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| 20080201636 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A document management apparatus according to the invention is aimed at easily processing, managing and reusing newly taken image data in accordance with user's needs. The apparatus includes: a document area analyzing unit configured to analyze and extract a document area from image data; a text information analyzing unit configured to analyze and extract text information with respect to the document area; a text information semantic analysis unit configured to analyze and extract semantics of the text information from the text information; a managing unit configured to associate the document area, the text information and the semantics of the text information with each other, and manage them as integrated information; an integrated information presenting unit configured to present to a user at least the semantics of the text information, of the integrated information managed by the managing unit; and a user-designated semantic setting unit configured to be capable of allowing the user to change the semantics of the text information presented by the integrated information presenting unit and to set the changed semantics. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090110288 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD - A document processing apparatus comprises a layout analysis module configured to analyze image data input, divide areas for each classification, and acquire coordinate information of a text area from the areas by a classification; a text area information calculation module configured to calculate position information of a partial area for each text area on the basis of the coordinate information acquired by the layout analysis module; a feature extraction module configured to extract features of the text area on the basis of the position information calculated by the text area information calculation module; an analysis executing module configured to analyze semantic information of the partial area using a plurality of kinds of analysis component modules; and a component formation module configured to select and construct one or a plurality of analysis component modules on the basis of the features of the text area extracted by the feature extraction module and permit the analysis executing module to execute analysis of the semantic information of the partial area according to the one or plurality of analysis components modules contracted. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090113351 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - There is provided a technique which can contribute to the improvement of management efficiency of a document file. Metadata relating to a document as a management object are acquired, and the plural metadata are hierarchically displayed in a tree form based on respective attributes of the acquired plural metadata. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100271650 | DATA PROVIDING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A data providing method comprises performing contactless communication with a mobile device brought close to the relay, selecting an appropriate workspace that is appropriate for unique information representing the status of the contactless communication with the mobile device from a plurality of workspaces that collects a plurality of information related to each task, sending information of the selected appropriate workspace to the mobile device by the contactless communication, and allowing the mobile device to access the appropriate workspace in response to an access request for the appropriate workspace from the mobile device. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100290075 | DOCUMENT MANAGING SYSTEM AND DOCUMENT MANAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a document managing system includes a user authentication unit configured to acquire user information of a user, a read unit configured to read a manuscript and read manuscript trace information given to the manuscript, a determination unit configured to determine, in case of copying the manuscript, whether the user is authorized to copy the manuscript based on the user information read in the user authentication unit and the manuscript trace information, and an image output unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the user is authorized to copy, output an image including new trace information readable in a read unit along with the manuscript read in the read unit. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100292985 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A document management apparatus is aimed at easily processing, managing and reusing newly taken image data in accordance with user's needs. The apparatus includes: a document area analyzing unit configured to analyze and extract a document area from image data; a text information analyzing unit configured to analyze and extract text information with respect to the document area; a text information semantic analysis unit configured to analyze and extract semantics of the text information from the text information; a managing unit configured to associate the document area, the text information and the semantics of the text information with each other, and manage them as integrated information; an integrated information presenting unit configured to present to a user at least the semantics of the text information, of the integrated information managed by the managing unit; and a user-designated semantic setting unit configured to be capable of allowing the user to change the semantics of the text information presented by the integrated information presenting unit and to set the changed semantics. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110102826 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT MANAGING SYSTEM, AND DOCUMENT MANAGING METHOD - According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a user information acquiring unit, a scanner, a display, a processing unit, and a printer. The user information acquiring unit acquires user information. The scanner scans a document image added with a tracking ID. The display displays a list of selectable destinations according to the tracking ID extracted from the image scanned by the scanner and the user information acquired by the user information acquiring unit. The processing unit acquires the tracking ID added to a print for destinations selected out of the list of the destinations displayed on the display and acquires print data obtained by combining the acquired tracking ID and the document image scanned by the scanner. The printer prints the print data acquired by the processing unit on a recording medium. | 05-05-2011 |
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| 20090051967 | DISPERSED INPUT AND OUTPUT SYSTEM - There is disclosed a dispersed input and output system adapted to instruct the execution of a dispersed divided input operation at a document input and output device, perform control to cause a plurality of document input and output devices other than the document input and output device to cooperatively carry out dispersed divided input operations, and register the operations as one job in a document handling function at the end. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090100327 | DOCUMENT INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - A document information processing apparatus is obtained in which there is no need to provide the consistency of management between the instances of documents and their metadata, that is, there is no fear that inconsistency in management might be caused, thereby eliminating the possibility of loading the system, which would otherwise result from the provision of managerial consistency, as well as making it possible to improve their versatility. The apparatus includes a document input and output section that is able to at least input or output a document as an image data, an operation timing detection section that detects predetermined operation timing for the document, a metadata acquisition section that acquires metadata of the document based on the operation timing, and a metadata description section that describes the metadata in a predetermined format based on instance data of the document at predetermined timing with respect to the input or output of the document. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090154815 | DOCUMENT INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - A document information processing apparatus is obtained in which there is no need to provide the consistency of management between the instances of documents and their metadata, that is, there is no fear that inconsistency in management might be caused, thereby eliminating the possibility of loading the system, which would otherwise result from the provision of managerial consistency, as well as making it possible to improve their versatility. The apparatus includes a document input and output section that is able to at least input or output a document as an image data, an operation timing detection section that detects predetermined operation timing for the document, a metadata acquisition section that acquires metadata of the document based on the operation timing, and a metadata description section that describes the metadata in a predetermined format based on instance data of the document at predetermined timing with respect to the input or output of the document. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100043002 | WORKFLOW HANDLING APPARATUS, WORKFLOW HANDLING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A workflow handling apparatus includes an activity storage unit which stores various activities forming a workflow, a workflow configuration storage unit which stores information about an existing workflow including each of the activities, an information type storage unit which stores data on an information type used in the existing workflow, a request storage unit which stores a new workflow created on the basis of a processing request to the workflow handling apparatus, the new workflow being connected with a processing corresponding to the various activities, an information type determination unit which determines an information type used in the new workflow, a determination unit which determines a degree of similarity between the information type used in the new workflow and the information type used in the existing workflow, and a workflow extraction unit which extracts an existing workflow having the degree of similarity equal to or greater than a predetermined value. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100192053 | WORKFLOW SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DESIGNING ENTRY FORM USED FOR WORKFLOW - A workflow system stores types of input information input which are input to activities that are constitution units of a workflow in an activity input information type storage module, stores types of output information which are output from the activities in an activity output information type storage module, determines input information needed for a workflow constituted by a plurality of the activities depending on the types of the input and output information of the activities stored in the activity input information type storage module and the activity output information type storage module, and provides a design environment for designing an input form to input the determined input information needed for the workflow, thereby creating the input form designed in the design environment. | 07-29-2010 |
