Information processing apparatus

Abstract

To provide an information processing apparatus that can grasp written error information.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 100 comprises a storage unit 9, a recognition unit 11, a searching unit 12, and a display unit 13. The storage unit 9 stores a file including image information. The recognition unit 11 recognizes a plurality of pieces of character information included in the image information. The searching unit 12 searches for written error information included in the plurality of pieces of character information. The display unit 13 displays proposal information related to the written error information. The written error information indicates information on at least one of an error in spelling and an error in the date.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] An image inspection device is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The image inspection device disclosed in Patent Document 1 compares first image data created as data representing a reference image that serves as an inspection standard with second image data created as data representing an inspection image to be inspected, and automatically extracts differences between the first image data and the second image data. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] U.S. Patent No. 9,495,736 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the image inspection device disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot search for erroneous information.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that can grasp erroneous information. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The information processing device according to the present invention includes a storage unit, a recognition unit, a search unit, and a display unit. The storage unit stores a file containing image information. The recognition unit recognizes a plurality of pieces of character information included in the image information. The search unit searches for typographical errors included in the plurality of pieces of character information. The display unit displays suggested information related to the typographical errors. The typographical errors indicate at least one of grammatical errors, spelling errors, and date errors. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to grasp information about typographical errors. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating functions of a main body control unit of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an error information search screen according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the error information search screen according to the embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a proposed information display screen according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the proposed information display screen according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correction file creation screen according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] 1 is a flowchart illustrating a creation method according to an embodiment. [Figure 9] 1 is a flowchart illustrating a creation method according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof will not be repeated.

[0010] First, the configuration of an image forming apparatus 100 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the image forming apparatus 100 according to an embodiment. In this embodiment, the image forming apparatus 100 is a multifunction peripheral. The image forming apparatus 100 is an example of an "information processing apparatus."

[0011] 1, image forming apparatus 100 includes a main body housing 1, a document reading device 2, a paper feed unit 3, an image forming unit 4, a transport mechanism 5, an output tray 7, an operation unit 8, a main body storage unit 9, a main body control unit 10, and a document transport device 30. The document reading device 2, the paper feed unit 3, the image forming unit 4, the transport mechanism 5, the main body storage unit 9, and the main body control unit 10 are disposed inside the main body housing 1.

[0012] The document reading device 2 reads an image of the document D and outputs image data representing the image of the document D. The image of the document D includes text information. The output image data representing the image of the document D is transmitted to the main body control unit 10. The document reading device 2 is, for example, a scanner. The document reading device 2 has a contact glass 21 and a reading mechanism 22. The reading mechanism 22 reads an image of the document D placed on the contact glass 21 and outputs image data representing the image of the document D. The reading mechanism 22 has a light source, a carriage, an optical system, and a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) image sensor.

[0013] The document transport device 30 is attached to the main body casing 1. The document transport device 30 transports documents D. The document transport device 30 has a document placement tray 31, a document transport mechanism 32, and a document discharge tray 33.

[0014] The document transport mechanism 32 has rollers and guide members, and forms a document transport path 32L. The document transport mechanism 32 transports multiple documents D placed on the document loading tray 31 along the document transport path 32L, one document D at a time, to the document discharge tray 33 via the reading position R. The reading position R is a position where the document reading device 2 can read the image of the document D.

[0015] The sheet feeding unit 3 stores a plurality of sheets S and feeds the stored sheets S one by one. The sheets S are, for example, paper sheets.

[0016] The image forming unit 4 forms an image on the sheet S fed by the paper feed unit 3. Specifically, the image forming unit 4 forms an image of one document D on each sheet S. In this embodiment, the image forming unit 4 includes an exposure device 41, a charging device 42, a developing device 43, a photosensitive drum 44, a transfer device 45, and a fixing device 46, and forms an image on the sheet S by electrophotography. The exposure device 41 forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum 44 based on image data. The charging device 42 uniformly charges the photosensitive drum 44 to a predetermined potential. The developing device 43 supplies toner to the photosensitive drum 44 and develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum 44. The transfer device 45 transfers the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum 44 to the sheet S. The fixing device 46 fixes the toner image transferred to the sheet S to the sheet S.

[0017] The conveying mechanism 5 sequentially conveys a plurality of sheets S from the paper feed unit 3 to the discharge tray 7 via the image forming unit 4. More specifically, the conveying mechanism 5 conveys the sheets S from the paper feed unit 3 to one of the discharge trays 7 via the image forming unit 4. In this embodiment, the conveying mechanism 5 includes a main body conveying mechanism 51.

[0018] The main body conveying mechanism 51 conveys the sheet S from the paper feed unit 3 to the outside of the main body housing 1 via the image forming unit 4. The main body conveying mechanism 51 has a plurality of rollers and a plurality of guide members.

[0019] The sheet S is discharged onto the discharge tray 7. The discharge tray 7 is provided outside the main body housing 1.

[0020] The operation unit 8 includes a touch panel 81 and a plurality of operation keys 82. The touch panel 81 includes a display and a touch sensor. The display is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display (Organic Electro Luminescence Display). The touch sensor is, for example, a resistive touch sensor. The plurality of operation keys 82 include, for example, a numeric keypad, a start key, and a cancel key. The touch panel 81 displays various screens.

[0021] Next, functions of the image forming apparatus 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing functions of the main body control unit 10 of the image forming apparatus 100. As shown in Fig. 2, the main body control unit 10 reads out a control program from the main body storage unit 9 and executes it.

[0022] The main body storage unit 9 stores various types of data. The main body storage unit 9 is configured with a storage device and a semiconductor memory. The storage device is configured with, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) and / or a solid state drive (SSD). The semiconductor memory is configured with, for example, a random access memory (RAM) and a read only memory (ROM). In this embodiment, the main body storage unit 9 stores files including image information.

[0023] The main body control unit 10 controls the operation of each unit included in the image forming apparatus 100. The main body control unit 10 is configured with a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The main body control unit 10 also includes an integrated circuit for image formation processing. The integrated circuit for image formation processing is configured with, for example, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The main body control unit 10 controls the operation of each unit of the image forming apparatus 100 by executing a control program. Specifically, the main body control unit 10 includes a recognition unit 11, a search unit 12, a display unit 13, and a conversion unit 14.

[0024] The recognition unit 11 recognizes character information contained in the images of the multiple documents D for each document D. The recognition unit 11 is, for example, an OCR (Optical Character Reader). Specifically, the recognition unit 11 recognizes character information contained in the images of the documents D based on image data included in a file selected by the operation unit 8. For example, the recognition unit 11 recognizes character information contained in the image of the first document D based on first image data representing the image of the first document D. Also, the recognition unit 11 recognizes character information contained in the image of the second document D based on second image data representing the image of the second document D.

[0025] A search method for searching for clerical error information according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a clerical error information search screen G1 according to the embodiment. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing another example of a clerical error information search screen G2 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the search unit 12 searches for clerical error information included in a plurality of pieces of character information.

[0026] As shown in Fig. 3, the operation unit 8 displays an error information search screen G1. The error information search screen G1 is a screen for selecting the number of pages. The search unit 12 searches for error information contained in a manuscript of a selected page from among a plurality of pages of manuscript. For example, by selecting pages 1 to 20 of the manuscript by the operation unit 8, the search unit 12 searches for error information contained in pages 1 to 20 of the manuscript.

[0027] 4, the operation unit 8 displays an error information search screen G2. The error information search screen G2 is a screen for selecting the type of error information. When the type of error information is selected by the operation unit 8, the search unit 12 searches for error information included in the plurality of pieces of character information.

[0028] Specifically, the search unit 12 searches for the spelling error when the spelling error is selected by the operation unit 8. For example, the search unit 12 determines that "Corporate" exists on page 1 of the manuscript when the word is "Corporate."

[0029] Furthermore, the search unit 12 searches for grammatical errors when the grammatical error is selected by the operation unit 8. For example, the search unit 12 determines that "Cousomers is" exists on page 1 of the manuscript when "Cousomers are" should be included.

[0030] Furthermore, the search unit 12 searches for an error in a date when the error in the date is selected by the operation unit 8. For example, the search unit 12 determines that "Coppy right 2018" exists on page 1 of the manuscript when the correct date is "Coppy right 2021."

[0031] A display method for displaying suggested information according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a suggested information display screen G3 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 5, the display unit 13 displays suggested information related to erroneous information. As a result, the user can understand the erroneous information.

[0032] In detail, the display unit 13 displays the page numbers of the manuscript containing the erroneous information searched for by the search unit 12. For example, the display unit 13 displays on the operation unit 8 that the page numbers of the manuscript containing the erroneous information are 1, 2, 5, 8, and 10.

[0033] The display unit 13 also displays the number of erroneous information on the number of pages of the manuscript containing the erroneous information searched for by the search unit 12. For example, the display unit 13 displays on the operation unit 8 that the number of erroneous information is 5 in 1 page, 5 in 2 pages, 8 in 5 pages, 1 in 8 pages, and 5 in 10 pages.

[0034] Next, a display method for displaying suggested information according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the suggested information display screen G4 according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 6, the display unit 13 displays suggested information for a desired page of a document. As a result, the user can understand the suggested information.

[0035] The display unit 13 displays the erroneous information searched by the search unit 12 and correction information obtained by correcting the erroneous information. Specifically, the display unit 13 displays, on the operation unit 8, character information with incorrect spelling and character information with the corrected spelling on the first page of the manuscript. For example, the display unit 13 displays "Corporat" and "Corporate" on the operation unit 8. The display unit 13 also displays, on the operation unit 8, character information with incorrect grammar and character information with the corrected grammar. For example, the display unit 13 displays "Cousomers is" and "Cousomers are" on the operation unit 8. The display unit 13 also displays, on the operation unit 8, character information with an incorrect date and character information with the corrected date. For example, the display unit 13 displays, on the operation unit 8, "Coppy right 2018" and "Coppy right 2021."

[0036] Next, a method for creating a correction file according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a correction file creation screen G5 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 7, the conversion unit 14 creates a correction file in which erroneous information is converted into correction information. As a result, the user can obtain the correction file.

[0037] Specifically, when the user determines that there is no problem with the correction information that corrects the erroneous information displayed on the operation unit 8, the user inputs operation information indicating that there is no problem. For example, a V-shaped image is input to convert "Corporat" to "Corporate." On the other hand, when the user determines that there is a problem with the correction information that corrects the erroneous information displayed on the operation unit 8, the user inputs operation information indicating that there is a problem. For example, the image for converting "Coppy right 2018" to "Coppy right 2021" is deleted.

[0038] Furthermore, if the user determines that there is a problem with the correction information that corrects the erroneous information displayed on the operation unit 8, the user inputs operation information indicating that the correction information should be changed. For example, the user changes "Cousomers are" to "The Customers are."

[0039] Next, a creation method according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 8 and 9. Figures 8 and 9 are flowcharts showing the creation method according to the embodiment.

[0040] 8 and 9, in step S101, the main body storage unit 9 stores a file including image information. The process proceeds to step S102.

[0041] In step S102, the recognition unit 11 recognizes the character information included in the images of the plurality of documents D, one by one, of the documents D. The process proceeds to step S103.

[0042] In step S103, the search unit 12 searches for error information included in a selected page of the manuscript from among the plurality of pages of manuscript, based on the selected type of error information. The process proceeds to step S104.

[0043] In step S104, the display unit 13 displays the number of errors in the number of pages of the manuscript containing the errors found by the search unit 12. The process proceeds to step S105.

[0044] In step S105, the conversion unit 14 determines which process has been selected. If the conversion unit 14 determines that "apply all" has been selected (apply all in step S105), the process proceeds to step S106.

[0045] In step S106, the conversion unit 14 creates a correction file in which the error information has been converted into correction information, and the process ends.

[0046] Also, if the conversion unit 14 determines that "Back" has been selected (Back in step S105), the process returns to step S103.

[0047] Furthermore, if the conversion unit 14 determines that "Confirm" has been selected (Confirm in step S105), the process proceeds to step S107.

[0048] In step S107, the display unit 13 displays the erroneous information and the correction information obtained by correcting the erroneous information. The process proceeds to step S108.

[0049] In step S108, the conversion unit 14 determines which process has been selected. If the conversion unit 14 determines that "apply" has been selected (apply in step S108), the process proceeds to step S109.

[0050] In step S109, the conversion unit 14 converts the error information into correction information, and the process proceeds to step S110.

[0051] Furthermore, in step S108, the conversion unit 14 determines what process has been selected. If the conversion unit 14 determines that "delete" has been selected (delete in step S108), the process proceeds to step S111.

[0052] In step S111, the conversion unit 14 deletes the erroneous information, and the process proceeds to step S110.

[0053] Furthermore, in step S108, the conversion unit 14 determines what process has been selected. If the conversion unit 14 determines that "change" has been selected (change in step S108), the process proceeds to step S112.

[0054] In step S112, the conversion unit 14 changes the correction information, and the process proceeds to step S110.

[0055] In step S110, the conversion unit 14 determines whether all processing has been completed. If the conversion unit 14 determines that all processing has been completed (Yes in step S110), the process proceeds to step S106.

[0056] On the other hand, if the conversion unit 14 determines that all of the processes have not been completed (No in step S110), the process returns to step S108.

[0057] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Furthermore, the configurations and numerical values ​​shown in the above embodiments are merely examples and are not particularly limited, and various modifications are possible without substantially departing from the effects of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0058] The present invention is useful in the field of information processing devices. [Explanation of symbols]

[0059] 2 Reading unit 3 Paper feed section 4 Image forming unit 5 Main body transport mechanism 7 Output tray 8 Control section 11 Recognition part 12 Search section 13 Display section 100 Image forming device (information processing device)

Claims

1. a storage unit for storing a file containing image information; a recognition unit that recognizes a plurality of pieces of character information included in the image information; a search unit that searches for typographical error information contained in the plurality of pieces of character information; a display unit that displays suggested information regarding the error information; Equipped with The information processing device, wherein the error information indicates at least one of grammatical errors, spelling errors, and date errors.

2. The file contains a manuscript of multiple pages, each of the plurality of pages of the document includes the image information; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the suggestion information indicates the number of pages of the manuscript that include the error information, or the number of pages of the manuscript that include the error information.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the search unit searches for clerical error information contained in a selected page of the manuscript from among the plurality of pages of the manuscript.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the proposed information indicates the error information and correction information obtained by correcting the error information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising a conversion unit that creates a correction file in which the error information is converted into the correction information.

6. further comprising an image forming unit that forms an image on the sheet; The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the image forming section forms the image on the sheet based on the correction file.

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