Patent ID: 8902457
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an original document scanning unit configured to scan an original document and convert the original document into image data; a file creating unit configured to create an electronic file based on the image data; a scanned information recording unit configured to record scanned information on the original document, the scanned information including machine information that indicates a device by which the original document is scanned; a scanned information confirming unit configured to confirm whether the scanned information is recorded on the original document; a determining unit configured to determine whether the scanned information confirmed by the scanned information confirming unit includes the machine information; and a control unit configured to control the original document scanning unit, the file creating unit, the scanned information recording unit, the scanned information confirming unit and the determining unit, wherein the control unit causes the file creating unit to create the electronic file when the scanned information confirming unit confirms that the scanned information is not recorded on the original document, the control unit causes the file creating unit to create the electronic file when the scanned information confirming unit confirms that the scanned information is recorded on the original document and the determining unit determines that the machine information indicates the device that scanned the original document is the image processing apparatus, and the control unit does not cause the file creating unit to create the electronic file when the scanned information confirming unit confirms that the scanned information is recorded on the original document and the determining unit determines that the machine information indicates the device that scanned the original document is not the image processing apparatus.