Information management apparatus and method, image forming system apparatus and method, and computer readable medium and computer data signal for document information
US8009315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/1426
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information management apparatus comprises: an assignment unit that uniquely assigns a region on an imaginary plane for a page of a document that is output by an image forming apparatus; a receiving unit that receives a request for assignment by the assignment unit, and identification information that identifies the document; a notification unit that notifies the image forming apparatus of coordinate values in a region assigned by the assignment unit, as coordinate values expressed on the document image of the page using a predetermined code; a storage unit that stores, for each region assigned by the assignment unit, region information that indicates the region and the identification information, the region information and the identification information being stored associated with each other; and a search unit that, when a coordinate value is input, searches for the identification information associated with the region that includes the coordinate value in the storage unit.
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