DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20100046029A1
• Filed: 08/17/2009
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Suzuki, Takeshi, Maeda, Kaoru, Rostanin, Oleg, Holz, Harald
• Application Number:
  US12/542,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20100046029A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2179 Interfaces allowing access to a plurality of users, e.g. connection to electronic image libraries
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32112 in a separate computer file, document page or paper sheet, e.g. a fax cover sheet H04N1/32122 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3208 of an e-mail or network address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3221 of a job number or identification, e.g. communication number
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3222 of processing required or performed, e.g. forwarding, urgent or confidential handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3229 further additional information (metadata) being comprised in the file name (including path, e.g. directory or folder names at one or more higher hierarchical levels)
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information

Abstract

A document management system includes an image input unit for reading a paper document, an image output unit for printing document image information, and a task management system for managing a task. The task managed by the task management system is identified for a document image input operation, and an input condition that is set in advance for the identified task is acquired. The image input unit reads the paper document in accordance with the acquired input condition. Document image information that is inputted by the image input unit is registered in association with the task managed by the task management system. For a document image output operation, an output condition that is set in advance for the identified task is acquired. The image output unit prints the document image information in accordance with the acquired output condition.

Claims

1. A document management system comprising:

an image input unit configured to read a paper document;

an image output unit configured to print document image information;

a task management system configured to manage a task;

a unit configured to identify the task managed by the task management system for a document image input operation;

a unit configured to acquire an input condition that is set in advance for the identified task;

a unit configured to cause the image input unit to read the paper document in accordance with the acquired input condition in the document image input operation, and configured to register document image information that is inputted by the image input unit in the document image input operation, in association with the task managed by the task management system;

a unit configured to identify the task managed by the task management system for a document image output operation;

a unit configured to acquire an output condition that is set in advance for the identified task; and

a unit configured to cause the image output unit to print the document image information in accordance with the acquired output condition.

2. The document management system according to claim 1, wherein the input condition includes a scan parameter defining a reading condition for the paper document.

3. The document management system according to claim 1, wherein the input condition includes information that limits the image input unit.

4. The document management system according to claim 1, wherein information identifying the task is recorded in the document image information inputted by the image input unit.

5. The document management system according to claim 1, wherein the output condition includes a print parameter that defines a print condition for the document image information.

6. The document management system according to claim 1, wherein the output condition includes information that limits the image output unit.

7. A method of controlling a document management system including an image input unit configured to read a paper document, an image output unit configured to print document image information, and a task management system configured to manage a task, the method comprising the steps of:

identifying the task managed by the task management system for a document image input operation;

acquiring an input condition that is set in advance for the identified task;

causing the image input unit to read the paper document in accordance with the acquired input condition;

registering document image information that is inputted by the image input unit in the document image input operation, in association with the task managed by the task management system;

identifying the task managed by the task management system for a document image output operation;

acquiring an output condition that is set in advance for the identified task; and

causing the image output device to print the document image information in accordance with the acquired output condition.

8. A computer-readable program for controlling a document management system having an image input unit configured to read a paper document, an image output unit configured to print document image information, and a task management system configured to manage a task,

wherein execution of the program by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

identifying the task managed by the task management system for a document image input operation;

acquiring an input condition that is set in advance for the identified task;

causing the image input unit to read the paper document in accordance with the acquired input condition;

registering document image information that is inputted by the image input unit in the document image input operation, in association with the task managed by the task management system;

identifying the task managed by the task management system for a document image output operation;

acquiring an output condition that is set in advance for the identified task; and

causing the image output device to print the document image information in accordance with the acquired output condition.