Image Processing Apparatus for Automatic Separator Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for automatically generating file names from scanned images often result in unnecessary separators, requiring users to manually edit the names each time, and lack the ability to add separators at arbitrary positions, making the process inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system that detects character areas in scanned documents, allows users to set properties such as separator presence/absence, and automatically generates file names based on past configuration information, enabling seamless handling of similar document types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separators are automatically inserted between all character areas, then file names become easy to understand, but unnecessary separators are included making manual editing required
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-learning by automatically analyzing user editing operations on file names. When users delete separators or modify file names, the system learns from these actions and automatically adjusts future separator insertion behavior, enabling the system to serve itself without requiring manual configuration or repeated user intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where user modifications to automatically generated file names are captured and fed back into the system. This feedback loop allows the system to continuously improve its separator insertion logic by learning from actual user behavior patterns, thereby reducing unnecessary separators in future file name generations.
2Reliability
If file names are generated using date and user name, then duplication is prevented, but contents of the document are not reflected
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple information sources including date, user name, and character recognition results from the document content. By combining these elements, the system generates file names that are both unique (preventing duplication) and informative (reflecting document content), thereby resolving the contradiction between uniqueness and information retention.
3Stability of the object's composition
If separators are always included in automatically generated file names, then consistency is maintained, but user flexibility to add/delete separators is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static, fixed separator insertion rule to a dynamic, adaptive approach. By continuously learning from user behavior patterns, the system dynamically adjusts its separator insertion strategy based on the specific document type and user preferences, maintaining consistency within each context while providing flexibility across different scenarios.
Data Source
AI summary
In a case where a user adds or deletes a separator to or from an automatically generated file name or the like, it is made possible to automatically generate a file reflecting the presence/absence of a separator at the time of transforming a scanned image of a document of the same kind into a file from next time. In a case where a document similar to a document scanned in the past is scanned, based on results of learning including the presence/absence of a separator, a property for a document scanned this time is generated automatically and presented.