Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
358403000 | Document filing and retrieval system | 77 |
20080198421 | CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus management system of an embodiment of the invention includes a first storage unit to store a document, an input unit to input print document data as use setting of the document after printing, a second storage unit to store the print document data inputted by the input unit, a print unit to print the document, and a control unit to manage the print document based on the print document data stored in the second storage unit. | 08-21-2008 |
20080218808 | Method and System For Universal File Types in a Document Review System - A system, method and machine-readable medium providing for review of documents. The method includes receiving a request for a document over a network from a document presentation device, the document having a file type; retrieving the document from a memory; determining the file type; in response to determining the file type is in one of a first set of formats, sending the document to the document presentation device; and in response to determining the file type is in one of a second set of formats, launching an application on a remote application server and sending information to the document presentation device to display the output of the application on the document presentation device, the application corresponding to the file type. | 09-11-2008 |
20080231909 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE INPUT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE INPUT METHOD - An information processing system includes: an information processing apparatus; and an image input apparatus. The information processing apparatus performs: storing a correspondence relationship between a document and a user in charge of the image input of the document; transmitting a request for the image input to the user; picking out information on the document from the correspondence relationship on the basis of information on the user; and transmitting the information on the document to the image input apparatus. The image input apparatus performs: authenticating the user; transmitting a name specifying the authenticated user to the information processing system; receiving information on a document associated with the user from the information processing system; requesting the image input based on the received information on the document; inputting an image; registering the input image; and transmitting to the information processing system information on the registered image and the document. | 09-25-2008 |
20080252934 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, GROUPWARE SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - An image forming system is disclosed that includes a groupware server and an image forming apparatus that functions as a groupware terminal. The groupware server includes a document database that stores document data and attribute information corresponding to the document data. The image forming apparatus includes a read unit that reads the document data and the attribute information corresponding to the document data stored in the document database, and a change unit that changes the attribute information read by the read unit into changed attribute information. In turn, the groupware server stores the read document data and the changed attribute information in the document database. | 10-16-2008 |
20080252935 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND DATA UPDATE PROCESSING METHOD - Data registered in a server can be updated without any particular need to look up the storage destination of data to be updated. A printing apparatus displays on a display a layout of a plurality of data read from the server, selects an area by an operation on the displayed data, and designates, as data to be updated, data corresponding to the selected area. The printing apparatus inputs image data by scanning an image and saves the image data at the storage destination of the data to be updated in the server in place of the data to be updated. | 10-16-2008 |
20080252936 | Personal network scanning profiles - User-specific scanning of documents on a computer network is described. A user profile containing a set of user-specific scanning settings associated with pre-identified scanning preferences of a specific user is retrieved from a network storage device. A paper document is scanned on a network scanning device based on the user profile to produce a representative scanned document, which is automatically forwarded to a network location associated with the user profile. | 10-16-2008 |
20080259406 | ENDOSCOPE IMAGE FILING SYSTEM - An endoscope image filing system includes: an original image file unit that stores the same digital image as that output from an electronic endoscope having an image capturing element and then input an image processing circuit; a library unit that stores a plurality of image processing software components; a selecting unit that selects one of the plurality of image processing software components stored in the library unit; and an image reproducing unit that processes the digital image stored in the original image file unit, according to the selected image processing software component, such that the digital image can be displayed. | 10-23-2008 |
20080304112 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device includes a document storing unit which stores document information containing scanned images and fax transmission/reception images sent from a plurality of users. A metadata outputting unit generates a metadata of the document information stored by the document storing unit and distributes the metadata. A display format file supplying unit supplies a display conversion file linked to the metadata. A zooming process file supplying unit supplies a zooming process file linked to the metadata. A document information supplying unit reads a document information item, requested at a time of displaying, from the document storing unit and supplies the document information item. | 12-11-2008 |
20090009815 | APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC STORAGE OF RECIPES - A recipe storage device provides a simple user interface for scanning or inputting recipes for storage and retrieving and displaying the stored recipes. The stored recipes can be searched based on an associated category or on search terms found in the recipe. | 01-08-2009 |
20090009816 | PRINTER APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD FOR PRINTER APPARATUS - In a printer apparatus of the invention, a file storage unit stores an archive file including plural files each having a reservation keyword, a processing content designation data holding unit holds plural processing content designation data in which the reservation keyword and processing content on the file are made to correspond to each other, a processing content designation data retrieval unit extracts the reservation keyword from the file name of each of the plural files and retrieves one or plural processing content designation data including the extracted reservation keyword among the plural processing content designation data, and a print processing unit print-processes the data to be printed contained in the stored document file in accordance with the processing content on the file held in the processing content designation data holding unit corresponding to the retrieved processing content designation data. By this, printing can be performed at high speed, and convenience of the print processing can be raised. | 01-08-2009 |
20090015875 | IMAGE MANIPULATION OF DIGITIZED IMAGES OF DOCUMENTS - A system and method for reading into memory a plurality of scanned image files, obtaining a set of parameters describing the extent to which each scanned image file deviates from a theoretical image file, wherein the set of parameters includes at least one of a horizontal offset, a vertical offset, a horizontal stretch, a vertical stretch, or skew, manipulating a first scanned image file from the plurality according to the set of parameters for the scanned image file, reading into memory a manipulation control, conditionally manipulating a second scanned image file from the plurality based on a value of the manipulation control, and saving at least one manipulated image. | 01-15-2009 |
20090059310 | Methods and apparatus for facsimile transmissions to electronic storage destinations including embedded barcode fonts - A method for a computer includes determining a call-in fax telephone number called by a facsimile transmission device, receiving the facsimile transmission from a facsimile transmission device including a digitized representation of a transmission page including an optical representation of data associated with an e-mail address, determining the data optically, which is independent of the call-in number, determining a graphics template associated with the call-in number, combining a digitized representation of the transmission page with the graphics template to form a digitized representation of a composite page, formatting the digitized representation of the composite page into a second format, determining additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image, and transmitting the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the composite page in the second format to the electronic destination address. | 03-05-2009 |
20090073501 | EXTRACTING METADATA FROM A DIGITALLY SCANNED DOCUMENT - Presented are techniques for extracting metadata from a digitally scanned document. The text of the digitally scanned document is obtained and a first algorithm is provided to identify various numbers found within the text, determine which numbers correspond to the page numbers of the document, and associate the determined numbers with the pages of the document. Furthermore, a second algorithm is provided that uses the text to determine the page type of the pages within the document. The second algorithm is configured to determine if a page is a table of contents page, an index page, or a title page. | 03-19-2009 |
20090080030 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND BUSINESS METHODOLOGY - A digitization process and system which is initiated with the pickup and transport of documents to a scanning facility. Following pickup and transport, a number of additional steps are performed toward the goal of digitizing all documents without the loss of any documents and with assurance that all documents are properly catalogued, tracked and scanned. Various aspects of the process are designed to provide the highest possible assurance of document integrity. Further, the system and process herein disclosed assures proper merging of documents which may be scanned in parallel and via multiple scanning stations. In this way it is also possible to track, organize and scan documents associated with multiple projects in parallel and at one or more scanning stations. | 03-26-2009 |
20090109494 | Synchronization of Image Capture Settings - A tool may be provided that may allow a first party (e.g., a sending bank) to synchronize its image scan settings with unknown image assessment standards of a second party (e.g., a recipient bank). However, such a tool may be used within a single party that performs both scanning and image assessment, and is not limited for use between two or more parties. | 04-30-2009 |
20090116076 | Image forming apparatus - A document management section | 05-07-2009 |
20090296163 | Image Processing Apparatus and Energy-Saving Control Method Thereof - An image processing apparatus includes a facsimile communication unit that transmits/receives data by being connected with a PSTN, a network communication unit that transmits/receives data by being connected with an area network, a memory that stores the data, a power supply that supplies power to components, and a determination unit that determines whether or not to release an energy-saving mode in which the power is supplied only to a portion of the components. When operating in the energy-saving mode, at least the facsimile communication unit, the network communication unit, the memory, and the determination unit are supplied with power. When the facsimile communication unit receives data when operating in the energy-saving mode, the received data is stored in the memory. When the network communication unit receives a request from a terminal device provided on the area network when operating in the energy-saving mode, the determination unit determines whether or not to release the energy-saving mode in accordance with a content of the received request. | 12-03-2009 |
20090323128 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SCANNING - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for scanning. In use, a plurality of virtual files is stored. Additionally, several of the virtual files are each associated with a particular document type. Further, selection of one of the virtual files is detected. Further still, availability of a scanner is determined. Also, a scan is initiated using the scanner. In addition, scan data is received from the scanner. Further, the scan data is processed according to parameters in the selected virtual file. Further, the scanned images are displayed to the user for repair and acceptance, optionally based on a parameter in the selected virtual file or user request. Further still, a scan file is output to at least one of a user, a memory, and another process. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also presented. | 12-31-2009 |
20100053692 | Multifunction peripheral device, communication terminal apparatus, and method of operating the same - A communication terminal apparatus comprises: a communication history information part storing a communication history related to at least one of destination information of a receiver and destination information of a sender; a user information part storing user information corresponding to a plurality of users; a security function setting part enabling whether or not the destination information is outputted in a communication management report; and an output part configured to output the communication management report containing a plurality of communication histories of the users based on an output instruction by a first user, wherein when the security function setting part is in a state that the destination information is not outputted, the communication management report does not contain the destination information that does not correspond to the communication history of the first user. | 03-04-2010 |
20100060946 | Apparatus for electronic capture of business card data - The present invention offers a system and method for users to maintain, manage, manipulate, and transmit business card and other business and professional related data via automated means through a scanner that inputs initial data into a computing system, a computing system that allows for the organization and administration of that data, and a connection from that computing system to a web-based server that allows for the transmission and further manipulation of that data by a community of users linked to that server. The invention allows users not only to update business card and other related data remotely but to integrate, share, and reconfigure that data in a utilitarian manner. The invention includes a system and method for analyzing and correlating a database of business card data. | 03-11-2010 |
20100067064 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing system includes a client apparatus and a server apparatus. The server apparatus includes an item extraction unit, an item classification unit, and an image selection processing unit. The item extraction unit extracts a prescribed item from a document. The item classification unit classifies the extracted item into any of a plurality of groups. The image selection processing unit generates a display screen displaying each item included in read data in a manner different for each group. A display of the client apparatus displays the generated display screen. | 03-18-2010 |
20100149601 | SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL USERS TO MANAGE RECEIVED ANALOG INFORMATION - A fax storage and retrieval system comprised of a fax receiving module configured to receive a plurality of facsimile documents from a plurality of fax devices. A document attribute module is provided, configured to allow a user to associate each incoming fax document to a unique attribute set. A fax page splitter module is also provided, configured to split images of each of the facsimile documents to individual image pages. A document storage and retrieval system is coupled to the fax receiving module and configured to store each of the pages of the plurality of facsimile documents such that each of the pages is individually retrievable. | 06-17-2010 |
20100149602 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM USED THEREIN - An information processing system stores image files formed by an image forming apparatus in a desired storage position in an information processing terminal through simple operations. The information processing terminal, in accordance with an instruction to incorporate an image file, sends to the image forming apparatus information that includes at least identification information by which to identify a storage destination for the image file, a file name for the data file corresponding to a selected icon and storage position information that indicates the storage position in a folder of a directory in the storage destination in which the data file is to be stored. The image forming apparatus registers the information, and causes a selection key for the registered information to be displayed. A new selection key is created for information to be displayed when new settings information is registered based on the information sent from the information processing terminal. | 06-17-2010 |
20100171993 | Document Information Acquisition and Notification of Duplicate Document Storage - Mechanisms for document information acquisition and notification of duplicate document storage are provided. The mechanisms convert a physical hard copy document to an electronic form of the document and generates a first digital fingerprint of the electronic form of the document. The mechanisms further retrieve one or more second digital fingerprints for previously stored electronic forms of documents. The first digital fingerprint is compared to the one or more second digital fingerprints. Storage of the electronic form of the document is controlled based on results of comparing the first digital fingerprint to the one or more second digital fingerprints. | 07-08-2010 |
20100214622 | ADVANCED COVER-DRIVEN WORKFLOW FOR A PRINTSHOP - A method and apparatus of printing books based on digital data, comprises accepting a plurality of orders, each order including a request for at least one copy of each of a plurality of titles. The plurality of orders form a streamlined cover set. The streamlined cover set is scanned, the detecting of each cover in the cover set causing digital printing of a book block corresponding to the detected title associated with the cover. | 08-26-2010 |
20110002014 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SETTING UNIT FOR SETTING RECOMMENDED FUNCTION - In an image forming apparatus having various and may functions, in order to easily set a function based on a scanned document, a CPU of an MFP executes a program including: when a document is scanned by a user (YES at S | 01-06-2011 |
20110019240 | Digital control and processing of transferred Information - Access control for documents, that uses a computer to first check an access control of the document, and allow the specified access to the document only if the access control indicates that the specified access should be granted. After granting the specified access, the access control is changed to indicate that the specified access has been granted, for example, by incrementing a counter or the like. | 01-27-2011 |
20110032579 | Image forming apparatus, method for setting image-processing parameter, and computer program product - There is provided an image forming apparatus that includes: an operating unit; a plurality of scanner units each obtaining image data by scanning; an image processing unit capable of adjusting reading characteristics by correcting the image data; and an image-processing control unit that includes an image-processing-parameter calculating unit that calculates an image-processing parameter according to settings established via the operating unit, an image-processing-parameter storing unit that stores a calculation result, and an image-processing-parameter setting unit that sets the image-processing parameter stored in the image-processing parameter storing unit as an image-processing parameter of the image processing unit; and a difference-in-setting determining unit that makes a determination as to whether there is difference between previous settings and current settings established via the operating unit. The image-processing-parameter calculating unit includes a first calculating unit that calculates the image-processing parameter when the difference-in-setting determining unit has determined that there is the difference. | 02-10-2011 |
20110090540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-RESOLUTION INFORMATION FILTERING - A method for ranking a plurality of documents relevant to a user profile comprises determining a high resolution representation for the user profile, computing a high resolution representation for each document, calculating a rank for each document based on the high resolution representation of the document and the high resolution representation of the user profile, recalculating the rank for each document based on a lower resolution representation of the document and/or a lower resolution representation of the user profile when the rank of each document is not satisfactory, and outputting a number of the plurality of documents sorted by the rank of each document, when the rank is satisfactory. The high resolution representation can be a discrete wavelet transform. The lower resolution representation can be recalculated by averaging the values of the discrete wavelet transform. Outputting the number of documents can comprise displaying the documents on a device. | 04-21-2011 |
20110102854 | IMAGE PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed are an image-providing system and an image-providing method, the image-providing system to provide an image to a mobile terminal, the system including at least one image acquisition device including an identification unit which detects identification information to identify a user and an image pickup unit which takes an image including the user corresponding to the detected identification information when the identification unit detects the identification information; and a server which transmits the image taken by the image acquisition device to the mobile terminal based on predetermined transmission information. | 05-05-2011 |
20110304890 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF PAPER RECORDS TO DIGITAL FORM - A method of scanning a set of documents in a container such as a file folder or storage box where the container contains a unique label containing identification associated with the documents in the container. The label comprises both alphanumeric characters and color information where each character is associated with a particular color. By scanning the container and analyzing the image of the container the unique identification can be retrieved with increased reliability by using both the color and alphanumeric information. | 12-15-2011 |
20110310442 | Ubiquitous Imaging Device Based Check Image Capture - A method or corresponding apparatus for remote transmission of a negotiable instrument. In an example embodiment, the process provides a carrier that secures a negotiable instrument. Next, the process creates a unique identifier, associated with the carrier, and generates an electronic image of the negotiable instrument. After generating the electronic image, the process transmits the electronic image of the negotiable instrument and the unique identifier to a remote location. The negotiable instrument may be transmitted via a fax, a scanner, a device designed to transmit electronic data, other image device compatible with ITU-T recommendations T.30 or T.4, or combination thereof. The process may also verify the negotiable instrument has a valid endorsement, verify image quality of the electronic image to ensure compliance with financial industry standards, or validate any received security information. | 12-22-2011 |
20120002243 | DELIVERY OF SCAN SERVICES OVER A DEVICE SERVICE PORT - Delivery of scan services of a networked scanning device over a device service port interfaced to the network. An extended XML schema is comprised of an extension to a baseline XML schema which defines baseline functions exposed by the scanning device via the device service port together with baseline parameters for such functions. The extension defines an additional parameter for a predesignated one of the plural baseline functions. A scan job is created by transmission of a request to create a scan job over the device service port. A request for scanner functionality defined by the predesignated function is transmitted to the scanning device via the device service port. The request for scanner functionality includes a non-null value for the additional parameter. The additional parameter specifies a device command of the scanning device. Data responsive to execution of the device command by the scanning device is transmitted to the client via the device service port. | 01-05-2012 |
20120002244 | System and Method for Storing and Retrieving Digital Content with Physical File Systems - A system and method for retrieving and storing digital documents with physical file storage systems are provided. The disclosed system and methods allow a user to retrieve digital documents from a conventional file storage system and to seamlessly categorize and store the digital documents within the conventional file storage system. The system and method provide for receiving an identifier associated with the physical file folder; and accessing the digital documents of the physical file folder using the received identifier. The system and method further provide for storing digital content in a file folder over a network including uploading and storing the digital content; entering an identification code associated with at least one file folder; and assigning digital content to the at least one selected file folder. | 01-05-2012 |
20120008172 | APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPLICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an application management system for managing a plurality of applications that are installed in an image processing device, in the case where an instruction of execution start is received, if an application execution unit has already executed an incompatible application that would cause an unintended operation of the application whose execution is to be started if concurrently executed with another application, and a warning screen about the application execution start is output. | 01-12-2012 |
20120086989 | BROWSER-BASED SCANNING UTILITY - A browser based scanning utility is provided that includes an applet delivery module for delivering an scanning applet to a web browser. A browser based capture application executes the scanning applet using the browser. The browser based capture application initiates a call. A web scanning module receives the call and activates one or more scanners for scanning one or more documents into specific image files. The web scanning module uploads the specific images to a document capture server for storage and maintenance | 04-12-2012 |
20120099158 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing device for incorporating one or more scanned data files generated by an image scanning device for storage into a file in a specified format (e.g. an Excel file) equipped with a plurality of display areas (e.g. spreadsheets), which is capable of receiving user's designation of one of the display areas to which each of the scanned data files is allocated to (S | 04-26-2012 |
20120229868 | METHOD OF READING DOCUMENT IMAGE DATE - In a method of reading document image data scanned by a scanner apparatus, upon receipt of a scan start command from the data reception apparatus, memory areas are set for storing image data in a data storage section of the data reception apparatus to set a reading condition; a scan start command is transmitted to start reading operations; the scanner apparatus is instructed to transmit the image data, to receive and store the image data in the data storage section; the image data is transferred to the data reception apparatus in response to a data transferring request command from a host apparatus; a document end signal received from the scanner apparatus is transmitted to the data storage section; and subsequent original document sheets are fed based on available status of the data storage section, without transmitting another scan start command. | 09-13-2012 |
20130016405 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, THUMBNAIL IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMAANM TSUTSUMI; TakahiroAACI Toyohashi-shiAACO JPAAGP TSUTSUMI; Takahiro Toyohashi-shi JPAANM Matsui; KenjiAACI Arakawa-kuAACO JPAAGP Matsui; Kenji Arakawa-ku JP - An image processing apparatus comprises: a divider which divides a document consisting of a plurality of pages, into separate block units; a block unit selector which selects a block unit most likely linked to a user to view a thumbnail image, among the block units obtained by the divider; and a thumbnail image generator which generates a thumbnail image based on an image and/or text from the block unit selected by the block unit selector. | 01-17-2013 |
20130021651 | Ubiquitous Imaging Device Based Check Image Capture - A method or corresponding apparatus for remote transmission of a negotiable instrument. In an example embodiment, the process provides a carrier that secures a negotiable instrument. Next, the process creates a unique identifier, associated with the carrier, and generates an electronic image of the negotiable instrument. After generating the electronic image, the process transmits the electronic image of the negotiable instrument and the unique identifier to a remote location. The negotiable instrument may be transmitted via a fax, a scanner, a device designed to transmit electronic data, other image device compatible with ITU-T recommendations T.30 or T.4, or combination thereof. The process may also verify the negotiable instrument has a valid endorsement, verify image quality of the electronic image to ensure compliance with financial industry standards, or validate any received security information. | 01-24-2013 |
20130222860 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING DIGITAL CONTENT WITH PHYSICAL FILE SYSTEMS - A system and method for retrieving and storing digital documents with physical file storage systems are provided. The disclosed system and methods allow a user to retrieve digital documents from a conventional file storage system and to seamlessly categorize and store the digital documents within the conventional file storage system. The system and method provide for receiving an identifier associated with the physical file folder; and accessing the digital documents of the physical file folder using the received identifier. The system and method further provide for storing digital content in a file folder over a network including uploading and storing the digital content; entering an identification code associated with at least one file folder; and assigning digital content to the at least one selected file folder. | 08-29-2013 |
20130250368 | ACCURATELY EXTRACTING INFORMATION BASED ON ORTHOGONAL IMAGES - During an information-extraction technique, a user of an electronic device may be instructed by an application executed by the electronic device (such as a software application) to acquire images, with different orientations (which are known to the user), of a target location on a document using an imaging sensor, which is integrated into the electronic device. After the user has taken a first image and before the user takes a second image in a different orientation of the electronic device (and, thus, the imaging sensor), the electronic device captures multiple images of the document. Then, the electronic device stores the images with associated timestamps. Moreover, after the user has taken the second image, the electronic device analyzes one or more of the first image, the second image and at least a subset of the images to extract information proximate to the target location on the document. | 09-26-2013 |
20140016165 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A system includes plural devices and an apparatus being connected to the devices via a network and including a unit storing plural screen data in association with identification data of the plural devices. Each of the plural screen data includes components associated with a process condition and destination data. A device included in the plural devices includes a unit obtaining screen data corresponding to an identification data of the device from the plural screen data, a unit displaying a screen based on the screen data, a unit inputting image data according to the process condition associated with the components selected by way of the screen, and a unit transmitting the image data and the identification data of the device to the apparatus. The apparatus further includes a unit transferring the transmitted image data to a destination indicated in the destination data corresponding to the transmitted identification data. | 01-16-2014 |
20140043655 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus is provided, which makes it possible to classify and store documents after scanning the documents by intuitive operations such as physically classifying the documents. The image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data obtained by capturing an image of a document placed in an image capturing area; and a classification unit configured to classify the acquired image data according to at least one of a direction to which the document is framed-out from the image capturing area and a direction from which the document is framed-in to the image capturing area. | 02-13-2014 |
20140049801 | DEVICE CONFIGURED TO MANAGE SECURE INGESTION OF DOCUMENTS INTO AN INFORMATION SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING SUCH A DEVICE - Described herein are systems and methods for managing electronic documents. In particular, embodiments of the present invention are focussed on managing ingestion of documents into an information system, such as ingestion of documents generated by a device having scanning functionality. Embodiments include devices, software (defined by computer executable code), carrier media, and methodologies. In overview, a document is received from an ingestion source, such as a Multi Function Device (MFD) having a scanner. For example, the document is a scanned into an electronic form from a paper form. This electronic form is subjected to additional processing thereby to implement a predefined security protocol prior to the document (or a modified version thereof) being released into an information system. | 02-20-2014 |
20140063560 | MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND OUTPUT APPARATUS - Computer-executable instructions stored in a medium cause an output apparatus to perform first and second output control processes. The output apparatus includes a storage section for storing a plurality of document data sets having a predetermined order and acquired from a plurality of documents, and an output section for outputting images of a plurality of document data constituting the plurality of document data sets. In the first output control process, the output section outputs an image of a document data belonging to one document data set and to output an image of a document data belonging to the next document data set according to the predetermined order. In the second output control process, the output section outputs an image of a document data belonging to a specified attribute of one document data set and to output the next image based on the attribute. | 03-06-2014 |
20140078557 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a processor, and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the apparatus to function as a document image acquiring unit configured to acquire document image data which is generated by optically reading a document and represents a document image, an area image generating unit configured to use the document image data to generate plural area image data representing plural area images that are included in the document image, and a file generating unit configured to generate a file including the plural area image data such that the plural area images are disposed in different pages. | 03-20-2014 |
20140139887 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM WITH UPLOADING PROGRAM STORED THEREON, AND UPLOADING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes a communication unit, a scanning unit, an issuing unit, a storage unit, an information receiving unit, an identification unit, an authentication unit, and a communication control unit. The image data number issuing unit issues a unique image data number for image data. A user inputs the image data number of the image data, cloud information, a login ID, and a password into an external terminal. The external terminal transmits the input content to the image forming apparatus. The login authentication unit performs authentication on a cloud identified by the target cloud identification unit using the transmitted login ID and password. When login is successful, the upload control unit transmits the image data of the image data number to the cloud. | 05-22-2014 |
20140192385 | Image Scanner and Image Scanning System - An image scanning system may include an image scanner and a terminal. In some arrangements, upon receiving a scan start command to start scanning the document, the image scanner may generate scan image data. Additionally or alternatively, the image scanner may obtain notification information related to a location in the storage where the scan image data is stored and transmit the notification information to a terminal device identified by destination information. The image scanner may subsequently receive a request receive a request for the scan image data from the terminal device based on the notification information and transmit the scan image data stored in the storage at the location indicated by the notification information to the terminal device. | 07-10-2014 |
20140198350 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS WHILE SCANNING - An embodiment discloses a method utilizing a device for handling multiple documents during scanning. The method includes receiving multiple documents on or within a sleeve to enable scanning of at least one of a first side and a second side of each of the documents in a single scanning operation. The method includes identifying one or more dimensional characteristics of the sleeve and each document arranged on or within the sleeve. The method further includes scanning at least one of the first side and the second side of each document. Moreover, the method includes tagging the scanned documents based on at least one of content characteristics and the dimensional characteristics of the documents. | 07-17-2014 |
20140218771 | SCANNING DOCUMENTS USING ENVELOPES AS DOCUMENT SEPARATORS - Methods and systems remove sheets of media from envelopes, and scan the envelopes and the sheets of media through an optical scanner. Such method and systems use the envelopes as separator sheets between groups of the sheets of media. During the scans each envelope is followed by a corresponding group of sheets of media that were within the envelope when the envelope was received. Further, the exterior of each envelope comprises classification data that classifies the corresponding group of the sheets of media. Such methods and systems produce electronic scan documents of scans of the groups of sheets separated according to the envelopes that act as the separator sheets. The electronic scan documents and the classification data can then be automatically provided to an electronic records system. The electronic records system automatically processes the electronic scan documents using the classification data. | 08-07-2014 |
20140268244 | REDACTING AND PROCESSING A DOCUMENT - An electronic document is produced from scanning a physical document that is to be subjected to redaction. The electronic document is sent to at least one device associated with at least one reviewer. Data relating to redaction input by the at least one reviewer is received. One of plural different options for processing the physical document is selected based on which of plural completion statuses has been marked for the electronic document. | 09-18-2014 |
20140268245 | Client device state collection and network-based processing solution - The presently described embodiments relate to a novel system and method to collect state as a snapshot from a potentially transient endpoint and transmit the state to a public or private network for storage and processing. This system and method allows for the synchronization and virtualization of the endpoint state image in the network for purposes of processing, analysis, and reporting, including but not limited to endpoint vulnerability auditing. | 09-18-2014 |
20140268246 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A document processing apparatus performs image processing on document image data to thereby extract character information and assign a document name using the character information. The document processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires a character code of characters displayable on a display unit; a determination unit that determines a document name character string that serves as a basis for the document name, from the character information; and a shaping unit that shapes the determined document name character string based on the acquired character code. | 09-18-2014 |
20140293361 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM STORING RECEIVED IMAGE DATA IN FOLDER, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing system includes a memory unit configured to store an address book to be used for setting a transmission destination of image data, a receiving unit configured to receive the image data, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a name that is registered in the address book in association with information of a transmission source of the image data received by the receiving unit, a setting unit configured to set a folder path for a plurality of hierarchies which includes a folder with the name acquired by the acquisition unit, and a storage unit configured to store the image data received by the receiving unit in a folder indicated by the folder path that is set by the setting unit. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293362 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR SETTING FILENAME TO RECEIVED IMAGE DATA, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing system includes a storage unit configured to store an address book to be used to set a transmission destination of image data, a reception unit configured to receive image data, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a name registered in the address book in association with transmission source information of the image data received by the reception unit, a setting unit configured to set a filename using the name acquired by the acquisition unit to the image data received by the reception unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data to which the filename is set by the setting unit. | 10-02-2014 |
20140347703 | NETWORK SCANNER AND METHOD OF PROVIDING UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR - A network scanner and a method of providing a URL corresponding to an image of document, when a user scans a document in a network scanner that includes an IP address. The method includes scanning a document in the network scanner that includes the IP address, generating the image of the document, storing the image of the scanned document, generating a URL to connect to the stored image, and providing the generated URL. | 11-27-2014 |
20150015921 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes an authentication unit, a retaining unit, an input unit, an extraction unit, a display, and a setting unit. The authentication unit authenticates a user. The retaining unit retains pieces of job history information each including information regarding a sender and at least one destination among an email address, a facsimile number, path information, and an address. To the input unit, an instruction for specifying a data destination from the pieces of job history information is inputted. The extraction unit extracts, in a case where the instruction has been inputted, pieces of job history information in each of which the authenticated user is indicated as either one of the sender and the destination. The display lists and displays all destinations included in the extracted pieces of job history information. The setting unit sets a destination selected from among the listed and displayed destinations, as the data destination. | 01-15-2015 |
20150022866 | EMAIL TO FAX PROCESSING SYSTEM - An email-to-facsimile (fax) processing system efficiently services requests issued by customers of the system in a fair and impartial manner. The system illustratively includes a plurality of components configured to provide email-to-fax processing services over a network. The components of the email-to-fax system include computer nodes executing software processes and/or services embodied as one or more FaxEmail routers, FaxEmail pollers, Rendering servers and Fax assemblers. The email-to-fax processing services provided by the components illustratively include email storage and retrieval services, email-to-fax conversion services and fax organizational transmission services. One or more of these services may be performed by the components in a randomized fashion to ensure that the customer requests, such as email-to-fax requests, may be fairly and impartially processed by the system. | 01-22-2015 |
20150036194 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus according to the invention includes: an input unit for receiving entries of start, continuation, and end of reading operation of an image on a medium; a reading unit for reading the image on the medium according to an instruction of the start or the continuation to produce reading data; a file production unit for producing a reading data file produced as a file from the reading data at each reading operation sectioned according to the instruction of the continuation; a file name providing unit for providing a file name at each reading data file; and a file list production unit for producing a file list based on the file name, wherein the reading data file and the file list are sent to a predetermined memory device according to the instruction of the end. | 02-05-2015 |
20150055188 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS ENABLING TRANSMISSION OF FILE CONTAINING LINK INFORMATION, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus that is capable of accessing to a destination file even when a file including effective entity data and link information to the destination file is transmitted to an external apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains a destination file when a designated file to be transmitted contains link information to the destination file that is different from the designated file. An edition unit edits the link information contained in the designated file so as to become valid link information to the destination file even when the destination file obtained by the obtaining unit and the designated file will be transmitted to an external apparatus. A transmission unit transmits the designated file containing the link information edited by the edition unit and the destination file to the external apparatus. | 02-26-2015 |
20150062660 | FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD - In accordance with one embodiment, a file management apparatus for managing a file name of a file of an image information includes a title name extraction section configured to extract a plurality of different individual title names, a combined title name generation section configured to combine the plurality of individual title names extracted by the title name extraction section to generate a combined title name, an individual title name selection section configured to select one individual title name from the plurality of individual title names extracted by the title name extraction section, a file name determination section configured to select processes which determine the combined title name generated by the combined title name generation section as a file name or processes which determine the individual title name selected by the individual title name selection section as a file name and add the determined file name to the original image information. | 03-05-2015 |
20150077812 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When an MFP receives selection of any one of a plurality of folders managed in a hierarchy, the MFP displays, if the selected folder has subfolders, a list of the subfolders on a display unit, and displays, if the selected folder has no subfolders, a setting screen for setting a reading parameter for a document on the display unit. | 03-19-2015 |
20150131130 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus is provided for generating delivery data to be delivered to a delivery destination in response to an input of processing data. The information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire other data from a reference destination specified by specific information included in the processing data in a case where the specific information specifying the reference destination of the other data is extracted from the content of the processing data, and a generation unit configured to generate the delivery data in response to an input of the processing data, the delivery data being configured such that the other data acquired by the acquisition unit is viewable based on the delivery data. | 05-14-2015 |
20150146263 | CONVERSION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A conversion device may be configured to communicate with an image processing device, a first information processing device, and a second information processing device. The conversion device may receive first data, and store the received first data in a memory. The conversion device may send conversion device access information to the first information processing device, the second information processing device, or the image processing device. The conversion device access information may be to be used for accessing the conversion device, and may be sent so that message information including the conversion device access information is to be sent to the first information processing device directly from the conversion device, or through a relay of the second information processing device. The conversion device may send second data to the first information processing device. The second data may be converted from the first data. | 05-28-2015 |
20150304520 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a specification unit configured to acquire first image data and second image data, and specify a character string out of character strings included in the first image data, and a storage unit configured to store the first and the second image data in one folder in a case where a character string in the second image data at a position corresponding to a position of the specified character string in the first image data coincides with the character string specified by the specification unit, and configured to store the first and the second image data in different folders in a case where the character string in the second image data at the position corresponding to the position of the character string in the first image data specified by the specification unit does not coincide with the specified character string. | 10-22-2015 |
20150312439 | Image Reading Apparatus and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium - Disclosed is an image reading apparatus including: a reading unit configured to optically read an original and to output image data; an image conversion unit configured to convert the image data into data having a predetermined format; a storing unit configured to store the data having the predetermined format; a transfer unit configured to transfer the data to a designated destination; a judgment unit configured to judge whether the data can be transferred to the designated destination; and an executing unit configured to instruct the image reading apparatus to execute a process for reading the original and for converting the image data to store the data in the storing unit regardless of whether the judgment unit judges that the data can be transmitted, and to instruct the image reading apparatus to transfer the data after the judgment unit judges that the data can be transmitted. | 10-29-2015 |
20150319331 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A FILE IN WHICH PLURAL AREA IMAGES OF A DOCUMENT IMAGE ARE DISPOSED IN DIFFERENT PAGES - An image processing apparatus includes a processor, and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the apparatus to function as a document image acquiring unit configured to acquire document image data which is generated by optically reading a document and represents a document image, an area image generating unit configured to use the document image data to generate plural area image data representing plural area images that are included in the document image, and a file generating unit configured to generate a file including the plural area image data such that the plural area images are disposed in different pages. | 11-05-2015 |
20150319332 | TERMINAL DEVICE, IMAGE-READING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention monitors images stored in a cloud storage and displays, in a list form distinctively, images stored only locally; images stored only in the cloud storage; the images that are stored in the cloud storage, that correspond to the images stored locally, and that are updated; and the images that are stored in the cloud storage, that correspond to the images stored locally, and that are not updated. | 11-05-2015 |
20150326747 | Information Reading Apparatus and Computer-Readable Storage Medium - An image control apparatus which stores in a storage section an image captured in an imaging section, comprising a comparing section which, after changing from a first static image in which an imaging subject is not in motion into a dynamic image in which the imaging subject is in motion and at a time when changing from the dynamic image into a second static image in which an imaging subject is not in motion, compares the first static image and the second static image; and a storage controlling section which controls whether or not to store the second static image in the storage section, in accordance with a comparison result of the comparing section. | 11-12-2015 |
20160006900 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To facilitate document read setting suitable for storage folder, a method for controlling an image processing apparatus includes generating image data indicating an image of an original read by a reading unit, designating a folder to store the generated image data, acquiring a read setting corresponding to the designated folder, and reading the image of the original in accordance with the acquired read setting. | 01-07-2016 |
20160042229 | IMAGE FILING METHOD - An image filing method including following steps is provided. A plurality of documents are scanned in sequence to generate a plurality of scan image data. A sheet form is searched from these image scan data. When there are M sheet forms searched from the scan image data, the scan image data are divided into M groups, and the sheet form is set up in a home page of each group, wherein M is an integral larger than 1. M files corresponding to the M groups are created. | 02-11-2016 |
20160050325 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus includes the following elements. A reading unit reads an image from a recording medium. An obtaining unit obtains a character string input by an operator. A display unit displays plural items of identification information for identifying plural candidates of a destination to which the image is sent and displays, upon obtaining the character string, at least one item of identification information including the character string, instead of displaying the plural items of identification information. A sending unit sends the image to a destination identified by an item of identification information set by the operator. Each of the plural items of identification information includes a network name and a computer name of plural levels of a hierarchy, and the display unit displays identification information including a network name or a computer name of one of the levels of the hierarchy which includes the character string. | 02-18-2016 |
20160065782 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided with an information processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The apparatus sets a naming rule for an image file and determines whether or not the set naming rule satisfies a predetermined condition. If it is determined that the naming rule does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the information processing apparatus warns a user. On the other hand, if it is determined that the naming rule satisfies the predetermined condition, the information processing apparatus generates a file name of the image file in accordance with the set naming rule, and stores the image file with the file name. | 03-03-2016 |
20160094731 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An information processing device may display a first image indicating a storage area. The information processing device may display a second image in response to receiving a first specific operation performed on the first image. The information processing device may receive a second specific operation for selecting the second image. The information processing device may receive first path information in response to receiving the second specific operation The first path information may indicate a location of the storage area. The information processing device may send the first execution instruction to the image processing device, in the case that the second specific operation is received. The information processing device may receive scan data from the image processing device. The information processing device may store a data file of the received scan data in the storage area designated by the first path information. | 03-31-2016 |
20160127599 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A STACK CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF DOCUMENTS - A computer implemented system and method for managing a stack containing a plurality of documents. The system scans and manages documents provided by the users in form of batches. Multiple users can provide the documents to be managed in form of a stack that contains the documents separated by separating pages and submission forms. The submission forms are then identified by the system to identify the batches and allot track numbers to the identified batches for future reference. Documents within the batches are identified by the separating pages and are allotted barcodes for identification. These documents are scanned and processed to obtain quality checked images of the documents which are then stored in a central repository. The system allows the users to change/set prioritization of a request or document type and also allows manual or automatic indexing, routing of the transactions, processing, quality checking, and modification in the scanned images. | 05-05-2016 |
20180027143 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS FROM PAPER DOCUMENTS WHILE RETAINING INFORMATION FROM THE PAPER DOCUMENTS | 01-25-2018 |