Patent ID: 8195587
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information classifying apparatus comprising: an information receiving section that receives an electronic document to be distributed by the information classifying apparatus, the electronic document having an attribute comprising a distribution destination to which the electronic document is to be distributed by the information classifying apparatus; a rule storing section that stores a classifying rule that indicates a distribution method to be applied to electronic documents received by the information classifying apparatus, the classifying rule comprising a classifying attribute, and a destination to which the electronic documents received by the information classifying apparatus are to be distributed; a deciding section that determines whether the attribute of the electronic document matches the classifying attribute of the classifying rule stored in the rule storing section; an additional rule storing section that stores an additional rule along with a priority indicating an addition order of the new classifying rule; a rule addition section that adds the additional rule stored in the addition rule storing section into the rule storing section in accordance with the priority when the deciding section determines the attribute of the electronic document does not match the classifying attribute of the classifying rule stored in the rule storing section; and a transmitting section that transmit the electronic document in accordance with the destination indicated by the classifying rule when the deciding section determines the attribute of the electronic documents matches the classifying attribute of the classifying rule stored in the rule storing section, wherein the determination by the deciding section is performed while taking into consideration both the classifying rule and the additional rule when the additional rule is added into the rule storing section.