JP2000295407A - Device and method for processing information and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce leaving of an original on an image reader, in the case of using an information processor to which the image reader is connected. SOLUTION: An original is read from a scanner A to a computer A, while being converted to image information (S2). When reading of the original is ended, the computer A sets a countdown timer built in the computer A to 1 min and afterwards, the countdown of the timer is performed (S3). Next, the computer A discriminates whether or not the removal of the original is reported from the scanner A (S5), and when there is a notice as a result of discrimination (S6), processing is finished (S10). However, when there is no notice (S6), the value of the countdown timer is read out (S7). Then, processing from S5 is repeated until the value becomes '0' (S8). When the value of the countdown timer is '0', the computer A decides that the original was left forgotten on the scanner A, makes display to this effect on a screen (S9), and finishes processing (S10).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and an information processing system.
In particular, the present invention relates to an information processing system including an image reading device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of information processing system, there is a system in which a scanner as an image reading device is connected to a computer, an original image is read by the scanner, and the image is transmitted to the computer. In such a system, if a document is misplaced on the platen of the scanner after a certain period of time after scanning the document image, the scanner uses the device inside the scanner to emit a warning sound or a warning sound. The user was notified by turning on a lamp or the like.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned prior art is effective when the scanner is connected in close proximity to the computer, but is not effective when the user is away from the scanner. I couldn't recognize what I left behind. In the case of a scanner connected to a network, a plurality of users can share and use the scanner. However, it is not clear to which user a warning is issued in the above-mentioned conventional technology.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and method capable of accurately notifying a user that a document has been left behind in an image reading apparatus, and a method thereof. An information processing system is provided.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention has an input means for inputting information relating to the remaining document in an image reading apparatus, and is capable of displaying information relating to the remaining document. Control means for detecting that a document remains on the image reading device based on the information input by the input means, and displaying on the display means that the document remains. , Is characterized by having.

Here, it is preferable that the input means is directly connected to the image reading apparatus, and that the input means inputs information relating to the remaining of the document from the image reading apparatus.

It is also preferable that the input means inputs information relating to the remaining of the original from another information processing means connected to the image reading apparatus.

[0008] Further, the information relating to the remaining of the document input by the input means is a document removal notification indicating that the document has been removed, wherein the control means comprises: a timer means; It is also preferable to have a determination unit that determines whether or not the document removal notification is input within a time period, and a display control unit that changes display contents of the display unit based on a determination result of the determination unit. is there.

The image reading apparatus may further include image information input means for inputting image information of the document read by the image reading apparatus, wherein the timing means may count a predetermined time after the input of the image information by the image information input means. It is suitable.

It is also preferable that the image information input means can input the image information from another information processing means.

[0011] It is also preferable that the apparatus further comprises instruction means for instructing image reading by the image reading device, and wherein the timing means measures a predetermined time after the instruction by the instruction means.

It is also preferable that the image reading device is directly connected to another information processing device, and that the instruction means can instruct the image reading device to read an image via the other information processing device. is there.

[0013] The information processing apparatus further comprises a discriminating means for discriminating a user in use, and the instructing means notifies the other information processing apparatus of user information as a discrimination result of the discriminating means together with the image reading instruction. It is also suitable.

The discriminating means further discriminates a group to which the in-use user belongs, and the instructing means outputs group information as a discrimination result of the discriminating means together with the image reading instruction and the other information. It is also preferable to notify the processing device.

[0015] The input means includes a discriminating means for discriminating a user who is in use, together with information on remaining of the document.
The user inputs user information for specifying the user who instructed the image reading of the document, and the control unit determines whether the user specified by the user information and the user determined by the determination unit are the same. It is also preferable that, when they are the same, the display means indicates that a document remains.

The discriminating means further discriminates a group to which the in-use user belongs, and the input means inputs information on a remaining document and group information to which the user who instructed to read the document belongs. The control means determines whether or not the group specified by the group information is the same as the group determined by the determination means, and when they are the same, indicates that there is a document remaining on the display means. Displaying is also preferable.

The control means determines whether or not the group specified by the group information is included in the group determined by the determination means. It is also preferable to display the existence.

[0018] The input means inputs group information to which the user who instructed to read the image of the document belongs, together with information on the remaining of the document, and the control means controls the administrator of the group specified by the group information and the manager. It is also preferable that it is determined whether or not the user determined by the determination unit is the same, and when the user is determined to be the same, it is preferable that the display unit displays that the document remains.

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus connected to an image reading apparatus, comprising: input means for inputting information relating to the remaining document from the image reading apparatus; A notification unit capable of notifying another information processing device of information about the document, and detecting that a document remains in the image reading device based on information input by the input unit, and Control means for causing the notifying means to notify the processing device of the remaining document.

Here, the information on the remaining document input from the image reading device is a document removal notification indicating that the document has been removed, wherein the control means comprises:
Discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the document removal notification has been input within a predetermined time counted by the clocking means; and, based on the discrimination result of the discriminating means, the document remains in another information processing apparatus. Notification control means for controlling the notification means so as to notify the user that there is a notification.

[0021] The image reading apparatus may further include image information input means for inputting a document read by the image reading apparatus as image information, wherein the timing means measures a predetermined time after the input of the image information by the image information input means. It is suitable.

An image information input unit for inputting image information of a document read by the image reading apparatus; and an image reading apparatus instructing the image reading apparatus to read an image in response to a request from another information processing apparatus. Image information transmitting means for transmitting the input image information to the other information processing apparatus of the request source, wherein the timing means sets a predetermined time after the input of the image information by the image information transmitting means. It is also preferable to keep time.

It is also preferable that the notification control means controls the notification means so as to notify only the other information processing apparatus of the request source that a document remains.

A request input unit for inputting an image reading request by the image reading device from another information processing device and user information of the requesting another information processing device; It is also preferable to control the notifying means so as to notify another information processing device of user information instructing image reading of the original together with the notification of the remaining original.

The request input means inputs the group information to which the user of the another information processing apparatus as the request source belongs, and the control means changes the group information to which the user who instructed the image reading of the document belongs to another group. It is also preferable to control the notifying means so as to notify the information processing device.

Further, the information processing system according to the present invention comprises:
An image reading apparatus, comprising: the information processing apparatus; a detection unit connected to the information processing apparatus, for detecting a remaining document; and an information output unit configured to output information related to the remaining document. I do.

An information processing method according to the present invention includes a detecting step of detecting whether or not a document remains in an image reading apparatus; and
A notification step of performing a document remaining notification to the information processing apparatus connected to the image reading apparatus, and displaying that the document remains in the image reading apparatus in the information processing apparatus that has received the document remaining notification in the notification step. And a display step.

The computer readable memory according to the present invention comprises:
A computer-readable memory storing a control program for controlling an information processing device having a display unit, wherein the control program is an input program for inputting information regarding a remaining document in an image reading device, and is input by the input program. A detection program for detecting that a document remains on the image reading apparatus based on information; and a display program for displaying information about the document remaining on a display unit in accordance with an execution result of the detection program. It is characterized by.

Another computer readable memory according to the present invention is a computer readable memory storing a control program for controlling an information processing device connected to the image reading device, wherein the information regarding the remaining document is provided from the image reading device. An input program for inputting a document, a detection program for detecting that a document remains on the image reading device based on information input by the input program, and a remaining program for the document based on an execution result of the detection program. And a notification program that notifies other information processing apparatuses of information about the information processing apparatus.

[0030]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the relative arrangement of components described in this embodiment, formulas, numerical values, etc., unless otherwise specified,
It is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to them.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a network system as a first embodiment of an information processing system according to the present invention. 1 is a scanner A, and 2 is a computer A. Scanner A is connected to computer A by interface 8.
Reference numeral 3 denotes a scanner B, and reference numeral 4 denotes a computer B. Scanner B has an interface 10 with computer B
Connected by

Reference numeral 5 denotes a scanner C, and reference numeral 6 denotes a computer C. Scanner C has interface 1 to computer C
1 is connected. Reference numeral 7 denotes a network scanner D. The computers A to D are interconnected by a network 9.

Each of the scanners A to D has a document table and a sensor (not shown) for determining whether or not a document exists on the table. The sensor generates a predetermined signal when detecting that the document has been removed. Each of the scanners A to C has a function of interrupting the connected computer via an interface when the document is removed, and notifying the computer that the document has been removed. B and the computer C have a function of notifying another computer of the notification through the network. Here, a scanner is taken as an example of an image reading device, but the present invention is not limited to a scanner, but is effective for all image reading devices connected to a computer. Alternatively, it includes a facsimile apparatus having a document reading function. Further, an image reading apparatus having an ADF (automatic document feeder) may be used. In this case, the connected computer is notified by a signal from a sensor that senses a document left on the ADF.

Each of the computers A to D has a discriminating unit for discriminating a user in use and a group to which the user belongs. The computer C manages the manager information of each group.

FIG. 2 shows the network shown in FIG.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a process in the computer A when the computer A instructs the scanner A to read a document in the system.

When the process is started (S1), the scanner A
Is read into computer A in a form converted into image information (S2). When the reading of the document is completed, the computer A sets the countdown timer built in the computer A to one minute, and the timer counts down as time passes thereafter (S3).
After setting the timer, the computer A displays the read image information on the screen (S4).

Next, the computer A determines whether there is a notification from the scanner A that the document has been removed (S5), and if there is a notification as a result of the determination (S6).
The process ends (S10), but when there is no notification (S10)
6) reads the value of the countdown timer (S
7) The process from S5 is repeated until the value becomes 0 (S8). If the value of the countdown timer is 0, the computer A determines that the document is misplaced on the scanner A, and displays the fact on the screen (S
9), end the processing (S10).

By alerting the user of the misplacement of the original document on the computer, the user can reliably recognize the misplacement of the original document even when the computer and the scanner are placed apart from each other.

(Second Embodiment) A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment can be realized by the same network system (FIG. 1) as the first embodiment, and the description of the system will be omitted.

FIG. 3 shows the network shown in FIG.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a process in a case where a user of a computer A instructs reading of a document by a scanner B connected to a computer B in the system.

When the process is started (S21), the computer A instructs the computer B to read the original from the scanner B (S22). When the original is read in a form converted into image information, the computer B executes The image information is transferred to the computer A (S23). When the transfer of the image information is completed, the computer A sets the built-in countdown timer to one minute, and the timer counts down as time elapses thereafter (S2).
4). After setting the timer, the computer A displays the transferred image information on the screen (S25).

Next, the computer A inquires of the computer B whether or not there has been a notification that the original has been removed from the scanner B (S26). If there is a notification of the result of the inquiry (S27), the process is terminated (S27). S31)
However, if there is no notification (S27), the countdown
The value of the timer is read (S28), and the processing from S26 is repeated until the value becomes 0 (S29). If the countdown timer value is 0, the computer A
Determines that the document is misplaced on the scanner A, displays that fact on the screen (S30), and ends the processing (S31).

When reading a document from the scanner B connected to the computer B, the computer A warns the user of the misplacement of the document, so that the user can reliably read the document even if the computer A and the scanner B are placed apart from each other. The user can recognize that the manuscript has been left behind. Also,
The user of the computer B does not need to be aware that the computer A is warned that the document is left behind.

(Third Embodiment) A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment can be realized by the same network system (FIG. 1) as the first embodiment, and the description of the system will be omitted.

FIGS. 4 to 6 are flowcharts showing the processing when the user of the computer A instructs the scanner B connected to the computer B to read the original in the network system shown in FIG. It is.
The difference from the second embodiment is that the timekeeping process is performed by the computer B instead of the computer A.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process when the computer A reads a document from the scanner B. When the process is started (S41), the computer A instructs the computer B to read the original from the scanner B (S42). When the original is read in a form converted into image information, the computer B sends the image to the computer A. The image information is transferred (S43). When the transfer of the image information is completed, the computer A displays the transferred image information on the screen (S44), and ends the processing (S4).
5).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing in the computer B when the computer A instructs the computer B to read the original from the scanner B. This processing is performed when the power of the computer B is turned on. (S61) until the power is turned off (S61).
And S62) are continued. In this process, the computer B continues to determine whether or not the computer A has given an instruction to read the original from the scanner B (S5).
2). When instructed, the computer B first reads the original from the scanner B in a form converted into image information (S
53) When the reading is completed, the read image information is transferred to the computer A (S54). When the transfer of the image information is completed, the computer B sets the built-in countdown timer to one minute, and the timer counts down as time elapses thereafter (S55).

Next, the computer B determines whether or not a notification that the original has been removed has been received from the scanner B (S56), and if there is no notification as a result of the determination (S5).
7) reads the value of the countdown timer (S5)
8) The process from S56 is repeated until the value becomes 0 (S59). If the value of the countdown timer is 0, the computer B determines that the document is left behind on the scanner B, and notifies the computer A of a document left warning (S60).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process in which the computer A receives a document misplacement warning from the computer B. This process is performed after the power of the computer A is turned on (S71) until the power is turned off. (S7
4 and S75) are continued. In this process, the computer A continues to determine whether or not the computer B has issued a document misplacement warning (S72). If there is a warning, a document placement warning is displayed on the screen (S73).

In FIG. 5, the countdown timer is set after the read image information is transferred to the computer A. The countdown timer is set from the time when the image information of the original is input from the scanner B. You may.

(Fourth Embodiment) A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment can be realized by the same network system (FIG. 1) as the first embodiment, and the description of the system will be omitted.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the processing when the user of the computer A instructs the scanner B connected to the computer B to read the original. Compared to the third embodiment, when the user of the computer A reads the original from the scanner B connected to the computer B, the display of the misplaced original is displayed on all the computers connected to the network. The points are different.

The processing shown in FIG. 7 is almost the same as the processing described with reference to FIG. 5 in the third embodiment. Therefore, the same steps are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIG. 5, and description thereof will be omitted. The step different from FIG. 5 is S80.
Thus, instead of explicitly issuing a document leaving warning to the computer A as in S60 of FIG. 5, a warning is issued to all computers on the network. The same processing as that described with reference to FIG. 6 in the third embodiment is performed on all computers on the network.

By displaying the document misplacement warning on all the computers on the network, even if the user who misplaced the document has left the computer A, the user of another computer can recognize the misplacement of the document. This has the effect of promptly coping with the document being left behind.

(Fifth Embodiment) A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment can be realized by the same network system (FIG. 1) as the first embodiment, and the description of the system will be omitted.

FIGS. 8 to 10 show the network system shown in FIG. 1 when a user of the computer A reads a document from the scanner B connected to the computer B and connects to the network. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining whether a user who has instructed reading of a document is in use on all of the computers that have been used, and displaying that the user has left the document on the computer in use by the user. The present embodiment is different from the fourth embodiment in that a document leaving warning is issued not to the computer A but to a user who instructs reading of a document.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process when the computer A reads a document from the scanner B. When the process is started (S111), the computer A first determines the user currently in use (S11).
2) Then, the computer B is instructed to read the original from the scanner B (S113), and the information of the user currently in use who instructed the original read is notified to the computer B (S114). When the original is read in a form converted into image information, the computer B transfers the image information to the computer A (S115). When the transfer of the image information is completed, the computer A displays the transferred image information on the screen (S116), and ends the processing (S11).
7).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing in the computer B when the computer A instructs the computer B to read the original from the scanner B. The processing shown in FIG. 9 is almost the same as the processing described with reference to FIG. 7 in the fourth embodiment. Therefore, the same steps are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIG. 7, and description thereof will be omitted. The step different from FIG. 7 is S1
20 and S121, and in this process, the computer B continues to determine whether or not the computer A has given an instruction to read the original from the scanner B (S52).
When the instruction is issued, the computer B first saves the information of the user who instructed the image reading, which is notified from the computer A (S120). Then, the computer B reads the original from the scanner B in a form converted into image information (S53). When the reading is completed, the computer B transfers the read image information to the computer A (S54).

If the value of the countdown timer is 0 in S59, the computer B determines that the original is left behind on the scanner B, and reads the original to all the computers on the network. Then, a document misplacement warning is notified together with the information of the user who instructed (S121).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a process in which all the computers on the network receive the original document leaving warning from the computer B. This process is performed after the power of each computer is turned on (S1).
41) Until the power is turned off (S147 and S14)
8) Continued. In this process, each computer continues to determine whether or not there is a document leaving warning from the computer B (S142). When there is a warning, each computer first determines the user currently in use (S143), and determines whether the user is the same as the notified user (S144). The screen displays a manuscript leaving warning (S1
46).

In the present embodiment, a certain user instructs reading of a document on computer A, the user stops using computer A with the document left behind, and after starting to use computer C, a warning to leave the document is issued. Even when the warning is issued, the user can display a warning on the computer C for a document misplacement on the computer C, and can appropriately warn the user of the document misplacement.

(Sixth Embodiment) A sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This embodiment can be realized by the same network system (FIG. 1) as the first embodiment, and the description of the system will be omitted.

FIGS. 11 to 13 show the network system shown in FIG. 1 when the user of the computer A reads the original from the scanner B connected to the computer B and connects to the network. It is determined whether a user belonging to the same group as the group to which the user who instructed reading of the document belongs is in use on all of the computers that have been used, and the computer belonging to the user belonging to the group is in use. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of displaying a document misplacement. This embodiment is different from the fifth embodiment in that a document misplacement warning is issued not only to a user who has instructed to read a document, but also to all users belonging to the same group as the user. The points are different. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the computer C manages the user information and the group information in a unified manner. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any computer may perform the unified management of the information.

FIG. 11 shows that the computer A is the scanner B
9 is a flowchart showing a process for reading a document from a document. When the process is started (S161), the computer A first determines the user currently in use (S1).
62), the group to which the user belongs is acquired from the computer C (S163). Then computer A
Instructs the computer B to read the original from the scanner B (S164), notifies the computer B of the information of the currently used user who instructed the original to be read (S165), and the information of the group to which the user belongs. Is also notified (S166). When the original is read in a form converted into image information, the computer B transfers the image information to the computer A (S167). When the transfer of the image information is completed, the computer A displays the transferred image information on the screen (S168), and ends the processing (S16).
9).

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing in the computer B when the computer A instructs the computer B to read the original from the scanner B. The processing shown in FIG. 12 is substantially the same as the processing described with reference to FIG. 9 in the fifth embodiment. Therefore, steps indicating the same processing are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIG. 9 and the description thereof is omitted. The steps different from those in FIG. 9 are steps S170 and S171.
It is determined whether or not there is an instruction to read a document from the computer B (S52).
Saves the information of the user who instructed to read the image, notified from the computer A (S120). Then, the information of the group to which the user belongs is further stored (S170).

Then, the computer B reads the original from the scanner B in a form converted into image information (S5).
3) When the reading is completed, the read image information is transferred to the computer A (S54). When the transfer of the image information is completed, the computer B sets the built-in countdown timer to one minute, and the timer counts down as time elapses thereafter (S55). S59
If the value of the countdown timer is 0, the computer B determines that the document is misplaced on the scanner B, and informs all computers on the network of the user who instructed to read the document. Then, a document leaving warning is notified together with information on the group to which the user belongs (S171).

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process in which all the computers on the network receive the original document leaving warning from the computer B. This process is performed after the power of each computer is turned on (S2).
01) until the power is turned off (S208 and S20).
9) Continued. In this process, each computer continues to determine whether or not there has been a document leaving warning from the computer B (S202). When there is a warning, each computer first determines the user currently in use (S203), and inquires of the computer C about the group to which the user belongs (S204). Next, each computer determines whether the group to which the currently used user belongs and the group to which the notified user belongs are the same (S205), and if they are the same (S206), the manuscript is left behind. A warning is displayed on the screen (S207).

In this embodiment, even if a certain user instructs to read a document on computer A, and the user stops using the computer A with the document left behind, and then issues a document misplacement warning, the user To all members of the group to which the user belongs, can display a warning about leaving a document on the computer in use, and can warn the group instead of the user of the misplacement of the document. .

(Seventh Embodiment) A seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment can be realized by the same network system (FIG. 1) as the first embodiment, and the description of the system will be omitted.

FIG. 14 shows all of the network systems connected to the network when the user of the computer A instructs the reading of the original from the scanner B connected to the computer B in the network system shown in FIG. On the computer, determine whether the user who belongs to the group including the group to which the user who instructed the original reading belongs is in use, and leave the original on the computer in use by the user belonging to the group. It is a flowchart showing the process of displaying. This embodiment is different from the sixth embodiment in that a document misplacement warning is issued not only to a user belonging to the same small group as the user who instructed reading of a document, but also to a large group including the small group. Is performed for all users belonging to.

The processing shown in FIG. 14 is continued after the power of each computer is turned on (S221) and until the power is turned off (S229 and S230). In this process, each computer continues to determine whether or not there is a document misplacement warning from the computer B (S222). When there is a warning, each computer first determines the user currently in use (S223), and notifies the computer C of the information of the user (S224). Then each computer:
The group information of the user notified from the computer B is notified to the computer C (S225), and it is determined whether the group to which the currently used user belongs includes the group to which the user who issued the read instruction belongs. An inquiry is made (S226). If it is included (S227), a warning to leave the original document is displayed on the screen (S228).

In the present embodiment, a case where a certain user instructs reading of a document on computer A, the user stops using the computer A with the document left behind, and a document leaving warning is issued after the user stops using the computer A. Even if all members of the group to which the user belongs are away from the computer, all members of the larger group, including the group to which the user belongs, are sent to their respective computers on the computer being used. A misplacement warning can be displayed on the screen, which has the effect of quickly coping with misplacement of the document.

(Eighth Embodiment) An eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment can be realized by the same network system (FIG. 1) as the first embodiment, and the description of the system will be omitted.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a state in which, when the user of the computer A reads a document from the scanner B connected to the computer B in the network system shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process of determining whether or not an administrator of a group to which a user who has issued a document reading instruction belongs on a computer and using the computer, and displaying that a document is left behind on the computer used by the administrator; is there. This embodiment is different from the sixth embodiment in that a document misplacement warning is issued not to a user who has given an instruction to read a document or a user belonging to the same group but to a manager of the group. Is different.

The process shown in FIG. 15 is continued after the power of each computer is turned on (S241) and is turned off (S248 and S249). In this process, each computer continues to determine whether or not there is a document misplacement warning from the computer B (S242). When there is a warning, each computer first determines the user currently in use (S243), and based on the information on the group of the user notified from the computer B, the computer C manages the user. Is inquired (S2
44). Next, each computer determines whether or not the currently used user is a manager of the group of the user who instructed to read the document (S245). If so (S246), a warning to leave the document is left. The screen is displayed (S247).

In the present embodiment, even if a user instructs reading of a document on computer A, and the user stops using the computer A with the document left behind, and then issues a document leaving warning after the user stops using the computer A, the user may receive the warning. Can be displayed on the computer in use by the administrator on the screen of the computer to which the administrator belongs, thereby promptly coping with the misplacement of the original.

[0077]

According to the present invention, when an information processing apparatus connected to an image reading apparatus is used, the number of documents left behind in the image reading apparatus is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a network system configured by a computer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a computer A displays that a document has been left behind by a scanner A in a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a process of displaying a document placement warning on computer A when a user of computer A reads a document from scanner B connected to computer B in the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing when a computer A reads a document from a scanner B in a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process in the computer B when the computer B instructs the computer B to read an original from the scanner B in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process in which a computer A receives a document leaving warning from a computer B in a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process in the computer B when the computer B instructs the computer B to read a document from the scanner B in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing when a computer A reads a document from a scanner B in a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process in the computer B when the computer A instructs the computer B to read a document from the scanner B in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which all computers on a network receive a document misplacement warning from a computer B in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing when a computer A reads a document from a scanner B in a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a process in the computer B when the computer A instructs the computer B to read a document from the scanner B in the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process in which all computers on a network receive a document leaving warning from a computer B in the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which all computers on the network receive a document misplacement warning from a computer B in the seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which all computers on the network receive a document leaving warning from the computer B in the eighth embodiment of the present invention.

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[Claims] An input unit for inputting information relating to the remaining document in the image reading apparatus; a display unit capable of displaying information regarding the remaining document; and an image reading unit configured to read the image based on the information input by the input unit. An information processing apparatus, comprising: control means for detecting that a document remains in the apparatus and displaying on the display means that the document remains. 2. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said input means is directly connected to said image reading apparatus, and said input means inputs information relating to said remaining document from said image reading apparatus. 3. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said input means inputs information relating to the remaining of the document from another information processing means connected to said image reading apparatus. 4. The information relating to the remaining of a document input by the input means is a document removal notification indicating that the document has been removed, the control means comprising: a timer means; Within a time period, determining means for determining whether or not the document removal notification has been input, and display control means for changing display contents of the display means based on a result of the determination by the determining means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus performs the processing. 5. An image information input means for inputting image information of a document read by the image reading device, wherein the time keeping means measures a predetermined time after the image information is inputted by the image information input means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said image information input means can input said image information from another information processing means. 7. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising instruction means for instructing image reading by said image reading apparatus, wherein said time measuring means measures a predetermined time after the instruction by said instruction means. Information processing device. 8. The image reading apparatus is directly connected to another information processing apparatus, and the instruction means can instruct the image reading apparatus to read an image via the other information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: 9. An information processing apparatus further comprising: a discriminating unit for discriminating a user in use, wherein the instructing unit transmits user information as a discrimination result of the discriminating unit to the another information processing apparatus together with the image reading instruction. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the notification is performed. 10. The discriminating means further discriminates a group to which the in-use user belongs, and the instructing means transmits group information as a discrimination result of the discriminating means together with the image reading instruction to the other user. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the information processing apparatus is notified of the information processing apparatus. 11. A discriminating means for discriminating a user in use, wherein said input means inputs user information for specifying a user who instructed to read an image of the document, together with information relating to remaining of the document, Means for judging whether the user specified by the user information is the same as the user judged by the judging means, and when they are the same, causes the display means to indicate that there is a document remaining; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 12. The discriminating means further discriminates a group to which the in-use user belongs, and the input means includes information on a remaining document and group information to which the user who instructed to read the image of the document belongs. The control unit determines whether the group specified by the group information is the same as the group determined by the determination unit. If the groups are the same, there is a document remaining on the display unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the information is displayed. 13. The control means determines whether or not the group specified by the group information is included in the group determined by the determination means. 13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a message indicating that a residual is present is displayed. 14. The input means inputs group information to which a user who instructed to read an image of the document belongs, together with information on the remaining document, and the control means controls a manager of a group specified by the group information. 12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein it is determined whether or not the user determined by the determination unit is the same, and when the user is determined to be the same, the display unit displays a message indicating that a document remains. Information processing device. 15. An information processing apparatus connected to an image reading apparatus, comprising: input means for inputting information relating to the remaining document from the image reading apparatus; A notification unit capable of notifying a document, based on the information input by the input unit, detecting that the document remains in the image reading apparatus, and notifying the remaining information processing apparatus of the remaining document. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a control unit for causing the notifying unit to perform the control. 16. The information relating to the remaining of a document input from the image reading apparatus is a document removal notification indicating that the document has been removed, wherein the control means includes: a timer means; and a predetermined timer clocked by the clock means. Determining means for determining whether or not the document removal notification has been input within the time of, and based on the determination result of the determining means, so as to notify another information processing apparatus that a document remains. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, comprising: a notification control unit configured to control the notification unit. 17. An image information input unit for inputting a document read by the image reading device as image information, wherein the clock unit measures a predetermined time after the image information is input by the image information input unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein: 18. An image information input means for inputting image information of a document read by the image reading device, and instructing the image reading device to read an image in response to a request from another information processing device. An image information transmitting unit that transmits the input image information to the other information processing apparatus that has made the request, wherein the timing unit is configured to perform a predetermined operation after the image information is input by the image information transmitting unit. 17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein time is measured. 19. The notifying control unit controls the notifying unit so as to notify only the other information processing apparatus of the request source that a document remains. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. 20. A request inputting means for inputting a request for reading an image by the image reading device from another information processing device and inputting user information of the requesting another information processing device. 16. The information according to claim 15, wherein the notification unit is controlled so as to notify other information processing apparatuses of user information instructing image reading of the document together with the notification of the remaining document. Processing equipment. 21. The request input means inputs group information to which a user of the other information processing apparatus of the request source belongs, and the control means inputs group information to which a user who instructed reading of a document belongs. 21. The information processing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the notifying unit is controlled so as to notify another information processing apparatus. 22. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an information processing apparatus according to claim 1; a detection unit configured to detect a remaining document; and an information output unit configured to output information relating to the remaining document. An image processing system, comprising: an image reading device connected to the processing device. 23. A detecting step for detecting whether or not a document remains in the image reading apparatus; and when the remaining of the document is detected in the detecting step, a document remaining notice is transmitted to an information processing apparatus connected to the image reading apparatus. And a display step of, in the information processing apparatus having received the document remaining notice in the notifying step, displaying that a document remains in the image reading apparatus. . 24. A computer-readable memory storing a control program for controlling an information processing apparatus having a display means, wherein the control program comprises: an input program for inputting information relating to a document remaining in an image reading apparatus; Based on the information entered by the program,
A computer, comprising: a detection program for detecting that a document remains on the image reading device; and a display program for displaying information about the document remaining on a display unit according to an execution result of the detection program. Readable memory. 25. A computer-readable memory storing a control program for controlling an information processing device connected to an image reading device, comprising: an input program for inputting information relating to a remaining document from the image reading device; Based on the information entered by the program,
A detection program for detecting that a document remains in the image reading device; and a notification program for notifying other information processing devices of information on the remaining of the document according to an execution result of the detection program. A computer readable memory characterized by including.