EP0444629A2
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Image processing system
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1991-02-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-02-26
Abstract
Abstract An image processing system which can learn user's preference to satisfy him to the full, and also comprises means (154) for inquiring a user about his satisfaction degree to enhance it. The image processing system comprises means (161) for learning user's preference such as his manner of setting and pressing a button, a destination, a condition set for copying, and means (165) for changing a control parameter on the basis of the learning result.
Inventors
- 👤 Keisuke Nakashima
- 👤 Tatsuki Inuzuka
- 👤 Saburo Yasukawa
- 👤 Yasuyuki Kozima
- 👤 Yasuro Hori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 04:28
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32561; H04N1/32566; G; G09; G09B; G09B7/00; G09B7/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
46 words
An image processing system comprising means (16) for learning, in accordance with user's preference, the function of each of system components which can provide a plurality of functions, and means (154) for automatically selecting the function of the system component in accordance with the learning result.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
An image processing system comprising means (16) for learning, in accordance with user's preference, a correlation between operation data input to the system and at least one of input/output image data, a communication state, an internal state of the system and displayed data, and means (154) for automatically selecting a control parameter of the system component in accordance with the learning result.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An image processing system according to claim 2, wherein said control parameter is a parameter of controlling at least one of an image quality processing manner, an operation procedure, a display control manner and a communication manner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said learning means (16) including a neural network (161).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing system comprising means (15) for monitoring the procedure of setting parameters in image processing by a user to learn the preference of the user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, further comprising means (18) for presenting to a user the result of image processing in accordance with user's preference to inquire his satisfaction degree, and means (13) permitting the user to confirm the result presented.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, further comprising means (16) for storing the learning result in an user's ID card.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
An image processing system according to claim 2, wherein said input operation data are the number of a destination to which image data are to be transmitted, said communication state is an error rate of data in a communication line, and the control parameter is an initial value of the coefficient of an automatic equalizing filter in a transmission section (17).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said learning means (16) is located outside the device and only the learning result is supplied to the device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein the result selected from a plurality of standard user's categories is previously supplied as an initial value of the learning means (16).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
An image processing system according to claim 10, wherein said plurality of categories can be selected.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image processing system comprising means (Fig. 15) for feeding back the satisfaction degree of a receiver concerning image quality, image tone and transmission speed when image information is received by the receiver.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image processing system comprising means (16) for learning the formats of secret documents, and means for requiring an operator to input a predetermined password.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
77 words
An image processing system comprising means for monitoring how an operation button is pressed, means for measuring the speed at which the operation button is pressed, means for measuring how many times the operation button is pressed for a predetermined time, means for deciding the demand of a user in accordance with at least one of the results obtained by said plural means, and means for processing an image in accordance with the user's demand thus decided.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image processing system according to claim 14, wherein said image processing is to determine the line density in image transmission.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
55 words
An image processing system comprising means for reading the present time from a clock incorporated therein, and means for reading the switch state set corresponding to the mode of manual reception, automatic reception or transfer indication for transmitted image data whereby the correlation between said time and the set states of the switches is learned.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
An image processing system comprising means according to claim 16, wherein in response to the automatic reception, the switch state can be set for the mode of instantaneous reception, memory reception or reception refusal for the image data transmitted.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
57 words
An image processing system comprising means for reading the dial number of a dialed destination to transmit image data, means for setting the time required to re-dialing, means for reading the time when the dial number is dialed, and means for learning whether or not the destination is busy under the conditions obtained from said respective means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
53 words
An image processing system comprising means for separating the letter zone and the photograph zone of an image to be transmitted, means (18) for displaying the separation result for an operator, means used for the operator to modify the separation result displayed, and means (16) for learning the respective operations by these means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image processing system comprising means (Fig. 18) for distinguishing the fingerprint of an operator, and means (16) for learning the preference of the operator in accordance with the fingerprint distinguished.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image processing system according to claim 20, wherein one of operation buttons serves to distinguish the fingerprint.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image processing system according to claim 20, wherein said fingerprint distinguishing means can be replaced by a scanner located at an reading section (115).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image processing system comprising means (16) for learning whether a manuscript to be image-processed is an automatic dialing sheet for designating a destination or a manuscript to be transmitted.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image processing system comprising means (Fig. 8) for deciding the kind of a manuscript to be image-processed and inquiring an operator of the decided kind.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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An image processing system according to claim 24 comprising means for learning (16) the response of the operator for said inquiry.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
62 words
An image processing system comprising means for recognizing the letters written on an automatic dialing sheet for designating a destination, means (18) for presenting the recognized result to an operator, and means (13) for confirming whether or not the recognized result is correct and inputting the confirmation so that if it is confirmed that the recognized result is correct, dialing is made.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
45 words
An image processing system according to claim 26 comprising means (13) for correcting the recognized result if it is erroneous and inputting the corrected result, and means (165) for changing a recognizing parameter on the basis of the corrected result input from said input means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image processing system comprising a book-type read section wherein if the density of copying is adjusted without replacing a manuscript, a density parameter to be finally set will be learned.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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An image processing system according to claim 28, comprising means for counting the number of times of adjusting the copying density, wherein if the counted value exceeds a predetermined value, the density parameter will be varied at an increased rate.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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An image processing system comprising means for recognizing the letters written on an automatic dialing sheet, and means for detecting that an operation button used to transmit a manuscript has been pressed plural times for a predetermined period, wherein if said detecting means detects that the operation button has been pressed plural times, the processing of confirming the fact recognized by said recognizing means is not performed.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image processing system according to claim 30, wherein said operation button used to transmit a manuscript can be replaced by an operation starting button.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
92 words
An image processing system comprising means (12) for displaying or recording a plurality of images processed in terms of a plurality of parameters in such a manner that they are reduced to be included in one page, or a part of each of the images, means for display or recording each of the images supplemented with a number, a symbol, or a processing parameter, means (13) for designating the image which a user thinks preferable, and means (16) for learning a parameter on the basis of the designation from said designating means.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
45 words
An image processing system according to claim 32, wherein said designating means serves to designate the image on the basis of the correlation between the displaying or recording positions of a plurality of images and the position of an input means on a display panel.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
48 words
An image processing system comprising means for measuring the rate of being busy for each of destinations where an image is transmitted, and means for broadcast-communicating the image, wherein the broadcast communication is performed earlier in the order from the designation with the higher rate of being busy.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
43 words
An image processing system comprising means for distinguishing an operator or the group to which the operator belongs, wherein if said operator or group is a predetermined operator or group, letters or symbols are displayed in a magnified scale on a display section.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image processing system according to claim 35, wherein if said operator or group is a predetermined operator or group, an image to be recorded is produced in a magnified scale.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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An image processing system according to claim 35, wherein if said operator or group is a predetermined operator or group, an image to be transmitted will be transmitted in a magnified scale.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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An image processing system comprising means (16) for learning image data which a user does not want to transmit in an image to be transmitted.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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An image processing system according to claim 38, wherein said data which the user does not want to transmit are data relative to dirt, a flaw, etc. on a manuscript which can be distinguished by controlling a binary-digitizing threshold value.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
67 words
An image processing system according to claim 38, wherein said means for learning image data which a user does not want to transmit comprises means for teaching that an input image manuscript is dirty, means for extracting the ground density level of the image manuscript, and means (13) for changing a binary-digitizing threshold level relative to a desired density level in accordance with the ground density level.
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