Document processing system that embeds unique information in document

US8970871B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8970871-B2
Application numberUS-86935010-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 26, 2010
Priority dateMar 15, 2010
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A document processing system includes a unique information acquiring section, a similar document element selecting section and a replacement document data acquiring section. The unique information acquiring section acquires unique information to be recorded. The similar document element selecting section selects one similar document element corresponding to the unique information from each of one or a plurality of groups of similar document elements. The one or the plurality of groups of similar document elements relate to one or a plurality of document elements respectively. The one or the plurality of document elements is contained in document data. The replacement document data acquiring section acquires replacement document data which is generated by replacing the document elements with the respective similar document elements selected by the similar document element selecting section.

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What is claimed is: 1. A document processing system comprising: a unique information acquiring section that acquires unique information to be recorded; a similar document element selecting section that selects one similar document element corresponding to the unique information from each of one or a plurality of groups of similar document elements which relate to one or a plurality of document elements respectively, the one or the plurality of document elements contained in docu…

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What does patent US8970871B2 cover?
A document processing system includes a unique information acquiring section, a similar document element selecting section and a replacement document data acquiring section. The unique information acquiring section acquires unique information to be recorded. The similar document element selecting section selects one similar document element corresponding to the unique information from each of o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yamagishi Nobuo, Fuji Xerox Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F21/64. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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