Image Processing Apparatus Automatic Division Method Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for dividing scanned images of business forms require users to select a division method each time, even for similar forms, leading to increased time and effort.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system that analyzes feature information of previous scanned images to automatically determine if a similar image exists and applies the associated division method to newly scanned images, reducing user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user selects a division method each time from among one-page division, predetermined number of pages division, arbitrary number of pages division, and automatic division, then the division method can be adapted to each scan-target business form, but there occur time and effort of the user
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs division method selection by analyzing the scanned business form images and autonomously determining the appropriate division method, eliminating the need for manual user selection while maintaining adaptability to different form types
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-registers multiple division methods in advance and stores them for later automatic selection based on the scanned image characteristics, allowing the system to quickly retrieve and apply the appropriate method without requiring user input at scan time
Data Source
AI summary
The image processing apparatus obtains scanned images of each page obtained by scanning business forms including a plurality of pages or business forms of different types collectively, manages a division method associated with feature information on each of previous scanned images and the previous scanned images, analyzes, based on the feature information, whether any of the previous scanned images similar to a scanned image of the first page of the obtained scanned images exists, and divides, in a case where any of the previous scanned images similar to the scanned image of the first page exists, the obtained scanned images by a division method associated with the previous scanned image similar to the scanned image of the first page.