Patent ID: 8358427
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A document management system, comprising: a document receiving unit configured to receive document data; a print document data receiving unit configured to receive print document data for managing documents to be printed corresponding to the document data; a personal data receiving unit configured to receive personal data indicating names of respective persons set in a printer driver, to whom the documents are delivered; a storage unit configured to store management data associating the print document data with the personal data; a generate unit configured to generate print data representing at least the personal data and the print document data, the print data managing the persons to whom the documents are delivered; a print unit configured to print the documents and the print data, wherein the print data is a watermark character that is created as a function of the personal data and the print document data; and a control unit configured to update the management data if the print data is read.