Image reading device

Abstract

To save time and effort for a user to perform operations in using an image reading device.SOLUTION: A communication unit 31 performs short-range radio communication with a portable terminal 2 that stores portable terminal identification information 33 in a storage unit 32, and transmits and receives data to and from the portable terminal 2 through an application program that starts up when connection of the short-range radio communication is established and that is installed in the portable terminal 2. A control unit 37 causes the communication unit 31 to receive a scan setting profile registered in the portable terminal 2. An image reading unit 38 reads a document according to the scan setting profile and generates image data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an image reading device.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a system for registering an image forming device in a search list.

[0003] When a user uses an image forming device, first, the user accesses a policy manager server that manages the image forming devices connected to the network from a mobile terminal the user has, and obtains a search list of the image forming devices from the policy manager server. Next, the user selects a desired image forming device by referring to the model name and IP (Internet Protocol) address, etc. of the image forming devices displayed in the search list. The mobile terminal accesses the image forming device using the IP address, etc. of the image forming device selected by the user.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Similar to the case where a user uses an image forming device, when a user uses an image reading device, the user himself / herself also needs to operate the mobile terminal to obtain a search list and select a desired image reading device from the search list. Thus, it is troublesome for the user to operate when using the image reading device.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to save the trouble of operation when a user uses an image reading device.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] The image reading apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores identification information of a mobile terminal, performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal in which the identification information is stored in the storage unit, and starts up when the connection of the short-range wireless communication is established, and transmits and receives data to and from the mobile terminal via an application program installed in the mobile terminal, and a control unit that causes the communication unit to receive a preset profile registered in the mobile terminal, and an image reading unit that reads a document according to the preset profile and generates image data. The image reading unit determines..., and the control unit causes the communication unit to receive the setting profile registered in the mobile terminal based on the determination result of the image reading unit. Ru She a control unit that causes the communication unit to receive a preset profile registered in the mobile terminal, and Ji She an image reading unit that reads a document according to the preset profile and generates image data. Draft determines..., and the control unit causes the communication unit to receive the setting profile registered in the mobile terminal based on the determination result of the image reading unit. Corresponding to the determination result the setting profile registered in the mobile terminal, and causes the communication unit to receive it.

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to save the labor of operations when the user uses the image reading apparatus.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will not be repeated.

[0011] <Embodiment 1> With reference to FIGS. 1 to 8, the image reading system 1 according to Embodiment 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the image reading system 1 according to Embodiment 1. The image reading system 1 includes at least one or more mobile terminals 2 and one or more image reading apparatuses 3. The image reading system 1 may include an authentication server 4 or a payment server 5 in addition to the mobile terminal 2 and the image reading apparatus 3.

[0012] The mobile terminal 2 and the image reading apparatus 3 can be connected by short-range wireless communication. The short-range wireless communication is Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN (Local Area Network), NFC (Near Field Communication), or the like.

[0013] The mobile terminal 2, the image reading apparatus 3, the authentication server 4, and the payment server 5 can be connected by a network 6. The network 6 is a LAN, the Internet, or the like.

[0014] The mobile terminal 2 is a smartphone, a tablet, a personal computer, or the like. The image reading apparatus 3 has at least an image reading function of reading a document and generating image data. Note that the image reading apparatus 3 may be an image reading apparatus with an image forming function that has an image forming function of forming an image on a sheet. Further, the image reading apparatus 3 may be a multifunction machine having, in addition to the image reading function, an image forming function, a function of transmitting and receiving facsimiles, and a function of transmitting electronic mail.

[0015] The authentication server 4 has a function of authenticating the user who holds the mobile terminal 2. Further, the authentication server 4 may manage the authority regarding the functions of the image reading device 3 that can be used by the user who holds the mobile terminal 2.

[0016] The settlement server 5 has a function of settling the price when the user who holds the mobile terminal 2 uses the image reading device 3.

[0017] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the mobile terminal 2 according to Embodiment 1. The mobile terminal 2 includes a communication unit 21, a storage unit 22, a display unit 25, an input unit 26, and a control unit 27.

[0018] The communication unit 21 performs short-range wireless communication with the image reading device 3. Further, the communication unit 21 communicates with the authentication server 4 and the settlement server 5 via the network 6 as necessary. The communication unit 21 is a communication circuit corresponding to various communication standards.

[0019] The storage unit 22 stores various data such as mobile terminal identification information 23 and a scan setting profile 24 for vertical placement. The storage unit 22 is a storage medium such as, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or a ROM (Read Only Memory).

[0020] The mobile terminal identification information 23 is information for identifying the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal identification information 23 is, for example, a passcode used for Bluetooth (registered trademark) pairing.

[0021] The scan setting profile 24 for vertical placement is an example of a scan setting profile registered by the user who holds the mobile terminal 2.

[0022] The display unit 25 is a display. The input unit 26 is a physical button, a touch panel, or the like. The touch panel may be attached to the surface of the display that is the display unit 25. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the touch panel is attached to the surface of the display, that is, the configuration in which the display unit 25 and the input unit 26 are integrated.

[0023] The control unit 27 controls the operations of each function provided in the mobile terminal 2. For example, when the communication unit 21 establishes a connection for short-range wireless communication with the image reading device 3, the control unit 27 activates the application program installed in the mobile terminal 2. Then, the control unit 27 causes data to be transmitted and received between the communication unit 21 and the image reading device 3 according to the application program. Further, for example, the control unit 27 causes the user to perform a registration operation of the scan setting profile according to the application program.

[0024] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a scan setting profile registration screen 25a displayed on the mobile terminal 2 according to Embodiment 1. When causing the user to perform a registration operation of a scan setting profile, the control unit 27 causes the scan setting profile registration screen 25a to be displayed on the display unit 25. On the scan setting profile registration screen 25a, setting items such as document orientation, resolution, color mode, document type, file format, and anti-backside copying are displayed. For example, when the user operates the setting item "document orientation", the setting content is changed to "portrait" or "landscape". The document orientation is the orientation of the document set by the user on the document feeder of the image reading apparatus 3 or on the document placement surface such as the platen glass. On the scan setting profile registration screen 25a, the document orientation is portrait, the resolution is 600×600 dpi, the color mode is full color, the document type is document, the file format of the image data obtained by reading the document is PDF, and the anti-backside copying function is set to OFF. Further, when the user operates the "other setting items" button, the control unit 27 causes other setting items not displayed on the scan setting profile registration screen 25a to be displayed. When the input unit 26 receives a user operation on the "register" button, the control unit 27 causes the setting items and setting contents shown on the scan setting profile registration screen 25a to be stored in the storage unit 22 as a scan setting profile 24 for portrait orientation.

[0025] The control unit 27 includes a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory such as a ROM and a RAM. For example, the control unit 27 executes various processes defined by the application program by causing the processor to execute the application program stored in advance in the memory.

[0026] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the image reading apparatus 3 according to Embodiment 1. The image reading apparatus 3 includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, a display unit 35, an input unit 36, a control unit 37, an image reading unit 38, and an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing unit 39.

[0027] The communication unit 31 performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 2. Further, the communication unit 31 communicates with the authentication server 4 and the payment server 5 via the network 6 as necessary. The communication unit 31 is a communication circuit corresponding to various communication standards.

[0028] The storage unit 32 stores various data such as mobile terminal identification information 33 and a scan setting profile 34 for landscape orientation. The storage unit 32 is a storage medium such as an HDD, an SSD, a RAM, or a ROM, for example.

[0029] The mobile terminal identification information 33 is information for identifying the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal identification information 33 is, for example, a passcode used for Bluetooth (registered trademark) pairing. When the mobile terminal 2 and the image reading device 3 are paired, the mobile terminal identification information 23 stored in the storage unit 22 of the mobile terminal 2 and the mobile terminal identification information 33 stored in the storage unit 32 of the image reading device 3 are the same.

[0030] The scan setting profile 34 for landscape orientation is an example of a scan setting profile pre-registered in the image reading device 3. The scan setting profile 34 for landscape orientation may be one registered by a user who holds the mobile terminal 2 by operating the input unit 36 in the past, or may be an initial profile pre-registered by a manufacturer or the like. Note that if no scan setting profile is stored in the storage unit 32, both the scan setting profile 24 for portrait orientation and the scan setting profile 34 for landscape orientation may be stored in the storage unit 22 of the mobile terminal 2.

[0031] The display unit 35 is a display. The input unit 36 is a physical button, a touch panel, or the like. The touch panel may be attached to the surface of the display that is the display unit 35. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the display unit 35 and the input unit 36 are integrated.

[0032] The control unit 37 controls the operations of each function provided in the image reading apparatus 3. For example, the control unit 37 acquires the portrait scan setting profile 24 registered in the mobile terminal 2 or the landscape scan setting profile 34 stored in the storage unit 32 according to the orientation of the document set by the user who holds the mobile terminal 2 in the image reading unit 38. When the control unit 37 acquires the portrait scan setting profile 24 registered in the mobile terminal 2, it acquires the portrait scan setting profile 24 from the mobile terminal 2 via the communication unit 31 and notifies the acquired portrait scan setting profile 24 to the image reading unit 38. Further, the control unit 37 may request authentication of the user who holds the mobile terminal 2 from the authentication server 4. Further, the control unit 37 may request payment settlement when the user who holds the mobile terminal 2 uses the image reading apparatus 3 from the payment server 5.

[0033] The image reading unit 38 performs image reading processing on the document set on the document feeder or the document placement surface using the scan setting profile notified from the control unit 37, and generates image data.

[0034] The OCR processing unit 39 performs OCR processing on the image data generated by the image reading unit 38. The OCR processing unit 39 determines whether the quality of the image data is equal to or higher than a predetermined quality based on the OCR processing result. The OCR processing unit 39 determines the quality of the image data based on the character recognition rate or the like. The OCR processing unit 39 determines that the quality of the image data is equal to or higher than the predetermined quality when the character recognition rate of the image data is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold.

[0035] The control unit 37 and the OCR processing unit 39 include, for example, a processor such as a CPU and a memory such as a ROM and a RAM. For example, the control unit 37 and the OCR processing unit 39 execute various processes defined by the computer program by the processor executing the computer program stored in advance in the memory.

[0036] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the image reading apparatus 3 according to Embodiment 1. The image reading apparatus 3 repeats the operations shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5.

[0037] Here, it is assumed that the user moves the mobile terminal 2 into the short-range wireless communication range of the image reading apparatus 3 while holding the mobile terminal 2. The communication unit 31 establishes a connection with the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal 2 that has entered the short-range wireless communication range. When the short-range wireless communication connection is established, the control unit 27 of the mobile terminal 2 automatically starts the installed application program. Then, the control unit 27 transmits the mobile terminal identification information 23 stored in the storage unit 22 to the image reading apparatus 3 via the communication unit 21 according to the application program. The communication unit 31 of the image reading apparatus 3 receives the mobile terminal identification information 23 transmitted by the mobile terminal 2.

[0038] In step S1, the control unit 37 checks whether the mobile terminal identification information 33 that matches the mobile terminal identification information 23 received from the mobile terminal 2 exists in the storage unit 32. If the mobile terminal identification information 33 that matches the mobile terminal identification information 23 exists in the storage unit 32 (step S1; Yes), that is, if the registered mobile terminal 2 exists within the short-range wireless communication range of the image reading apparatus 3, the process of the control unit 37 proceeds to step S2. If the mobile terminal identification information 33 that matches the mobile terminal identification information 23 does not exist in the storage unit 32 (step S1; No), that is, if the registered mobile terminal 2 does not exist within the short-range wireless communication range of the image reading apparatus 3, the process of the control unit 37 ends.

[0039] Note that when an unregistered mobile terminal 2 exists within the short-range wireless communication range (step S1; No), the control unit 37 may perform the registration process for this mobile terminal 2 and then perform the process of step S2.

[0040] In step S2, the control unit 37 authenticates the user who holds the registered mobile terminal 2. For example, the control unit 37 notifies the authentication server 4 of information that can identify the user, such as the mobile terminal identification information 33, via the communication unit 31, and requests authentication of the user who holds the mobile terminal 2. The control unit 37 receives the authentication result of the user from the authentication server 4 via the communication unit 31. In addition to the authentication result of the user, the control unit 37 may receive from the authentication server 4 via the communication unit 31 whether the user has the right to use the image reading function of the image reading device 3. If the user authentication is successful, or if the user has the right to use the image reading function (step S2; Yes), the process of the control unit 37 proceeds to step S3. If the user authentication fails, or if the user does not have the right to use the image reading function (step S2; No), the process of the control unit 37 ends.

[0041] Note that in the above example, the authentication server 4 performs user authentication, but the image reading device 3 may also perform it. For example, user identification information is registered in advance in the storage unit 32 of the image reading device 3. In step S2, the control unit 37 reads the user identification information from the IC card held by the user and determines whether the read user identification information matches the registered user identification information. Alternatively, the control unit 37 may determine whether the user identification information input by the user to the input unit 36 matches the registered user identification information.

[0042] The user who has successfully authenticated sets the original document on the document feeder or the document placement table of the image reading device 3. At this time, the control unit 37 may generate a screen for guiding the user to set the original document and display it on the display unit 35.

[0043] In step S3, the control unit 37 instructs the image reading unit 38 to determine the orientation of the original document. When the image reading unit 38 receives the instruction from the control unit 37, it determines the orientation of the set original document. The image reading unit 38 notifies the control unit 37 of the result of determining the orientation of the original document.

[0044] In step S4, the control unit 37 acquires, via the communication unit 31, a scan setting profile corresponding to the orientation of the document notified from the image reading unit 38 from the mobile terminal 2.

[0045] For example, when the orientation of the document notified from the image reading unit 38 is portrait, the control unit 37 requests the portrait scan setting profile 24 from the mobile terminal 2 through the communication unit 31. In response to this request, the control unit 27 of the mobile terminal 2 acquires the portrait scan setting profile 24 stored in the storage unit 22 and transmits it to the image reading apparatus 3 via the communication unit 21.

[0046] Also, for example, when the orientation of the document notified from the image reading unit 38 is landscape, the control unit 37 requests the landscape scan setting profile 34 from the mobile terminal 2 through the communication unit 31. In response to this request, the control unit 27 of the mobile terminal 2 acquires the landscape scan setting profile 34 stored in the storage unit 22 and transmits it to the image reading apparatus 3 via the communication unit 21.

[0047] Note that when the portrait scan setting profile 24 or the landscape scan setting profile 34 requested from the image reading apparatus 3 does not exist in the storage unit 22, the control unit 27 transmits a response to that effect to the image reading apparatus 3 via the communication unit 21. In the configuration example of FIG. 2, the landscape scan setting profile 34 does not exist in the storage unit 22. Therefore, when the landscape scan setting profile 34 is requested from the image reading apparatus 3, the control unit 27 transmits a response indicating that the landscape scan setting profile 34 does not exist to the image reading apparatus 3.

[0048] Alternatively, the control unit 37 may determine whether to acquire the scan setting profile from the mobile terminal 2 based on the orientation of the document notified from the image reading unit 38. In the configuration example of FIG. 4, when the orientation of the document is vertical, since the vertical scan setting profile 24 does not exist in the storage unit 32, the control unit 37 determines to acquire it from the mobile terminal 2. Then, the control unit 37 requests the vertical scan setting profile 24 from the mobile terminal 2 via the communication unit 31. In response to this request, the mobile terminal 2 transmits the vertical scan setting profile 24 to the image reading apparatus 3. On the other hand, when the vertical scan setting profile 24 exists in the storage unit 32, the control unit 37 determines to acquire the vertical scan setting profile 24 from the storage unit 32.

[0049] In addition, when the vertical scan setting profile 24 does not exist in the storage unit 22 of the mobile terminal 2 nor in the storage unit 32 of the image reading apparatus 3, the control unit 37 causes the user to register the scan setting profile. In that case, for example, the control unit 37 generates a registration screen such as the scan setting profile registration screen 25a (FIG. 3) and causes it to be displayed on the display unit 35. The input unit 36 receives a user operation on the registration screen. The control unit 37 generates the vertical scan setting profile 24 based on the user operation received by the input unit 36.

[0050] In step S5, the control unit 37 notifies the image reading unit 38 of the scan setting profile acquired in step S4. The image reading unit 38 performs image reading processing on the set document using the scan setting profile notified from the control unit 37 and generates image data.

[0051] Note that in step S5, the control unit 37 may first generate a scan screen showing the setting contents of the scan setting profile and display it on the display unit 35. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the scan screen 35a displayed by the image reading apparatus 3 according to Embodiment 1. The control unit 37 generates the scan screen 35a using the vertical scan setting profile 24 acquired from the mobile terminal 2. The user checks the setting contents of each setting item before the image reading process, and if there is no problem with the setting contents, the user operates the "Start" button. The input unit 36 receives the user operation on the "Start" button. The control unit 37 instructs the image reading unit 38 to start the image reading process according to the user operation received by the input unit 36.

[0052] When the user wants to change the setting contents displayed on the scan screen 35a, the user performs an operation to change the setting contents. The input unit 36 receives the user operation to change the setting contents. The control unit 37 changes the vertical scan setting profile 24 according to the user operation received by the input unit 36. The control unit 37 may transmit the changed vertical scan setting profile 24 to the mobile terminal 2 via the communication unit 31 and cause the vertical scan setting profile 24 registered in the mobile terminal 2 to be updated to the changed vertical scan setting profile 24.

[0053] In step S6, the control unit 37 receives the image data obtained by reading the document from the image reading unit 38 and outputs it to the OCR processing unit 39. When the OCR processing unit 39 receives the image data from the control unit 37, the OCR processing unit 39 performs OCR processing on the image data. The OCR processing unit 39 determines whether the quality of the image data is equal to or higher than a predetermined quality based on the OCR processing result. The OCR processing unit 39 notifies the control unit 37 of the quality determination result.

[0054] In step S7, the control unit 37 receives the quality determination result of the image data from the OCR processing unit 39. When the quality of the image data is equal to or higher than a predetermined quality (step S7; Yes), the process of the control unit 37 proceeds to step S8. When the quality of the image data is less than the predetermined quality (step S7; No), the process of the control unit 37 proceeds to step S9.

[0055] Note that in step S7, the control unit 37 may generate a review screen for the image data and display it on the control unit 37. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the review screen 35b displayed by the image reading apparatus 3 according to Embodiment 1. In the review screen 35b, the image data generated by the image reading unit 38 is displayed as a scan result. Further, on the review screen 35b, an "OK" button, a "Retry" button, and a "Review Only at Error Detection" button are displayed.

[0056] When the user operates the "OK" button, the process of the control unit 37 proceeds to step S8. When the user operates the "Retry" button, the process of the control unit 37 proceeds to step S9. When the user operates the "Review Only at Error Detection" button, the control unit 37 displays the review screen 35b only when the quality of the image data is less than the predetermined quality after the next image reading process. When the quality of the image data is equal to or higher than the predetermined quality, the control unit 37 performs the process of step S8 without displaying the review screen 35b.

[0057] In step S8, the control unit 37 transmits the image data generated in step S5 to the mobile terminal 2 via the communication unit 31.

[0058] In step S9, the control unit 37 generates a change screen for the scan setting profile acquired in step S4. The control unit 37 causes the generated change screen to be displayed on the display unit 35. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the scan setting profile change screen 35c displayed by the image reading apparatus 3 according to Embodiment 1. While viewing the scan setting profile change screen 35c displayed on the display unit 35, the user performs an operation to change the setting content of each setting item on the input unit 36. The input unit 36 receives the operation to change the setting content. The control unit 37 changes the scan setting profile according to the operation received by the input unit 36, and notifies the image reading unit 38 of the changed scan setting profile. In subsequent step S5, the image reading unit 38 performs the image reading process again using the changed scan setting profile.

[0059] Note that after transmitting the image data to the mobile terminal 2, the control unit 37 may request the settlement server 5 to perform settlement processing for the price related to the image reading process. Alternatively, the control unit 37 may transmit information on the price related to the image reading process in addition to the image data to the mobile terminal 2. In this case, the control unit 27 of the mobile terminal 2 may request the settlement server 5 to perform settlement processing after receiving the image data. The timing of settlement is not limited to after the image data is transmitted.

[0060] As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8, the image reading apparatus 3 includes a storage unit 32, a communication unit 31, a control unit 37, and an image reading unit 38. The storage unit 32 stores the portable terminal identification information 33. The communication unit 31 performs short-range wireless communication with the portable terminal 2 in which the portable terminal identification information 33 is stored in the storage unit 32, and starts up when the connection of the short-range wireless communication is established. Data is transmitted and received between the communication unit 31 and the portable terminal 2 via the application program installed in the portable terminal 2. The control unit 37 causes the communication unit 31 to receive the scan setting profile registered in the portable terminal 2. The image reading unit 38 reads a document according to the scan setting profile and generates image data. As described above, the image reading apparatus 3 is configured to automatically acquire the scan setting profile from the portable terminal 2 in which the short-range wireless communication connection is established and read the document. Therefore, the image reading apparatus 3 can save the trouble of the operation in which the user selects the image reading apparatus 3 from the search list displayed on the display unit 25 of the portable terminal 2, and the trouble of the operation in which the user sets the scan setting profile for the image reading apparatus 3.

[0061] In addition, the control unit 37 causes the communication unit 31 to transmit the image data generated by the image reading unit 38 to the portable terminal 2. As described above, the image reading apparatus 3 is configured to automatically transmit the read image data to the portable terminal 2 in which the short-range wireless communication connection is established. Therefore, the image reading apparatus 3 can save the trouble of the operation in which the user selects the portable terminal 2 as the data transmission destination from the operation screen displayed on the display unit 35 of the image reading apparatus 3.

[0062] The vertical scan setting profile 24 and the horizontal scan setting profile 34 may be configured to be registered in the mobile terminal 2. In this configuration, the image reading unit 38 determines whether the document is placed vertically or horizontally. Based on the determination result of the image reading unit 38, the control unit 37 causes the communication unit 31 to receive the vertical scan setting profile 24 or the horizontal scan setting profile 34 registered in the mobile terminal 2. In this way, the image reading apparatus 3 is configured to automatically acquire from the mobile terminal 2 a scan setting profile corresponding to the orientation of the document. Therefore, the image reading apparatus 3 can save the trouble of the user performing an operation to set a scan setting profile for the image reading apparatus 3.

[0063] Note that the vertical scan setting profile 24 may be registered in one of the mobile terminal 2 and the image reading apparatus 3, and the horizontal scan setting profile 34 may be registered in the other of the mobile terminal 2 and the image reading apparatus 3. In this case, the image reading unit 38 determines whether the document is placed vertically or horizontally. Based on the determination result of the image reading unit 38, the control unit 37 determines whether to receive a scan setting profile from the mobile terminal 2, and when it is determined to receive from the mobile terminal 2, causes the communication unit 31 to receive the scan setting profile registered in the mobile terminal 2. In this way, the image reading apparatus 3 automatically acquires from the mobile terminal 2 a scan setting profile corresponding to the orientation of the document. Further, when it is determined that the image reading apparatus 3 does not acquire from the mobile terminal 2, the image reading apparatus 3 may use the scan setting profile registered in the image reading apparatus 3. Therefore, the image reading apparatus 3 can save the trouble of the user performing an operation to set a scan setting profile for the image reading apparatus 3.

[0064] Further, the image reading apparatus 3 includes a display unit 35. The display unit 35 displays the image data generated by the image reading unit 38. With this configuration, the user can confirm whether the reading in a preferred state has been successful.

[0065] In addition, the image reading device 3 includes an OCR processing unit 39. The OCR processing unit 39 performs OCR processing on the image data generated by the image reading unit 38 to determine whether the quality of the image data is equal to or higher than a predetermined quality. When the quality of the image data is less than the predetermined quality, the display unit 35 displays an instruction to change the scan setting profile to the user. With this configuration, the user can confirm whether the reading in the preferred state was successful.

[0066] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 8). However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various aspects without departing from the gist thereof. Modification example 1 will be described below.

[0067] <Modification example 1> In the above-described embodiment, there is a configuration in which there are a scan setting profile for the case where the document is placed vertically and a scan setting profile for the case where the document is placed horizontally, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, there may be a scan setting profile for the case where the document is A4 size and a scan setting profile for the case where the document is B5 size.

Industrial applicability

[0068] The image reading device according to the present invention can be applied to various image reading devices regardless of whether they are for home use or business use. In particular, it is suitable for use in image reading devices shared by a plurality of users.

Explanation of reference numerals

[0069] 1 Image reading system 2 Portable terminal 3 Image reading device 4 Authentication server 5 Settlement server 6 Network 21, 31 Communication unit 22, 32 Storage unit 23, 33 Portable terminal identification information 24 Scan setting profile for vertical placement 25 and 35 display units 25a Scan setting profile registration screen 26 and 36 input units 27 and 37 control units 34 Landscape scan setting profile 35a Scan screen 35b Review screen 35c Scan setting profile change screen 38 Image reading unit 39 OCR processing unit

Claims

1. A storage unit that stores identification information of a mobile terminal; a communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal in which the identification information is stored in the storage unit, and that starts up when a connection of the short-range wireless communication is established, and transmits and receives data to and from the mobile terminal via an application program installed in the mobile terminal; A control unit that causes the communication unit to receive a setting profile registered in the mobile terminal; an image reading unit that reads an original in accordance with the set profile and generates image data; The image reading unit determines the document, The control unit causes the communication unit to receive a setting profile that is registered in the portable terminal and that corresponds to the determination result based on the determination result of the image reading unit.

2. The image reading device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit causes the image data generated by the image reading unit to be transmitted from the communication unit to the mobile terminal.

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