Method of and device for image processing, image forming device, and computer product

• US 20060092468A1
• Filed: 12/19/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hiroyuki Matsushima
• Original Assignee: Hiroyuki Matsushima
• Inventors: Matsushima, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,483,162 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission

Abstract

When the image processing device is a digital multifunction device, at which are provided a facsimile device application, a printer application, and the like in addition to a copier application, or when there are problems with the network environment, image data and bibliography information, which are stored in a mass storage device, are selectively transferred to an external device in accordance with the respective applications and the network environment.

Claims

1-42. -42. (canceled)

43. An image processing device comprising:

a data input unit for inputting image data,

a data storage unit for storing the input image data,

a bibliography information storing unit for storing bibliography information, said bibliography information including at least information which is automatically generated at the time when an image processing operation of the input image data is carried out, and

a data transferring unit which is capable of transferring the bibliography information to an external device connected to a network.

44. The image processing device according to claim 43, further comprising a converting unit that converts the stored bibliography information to a structured language described using tags, and the data transferring unit transfers the thus converted bibliography information.

45. The image processing device according to claim 44, further comprising an analyzing unit for analyzing the structured language, and a request receiving unit that receives a request described in the structured language from the external device.

46. The image processing device according to claim 45, wherein the bibliography information converted by the converting unit is further transferred in accordance with the result of the analysis carried out in the analyzing unit.

47. A method of image processing comprising the steps of:

inputting image data,

storing the input image data,

storing bibliography information, said bibliography information including at least information which is automatically generated at the time when an image processing operation of the input image data is carried out, and

transferring the bibliography information to an external device connected to a network.

48. The method of image processing according to claim 47, further comprising the step of converting the stored bibliography information to a structured language described using tags, wherein the transferring step transfers the thus converted bibliography information.

49. The method of image processing according to claim 48, further comprising the step of analyzing the structured language, and receiving a request described in the structured language from the external device.

50. The method of image processing according to claim 49 further comprising the step of transferring the converted bibliography information in accordance with the result of the analysis carried out in the analyzing step.