Information embedding and resolving method and apparatus
First Claim
1. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting original information from an input apparatus;
inputting attribute information of the original information;
combining the original information with the attribute information in accordance with a correspondence relationship therebetween to thereby produce information to be embedded;
producing embedding information from the information to be embedded;
producing an apparatus mark image indicative of an output apparatus based on the information type of the original information;
printing the embedding information and the apparatus mark image on a recording medium;
read-scanning the embedding information to thereby input image information;
recognizing the embedding information from the inputted image information;
resolving the recognized embedding information into the original information and the attribute information so as to determine the output apparatus used to reproduce the original information in accordance with the attribute information corresponding thereto; and
outputting the original information to the output apparatus.
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Abstract
An information processing method in which after various sorts of information such as voice, image, and moving picture are printed as embedding information on a printing medium such as paper, the embedding information is scanned to reproduce the embedding information in an optimum form thereof. In the information processing method, original information is inputted from an input apparatus, attribute information of the original information is inputted, the original information is combined with the attribute information in accordance with a correspondence relationship therebetween to thereby produce information to be embedded, embedding information is produced from the information to be embedded, the embedding information is printed on a recording medium, the embedding information is read-scanned to thereby input image information, the embedding information is recognized from the inputted image information, the recognized embedding information is resolved into the original information and the attribute information so as to determine an output apparatus used to reproduce the original information in accordance with the attribute information corresponding thereto, and the original information is outputted to the output apparatus.
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15 Claims
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1. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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inputting original information from an input apparatus; inputting attribute information of the original information; combining the original information with the attribute information in accordance with a correspondence relationship therebetween to thereby produce information to be embedded; producing embedding information from the information to be embedded; producing an apparatus mark image indicative of an output apparatus based on the information type of the original information; printing the embedding information and the apparatus mark image on a recording medium; read-scanning the embedding information to thereby input image information; recognizing the embedding information from the inputted image information; resolving the recognized embedding information into the original information and the attribute information so as to determine the output apparatus used to reproduce the original information in accordance with the attribute information corresponding thereto; and outputting the original information to the output apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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information input means for inputting original information from an input apparatus; attribute information input means for inputting attribute information of the original information; information combining means for combining the original information with the attribute information in accordance with a correspondence relationship therebetween to thereby produce information to be embedded; embedding information producing means for producing embedding information from the information to be embedded; apparatus mark image producing means for producing an apparatus mark image indicative of an output apparatus based on the information type of the original information; image output means for printing the embedding information and the apparatus mark image on a recording medium; image input means for read-scanning the embedding information to thereby input image information; embedding information recognizing means for recognizing the embedding information from the inputted image information; information resolving means for resolving the recognized embedding information into the original information and the attribute information so as to determine an output apparatus used to reproduce the original information in accordance with the attribute information corresponding thereto; and information output means for outputting the original information to the output apparatus.
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13. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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information input means for inputting original information from an input apparatus; attribute information input means for inputting attribute information of the original information; information combining means for combining the original information with the attribute information in accordance with a correspondence relationship therebetween to thereby produce information to be embedded; embedding information producing means for producing embedding information from the information to be embedded; and apparatus mark image producing means for producing an apparatus mark image indicative of an output apparatus based on the information type of the original information; image output means for printing the embedding information and the apparatus mark image on a recording medium.
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14. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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image input means for read-scanning embedding information printed on a medium to thereby input image information; recognizing means for recognizing embedding information and an apparatus mark image from the inputted image information; information resolving means for resolving the recognized embedding information into an original information and an attribute information; determining means for determining the output apparatus used to reproduce the original information in accordance with one of the attribute information and the recognized apparatus mark image corresponding thereto; and information output means for outputting the original information to the output apparatus.
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15. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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inputting original information from an input apparatus; inputting attribute information of the original information, wherein the attribute information includes a file name of each piece of the original information when a plurality of pieces of the original information are stored; combining the original information with the attribute information in accordance with a correspondence relationship therebetween to thereby produce information to be embedded; producing embedding information from the information to be embedded; printing the embedding information on a recording medium; read-scanning the embedding information to thereby input image information; recognizing the embedding information from the inputted image information; resolving the recognized embedding information into the original information and the attribute information so as to determine an output apparatus used to reproduce the original information in accordance with the attribute information corresponding thereto; and outputting the original information to the output apparatus.
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