Information processing system and program

Abstract

To provide an information processing system and program capable of confirming the whole information in an original document even in the case of concealing a portion of a read image and requesting an external device for image processing.SOLUTION: An information processing device and program acquires an image generated by reading a document as a first read image, generates an image obtained by concealing a portion of information on the basis of the acquired first read image as a second read image, transmits the generated second read image to an external device for executing image processing of the generated second read image, acquires an electronic document generated by executing the image processing of the transmitted second read image from the external device, generates a composite electronic document obtained by compositing a concealed part of the first read image to be a source of the electronic document on a concealed part in the electronic document acquired from the external device, and stores the generated composite electronic document as a processing result in a storage part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing system and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes an image reading device that can more easily perform concealment processing on a desired portion of a read image obtained by reading an image of a document.

[0003] Patent document 2 describes an information concealment method that can appropriately conceal only information that should be kept secret when real-time sharing of screen information is required and when the display content of a portion of the shared screen, such as text information, changes.

[0004] Patent Document 3 describes an information processing device that can appropriately switch the execution location of workflow processing when both an on-premise environment and a cloud environment are available. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2013-150025 A [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6369034 [Patent Document 3] JP 2019-040327 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] For example, in a business system such as form processing that utilizes document scanning by a multifunction printer, when image processing such as OCR (Optical Character Reader (or Recognition)) for the scanned image obtained by scanning is requested to an external device such as an external cloud, a system has been proposed that conceals some information of the scanned image before transmitting it to prevent the leakage of confidential information.

[0007] However, if some information in the scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested, some information from the original document will be missing from the electronic document obtained by image processing, resulting in problems such as not being able to confirm all information in the original document.

[0008] An object of the present disclosure is to provide an information processing system and program that make it possible to check all information in an original document even when part of a scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested to an external device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] An information processing system of a first aspect includes a processor that acquires an image generated by scanning a document as a first scanned image, generates an image based on the acquired first scanned image with some information concealed as a second scanned image, transmits the generated second scanned image to an external device that performs image processing, acquires from the external device an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image, generates a composite electronic document by combining the concealed portion of the first scanned image that was the basis of the electronic document with the concealed portion in the electronic document acquired from the external device, and stores the generated composite electronic document in a memory unit as a processing result.

[0010] In a second aspect of the information processing system, in the information processing system of the first aspect, the processor adds specific information to the generated second read image for identifying the first read image that was the basis for the second read image, transmits the generated second read image to the external device, obtains from the external device the specific information that was added to the transmitted second read image along with an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second read image, and identifies the first read image that was the basis for the electronic document obtained from the external device based on the specific information obtained from the external device.

[0011] In a third aspect of the information processing system, in the information processing system of the first aspect, the processor adds attribute information indicating attributes of the first read image to the processing result, and assigns a folder in the memory unit to store the processing result according to the attribute information.

[0012] An information processing system of a fourth aspect is the information processing system of the third aspect, wherein the storage unit is a server connected on-premise.

[0013] In a fifth aspect of the information processing system, in the information processing system of the first aspect, the processor has a user select a concealment process from among a plurality of concealment processes having defined concealment patterns when concealing part of information from a first read image.

[0014] The information processing system of the sixth aspect is the information processing system of the fifth aspect, wherein the multiple concealment processes include at least one of a mode of concealing a specific position area in the first read image, and a mode of concealing a surrounding area of ​​a specific character string in the first read image.

[0015] An information processing system of a seventh aspect is the information processing system of the first aspect, wherein the processor changes whether or not to request image processing from the external device depending on the contents of a document.

[0016] An information processing system of an eighth aspect is the information processing system of the second aspect, wherein the specific information is a process ID when the document is read in the own system, or a hash value generated based on the first read image.

[0017] An information processing system of a ninth aspect includes a processor that acquires an image generated by scanning a document as a first scanned image, generates an image based on the acquired first scanned image by concealing some information as a second scanned image, transmits the generated second scanned image to an external device that performs image processing, acquires from the external device an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image, and associates the electronic document acquired from the external device with the first scanned image that was the basis of the electronic document and stores them in a memory unit as processing results.

[0018] The program of the tenth aspect causes a computer to execute the steps of acquiring an image generated by scanning a document as a first scanned image, generating an image based on the acquired first scanned image with some information concealed as a second scanned image, transmitting the generated second scanned image to an external device that performs image processing, acquiring from the external device an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image, generating a composite electronic document by combining the concealed portion of the first scanned image that was the basis of the electronic document with the concealed portion in the electronic document acquired from the external device, and storing the generated composite electronic document in a memory unit as a processing result.

[0019] The program of the eleventh aspect causes a computer to execute the steps of acquiring an image generated by scanning a document as a first scanned image, generating an image based on the acquired first scanned image with some information concealed as a second scanned image, transmitting the generated second scanned image to an external device that performs image processing, acquiring from the external device an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image, and associating the electronic document acquired from the external device with the first scanned image that was the basis of the electronic document and storing them in a memory unit as processing results. Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the information processing system of the first aspect, even when a part of a scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested to an external device, all information in the original document can be confirmed.

[0021] According to the information processing system of the second aspect, it is possible to use the identification information to identify the first scanned image that is the basis of the electronic document obtained from the external device.

[0022] According to the information processing system of the third aspect, the processing results can be managed for each piece of attribute information.

[0023] According to the information processing system of the fourth aspect, the processing results can be safely managed in a server separate from the system itself.

[0024] According to the information processing system of the fifth aspect, the concealment range when the second scanned image is generated can be specified simply by having the user specify a concealment process from among a plurality of concealment processes.

[0025] According to the information processing system of the sixth aspect, a specific range in the first read image can be designated as an area to be concealed.

[0026] According to the information processing system of the seventh aspect, for documents that do not require image processing, it is possible to avoid sending a request for image processing to an external device.

[0027] According to the information processing system of the eighth aspect, information generated as a result of the document reading process in the own system, or information generated based on information generated as a result of the reading process, can be used as the specific information.

[0028] According to the information processing system of the ninth aspect, even when a part of a scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested to an external device, all information in the original document can be confirmed.

[0029] According to the program of the tenth aspect, even when a part of a scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested to an external device, all information in the original document can be confirmed.

[0030] According to the program of the eleventh aspect, even when a part of a scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested to an external device, all information in the original document can be confirmed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0031] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a business system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a read image. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a read image after a concealment process; [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a read image after a concealment process; [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a read image after a concealment process; [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining generation of a composite electronic document. [Figure 9] 6 is a flowchart for explaining a process flow when reading a document in the image forming apparatus. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0032] Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the technology of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a business system according to an embodiment.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 1, the business system of this embodiment includes an image forming apparatus 10, a data management server 20, and a cloud server 30.

[0034] As an example, the business system of this embodiment is a business system that reads documents using an image forming device 10, requests a cloud server 30 to perform image processing such as OCR on the scanned image obtained by the reading, and stores and manages the processing results obtained from the cloud server 30 in a data management server 20.

[0035] The image forming apparatus 10 is a so-called multifunction device having multiple functions such as a printing function, a scanning function, a copying function, a facsimile function, etc. The image forming apparatus 10 is an example of an information processing system in the technology of the present disclosure.

[0036] The data management server 20 stores and manages data received from the image forming apparatus 10 etc. The data management server 20 is an example of a storage unit in the technology of the present disclosure.

[0037] The image forming apparatus 10 and the data management server 20 are connected via an on-premise network 45 .

[0038] Based on a request from the image forming apparatus 10, the cloud server 30 executes image processing such as OCR on the scanned image received from the image forming apparatus 10, and returns the electronic document generated as a result to the cloud server 30. The cloud server 30 is an example of an external device in the technology of the present disclosure.

[0039] The on-premise network 45 and the cloud server 30 are connected via the Internet 40 .

[0040] Next, the hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 in the data processing system of this embodiment is shown in FIG.

[0041] 2, the image forming apparatus 10 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12, a storage device 13 such as a hard disk drive, a communication interface (abbreviated as IF) 14, a user interface (abbreviated as UI) device 15 including a touch panel or a liquid crystal display and a keyboard, a scanner 16, and a print engine 17. These components are connected to each other via a control bus 18.

[0042] The communication IF 14 transmits and receives data to and from external devices via the Internet 40. The UI device 15 accepts instruction input from a user. The scanner 16 reads an original document loaded in the image forming apparatus 10 as image data. The print engine 17 prints an image on a recording medium such as printing paper through processes such as charging, exposure, development, transfer, and fixing.

[0043] The CPU 11 is a processor that executes a predetermined process based on a control program stored in the RAM 12 or the storage device 13 to control the operation of the image forming apparatus 10. In the present embodiment, the CPU 11 is described as reading and executing the control program stored in the RAM 12 or the storage device 13, but is not limited to this. The control program may be provided in a form recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. For example, the program may be provided in a form recorded on an optical disc such as a CD (Compact Disc)-ROM (Read Only Memory) and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)-ROM, or in a form recorded on a semiconductor memory such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory and a memory card. The control program may also be obtained from an external device via a communication line connected to the communication interface 14.

[0044] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 realized by executing the above control program.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 3, the image forming apparatus 10 of this embodiment includes a control unit 51, an operation input unit 52, a display unit 53, a data transmission / reception unit 54, an authentication unit 55, a memory unit 56, an image reading unit 57, and an image output unit 58.

[0046] The control unit 51 controls the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 10, and controls the reading of an original image by the image reading unit 57, and the output of print data from the image output unit 58, based on instructions input by a user.

[0047] The operation input unit 52 inputs information on various operations performed by the user. The display unit 53 is controlled by the control unit 51 and displays various information to the user. The data transmission / reception unit 54 transmits and receives data to and from external devices such as the data management server 20. The authentication unit 55 executes authentication processing for a user who wishes to use the image forming apparatus 10.

[0048] The storage unit 56 stores data such as a control program. The image reading unit 57 reads an original image from a loaded original under the control of the control unit 51. The image output unit 58 outputs an image onto a recording medium such as printing paper under the control of the control unit 51.

[0049] When the control unit 51 requests the cloud server 30 to perform image processing on the scanned image, if the scanned image obtained by scanning a document contains confidential information such as personal information or transaction information, the control unit 51 conceals some of the information in the scanned image and transmits it to the cloud server 30 to prevent leakage of the confidential information.

[0050] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a read image, and Figs. 5 to 7 are diagrams showing examples of a read image after a concealment process.

[0051] As shown in FIG. 4, the scanned image of the document includes document information IA, transaction information IB, billing source information IC, transaction content information ID, amount information IE, and the like.

[0052] Document information IA includes information such as document name and destination. Transaction information IB includes information such as subject, billing date, payment due date, transfer account, account name, and total amount. Billing source information IC includes information such as billing source name, postal code, address, telephone number, and contact person name. Transaction content information ID includes information such as part name, summary, part number, quantity, unit, unit price, and amount. Amount information IE includes information such as subtotal, consumption tax, and total.

[0053] As an example, when a user wants to conceal details of a transaction, the control unit 51 performs a concealment process on the contents of the items based on the user's instruction so that details of the transaction content information ID are not displayed, as shown in Fig. 5. Here, the concealment process may be any process that makes the information in the area to be concealed unidentifiable, and may be, for example, a process of filling the area to be concealed with the same color, or a process of combining an unspecified symbol or figure in the area to be concealed to the extent that the information is unidentifiable.

[0054] As for the concealment process, as shown in Fig. 5, the contents of all items of the transaction content information ID may be concealed, or as shown in Fig. 6, the contents of some items of the transaction content information ID may be concealed. Also, as shown in Fig. 7, in order to make the concealed items themselves unrecognizable, the concealment process may be performed on the entire specific area including the entire transaction content information ID.

[0055] In this way, if a concealment process is performed on the first scanned image, which is a scanned image of the document, to generate a second scanned image, and then the generated second scanned image is sent to cloud server 30 to request image processing, the information that was concealed in the original document will be missing from the electronic document obtained by image processing, resulting in problems such as not being able to confirm all of the information in the original document.

[0056] In order to solve such problems, the control unit 51 of this embodiment acquires an image generated by reading a document as a first read image, generates an image based on the acquired first read image by concealing some information as a second read image, transmits the generated second read image to the cloud server 30, acquires from the cloud server 30 an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second read image, generates a composite electronic document by combining the concealed part of the first read image that was the basis of the electronic document with the concealed part in the electronic document acquired from the cloud server 30, and stores the generated composite electronic document in the data management server 20 as a processing result.

[0057] The image processing requested to the cloud server 30 is, for example, OCR processing for converting a character image in the scanned image into character data.

[0058] Here, the first scanned image is obtained as a file in an image format such as "jpg" or "bmp". The second scanned image is obtained by concealing a part of the first scanned image, and is obtained as a file in an image format such as "jpg" or "bmp" like the first scanned image.

[0059] Moreover, the electronic document generated by the cloud server 30 is data that can contain both character data and image data, and is acquired as a file in a document format such as "pdf" or "doc." Similarly to the electronic document, the composite electronic document is acquired as a file in a document format such as "pdf" or "doc."

[0060] For example, suppose a document is scanned and a first scanned image as shown in Figure 4 is obtained in "bmp" format, and then the contents of all items in the transaction content information ID are concealed to obtain a second scanned image as shown in Figure 5 in "bmp" format.

[0061] When this second scanned image is sent to the cloud server 30 and a request is made for OCR processing, the text images other than the contents of the transaction content information ID item are converted into text data, and the content portion of the transaction content information ID item remains as concealed image data and is converted into an electronic document in "pdf" format with the same layout as the second scanned image.

[0062] The control unit 51 combines the image of the concealed portion of the first scanned image that is the basis of the electronic document with the concealed portion of the electronic document acquired from the cloud server 30, and generates a combined electronic document in "pdf" format.

[0063] Here, the generation of the composite electronic document will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 8. In the electronic document acquired from the cloud server 30, the characters and the frame lines are converted into character data and frame line data by OCR processing. However, in the concealed portion in the first read image, the character information is hidden and OCR processing is not possible, so the character information is missing.

[0064] Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 51 synthesizes the image of the hidden portion of the first read image in "bmp" format that is the basis of the electronic document in "pdf" format with the hidden portion in the electronic document in "pdf" format, thereby generating a composite electronic document in "pdf" format.

[0065] In this embodiment, the control unit 51 adds specific information to the generated second read image for identifying the first read image that was the basis of the second read image and transmits the generated second read image to the cloud server 30, and obtains from the cloud server 30 the specific information that was added to the transmitted second read image along with the electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second read image, and identifies the first read image that was the basis of the electronic document obtained from the cloud server 30 based on the specific information obtained from the cloud server 30.

[0066] Here, the specific information may be any information capable of identifying the first read image, and may be, for example, a processing ID when the document is read in the image forming device 10, or a hash value generated based on the first read image.

[0067] Furthermore, the control unit 51 may add attribute information indicating attributes of the first scanned image to the processing result, and may assign a folder in the data management server 20 to store the processing result according to the attribute information. Here, the attribute information may be any information that can be used to classify the storage folder, such as the name of a business partner or the date and time of document creation.

[0068] Furthermore, when concealing a part of information from the first read image, the control unit 51 may allow the user to specify a concealment process from among a plurality of concealment processes in which concealment modes are defined.

[0069] Here, the multiple concealment processes include at least one of a mode of concealing a specific positional area in the first scanned image and a mode of concealing a peripheral area of ​​a specific character string in the first scanned image.

[0070] Furthermore, control unit 51 may change whether or not to request image processing from cloud server 30 depending on the contents of the document. Specifically, if the document does not include information that should be kept secret, control unit 51 may not request image processing from cloud server 30.

[0071] Next, the flow of processing when reading a document in the image forming apparatus 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0072] In step S11, the control unit 51 starts reading (scanning) the document, and in step S12, obtains an image generated by reading the document as a first read image.

[0073] Next, in step S13, the control unit 51 determines whether or not image processing is required for the first read image.

[0074] If it is determined in step S13 that image processing is not required, the control unit 51 stores the first scanned image as a processing result in the data management server 20 in step S18, and ends the process.

[0075] If it is determined in step S13 that image processing is required, the control unit 51 generates an image based on the first read image in step S14, with some information concealed, as a second read image, and in step S15 adds specific information to the generated second read image and transmits it to the cloud server 30 to request image processing.

[0076] Next, in step S16, the control unit 51 obtains from the cloud server 30 an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second read image, together with the specific information, and in step S17, generates a composite electronic document by combining the concealed portion of the first read image that was the basis of the electronic document with the concealed portion in the electronic document obtained from the cloud server 30.

[0077] Next, in step S18, the control unit 51 stores the composite electronic document as a processing result in the data management server 20, and ends the processing.

[0078] In this embodiment, the control unit 51 adds specific information to the generated second read image to identify the first read image that was the basis of the second read image and transmits it to the cloud server 30, but it is not necessarily necessary to add the specific information.

[0079] For example, the file name of the second read image may be a file name related to the first read image, and when an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the second read image is obtained from the cloud server 30, the file name of the electronic document may be set to be the same as the file name of the second read image, and the first read image may be identified by the file name of the electronic document.

[0080] In addition, instead of storing the above-mentioned composite electronic document in the data management server 20, the control unit 51 may associate the electronic document acquired from an external device with the first scanned image that is the basis of the electronic document and store the result of processing in the data management server 20.

[0081] Further, the control unit 51 may store the processing result in the storage unit 56 of the image forming apparatus 10 instead of storing the processing result in the data management server 20 .

[0082] [Variations] Although a business system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above, the technology of the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment and can be modified as appropriate.

[0083] In each of the above embodiments, the term "processor" refers to a processor in a broad sense, including general-purpose processors (e.g., CPU: Central Processing Unit, etc.) and dedicated processors (e.g., GPU: Graphics Processing Unit, ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit, FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array, programmable logic device, etc.).

[0084] In addition, the operations of the processor in each of the above embodiments may be performed not only by one processor, but also by multiple processors located at physically separate locations working together. Furthermore, the order of the operations of the processor is not limited to the order described in each of the above embodiments, and may be changed as appropriate.

[0085] In addition, the operations of the processor in the above embodiments may be performed not only by one processor, but also by multiple processors located at physically separate locations working together. The order of the operations of the processor is not limited to the order described in the above embodiments, and may be changed as appropriate.

[0086] In addition, in the above embodiment, the present disclosure is described as being applied to an image forming apparatus, but the present disclosure is not limited to this and can also be applied to various information processing systems, such as a scanner.

[0087] [Note] The following supplementary notes are further disclosed regarding the above-described embodiment.

[0088] (((1))) A processor is provided. The processor, An image generated by scanning the document is obtained as a first scanned image; A second read image is generated by concealing a part of the information based on the first read image. The generated second scanned image is transmitted to an external device that performs image processing. acquiring, from the external device, an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; generating a composite electronic document by combining a concealed portion of the electronic document acquired from the external device with a concealed portion of the first scanned image that is the basis of the electronic document; The generated composite electronic document is stored in the storage unit as a processing result. Information processing system.

[0089] (((2))) The processor, adding identification information for identifying the first scanned image that is the source of the second scanned image to the generated second scanned image, and transmitting the second scanned image to the external device; acquiring, from the external device, specific information that has been added to the transmitted second scanned image together with an electronic document that has been generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; Based on the identification information acquired from the external device, a first scanned image that is the source of the electronic document acquired from the external device is identified. An information processing system according to (((1))).

[0090] (((3))) The processor, Attribute information indicating attributes of the first read image is added to the processing result, and the processing result is stored in a folder in the storage unit according to the attribute information. 2. An information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing system is a system for processing information according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

[0091] (((4))) The storage unit is a server connected on-premise The information processing system according to (((3))).

[0092] (((5))) The processor, When concealing a part of information from the first read image, the user is prompted to select a concealment process from among a plurality of concealment processes each having a defined concealment manner. 1. An information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

[0093] (((6))) The concealment processes include at least one of a mode of concealing a specific positional area in the first read image and a mode of concealing a peripheral area of ​​a specific character string in the first read image. The information processing system according to (((5))).

[0094] (((7))) The processor, Depending on the contents of the document, whether or not to request image processing from the external device is changed. 1. An information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

[0095] (((8))) The specific information is a process ID when the document is read in the local system, or a hash value generated based on the first read image. The information processing system according to (((2))).

[0096] (((9))) A processor is provided. The processor, An image generated by scanning the document is obtained as a first scanned image; A second read image is generated by concealing a part of the information based on the first read image. The generated second scanned image is transmitted to an external device that performs image processing. acquiring, from the external device, an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; The electronic document acquired from the external device and the first scanned image that is the source of the electronic document are stored in a storage unit in association with each other as a processing result. Information processing system.

[0097] (((10))) acquiring an image generated by scanning a document as a first scanned image; generating a second read image by concealing a part of information based on the first read image; transmitting the generated second scanned image to an external device that executes image processing; acquiring, from the external device, an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; generating a composite electronic document by combining a concealed portion of the electronic document acquired from the external device with a concealed portion of the first scanned image that is the basis of the electronic document; storing the generated composite electronic document in a storage unit as a processing result; A program for causing a computer to execute the following.

[0098] (((11))) acquiring an image generated by scanning a document as a first scanned image; generating a second read image by concealing a part of information based on the first read image; transmitting the generated second scanned image to an external device that executes image processing; acquiring, from the external device, an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; storing the electronic document acquired from the external device and the first scanned image that is the source of the electronic document in a storage unit in association with each other as a processing result; A program for causing a computer to execute the following.

[0099] The effects of the above configuration are described below.

[0100] According to the information processing system of (((1))), even when a part of a scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested to an external device, all information in the original document can be confirmed.

[0101] According to the information processing system of (((2))), it is possible to use the identification information to identify the first scanned image that is the basis of the electronic document obtained from the external device.

[0102] According to the information processing system of (((3))), the processing results can be managed for each attribute information item.

[0103] According to the information processing system of (((4))), the processing results can be safely managed in a server separate from the system itself.

[0104] According to the information processing system of (((5))), the concealment range when generating the second scanned image can be specified simply by having the user select a concealment process from among a plurality of concealment processes.

[0105] According to the information processing system of (((6))), a specific range in the first scanned image can be designated as an area to be concealed.

[0106] According to the information processing system of (((7))), it is possible to avoid sending a request for image processing to an external device for documents that do not require image processing.

[0107] According to the information processing system (((8))), information generated as a result of a document reading process in the system itself, or information generated based on information generated as a result of the reading process, can be used as specific information.

[0108] According to the information processing system of (((9))), even if part of the scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested to an external device, all information in the original document can be confirmed.

[0109] According to the program (((10))), even if part of the scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested to an external device, all information in the original document can be confirmed.

[0110] According to the program (((11))), even if part of the scanned image is concealed and image processing is requested to an external device, all information in the original document can be confirmed. [Explanation of symbols]

[0111] 10 Image forming device 11 CPU 12 RAM 13 Storage device 14 Communication Interface 15 User Interface Device 16 Scanner 17 Print Engine 18 Control Bus 20 Data Management Server 30 Cloud Server 40 Internet 45 On-Premises Network 51 Control section 52 Operation input section 53 Display section 54 Data transmission and reception unit 55 Authentication Department 56 Memory section 57 Image reading unit 58 Image output section

Claims

1. A processor is provided. The processor, An image generated by scanning the document is obtained as a first scanned image; generating a second read image based on the first read image by concealing a portion of the information; The generated second scanned image is transmitted to an external device that executes image processing. acquiring, from the external device, an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; generating a composite electronic document by combining a concealed portion of the electronic document acquired from the external device with a concealed portion of the first scanned image that is the basis of the electronic document; The generated composite electronic document is stored in the storage unit as a processing result. Information processing system.

2. The processor, adding identification information for identifying the first scanned image that is the source of the second scanned image to the generated second scanned image, and transmitting the second scanned image to the external device; acquiring, from the external device, specific information that has been added to the transmitted second scanned image together with an electronic document that has been generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; Based on the identification information acquired from the external device, a first scanned image that is the source of the electronic document acquired from the external device is identified. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

3. The processor, Attribute information indicating an attribute of the first read image is added to the processing result, and the processing result is stored in a folder in the storage unit according to the attribute information. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

4. The storage unit is a server connected on-premise The information processing system according to claim 3 .

5. The processor, When part of information is to be concealed from the first read image, the user is prompted to select a concealment process from among a plurality of concealment processes each having a defined concealment manner. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

6. The concealment processes include at least one of a mode of concealing a specific positional area in the first read image and a mode of concealing a peripheral area of ​​a specific character string in the first read image.

6. The information processing system according to claim 5.

7. The processor, Depending on the contents of the document, whether or not to request image processing from the external device is changed. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

8. The specific information is a process ID when the document is read in the local system, or a hash value generated based on the first read image. The information processing system according to claim 2 .

9. A processor is provided. The processor, An image generated by scanning the document is obtained as a first scanned image; generating a second read image based on the first read image by concealing a portion of the information; The generated second scanned image is transmitted to an external device that executes image processing. acquiring, from the external device, an electronic document generated by performing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; The electronic document acquired from the external device and the first scanned image that is the source of the electronic document are stored in a storage unit in association with each other as a processing result. Information processing system.

10. acquiring an image generated by scanning a document as a first scanned image; generating a second read image by concealing a part of information based on the first read image; transmitting the generated second scanned image to an external device that executes image processing; acquiring, from the external device, an electronic document generated by executing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; generating a composite electronic document by combining a concealed portion of the electronic document acquired from the external device with a concealed portion of the first scanned image that is the basis of the electronic document; storing the generated composite electronic document in a storage unit as a processing result; A program for causing a computer to execute the following.

11. acquiring an image generated by scanning a document as a first scanned image; generating a second read image by concealing a part of information based on the first read image; transmitting the generated second scanned image to an external device that executes image processing; acquiring, from the external device, an electronic document generated by executing image processing on the transmitted second scanned image; storing the electronic document acquired from the external device and the first scanned image that is the source of the electronic document in a storage unit in association with each other as a processing result; A program for causing a computer to execute the following.

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