Patent ID: 7783136
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image data search system having an image processing apparatus comprising: an image data storage unit that stores image data involved in a job executed by the image processing apparatus; a history information recording unit that records information including at least information indicating an output form of image data in the job as history information, in association with the image data stored by said image data storage unit; an image data search unit that searches for image data matching desired image data from the image data stored by said image data storage unit; and a history information detecting unit that detects history information corresponding to the image data stored by said image data storage unit, from the history information recorded by said history information recording unit, wherein said image data search unit changes based on information indicating the output form, which is recorded in the history information detected by said history information detecting unit, a search method for searching the image data stored by said image data storage unit in association with the history information including the information indicating the output form.