INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM OF CONTROLLING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a scanning unit adapted to scan a document on which a signature is handwritten;
a handwritten signature extraction unit adapted to extract the handwritten signature from the scanned document scanned by the scanning unit;
a handwritten signature authentication unit adapted to authenticate the handwritten signature extracted by the extraction unit, based on authentication information; and
a permission unit adapted to, if the handwritten signature is successfully authenticated by the handwritten signature authentication unit, grant permission of a process on the scanned document.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a scanning unit adapted to scan a document on which a signature is handwritten, a handwritten signature extraction unit adapted to extract the handwritten signature from the scanning unit, a handwritten signature authentication unit adapted to authenticate the handwritten signature extracted by the extraction unit, based on authentication information, and a permission unit adapted to, if the handwritten signature is successfully authenticated by the handwritten signature authentication unit, grant permission of a process on the scanned document.
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15 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a scanning unit adapted to scan a document on which a signature is handwritten; a handwritten signature extraction unit adapted to extract the handwritten signature from the scanned document scanned by the scanning unit; a handwritten signature authentication unit adapted to authenticate the handwritten signature extracted by the extraction unit, based on authentication information; and a permission unit adapted to, if the handwritten signature is successfully authenticated by the handwritten signature authentication unit, grant permission of a process on the scanned document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising:
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scanning a document on which a signature is handwritten; extracting the handwritten signature from the scanned document scanned; authenticating the handwritten signature extracted, based on authentication information; and if the handwritten signature is successfully authenticated, granting permission of a process on the scanned document.
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14. A computer program implementing a method of controlling an information processing apparatus, the computer program being readable and executable by the information processing apparatus, the method implemented by the computer program comprising:
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scanning a document on which a signature is handwritten; extracting the handwritten signature from the scanned document; authenticating the handwritten signature extracted, based on authentication information; and if the handwritten signature is successfully authenticated, granting permission of a process on the scanned document.
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15. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising:
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scanning a document on which a signature is handwritten; extracting the handwritten signature from the scanned document; and granting permission of a process on the scanned document, in accordance with a result of authentication performed, based on authentication information, for the handwritten signature extracted.
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