Patent ID: 8339623
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A paper document processing apparatus comprising: a document image acceptance unit that accepts a document image acquired by scanning a paper document; a document image recording unit that records the document image and identification information in a storage, the identification information relating to the document image; an attribute information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information written in letters on the paper document by a first recognition method from a first image generated by a first image process performed on the document image; an acquisition result evaluation unit that evaluates whether an acquisition result of the attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquisition unit is affirmative or negative; a partial execution unit that, at a point in time when the acquisition result is negative, acquires attribute information by a second recognition method from a second image generated by a second image process performed on the first image, wherein the second recognition method is different from the first recognition method and the second image process generates the second image through the processing of information displayed in the first image; a medium output unit that outputs a medium on which the identification information and the second image are printed; a medium acceptance unit that accepts the identification information and second image printed on the medium by scanning the medium; and an attribute information reacquisition unit that reacquires the attribute information of the paper document from the second image scanned by the medium acceptance unit.