IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE

• US 20080304112A1
• Filed: 05/22/2008
• Published: 12/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: MATSUNO, Yoichiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,427,672 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/403
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/338 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/34 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems

Abstract

An image processing device includes a document storing unit which stores document information containing scanned images and fax transmission/reception images sent from a plurality of users. A metadata outputting unit generates a metadata of the document information stored by the document storing unit and distributes the metadata. A display format file supplying unit supplies a display conversion file linked to the metadata. A zooming process file supplying unit supplies a zooming process file linked to the metadata. A document information supplying unit reads a document information item, requested at a time of displaying, from the document storing unit and supplies the document information item.

Claims

1. An image processing device comprising:

a document storing unit configured to store document information containing scanned images and fax transmission/reception images sent from a plurality of users;

a metadata outputting unit configured to generate a metadata of the document information stored by the document storing unit and distribute the metadata;

a display format file supplying unit configured to supply a display conversion file linked to the metadata;

a zooming process file supplying unit configured to supply a zooming process file linked to the metadata; and

a document information supplying unit configured to read a document information item, requested at a time of displaying, from the document storing unit and supply the document information item.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1, further comprising an authentication unit configured to authenticate a user who performs a login procedure, and supply user information,

wherein the metadata outputting unit is configured to generate a metadata of a document information item with a viewing authority of the user in accordance with the user information and distribute the metadata, and the document information supplying unit is configured to distribute the document information item with the viewing authority of the user in accordance with the user information.

3. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the zooming process file includes:

a mapping script which associates a display element, contained in a displaying file produced from the display conversion file, with a zooming process; and

an event processing script which performs a zooming process to the display element in response to operation of a user.

4. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the document storing unit is configured to manage the document information in hierarchical levels according to components of the document information.

5. The image processing device according to claim 4, wherein the metadata outputting unit is configured to distribute the metadata according to hierarchical levels of components of the document information.

6. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the metadata includes an RSS feed which is an XML based format.

7. The image processing device according to claim 6, wherein the display conversion file is an XSL file which converts the RSS feed in an HTML format to generate an HTML file.

8. The image processing device according to claim 6, wherein the display conversion file includes a format script file and a CSS file which convert the RSS feed in an HTML format to generate an HTML file.

9. A viewing control method comprising the steps of:

storing document information containing scanned images and fax transmission/reception images sent from a plurality of users;

generating a metadata of the document information stored to distribute the metadata;

supplying a display conversion file linked to the metadata;

supplying a zooming process file linked to the metadata; and

reading a document information item, requested at a time of displaying, to supply the document information item.

10. The viewing control method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of authenticating a user who performs a login procedure, to supply user information,

wherein the generating step is configured to generate a metadata of a document information item with a viewing authority of the user in accordance with the user information and distribute the metadata, and the reading step is configured to distribute the document information item with the viewing authority of the user in accordance with the user information.

11. The viewing control method according to claim 9, wherein the zooming process file includes:

a mapping script which associates a display element, contained in a displaying file produced from the display conversion file, with a zooming process; and

an event processing script which performs a zooming process to the display element in response to operation of a user.

12. The viewing control method according to claim 9, wherein the storing step is configured to manage the document information in hierarchical levels according to components of the document information.

13. The viewing control method according to claim 12, wherein the reading step is configured to distribute the metadata according to hierarchical levels of components of the document information.

14. The viewing control method according to claim 9, wherein the metadata includes an RSS feed which is an XML based format.

15. The viewing control method according to claim 14, wherein the display conversion file is an XSL file which converts the RSS feed in an HTML format to generate an HTML file.

16. The viewing control method according to claim 14, wherein the display conversion file includes a format script file and a CSS file which convert the RSS feed in an HTML format to generate an HTML file.