Information processing system and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9544473-B2
Application number	US-201514886224-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2015
Priority date	Oct 20, 2014
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

An information processing system is provided that includes a device and an information processing apparatus that is connected to the device via a network. The device is configured to scan image data from a paper document, generate reduced data from image data of a part of pages of the paper document each time the image data of the part of the pages of the paper document is scanned, transmit the reduced data to the information processing apparatus each time the reduced data is generated, perform a second process, which differs from a first process performed by the information processing apparatus, with respect to the image data scanned from the paper document to generate second data, receive via the network, first data generated by the first process that is performed by the information processing apparatus with respect to the reduced data, and synthesize the first data and the second data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing system comprising:
a device; and
an information processing apparatus connected to the device via a network;
wherein the device includes
a scanner configured to scan image data from a paper document and generate scanned image data;
a first hardware processor configured to implement processes of:
generating reduced image data of a part of pages of the paper document each time the scanned image data of the part of the pages of the paper document is scanned by the scanner, the reduced data being generated by reducing a data size of the scanned image data of the part of the pages of the paper document;
transmitting the reduced data to the information processing apparatus each time the reduced data is generated by the hardware processor;
performing a second process with respect to the scanned image data to generate second data, the second process being different from an optical character recognition process that is performed by the information processing apparatus;
receiving, via the network, optical character recognition data generated by the optical character recognition process performed by the information processing apparatus with respect to the reduced data; and
synthesizing the optical character recognition data and the second data to generate a synthesized document based on the optical character recognition data and the second data;

wherein the scanner scans the image data from the paper document in parallel with the generation of the reduced data, the transmission of the reduced data, the reception of the first data, and the synthesis of the optical character recognition data and the second data by the-hardware processor; and

wherein the information processing apparatus includes
a second hardware processor configured to implement processes of:
receiving the reduced data transmitted by the first hardware processor;
performing the optical character recognition process with respect to the reduced data received by the second hardware processor to generate the optical character recognition data; and
transmitting the generated optical character recognition data to the device.

2. The information processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first hardware processor generates the reduced data by performing a binarization process with respect to the scanned image data, the binarization process being included in the optical character recognition process.

3. The information processing system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the optical character recognition process is a process for extracting text data from the scanned image data.

4. The information processing system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first hardware processor synthesizes the generated text data and the second data.

5. The information processing system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
the first hardware processor generates PDF data based on the scanned image data, and synthesizes the text data and the PDF data to generate PDF data with transparent text.

6. An information processing method implemented by a device and an information processing apparatus connected to the device via a network, the processes of information processing method being implemented by each of the device and the information processing apparatus, wherein
processes implemented by the device comprise:
scanning image data from a paper document to generate scanned image data;
generating reduced data from the scanned image data of a part of pages of the paper document each time the part of the pages of the paper document is scanned, the reduced data being generated by reducing a data size of the scanned image data of the part of the pages of the paper document;

transmitting the reduced data to the information processing apparatus each time the reduced data is generated;
performing a second process with respect to the scanned image data from the paper document and generating second data, the second process being different from an optical character recognition process that is performed by the information processing apparatus;
receiving via the network, optical character recognition data generated by the optical character recognition process performed by the information processing apparatus with respect to the reduced data;
synthesizing the optical character recognition data and the second data to generate a synthesized document based on the optical character recognition data and the second data;
wherein the image data from the paper document is scanned in parallel with the generation of the reduced data, the transmission of the reduced data, the reception of the first data, and the synthesis of the optical character recognition data and the second data; and
processes implemented by the information processing apparatus comprise:
receiving the reduced data transmitted by the device;
performing the optical character recognition process with respect to the reduced data received from the device and generating the optical character recognition data; and
transmitting the generated optical character recognition data to the device.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program configured to be executed by at least one processing unit of a device that is connected to an information processing apparatus via a network, the program when executed causing the device to perform processes of:
scanning image data from a paper document;
generating reduced data from image data of a part of pages of the paper document each time the image data of the part of the pages of the paper document is scanned, the reduced data being generated by reducing a data size of the image data of the part of the pages of the paper document;
a first transmitting of the reduced data to the information processing apparatus each time the reduced data is generated by the reduction step;
performing a second data generating process with respect to the image data scanned from the paper document by the scanning step to generate second data, the second process being different from an optical character recognition process performed by the information processing apparatus;
a first receiving, via the network, of optical character recognition data that is generated by the optical character recognition process performed by the information processing apparatus with respect to the reduced data; and
synthesizing the optical character recognition data and the second data;
wherein the image data from the paper document is scanned in parallel with the reduction process, the first transmitting process, the first receiving process, and the synthesis process.

Assignees

• Namihira Kohsuke
• Ando Mitsuo
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Namihira Kohsuke
• Ando Mitsuo

Classifications

• H04N1/64 Primary

  Systems for the transmission or the storage of the colour picture signal; Details therefor, e.g. coding or decoding means therefor {(H04N19/00 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H04N1/00328

  with an apparatus processing optically-read information · CPC title

• H04N1/00312

  with a digital transmission apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, SMS or ISDN device (transmitting or receiving via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network or the internet H04N1/00214; transmission of digital information H04L) · CPC title