JP2008242625A - Print processing device and print processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate management in the case of converting character information into two-dimensional code information, and printing it. <P>SOLUTION: A print processing device 100 is provided with a two-dimensional code information generation part 104 for converting predetermined character information into the two-dimensional code information of a predetermined format; a summary generation part 106 where the predetermined character information or the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code generation part 104 is used as the character string of a text so as to generate a summary with a fixed length in which the number of characters is smaller than that of the character string; and a print processing part 108 for writing the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code generation part 104 and the summary generated by a summary generation part 106 together, and printing them. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a print processing apparatus, and more particularly to a print processing apparatus and a print processing system that handle two-dimensional code information.

  In recent years, two-dimensional code information having information in the two-dimensional direction of the horizontal direction and the vertical direction has become widespread. Since the two-dimensional code can handle a larger amount of information than the one-dimensional code, the code itself can have various information.

  In recent years, two-dimensional code information such as QR codes has been used in various scenes. For example, in recent years, cellular phone terminals and the like having a camera function and a two-dimensional code information decoding function have become widespread. If such a mobile phone terminal is used, the electronic data of the URL can be acquired by photographing the two-dimensional code information of the URL printed on the pamphlet or the like with a camera and decoding it. Then, by directly connecting to the URL from the mobile phone terminal, it is possible to obtain information on the homepage of the URL. For this reason, when the user wants to access his / her homepage, more people can easily access the homepage by printing the two-dimensional code information of his / her URL on a pamphlet or the like.

In Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-203381), a URL is converted into a two-dimensional code image, a document is printed, a two-dimensional code image of the printed document is captured with a camera, and two-dimensional code information is decoded. Thus, there is described a technique for displaying information by acquiring a URL and inputting information corresponding to the URL via a network.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-203381

  However, the URL may be changed after the URL is converted into two-dimensional code information and printed on a pamphlet. For example, in the case of a small company, even if a large number of pamphlets are created at one time, the URL may change while not distributing all of the pamphlets. For this reason, there is a case where it is desired to check whether the already printed two-dimensional code information is correct when time has passed since printing. However, conventionally, in order to confirm, two-dimensional code information has to be decoded, and even if it is decoded, it is usually complicated to confirm whether it is correct because a normal URL is composed of a long character string. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object thereof is to provide a technique that facilitates management when character information is converted into two-dimensional code information and printed.

According to the present invention,
A two-dimensional code information generating unit that converts predetermined character information into two-dimensional code information in a predetermined format;
A summary generator that generates a predetermined length of a summary with a smaller number of characters than the predetermined character information or two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generator as a character string of the original text;
A print processing unit that prints the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit and the summary generated by the summary generation unit based on the print instruction;
Is provided.

  The two-dimensional code information in a predetermined format can be a QR code, for example.

  In this way, for example, by comparing the summaries of two printed materials, it is possible to easily determine whether the two-dimensional code information printed on them is the same or different. Here, for example, the summary generated by the summary generation unit can be a hash value generated by a hash function based on the original text string. The predetermined character information can be position information (for example, URL) indicating the location of data on the network.

  The print processing apparatus of the present invention may further include a storage unit that stores correspondence data in which the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit is associated with the summary generated by the summary generation unit.

  In the print processing apparatus of the present invention, the storage unit can store predetermined character information as correspondence data in association with the two-dimensional code information and the summary.

  In the print processing apparatus of the present invention, the storage unit can store a list including a plurality of corresponding data, with each corresponding data being given a list number.

  In the print processing apparatus of the present invention, the print processing unit can print the list number together with the two-dimensional code information and the summary.

  The print processing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a two-dimensional code information extraction unit that, when a summary is input, refers to the storage unit using the summary as a key and extracts two-dimensional code information associated with the summary. Processing equipment.

  The print processing apparatus of the present invention may further include a display processing unit that displays correspondence data in which the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit is associated with the summary generated by the summary generation unit.

According to the present invention,
Computer
Two-dimensional code information generating means for converting predetermined character information into two-dimensional code information in a predetermined format;
Summarization generating means for generating a fixed-length summary with a smaller number of characters than the character string, using the predetermined character information or the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generating means as the original text string,
Print processing means for causing the printing apparatus to print the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit and the summary generated by the summary generation unit based on the print instruction;
A program is provided that functions as:

According to the present invention,
A two-dimensional code information generating unit that converts predetermined character information into two-dimensional code information in a predetermined format;
A summary generator that generates a fixed-length summary with a smaller number of characters than the character string, using the predetermined character information or the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generator as a text string of the original text;
Based on a print instruction, the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit, and a print processing unit that prints together the summary generated by the summary generation unit;
A print processing system is provided.
The print processing system of the present invention can be configured by a computer in which the above program is installed and a printing apparatus that performs printing based on an instruction of the program.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate management when character information is converted into two-dimensional code information and printed.

  In the following embodiment, a case where the predetermined character information is a URL will be described as an example.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a print processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
The print processing apparatus 100 includes a character information input reception unit 102, a two-dimensional code information generation unit 104, a summary generation unit 106, a print processing unit 108, a display processing unit 110, a search key input reception unit 112, a URL information extraction unit 114, and A URL list storage unit 116 is included.

  Each component of the print processing apparatus 100 is centered on an arbitrary computer CPU, memory, a program that realizes the components shown in the figure loaded in the memory, a storage unit such as a hard disk for storing the program, and a network connection interface. It is realized by any combination of hardware and software. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modifications to the implementation method and apparatus. Each drawing described in the embodiment shows a block of functional units, not a configuration of hardware units. In FIG. 1, the configuration of parts not related to the essence of the present invention is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the print processing apparatus 100 uses a hash function based on two-dimensional code information of character information, which is position information indicating the location of data on a network such as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), based on the character information. Print with the generated hash value. In this way, for example, by comparing the hash values of two printed materials, it is possible to easily determine whether the two-dimensional code information printed on them is the same or different.

  The URL list storage unit 116 (storage unit) stores a list of URL information of various companies. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list of URL information stored in the URL list storage unit 116. The URL information includes the list No. A name (company name), a URL of the company, two-dimensional code information of the URL, a hash value generated based on the URL, and a hash value generation rule are associated with each other. The hash value generation rule will be described later.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the character information input receiving unit 102 receives an input of URL, which is character information, from the user when there is a new input instruction of URL information or an update instruction of URL information from the user. When inputting new URL information, the user inputs the URL via a keyboard or the like (not shown).

  The two-dimensional code information generation unit 104 converts the URL received by the character information input reception unit 102 into two-dimensional code information in a predetermined format. Here, as the two-dimensional code information, various information generally known as two-dimensional code information can be used. For example, a QR code can be used.

  The summary generation unit 106 uses the URL, which is the character information received by the character information input reception unit 102, or the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit as a character string of the original text. Produce a small constant-length summary. In the present embodiment, the summary generation unit 106 generates a hash value using a hash function as a summary.

  The summary generation unit 106 may generate a summary based on the character information itself received by the character information input reception unit 102, or the summary based on the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit 104. Can also be generated. The two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit 104 includes additional information such as version information and redundant data for error correction. When the summary generation unit 106 generates a summary based on the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit 104, the summary can be generated with the additional information included. The summary generation unit 106 generates a summary based on the character information itself received by the character information input reception unit 102, or generates a summary based on the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit 104. The setting of whether or not to be performed can be set in common in the print processing apparatus 100, or can be set for each URL information at the time of new input. Once a rule is set, it is stored in the URL list storage unit 116. When updating, a hash value is generated according to the same rule as the previous time. Thereby, when there is no change in the URL, the hash value can be made the same. In FIG. 2, “1” in the rule column indicates that, for example, the character information input receiving unit 102 generates a hash value based on the character information itself received input, and “2” indicates that The hash value can be generated including the QR code standard and the like.

  The two-dimensional code information generation unit 104 generates a URL that is character information received by the character information input reception unit 102, the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit 104, and the summary generation unit 106. The URL is stored in the URL list storage unit 116 in association with the summary. If there is a new input instruction for URL information, the print processing apparatus 100 can also accept an input of a company name from the user. The two-dimensional code information generation unit 104 stores the company name in association with the URL or the like.

  The display processing unit 110 displays a list of URL information stored in the URL list storage unit 116. In the present embodiment, the display processing unit 110 can be a touch panel and also has a function as an operation unit. The display processing unit 110 can display a button such as “URL information input” as an initial state. When the user selects the “URL information input” button, the display processing unit 110 displays a screen for selecting “new”, “update”, and the like. When “new” is selected, the display processing unit 110 displays a message such as “Please enter the company name and URL of the company to be registered.” When the user inputs a URL, the character information input receiving unit 102 receives the input, and the above-described processing of the two-dimensional code information generating unit 104 and the summary generating unit 106 is performed.

  Further, when “update” is selected, the display processing unit 110 displays a list in the URL list storage unit 116. From the list displayed on the display processing unit 110 by the user, for example, a list No. Etc., the No. is selected. The URL information associated with is set as the update target. The display processing unit 110 displays a message such as “Please enter a new URL.” When the user inputs a URL, the character information input receiving unit 102 receives the input, and the above-described processing of the two-dimensional code information generating unit 104 and the summary generating unit 106 is performed. At this time, the URL of the URL information to be updated, the two-dimensional code information, and the hash value are updated.

  Based on the print instruction, the print processing unit 108 prints the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit 104 and the confirmation information including the summary generated by the summary generation unit 106 together. The print processing unit 108 uses the list number of the URL list storage unit 116 as confirmation information together with a hash function that is a summary. May be printed. 3 shows a list No. in the URL list storage unit 116 shown in FIG. 1 two-dimensional code information 202 corresponding to the company A URL, its hash value 204a and list No. It is a figure which shows the printed matter 200 printed together with the confirmation information 204 containing 204b. Here, the confirmation information 204 includes the hash value “E367” and the list number. And "E367-1".

  Returning to FIG. 1, the search key input receiving unit 112 receives an input of a search key for searching the URL list storage unit 116 for URL information including two-dimensional code information to be printed by the print processing unit 108. The search key is a list number. , Name (company name), hash value, and the like.

  The URL information extraction unit 114 refers to the URL list storage unit 116 using the search key received by the search key input reception unit 112 as a key, and extracts URL information associated with the search key. The display processing unit 110 can display the URL information extracted by the URL information extraction unit 114. Further, the print processing unit 108 prints the two-dimensional code information of the URL information extracted by the URL information extraction unit 114 together with the confirmation information at a predetermined position based on a print confirmation instruction from the user.

  In the present embodiment, the display processing unit 110 can also display a “two-dimensional code information print” button as an initial state. When the user selects the “print two-dimensional code information” button, the display processing unit 110 selects “designate from No.”, “designate from hash value”, “designate from name”, “display list”, and the like. Is displayed.

  When “Specify from No.”, “Specify from Hash Value”, or “Specify from Name” is selected, the display processing unit 110 displays the list No. to the user. , Hash value, or name. If the user is listed no. When the hash value or name is input, the search key input receiving unit 112 receives it as a search key, and the URL information extracting unit 114 performs search / extraction processing. The display processing unit 110 displays the URL information extracted by the URL information extraction unit 114, and displays a message such as “Do you want to print this two-dimensional code information?”. When the user presses a button such as “Yes”, the print processing unit 108 prints the two-dimensional code information together with the confirmation information.

  When “display list” is selected, the display processing unit 110 displays the list in the URL list storage unit 116. From the list displayed on the display processing unit 110 by the user, for example, a list No. Etc., the No. is selected. The URL information associated with is a print target. The display processing unit 110 displays a message such as “Do you want to print this two-dimensional code information?”. When the user presses a button such as “Yes”, the print processing unit 108 prints the two-dimensional code information together with the confirmation information.

  With the above configuration, for example, when the user has a printed matter printed in the past and wants to print the same two-dimensional code information, when the hash value printed on the printed matter is input, the URL information extracting unit 114 The corresponding URL information is extracted from the URL list storage unit 116 using the hash value as a key, and the display processing unit 110 displays the URL information. The user can print the two-dimensional code information and the confirmation information by issuing a print instruction.

  Note that the processes of the search key input receiving unit 112 and the URL information extracting unit 114 can be used other than when the user issues a print instruction. For example, if the user has a list No. When the URL information is searched using the name or the name as a search key, the URL information extracting unit 114 displays the list No. The corresponding URL information is extracted from the URL list storage unit 116 using the or name as a key, and the display processing unit 110 displays the URL information. At this time, if the URL information in the URL list storage unit 116 has been updated after printing in the past, the hash values are also different. Therefore, the user can also grasp that there has been a change by comparing the hash value printed on the printed material with the hash value displayed on the display processing unit 110.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the print processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.

  When there is an instruction to input URL information (YES in S100), the character information input receiving unit 102 receives an input of URL (S102). The two-dimensional code information generation unit 104 converts the URL, which is character information received by the character information input reception unit 102, to generate two-dimensional code information (S104). In addition, the summary generation unit 106 generates a hash value of the URL as a summary (S106).

  The two-dimensional code information generation unit 104 determines whether or not the generated two-dimensional code information is new (S108). If it is new (YES in S108), it is stored as new information in the URL list storage unit 116. Write (S110). If it is not new in step S108 (NO in S108), the corresponding location in the URL list storage unit 116 is updated (S112). Subsequently, when printing is performed (YES in S114), the print processing unit 108 prints the two-dimensional code information together with the confirmation information (S116). When printing is not performed (NO in S114), the process is terminated as it is.

  In this way, for example, by comparing the summaries of two printed materials, it is possible to easily determine whether the two-dimensional code information printed on them is the same or different.

  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. The embodiments are exemplifications, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to combinations of the respective constituent elements and processing processes, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the print processing apparatus 100 can be a network multifunction device that integrates a facsimile, a printer, a copy, a scanner function, and the like. Here, the network multifunction peripheral is, for example, a network facsimile apparatus or an MFP (Multi Functional Peripheral).

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the print processing apparatus performs all the processes has been described. However, the present invention is a print processing system including a printing apparatus such as a printer and a computer that controls the printing apparatus. It can also be realized.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a print processing apparatus according to an embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the list of URL information memorize | stored in the URL list memory | storage part. The print processing unit displays the list No. in the URL list storage unit shown in FIG. 1 two-dimensional code information, its hash value and list No. It is a figure which shows the printed matter which was printed together with the confirmation information containing. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the print processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Print processing apparatus 102 Character information input reception part 104 Two-dimensional code information generation part 106 Summary generation part 108 Print processing part 110 Display processing part 112 Search key input reception part 114 URL information extraction part 116 URL list memory | storage part 200 Printed matter 202 Two-dimensional Code information 204 Confirmation information 204a Hash value 204b List No.

Claims (11)

A two-dimensional code information generating unit that converts predetermined character information into two-dimensional code information in a predetermined format;
A summary generator that generates a fixed-length summary with a smaller number of characters than the character string, using the predetermined character information or the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generator as a text string of the original text;
Based on a print instruction, the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit, and a print processing unit that prints together the summary generated by the summary generation unit;
Including a print processing apparatus. The print processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The summary generation unit is a print processing apparatus that generates the summary by a hash function. The print processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The print processing apparatus, wherein the predetermined character information is position information indicating a location of data on a network. The print processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The print processing apparatus further includes a storage unit that stores correspondence data in which the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit is associated with the summary generated by the summary generation unit. The print processing apparatus according to claim 4,
The print processing apparatus, wherein the storage unit stores the predetermined character information in association with the two-dimensional code information and the summary as the correspondence data. The print processing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5,
The storage unit is a print processing apparatus that stores a list including a plurality of corresponding data with a list number assigned to each corresponding data. The print processing apparatus according to claim 6.
The print processing unit prints the list number together with the two-dimensional code information and the summary. The print processing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 7,
The print processing apparatus further includes a two-dimensional code information extraction unit that extracts the two-dimensional code information associated with the summary by referring to the storage unit using the summary as a key when the summary is input. The print processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The print processing apparatus further includes a display processing unit that displays correspondence data in which the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit is associated with the summary generated by the summary generation unit. A two-dimensional code information generating unit that converts predetermined character information into two-dimensional code information in a predetermined format;
A summary generator that generates a fixed-length summary with a smaller number of characters than the character string, using the predetermined character information or the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generator as a text string of the original text;
Based on a print instruction, the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit, and a print processing unit that prints together the summary generated by the summary generation unit;
Including print processing system. Computer
Two-dimensional code information generating means for converting predetermined character information into two-dimensional code information in a predetermined format;
Summarization generating means for generating a fixed-length summary with a smaller number of characters than the character string, using the predetermined character information or the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generating means as the original character string,
Print processing means for causing the printing apparatus to print the two-dimensional code information generated by the two-dimensional code information generation unit and the summary generated by the summary generation unit based on a print instruction;
Program to function as.

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