Patent ID: 7698630
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A document administration apparatus, comprising: a first storage unit constructed to store a plurality of sets of original data, each set of the plurality of sets of original data including a plurality of pages; a mask data generation unit constructed to generate mask data to effect masking of at least one predetermined area of a certain one of the plurality of sets of the original data stored in said first storage unit, the mask data comprising a plurality of mask position patterns, each mask position pattern provided for a plurality of pages; a second storage unit constructed to store the plurality of mask position patterns generated by said mask data generation unit, wherein the plurality of mask position patterns can be applied for the plurality of sets of original data stored in said first storage unit; a selection unit constructed to select one of the plurality of mask position patterns stored in said second storage unit; a display unit constructed to display the mask position pattern selected by said selection unit in a state such that the mask position pattern is superposed on the one set of original data, without changing the one set of original data; and an editing unit constructed to edit the mask position pattern displayed on said display unit, wherein the masking is effected by applying an N-th page of the mask position pattern selected by said selection unit to an N-th page of the plurality of pages forming the one set of original data stored in said first storage unit, wherein the masking is repeated for others of the plurality of sets of original data using the selected mask position pattern, and wherein the plurality of pages have different sizes.