information of this abstract are shown in FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b). FIG. 3(a) shows an example of the front side, and FIG. 3(b) shows an example of the back side. As shown in the figure, 18
For documents of more than one page, the last page is recorded in the reduced page area at the bottom right.

As described above, the original information is stored on the optical disc as image data.
One sheet of abstract is obtained, in which the front side is the document information of the first page and the back side is a reduced document that is registered in 33 and records the document information of the first page.

Next, document search and copying will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, scan the abstract into the scanner 41.
and set the optical disk 233 in the optical disk 4 and the optical disk device 5 respectively. At this time, the CPU
The IO is performed using the optical disk 233 under the same control as when registering the document.
is detected, the optical disc 233 is accessed, and the volume number, number of registered files, file number, unregistered space capacity, etc. as the registration status of the optical disc 233 are displayed on the display panel j2.

This makes it possible to confirm to some extent whether the document information corresponding to the abstract is registered on the optical disc 233. Also, at this time, various search modes such as copy pages can be set using the keyboard 11.

Then, document search is performed by the display on the display panel 12.
After confirming that copying is possible, press the copy button (not shown) on the keyboard 11 to send the barcode BCDi (BOD5) recorded in the abstract to the scanner 4.
1, CPU 1.0 reads that barcode BCDI (
Search information is detected from BOD5). This detected search information is compared with the search information on the optical disc 233. That is, first, the volume number registered in the search information area of the optical disc 233 is checked to see if it matches the volume number obtained from the abstract. If they match, then the file number obtained from the abstract is matched. It is checked whether the item is registered in the search information area of the optical disc 233, that is, a search is performed.

As a result, if there is a matching file number, image data is read page by page from the image data area corresponding to the file number. The image data read from the optical disk device 51 is temporarily stored in the page memory 30 via the image bus 7 after being decompressed by the CODEC 2.

The image data stored in the page memory 30 is transferred to the printer 4 via the image bus 7 and the printer interface 42.
3, each page is printed out.

Print out all the way to the last page.

On the other hand, if the volume number of the optical disc 233 installed is different from the volume number obtained from the abstract,
The document search is stopped and a message such as "Volume number is incorrect" is displayed on the display panel 12. If the volume numbers match but other contents such as 6 file numbers do not match, a message such as "No matching document" is displayed on the display panel 12 and the document search is stopped.

As described above, the original manuscript information can be easily and immediately obtained from the paper on which the abstract information is recorded.

Further, the revision process when a predetermined page in the document information stored on the optical disk 233 is changed will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the abstract is set in the scanner 41 and the optical disc 233 is set in the optical disc device 51.

At this time, the CPU 10 detects the attachment of the optical disc 233 using the same control as when registering the document, and loads the optical disc 233.
3, and display the volume number, number of registered files, file number, unregistered space capacity, etc. as the registration status of the optical disk 233 on the display panel 12''.

This makes it possible to confirm to some extent whether the document information corresponding to the abstract is registered on the optical disc 233.

Next, a revision key (not shown) 7 on the keyboard 11 is used to instruct the revision mode, and the number of pages to be revised (for example, 5 pages) is input. Further, a document to be revised is set on the scanner 41. Furthermore, by pressing a reading start button (not shown) on the key photo 11, the image information of the document is converted into an electrical signal by the scanner 41,
After undergoing various image processing such as filtering processing and gradation processing, the image is temporarily stored in the page memory 30 via the image bus 7. The image data stored above is -dan C0D
After the amount of data is compressed by the IEC 2L, it is stored on the optical disc 233 via the optical disc device 51.

The image data on the back side of the corresponding abstract is read out from the optical disk device 51, and after being decompressed by the C0DEC 21, it is transferred to the page memory 3 via the image bus 7.
It is temporarily stored in an area different from the above image data of 0. In addition, the above image data is 1/4 (area ratio + 1/16
) is performed, and the page is stored in the corresponding position in the page memory 30, thereby performing the revision. At this time, the optical disk 233 corresponding to the second record abstract
The revision number of the search information area 8 within is incremented by "+1". Then, the revision number, for example "1", is stored in the revision number storage area in the peg memory 30.

The revised image data on the back side of the abstract is sent to the printer 4 via the image bus 7 and the printer interface 42.
3, the abstract is printed out on the back side of the abstract on which the front side has already been recorded, and after the amount of data is first compressed by the CODEC 21, it is stored in the abstract storage area of the optical disk 233 through the optical disk device 51.

Then, the image data of the cover of the corresponding abstract is read from the optical disk device 51, and after being decompressed by the C0DEC 21, it is stored in the page memory 30 via the image bus 7, and an image of the barcode and number string is read out from the optical disk device 51. The document information of the first page to which the data, date information, and revision number "]" have been added is printed out as the cover of the abstract by the printer 43 via the image bus 7 and the printer interface 42.

As described above, image information is converted into digital data 9 and read by a scanner, this read digital data is stored on an optical disk, abstract information of the digital data stored on this optical disk is recorded, and this abstract information is The search information indicated by the barcode for the image is added to the copy paper.

This simultaneously satisfies the advantages of the immediacy of information access of a paper file and the large storage capacity of an electronic file.In other words, it is possible to simultaneously satisfy the advantages of the immediacy of information access of a paper file and the large storage capacity of an electronic file. By replacing image information stored on an optical disk with image information stored on an optical disk, it is possible to easily register and search document image information, and to significantly reduce document space. Since this is done on paper, it is possible to avoid compromising information access speed, which is an advantage of paper files.

In addition, information indicating the number of revisions of the abstract is added (=j), which makes it easier to know whether the document information is new or old, making it easier to organize and to judge the value of the document.

Further, in the above embodiment, when an abstract is revised, the abstract before the revision is saved as is, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the abstract before the revision may be deleted. In this case, since this is done by an instruction to revise the abstract or by inputting a revision key on the keyboard, that is, by an instruction from the operator, it is possible to prevent the abstract from being erroneously deleted before being revised.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image forming storage device that can easily and easily register and search images at a low cost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a copying machine, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the internal structure of a scanner, printer, and optical disk device of the copying machine, and FIG. Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of the abstract output from the printer, Figure 4 is an example of how barcodes, number strings, storage dates, and revision numbers are written. , FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the search process, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart 1 for explaining the revision process. ■ Basic system section, 2... Image processing section, 3 Memory section, 4... Input/output section, 5... Image storage section, 6...
・System bus, 7...Image bus, 1o...CPU
, 1.1...keyboard, 12...display panel, 1
3... Main memory, 14... Basic system interface, 15... Magnetic disk device, 16...
Floppy disk device, 17... External input/output interface, 20... Image processing module, 21...
C, 0DEC, 30...Page memory, 31...Buffer memory, 40...Scanner interface, 41
... Scanner, 42 ... Printer interface, 43 ... Printer, 51 ... Optical disk interface, 51 ... Optical disk device, BCDI, BO
D5...Barcode.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A reading means for reading a plurality of document information; a storage means for storing the plurality of document information read by the reading means in a storage medium; and a storage means for storing the plurality of document information read by the reading means into one. a processing means for creating abstract information of the document information read by the reading means and stored in the storage medium by collectively outputting it on a unit copy sheet; An image forming storage device comprising: control means for adding search information for searching the document information to the copy sheet, the control means having revision information indicating whether or not the information has been revised.