JP2006325146A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (18)

Embedded information acquisition means for acquiring embedded information embedded in the first image data from first image data obtained by reading a document;
Electronic condition acquisition means for acquiring electronic conditions of the document based on the embedded information acquired by the embedded information acquisition means;
Image acquisition means for acquiring second image data by reading the document based on the acquired digitization conditions;
An assigning means for assigning at least one of electronic signature information and time stamp information to the second image data obtained by the image obtaining means;
A document image processing apparatus comprising: storage means for storing, in a data storage device, second image data to which at least one of electronic signature information and time stamp information is assigned by the assigning means. Furthermore, an input means for inputting identification information for identifying the user is provided,
2. The document image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the adding unit adds the electronic signature information to the second image data based on identification information input by the input unit.   The document image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the input unit inputs the electronic certificate information from a storage medium that stores electronic certificate information serving as identification information for identifying the user.   The document image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the input unit inputs the electronic certificate information acquired from a server that manages electronic certificate information serving as identification information for identifying a user.   Further, it accesses a server that authorizes the validity / invalidity of the electronic certificate information to determine the validity of the electronic certificate information. If it is determined to be invalid, an error notification is given. 4. The document image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein if it is determined that the electronic signature information is present, the electronic signature information is attached to the second image data by the attaching unit.   2. The computerized condition acquiring unit according to claim 1, wherein the computerized condition acquiring unit accesses the server specified by address information included in the embedded information extracted by the embedded information acquiring unit, and acquires the computerized condition. Document image processing apparatus.   Based on the embedded information, the digitization condition acquisition means determines whether the original is read in color / monochrome mode, the number of gradation bits at the time of reading, density, reading resolution, and the data format of the read image. The document image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information is acquired.   2. The document image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for accessing the time stamp server and acquiring the time stamp information from the time stamp server when the adding means assigns the time stamp information. . The digitization condition acquisition means includes, as one of the digitization conditions, specific area information acquisition means for acquiring information indicating a specific area that must be filled based on the embedded information,
The document image processing apparatus further includes:
Means for determining whether or not an entry for the required entry item position is made in the first image data;
The document image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an error notification unit configured to notify an error when it is determined that the required entry item is not filled.   The document image processing according to claim 9, wherein the specific area information acquisition unit acquires information indicating the specific area by accessing a server specified by address information included in the embedded information. apparatus. Character recognition means for character recognition processing of the description content of the specific area;
The document image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores a result of the character recognition processing by the character recognition unit in a database.   The document image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pre-scanning unit that obtains the first image data by reading the document under a preset reading condition.   The document image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage destination selection unit that selects a storage destination of the second image data stored by the storage control unit.   When the embedded information is address information of a condition server storing the digitization condition, the digitization condition acquisition unit determines whether the digitization condition corresponding to the address information is already held. If it is determined that the electronic condition is held, the electronic condition that is held is acquired. If it is determined that the electronic condition is not held, the electronic condition is set by accessing the condition server according to the address information. The document image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document image processing apparatus acquires the document image processing apparatus. Further comprising attribute information acquisition means for acquiring attribute information of the document by performing character recognition processing on the first image data or the second image data in accordance with the digitization condition;
2. The document image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage control unit stores the acquired attribute information in the data storage device together with the second image data to which the time stamp information is added. An information acquisition means for acquiring embedded information embedded in the first image data from first image data obtained by reading a document;
The digitization condition acquisition unit acquires the digitization condition of the document based on the embedded information acquired in the embedded information acquisition step, and
An image acquisition step in which the image acquisition means acquires the second image data by reading the original based on the acquired digitization conditions;
An assigning step in which the assigning unit assigns at least one of electronic signature information and time stamp information to the second image data acquired in the image acquiring step;
A document image processing method comprising: a storage step of storing, in a data storage device, the second image data to which at least one of the electronic signature information and the time stamp information is added in the adding step. . Computer
Embedded information acquisition means for acquiring embedded information embedded in the first image data from first image data obtained by reading a document;
Electronic condition acquisition means for acquiring electronic conditions of the document based on the embedded information acquired by the embedded information acquisition means;
Image acquisition means for acquiring second image data by reading the document based on the acquired digitization conditions;
An assigning means for assigning at least one of electronic signature information and time stamp information to the second image data obtained by the image obtaining means;
Storage means for storing, in a data storage device, the second image data to which at least one of the electronic signature information and the time stamp information is assigned by the assigning means;
A computer-executable computer program for functioning as a computer.   A computer-readable storage medium storing the computer program according to claim 17.