IP Library Granted Patent US 11,336,788
Granted Patent B2
US 11,336,788 · App. 16/986,237 · Granted May 17, 2022

Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for combining written information with image of document

Inventor: Tatsuya Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
H04N1/00816G06V30/414
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Patent No.
US 11,336,788
App. No.
16/986,237
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive an image of a document; extract first information and second information from information image printed on the document, the first information being related to writing on the document by a user, the second information indicating a position and a size of an area into which the first information is to be combined with the image of the document; and perform control to ensure the area indicated by the second information so that the area does not overlap a printed portion in the document and to combine the first information into the area.

Claims (39)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to

receive an image of a document,

extract first information and second information from information image printed on the document, the first information being related to writing on the document by a user, the second information indicating a position and a size of an area into which the first information is to be combined with the image of the document, wherein the information image is a machine-readable code, and

perform control to ensure the area indicated by the second information so that the area does not overlap a printed portion in the document and to combine the first information into the area,

wherein upon a determination that the area indicated by the second information overlaps the printed portion in the document, the processor adjusts the printed portion in the document to ensure the area indicated by the second information does not overlap the printed portion in the document.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to, upon a determination that the area indicated by the second information overlaps the printed portion in the document, shift the printed portion in the document to ensure the area indicated by the second information does not overlap the printed portion in the document.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the processor is configured to shift the printed portion in the document to narrow a space located along an edge of the document to ensure the area indicated by the second information does not overlap the printed portion in the document.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to, upon a determination that the area indicated by the second information overlaps the printed portion, reduce a size of the printed portion in the document to ensure the area indicated by the second information does not overlap the printed portion in the document.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the reducing of the size of the printed portion is in response to a determination that the overlap between the printed portion and the area indicated by the second information cannot be avoided by shifting the printed portion.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the reducing of the size of the printed portion is in response to a determination that the printed portion cannot be shifted.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the document is an answer sheet,

the first information is a correct answer or an explanation of the correct answer,

the second information indicates a position and a size of an area where the explanation is to be provided, and

the processor is configured to

perform character recognition on an answer written by an answerer the answer sheet and to score the recognized answer by using the correct answer, and

combine the explanation into the image of the document in accordance with the second information.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the processor is configured to combine the explanation into the image of the document in accordance with the second information in response to a determination that the answer written by the user is incorrect.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the document is a copy of a questionnaire,

the first information indicates a storage location of a tabulation result of responses to the questionnaire,

the second information indicates a position and a size of an area where the tabulation result is to be provided, and

the processor is configured to

obtain the tabulation result from the storage location, and

combine the tabulation result into the image of the document in accordance with the second information.

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

receiving an image of a document;

extracting first information and second information from information image printed on the document, the first information being related to writing on the document by a user, the second information indicating a position and a size of an area into which the first information is to be combined with the image of the document, wherein the information image is a machine-readable code; and

performing control to ensure the area indicated by the second information so that the area does not overlap a printed portion in the document and to combine the first information into the area,

wherein upon a determination that the area indicated by the second information overlaps the printed portion in the document, the printed portion in the document is adjusted to ensure the area indicated by the second information does not overlap the printed portion in the document.

11. An information processing apparatus comprising:

means for receiving an image of a document;

means for extracting first information and second information from information image printed on the document, the first information being related to writing on the document by a user, the second information indicating a position and a size of an area into which the first information is to be combined with the image of the document, wherein the information image is a machine-readable code; and

means for performing control to ensure the area indicated by the second information so that the area does not overlap a printed portion in the document and to combine the first information into the area, wherein upon a determination that the area indicated by the second information overlaps the printed portion in the document, the printed portion in the document is adjusted to ensure the area indicated by the second information does not overlap the printed portion in the document.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 13, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056222/0892 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2020
From: SUZUKI, TATSUYA
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053414/0786 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-036465 · Mar 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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