System for registration of documents

• US 5,129,016 A
• Filed: 10/29/1990
• Issued: 07/07/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Murakami, Tatsuya, Nakano, Yasuaki, Fujisawa, Hiromichi, Fujinawa, Masaaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, David K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): COUSO, YON JUNG
• Application Number:
  US07/604,374
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 382/61, 382/57, 382/48, 358/403
• US Class Current: 382/306
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00371 on a separate sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00968 by scanning marks on a sheet mark-sheet input means H04N1/00355; sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32048 Auto-dialling or Auto-calling H04N1/32053 - H04N1/32074 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3216 of a job size, e.g. a number of images, pages or copies, size of file, length of message
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3243 of type information, e.g. handwritten or text document

Abstract

This invention relates to a document image registration system which adds a code which is referred to as "connection data" and inherent to each document to each of image data and indexing data, registrates the connection data added to the image data by use of a header sheet, and automatically associates the image data with the indexing data through the connection data in order to improve efficiency of registration.

Claims

1. A system for registration of documents, comprising:

means for registering a document including;

first memory means for storing registration data of a document to be registered, said registration data includes index data for searching said document, and connection data which identifies said document as belonging to said registration data, said registration data and said connection data being inputted as code data by a keyboard,

scanner means for inputting as image data, a document image corresponding to said document and document information data including connection data which identifies said document image as belonging to said registration data stored by said first memory means,

recognition means for recognizing said document information data including connection data, and

second memory means for storing said document image and said document information data including connection data recognized by said recognition means,

wherein said document image stored in said second memory means is associated with said registration data having the same connection data stored in said first memory means by use of said connection data stored in the second memory means.

2. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 1, wherein said registration data further includes bibliographic data relating to said document.

3. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 1, wherein said connection data stored by said first memory means includes classter of said document and a document number.

4. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 1, wherein said document information data further includes format data relating to said document such as number of pages, form type and entry type.

5. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 4, wherein said document further contains data representing the end of entry of said document.

6. A system for registration of documents according to claim 5, further including means for counting a number of pages until said data representing the end of entry is detected and for comparing said counted number with said number of pages recognized by said recognition means as being indicated by said format data, when said counted number of pages is in agreement with said number of pages recognized by said recognition means as indicated by said comparison operation, said document image is stored in said second memory means, and when said counted number of pages is not in agreement with said number of pages recognized by said recognition means as indicated by said comparison operation, an alarm is displayed on a display unit.

7. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 6, wherein said document information data is inputted by a header sheet and said data representing the end of entry of said document is inputted by a trailer sheet.

8. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 7, wherein said document is a book type document.

9. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 7, wherein said document is a tab type document.

10. A method for registration of documents, comprising the steps of:

inputting by a keyboard and storing, in first memory means, registration data of a document to be registered, said registration data includes index data for searching said document, and connection data which identifies said document as belonging to said registration data, said registration data and said connection data being code data;

inputting, as image data, a document image corresponding to said document and document information data including connection data which identifies said document image as belonging to said registration data stored by said first memory means, by a scanner;

recognizing, by recognizing means, said document information data including connection data; and

storing, in second memory means, said document image and said connection data recognized by said recognizing step;

wherein said document image stored in said second memory means is associated with said registration data having the same connection data stored in said first memory means by use of said connection data stored in the second memory means.

11. A method for registration of documents, according to claim 10, wherein said registration data further includes bibliographic data relating to said document.

12. A method for registration of documents, according to claim 10, wherein said connection data stored by said first memory means includes classter of said document and a document number.

13. A method for registration of documents, according to claim 10, wherein said document information data further includes format data relating to said document such as number of pages, form type and entry type.

14. A method for registration of documents, according to claim 13, wherein said document further contains data representing the end of entry of said document.

15. A method for registration of documents according to claim 14, further includes the steps of:

counting a number of pages until said data representing the end of entry is detected; and

comparing said counted number with said number of pages recognized by said recognizing step as being indicated by said format data;

wherein when said counted number of pages is in agreement with said number of pages recognized by said recognizing step as indicated by said comparison operation, said document image is stored in said second memory means, and when said counted number of pages is not in agreement with said number of pages recognized by said recognizing step as indicated by said comparison operation, an alarm is displayed on a display unit.

16. A method for registration of documents, according to claim 15, wherein said document information data is inputted by a header sheet and said data representing the end of entry of said document is inputted by a trailer sheet.

17. A method for registration of documents, according to claim 16, wherein said document is a book type document.

18. A method for registration of documents, according to claim 16, wherein said document is a tab type document.

19. A system for registration of documents, comprising:

means for registering a document including;

first memory means for storing registration data and connection data as being associated with said registration data, said registration data including bibliographic data relating to a document to be registered and a keyword for searching said document, said registration data and said connection data being inputted as code data by a keyboard;

input means for inputting, as image data a document image corresponding to said document and document information data relating to said document, said document information data containing connection data which associates said document image with said registration data stored by said first memory means,

recognition means for storing said document image as being related to said document information data including connection data recognized by said recognition means.

20. A system for registration of document, according to claim 19, wherein said connection data stored by said first memory means includes classter of said document and a document number.

21. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 19, wherein said document information data further includes format data relating to said document such as number of pages, form type and entry type.

22. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 21, wherein said document further contains data representing the end of entry of said document.

23. A system for registration of documents according to claim 22, further including means for counting a number of pages until said data representing the end of entry is detected and for comparing said counted number with said number of pages recognized by said recognition means as being indicated by said format data, when said counted number of pages in is agreement with said number of pages recognized by said recognition means as indicated by said comparison operation, said document image is stored in said second memory means, and when said counted number of pages is not in agreement with said number of pages recognized by said recognition means as indicated by said comparison operation, an alarm is displayed on a display unit.

24. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 23, wherein said document information data is inputted by a header sheet and said data representing the end of entry of said document is inputted by a trailer sheet.

25. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 24, wherein said documents is a book type document.

26. A system for registration of documents, according to claim 24, wherein said document is a tab type document.