Patent ID: 6935565

Claim:
An image information management system, comprising: a server apparatus; a client apparatus connected to the server apparatus via a network; and a pen-type information input apparatus, wherein the server apparatus includes: a storage part configured to store document information and position identification code management information; a determination part configured to determine whether there is a position identification code assignable to a document to be printed on a paper medium when information on the document and an instruction to perform position identification code printing on the paper medium are received from the client apparatus; and a transmission part configured to transmit the position identification code to the client apparatus when the determination part determines that there is the position identification code assignable to the document; and the information input apparatus includes: an apparatus main body configured to be held by a human hand for a writing operation; an image reading unit configured to optically read the position identification code printed on the paper medium, the image reading unit being provided to the apparatus main body; and a detection unit configured to detect position information indicating a position on the paper medium from the read position identification code, the detection unit being provided to the apparatus main body.