Patent ID: 8213036

Claim:
An information processing device connected to an external device having a distribution destination setting unit setting a distribution destination of image data scanned by a scanning unit, the image data including item data indicating an item and data for the item obtained by scanning a paper document by the scanning unit, the information processing device comprising: a distribution procedure storage unit configured to store distribution destination information and procedure information corresponding to a distribution destination, the procedure information indicating a procedure that includes receiving the image data and distributing the image data; a validation information storage unit configured to store validation information used to validate by determining whether information included in the image data matches the validation information when a distribution procedure is carried out; an image information receiving unit configured to receive the image data and the distribution destination information; a validation unit configured to validate the information included in the image data received by the image information receiving unit by comparing the information included in the image data to the validation information; an image processing unit configured to process the image data based on the distribution procedure information obtained from the distribution destination information received by the image information receiving unit when the information included in the image data is validated by the validation unit; and a distribution performing unit configured to distribute the image data processed by the image processing unit based on the distribution destination information if the information included in the image data is validated by the validation unit.