IP Library Granted Patent US 8,311,340
Granted Patent B2
US 8,311,340 · App. 12/692,308 · Granted Nov 13, 2012

Document processing device, document processing system, computer readable medium, and document processing method

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Patent No.
US 8,311,340
App. No.
12/692,308
Granted
Nov 13, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A document processing device includes: an extraction unit that extracts a first image of an element from a read image of a medium to which the element is affixed; an accepting unit that accepts first information for specifying processing to be performed to a document, the first information being to be associated with the first image of the element; a determination unit that determines whether an image of an element identical to or similar to the first image of the element has been registered in a memory, or not; and a registration unit that registers the first image of the element and the first information for specifying the processing in association with each other in the memory when the determination unit determines that the image of the element identical to or similar to the first image of the element has not been registered in the memory.

Claims (35)

1. A document processing device, comprising:

an extraction unit that extracts a first image of an element from a read image of a medium to which the element is affixed;

an accepting unit that accepts first information for specifying processing to be performed to a document, the first information being to be associated with the first image of the element;

a determination unit that determines whether an image of an element identical to or similar to the first image of the element has been registered in a memory, or not; and

a registration unit that registers the first image of the element and the first information for specifying the processing in association with each other in the memory when the determination unit determines that the image of the element identical to or similar to the first image of the element has not been registered in the memory.

2. The document processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a calculation unit that calculates a feature amount of the first image of the element,

wherein

the registration unit registers the first image of the element in association with the calculated feature amount in the memory.

3. The document processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the determination unit determines whether the image of the element identical to or similar to the first image of the element is registered in the memory by comparing the first image of the element with second image of an element which has been registered in the memory being associated with second information for specifying processing, the second information being different from the first information.

4. A document processing system, comprising:

a memory that stores images of elements and processing information in association with each other;

an extraction unit that extracts an image of an element from a read image of a medium to which the element is affixed;

an accepting unit that accepts information for specifying processing to be performed to a document;

a determination unit that determines whether an image of an element identical to or similar to the extracted image of the element has been registered in the memory, or not; and

a registration unit that registers the extracted image of the element and the information for specifying processing in association with each other in the memory when the determination unit determinates that the image of the element identical to or similar to the extracted image of the element has not been registered in the memory.

5. A document processing system comprising:

an element information memory that stores images of elements and element identification information for identifying the elements in association with each other;

a processing information memory that stores processing information and the element identification information in association with each other;

an extraction unit that extracts an image of an element from a read image of a medium to which the element is affixed;

a generation unit that generates element identification information for identifying the extracted element;

an accepting unit that accepts information for specifying processing;

a determination unit that determines whether an image of an element identical to or similar to the extracted image of the element has been registered in the element related information memory, or not; and

a registering unit that registers the extracted image of the element and the element identification information of the element in association with each other in the element information memory, and registers the element identification information of the element and the information for specifying the processing in association with each other in the processing information memory when the determining unit determines that the image of the element identical to or similar to the extracted image of the element has not been registered in the element information memory.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for processing a document, the process comprising:

extracting an image of an element from a read image of a medium to which the element is affixed;

accepting information for specifying processing to be performed to a document, the information being to be associated with the image of the element;

determining whether an image of an element identical to or similar to the extracted image of the element has been registered in a memory, or not; and

registering the extracted image of the element and the information for specifying processing in association with each other in the memory when it is determined that the image of the element identical to or similar to the extracted image of the element has not been registered in the memory.

7. A document processing method, comprising:

extracting an image of an element from a read image of a medium to which the element is affixed;

accepting information for specifying processing to be performed to a document, the information being to be associated with the image of the element;

determining whether an image of an element identical to or similar to the extracted image of the element has been registered in a memory or not; and

registering the extracted image of the element and the information for specifying processing in association with each other in the memory when the it is determined that the image of the element identical to or similar to the extracted image of the element has not been registered in the memory.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058287/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2010
From: SAITO, KAZUO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023838/0840 →