JP2017168894A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the quality of a document.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus used for creating a document creates document data showing the document by embedding an identification number identifying an image described in the document into the image, and compares management data used for managing the image in association with the identification number with detection data indicating the identification number detected from the document data to check the image, thereby solving the above problem.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

  Conventionally, a method for managing contents and the like using identification information and the like is known.

  For example, first, the content sharing system associates identification information with content printed on a display medium. An RF-ID tag is attached to the display medium. Then, the content information corresponding to the identification information and the related information related to the content information are managed by the data management device connected by the network. Further, a display medium discarding device connected by a network discards the display medium, rewrites the content information, and manages the content information and the like. A method for sharing content in this way is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, in the conventional method, in a document such as a catalog, there are cases where an image described in the document cannot be checked. Therefore, the problem is that the quality of the generated document is poor.

  One aspect of the present invention solves the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of improving the quality of a document.

  In one aspect, an information processing apparatus used for generating a document includes a generation unit that generates document data indicating the document by embedding an identification number for identifying the image described in the document in the image, and the identification And a check unit that checks the image by comparing management data used to manage the image in correspondence with a number and detection data indicating the identification number detected from the document data.

  An information processing apparatus capable of improving the quality of a document can be provided.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the usage example of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the input processing by the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the embedding of the identification number by the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the check process by the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the check by the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the mismatch location by the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of a function structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

<Example of overall configuration>
Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For example, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus used in the following configuration.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a usage example of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, a document DCM such as a catalog, a pamphlet, and a POP (Point of purchase advertising) advertisement is generated by an image forming apparatus such as the printer 2. The printer 2 forms an image on paper or the like based on print data transmitted from a PC (Personal Computer) 1 which is an example of an information processing apparatus, and generates a document DCM.

  The document may be, for example, DM (direct mail), presentation materials, company information, flyers, pouches, discount coupons, message screens, posters, menu boards, profile boards, business cards or price cards.

  First, in order to generate the document DCM, the user UR operates application software installed in advance on the PC 1 to generate document data. Next, the document data is converted into print data by a printer driver or the like, and the printer 2 generates a document DCM. In the document DCM, an image indicating a subject such as an article may be described. The subject is not limited to an object such as a product, but may be a landscape or a person. Hereinafter, an example in which the subject is an article such as a product will be described.

  In such a case, the user UR performs an operation for designating an image described in the document DCM in application software or the like to generate document data. In this way, image formation is performed based on the document data, and a document DCM describing an image indicating a product or the like is generated. When the document is presentation material or the like, the image may be a still image or a moving image. Further, the document data may include audio data indicating audio or the like.

  Hereinafter, as described above, an example will be described in which the document is a catalog that describes a product or the like and describes an image of the product to be described. Further, in the following description, an example in which there are a plurality of images described in the catalog will be described.

<Hardware configuration example>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. For example, the PC 1 has a hardware configuration as illustrated. Specifically, the PC 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1H1, an I / F (interface) 1H2, an output device 1H3, an input device 1H4, an HD (Hard Disk) 1H5, and a storage device 1H6. Each hardware is connected by a bus 1H7. That is, the PC 1 is a computer and can execute processing based on a program.

  The CPU 1H1 is a computation device that performs computation and data processing for realizing processing, and a control device that controls hardware.

  The I / F 1H2 is an interface for inputting / outputting data or the like by wire or wireless via a network or a cable. For example, the I / F 1H2 is a connector, a cable, a driver, or the like.

  The output device 1H3 is an interface for displaying data to a user and outputting data to a connected external device. For example, the output device 1H3 is a display or the like. Furthermore, the output device 1H3 is a connector, a driver, or the like for connecting a display or the like.

  The input device 1H4 is an interface for inputting operations from a user and data from an external device connected thereto. For example, the input device 1H4 is a keyboard, a mouse, or a combination thereof. Furthermore, the input device 1H4 is a connector, a driver, or the like for connecting a keyboard or the like.

  HD1H5 is an example of an auxiliary storage device. That is, the HD 1H5 stores programs, data, and the like.

  The storage device 1H6 is a main storage device such as a so-called memory. The storage device 1H6 stores a program, a set value, data, or the like.

  Note that the hardware configuration is not limited to the illustrated configuration. For example, the hardware configuration may further include an arithmetic device, a control device, or a storage device inside or outside. Further, the information processing apparatus may not be a single apparatus.

<Example of overall processing>
The PC performs input processing in advance and prepares data to be used for check processing performed after the input processing. First, the input process will be described below.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of input processing by the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. For example, the PC performs an information processing method as illustrated. Note that the information processing method is not limited to the processing performed in the order and timing illustrated. For example, some or all of the processes may be performed in parallel, distributed, or redundantly.

  In step S101, the PC inputs image data. The input image data is data indicating an image described in a document, that is, an image as a material.

  In step S102, the PC embeds an identification number in the image indicated by the image data. For example, the identification number is embedded by so-called Data Hiding (sometimes referred to as “digital watermark”). For example, the PC filters the image data and embeds the identification number. Specifically, when the identification number is embedded in the image, the following occurs.

  The identification number is a so-called ID (Identification) or the like, and is a numerical value, a character, a symbol, or a combination thereof.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of embedding an identification number by the information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example in which the image shown in FIG. 4A is an image described in a document, that is, an image indicated by input image data, which is a so-called original image will be described.

  In step S102 shown in FIG. 3, the PC embeds an identification number set in advance in the image shown in FIG. 4A, and generates an image in which the identification number is embedded. The image generated in this way, that is, the image in which the identification number is embedded is, for example, the image shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4B, it is difficult to recognize with the naked eye that the identification number is displayed. For example, the identification number is written on the image with fine shading. Thus, if the identification number is embedded by Data Hiding or the like, the image quality of the image is less affected.

  The strength at which the identification number is embedded in the image may be adjusted. For example, the strength for embedding the identification number is preset in the PC as a numerical value. Further, in the following example, the strength increases as the numerical value increases, and if the strength is high, the tolerance is high even if there is a change in the image size or the compression rate of the image. That is, if the identification number is adjusted so as to increase the strength of embedding the identification number in the image, the PC can embed the identification number having high resistance to changes in the image size or the image compression rate in the image. For example, the image illustrated in FIG. 4C is an example of an image in which an identification number is embedded with higher intensity than the image illustrated in FIG. As shown in the figure, as in FIG. 4B, it is difficult to recognize with the naked eye that the identification number is displayed in the image shown in FIG. 4C.

  On the other hand, when the intensity is low as in the image shown in FIG. 4B, the image quality is hardly deteriorated due to the identification number being embedded. That is, if the strength for embedding the identification number in the image is adjusted to be weak, the PC can reduce image quality deterioration due to the identification number being embedded. In this way, the PC can balance the image quality and the resistance to changes such as the image size or the image compression rate by adjusting the intensity.

  Returning to FIG. 3, in step S103, the PC generates management data. The management data is data used for managing the identification number and the image in association with each other. For example, the management data is a table (hereinafter referred to as “management table”) as shown below (Table 1). The management data is generated in a data format for spreadsheet software such as Excel (registered trademark).

上記（表１）に示す管理テーブルにおいて、「画像名」は、例えば、画像データのファイル名等であり、画像データを特定できる文字等である。また、上記（表１）に示す管理テーブルにおいて、「識別番号」は、ステップＳ１０２で、画像に埋め込まれた識別番号である。このように、画像と、識別番号とは、対応するように、管理データによって管理される。また、上記（表１）に示す管理テーブルにおける「第１商品番号」及び「第１商品バージョン」のように、画像が示す物品のデータが含まれてもよい。すなわち、上記（表１）の例では、例えば、「画像Ａ」は、「０１２３４５６」という「商品番号」で特定される商品を写した画像であることが対応付けされる。また、この例では、「第１商品バージョン」のように、「０１２３４５６」の商品を示す画像の「バージョン」が更に対応付けされる。さらに、上記（表１）に示す管理テーブルにおいて、「画像Ｂ」及び「画像Ｃ」のように、画像が複数の商品を示す場合には、「第２商品番号」及び「第２商品バージョン」というように、複数の商品が、管理テーブルによって、画像に対応付けされてもよい。

In the management table shown in (Table 1) above, “image name” is, for example, a file name of image data, and is a character or the like that can identify image data. In the management table shown in Table 1 above, “identification number” is the identification number embedded in the image in step S102. As described above, the image and the identification number are managed by the management data so as to correspond to each other. Moreover, the data of the article | item which an image shows like the "1st product number" and "1st product version" in the management table shown in the said (Table 1) may be contained. That is, in the example of (Table 1) described above, for example, “Image A” is associated with an image in which a product specified by “Product Number” “0123456” is copied. In this example, the “version” of the image indicating the product “0123456” is further associated, such as “first product version”. Furthermore, in the management table shown in the above (Table 1), when the image indicates a plurality of products such as “image B” and “image C”, “second product number” and “second product version” As described above, a plurality of products may be associated with images by the management table.

  Further, the management data may be input in the order in which each image is described in the document, the position, the coordinates, or the cell in which the image is input among the cells in the table of the document. That is, in the management table, each image may be associated with a place where each image is arranged, an order in which each image is used, or a product corresponding to each image.

  The management data is not limited to the above format (Table 1). For example, other data related to the product may be input as the management data.

  The management data may be input with an identification number (hereinafter referred to as “waste number”) indicating an image that has been prohibited from being used, for example, because the use has been terminated. For example, the discard number is input in a table as shown below (Table 2) (hereinafter referred to as “discard number table”). It should be noted that an image that is discarded may be an image that is prohibited from being used for reasons other than the end of use.

上記（表２）に示す廃番テーブルにおいて、「識別番号」は、上記（表１）における「識別番号」と対応する番号である。また、上記（表２）に示す廃番テーブルにおいて、「商品番号」は、上記（表１）における「第１商品番号」及び「第２商品番号」と対応する番号である。そして、「廃番であるか」は、「○」又は「×」で管理データによって管理されている画像のうち、使用が終了した画像であるか否かを示すデータである。上記（表２）に示す例では、「○」は、廃番であることを示し、廃番とされる画像は、使用が終了した画像である。一方で、上記（表２）に示す例では、「×」は、廃番でないことを示し、廃番でないとされる画像は、使用中又は使用が予定されている画像である。例えば、「廃番であるか」は、あらかじめ設定される。なお、廃番に係るデータは、上記（表２）の形式に限られない。

In the waste number table shown in the above (Table 2), the “identification number” is a number corresponding to the “identification number” in the above (Table 1). In the waste number table shown in the above (Table 2), the “product number” is a number corresponding to the “first product number” and the “second product number” in the above (Table 1). “Whether it is an abandoned number” is data indicating whether the image has been used or not among images managed by management data with “◯” or “x”. In the example shown in (Table 2) above, “◯” indicates that the number is a waste number, and the image that is a waste number is an image that has been used. On the other hand, in the example shown in the above (Table 2), “x” indicates that the number is not a waste number, and an image that is not a waste number is an image that is being used or is scheduled to be used. For example, “whether it is an abandoned number” is set in advance. Note that the data relating to the abandoned number is not limited to the format of the above (Table 2).

  And user UR (Drawing 1) performs operation which generates document data using the image in which the above input processing was performed. For example, the user UR selects an image to be described in the document from the images shown in (Table 1) and inputs an operation for arranging the images to the PC. Next, when document data is generated, the PC performs, for example, the following check process. The check process is performed after the input process is performed, that is, after management data or the like is generated.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of check processing by the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In step S201, the PC inputs document data generated by the operation of the user UR (FIG. 1). It is assumed that image data input in advance in the input process shown in FIG. 3 is selected as document data, and each image has an identification number embedded therein. For example, the document data is input by scanning a file DCM generated by the operation of the user UR or a document DCM (FIG. 1) generated based on the document data.

  In step S202, the PC detects the identification number. That is, the PC analyzes the image indicated by the document data and detects characters or the like indicating the embedded identification number. Then, the PC generates data indicating the detected identification number (hereinafter referred to as “detection data”).

  In step S203, the PC checks the image by comparing the management data and the detection data. For example, the PC performs a check as follows.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a check performed by the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example in which document data DD as illustrated is input in step S201 (FIG. 5) will be described. In the illustrated example, the catalog indicated by the document data DD shows an example in which images and characters indicating articles from “product A” to “product M” are described. Specifically, it is assumed that the first character Cha1 indicating “product A” and the first image Img1 indicating “product B” are described in the catalog. Similarly, in the catalog, it is assumed that a second character Cha2 indicating “product B” and a second image Img2 are described. Furthermore, it is assumed that the third character Cha3 indicating “product C” and the third image Img3 are described in the catalog. Furthermore, it is assumed that a fourth character Cha4 indicating “product D” and a fourth image Img4 are described in the catalog. In addition, an image and characters indicating “product E” and the like are described in the catalog. Hereinafter, an image related to “product A” to “product D” will be described as an example.

  For example, in step S202 shown in FIG. 5, the PC is, for example, an image described from a point (hereinafter referred to as “origin P0”) toward the detection direction DR (in the drawing, the right direction). Are identified, and an identification number embedded in each image is detected. In this way, the PC stores the detected identification numbers in order, thereby specifying the order of images described in the document. Further, the PC may specify the position where the image is described, the coordinates, the cell in which the image is input, or the like from the location where each image is specified.

  Specifically, in the example of the document data DD shown in the figure, the PC detects that images are used in the order of the first image Img1, the second image Img2, the third image Img3, and the fourth image Img4. When detecting the position, for example, the PC determines at which coordinate each image is located in the coordinate system when the upper left point of each image assumes that the origin P0 is “0, 0”. To detect. When the image is arranged in the table, the PC may detect a cell number (a value indicating a row and a column in the table) to which the image is input. Note that the order may be detected based on detected coordinates or cell numbers.

  Next, the PC checks to compare the cell in which the order, position, coordinates or image of the image indicated by the management data is input with the cell in which the order, position, coordinate or image of the image indicated by the detection data is input. Do. In other words, the PC checks whether or not the order indicated by the management data matches the order indicated by the detection data (step S203 shown in FIG. 5).

  In addition, the PC may compare a character written near the image with a “product number” indicated by the management data. Note that the characters are compared, for example, by text search or the like. For example, in the case of the first image Img1, the PC detects the first character Cha1 described closest. In addition, characters may be detected based on whether they are in the same row in the table. Then, the PC checks whether or not the “product number” indicated by the first character Cha1 matches the “product number” indicated by the management data.

  In this way, the PC can check whether each image is arranged in the correct order, position, cell, or coordinate in a catalog or the like. Further, the PC can check which “product number” or the like is associated with each image.

  In addition, the PC may check whether there is an image that has been discarded. That is, the PC checks whether the identification number indicated by the detection data is in the above (Table 2).

  Returning to FIG. 5, in step S204, the PC determines whether or not the order and the like match. That is, in step S204, the PC determines whether or not the order indicated by the management data matches the order indicated by the detection data, based on the check result obtained in step S203. Next, when the PC determines that the order and the like match (YES in step S204), the PC proceeds to step S205. In this case, the PC may display a message such as “no mismatching part” to the user. On the other hand, if the PC determines that the order or the like does not match, that is, does not match (NO in step S204), the PC proceeds to step S206.

  In step S205, the PC determines whether there is an image that has been discarded. That is, in step S205, the PC determines whether or not the waste number indicated by the management data matches the identification number indicated by the detection data based on the check result obtained in step S203. Next, when the PC determines that there is no image in which the discard number and the identification number match (YES in step S205), the PC ends the check process. In this case, the PC may display a message such as “There is no out-of-band image” to the user. On the other hand, if the PC determines that there is an image in which the scrap number and the identification number match (NO in step S205), the PC proceeds to step S206.

  In step S206, the PC displays a location where there is an image that is inconsistent or abandoned. For example, the PC displays the following screen and displays the mismatched location to the user.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a mismatched place by the information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the example shown in the figure, the PC emphasizes and shows an image in which the order indicated by the management data differs from the order indicated by the detection data in a frame by the check in step S203 shown in FIG.

  For example, in the management data, when the identification number associated with the image indicating “product G” does not match the identification number detected from the image arranged near the character indicating “product G”, As shown in the figure, the PC displays a first frame CAS1. Thus, when the first frame CAS1 is displayed, the user can easily specify that the image indicating the “product G” is a mismatched portion.

  In addition, when an image with an identification number that is an abandoned number is included, the PC highlights the image that is an abandoned number with a frame.

  For example, in the management data, the identification number detected from the third image Img3 is the identification number associated with the image that is abandoned (the image that is “◯” in the above (Table 2)). If applicable, the PC displays the second frame CAS2 as shown. In this way, when the second frame CAS2 is displayed, the user can easily identify an image that is a waste number.

  Note that the emphasis method is not limited to the method of displaying a frame. For example, the enhancement method may display or list information such as color-coding, extraction, blinking, and the number of target images or the number of pages that can specify the images.

<Functional configuration example>
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the PC 1 includes a generation unit 1F1 and a check unit 1F2.

  First, the PC 1 inputs the image data DImg input by the input process shown in FIG. Further, the PC 1 stores management data DC generated by the input process shown in FIG. In addition, an identification number managed by the management data DC is embedded in the image indicated by the image data DImg.

  The generation unit 1F1 embeds an identification number for identifying an image described in a document in the image. Then, the generation unit 1F1 generates document data DD by arranging images and the like. The image described in the document is selected from the image indicated by the image data DImg by an operation by the user UR. The generation unit 1F1 is realized by, for example, the CPU 1H1 (FIG. 2), the input device 1H4 (FIG. 2), and the like.

  The check unit 1F2 checks the image by comparing the management data with detection data indicating an identification number detected from the document data DD. Then, the check unit 1F2 may show the check result to the user UR, for example, on a screen as shown in FIG. The check unit 1F2 is realized by, for example, the CPU 1H1.

  First, the PC 1 inputs an image used to create a document as image data DImg by input processing. In this way, the PC 1 can embed an identification number in the image by the generation unit 1F1. Further, the PC 1 can manage the embedded identification number and the image in association with each other using, for example, management data DC as shown in Table 1 above. Further, as described above (Table 2), when the discard number is input, the PC can specify the discard number, that is, an image whose use is prohibited. Further, when data relating to the order, position, coordinates, cell in which an image is input or an article corresponding to the image is input to the management data DC, the PC is managed by the check unit 1F2. The image can be checked based on the data DC.

  For example, the PC can check the order in which images are described by the check unit 1F2. In particular, as shown in FIG. 6, in a document or the like that handles a plurality of similar images, for example, the order in which the images are described is reversed, that is, the images are arranged differently from the order intended by the user. However, there is a possibility that it may be overlooked when checking with the naked eye. This is because, if similar images are arranged, it may appear that the images are arranged in the order intended by the user in the check with the naked eye. In such a case, a document that describes an image of a non-corresponding product may be generated near the product name or the like. In particular, when checking many documents or images, there are many cases where an oversight error occurs. If a document with poor quality is generated in this way, the cost of revising the document and reprinting may be generated, or it may become a credit problem due to incorrect description.

  On the other hand, since the PC according to the embodiment of the present invention can check the order of images based on the identification number, the order is incorrect even if similar images are arranged. Can be found by checking. In addition, the PC can reduce the number of manual checks and improve the efficiency of the check work. In this way, the PC can improve the quality of the document.

  When the PC checks based on the location, coordinates, cell, etc., the order is the same. That is, when an image different from the corresponding image is described at the place where the image is arranged, an image that does not correspond to the product name, for example, the corresponding image due to a user operation error or the like. This is a case where an operation for mistakenly arranging an image or the like similar to the above is performed. Even in this case, when similar images are arranged, the visual check may appear to be arranged in the order intended by the user. is there. Even in such a case, the PC according to the embodiment of the present invention can check the position where the image is arranged, the coordinates, the location of the cell, and the like based on the identification number. Even when the images are arranged side by side, it is possible to find out by checking that the place where the image is arranged is incorrect. In this way, the PC can improve the quality of the document.

  Furthermore, the PC can check whether the image described in the document is an image that is an out-of-use number. In particular, there is a case where an image that has been discarded is similar to an image that is newly described in a document. Specifically, for example, it is assumed that the user selects an image that is out of use by mistake and the document data is generated. In this case, since similar images are arranged by the naked eye check, it seems that the image intended by the user is arranged correctly, and the image that is out of use is arranged. May be overlooked.

  On the other hand, the PC according to the embodiment of the present invention can check whether or not the image is abandoned based on the identification number. However, it is possible to find out by checking that an image that has been discarded is placed. In this way, the PC can improve the quality of the document.

  Note that an image showing a part of an image input by input processing or an image obtained by processing an image input by input processing may be used for a document. For example, a part of the input image may be cut out to generate another image (hereinafter referred to as “processed image”). In such a case, for example, the same identification number as the identification number embedded in the image that is the source of the processing is embedded in the processed image.

  In a document, an input image may not be used as it is, and a processed image obtained by processing the input image may be used. Even in such a case, the processed image inherits the identification number embedded in the image before processing. In this way, the PC can check the order of images even if it is a processed image. In addition, the PC can check whether the image that has been discarded becomes a processed image and is not described in the document.

  For example, a method of checking by a file name or the like is conceivable, but when a processed image is used in this way, the processed image and the processed image often have different file names. It may be difficult to check. On the other hand, if the identification number is used, the PC can check even processed images having different file names.

  It should be noted that the identification number to be embedded may be data that can identify the image that is the source of processing. The processing is processing such as changing a part of an image, copying an image, changing a size or the like, changing a shape, changing a resolution or the like, or combining with another image.

  In addition, the identification number may be used to manage copyrights and the like.

  In addition, the above example has a configuration that is divided according to main functions in order to facilitate understanding of the processing. Therefore, the embodiment according to the present invention is not limited by the method of dividing the processing unit or the name. For example, each process may be divided into more processing units according to the processing content. One processing unit may be divided so as to include more processes.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus such as a PC is not limited to a single apparatus. That is, the embodiment according to the present invention may be realized by an information processing system having two or more information processing devices. In the information processing apparatus or the information processing system, processing may be performed so that part or all of each processing is distributed, redundant, parallel, or a combination thereof.

  Note that all or part of each processing according to the present invention may be realized by a program for causing a computer described in a programming language or the like to execute an information processing method. That is, the program is a computer program for causing a computer such as an information processing apparatus to execute an information processing method.

  The program can be stored and distributed in a computer-readable recording medium such as a flash memory, a flexible disk, an optical disk, an SD (registered trademark) card, or an MO. Furthermore, the program can be distributed through a telecommunication line.

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DImg Image data DC Management data 1F1 Generation unit 1F2 Check unit DD Document data

Japanese Patent No. 4307124

Claims (11)

An information processing apparatus used to generate a document,
A generation unit for generating document data indicating the document by embedding an identification number for identifying the image described in the document in the image;
Information comprising management data used for managing the image in association with the identification number and a check unit for checking the image by comparing the detection data indicating the identification number detected from the document data Processing equipment. The management data indicates a waste number indicating an image that is prohibited from being used,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the check unit checks whether the identification number indicated by the detection data includes the waste number.   3. The management data is data indicating an order, a position, a coordinate, a cell in which the image is input, a subject corresponding to the image, or a combination thereof, in which the image is described in the document. Information processing device.   The check unit corresponds to whether the image matches the order indicated by the management data, whether the image is arranged at a position, coordinates, or a cell indicated by the management data, or a subject indicated by the management data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the information is checked.   The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the generation unit adjusts the strength of embedding the identification number.   The target image is highlighted when there is an image that is abandoned based on the check or an image that is different from the order, position, coordinates, cell, or subject indicated by the management data. Information processing apparatus as described in any one of thru | or 5.   The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the identification number embedded in the image is embedded in an image showing a part of the image or a processed image generated by processing the image. .   The processed image is an image obtained by cutting out a part of the image, an image obtained by changing a part of the image, an image obtained by copying the image, an image obtained by changing the size of the image, an image obtained by changing the shape of the image, The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the information is an image obtained by changing the resolution of the image or combining the image with another image.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification number is a numerical value, a character, a symbol, or a combination thereof. An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus used to generate a document,
A generation procedure in which the information processing apparatus generates document data indicating the document by embedding an identification number for identifying the image described in the document in the image;
The information processing apparatus checks the image by comparing management data used to manage the image in association with the identification number and detection data indicating the identification number detected from the document data. An information processing method including a check procedure. A program for causing a computer used to generate a document to execute an information processing method,
A generation procedure in which the computer generates document data indicating the document by embedding an identification number for identifying the image described in the document in the image;
A check procedure in which the computer checks the image by comparing management data used to manage the image in association with the identification number and detection data indicating the identification number detected from the document data A program to execute and.

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