DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20100115517A1
• Filed: 10/27/2009
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Tamura, Makiya
• Granted Patent: US 8,879,108 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• 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 1/00217 only involving computer data transmission protocols, e.g. SMTP, WAP or HTTP communication protocol aspects and techniques in packet data networks H04L69/00; network-specific arrangements or communication protocols supporting networked applications H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00225 details of image data generation, e.g. scan-to-email or network scanners using an image reading device as a local input to a computer H04N1/00241
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0081 Image reader H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

A method for controlling a document processing apparatus which registers input document data in a document management server includes acquiring, from the document management server, information about input items necessary for registration of the document data into the document management server, determining whether each of the input items necessary for the registration of the document data are input, based on the acquired information, and performing control to complete the registration of the document data into the document management server when it is determined that the input items are input, while to temporarily register the document data into the document management server when it is determined that at least one of the input items is not input.

Claims

1. A document processing apparatus which registers input document data in a document management server, the document processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit configured to acquire, from the document management server, information about input items necessary for registration of the document data into the document management server;

a determination unit configured to determine whether each of the input items necessary for the registration of the document data are input, based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit; and

a control unit configured to perform control to complete the registration of the document data into the document management server when the determination unit determines that the input items are input, while to temporarily register the document data into the document management server when the determination unit determines that at least one of the input items is not input.

2. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit configured to notify a user of the determination result of the determination unit.

3. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit configured to store a work flow or a job ticket,

wherein the control unit registers the document data into the document management server according to the work flow or the job ticket stored by the storage unit.

4. The document processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a reading unit configured to read an image on a document and generate document data representing the image,

wherein the control unit controls reading processing of the reading unit according to the work flow or the job ticket stored in the storage unit.

5. A document management system including a document processing apparatus configured to input document data and a document management server configured to register the document data input by the document processing apparatus, the document management system comprising:

an acquiring unit configured to acquire, from the document management server, information about input items necessary for registration of the document data into the document management server;

a determination unit configured to determine whether each of the input items necessary for the registration of the document data are input, based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit; and

a control unit configured to perform control to complete the registration of the document data into the document management server when the determination unit determines that the input items are input, while to temporarily register the document data into the document management server when the determination unit determines that at least one of the input items is not input.

6. The document management system according to claim 5, further comprising:

a job processing server which includes;

a receiving unit configured to receive the document data input by the document processing apparatus; and

a registration unit configured to register the document data received by the receiving unit into the document management server.

7. The document management system according to claim 6, wherein the document processing apparatus comprises:

a receiving unit configured to receive a job ticket;

an input unit configured to input the document data based on the job ticket received by the receiving unit; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the document data input by the input unit and the job ticket to the job processing server.

8. A method for controlling a document processing apparatus which registers input document data in a document management server, the method comprising:

acquiring, from the document management server, information about input items necessary for registration of the document data into the document management server;

determining whether each of the input items necessary for the registration of the document data are input, based on the acquired information; and

performing control to complete the registration of the document data into the document management server when it is determined that the input items are input, while to temporarily register the document data into the document management server when it is determined that at least one of the input items is not input.

9. A method for processing data in a document management system which comprises a document processing apparatus configured to input document data and a document management server configured to register the document data input by the document processing apparatus, the method comprising:

acquiring, from the document management server, information about input items necessary for registration of the document data into the document management server;

determining whether each of the input items necessary for the registration of the document data are input, based on the acquired information; and

performing control to complete the registration of the document data into the document management server when it is determined that the input items are input, while to temporarily register the document data into the document management server when it is determined that at least one of the input items is not input.