JPH0477868A - Method for arranging picture information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the retrieval of an electronic file with a card and to automatically find the aimed card with the electronic file oppositely by giving common control information to the electronic file with picture information stored and to recording paper (the card) with the picture information recorded. CONSTITUTION:The picture information of an original 8 is read by an image sensor 2, the information is recorded in a card 9 by a recording head 5 through a processing circuit 3 and the information is stored in a storage device 4 as an electronic file. Then, while the former original is various size, the picture information is recorded in the card 9 of the size uniformed with executing enlarging or reducing operation. Besides, the control information of contents same as the contents recorded in the card 4 is stored in the storage device 4 and the file control of the information is executed. Thus, the retrieval of the electronic file with the card 9 is attained and the aimed card can be found automatically by the electronic file oppositely.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention stores image information such as characters and figures recorded on paper of various sizes in an electronic file together with its management information, and at the same time stores it on a unified recording paper. This relates to a method for organizing a large amount of image information by re-recording it together with management information.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional methods for organizing image information on a sheet of paper include a method of binding it into a file case for organizing documents, and a method of electronically reading and storing the information as electronic information, collectively known as an electronic file.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the method of binding documents in a file case requires a lot of effort to neatly organize documents of various sizes and deformed originals such as newspaper clippings. , searching was inconvenient compared to electronic files. In addition, electronic files are convenient for organizing documents of various sizes and deformed originals such as newspaper clippings, and have excellent searchability, but they require a device to read the files for any processing, and 2. Compared to information recorded on paper, there are two other limitations: portability, bulk display capacity, and ease of adding and deleting information.

It is inferior in terms of operability when listing manuscripts.

Therefore, for frequently used documents, it is necessary to have both the electronic file arrangement method and the original manuscript to compensate for the shortcomings of both. Also.

Once information is stored in an electronic file, it may not be possible to determine whether it is necessary just from the file name.

For this reason, even if the information is actually unnecessary, it is troublesome to delete it and it is often left as is. For this reason,
Electronic files contain a mixture of unnecessary and necessary information, increasing the amount of storage media such as floppy disks, and making it difficult to organize them. This tendency will further increase as the accumulation of information progresses, leading to an increase in the number of storage media and making searching time-consuming. In this respect, it is possible to judge whether a single paper document, etc. is necessary at a glance, and its disposal is easy. On the other hand, if you are using both the method of organizing electronic files and the method of binding documents in file cases, you will have to delete the electronic files at the same time in addition to disposing of the documents you have decided to discard, and only one paper document will be used. There are new problems, such as being more inconvenient than if you were using the system. This invention takes advantage of the characteristics of paper information and electronic files, alleviates the problems shown here as much as possible, adds new functions, and converts stored information into a form suitable for communication. Its purpose is to provide system files, that is, system files.

[Means to solve problems]

In this invention, image information obtained by converting an image on a paper into electrical signals using a reading means such as an image sensor, or image information converted into electrical signals by electronic means such as a word processor, is stored in an electronic file, and all This problem can be solved by recording image information on recording paper of a uniform size and adding common management information to the recording paper on which the image information accumulated in these electronic files and its contents are recorded.

[Effect]

The information organization method of the present invention has the advantage of organization using electronic files, and also has various problems when storing a manuscript recorded on a single sheet of paper, namely, the size of the manuscript is not uniform.

Solve the first problem where searching cannot be done mechanically,
In addition, it is possible to take advantage of the advantages of a manuscript recorded on one sheet of paper and to improve the problems that arise when both are used together.

By adding management information that is readable by humans and machines, it is possible to search for electronic files using the card, and conversely, the desired card can be automatically found using the 5 electronic files.

Moreover, with this method, it is possible to easily update, correct, delete, reproduce, recover a lost card, and copy a card using information in an electronic file.

Using the card, electronic files can be searched and operations such as updating, correction, and deletion can be easily performed. For this reason.

It has the advantage that the contents of the electronic file can be easily corrected by simply having the card read by a machine, without having to operate a complicated keyboard or the like.

In addition, it is possible to combine the contents of multiple cards into one unified card, making it easy to create organized cards, and by creating multiple cards that belong to multiple categories. Cards can be made to exist for each category, and the presence of all cards can be identified in an electronic file or the like in a unified manner, thereby eliminating information confusion.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an example of a organizing device used in the recorded information organizing method of the present invention. 100 is a sorting device, and 2 is an image sensor for reading a document.

3 is a recording information processing circuit 2, 4 is a storage device for electronic files, 5 is a recording head, 6 and 7 are rubber rollers 28 are original documents, 9 is a card, 10 is an input unit such as a keyboard, 11 is a display device, 12 and 13 are plates for manuscripts and cards, respectively, and 14
and 15 are document and card holding trays, respectively. In this information recording device, image information of a document 8 is read by an image sensor 2, the information is recorded on a card 9 by a recording head 5 via a processing circuit 3, and the information is stored in a storage device 4 as an electronic file. do. At this time, the card 9 contains one classification in addition to the information read by the image sensor 2.
The registration number, card number 1, registration number for machine recognition (this information is collectively referred to as management information), positioning information, etc. are recorded. This information is obtained using the keyboard 10 for the number of people, but one classification uses keywords for each user.
The type can be easily input using a limited number of predetermined keywords. At this time, although the two original documents have various sizes, the image information is enlarged or reduced and recorded on a card of a uniform size. Examples of various information recorded on this card will be described later. Further, the storage device 4 stores management information having the same content as that recorded on the card, and also performs file management of this information.

This classification, registration number, card number, etc. are each different.

The purpose is to clarify the production order of one machine 100 for user organization and two machines 100 for user common file management.

The process of storing these manuscripts in an electronic file and recording them on a card is called manuscript registration (100), and the flowchart is shown in Figure 2.
), Create a registration number (2) Prepare the data necessary for document registration such as create a card number 3) (4) Next, place the document in the device (5) 1st Start reading with the image sensor 6) 5 Insert a scale into the image information (7) This flow is now the step of storing it in an electronic file (
200) and a step of recording on the card (300). The flowchart of electronic file storage (200) is shown in FIG. 3. First, image data storage into an electronic file (8);
The scale is stored (9), the management information is stored (10), the management file is created (11), and the completion of storage is confirmed (12). After this, the flow returns to the flow shown in FIG. 2 again.

On the other hand, recording on the card (300) follows the flowchart shown in Figure 4. First, the recording paper for the card is installed in the device (13).
, Determine the image enlargement/reduction ratio (14), Record management information (1, 5), Start recording the image and scale 16), Create a card.

Confirm that the memorization is complete (17), after this the flow is again the second
Return to the flow of the diagram. Here, check whether there is a primary manuscript.1
．． 8) If there is, repeat the same process again, and if not, end. Here, it is possible that the step of storing the electronic file (200) and the step of recording the card (300) are started at the same time as reading the original, but the reading of the original, the storing of the electronic file, and the recording of the card can be started simultaneously. Process (200) (3
00) at the same time, and the other with a delay, or both can be delayed.

Among various management information, the registration number is the most important content, and by having this device recognize this information on the card,
Search, correct, and delete electronic files.

Operations such as re-recording and collection of card contents can be simplified. This will be explained more specifically.

How to find a card from the search results of an electronic file Search for the desired image information on the electronic file by inputting the search information on the 2G board 0 Next, 2 Keep all the related cards 9 in the device 100 Place it on the plate 14,
The image sensor 2 sequentially reads the registration number,
Match card 9 with the search results. With this operation.

The corresponding card 9 can be automatically found. Thereafter, the card 9 is rerecorded, corrected, deleted, and other processing is performed, and the same processing can be performed on the image information of the electronic file in parallel.

The process flow using this electronic file is shown in the flowchart in Figure 5. In the electronic file search (400), following the start of the flowchart, management information, keywords, etc. are input (21).
), electronic file search (22), management information extraction (
23) , Installation of the related card in the device (24) Transport of the card (25), Confirmation of the management information recording position of the image sensor (26), Reading of the management information (27), Detection of the card (28) 2. Then, use Re-recording (
29) 2. Differentiate between correction (30), deletion (31), other work (32), etc., and perform printer output processing (33), card and electronic file correction processing (34), respectively.
), card and electronic file deletion processing (35), and other operations (36). After completing this, check whether there is another search 37).

If there is, repeat the same process again; if not, end. This method allows you to search for electronic files.

There is a feature that allows you to automatically search for the desired card.

Meanwhile, search for electronic files based on card information.

It is possible to correct, delete, re-record, etc. This method is very convenient when compared to electronic file search (400), which is performed using a keyboard when the card is at hand. A flowchart showing this process is shown in Figure 6. In the search by card (500), following the start,
Installing the card in the device (41,), transporting the card (42)
), Confirmation of image sensor management information recording position (43)
, read the management information (44), search the electronic file using the management information (45), and then re-record (46), correct (47), delete (4) according to the user's selection.
8) and other work (49).

Perform printer output processing (50), card and electronic file correction processing (51), card and electronic file deletion processing (52), and other processing (53), respectively.
After this is finished, check to see if there are any other searches54) Furthermore,
If the search exists, repeat step 1, and if it does not exist, end. This method does not require inputting data using a keyboard or the like, and when there are multiple cards, by grouping them together for each process, easy and accurate processing becomes possible. This is one of the features of the present invention.

In the organizing device 100 of FIG. 1, as shown in the side view of FIG. 7, the width of the recording head 5 for recording cards is narrower than the reading width of the image sensor 2 for reading originals. However, the number of pixels in the recording width of the recording head 5 and the number of pixels in the reading width of the image sensor 2 are made to almost match. Therefore, the pixel density of the recording head 5 is higher than that of the image sensor 2.

As a result, even though the image information of the original 8 is reduced when the card 9 is produced, an image without missing a single pixel can be obtained. Furthermore, when producing a card 9 from a small original 8, the image sensor 2 reads the original at its resolution and records it using the high-density recording head 5, so that recording can be performed without deterioration of resolution. In other words, this apparatus has the feature that recording can be obtained while maintaining the resolution of the read image, regardless of whether the recorded image is enlarged or reduced.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the card 9 used in this invention.

On this card 9, a registration number 16 for machine recognition, a classification 17, management information such as a card number 18, and a scale 19 for reading the position of recorded information are recorded together with the image information of the original.
Image information is basically recorded inside the scale 19. Here, management information such as a registration number 16 for machine recognition, a classification 17, and a card number 18 are recorded along the long side of the card. One reason for this is that in order to improve the economic efficiency of the device, the pixel arrangement direction of each of the image sensor 2 and the recording head 5 is set in the direction of the short side of the card 9.
It is common to shorten the width. Therefore, when machine recognition registration number 16 uses a linear symbol such as barcode information, if this symbol is arranged along the long side of the card, multiple pixels of image sensor 2 will have the same number when it is read. A signal is generated.

Through processing such as signal averaging, a signal that is resistant to noise can be obtained.
And since the information is stored in a time series, machine recognition becomes possible with a simple circuit. In addition, in general, when storing a plurality of rectangular cards by leaning them against a box such as a card hook, it is preferred to place the cards with the long sides up and down and the short sides left and right, as this is a stable and preferred arrangement. For this reason, management information such as machine recognition registration number 16, classification 17, card number 18, etc. is written on the upper side in the long side direction.

And by making the description spread in the long side direction,
It is easy to see, the width in the long side direction can be used effectively, and management information such as horizontal machine recognition registration number 16, classification 17, card number 18, etc. can be used, so the width of the card 9 in the short side direction is reduced. can be reduced. 6 For example, the ratio of the short side to the long side of JIS He〇 size or 86 etc. is 7:1
When information on a document similar to the original card 9 is recorded on the card 9 of No. 0, an extra margin is created in the long side direction due to the recording of management information such as the registration number 16 for machine recognition. If this blank space is used for the holes 20 for the binder, cards can be made without wasting the original paper for making cards.

In addition, a portion in which holes 20 for the binder are provided can be formed.

On the other hand, if management information such as machine recognition registration number 16, classification 17, card number 18, etc. is written on the short side of the card 9, the classification etc. will be written on either the left or right side of the card, and the card will be placed in a card box etc. This makes it inconvenient to view classifications, etc. However, even in this case, assuming that machine recognition is used, there is no problem even if it is inconvenient to view the classification etc. while the card is in a box, etc. Also, as in Figure 8, the holes for the binder For example, if you do this on the left side of the short side, bind the cards with a binder, and write machine recognition registration number 16, classification 17, and card number 18 on the right side, you can easily see these management information like a book heading. becomes possible.

Furthermore, by aligning the long side direction of the card 9 with the main operating direction of the image sensor 2 without reading the card management information into the sorting device 1°O, the reading speed of card management information per unit time is improved. It becomes possible to do so. This reading speed direction is also the same for the card shown in FIG.

Further, if the R machine recognition registration number 14, classification 15, and card number 16 are written on the upper long side with the long side direction.

The following problems can be solved economically.

The sorting device shown in Figure 1 is a device that uses a thermal recording head, but if the card uses direct coloring type thermal paper, reheating may cause the white background to develop color or one character to be printed due to various chemicals. Because the color fades, there is a risk that the information will be lost under various conditions.

Card 9 shown in Figure 8 is a way to solve this problem.
Machine recognition registration number I6 and classification 1 in the long side direction, as shown in
For cards in which management information such as 7 and card number 18 are recorded, a transfer ribbon for thermal transfer is supplied to the recording head only along the long sides, and this area uses both thermal transfer recording and color-forming thermal recording. and record it. In this recording, the only image that can actually be seen is the image produced by thermal transfer. By doing this, the resolution of this image will be lower than that of color-forming thermal recording, but it will provide sufficient resolution for management information, and will not cause one image to fade or disappear, resulting in better stability. . However, in this recording, since the unrecorded areas are colored thermal paper, there is a problem that the unrecorded areas develop colors due to heating or contact with an organic solvent, making the management information indistinguishable. To prevent this, you can prevent this problem by applying chemical treatment in advance so that the edge where management information is recorded will not develop color, or apply a compound such as alcohol that can erase the color of the heat-sensitive colored area in the event that color develops. This allows you to salvage information that has become illegible due to an unexpected accident. This makes it possible to maintain both the economic efficiency of thermal paper and the reliability of management information by maintaining superior resolution compared to thermal transfer. However, if economic efficiency and reduction in resolution are ignored, the entire recording can be thermal transfer recording.

This combination of thermal recording and thermal transfer could be beneficial in the following applications: When erasing the image present on both the card and the electronic file, the electronic file is easily erased and never appears again. The card has to be discarded for some reason.

It may be unclear whether the erasure is complete or not. There is a first method to prevent this. When the card is no longer needed, the card is placed in the sorting device 100, which has a recording head newly installed near the image sensor for filling out the management information, and the management information is read first. At this time, the cards are not ejected from the image sensor section of the organizing device 100 and are placed in a standby state. Thereafter, image information of the same management information of the electronic file is searched and deletion processing is performed. At the same time, the beginning of the management information on the card is moved to the recording section of the recording head, and the entire area where the management information is written is heated and colored.
Make management information unrecognizable. Through this process, erasure of both the electronic file and the card is completed at the same time. After this, the card will be discarded.

Since the management information is in an unrecognizable state, it can be clearly seen that the card has been deleted even if the card has been forgotten to be discarded. Furthermore, as mentioned earlier, with this card, it is possible to leave the thermal transfer area and erase the other parts again, so by taking this operation and a remedy for copying the deletion of the electronic file, you can save both parties. Protective measures can be formed.

With this card, when you reduce an A4 size document to B6 size, the screen becomes smaller, so there is no problem with large characters, or there is a problem with small characters that are difficult to read unless they are enlarged in some way. . However, the organizing device shown in FIG. 7 is designed for high-density recording in order to improve its economical efficiency.

A narrow recording head is used. As a method of improving the readability while maintaining the economical efficiency of this device, a function of enlarging and recording necessary parts is effective. The most important thing in this case is that the position of the enlarged portion can be specified accurately and easily. As a method for specifying this position, if a scale 1 provided around the card 8 is used during recording, the position can be easily read, and the value can be used to instruct the machine as to the position to be enlarged. By adding information corresponding to this scale 1 to the electronic file when reading the original, the range of information to be output to the recording head becomes clear from the information on the electronic file, and the range of information that is to be output to the recording head is clarified by the information on the electronic file. You can record at the maximum magnification within the range. In this case too,
The registration number of the original manuscript is recorded in a predetermined position on the card, and the scale is enlarged according to the magnification rate so that the specified position of the original card can be specified, as well as numbers indicating the position information. Also make it the same as the 1 yuan card. This leaves clear information about the correspondence with the original card and its position. For this reason.

This has the advantage that there is no confusion in the correspondence between the enlarged and recorded card and the original card. Further, since more detailed positional information can be obtained from the enlarged card, the enlarged card is useful for making minute corrections to the recording range, and there is an advantage that all recorded cards can be used without any waste.

Up until now, the explanation has been based on the assumption that the long side of the document is recorded along with the long side of the card, but if you simply record a document with fine text or fine drawings on a card, the image will not be reduced. It may become difficult to decipher a single character or understand the details of a diagram. In such a case, it is preferable to reduce the reduction ratio. To meet this purpose, if the short side of the document is recorded along with the long side of the card, an enlarged recording will be made and the discrimination will be improved. However, in this case, it is not possible to record everything on one card, and the only way to record the short side of this original on the long side of the card is to immediately record the information read by the image sensor with the recording head. This is because the short side of the document cannot be directly converted to the long side of the card unless the entire document is read. For this reason, the information read by the image sensor is not recorded on the card, but is first stored in an electronic file and then stored.

Based on this information, data is converted from scanning information in the short side direction of the document to information in the long side direction (vertical-horizontal conversion), and then,
Record it on the card. If you do it this way.

The difficulty of the original vertical-horizontal conversion is reduced. In this case, the number of cards becomes two, or the management of the cards becomes complicated and the operability deteriorates. However, by making it possible to record on both sides of a card, and recording on both sides of a single card, two
Compared to recording each card separately,
It eliminates the problems of losing cards and doubling the amount of cards, and is also convenient to handle.

Alternatively, there is a method in which two originals are reduced further than the normal reduction ratio and both are recorded on the same side of the card. At this time, there are cases in which two pieces of image information are recorded within the scale recorded on the card, and cases in which each image is recorded as separate scales. When recording information on two images within the same scale.

The recording position when recording the first document must be accurately reproduced when recording the second document, so in this recording, the card is not ejected when the recording of the first document is completed. It either stops at that position or moves to a certain position and starts recording the second sheet. This allows the positional relationship of the scales on the electronic file to exactly match the positional relationship on the card. Here, during this operation, the original is read by the image sensor and recorded, but it is obvious that image information and the like are also stored in the electronic file.

However, this method is possible if the manuscripts are read at approximately the same time, but it cannot be used if the two dates and times are different or if another manuscript is inserted between the reading of the 21st and 2nd manuscripts. For this reason, such continuously related two
If you are unable to read a single page of the document, store the first page of the document in an electronic file, then reduce the specific information on the first page of the electronic file to half the size immediately before reading the second document.

Record it on the card and then read the second document.

And how to work adding to the remaining areas of the card.

There is a method of accumulating both in an electronic file, then processing to make both of them into one screen, and then creating a card with subsequent recordings. At this time, the scale does not surround each image information, but all the information is recorded within the scale placed around the two.

The position information written on the scale is a value tailored to each individual, and if there is a scale that can be used in common, it is recorded so that the position of the image information matches that scale. This allows you to create beautiful cards that are easy to read. An example of this is shown in Figure 10. In this example, for two image information, the horizontal axis is the position information for each image information, but the vertical axis uses a common scale to organize it for easy viewing. On the other hand, in a record where each image information has an individual scale, the positional relationship between the two may be slightly misaligned.
Furthermore, since the scale measure needs to match the value on the electronic file, it will be a reduced value.

The reason why it is possible to record image information of two or more images on one card is because this invention stores the information of the read original in an electronic file. By combining information that exists as image information into one card, it becomes possible to view documents that were separated by one section at once. Also,
Cards that have been processed to combine multiple screens stored in an electronic file into one screen are better organized.

However, finding the relevant screen from an electronic file is more difficult, and for this it is better to use cards.

However, when a plurality of related cards are grouped together using a stapler or the like, the general cards cannot be used for other purposes, resulting in poor flexibility. However, in the present invention, it is possible to leave the original card as it is and create a new card with multiple screens in one screen, which improves flexibility. In addition, if a card with a combination becomes bad or a card with a silk combination that is no longer needed, the card can be read by a machine, the electronic file can be deleted, and the card can be discarded. This has the advantage of making it easy to delete information.

Further, since a common scale can be used on two screens, there is an advantage that information on two positions can be easily read. Up to this point, we have mainly shown cases in which two originals are recorded on one card, but there are also cases in which more originals are recorded on one card, or when multiple originals are recorded on one card by using both sides of the card. By recording on a card, organization is further improved. At this time, since the card management information is recorded, it is possible to individually search the management information of the image information of each document using this information. This allows a single image of each image information to be output to the card. However, the electronic file corresponding to this card only manages the management information of all the reduced image information and the position information on the card, and does not store each image information. This is because the amount of information is extremely large, so by sharing image information with the same content, the efficiency of using electronic files can be greatly improved.

In the conventional method of binding documents in a file case and the method of using electronic files together, if you add additional information to a document after the electronic file has been created, that information will not exist in the electronic file, so the document will be re-file as an electronic file. You will have to put them into the system and organize them. In this process, it is necessary to add some additional information to the same information to make it clear that there are two pieces of information, or to search for and delete the first piece of information. This search is a time-consuming method in general document management methods.

If this is not done, it may become unclear later which of the two searched pieces of information has higher priority. On the other hand, if additional entries are made later on the card used in the present invention and then re-entered into the electronic file, the previous card can be easily searched from the management information, making it easy to delete it. 1. Even when storing both, it is possible to easily organize the same management information by assigning a child number to it. Furthermore, even if there is a child number, two cards can be managed with just one card, which is convenient for organizing without increasing the number of cards.

Also, if you use this child number, you can only use the card with the original number.
Processes such as corrections and deletions can be performed, and it is possible to prevent cards with child numbers from undergoing corrections and deletions, etc., except for electronic files with the same child number.

In this way, no matter how many cards with the same content exist, the electronic file will not be erroneously corrected or deleted by another card, improving security.

The explanation so far has been based on thermal recording, but many of the advantages explained so far can also be applied to recorded information organizing devices using other recording methods such as electrophotographic recording methods and inkjet recording methods. It is possible. FIG. 11 shows an example in which an electrophotographic recording apparatus 300 used as a copying machine is applied to this method of organizing recorded information. In this device, the information on the document 8 is directly reduced and enlarged by the optical system 2J, and
record that information and process it through the normal electrophotographic development process (
The card 9 is produced by developing and transferring the image using a method (not shown).

In this case, the management information such as classification information and registration number created around the card 9 cannot be recorded using this method. Cartridge 2
4, and record the necessary information by thermal transfer.As shown in the sorting device 400 shown in FIG. There is a method of adding necessary information using an array-shaped recording component 26 such as a light emitting diode or a cold cathode tube arranged in correspondence with a pixel on a photoreceptor.

The organizing device shown in Fig. 11 must have both a recording section for electrophotographic recording and a recording section for thermal transfer, and as a result, it is necessary to supply consumables for both. exist. On the other hand, the organizing device shown in FIG. 12 has the advantage that it can be limited to consumables exclusively for electrophotography such as recording parts for electrophotography including additional parts such as light emitting diodes and cold cathode tubes, and toner and paper. Further, the additional parts can be limited to the light shielding part 25 and the recording part 26, which has the advantage of increasing economical effects. Here, two additional parts, the light shielding part 25 and the recording component 26, are shown, but the light shielding part 25 is the recording component 2.
If 6 is used for both purposes, the number of parts can be further reduced and economical efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, with this device, it is possible to create cards by simply modifying the copier by adding additional parts.
Since its original function is not lost, it has the advantage that it can continue to be used as a copying machine. In particular, if the recording width of the photoreceptor used is set so that it can record A4 size or 34 size like a normal copying machine, there is an advantage that the function of the copying machine will not deteriorate at all. Furthermore, with conventional copying machines, management information is added to the copy image and the management information is not stored in an electronic file, but with this device, such information is stored. , the relationship with the card can be clarified. This has the advantage that related cards can be searched and the position of copy information whose position has become unclear can be clarified even with the passage of time. In addition, when using this recording method, the document is enlarged or reduced optically, so it is read with an image sensor and compared to recording with a recording head, it is easier to distinguish fine characters, and the halftone reproduction of photographic images is improved. There are characteristics that make it good.

However, even with these improvements, devices using this electrophotography still have the problem of not being able to record image information of a document in an electronic file at the same time as recording it on a card. Therefore, by using electronic files. Some of the advantages are missing with this device. To solve this problem, as shown in FIG. 13, a document 8 is read by a CCD image sensor 27 through an optical system 21, and the information is sent to a light emitting diode array or a laser scanner through an image information processing circuit 3. By exposing an electrophotographic photoreceptor to light using an optical recording component such as a liquid crystal recording head or a liquid crystal recording head.

There is a way to record it. Here, a laser scanner consisting of a laser light source 28, a rotating polygon mirror 29, and a mirror 30 is shown as an optical recording component. In this method, management information can be read and stored in the storage device 4, similar to the thermal recording organizing device shown in Figure 1 and later.
It is possible to create search information for electronic files and add scale information for position confirmation to manuscript information. This makes it possible to fully utilize the features of this recorded information organization method described above, such as re-recording and deleting cards.

By the way, it is important to make the card's management number unrecognizable in order to delete one image information, but it is also necessary to make the card's management number unrecognizable in electrophotographic systems and other recording systems. The configuration of the device 500 that makes this possible is explained in the 14th section.
This apparatus 500 shown in the figure reads a document through an optical system 21 and a CCD image sensor 27, passes through a one-image information processing circuit 3, and transmits the information to an electrophotographic photoreceptor by an optical recording component 31 such as a light emitting diode array. The function of creating a card is the same as in the previous explanation, but instead of reading the original, the card is installed and deleted.2 In this device, the image sensor 27 manages the card This configuration has a recording section 32 for filling in the information immediately after reading it.

This recording section I 32 is preferably a recording section that can record on plain paper, such as an ink sheet method or a thermal transfer method.Since the purpose of this recording section 32 is to fill in the management information, the recording width is the width of the description of the management information on the card. Approximately the same width is sufficient. For this reason,
The recording unit 32 can be a small recording part for a serial printer.

Furthermore, the narrower the distance between the image sensor 27's reading section on the original 8 and the recording section 320, the more compact the device can be. As a result, after the image sensor 27 reads the management information on the card, it stops transporting some cards, performs electronic file search and deletion procedures, and then starts transporting the cards again in the same direction. This is because management information can be filled in. At this time, if the distance between the reading section and the recording section of the image sensor is narrow, the card must be returned in the opposite direction and filled in. This causes waste of time and also causes uneconomical effects such as adding a reverse rotation function to the motor. In addition, if you want to restore the card for some reason after filling out the management information on the card, by using a special primary ink, it is possible to erase the management information from the image sensor even after the filling operation. becomes recognizable.

The inkjet type ink and the thermal transfer recording type ink used by this recording section 32 are made of a composition having a wavelength that transmits a portion of visible light and infrared light. On the other hand, ink, toner, etc. for recording management information must have light absorption characteristics in the corresponding wavelength range. As a result, in special wavelength ranges, even if management information is filled in.

Management information can be read by combining a filter that transmits that wavelength range and an image sensor that is sensitive to that wavelength range. This makes it possible to restore all information under conditions where electronic files can be salvaged, and it becomes possible to salvage information lost due to operational errors or misunderstandings.

Until now, we have not specifically mentioned electronic files, but
Examples of this include floppy disks and hard disks using magnetic recording, rewritable optical recording such as magneto-optical recording and phase change recording, write-once optical recording, and semiconductor memories.

In addition, until now, only images read by an image sensor were shown as information to be stored in electronic files, but
It is clear that screens created using word processors or electronic graphic production methods can be treated in the same way as described above by storing them in electronic files in the same format as those read by image sensors. The image information of the original to be stored is stored as is, including black and white binary information and halftone information, and the information is compressed using the Modified Read (MR) method used in facsimile communication and other encoding methods. There is a way to remember it. In particular, the modified read encoding method and the modified modified read (MMR) encoding method are internationally recognized as standard codes for facsimile communication, so when information is stored using this method, it can be directly treated as a facsimile signal. By adding communication and communication control functions, this device can be used as a facsimile device. Furthermore, if the transmitted image information and the received image information are managed by the recorded information organizing method described above, the information organization can be dramatically improved.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the recorded information organizing method of the present invention, (1) information obtained by electronically reading document information of various sizes, electronic information such as word processor information, is stored, and the document is reduced or enlarged to a unified size. The information is re-recorded on recording paper (hereinafter referred to as a card) to give it a shape that is convenient to handle, and it also provides machine-readable management information and human-readable classification. This makes it possible to search for electronic files using the card, and conversely, by combining the electronic file search with the mechanical reading of the registration number on each card, it is possible to automatically find the desired card. can be found. This makes it possible to view information in a shorter time than when outputting the contents of an electronic file using a printer. Also.

Current display technology displays less information than information recorded on paper, so even a reduced image recorded on a card will be easy to see, and it will be possible to see a lot of information at once. . Furthermore, since the cards are reused many times, there is little waste, which saves resources and is also economical.

Furthermore, it is easy to reprint and dispose of cards, and
Using the card, operations such as searching for electronic files, correcting the classification of electronic files, and deleting them can be easily performed. This has the advantage that the contents of the electronic file can be easily corrected without storing unnecessary information in the electronic file or registering incorrect information that would hinder searches, etc. There is.

In addition, with this invention, two or more manuscripts can be reduced and recorded on one side of the card or recorded on one side, so it is possible to combine the contents of multiple cards into one unified card. A well-organized card can be easily created.

At this time, 5. Since the information in the electronic file before being organized is used as is for each individual image information, and only the information necessary for silk matching is managed in the electronic file, the electronic file accompanying the creation of new image information is This can be done without significantly reducing memory usage. In addition, by using the compression method for storing information in electronic files for use in facsimile communications, the amount of memory used by electronic files can be significantly reduced compared to directly storing the contents. With the addition of additional functionality, facsimile communication is possible between electronic files. Also, output the sent or received image information to a card and give it a registration number.

By sorting things out, there is an advantage that the advantages of the present invention explained so far can be easily provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing an example of the organizing device used in the recorded information organizing method of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flowchart of the process of storing a manuscript in an electronic file and recording it on a card, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the process of storing a manuscript in an electronic file and recording it on a card. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the recording process. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the recording process on the card. Figure 5 is a flowchart of searching using electronic files, Figure 6 is a flowchart of searching using cards, and Figure 7 is a side view of the organizing device.
8, 9, and 10 are front views of cards used in the present invention, and FIGS. 11, 12, 13, and 14 are elevational views of other organizing devices. 1 is a scale, 2 is an image sensor for reading the original,
3 is a recording information processing circuit 1, 4 is a storage device for electronic files, 5 is a recording head, 6 and 7 are rubber rollers, 8 is a document, 9 is a card, 10 is an input unit such as a keyboard, 11 is a display device, 12 and 13 are plates for manuscripts and cards, respectively.
4 and 15 are holding plates for originals and cards, 16 is a machine recognition registration number 217 for classification, I8 is card number 1, 20 is a buff inder hole 21 is a direct optical system, and 22 is a photoreceptor. 23 is a recording head 23, 24 is a cartridge, 25 is a light shielding part 226 is a recording component, 27 is a CCD image sensor,
28 is a laser light source, 29 is a rotating polygon mirror, 30 is a mirror, 31
3 is an optical recording component, and 32 is a recording section. 1.00.200, 300.400.500 are organizing devices, (2) to (54) are flowchart processes, (100),
(200) , (300) , (400)
. (500) is the name of the flowchart.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Accumulating the image information converted into an electrical signal into an electronic file, and recording the contents of the image information on recording paper of a uniform size, and storing the image information in the electronic file in which the image information is accumulated and the recording paper in which the image information is recorded. , a method for organizing image information characterized by adding common management information